Latest Fact-checks in Immigration 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 Johnson stated on July 21, 2019 in CNN State of the Union interview: "There's a survey done in Guatemala. A third of Guatemalans intend to migrate to the United States. That's about 5.8 million people." Viral image stated on July 22, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Donald Trump said, "Immigrants aren’t people, they’re animals." Facebook posts stated on July 4, 2019 in a Facebook post: A Donald Trump supporter held a sign at his rally "mocking a dead migrant child." Donna Shalala stated on July 21, 2019 in an interview on CBSMiami with Jim DeFede: Says children at Homestead migrant facility "get 30 minutes over a month to talk to family members. If they were in a prison — a federal prison — they would get 300 minutes." Viral image stated on June 26, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez "weeps over empty parking lot." Tulsi Gabbard stated on July 11, 2019 in a public forum: At the same time President Trump talks about supporting veterans, "he is deporting service members who have volunteered to serve this country." Facebook posts stated on July 6, 2019 in a Facebook post: "No one mentions that illegals are free to leave detention centers anytime to go back to Mexico. They aren't our prisoners." Rush Limbaugh stated on July 12, 2019 in a "Fox & Friends" appearance: "Somebody in the Obama regime decided to get rid of" the citizenship question in the census. Weston Pagano stated on June 24, 2019 in an essay on Medium: Says Joe Biden "voted to expand deportations and indefinite detention for immigrants multiple times." Julián Castro stated on June 30, 2019 in an interview: Says Section 1325 of U.S. immigration law was "put into place in 1929, by a segregationist." Ken Cuccinelli stated on July 7, 2019 in a Fox News Sunday interview: "Last year, we were in the range of 850,000 and that was the most in five years. … We are letting more people become citizens than has happened in years." Facebook posts stated on July 8, 2019 in a Facebook post: Migrants at the U.S. border are "able to pay cell phone bills" after a "two-month excursion across four separate countries." Michael Burgess stated on June 24, 2019 in an MSNBC interview: Of shelters for immigrant children: "You know what? There's not a lock on the door. Any child is free to leave at anytime, but they don't. You know why? Because they are well taken care of." Big League Politics stated on June 26, 2019 in a web post: "Texas medical professional: Migrants quarantined with UNKNOWN disease." Michael Kearns stated on June 17, 2019 in a Tweet: Undocumented drivers "have protections that US citizens don’t receive under Green light bill." Kamala Harris stated on June 27, 2019 in a Democratic presidential debate: Says "I disagreed" with President Obama’s Secure Communities deportation program Ted Cruz stated on June 21, 2019 in a press release: "As you know, we apprehended over 144,000 people in a single month. That is a pace, which if it continues for 12 months, would put us on a pace for nearly 2 million apprehensions on the border." Donald Trump stated on June 20, 2019 in a Telemundo interview: "When I became president, President Obama had a separation policy. I didn’t have it. He had it." Brian Kolfage stated on June 10, 2019 in a tweet: Says that in New Mexico, "illegals are issued emergency welfare EBT cards with $1k a month +$200 for each child, for at least 5+ years until they see a judge." Conservative Daily Post stated on June 10, 2019 in a post on the Internet: "Disease-ridden" migrants from parts of Africa with Ebola are being "dumped in San Antonio." Facebook posts stated on May 5, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says six eradicated diseases such as whooping cough and the bubonic plague are making a comeback "thanks to refugees and illegal immigrants." Tulsi Gabbard stated on June 1, 2019 in a veterans event in California: Says immigrant military service members applying for U.S. citizenship "are getting rejected at higher numbers than those who are not veterans." Dan Patrick stated on May 15, 2019 in in a television appearance: "We will have more people enter our country illegally than were born in this country in one year." Facebook posts stated on May 31, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says presidential candidate Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand said, "Social Security must (be) expanded to illegal immigration, it’s their right." Garland Tucker stated on May 8, 2019 in an interview with Sean Hannity: Said Sen. Thom Tillis "co-sponsored a bill that not only provided amnesty, but provided a clear path to citizenship for illegal immigrants." Ben Carson stated on May 21, 2019 in a tweet: More than 100,000 people are waiting for public housing in Houston and people who are in the country illegally are taking their spaces. Viral image stated on May 20, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Nancy Pelosi said, "Just because someone is here illegally doesn’t mean they broke any of our laws." Donald Trump stated on May 16, 2019 in an immigration speech: "Only 12% of legal immigrants are selected based on skill or based on merit. In countries like Canada, Australia and New Zealand, and others, that number is closer to 60, and even 70 and 75% in some cases." Dan Crenshaw stated on May 6, 2019 in in a television apperance: Says about 80% to 90% of people seeking asylum do not have a valid claim. Letitia James stated on April 23, 2019 in a news conference: "The enumeration clause speaks to the count of every individual, and not just Americans, not just citizens."
