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False: Video shows 'violent caravan' heading to US border in May 2023 Video of frustrated migrants at US-Mexico border has no connection to Title 42 | Fact checkShow Caption Hide Caption AP Top Stories May 12th P.M. Here are the top stories for Friday, May 12th: Man who used fatal chokehold on subway surrenders; Government says no migrant surge after Title 42 ends; Biden huddles with Spanish prime minister; United pilots picket for higher wages. APThe claim: Video shows 'violent caravan' heading to US border in May 2023A May 12 Twitter video (direct link, archive link) shows a large crowd of people pushing past barricades and clashing with police. It shows a crowd of frustrated migrants who tried to enter the U.S. from Mexico to seek asylum. Video shows migrants who gathered at US border in March 2023The tweet was posted a day after the end of Title 42, a set of pandemic-related immigration restrictions that had made it easier for the U.S. to expel migrants at the southern border. (Source: USA Today)

False: California approved $1.2 million in reparations for every Black resident APThe claim: California approved $1.2 million in reparations for every Black residentA May 9 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) makes a claim about purported payouts in California. "$1.2 MILLION approved in reparations for every black resident in California??!" Reparations for Black residents have not yet been approved in the stateIn 2020, Democratic California Gov. But California has not approved $1.2 million reparations for Black residents, according to Don Tamaki, a task force member appointed by Newsom. Fact check: Post distorts Karine Jean-Pierre's statement on immigration under BidenThe task force also never used the $1.2 million figure referenced in the post, Jovan Lewis, a task force member, told USA TODAY. (Source: USA Today)