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 Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in in a speech at the Republican convention: "Nearly 180,000 illegal immigrants with criminal records, ordered deported from our country, are tonight roaming free to threaten peaceful citizens." Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention: Says Hillary Clinton "wants sanctuary cities." Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention: Says Hillary Clinton "has called for a radical 550 percent increase in Syrian ... refugees . . . despite the fact that there’s no way to screen these refugees in order to find out who they are or where they come from." Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in In a speech at the Republican convention: "The number of new illegal immigrant families who have crossed the border so far this year already exceeds the entire total from 2015." Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland: "Two million more Latinos are in poverty today than when President Obama took his oath of office less than eight years ago." Luis Gutierrez stated on May 12, 2016 in in a speech: "Every single strawberry that is served to Members of Congress will have passed through the rough hands of an undocumented immigrant." Newt Gingrich stated on July 20, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention: Says "Hillary (Clinton) wants to increase the number (of Syrian refugees) by 500 percent." Jeff Sessions stated on July 18, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention: "There are about 350,000 people who succeed in crossing our borders illegally each year." Rudy Giuliani stated on July 18, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention”: "Hillary Clinton is for open borders." Gary Johnson stated on July 3, 2016 in an interview on CNN: "(Mexican immigrants) are more law-abiding than U.S. citizens and that is a statistic." Bill Mitchell stated on April 20, 2016 in a speech: "Over the last six years, the state of Illinois spent about $320 million on illegal immigrants." Bill de Blasio stated on June 23, 2016 in a press conference at New York City Hall.: Says "220,000 New Yorkers would have immediately benefitted had President Obama’s executive action been affirmed. So almost a quarter million of our fellow New Yorkers who are hurting right now whose rights and opportunities were taken away by the Supreme Court." Pat Toomey stated on June 27, 2016 in a statement: "Sanctuary cities such as Philadelphia refuse to cooperate with the federal government in locating suspected terrorists who are in their custody and are in the country illegally." Carlos Beruff stated on July 5, 2016 in a statement to press: "Rather than work to secure the border, (Marco Rubio) supported Obama’s amnesty plan for illegal immigrants." David Miliband stated on June 26, 2016 in comments on "Meet the Press": "The major immigration issue was about Poles, and Bulgarians, and Romanians," and that they weren’t contributing economically. "The unemployment rate among Poles in Britain is lower than the unemployment rate among Brits." Donald Trump stated on June 22, 2016 in a speech: Says Hillary Clinton’s immigration platform would "create totally open borders." 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." Donald Trump stated on June 15, 2016 in an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity: Even among "second and third generation" Muslims in the United States, "there's no real assimilation." Joaquin Castro stated on June 6, 2016 in a tweet: "@realDonaldTrump is coming to San Antonio, which is 60% Mexican-AMERICAN." 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 June 13, 2016 in a speech responding to the Orlando shooting: "According to Pew Research, 99 percent of the people in Afghanistan support oppressive Sharia law." Donald Trump stated on June 13, 2016 in a speech: Says Hillary Clinton "plans to massively increase admissions (of Middle East refugees) … including a 500 percent increase in Syrian refugees coming into our country." Donald Trump stated on June 13, 2016 in a speech on terrorism and immigration: There is "no system to vet" refugees from the Middle East. Donald Trump stated on June 12, 2016 in a statement after a terrorist attack in Orlando: "We admit more than 100,000 lifetime migrants from the Middle East each year." Pete Gallego stated on April 22, 2016 in Pete Gallego campaign press release: Says Will Hurd "cosponsored a bill that would militarize our border and allow 200 miles of new roads to be built in the Big Bend region -- cutting up our beloved park." 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." Ann Kirkpatrick stated on May 8, 2016 in an interview with MSNBC's Al Sharpton: Says Sen. John McCain "told dreamers that he’ll support the Dream Act, then he voted against it." George Holding stated on May 19, 2016 in a debate on WRAL: Says North Carolina Rep. Renee Ellmers was the only Republican to vote against "an amendment to prioritize the deportation of sexual criminals who are illegal immigrants." Colorado's Voice stated on May 5, 2016 in a news release: Says "Mike Coffman is with Trump." Pat Buchanan stated on May 5, 2016 in an NPR interview: "Now in half the homes in California, people speak a language other than English in their own homes."
