Latest Fact-checks in Border Security Clear Any Rating True Mostly True Half True Mostly False False Pants on Fire Full Flop Half Flip No Flip Any Speaker Any Date Range Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last 12 Months 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Any Category Ron DeSantis stated on January 10, 2024 in a debate: “Biden’s let in 8 million people just in four years.” TikTok posts stated on December 30, 2023 in a video: “BREAKING – A large convoy of trucks just breached the U.S. border patrol checkpoint in Arizona.” Mark Green stated on January 3, 2024 in A news conference: Says FBI Director Christopher Wray told Congress “that with the border wide open and a war in Israel, Hamas can just walk right in.” Donald Trump stated on January 3, 2024 in a TV ad: Nikki Haley “opposed Trump’s border wall” and “Trump’s travel ban.” Ron DeSantis stated on January 2, 2024 in a town hall: Donald Trump “deported less, believe it or not, than Barack Obama even did." Mark Lamb stated on December 5, 2023 in a post on X: “We have our government giving people who came into this country illegally $5,000 gift cards.” Chris Christie stated on October 18, 2023 in an interview: “In the last 11 months, Customs and Border Patrol has averaged 200,000 apprehensions a month, and you know how many beds we have to detain people at the border? Thirty-eight thousand." Donald Trump stated on October 9, 2023 in a Truth Social post: “The same people that raided Israel are pouring into our once beautiful USA, through our TOTALLY OPEN SOUTHERN BORDER, at Record Numbers.” Joe Biden stated on August 5, 2020 in an interview: "There will not be another foot of wall constructed in my administration.” Mike Gallagher stated on June 27, 2023 in Interview: China sends “fentanyl into America killing 80,000 Americans a year.” TikTok posts stated on September 22, 2023 in a TikTok video: “Joe Biden grants voting rights to 500,000 invaders.” Donald Trump stated on July 29, 2023 in a rally: The Trump administration “built nearly 500 miles of border wall.” Francis Suarez stated on July 16, 2023 in a speech at Turning Point Action Conference: "In Biden's America, 7 million people illegally crossed the border and are given a free cellphone and airline tickets." Tim Scott stated on July 11, 2023 in a post on X, formerly Twitter: “There have been more illegal encounters under Biden than the previous two administrations combined.” Ron DeSantis stated on May 25, 2023 in a radio interview: Donald Trump "wanted to amnesty 2 million illegal aliens in 2018 when he was president." MAGA Inc stated on May 24, 2023 in an ad: “Ron DeSantis voted against the wall.” TikTok posts stated on May 17, 2023 in a TikTok video: Video shows a U.S. military member opening a border gate and allowing immigrants to enter the country illegally. TikTok posts stated on May 10, 2023 in un video de TikTok: “El gobierno de Estados Unidos estará otorgando 30,000 visas mensuales" para personas de Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras y El Salvador "para poder venir a vivir a los Estados Unidos por dos años con permiso de trabajo". TikTok posts stated on May 15, 2023 in a TikTok video: "Chinese communist” troops on the ground at U.S. southern border. X posts stated on May 12, 2023 in a tweet: “JUST IN: A MASSIVE CARAVAN of illegal aliens is forcing their way into the US!” TikTok posts stated on April 3, 2023 in un video de TikTok: “A partir del 11 de mayo no podrán ser deportados personas que lleguen a la frontera de los Estados Unidos bajo el Título 42”. Joaquin Castro stated on April 28, 2023 in a tweet: “Title 42 and other Trump-era holdovers are forcing migrants into dangerous, overcrowded conditions in Mexico.” Facebook posts stated on March 23, 2023 in un post de Facebook: “La mayor parte” del fentanilo que llega a los puertos de Estados Unidos viene desde Canadá. Chip Roy stated on January 23, 2023 in a tweet: "Under Biden, we have seen over 4.6 million encounters at our southern border. Most have been released into the interior and will stay here indefinitely." Joe Biden stated on January 5, 2023 in a speech: Since a new immigration program was implemented, the number of Venezuelans trying to enter the U.S. illegally decreased “from about 1,100 per day to less than 250 per day on average.” Mike Pence stated on November 18, 2022 in a speech: The border wall and the ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy “reduced illegal immigration by 90%.” Jeh Johnson stated on November 27, 2022 in an interview: “Only about 20%” of people who apply for asylum qualify for it. Instagram posts stated on November 20, 2022 in an Instagram post: The Biden administration is deporting Cubans “because Cubans by and large are conservatives.” Adam Laxalt stated on November 20, 2022 in an ad: “Biden and Democrats have dismantled border security.” Citizens for Sanity stated on October 5, 2022 in an ad: Suggests that an immigrant charged with sexually assaulting a child entered the U.S. illegally during the Biden administration.
