Latest Fact-checks in Homeland Security Facebook posts stated on December 9, 2024 in a video on Facebook: Drones reported in the U.S., including around the U.S. Capitol, have directed-energy weapons that have a “space-based laser generating system that can create pestilence.” Instagram posts stated on March 29, 2024 in an Instagram post: The FBI admitted that Venezuela emptied its prisons and sent the inmates to the U.S. Charles Schumer stated on January 29, 2024 in a press release: “TSA found with metal detectors nearly 7,000 firearms at airports last year — an all-time high.” Michael McCaul stated on January 19, 2024 in an impeachment hearing: Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas' border policy is "personally responsible" for fentanyl crossing the border Asa Hutchinson stated on December 11, 2023 in comments at Stand with Crypto Alliance at St. Anselm College in New Hampshire: China is allowed to do crypto mining in the U.S. 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.” TikTok posts stated on September 22, 2023 in a TikTok video: “Joe Biden grants voting rights to 500,000 invaders.” TikTok posts stated on May 15, 2023 in a TikTok video: "Chinese communist” troops on the ground at U.S. southern border. Instagram posts stated on February 5, 2023 in an Instagram post: “‘Satellites’ are on balloons and not in space.” Facebook posts stated on December 9, 2022 in a post: Video shows Sen. John Kennedy telling Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, “You will be impeached.” West Virginia Republican Party stated on August 23, 2022 in a tweet: “More fentanyl has crossed the border in the last two months under Biden than in 2019 under Trump.” Alex Mooney stated on August 29, 2022 in a tweet: “There have now been 16 straight months of OVER 150,000 illegal border crossings.” Instagram posts stated on August 21, 2022 in an Instagram post: “America now has a government that forbids border agents from using deadly force, but is training IRS agents to use SWAT-team tactics on law-abiding citizens.” Adam Laxalt stated on August 8, 2022 in a statement: The public health order Title 42 is "the last tool Border Patrol has to stop the overwhelming flood of illegal immigrants pouring into our country.” Facebook posts stated on August 24, 2022 in an image shared on Facebook: The FBI “spent more time investigating” the Jan. 6 Capitol attack than 9/11. Tomi Lahren stated on July 25, 2022 in a tweet: “Biden wants to give illegals ID cards so they can start collecting American benefits.” Mark Brnovich stated on May 23, 2022 in a tweet: Increased encounters at the southwest border in April 2022 compared to April 2020 are attributable to changes in border policy. X posts stated on May 24, 2022 in un tuit: ICE está en Uvalde, Texas, “entonces los padres indocumentados tienen que temer la deportación antes de verificar si sus hijos están vivos". X posts stated on May 24, 2022 in a tweet: ICE is in Uvalde, Texas, “so undocumented parents have to consider arrest deportation before they go check to see if their kids are alive.” James Lankford stated on May 4, 2022 in a Senate hearing: “The vast majority of individuals that we’re releasing out are not showing up for hearings.” Tom Nelson stated on April 26, 2022 in Twitter: “Title 42 has fueled the border crisis. In 2019, 7 percent of illegal border crossings were repeated crossings. Today the rate is 27 percent.” Tom Tiffany stated on February 18, 2022 in Twitter: The Biden administration has been "recklessly releasing potentially dangerous Afghans into our communities." Claudia Tenney stated on April 1, 2022 in a press release: In 2021, “11,201 pounds of fentanyl were seized by Customs and Border Protection, which is enough to kill every American nearly seven times over.” Rob Wittman stated on April 8, 2022 in a radio interview.: “They’re going to be giving these people who come across the border, giving them smartphones.” Facebook posts stated on April 11, 2022 in a Facebook post: "Joe Biden is giving smartphones away to illegal border crossers.” Sarah Palin stated on March 25, 2022 in a Facebook post: The Biden administration is attempting “to criminalize free speech.” Tucker Carlson stated on November 1, 2021 in his documentary series "Patriot Purge": “Jan. 6 is being used as a pretext to strip millions of Americans, disfavored Americans, of their core constitutional rights.” Instagram posts stated on August 14, 2021 in Instagram posts: Department of Homeland Security “deemed as terrorism” behavior that includes “resisting COVID regulations” and “thinking the election was rigged.”...“In other words, if you are a Trump supporter, you are a terrorist.” X posts stated on August 30, 2021 in on social media: “Near Morgantown, WV, a Moderna shipment truck crashed, hazmat dispatched, airspace shut down and now apparently Emergency Response is claiming the Department of Defense took it over.” Mitt Romney stated on August 29, 2021 in a CNN interview: The Trump administration worked to free 5,000 Taliban prisoners.
