Latest Mostly 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 Donald Trump dicho el Abril 3, 2018 en a press conference: "We’ve started building the wall." Donald Trump dicho el Abril 2, 2018 en a tweet: Mexico has "very strong border laws -- ours are pathetic." Onward Ohio dicho el Marzo 20, 2018 en a TV ad: "In the Senate, (Mike) DeWine voted with Hillary Clinton to let illegal immigrants receive Social Security. And in Ohio, DeWine allowed illegal immigrants to receive driver's licenses." Jeff Sessions dicho el Marzo 7, 2018 en a speech in Sacramento: "California won’t let law enforcement officers like you and your people transfer prisoners to ICE custody or even to communicate with ICE that you’re about to release them from your custody — people that ICE is looking for." Donald Trump dicho el Enero 31, 2018 en State of the Union address: "A single immigrant can bring in unlimited numbers of distant relatives." Donald Trump dicho el Enero 18, 2018 en a tweet: Mexico is "now rated the number one most dangerous country in the world." Donald Trump dicho el Enero 9, 2018 en a press conference with congressional leaders: When President Barack Obama "signed the executive order (on DACA, he) actually said he doesn't have the right to do this." Donald Trump dicho el Noviembre 1, 2017 en a tweet: Says the diversity visa lottery program is "a Chuck Schumer beauty." Donald Trump dicho el Octubre 8, 2017 en a document: "Loopholes in current law prevent ‘Unaccompanied Alien Children’ (UACs) that arrive in the country illegally from being removed." Tom Cotton dicho el Septiembre 17, 2017 en an NBC interview: "If you pass the so-called Dream Act, it will be the single biggest amnesty in the history of the United States, even bigger than the 1986 amnesty." Senate Leadership Fund dicho el Septiembre 14, 2017 en an attack ad: Says Roy Moore is "on the wrong side of Trump’s border wall." Jeff Sessions dicho el Septiembre 5, 2017 en remarks at the Justice Department: Says President Barack Obama’s policy known as DACA "contributed to a surge of minors at the southern border." Matt Gaetz dicho el Agosto 18, 2017 en a newsletter: "As of 2014, illegal aliens made up roughly 3.5 percent of our population, and committed over 10 percent of all murders." Jeff Sessions dicho el Julio 12, 2017 en a speech: "According to a recent study from the University of California Riverside, (sanctuary) cities with these policies have more violent crime on average than those that don’t." Kellyanne Conway dicho el Julio 22, 2017 en Fox News interview: Just 6 percent of Americans say Russia is the country’s most important issue, yet the story receives "75 percent of the coverage" in the media. Ken Paxton dicho el Junio 16, 2017 en a press release: Says Barack Obama "acknowledged over 20 times" that his administration’s Deferred Action for Parents of Americans "immigration edict was a violation of law and the separation of powers." Donald Trump dicho el Abril 17, 2017 en a tweet: Says Jon Ossoff wants to "allow illegal immigration." Jeff Sessions dicho el Marzo 27, 2017 en a press briefing: "Just last May, the Department of Justice inspector general found that these (‘sanctuary city’) policies also violate federal law." Brendan Reilly dicho el Febrero 24, 2017 en on Twitter : Said Adolf Hitler and Donald Trump have both described deportations as "a military operation." Keith Ellison dicho el Marzo 7, 2017 en an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": Says President Donald Trump's travel ban could ban Somalis "from getting relief (from famine) through coming to the United States." Donald Trump dicho el Febrero 28, 2017 en a speech before a joint session of Congress: "According to data provided by the Department of Justice, the vast majority of individuals convicted of terrorism and terrorism-related offenses since 9/11 came here from outside of our country." Stephen Miller dicho el Febrero 12, 2017 en an interview on ABC's "This Week": "I'm calling into question the accuracy of the ruling. The district judge in Seattle said there was no indication of terrorism from these seven countries in our country." Donald Trump dicho el Febrero 2, 2017 en a Facebook post: "Smart! 