Resident says Facebook post about ICE raids was false; sheriff told him no activity

A commenter at the meeting said a Facebook post alleging U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents were conducting home raids in Lexington Park was false and that the county sheriff confirmed there was no such activity.

The claim matters because social-media reports about law-enforcement activity can cause alarm; a local official's confirmation can help correct misinformation.

Commenter said the Facebook post alleged ICE agents were "raiding homes, conducting raids in Lexington Park." He said he searched for photos or videos and found "not a single photo, not a single video" and that he contacted the sheriff. "Within 10 minutes, he got back to me," Commenter said, and the sheriff, as relayed by Commenter, "said absolutely nothing is going on of the sort concerning federal agents." The speaker told the meeting that the absence of photographic evidence was one reason to doubt the viral post.

Commenter also observed that social platforms can carry false claims and that local verification is limited: "we are pretty limited in how we can police that," he said, adding an example about misleading posts after a public figure's death to illustrate the point.

The account in the meeting is a report of what the speaker saw on social media and of his phone call with the sheriff; the sheriff did not speak directly at the meeting and no formal law-enforcement advisory was included in the transcript.