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A Facebook post that makes misleading claims about immigration has been shared more than 570,000 times. Originally posted on social media in 2012, it has been shared widely in recent weeks.

The post makes several claims about the outcome for someone crossing the border illegally into the UK, compared to other countries such as North Korea, Afghanistan and Iran. 

It says: “SO LET ME GET THIS STRAIGHT… If you cross the North Korean border illegally, you get 12 years. hard labour. If you cross the Afghanistan border illegally, you get shot. Two Americans just got eight years for crossing the Iranian border. [sic]

“If you cross the U.K. border illegally you get a job, a drivers license, food stamps, a place to live, healthcare, housing & child benefits, education, &…

Thursday featured the odd occurrence of two vice presidents, one past and one present, in Poland amid Russia’s devastating invasion of Ukraine.

Former Vice President Mike Pence traveled to Poland along with former first lady Karen Pence to meet with refugees, just as Vice President Kamala Harris was announcing the latest details of U.S. security aide. 

The dueling events put Pence closest to the border, encountering refugees bundled up against the cold outside after leaving their country behind amid Russia’s brutal invasion.

Harris met with world leaders and answered questions from the press, while hosting a select group of refugees at a roundtable. 

Pence came with minister Edward Graham of Samaritan’s Purse, an evangelical relief group.

Pence tweeted that the former second couple were…