'Kuwait issues its own Trump-esque visa ban for five Muslim-majority countries.' " Tom McClintock dicho el Enero 31, 2017 en an interview: Refugee "vetting was very haphazard," under the Obama Administration. "In many cases, we simply accepted the word of applicants." John Cornyn dicho el Noviembre 22, 2016 en a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson: Says the Department of Homeland Security didn't request any hours of aerial surveillance for the U.S.-Mexico border from the Department of Defense for 2017. Joe DeFelice dicho el Enero 25, 2017: "From the release of a child rapist from the Dominican Republican to that of an Italian drug smuggler, Philadelphians have already been put in direct danger by Mayor Kenney’s policy of blocking local law enforcement from participating with federal immigration authorities." Donald Trump dicho el Enero 29, 2017 en a statement: "My policy is similar to what President Obama did in 2011 when he banned visas for refugees from Iraq for six months." Donald Trump dicho el Enero 25, 2017 en remarks at Department of Homeland Security: Says ICE and border patrol officers "unanimously endorsed me for president." Scott Walker dicho el Diciembre 23, 2016 en an interview: "We don't get any of that information" from the federal government on who refugees are, where they come from and how long they are likely to stay. Lloyd Doggett dicho el Diciembre 15, 2016 en an interview with KEYE TV: "Our university campuses by federal law do not check the immigration status of their students just as our public schools don’t."
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Donald Trump dicho el Abril 3, 2018 en a press conference: "We’ve started building the wall." Donald Trump dicho el Abril 2, 2018 en a tweet: Mexico has "very strong border laws -- ours are pathetic." Onward Ohio dicho el Marzo 20, 2018 en a TV ad: "In the Senate, (Mike) DeWine voted with Hillary Clinton to let illegal immigrants receive Social Security. And in Ohio, DeWine allowed illegal immigrants to receive driver's licenses." Jeff Sessions dicho el Marzo 7, 2018 en a speech in Sacramento: "California won’t let law enforcement officers like you and your people transfer prisoners to ICE custody or even to communicate with ICE that you’re about to release them from your custody — people that ICE is looking for." Donald Trump dicho el Enero 31, 2018 en State of the Union address: "A single immigrant can bring in unlimited numbers of distant relatives." Donald Trump dicho el Enero 18, 2018 en a tweet: Mexico is "now rated the number one most dangerous country in the world." Donald Trump dicho el Enero 9, 2018 en a press conference with congressional leaders: When President Barack Obama "signed the executive order (on DACA, he) actually said he doesn't have the right to do this." Donald Trump dicho el Noviembre 1, 2017 en a tweet: Says the diversity visa lottery program is "a Chuck Schumer beauty." Donald Trump dicho el Octubre 8, 2017 en a document: "Loopholes in current law prevent ‘Unaccompanied Alien Children’ (UACs) that arrive in the country illegally from being removed." Tom Cotton dicho el Septiembre 17, 2017 en an NBC interview: "If you pass the so-called Dream Act, it will be the single biggest amnesty in the history of the United States, even bigger than the 1986 amnesty." Senate Leadership Fund dicho el Septiembre 14, 2017 en an attack ad: Says Roy Moore is "on the wrong side of Trump’s border wall." Jeff Sessions dicho el Septiembre 5, 2017 en remarks at the Justice Department: Says President Barack Obama’s policy known as DACA "contributed to a surge of minors at the southern border." Matt Gaetz dicho el Agosto 18, 2017 en a newsletter: "As of 2014, illegal aliens made up roughly 3.5 percent of our population, and committed over 10 percent of all murders." Jeff Sessions dicho el Julio 12, 2017 en a speech: "According to a recent study from the University of California Riverside, (sanctuary) cities with these policies have more violent crime on average than those that don’t." Kellyanne Conway dicho el Julio 22, 2017 en Fox News interview: Just 6 percent of Americans say Russia is the country’s most important issue, yet the story receives "75 percent of the coverage" in the media. Ken Paxton dicho el Junio 16, 2017 en a press