Facebook posts stated on December 9, 2024 in a video on Facebook: Drones reported in the U.S., including around the U.S. Capitol, have directed-energy weapons that have a “space-based laser generating system that can create pestilence.” Instagram posts stated on March 29, 2024 in an Instagram post: The FBI admitted that Venezuela emptied its prisons and sent the inmates to the U.S. Charles Schumer stated on January 29, 2024 in a press release: “TSA found with metal detectors nearly 7,000 firearms at airports last year — an all-time high.” Michael McCaul stated on January 19, 2024 in an impeachment hearing: Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas' border policy is "personally responsible" for fentanyl crossing the border Asa Hutchinson stated on December 11, 2023 in comments at Stand with Crypto Alliance at St. Anselm College in New Hampshire: China is allowed to do crypto mining in the U.S. 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.” TikTok posts stated on September 22, 2023 in a TikTok video: “Joe Biden grants voting rights to 500,000 invaders.” TikTok posts stated on May 15, 2023 in a TikTok video: "Chinese communist” troops on the ground at U.S. southern border. Instagram posts stated on February 5, 2023 in an Instagram post: “‘Satellites’ are on balloons and not in space.” Facebook posts stated on December 9, 2022 in a post: Video shows Sen. John Kennedy telling Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, “You will be impeached.” West Virginia Republican Party stated on August 23, 2022 in a tweet: “More fentanyl has crossed the border in the last two months under Biden than in 2019 under Trump.” Alex Mooney stated on August 29, 2022 in a tweet: “There have now been 16 straight months of OVER 150,000 illegal border crossings.” Instagram posts stated on August 21, 2022 in an Instagram post: “America now has a government that forbids border agents from using deadly force, but is training IRS agents to use SWAT-team tactics on law-abiding citizens.” Adam Laxalt stated on August 8, 2022 in a statement: The public health order Title 42 is "the last tool Border Patrol has to stop the overwhelming flood of illegal immigrants pouring into our country.” Facebook posts stated on August 24, 2022 in an image shared on Facebook: The FBI “spent more time investigating” the Jan. 6 Capitol attack than 9/11. Tomi Lahren stated on July 25, 2022 in a tweet: “Biden wants to give illegals ID cards so they can start collecting American benefits.” Mark Brnovich stated on May 23, 2022 in a tweet: Increased encounters at the southwest border in April 2022 compared to April 2020 are attributable to changes in border policy. X posts stated on May 24, 2022 in un tuit: ICE está en Uvalde, Texas, “entonces los padres indocumentados tienen que temer la deportación antes de verificar si sus hijos están vivos". X posts stated on May 24, 2022 in a tweet: ICE is in Uvalde, Texas, “so undocumented parents have to consider arrest deportation before they go check to see if their kids are alive.” James Lankford stated on May 4, 2022 in a Senate hearing: “The vast majority of individuals that we’re releasing out are not showing up for hearings.” Tom Nelson stated on April 26, 2022 in Twitter: “Title 42 has fueled the border crisis. In 2019, 7 percent of illegal border crossings were repeated crossings. Today the rate is 27 percent.” Tom Tiffany stated on February 18, 2022 in Twitter: The Biden administration has been "recklessly releasing potentially dangerous Afghans into our communities." Claudia Tenney stated on April 1, 2022 in a press release: In 2021, “11,201 pounds of fentanyl were seized by Customs and Border Protection, which is enough to kill every American nearly seven times over.” Rob Wittman stated on April 8, 2022 in a radio interview.: “They’re going to be giving these people who come across the border, giving them smartphones.” Facebook posts stated on April 11, 2022 in a Facebook post: "Joe Biden is giving smartphones away to illegal border crossers.” Sarah Palin stated on March 25, 2022 in a Facebook post: The Biden administration is attempting “to criminalize free speech.” Tucker Carlson stated on November 1, 2021 in his documentary series "Patriot Purge": “Jan. 6 is being used as a pretext to strip millions of Americans, disfavored Americans, of their core constitutional rights.” Instagram posts stated on August 14, 2021 in Instagram posts: Department of Homeland Security “deemed as terrorism” behavior that includes “resisting COVID regulations” and “thinking the election was rigged.”...“In other words, if you are a Trump supporter, you are a terrorist.” X posts stated on August 30, 2021 in on social media: “Near Morgantown, WV, a Moderna shipment truck crashed, hazmat dispatched, airspace shut down and now apparently Emergency Response is claiming the Department of Defense took it over.” Mitt Romney stated on August 29, 2021 in a CNN interview: The Trump administration worked to free 5,000 Taliban prisoners.
