OUTLET
REPORTER
CLAIM
CATEGORY
THE OFFENSE
CBS News described deported Cuban illegal immigrant Baldomero Noa-Castenada as a “Colorado grandfather.”
THE TRUTH
In addition to being an illegal immigrant, Noa-Castenada had been arrested 27 times for crimes such as assault, narcotics and theft.
KEY POINTS
• CBS News intentionally mischaracterized a violent narcotics trafficker and thief as a “Colorado grandfather.”
SOURCES
• Nolte: Media Describe Deported Illegal Alien with Two Dozen Arrests as ‘Colorado Grandfather’• Deputy Press Secretary Abigail Jackson's Statement• Colorado grandfather detained by ICE while walking his dog; ICE points to criminal record
