Latest Pants on Fire! 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 February 17, 2018 in a speech in Dallas: Says that "along the southern border of the U.S.," the government apprehends "seven individuals a day who are either known or suspected terrorists." Ann Coulter stated on January 30, 2018 in a tweet: "100% of heroin/fentanyl epidemic is because we don't have a WALL." CSC Mediagroup.USA stated on January 30, 2018 in a headline: Democrats "booed families of children murdered by MS13." Dan Patrick stated on January 4, 2018 in a Facebook post: Says "566,000 crimes" were "made in Texas by criminal aliens in the last 6 years." WorldNetDaily stated on January 21, 2018 in a headline: "California To Register Illegal Aliens To Vote – Automatically." Donald Trump stated on December 15, 2017 in a speech: Says of the diversity visa lottery program, "they give us their worst people, they put them in a bin," and "the worst of the worst" are selected. USA In Front stated on December 11, 2017 in a headline: BREAKING: Illegal Muslim From Iran Arrested For Starting California Wildfire nofakenews-online stated on December 12, 2017 in a headline: "Update: van full of illegals caught voting at multiple Alabama polling locations." Chain email stated on December 5, 2017 in a chain email: Says Russian President Vladimir Putin got a standing ovation from the Duma after he gave a speech saying Muslims are "taking over" other countries but won't take over Russia. New York Republican State Committee stated on November 1, 2017 in a political mailer: "Liberals in County Hall want our community to be a sanctuary county" Ken Paxton stated on September 5, 2017 in a press release: "President Obama used" his DACA order "to unilaterally confer U.S. citizenship." Bruce Rauner stated on August 28, 2017 in a bill signing event: "My grandparents were proud immigrants to the United States of America, here to Illinois in the late 1800s. My grandparents did not speak English when they were young." Greg Abbott stated on May 7, 2017 in a statement before signing Senate Bill 4 into law over a Facebook Live: Says Travis County Sheriff Sally Hernandez "declared that she would not detain known criminals accused of violent crimes." Brian Sims stated on March 31, 2017 in In a fundraising message: "Finally, I will continue to fight against Republicans like Martina White, who like Trump, wants to deport all of our hard working immigrant brothers and sisters and white wash America." Bloggers stated on January 30, 2017 in a blog post: Says President Donald Trump "signs a visa-free travel policy" for Ghana and Malawi. Ron Castorina, Jr. stated on November 28, 2016 in a press release: "It is more difficult to obtain a Costco membership than it is to get a NYC Municipal ID" Bloggers stated on October 9, 2015 in social media posts, blogs: Latina who enthusiastically supported Donald Trump on stage in Las Vegas in October 2015 has been deported. Donald Trump stated on November 27, 2016 in a tweet: Says he "won the popular vote if you deduct the millions of people who voted illegally." Donald Trump stated on October 30, 2016 in a campaign rally in Albuquerque: Says Hillary Clinton "wants to let people just pour in. You could have 650 million people pour in and we do nothing about it. Think of it. That’s what could happen. You triple the size of our country in one week." Donald Trump stated on October 17, 2016 in a speech in Green Bay, Wisconsin: "It’s possible that non-citizen voters were responsible for Obama’s 2008 victory in North Carolina." Donald Trump stated on August 31, 2016 in an immigration policy speech in Phoenix: Says Hillary Clinton has "not answered a single question" about her immigration plan. Donald Trump stated on August 31, 2016 in a speech in Phoenix, Ariz.: The number of illegal immigrants "could be 3 million. It could be 30 million." Donald Trump stated on June 22, 2016 in a speech in New York attacking Hillary Clinton: "For the amount of money Hillary Clinton would like to spend on refugees, we could rebuild every inner city in America." Greg Abbott stated on May 12, 2016 in addressing the Republican Party of Texas state convention: "ISIS is running through a border made porous by Barack Obama’s policies." Donald Trump stated on May 23, 2016 in an interview with Fox News' Bill O'Reilly: "Look, we are at war with these people and they don't wear uniforms. … This is a war against people that are vicious, violent people, that we have no idea who they are, where they come from. We are allowing tens of thousands of them into our country now." Donald Trump stated on March 19, 2016 in a rally in Fountain Hills, Ariz. : The 2016 federal omnibus spending bill "funds illegal immigrants coming in and through your border, right through Phoenix." Donald Trump stated on January 4, 2016 in a television ad: A Trump television ad shows Mexicans swarming over "our southern border." Rand Paul stated on December 15, 2015 in in the CNN debate in Las Vegas: Says Marco Rubio "is the one for an open border." Donald Trump stated on November 14, 2015 in a rally in Beaumont, Texas: President Barack Obama "wants to take in 250,000 (people) from Syria." Donald Trump stated on November 17, 2015 in an interview on Laura Ingraham's radio show: The federal government is sending refugees to states with governors who are "Republicans, not to the Democrats."
