Fake immigration checkpoint rumors are catching fire on Facebook

If you were on Facebook or Twitter this week, you might have seen warnings about an immigration checkpoint in Flatbush, Brooklyn. "Avoid Church Avenue from 35th down to Utica," one popular post warned. "There's an immigration checkpoint!!" Similar reports popped up across the country, almost always secondhand, spreading like fire. For anyone worried about being caught up in President Trump's recent deportation push, such a message might seem urgent to share. A Facebook search shows more than 100...