[En Español: No, la Guardia Nacional de Texas no está enviando tanques a la frontera sur]
A Jan. 27 Instagram video (direct link, archive link) shows a train carrying dozens of military vehicles through a town.
“The Texas National Guard begins transporting armored vehicles to the border with Mexico, the post caption reads in part.
A similar post spread on X, formerly Twitter, and a Spanish version of the claim was also shared on Facebook.
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The Texas National Guard said it is not sending tanks to the U.S. southern border. The transportation of military equipment around Fort Cavazos in Texas, where the video was taken, is routine, according to one military expert.
The video was taken at the intersection of College St. and 761st Tank Battalion Ave. in Killeen, Texas, close to the U.S. Army's Fort Cavazos. Street signs indicating the location are visible in the video.
But there is no evidence the train is carrying tanks from the Texas National Guard to the U.S. southern border. There are no credible news reports about such a development.
“The Texas National Guard is not sending tanks to the border,” a spokesperson for the Texas Military Department in said an email to USA TODAY.
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