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Ron DeSantis stated on January 10, 2024 in a debate: “Biden’s let in 8 million people just in four years.” TikTok posts stated on December 30, 2023 in a video: “BREAKING – A large convoy of trucks just breached the U.S. border patrol checkpoint in Arizona.” Mark Green stated on January 3, 2024 in A news conference: Says FBI Director Christopher Wray told Congress “that with the border wide open and a war in Israel, Hamas can just walk right in.” Donald Trump stated on January 3, 2024 in a TV ad: Nikki Haley “opposed Trump’s border wall” and “Trump’s travel ban.” Ron DeSantis stated on January 2, 2024 in a town hall: Donald Trump “deported less, believe it or not, than Barack Obama even did." Mark Lamb stated on December 5, 2023 in a post on X: “We have our government giving people who came into this country illegally $5,000 gift cards.” Chris Christie stated on October 18, 2023 in an interview: “In the last 11 months, Customs and Border Patrol has averaged 200,000 apprehensions a month, and you know how many beds we have to detain people at the border? Thirty-eight thousand." Donald Trump stated on October 9, 2023 in a Truth Social post: “The same people that raided Israel are pouring into our once beautiful USA, through our TOTALLY OPEN SOUTHERN BORDER, at Record Numbers.” Joe Biden stated on August 5, 2020 in an interview: "There will not be another foot of wall constructed in my administration.” Mike Gallagher stated on June 27, 2023 in Interview: China sends “fentanyl into America killing 80,000 Americans a year.” TikTok posts stated on September 22, 2023 in a TikTok video: “Joe Biden grants voting rights to 500,000 invaders.” Donald Trump stated on July 29, 2023 in a rally: The Trump administration “built nearly 500 miles of border wall.” Francis Suarez stated on July 16, 2023 in a speech at Turning Point Action Conference: "In Biden's America, 7 million people illegally crossed the border and are given a free cellphone and airline tickets." Tim Scott stated on July 11, 2023 in a post on X, formerly Twitter: “There have been more illegal encounters under Biden than the previous two administrations combined.” Ron DeSantis stated on May 25, 2023 in a radio interview: Donald Trump "wanted to amnesty 2 million illegal aliens in 2018 when he was president." MAGA Inc stated on May 24, 2023 in an ad: “Ron DeSantis voted against the wall.” TikTok posts stated on May 17, 2023 in a TikTok video: Video shows a U.S. military member opening a border gate and allowing immigrants to enter the country illegally. TikTok posts stated on May 10, 2023 in un video de TikTok: “El gobierno de Estados Unidos estará otorgando 30,000 visas mensuales" para personas de Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras y El Salvador "para poder venir a vivir a los Estados Unidos por dos años con permiso de trabajo". TikTok posts stated on May 15, 2023 in a TikTok video: "Chinese communist” troops on the ground at U.S. southern border. X posts stated on May 12, 2023 in a tweet: “JUST IN: A MASSIVE CARAVAN of illegal aliens is forcing their way into the US!” TikTok posts stated on April 3, 2023 in un video de TikTok: “A partir del 11 de mayo no podrán ser deportados personas que lleguen a la frontera de los Estados Unidos bajo el Título 42”. Joaquin Castro stated on April 28, 2023 in a tweet: “Title 42 and other Trump-era holdovers are forcing migrants into dangerous, overcrowded conditions in Mexico.” Facebook posts stated on March 23, 2023 in un post de Facebook: “La mayor parte” del fentanilo que llega a los puertos de Estados Unidos viene desde Canadá. Chip Roy stated on January 23, 2023 in a tweet: "Under Biden, we have seen over 4.6 million encounters at our southern border. Most have been released into the interior and will stay here indefinitely." Joe Biden stated on January 5, 2023 in a speech: Since a new immigration program was implemented, the number of Venezuelans trying to enter the U.S. illegally decreased “from about 1,100 per day to less than 250 per day on average.” Mike Pence stated on November 18, 2022 in a speech: The border wall and the ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy “reduced illegal immigration by 90%.” Jeh Johnson stated on November 27, 2022 in an interview: “Only about 20%” of people who apply for asylum qualify for it. Instagram posts stated on November 20, 2022 in an Instagram post: The Biden administration is deporting Cubans “because Cubans by and large are conservatives.” Adam Laxalt stated on November 20, 2022 in an ad: “Biden and Democrats have dismantled border security.” Citizens for Sanity stated on October 5, 2022 in an ad: Suggests that an immigrant charged with sexually assaulting a child entered the U.S. illegally during the Biden administration.
