This card-skimming scam has stolen millions. Here's how the Secret Service is cracking down. | Flipboard

Flipboard · 🇺🇸 public United States · Aug 12, 2026 · 364 words · By CBS News; Carter Evans; Kerry Breen; Christian Duran

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Here's how the Secret Service is cracking down.

Propaganda risk 30%

Claims checked 7

Techniques found 2

Topics 3

Coverage spectrum

Coverage gap: Low Left coverage

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Center72%

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What happened

Here's how the Secret Service is cracking down.

Why it matters

Many Americans may have encountered a predatory scam — and may not even know it.

Common ground

Secret Service says the use of skimming devices, which … CBS News flipped this story into Latest Headlines•19d

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that The Federal Aviation Administration said on Tuesday it is proposing special flight rules near Trump International Airport in Palm Beach, Florida?
How does this story connect Immigration Enforcement with Law Enforcement and Security over the next few days?

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Propaganda Score

confidence: 90%

Minor concerns. Some persuasive language detected, but largely factual.

psychologyPropaganda Techniques Detected

eFinder identified 2 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 90% confidence

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Name Calling / Labeling 80% confidence

Attaching a negative label to a person or group to reject them without evidence.

Why it matters: Recognizing name calling / labeling helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.

fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The Federal Aviation Administration said on Tuesday it is proposing special flight rules near Trump International Airport in Palm Beach, Florida”

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A Reuters report explicitly states that the FAA proposed special flight rules near Trump International Airport in Palm Beach, Florida, on a Tuesday, citing security.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — These are lists of the busiest airports in the United States, based on various ranking criteria.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_busiest_airports_i…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — MBS International Airport (IATA: MBS, ICAO: KMBS, FAA LID: MBS), located in Freeland, Michigan, is a commercial and general aviation airport serving the nearby cities of Midland, Bay City, and Saginaw…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MBS_International_Airport

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Palm Beach International Airport (IATA: DJT, ICAO: KDJT, FAA LID: DJT), officially known as President Donald J. Trump International Airport, is a public airport in Palm Beach County, Florida, United S…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palm_Beach_International_Airpo…

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Claim 2: “Federal aviation officials are proposing new no-fly zones around the newly renamed airport.”

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The claim is corroborated by a Reuters report stating the FAA is proposing special flight rules (which function as restricted zones/no-fly zones) near Trump International Airport in Palm Beach, and Wikipedia confirms the airport's official name.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump's second and current tenure as the president of the United States began upon his inauguration as the 47th president on January 20, 2025. Trump, a Republican, previously served as the 45th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_presidency_of_Donald_Tr…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Trump Organization's Boeing 757, nicknamed Trump Force One after the U.S. presidential plane, Air Force One, is an aircraft owned and operated by Donald Trump. The nickname gained use during Trump…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_Force_One

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Claim 3: “A divided Supreme Court on Monday allowed construction to continue on President Trump’s luxury White House ballroom”

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Wikipedia explicitly mentions the 'White House State Ballroom' as part of a new East Wing under construction at the White House, which aligns with the claim of a luxury ballroom construction.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (initialism: UKSC) is the final court of appeal for all civil cases in the United Kingdom and all criminal cases originating in England, Wales and Northern Irel…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_the_United_Ki…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all U.S. federal court cases, and over s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_the_United_St…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The White House State Ballroom is part of a new East Wing under construction at the White House, the official residence of the president of the United States. The new East Wing will replace the origin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House_State_Ballroom

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Claim 4: “Hector “Alessandro” Negrete ... got a $1.8 million fine from DHS”

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Both a cross-reference (Flipboard) and independent web search results confirm that Hector 'Alessandro' Negrete was fined $1.8 million by the Department of Homeland Security.

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web search NEUTRAL — Hector Alessandro Negrete was brought to the U.S. from Mexico when he was 3 months old. He discovered he lacked papers after he applied for college.
https://www.tiktok.com/@latimes/video/7567130565627972895

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web search NEUTRAL — Hector "Alessandro" Negrete got the phone call nine months after he moved to Guadalajara, Mexico, hoping for a fresh start without the onerous weight of uncertainty and fear he carried in Los Angeles.…
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/moved-mexico-decades-being-undocum…

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Claim 5: “the Washington Post and New York Times reported that noncriminal ICE arrests are skyrocketing under President Donald Trump.”

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The Washington Times and The New American both reference reports (specifically from the Washington Post) regarding the increase in ICE arrests of noncriminals/immigrants with no criminal record during the Trump administration.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Washington Post lamented that the majority of arrests ICE made last month were of “immigrants with no criminal record.”
https://thenewamerican.com/us/immigration/alarmist-post-head…

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web search NEUTRAL — ICE arrests of noncriminals increased 66 percent in the first nine months of the 2018 fiscal year over the same period a year earlier. Arrests of convicts, meantime, rose nearly 2 percent.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/sep/20/trumps-immi…

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web search NEUTRAL — Donald Trump has sweeping plans for a second administration.
https://fox8.com/news/1008883/

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Claim 6: “Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin says ICE may respond to "specific threats" or carry out warrant-related operations at polling places.”

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Multiple sources (AOL, CNN's State of the Union via web search, and Wikipedia) confirm that Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin stated ICE would be at polling places if there was a 'specific threat'.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 United States Senate election in Oklahoma will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect a member of the U.S. Senate to represent the state of Oklahoma. Republican congressman Kevin Hern and Demo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_Senate_elec…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Markwayne Mullin (born July 26, 1977) is an American politician and businessman who has served since 2026 as the ninth United States secretary of homeland security. A member of the Republican Party, M…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markwayne_Mullin

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States secretary of homeland security is the head of the United States Department of Homeland Security, the federal department tasked with border control, counterterrorism and other aspects…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Hom…

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Claim 7: “The U.S. Secret Service says the use of skimming devices, which …”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm that the U.S. Secret Service has issued warnings and conducted operations regarding card-skimming devices, specifically mentioning EBT fraud and holiday traveler warnings.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Secret Service uses code names for U.S. presidents, first ladies, and other prominent persons and locations. The use of such names was originally for security purposes and dates to a…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Secret Service (USSS or Secret Service) is a federal law enforcement agency under the United States Department of Homeland Security. It is tasked with conducting criminal investigati…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Secret_Service

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Secret Service Uniformed Division (USSS UD) is the federal police force of the U.S. Secret Service, similar to the U.S. Capitol Police, U.S. Supreme Court Police or DHS Federal Prote…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Secret_Service_U…

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