claim: melania trump said that native americans upset about the dakota access pipeline should "go back to india".
question: melania trump and the dakota access pipeline protests
origin: on 21 november 2016, the facebook page “fox news the fb page” published an image of melania trump, along with a quote purportedly from her about native americans protesting the dakota access pipeline:
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  melania trump did not say this, and “fox news the fb page” is not the official facebook page of fox news, but an entertainment group that frequently posts fictitious quotes in order to satirize or mock public figures. this group has previously published fictitious quotes ostensibly from president obama, carly fiorina, and another from melania trump.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  this fictitious quote mirrored other fake news stories, such as a hoax article that suggested eric trump once said that he would deport hispanics “back to asia”, or another satire piece reporting sarah palin said that native americans should go back to “nativia.”
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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comment: a statement attributed to melania trump saying that native americans who are protesting the dakota access pipeline should "go back to india," is a hoax.
summary: on 21 november 2016, the facebook page “fox news the fb page” published an image of melania trump, along with a quote purportedly from her about native americans protesting the dakota access pipeline. this fictitious quote mirrored other fake news stories, such as a hoax article that suggested eric trump once said that he would deport hispanics “back to asia’ this group has previously published fictitious quotes ostensibly from president obama, carly fiorina, and another from melania trump.