Facebook posts stated on December 9, 2024 in a video on Facebook: Drones reported in the U.S., including around the U.S. Capitol, have directed-energy weapons that have a “space-based laser generating system that can create pestilence.”
Instagram posts stated on March 29, 2024 in an Instagram post: The FBI admitted that Venezuela emptied its prisons and sent the inmates to the U.S.
Charles Schumer stated on January 29, 2024 in a press release: “TSA found with metal detectors nearly 7,000 firearms at airports last year — an all-time high.”
Michael McCaul stated on January 19, 2024 in an impeachment hearing: Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas' border policy is "personally responsible" for fentanyl crossing the border
Asa Hutchinson stated on December 11, 2023 in comments at Stand with Crypto Alliance at St. Anselm College in New Hampshire: China is allowed to do crypto mining in the U.S.
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.”
TikTok posts stated on September 22, 2023 in a TikTok video: “Joe Biden grants voting rights to 500,000 invaders.”
TikTok posts stated on May 15, 2023 in a TikTok video: "Chinese communist” troops on the ground at U.S. southern border.
Instagram posts stated on February 5, 2023 in an Instagram post: “‘Satellites’ are on balloons and not in space.”
Facebook posts stated on December 9, 2022 in a post: Video shows Sen. John Kennedy telling Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, “You will be impeached.”
West Virginia Republican Party stated on August 23, 2022 in a tweet: “More fentanyl has crossed the border in the last two months under Biden than in 2019 under Trump.”
Alex Mooney stated on August 29, 2022 in a tweet: “There have now been 16 straight months of OVER 150,000 illegal border crossings.”
Instagram posts stated on August 21, 2022 in an Instagram post: “America now has a government that forbids border agents from using deadly force, but is training IRS agents to use SWAT-team tactics on law-abiding citizens.”
Adam Laxalt stated on August 8, 2022 in a statement: The public health order Title 42 is "the last tool Border Patrol has to stop the overwhelming flood of illegal immigrants pouring into our country.”
Facebook posts stated on August 24, 2022 in an image shared on Facebook: The FBI “spent more time investigating” the Jan. 6 Capitol attack than 9/11.
Tomi Lahren stated on July 25, 2022 in a tweet: “Biden wants to give illegals ID cards so they can start collecting American benefits.”
Mark Brnovich stated on May 23, 2022 in a tweet: Increased encounters at the southwest border in April 2022 compared to April 2020 are attributable to changes in border policy.
X posts stated on May 24, 2022 in un tuit: ICE está en Uvalde, Texas, “entonces los padres indocumentados tienen que temer la deportación antes de verificar si sus hijos están vivos".
X posts stated on May 24, 2022 in a tweet: ICE is in Uvalde, Texas, “so undocumented parents have to consider arrest deportation before they go check to see if their kids are alive.”
James Lankford stated on May 4, 2022 in a Senate hearing: “The vast majority of individuals that we’re releasing out are not showing up for hearings.”
Tom Nelson stated on April 26, 2022 in Twitter: “Title 42 has fueled the border crisis. In 2019, 7 percent of illegal border crossings were repeated crossings. Today the rate is 27 percent.”
Tom Tiffany stated on February 18, 2022 in Twitter: The Biden administration has been "recklessly releasing potentially dangerous Afghans into our communities."
Claudia Tenney stated on April 1, 2022 in a press release: In 2021, “11,201 pounds of fentanyl were seized by Customs and Border Protection, which is enough to kill every American nearly seven times over.”
Rob Wittman stated on April 8, 2022 in a radio interview.: “They’re going to be giving these people who come across the border, giving them smartphones.”
Facebook posts stated on April 11, 2022 in a Facebook post: "Joe Biden is giving smartphones away to illegal border crossers.”
Sarah Palin stated on March 25, 2022 in a Facebook post: The Biden administration is attempting “to criminalize free speech.”
Tucker Carlson stated on November 1, 2021 in his documentary series "Patriot Purge": “Jan. 6 is being used as a pretext to strip millions of Americans, disfavored Americans, of their core constitutional rights.”
Instagram posts stated on August 14, 2021 in Instagram posts: Department of Homeland Security “deemed as terrorism” behavior that includes “resisting COVID regulations” and “thinking the election was rigged.”...“In other words, if you are a Trump supporter, you are a terrorist.”
X posts stated on August 30, 2021 in on social media: “Near Morgantown, WV, a Moderna shipment truck crashed, hazmat dispatched, airspace shut down and now apparently Emergency Response is claiming the Department of Defense took it over.”
Mitt Romney stated on August 29, 2021 in a CNN interview: The Trump administration worked to free 5,000 Taliban prisoners.
