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 Jan Brewer stated on July 8, 2015 in comments on CNN: "We know from ... the federal data, that they only stop or apprehend one out of four illegal people crossing our border." Larry O'Connor stated on July 7, 2015 in an interview on "The Real Story with Gretchen Carlson" on Fox News: "25 percent of federal inmates are noncitizens." Donald Trump stated on July 8, 2015 in an interview with NBC's Katy Tur: "The Mexican government forces many bad people into our country." Hillary Clinton stated on July 7, 2015 in in an interview with CNN: Says Jeb Bush "doesn't believe in a path to citizenship. If he did at one time, he no longer does." Harris Faulkner stated on July 6, 2015 in a broadcast of "Outnumbered" on Fox News: "President Obama in November of last year wiped away (a program) that allows for shared fingerprinting for those who are behind bars so you know who is here legally and illegally." Donald Trump stated on July 1, 2015 in an interview on Fox Business Network: "Hundreds of thousands of (illegal immigrants are) going to state and federal penitentiaries." Gavin McInnes stated on June 22, 2015 in a broadcast of "The Greg Gutfeld Show": "50 percent of murders in Texas have been linked to illegal aliens." Ann Coulter stated on June 24, 2015 in comments on Fox Business Network: Says South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley "is an immigrant." Bill Clinton stated on June 17, 2015 in a broadcast of "The Daily Show": "Between 2010 and 2014, there was no net in-migration from Mexico." George Will stated on June 14, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": Says Jeb Bush "happens to be where a majority" of Republican voters are on giving legal status to illegal immigrants. Gary Painter stated on May 10, 2015 in as quoted in a Midland Reporter-Telegram news story: "We’re the only nation in the world that does not use the military to secure our border." Ann Coulter stated on May 26, 2015 in an interview on "America with Jorge Ramos": "America has already taken in one-fourth of Mexico's entire population." Marco Rubio stated on May 1, 2015 in the National Review Forum: "We have a legal immigration system in America that accepts 1 million people a year, legally. No other country in the world even comes close to that." Scott Walker stated on April 25, 2015 in an interview: Says that as president, Barack Obama has not gone to the Texas-Mexico border Hillary Clinton stated on May 5, 2015 in an appearance at a high school in Las Vegas, Nev.: "Not a single Republican candidate, announced or potential, is clearly and consistently supporting a path to citizenship. Not one." Judicial Watch stated on April 14, 2015 in a web item: "ISIS camp a few miles from Texas, Mexican authorities confirm." ForAmerica stated on April 12, 2015 in a meme on social media: "American families work hard to earn $4,250 a month. Obama is spending $18,972 a month on each illegal immigrant child." Hillary Clinton stated on April 15, 2015 in a roundtable chat in Iowa: Says "all my grandparents" immigrated to America. Rick Perry stated on April 7, 2015 in an interview with the Texas Tribune: On in-state tuition for unauthorized immigrants. People for the American Way stated on April 13, 2015 in a radio ad: Says Marco Rubio "voted to deport" young people known as Dreamers. The Associated Press stated on March 9, 2015 in article: Under legislation that has cleared the Georgia House, some children who are "legal refugees" could obtain state scholarships to attend private schools. John Fredericks stated on February 28, 2015 in a radio show.: Every illegal immigrant "can be eligible for up to $36,000 to $38,000 in earned income tax credits without paying a dime in." Scott Walker stated on March 1, 2015 in an interview: On the status of illegal immigrants Doug Collins stated on March 3, 2015 in in a newspaper article: President Obama said "22 times" he could not authorize immigration reform by executive order. David Jolly stated on February 26, 2015 in a speech on the U.S. House floor: A federal judge said President Barack Obama’s executive action on immigration is "unconstitutional." Marco Rubio stated on February 27, 2015 in a speech at CPAC: "There are at least three sectors of the border, one in particular, that are just completely insecure." Greg Abbott stated on February 22, 2015 in an interview on CBS's "Face the Nation": "Already this calendar year, since January 1, we have had more than 20,000 people come across the border, apprehended, unauthorized." John Boehner stated on March 1, 2015 in comments on CBS' "Face the Nation": On immigration, "the president said 22 times, 22 times, that he couldn't do what he eventually did." Greg Abbott stated on February 17, 2015 in an interview with Sean Hannity on Fox News: "22 times Barack Obama said he did not have the authority to implement this type of" anti-deportation "measure. And then the day after he signed this into law, he said, quote, ‘I just changed the law.’" Laura Ingraham stated on February 4, 2014 in a broadcast of the "Laura Ingraham Show": Says Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has an "immigrant family background."
