Latest False 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 Mike Pence stated on May 2, 2010 in an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press' : "This administration and this Congress have been systematically cutting funding to border security since the Democrats took control." Tim James stated on April 26, 2010 in a press release: Says a Bureau of Labor Statistics report attributed a sharp increase in work-related fatalities to "increasing numbers of employees and drivers could not read or understand warning signs in English." John Huppenthal stated on April 26, 2010 in an interview on MSNBC's Hardball: Under the new Arizona immigration law, police can't stop someone to check their immigration status unless they think they see something illegal. Jon Kyl stated on April 11, 2010 in an interview on "This Week.": Says he did not say Republicans would filibuster immigration reform. Cathie Adams stated on February 20, 2010 in a fund-raising letter: "Bill White ...offered sanctuary to illegal immigrants." Rick Perry stated on January 29, 2010 in a debate: Says the Texas Education Agency follows up to make sure undocumented immigrants paying in-state tuition at Texas colleges are applying for permanent residency. Chain email stated on August 28, 2009 in a chain e-mail: The Democrats' health care bills would provide "free health care for illegal immigrants." Chain email stated on August 28, 2009 in a chain e-mail: The House health care bill provides for "free abortion services, and probably forced participation in abortions by members of the medical profession." Rick Perry stated on January 14, 2010 in a debate.: Says Kay Bailey Hutchison voted for sanctuary cities. Joe Wilson stated on September 9, 2009 in the audience at a joint session of Congress: "You lie!" (in response to President Obama saying health reform would not insure illegal immigrants.) Glenn Beck stated on June 10, 2009 in his Fox News program: "Why do we have automatic citizenship upon birth? We're the only country in the world that has it." Tom Tancredo stated on November 20, 2007 in Fox News interview: "I spend a lot of time in Iowa, and believe it or not, in Ottumwa, Iowa, this is the heartland, the newspaper, the regular newspaper for Ottumwa, Iowa, is (a) bilingual newspaper." Barack Obama stated on November 15, 2007 in Las Vegas: "Right now, an employer has more of a chance of getting hit by lightning than be prosecuted for hiring an undocumented worker. That has to change." Hillary Clinton stated on June 3, 2007 in New Hampshire.: English "is our national language...if it becomes official, that means in a place like New York City you can't print ballots in any other language." Mitt Romney stated on September 5, 2007 in a debate in Durham, N.H.: "The Z-visa that was offered in that Senate bill let everybody who's here illegally, other than criminals, stay here for the rest of their lives."
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Mike Pence stated on May 2, 2010 in an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press' : "This administration and this Congress have been systematically cutting funding to border security since the Democrats took control." Tim James stated on April 26, 2010 in a press release: Says a Bureau of Labor Statistics report attributed a sharp increase in work-related fatalities to "increasing numbers of employees and drivers could not read or understand warning signs in English." John Huppenthal stated on April 26, 2010 in an interview on MSNBC's Hardball: Under the new Arizona immigration law, police can't stop someone to check their immigration status unless they think they see something illegal. Jon Kyl stated on April 11, 2010 in an interview on "This Week.": Says he did not say Republicans would filibuster immigration reform. Cathie Adams stated on February 20, 2010 in a fund-raising letter: "Bill White ...offered sanctuary to illegal immigrants." Rick Perry stated on January 29, 2010 in a debate: Says the Texas Education Agency follows up to make sure undocumented immigrants paying in-state tuition at Texas colleges are applying for permanent residency. Chain email stated on August 28, 2009 in a chain e-mail: The Democrats' health care bills would provide "free health care for illegal immigrants." Chain email stated on August 28, 2009 in a chain e-mail: The House health care bill provides for "free abortion services, and probably forced participation in abortions by members of the medical profession." Rick Perry stated on January 14, 2010 in a debate.: Says Kay Bailey Hutchison voted for sanctuary cities. Joe Wilson stated on September 9, 2009 in the audience at a joint session of Congress: "You lie!" (in response to President Obama saying health reform would not insure illegal immigrants.) Glenn Beck stated on June 10, 2009 in his Fox News program: "Why do we have automatic citizenship upon birth? We're the only country in the world that has it." Tom Tancredo stated on November 20, 2007 in Fox News interview: "I spend a lot of time in Iowa, and believe it or not, in Ottumwa, Iowa, this is the heartland, the newspaper, the regular newspaper for Ottumwa, Iowa, is (a) bilingual newspaper." Barack Obama stated on November 15, 2007 in Las Vegas: "Right now, an employer has more of a chance of getting hit by lightning than be prosecuted for hiring an undocumented worker. That has to change." Hillary Clinton stated on June 3, 2007 in New Hampshire.: English "is our national language...if it becomes official, that means in a place like New York City you can't print ballots in any other language." Mitt Romney stated on September 5, 2007 in a debate in Durham, N.H.: "The Z-visa that was offered in that Senate bill let everybody who's here illegally, other than criminals, stay here for the rest of their lives."
Mike Pence stated on May 2, 2010 in an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press' : "This administration and this Congress have been systematically cutting funding to border security since the Democrats took control."
Tim James stated on April 26, 2010 in a press release: Says a Bureau of Labor Statistics report attributed a sharp increase in work-related fatalities to "increasing numbers of employees and drivers could not read or understand warning signs in English."
John Huppenthal stated on April 26, 2010 in an interview on MSNBC's Hardball: Under the new Arizona immigration law, police can't stop someone to check their immigration status unless they think they see something illegal.
Jon Kyl stated on April 11, 2010 in an interview on "This Week.": Says he did not say Republicans would filibuster immigration reform.
Cathie Adams stated on February 20, 2010 in a fund-raising letter: "Bill White ...offered sanctuary to illegal immigrants."
Rick Perry stated on January 29, 2010 in a debate: Says the Texas Education Agency follows up to make sure undocumented immigrants paying in-state tuition at Texas colleges are applying for permanent residency.
Chain email stated on August 28, 2009 in a chain e-mail: The Democrats' health care bills would provide "free health care for illegal immigrants."
Chain email stated on August 28, 2009 in a chain e-mail: The House health care bill provides for "free abortion services, and probably forced participation in abortions by members of the medical profession."
Rick Perry stated on January 14, 2010 in a debate.: Says Kay Bailey Hutchison voted for sanctuary cities.
Joe Wilson stated on September 9, 2009 in the audience at a joint session of Congress: "You lie!" (in response to President Obama saying health reform would not insure illegal immigrants.)
Glenn Beck stated on June 10, 2009 in his Fox News program: "Why do we have automatic citizenship upon birth? We're the only country in the world that has it."
Tom Tancredo stated on November 20, 2007 in Fox News interview: "I spend a lot of time in Iowa, and believe it or not, in Ottumwa, Iowa, this is the heartland, the newspaper, the regular newspaper for Ottumwa, Iowa, is (a) bilingual newspaper."
Barack Obama stated on November 15, 2007 in Las Vegas: "Right now, an employer has more of a chance of getting hit by lightning than be prosecuted for hiring an undocumented worker. That has to change."
Hillary Clinton stated on June 3, 2007 in New Hampshire.: English "is our national language...if it becomes official, that means in a place like New York City you can't print ballots in any other language."
Mitt Romney stated on September 5, 2007 in a debate in Durham, N.H.: "The Z-visa that was offered in that Senate bill let everybody who's here illegally, other than criminals, stay here for the rest of their lives."
