Claim: A quote, misattributed to the seventh prime minister of Canada Wilfrid Laurier, that was once shared via email chains is now circulating on Facebook. The quote, which calls for immigrants to assimilate is actually an excerpt from a letter written by former US president Theodore Roosevelt in 1919.
Fact-check: Assimilation of immigrants: the Theodore Roosevelt quote falsely attributed to former Canadian PM Laurier
Verdict: assimilation of immigrants: the theodore roosevelt quote falsely attributed to former canadian pm laurier
Organisation: AFP Fact Check
Author: Unknown
Date published: 2024-04-17T16:44:09