Ron DeSantis stated on January 10, 2024 in a debate: “Biden’s let in 8 million people just in four years.”
TikTok posts stated on December 30, 2023 in a video: “BREAKING – A large convoy of trucks just breached the U.S. border patrol checkpoint in Arizona.”
Mark Green stated on January 3, 2024 in A news conference: Says FBI Director Christopher Wray told Congress “that with the border wide open and a war in Israel, Hamas can just walk right in.”
Donald Trump stated on January 3, 2024 in a TV ad: Nikki Haley “opposed Trump’s border wall” and “Trump’s travel ban.”
Ron DeSantis stated on January 2, 2024 in a town hall: Donald Trump “deported less, believe it or not, than Barack Obama even did."
Mark Lamb stated on December 5, 2023 in a post on X: “We have our government giving people who came into this country illegally $5,000 gift cards.”
Chris Christie stated on October 18, 2023 in an interview: “In the last 11 months, Customs and Border Patrol has averaged 200,000 apprehensions a month, and you know how many beds we have to detain people at the border? Thirty-eight thousand."
Donald Trump stated on October 9, 2023 in a Truth Social post: “The same people that raided Israel are pouring into our once beautiful USA, through our TOTALLY OPEN SOUTHERN BORDER, at Record Numbers.”
Joe Biden stated on August 5, 2020 in an interview: "There will not be another foot of wall constructed in my administration.”
Mike Gallagher stated on June 27, 2023 in Interview: China sends “fentanyl into America killing 80,000 Americans a year.”
TikTok posts stated on September 22, 2023 in a TikTok video: “Joe Biden grants voting rights to 500,000 invaders.”
Donald Trump stated on July 29, 2023 in a rally: The Trump administration “built nearly 500 miles of border wall.”
Francis Suarez stated on July 16, 2023 in a speech at Turning Point Action Conference: "In Biden's America, 7 million people illegally crossed the border and are given a free cellphone and airline tickets."
Tim Scott stated on July 11, 2023 in a post on X, formerly Twitter: “There have been more illegal encounters under Biden than the previous two administrations combined.”
Ron DeSantis stated on May 25, 2023 in a radio interview: Donald Trump "wanted to amnesty 2 million illegal aliens in 2018 when he was president."
TikTok posts stated on May 17, 2023 in a TikTok video: Video shows a U.S. military member opening a border gate and allowing immigrants to enter the country illegally.
TikTok posts stated on May 10, 2023 in un video de TikTok: “El gobierno de Estados Unidos estará otorgando 30,000 visas mensuales" para personas de Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras y El Salvador "para poder venir a vivir a los Estados Unidos por dos años con permiso de trabajo".
TikTok posts stated on May 15, 2023 in a TikTok video: "Chinese communist” troops on the ground at U.S. southern border.
X posts stated on May 12, 2023 in a tweet: “JUST IN: A MASSIVE CARAVAN of illegal aliens is forcing their way into the US!”
TikTok posts stated on April 3, 2023 in un video de TikTok: “A partir del 11 de mayo no podrán ser deportados personas que lleguen a la frontera de los Estados Unidos bajo el Título 42”.
Joaquin Castro stated on April 28, 2023 in a tweet: “Title 42 and other Trump-era holdovers are forcing migrants into dangerous, overcrowded conditions in Mexico.”
Facebook posts stated on March 23, 2023 in un post de Facebook: “La mayor parte” del fentanilo que llega a los puertos de Estados Unidos viene desde Canadá.
Chip Roy stated on January 23, 2023 in a tweet: "Under Biden, we have seen over 4.6 million encounters at our southern border. Most have been released into the interior and will stay here indefinitely."
Joe Biden stated on January 5, 2023 in a speech: Since a new immigration program was implemented, the number of Venezuelans trying to enter the U.S. illegally decreased “from about 1,100 per day to less than 250 per day on average.”
Mike Pence stated on November 18, 2022 in a speech: The border wall and the ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy “reduced illegal immigration by 90%.”
Jeh Johnson stated on November 27, 2022 in an interview: “Only about 20%” of people who apply for asylum qualify for it.
Instagram posts stated on November 20, 2022 in an Instagram post: The Biden administration is deporting Cubans “because Cubans by and large are conservatives.”
Adam Laxalt stated on November 20, 2022 in an ad: “Biden and Democrats have dismantled border security.”
Citizens for Sanity stated on October 5, 2022 in an ad: Suggests that an immigrant charged with sexually assaulting a child entered the U.S. illegally during the Biden administration.