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Jan Brewer stated on July 8, 2015 in comments on CNN: "We know from ... the federal data, that they only stop or apprehend one out of four illegal people crossing our border." Larry O'Connor stated on July 7, 2015 in an interview on "The Real Story with Gretchen Carlson" on Fox News: "25 percent of federal inmates are noncitizens." Donald Trump stated on July 8, 2015 in an interview with NBC's Katy Tur: "The Mexican government forces many bad people into our country." Hillary Clinton stated on July 7, 2015 in in an interview with CNN: Says Jeb Bush "doesn't believe in a path to citizenship. If he did at one time, he no longer does." Harris Faulkner stated on July 6, 2015 in a broadcast of "Outnumbered" on Fox News: "President Obama in November of last year wiped away (a program) that allows for shared fingerprinting for those who are behind bars so you know who is here legally and illegally." Donald Trump stated on July 1, 2015 in an interview on Fox Business Network: "Hundreds of thousands of (illegal immigrants are) going to state and federal penitentiaries." Gavin McInnes stated on June 22, 2015 in a broadcast of "The Greg Gutfeld Show": "50 percent of murders in Texas have been linked to illegal aliens." Ann Coulter stated on June 24, 2015 in comments on Fox Business Network: Says South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley "is an immigrant." Bill Clinton stated on June 17, 2015 in a broadcast of "The Daily Show": "Between 2010 and 2014, there was no net in-migration from Mexico." George Will stated on June 14, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": Says Jeb Bush "happens to be where a majority" of Republican voters are on giving legal status to illegal immigrants. Gary Painter stated on May 10, 2015 in as quoted in a Midland Reporter-Telegram news story: "We’re the only nation in the world that does not use the military to secure our border." Ann Coulter stated on May 26, 2015 in an interview on "America with Jorge Ramos": "America has already taken in one-fourth of Mexico's entire population." Marco Rubio stated on May 1, 2015 in the National Review Forum: "We have a legal immigration system in America that accepts 1 million people a year, legally. No other country in the world even comes close to that." Scott Walker stated on April 25, 2015 in an interview: Says that as president, Barack Obama has not gone to the Texas-Mexico border Hillary Clinton stated on May 5, 2015 in an appearance at a high school in Las Vegas, Nev.: "Not a single Republican candidate, announced or potential, is clearly and consistently supporting a path to citizenship. Not one." Judicial Watch stated on April 14, 2015 in a web item: "ISIS camp a few miles from Texas, Mexican authorities confirm." ForAmerica stated on April 12, 2015 in a meme on social media: "American families work hard to earn $4,250 a month. Obama is spending $18,972 a month on each illegal immigrant child." Hillary Clinton stated on April 15, 2015 in a roundtable chat in Iowa: Says "all my grandparents" immigrated to America. Rick Perry stated on April 7, 2015 in an interview with the Texas Tribune: On in-state tuition for unauthorized immigrants. People for the American Way stated on April 13, 2015 in a radio ad: Says Marco Rubio "voted to deport" young people known as Dreamers. The Associated Press stated on March 9, 2015 in article: Under legislation that has cleared the Georgia House, some children who are "legal refugees" could obtain state scholarships to attend private schools. John Fredericks stated on February 28, 2015 in a radio show.: Every illegal immigrant "can be eligible for up to $36,000 to $38,000 in earned income tax credits without paying a dime in." Scott Walker stated on March 1, 2015 in an interview: On the status of illegal immigrants Doug Collins stated on March 3, 2015 in in a newspaper article: President Obama said "22 times" he could not authorize immigration reform by executive order. David Jolly stated on February 26, 2015 in a speech on the U.S. House floor: A federal judge said President Barack Obama’s executive action on immigration is "unconstitutional." Marco Rubio stated on February 27, 2015 in a speech at CPAC: "There are at least three sectors of the border, one in particular, that are just completely insecure." Greg Abbott stated on February 22, 2015 in an interview on CBS's "Face the Nation": "Already this calendar year, since January 1, we have had more than 20,000 people come across the border, apprehended, unauthorized." John Boehner stated on March 1, 2015 in comments on CBS' "Face the Nation": On immigration, "the president said 22 times, 22 times, that he couldn't do what he eventually did." Greg Abbott stated on February 17, 2015 in an interview with Sean Hannity on Fox News: "22 times Barack Obama said he did not have the authority to implement this type of" anti-deportation "measure. And then the day after he signed this into law, he said, quote, ‘I just changed the law.’" Laura Ingraham stated on February 4, 2014 in a broadcast of the "Laura Ingraham Show": Says Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has an "immigrant family background."