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Ron Johnson stated on July 21, 2019 in CNN State of the Union interview: "There's a survey done in Guatemala. A third of Guatemalans intend to migrate to the United States. That's about 5.8 million people." Viral image stated on July 22, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Donald Trump said, "Immigrants aren’t people, they’re animals." Facebook posts stated on July 4, 2019 in a Facebook post: A Donald Trump supporter held a sign at his rally "mocking a dead migrant child." Donna Shalala stated on July 21, 2019 in an interview on CBSMiami with Jim DeFede: Says children at Homestead migrant facility "get 30 minutes over a month to talk to family members. If they were in a prison — a federal prison — they would get 300 minutes." Viral image stated on June 26, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez "weeps over empty parking lot." Tulsi Gabbard stated on July 11, 2019 in a public forum: At the same time President Trump talks about supporting veterans, "he is deporting service members who have volunteered to serve this country." Facebook posts stated on July 6, 2019 in a Facebook post: "No one mentions that illegals are free to leave detention centers anytime to go back to Mexico. They aren't our prisoners." Rush Limbaugh stated on July 12, 2019 in a "Fox & Friends" appearance: "Somebody in the Obama regime decided to get rid of" the citizenship question in the census. Weston Pagano stated on June 24, 2019 in an essay on Medium: Says Joe Biden "voted to expand deportations and indefinite detention for immigrants multiple times." Julián Castro stated on June 30, 2019 in an interview: Says Section 1325 of U.S. immigration law was "put into place in 1929, by a segregationist." Ken Cuccinelli stated on July 7, 2019 in a Fox News Sunday interview: "Last year, we were in the range of 850,000 and that was the most in five years. … We are letting more people become citizens than has happened in years." Facebook posts stated on July 8, 2019 in a Facebook post: Migrants at the U.S. border are "able to pay cell phone bills" after a "two-month excursion across four separate countries." Michael Burgess stated on June 24, 2019 in an MSNBC interview: Of shelters for immigrant children: "You know what? There's not a lock on the door. Any child is free to leave at anytime, but they don't. You know why? Because they are well taken care of." Big League Politics stated on June 26, 2019 in a web post: "Texas medical professional: Migrants quarantined with UNKNOWN disease." Michael Kearns stated on June 17, 2019 in a Tweet: Undocumented drivers "have protections that US citizens don’t receive under Green light bill." Kamala Harris stated on June 27, 2019 in a Democratic presidential debate: Says "I disagreed" with President Obama’s Secure Communities deportation program Ted Cruz stated on June 21, 2019 in a press release: "As you know, we apprehended over 144,000 people in a single month. That is a pace, which if it continues for 12 months, would put us on a pace for nearly 2 million apprehensions on the border." Donald Trump stated on June 20, 2019 in a Telemundo interview: "When I became president, President Obama had a separation policy. I didn’t have it. He had it." Brian Kolfage stated on June 10, 2019 in a tweet: Says that in New Mexico, "illegals are issued emergency welfare EBT cards with $1k a month +$200 for each child, for at least 5+ years until they see a judge." Conservative Daily Post stated on June 10, 2019 in a post on the Internet: "Disease-ridden" migrants from parts of Africa with Ebola are being "dumped in San Antonio." Facebook posts stated on May 5, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says six eradicated diseases such as whooping cough and the bubonic plague are making a comeback "thanks to refugees and illegal immigrants." Tulsi Gabbard stated on June 1, 2019 in a veterans event in California: Says immigrant military service members applying for U.S. citizenship "are getting rejected at higher numbers than those who are not veterans." Dan Patrick stated on May 15, 2019 in in a television appearance: "We will have more people enter our country illegally than were born in this country in one year." Facebook posts stated on May 31, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says presidential candidate Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand said, "Social Security must (be) expanded to illegal immigration, it’s their right." Garland Tucker stated on May 8, 2019 in an interview with Sean Hannity: Said Sen. Thom Tillis "co-sponsored a bill that not only provided amnesty, but provided a clear path to citizenship for illegal immigrants." Ben Carson stated on May 21, 2019 in a tweet: More than 100,000 people are waiting for public housing in Houston and people who are in the country illegally are taking their spaces. Viral image stated on May 20, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Nancy Pelosi said, "Just because someone is here illegally doesn’t mean they broke any of our laws." Donald Trump stated on May 16, 2019 in an immigration speech: "Only 12% of legal immigrants are selected based on skill or based on merit. In countries like Canada, Australia and New Zealand, and others, that number is closer to 60, and even 70 and 75% in some cases." Dan Crenshaw stated on May 6, 2019 in in a television apperance: Says about 80% to 90% of people seeking asylum do not have a valid claim. Letitia James stated on April 23, 2019 in a news conference: "The enumeration clause speaks to the count of every individual, and not just Americans, not just citizens."