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Mike Pence stated on February 17, 2018 in a speech in Dallas: Says that "along the southern border of the U.S.," the government apprehends "seven individuals a day who are either known or suspected terrorists." Ann Coulter stated on January 30, 2018 in a tweet: "100% of heroin/fentanyl epidemic is because we don't have a WALL." CSC Mediagroup.USA stated on January 30, 2018 in a headline: Democrats "booed families of children murdered by MS13." Dan Patrick stated on January 4, 2018 in a Facebook post: Says "566,000 crimes" were "made in Texas by criminal aliens in the last 6 years." WorldNetDaily stated on January 21, 2018 in a headline: "California To Register Illegal Aliens To Vote – Automatically." Donald Trump stated on December 15, 2017 in a speech: Says of the diversity visa lottery program, "they give us their worst people, they put them in a bin," and "the worst of the worst" are selected. USA In Front stated on December 11, 2017 in a headline: BREAKING: Illegal Muslim From Iran Arrested For Starting California Wildfire nofakenews-online stated on December 12, 2017 in a headline: "Update: van full of illegals caught voting at multiple Alabama polling locations." Chain email stated on December 5, 2017 in a chain email: Says Russian President Vladimir Putin got a standing ovation from the Duma after he gave a speech saying Muslims are "taking over" other countries but won't take over Russia. New York Republican State Committee stated on November 1, 2017 in a political mailer: "Liberals in County Hall want our community to be a sanctuary county" Ken Paxton stated on September 5, 2017 in a press release: "President Obama used" his DACA order "to unilaterally confer U.S. citizenship." Bruce Rauner stated on August 28, 2017 in a bill signing event: "My grandparents were proud immigrants to the United States of America, here to Illinois in the late 1800s. My grandparents did not speak English when they were young." Greg Abbott stated on May 7, 2017 in a statement before signing Senate Bill 4 into law over a Facebook Live: Says Travis County Sheriff Sally Hernandez "declared that she would not detain known criminals accused of violent crimes." Brian Sims stated on March 31, 2017 in In a fundraising message: "Finally, I will continue to fight against Republicans like Martina White, who like Trump, wants to deport all of our hard working immigrant brothers and sisters and white wash America." Bloggers stated on January 30, 2017 in a blog post: Says President Donald Trump "signs a visa-free travel policy" for Ghana and Malawi. Ron Castorina, Jr. stated on November 28, 2016 in a press release: "It is more difficult to obtain a Costco membership than it is to get a NYC Municipal ID" Bloggers stated on October 9, 2015 in social media posts, blogs: Latina who enthusiastically supported Donald Trump on stage in Las Vegas in October 2015 has been deported. Donald Trump stated on November 27, 2016 in a tweet: Says he "won the popular vote if you deduct the millions of people who voted illegally." Donald Trump stated on October 30, 2016 in a campaign rally in Albuquerque: Says Hillary Clinton "wants to let people just pour in. You could have 650 million people pour in and we do nothing about it. Think of it. That’s what could happen. You triple the size of our country in one week." Donald Trump stated on October 17, 2016 in a speech in Green Bay, Wisconsin: "It’s possible that non-citizen voters were responsible for Obama’s 2008 victory in North Carolina." Donald Trump stated on August 31, 2016 in an immigration policy speech in Phoenix: Says Hillary Clinton has "not answered a single question" about her immigration plan. Donald Trump stated on August 31, 2016 in a speech in Phoenix, Ariz.: The number of illegal immigrants "could be 3 million. It could be 30 million." Donald Trump stated on June 22, 2016 in a speech in New York attacking Hillary Clinton: "For the amount of money Hillary Clinton would like to spend on refugees, we could rebuild every inner city in America." Greg Abbott stated on May 12, 2016 in addressing the Republican Party of Texas state convention: "ISIS is running through a border made porous by Barack Obama’s policies." Donald Trump stated on May 23, 2016 in an interview with Fox News' Bill O'Reilly: "Look, we are at war with these people and they don't wear uniforms. … This is a war against people that are vicious, violent people, that we have no idea who they are, where they come from. We are allowing tens of thousands of them into our country now." Donald Trump stated on March 19, 2016 in a rally in Fountain Hills, Ariz. : The 2016 federal omnibus spending bill "funds illegal immigrants coming in and through your border, right through Phoenix." Donald Trump stated on January 4, 2016 in a television ad: A Trump television ad shows Mexicans swarming over "our southern border." Rand Paul stated on December 15, 2015 in in the CNN debate in Las Vegas: Says Marco Rubio "is the one for an open border." Donald Trump stated on November 14, 2015 in a rally in Beaumont, Texas: President Barack Obama "wants to take in 250,000 (people) from Syria." Donald Trump stated on November 17, 2015 in an interview on Laura Ingraham's radio show: The federal government is sending refugees to states with governors who are "Republicans, not to the Democrats."