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Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in in a speech at the Republican convention: "Nearly 180,000 illegal immigrants with criminal records, ordered deported from our country, are tonight roaming free to threaten peaceful citizens." Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention: Says Hillary Clinton "wants sanctuary cities." Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention: Says Hillary Clinton "has called for a radical 550 percent increase in Syrian ... refugees . . . despite the fact that there’s no way to screen these refugees in order to find out who they are or where they come from." Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in In a speech at the Republican convention: "The number of new illegal immigrant families who have crossed the border so far this year already exceeds the entire total from 2015." Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland: "Two million more Latinos are in poverty today than when President Obama took his oath of office less than eight years ago." Luis Gutierrez stated on May 12, 2016 in in a speech: "Every single strawberry that is served to Members of Congress will have passed through the rough hands of an undocumented immigrant." Newt Gingrich stated on July 20, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention: Says "Hillary (Clinton) wants to increase the number (of Syrian refugees) by 500 percent." Jeff Sessions stated on July 18, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention: "There are about 350,000 people who succeed in crossing our borders illegally each year." Rudy Giuliani stated on July 18, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention”: "Hillary Clinton is for open borders." Gary Johnson stated on July 3, 2016 in an interview on CNN: "(Mexican immigrants) are more law-abiding than U.S. citizens and that is a statistic." Bill Mitchell stated on April 20, 2016 in a speech: "Over the last six years, the state of Illinois spent about $320 million on illegal immigrants." Bill de Blasio stated on June 23, 2016 in a press conference at New York City Hall.: Says "220,000 New Yorkers would have immediately benefitted had President Obama’s executive action been affirmed. So almost a quarter million of our fellow New Yorkers who are hurting right now whose rights and opportunities were taken away by the Supreme Court." Pat Toomey stated on June 27, 2016 in a statement: "Sanctuary cities such as Philadelphia refuse to cooperate with the federal government in locating suspected terrorists who are in their custody and are in the country illegally." Carlos Beruff stated on July 5, 2016 in a statement to press: "Rather than work to secure the border, (Marco Rubio) supported Obama’s amnesty plan for illegal immigrants." David Miliband stated on June 26, 2016 in comments on "Meet the Press": "The major immigration issue was about Poles, and Bulgarians, and Romanians," and that they weren’t contributing economically. "The unemployment rate among Poles in Britain is lower than the unemployment rate among Brits." Donald Trump stated on June 22, 2016 in a speech: Says Hillary Clinton’s immigration platform would "create totally open borders." 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." Donald Trump stated on June 15, 2016 in an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity: Even among "second and third generation" Muslims in the United States, "there's no real assimilation." Joaquin Castro stated on June 6, 2016 in a tweet: "@realDonaldTrump is coming to San Antonio, which is 60% Mexican-AMERICAN." 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 June 13, 2016 in a speech responding to the Orlando shooting: "According to Pew Research, 99 percent of the people in Afghanistan support oppressive Sharia law." Donald Trump stated on June 13, 2016 in a speech: Says Hillary Clinton "plans to massively increase admissions (of Middle East refugees) … including a 500 percent increase in Syrian refugees coming into our country." Donald Trump stated on June 13, 2016 in a speech on terrorism and immigration: There is "no system to vet" refugees from the Middle East. Donald Trump stated on June 12, 2016 in a statement after a terrorist attack in Orlando: "We admit more than 100,000 lifetime migrants from the Middle East each year." Pete Gallego stated on April 22, 2016 in Pete Gallego campaign press release: Says Will Hurd "cosponsored a bill that would militarize our border and allow 200 miles of new roads to be built in the Big Bend region -- cutting up our beloved park." 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." Ann Kirkpatrick stated on May 8, 2016 in an interview with MSNBC's Al Sharpton: Says Sen. John McCain "told dreamers that he’ll support the Dream Act, then he voted against it." George Holding stated on May 19, 2016 in a debate on WRAL: Says North Carolina Rep. Renee Ellmers was the only Republican to vote against "an amendment to prioritize the deportation of sexual criminals who are illegal immigrants." Colorado's Voice stated on May 5, 2016 in a news release: Says "Mike Coffman is with Trump." Pat Buchanan stated on May 5, 2016 in an NPR interview: "Now in half the homes in California, people speak a language other than English in their own homes."
Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in in a speech at the Republican convention: "Nearly 180,000 illegal immigrants with criminal records, ordered deported from our country, are tonight roaming free to threaten peaceful citizens."
Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention: Says Hillary Clinton "wants sanctuary cities."
Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention: Says Hillary Clinton "has called for a radical 550 percent increase in Syrian ... refugees . . . despite the fact that there’s no way to screen these refugees in order to find out who they are or where they come from."
Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in In a speech at the Republican convention: "The number of new illegal immigrant families who have crossed the border so far this year already exceeds the entire total from 2015."
Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland: "Two million more Latinos are in poverty today than when President Obama took his oath of office less than eight years ago."
Luis Gutierrez stated on May 12, 2016 in in a speech: "Every single strawberry that is served to Members of Congress will have passed through the rough hands of an undocumented immigrant."
Newt Gingrich stated on July 20, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention: Says "Hillary (Clinton) wants to increase the number (of Syrian refugees) by 500 percent."
Jeff Sessions stated on July 18, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention: "There are about 350,000 people who succeed in crossing our borders illegally each year."
Rudy Giuliani stated on July 18, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention”: "Hillary Clinton is for open borders."
Gary Johnson stated on July 3, 2016 in an interview on CNN: "(Mexican immigrants) are more law-abiding than U.S. citizens and that is a statistic."
Bill Mitchell stated on April 20, 2016 in a speech: "Over the last six years, the state of Illinois spent about $320 million on illegal immigrants."
Bill de Blasio stated on June 23, 2016 in a press conference at New York City Hall.: Says "220,000 New Yorkers would have immediately benefitted had President Obama’s executive action been affirmed. So almost a quarter million of our fellow New Yorkers who are hurting right now whose rights and opportunities were taken away by the Supreme Court."
Pat Toomey stated on June 27, 2016 in a statement: "Sanctuary cities such as Philadelphia refuse to cooperate with the federal government in locating suspected terrorists who are in their custody and are in the country illegally."
Carlos Beruff stated on July 5, 2016 in a statement to press: "Rather than work to secure the border, (Marco Rubio) supported Obama’s amnesty plan for illegal immigrants."
David Miliband stated on June 26, 2016 in comments on "Meet the Press": "The major immigration issue was about Poles, and Bulgarians, and Romanians," and that they weren’t contributing economically. "The unemployment rate among Poles in Britain is lower than the unemployment rate among Brits."
Donald Trump stated on June 22, 2016 in a speech: Says Hillary Clinton’s immigration platform would "create totally open borders."
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."
Donald Trump stated on June 15, 2016 in an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity: Even among "second and third generation" Muslims in the United States, "there's no real assimilation."
Joaquin Castro stated on June 6, 2016 in a tweet: "@realDonaldTrump is coming to San Antonio, which is 60% Mexican-AMERICAN."
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 June 13, 2016 in a speech responding to the Orlando shooting: "According to Pew Research, 99 percent of the people in Afghanistan support oppressive Sharia law."
Donald Trump stated on June 13, 2016 in a speech: Says Hillary Clinton "plans to massively increase admissions (of Middle East refugees) … including a 500 percent increase in Syrian refugees coming into our country."
Donald Trump stated on June 13, 2016 in a speech on terrorism and immigration: There is "no system to vet" refugees from the Middle East.
Donald Trump stated on June 12, 2016 in a statement after a terrorist attack in Orlando: "We admit more than 100,000 lifetime migrants from the Middle East each year."
Pete Gallego stated on April 22, 2016 in Pete Gallego campaign press release: Says Will Hurd "cosponsored a bill that would militarize our border and allow 200 miles of new roads to be built in the Big Bend region -- cutting up our beloved park."
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."
Ann Kirkpatrick stated on May 8, 2016 in an interview with MSNBC's Al Sharpton: Says Sen. John McCain "told dreamers that he’ll support the Dream Act, then he voted against it."
George Holding stated on May 19, 2016 in a debate on WRAL: Says North Carolina Rep. Renee Ellmers was the only Republican to vote against "an amendment to prioritize the deportation of sexual criminals who are illegal immigrants."
Pat Buchanan stated on May 5, 2016 in an NPR interview: "Now in half the homes in California, people speak a language other than English in their own homes."