Ron Johnson stated on July 21, 2019 in CNN State of the Union interview: "There's a survey done in Guatemala. A third of Guatemalans intend to migrate to the United States. That's about 5.8 million people."
Viral image stated on July 22, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Donald Trump said, "Immigrants aren’t people, they’re animals."
Facebook posts stated on July 4, 2019 in a Facebook post: A Donald Trump supporter held a sign at his rally "mocking a dead migrant child."
Donna Shalala stated on July 21, 2019 in an interview on CBSMiami with Jim DeFede: Says children at Homestead migrant facility "get 30 minutes over a month to talk to family members. If they were in a prison — a federal prison — they would get 300 minutes."
Viral image stated on June 26, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez "weeps over empty parking lot."
Tulsi Gabbard stated on July 11, 2019 in a public forum: At the same time President Trump talks about supporting veterans, "he is deporting service members who have volunteered to serve this country."
Facebook posts stated on July 6, 2019 in a Facebook post: "No one mentions that illegals are free to leave detention centers anytime to go back to Mexico. They aren't our prisoners."
Rush Limbaugh stated on July 12, 2019 in a "Fox & Friends" appearance: "Somebody in the Obama regime decided to get rid of" the citizenship question in the census.
Weston Pagano stated on June 24, 2019 in an essay on Medium: Says Joe Biden "voted to expand deportations and indefinite detention for immigrants multiple times."
Julián Castro stated on June 30, 2019 in an interview: Says Section 1325 of U.S. immigration law was "put into place in 1929, by a segregationist."
Ken Cuccinelli stated on July 7, 2019 in a Fox News Sunday interview: "Last year, we were in the range of 850,000 and that was the most in five years. … We are letting more people become citizens than has happened in years."
Facebook posts stated on July 8, 2019 in a Facebook post: Migrants at the U.S. border are "able to pay cell phone bills" after a "two-month excursion across four separate countries."
Michael Burgess stated on June 24, 2019 in an MSNBC interview: Of shelters for immigrant children: "You know what? There's not a lock on the door. Any child is free to leave at anytime, but they don't. You know why? Because they are well taken care of."
Big League Politics stated on June 26, 2019 in a web post: "Texas medical professional: Migrants quarantined with UNKNOWN disease."
Michael Kearns stated on June 17, 2019 in a Tweet: Undocumented drivers "have protections that US citizens don’t receive under Green light bill."
Kamala Harris stated on June 27, 2019 in a Democratic presidential debate: Says "I disagreed" with President Obama’s Secure Communities deportation program
Ted Cruz stated on June 21, 2019 in a press release: "As you know, we apprehended over 144,000 people in a single month. That is a pace, which if it continues for 12 months, would put us on a pace for nearly 2 million apprehensions on the border."
Donald Trump stated on June 20, 2019 in a Telemundo interview: "When I became president, President Obama had a separation policy. I didn’t have it. He had it."
Brian Kolfage stated on June 10, 2019 in a tweet: Says that in New Mexico, "illegals are issued emergency welfare EBT cards with $1k a month +$200 for each child, for at least 5+ years until they see a judge."
Conservative Daily Post stated on June 10, 2019 in a post on the Internet: "Disease-ridden" migrants from parts of Africa with Ebola are being "dumped in San Antonio."
Facebook posts stated on May 5, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says six eradicated diseases such as whooping cough and the bubonic plague are making a comeback "thanks to refugees and illegal immigrants."
Tulsi Gabbard stated on June 1, 2019 in a veterans event in California: Says immigrant military service members applying for U.S. citizenship "are getting rejected at higher numbers than those who are not veterans."
Dan Patrick stated on May 15, 2019 in in a television appearance: "We will have more people enter our country illegally than were born in this country in one year."
Facebook posts stated on May 31, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says presidential candidate Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand said, "Social Security must (be) expanded to illegal immigration, it’s their right."
Garland Tucker stated on May 8, 2019 in an interview with Sean Hannity: Said Sen. Thom Tillis "co-sponsored a bill that not only provided amnesty, but provided a clear path to citizenship for illegal immigrants."
Ben Carson stated on May 21, 2019 in a tweet: More than 100,000 people are waiting for public housing in Houston and people who are in the country illegally are taking their spaces.
Viral image stated on May 20, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Nancy Pelosi said, "Just because someone is here illegally doesn’t mean they broke any of our laws."
Donald Trump stated on May 16, 2019 in an immigration speech: "Only 12% of legal immigrants are selected based on skill or based on merit. In countries like Canada, Australia and New Zealand, and others, that number is closer to 60, and even 70 and 75% in some cases."
Dan Crenshaw stated on May 6, 2019 in in a television apperance: Says about 80% to 90% of people seeking asylum do not have a valid claim.
Letitia James stated on April 23, 2019 in a news conference: "The enumeration clause speaks to the count of every individual, and not just Americans, not just citizens."