release: Says Barack Obama "acknowledged over 20 times" that his administration’s Deferred Action for Parents of Americans "immigration edict was a violation of law and the separation of powers." Donald Trump dicho el Abril 17, 2017 en a tweet: Says Jon Ossoff wants to "allow illegal immigration." Jeff Sessions dicho el Marzo 27, 2017 en a press briefing: "Just last May, the Department of Justice inspector general found that these (‘sanctuary city’) policies also violate federal law." Brendan Reilly dicho el Febrero 24, 2017 en on Twitter : Said Adolf Hitler and Donald Trump have both described deportations as "a military operation." Keith Ellison dicho el Marzo 7, 2017 en an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": Says President Donald Trump's travel ban could ban Somalis "from getting relief (from famine) through coming to the United States." Donald Trump dicho el Febrero 28, 2017 en a speech before a joint session of Congress: "According to data provided by the Department of Justice, the vast majority of individuals convicted of terrorism and terrorism-related offenses since 9/11 came here from outside of our country." Stephen Miller dicho el Febrero 12, 2017 en an interview on ABC's "This Week": "I'm calling into question the accuracy of the ruling. The district judge in Seattle said there was no indication of terrorism from these seven countries in our country." Donald Trump dicho el Febrero 2, 2017 en a Facebook post: "Smart! 'Kuwait issues its own Trump-esque visa ban for five Muslim-majority countries.' " Tom McClintock dicho el Enero 31, 2017 en an interview: Refugee "vetting was very haphazard," under the Obama Administration. "In many cases, we simply accepted the word of applicants." John Cornyn dicho el Noviembre 22, 2016 en a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson: Says the Department of Homeland Security didn't request any hours of aerial surveillance for the U.S.-Mexico border from the Department of Defense for 2017. Joe DeFelice dicho el Enero 25, 2017: "From the release of a child rapist from the Dominican Republican to that of an Italian drug smuggler, Philadelphians have already been put in direct danger by Mayor Kenney’s policy of blocking local law enforcement from participating with federal immigration authorities." Donald Trump dicho el Enero 29, 2017 en a statement: "My policy is similar to what President Obama did in 2011 when he banned visas for refugees from Iraq for six months." Donald Trump dicho el Enero 25, 2017 en remarks at Department of Homeland Security: Says ICE and border patrol officers "unanimously endorsed me for president." Scott Walker dicho el Diciembre 23, 2016 en an interview: "We don't get any of that information" from the federal government on who refugees are, where they come from and how long they are likely to stay. Lloyd Doggett dicho el Diciembre 15, 2016 en an interview with KEYE TV: "Our university campuses by federal law do not check the immigration status of their students just as our public schools don’t."
Donald Trump dicho el Abril 2, 2018 en a tweet: Mexico has "very strong border laws -- ours are pathetic."
Onward Ohio dicho el Marzo 20, 2018 en a TV ad: "In the Senate, (Mike) DeWine voted with Hillary Clinton to let illegal immigrants receive Social Security. And in Ohio, DeWine allowed illegal immigrants to receive driver's licenses."
Jeff Sessions dicho el Marzo 7, 2018 en a speech in Sacramento: "California won’t let law enforcement officers like you and your people transfer prisoners to ICE custody or even to communicate with ICE that you’re about to release them from your custody — people that ICE is looking for."
Donald Trump dicho el Enero 31, 2018 en State of the Union address: "A single immigrant can bring in unlimited numbers of distant relatives."
Donald Trump dicho el Enero 18, 2018 en a tweet: Mexico is "now rated the number one most dangerous country in the world."
Donald Trump dicho el Enero 9, 2018 en a press conference with congressional leaders: When President Barack Obama "signed the executive order (on DACA, he) actually said he doesn't have the right to do this."
Donald Trump dicho el Noviembre 1, 2017 en a tweet: Says the diversity visa lottery program is "a Chuck Schumer beauty."
