Alyssa Milano, Sarah Silverman, Nicole Wallace and thousands of others are horrified at a Fake News video

Greg P. | 10:15 AM on June 19, 2017

This is how the fake news is made, continued…

On Sunday, the Twitter account @HipHopsRevival posted a video (since deleted) alleging that law enforcement authorities tore a young boy away from his mother over a violation of “immigration laws.” As you can see, before it was deleted it was shared thousands of times:

Here’s a copy of the video that’s been posted to another account:

USA : un garçon s'accroche à sa maman arrêtée par les services de l'Immigration https://t.co/QrxjS1abMy @hiphopsrevival pic.twitter.com/PU1TE64Gye

— L'important (@Limportant_fr) June 19, 2017

The officers in the video have since been identified as NYC Parks Enforcement officers, via former NYPD officer John Cardillo:

Hey @hiphopsrevival, if you're going to lie, do better. Those are NYC Parks Enforcement officers. They don't enforce immigration laws. https://t.co/20yCy0TqtP

— John Cardillo (@johncardillo) June 19, 2017

Whoops. We questioned the authenticity of the video immediately:

when was this video taken? https://t.co/nIwtOggqyt

— Greg Pollowitz (@GPollowitz) June 19, 2017

But thousands did not, including the blue check-mark brigade. Here’s just a sample of the outrage caused by the Fake News:

What can we do about this, @aclu???? This made my heart ache. Must. Do. Better. https://t.co/SYNS64lSF3

— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) June 19, 2017

This is America. @gop @potus @MikePenceVP ARE YOU PROUD? Shame on y'all. Y'all make me sick. SO WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP CHANGE THIS MADNESS?? https://t.co/b1bIrB1c4c

— Sarah Silverman (@SarahKSilverman) June 19, 2017