Fox News has escalated efforts to stoke fears about a caravan of Central American migrants amid clashes at the United States-Mexico border.

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https://www.vox.com/2018/11/26/18112360/fox-news-caravan-coverage-border-tear-gas

Media Matters for America senior fellow Matt Gertz on Monday morning posted screengrabs from the conservative network’s morning programming, including chyrons reading, “Crisis erupts as migrants storm the US border,” and “Caravan crisis escalates at the US border.” Fox News showed footage of migrants reportedly hitting border agents with rocks and bottles.

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