Donald Trump dicho el Octubre 8, 2017 en a document: "Loopholes in current law prevent ‘Unaccompanied Alien Children’ (UACs) that arrive in the country illegally from being removed."
Tom Cotton dicho el Septiembre 17, 2017 en an NBC interview: "If you pass the so-called Dream Act, it will be the single biggest amnesty in the history of the United States, even bigger than the 1986 amnesty."
Senate Leadership Fund dicho el Septiembre 14, 2017 en an attack ad: Says Roy Moore is "on the wrong side of Trump’s border wall."
Jeff Sessions dicho el Septiembre 5, 2017 en remarks at the Justice Department: Says President Barack Obama’s policy known as DACA "contributed to a surge of minors at the southern border."
Matt Gaetz dicho el Agosto 18, 2017 en a newsletter: "As of 2014, illegal aliens made up roughly 3.5 percent of our population, and committed over 10 percent of all murders."
Jeff Sessions dicho el Julio 12, 2017 en a speech: "According to a recent study from the University of California Riverside, (sanctuary) cities with these policies have more violent crime on average than those that don’t."
Kellyanne Conway dicho el Julio 22, 2017 en Fox News interview: Just 6 percent of Americans say Russia is the country’s most important issue, yet the story receives "75 percent of the coverage" in the media.
Ken Paxton dicho el Junio 16, 2017 en a press release: Says Barack Obama "acknowledged over 20 times" that his administration’s Deferred Action for Parents of Americans "immigration edict was a violation of law and the separation of powers."
Donald Trump dicho el Abril 17, 2017 en a tweet: Says Jon Ossoff wants to "allow illegal immigration."
Jeff Sessions dicho el Marzo 27, 2017 en a press briefing: "Just last May, the Department of Justice inspector general found that these (‘sanctuary city’) policies also violate federal law."
Brendan Reilly dicho el Febrero 24, 2017 en on Twitter : Said Adolf Hitler and Donald Trump have both described deportations as "a military operation."
Keith Ellison dicho el Marzo 7, 2017 en an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": Says President Donald Trump's travel ban could ban Somalis "from getting relief (from famine) through coming to the United States."
Donald Trump dicho el Febrero 28, 2017 en a speech before a joint session of Congress: "According to data provided by the Department of Justice, the vast majority of individuals convicted of terrorism and terrorism-related offenses since 9/11 came here from outside of our country."
Stephen Miller dicho el Febrero 12, 2017 en an interview on ABC's "This Week": "I'm calling into question the accuracy of the ruling. The district judge in Seattle said there was no indication of terrorism from these seven countries in our country."
Donald Trump dicho el Febrero 2, 2017 en a Facebook post: "Smart! 'Kuwait issues its own Trump-esque visa ban for five Muslim-majority countries.' "
Tom McClintock dicho el Enero 31, 2017 en an interview: Refugee "vetting was very haphazard," under the Obama Administration. "In many cases, we simply accepted the word of applicants."
John Cornyn dicho el Noviembre 22, 2016 en a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson: Says the Department of Homeland Security didn't request any hours of aerial surveillance for the U.S.-Mexico border from the Department of Defense for 2017.
Joe DeFelice dicho el Enero 25, 2017: "From the release of a child rapist from the Dominican Republican to that of an Italian drug smuggler, Philadelphians have already been put in direct danger by Mayor Kenney’s policy of blocking local law enforcement from participating with federal immigration authorities."
Donald Trump dicho el Enero 29, 2017 en a statement: "My policy is similar to what President Obama did in 2011 when he banned visas for refugees from Iraq for six months."
Donald Trump dicho el Enero 25, 2017 en remarks at Department of Homeland Security: Says ICE and border patrol officers "unanimously endorsed me for president."
Scott Walker dicho el Diciembre 23, 2016 en an interview: "We don't get any of that information" from the federal government on who refugees are, where they come from and how long they are likely to stay.
Lloyd Doggett dicho el Diciembre 15, 2016 en an interview with KEYE TV: "Our university campuses by federal law do not check the immigration status of their students just as our public schools don’t."