Mike Pence stated on February 17, 2018 in a speech in Dallas: Says that "along the southern border of the U.S.," the government apprehends "seven individuals a day who are either known or suspected terrorists."
Ann Coulter stated on January 30, 2018 in a tweet: "100% of heroin/fentanyl epidemic is because we don't have a WALL."
CSC Mediagroup.USA stated on January 30, 2018 in a headline: Democrats "booed families of children murdered by MS13."
Dan Patrick stated on January 4, 2018 in a Facebook post: Says "566,000 crimes" were "made in Texas by criminal aliens in the last 6 years."
WorldNetDaily stated on January 21, 2018 in a headline: "California To Register Illegal Aliens To Vote – Automatically."
Donald Trump stated on December 15, 2017 in a speech: Says of the diversity visa lottery program, "they give us their worst people, they put them in a bin," and "the worst of the worst" are selected.
USA In Front stated on December 11, 2017 in a headline: BREAKING: Illegal Muslim From Iran Arrested For Starting California Wildfire
nofakenews-online stated on December 12, 2017 in a headline: "Update: van full of illegals caught voting at multiple Alabama polling locations."
Chain email stated on December 5, 2017 in a chain email: Says Russian President Vladimir Putin got a standing ovation from the Duma after he gave a speech saying Muslims are "taking over" other countries but won't take over Russia.
New York Republican State Committee stated on November 1, 2017 in a political mailer: "Liberals in County Hall want our community to be a sanctuary county"
Ken Paxton stated on September 5, 2017 in a press release: "President Obama used" his DACA order "to unilaterally confer U.S. citizenship."
Bruce Rauner stated on August 28, 2017 in a bill signing event: "My grandparents were proud immigrants to the United States of America, here to Illinois in the late 1800s. My grandparents did not speak English when they were young."
Greg Abbott stated on May 7, 2017 in a statement before signing Senate Bill 4 into law over a Facebook Live: Says Travis County Sheriff Sally Hernandez "declared that she would not detain known criminals accused of violent crimes."
Brian Sims stated on March 31, 2017 in In a fundraising message: "Finally, I will continue to fight against Republicans like Martina White, who like Trump, wants to deport all of our hard working immigrant brothers and sisters and white wash America."
Bloggers stated on January 30, 2017 in a blog post: Says President Donald Trump "signs a visa-free travel policy" for Ghana and Malawi.
Ron Castorina, Jr. stated on November 28, 2016 in a press release: "It is more difficult to obtain a Costco membership than it is to get a NYC Municipal ID"
Bloggers stated on October 9, 2015 in social media posts, blogs: Latina who enthusiastically supported Donald Trump on stage in Las Vegas in October 2015 has been deported.
Donald Trump stated on November 27, 2016 in a tweet: Says he "won the popular vote if you deduct the millions of people who voted illegally."
Donald Trump stated on October 30, 2016 in a campaign rally in Albuquerque: Says Hillary Clinton "wants to let people just pour in. You could have 650 million people pour in and we do nothing about it. Think of it. That’s what could happen. You triple the size of our country in one week."
Donald Trump stated on October 17, 2016 in a speech in Green Bay, Wisconsin: "It’s possible that non-citizen voters were responsible for Obama’s 2008 victory in North Carolina."
Donald Trump stated on August 31, 2016 in an immigration policy speech in Phoenix: Says Hillary Clinton has "not answered a single question" about her immigration plan.
Donald Trump stated on August 31, 2016 in a speech in Phoenix, Ariz.: The number of illegal immigrants "could be 3 million. It could be 30 million."
Donald Trump stated on June 22, 2016 in a speech in New York attacking Hillary Clinton: "For the amount of money Hillary Clinton would like to spend on refugees, we could rebuild every inner city in America."
Greg Abbott stated on May 12, 2016 in addressing the Republican Party of Texas state convention: "ISIS is running through a border made porous by Barack Obama’s policies."
Donald Trump stated on May 23, 2016 in an interview with Fox News' Bill O'Reilly: "Look, we are at war with these people and they don't wear uniforms. … This is a war against people that are vicious, violent people, that we have no idea who they are, where they come from. We are allowing tens of thousands of them into our country now."
Donald Trump stated on March 19, 2016 in a rally in Fountain Hills, Ariz. : The 2016 federal omnibus spending bill "funds illegal immigrants coming in and through your border, right through Phoenix."
Donald Trump stated on January 4, 2016 in a television ad: A Trump television ad shows Mexicans swarming over "our southern border."
Rand Paul stated on December 15, 2015 in in the CNN debate in Las Vegas: Says Marco Rubio "is the one for an open border."
Donald Trump stated on November 14, 2015 in a rally in Beaumont, Texas: President Barack Obama "wants to take in 250,000 (people) from Syria."
Donald Trump stated on November 17, 2015 in an interview on Laura Ingraham's radio show: The federal government is sending refugees to states with governors who are "Republicans, not to the Democrats."