Jan Brewer stated on July 8, 2015 in comments on CNN: "We know from ... the federal data, that they only stop or apprehend one out of four illegal people crossing our border."
Larry O'Connor stated on July 7, 2015 in an interview on "The Real Story with Gretchen Carlson" on Fox News: "25 percent of federal inmates are noncitizens."
Donald Trump stated on July 8, 2015 in an interview with NBC's Katy Tur: "The Mexican government forces many bad people into our country."
Hillary Clinton stated on July 7, 2015 in in an interview with CNN: Says Jeb Bush "doesn't believe in a path to citizenship. If he did at one time, he no longer does."
Harris Faulkner stated on July 6, 2015 in a broadcast of "Outnumbered" on Fox News: "President Obama in November of last year wiped away (a program) that allows for shared fingerprinting for those who are behind bars so you know who is here legally and illegally."
Donald Trump stated on July 1, 2015 in an interview on Fox Business Network: "Hundreds of thousands of (illegal immigrants are) going to state and federal penitentiaries."
Gavin McInnes stated on June 22, 2015 in a broadcast of "The Greg Gutfeld Show": "50 percent of murders in Texas have been linked to illegal aliens."
Ann Coulter stated on June 24, 2015 in comments on Fox Business Network: Says South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley "is an immigrant."
Bill Clinton stated on June 17, 2015 in a broadcast of "The Daily Show": "Between 2010 and 2014, there was no net in-migration from Mexico."
George Will stated on June 14, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": Says Jeb Bush "happens to be where a majority" of Republican voters are on giving legal status to illegal immigrants.
Gary Painter stated on May 10, 2015 in as quoted in a Midland Reporter-Telegram news story: "We’re the only nation in the world that does not use the military to secure our border."
Ann Coulter stated on May 26, 2015 in an interview on "America with Jorge Ramos": "America has already taken in one-fourth of Mexico's entire population."
Marco Rubio stated on May 1, 2015 in the National Review Forum: "We have a legal immigration system in America that accepts 1 million people a year, legally. No other country in the world even comes close to that."
Scott Walker stated on April 25, 2015 in an interview: Says that as president, Barack Obama has not gone to the Texas-Mexico border
Hillary Clinton stated on May 5, 2015 in an appearance at a high school in Las Vegas, Nev.: "Not a single Republican candidate, announced or potential, is clearly and consistently supporting a path to citizenship. Not one."
Judicial Watch stated on April 14, 2015 in a web item: "ISIS camp a few miles from Texas, Mexican authorities confirm."
ForAmerica stated on April 12, 2015 in a meme on social media: "American families work hard to earn $4,250 a month. Obama is spending $18,972 a month on each illegal immigrant child."
Hillary Clinton stated on April 15, 2015 in a roundtable chat in Iowa: Says "all my grandparents" immigrated to America.
Rick Perry stated on April 7, 2015 in an interview with the Texas Tribune: On in-state tuition for unauthorized immigrants.
People for the American Way stated on April 13, 2015 in a radio ad: Says Marco Rubio "voted to deport" young people known as Dreamers.
The Associated Press stated on March 9, 2015 in article: Under legislation that has cleared the Georgia House, some children who are "legal refugees" could obtain state scholarships to attend private schools.
John Fredericks stated on February 28, 2015 in a radio show.: Every illegal immigrant "can be eligible for up to $36,000 to $38,000 in earned income tax credits without paying a dime in."
Doug Collins stated on March 3, 2015 in in a newspaper article: President Obama said "22 times" he could not authorize immigration reform by executive order.
David Jolly stated on February 26, 2015 in a speech on the U.S. House floor: A federal judge said President Barack Obama’s executive action on immigration is "unconstitutional."
Marco Rubio stated on February 27, 2015 in a speech at CPAC: "There are at least three sectors of the border, one in particular, that are just completely insecure."
Greg Abbott stated on February 22, 2015 in an interview on CBS's "Face the Nation": "Already this calendar year, since January 1, we have had more than 20,000 people come across the border, apprehended, unauthorized."
John Boehner stated on March 1, 2015 in comments on CBS' "Face the Nation": On immigration, "the president said 22 times, 22 times, that he couldn't do what he eventually did."
Greg Abbott stated on February 17, 2015 in an interview with Sean Hannity on Fox News: "22 times Barack Obama said he did not have the authority to implement this type of" anti-deportation "measure. And then the day after he signed this into law, he said, quote, ‘I just changed the law.’"
Laura Ingraham stated on February 4, 2014 in a broadcast of the "Laura Ingraham Show": Says Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has an "immigrant family background."
