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 Instagram posts stated on August 21, 2022 in an Instagram post: “America now has a government that forbids border agents from using deadly force, but is training IRS agents to use SWAT-team tactics on law-abiding citizens.” Instagram posts stated on September 16, 2022 in a post: Martha’s Vineyard “deported 50 illegals after only 24 hours.” Instagram posts stated on September 18, 2022 in a Facebook post: Martha’s Vineyard "used the military to deport every last illegal migrant from their island.” Jim Marchant stated on August 9, 2022 in an interview with Steve Bannon: “Here in Nevada, the DMV registers everybody (to vote) and so that means illegals. They don’t check.” Adam Laxalt stated on August 8, 2022 in a statement: The public health order Title 42 is "the last tool Border Patrol has to stop the overwhelming flood of illegal immigrants pouring into our country.” Tomi Lahren stated on July 25, 2022 in a tweet: “Biden wants to give illegals ID cards so they can start collecting American benefits.” Facebook posts stated on June 28, 2022 in Facebook post: This is the 911 call placed by the migrants trapped in the truck found in San Antonio. Facebook posts stated on June 28, 2022 in Facebook post: Esta grabación muestra una llamada al 911 de los migrantes atrapados en un camión en San Antonio, Texas. X posts stated on May 24, 2022 in un tuit: ICE está en Uvalde, Texas, “entonces los padres indocumentados tienen que temer la deportación antes de verificar si sus hijos están vivos". X posts stated on May 24, 2022 in a tweet: ICE is in Uvalde, Texas, “so undocumented parents have to consider arrest deportation before they go check to see if their kids are alive.” James Lankford stated on May 4, 2022 in a Senate hearing: “The vast majority of individuals that we’re releasing out are not showing up for hearings.” Blake Masters stated on May 14, 2022 in a tweet: “Democrats want open borders so they can bring in and amnesty tens of millions of illegal aliens — that’s their electoral strategy.” National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on April 25, 2022 in an ad: Sen. Mark Kelly voted “for benefits to illegals.” Tim Westley stated on March 30, 2022 in an interview: "We have (people detained by ICE) that have to be seen within 24 hours, while veterans are seen within months. JD Vance stated on April 5, 2022 in a TV ad: “Joe Biden’s open border” means that there are “more Democrat voters pouring into this country." Facebook posts stated on April 3, 2022 in an article: "Biden changes his mind and now wants to resume building Trump’s wall." Tyler Lee stated on January 27, 2022 in a tweet: ICE has been illegally releasing immigrants “in Huntersville #NC13 at big box retail locations. Feds aren’t notifying anyone, just making secret drops at 3am.” Facebook posts stated on January 31, 2022 in a Facebook post: Hundreds of ‘illegals’ were dropped off at Florida hotel. Facebook posts stated on January 23, 2022 in a Facebook post: American taxpayer dollars provide “free housing, free medical, free state identification” to immigrants in the country illegally. Jim Lamon stated on January 26, 2022 in an ad: The Biden-Harris administration "wants to hand out $450,000 to illegal immigrants." Facebook posts stated on January 7, 2019 in a Facebook post: American citizens “pay $155 billion annually to make sure illegal immigrants are taken care of better than American citizens” TikTok posts stated on November 21, 2021 in a TikTok post: Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi planned “the ethnocide of the peoples of Europe” through “the encouragement of mass non-white immigration.” The Gateway Pundit stated on November 26, 2021 in an article: Because of omicron, “the Biden administration has decided to leave the U.S. southern border completely open.” Ted Cruz stated on August 4, 2021 in an interview: “In the last several months, the Biden administration has released over 7,000 illegal aliens who were COVID positive just in one Texas city.” Biden's border policies are "endangering not just the people of Texas, but people all across the country." Gary Sides stated on August 3, 2021 in a school board meeting: The United States' southern border is "basically open" and is "a super spreader event.” Ron DeSantis stated on August 4, 2021 in a press conference: Says Joe Biden has driven the current coronavirus surge because he “imported more virus from around the world by having a wide open southern border.” Facebook posts stated on July 31, 2021 in a Facebook post: Two federal government buses “stopped in front of a Mexican restaurant in the very small town of Green Cove Springs Florida… The passengers were illegal immigrants, straight from the southern border.” Facebook posts stated on July 24, 2021 in a Facebook post: There are “22 million illegal aliens living in America and ... voting illegally.” Terri Bryant stated on July 13, 2021 in a radio interview: “You may be 55 years old in [Illinois] and a citizen and not eligible for Medicaid. But if you are an undocumented immigrant and 55 or older, you’re eligible for Medicaid.” Greg Abbott stated on June 16, 2021 in a press conference: “Carnage" is being caused "by people who are coming across the border."
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Instagram posts stated on August 21, 2022 in an Instagram post: “America now has a government that forbids border agents from using deadly force, but is training IRS agents to use SWAT-team tactics on law-abiding citizens.” Instagram posts stated on September 16, 2022 in a post: Martha’s Vineyard “deported 50 illegals after only 24 hours.” Instagram posts stated on September 18, 2022 in a Facebook post: Martha’s Vineyard "used the military to deport every last illegal migrant from their island.” Jim Marchant stated on August 9, 2022 in an interview with Steve Bannon: “Here in Nevada, the DMV registers everybody (to vote) and so that means illegals. They don’t check.” Adam Laxalt stated on August 8, 2022 in a statement: The public health order Title 42 is "the last tool Border Patrol has to stop the overwhelming flood of illegal immigrants pouring into our country.” Tomi Lahren stated on July 25, 2022 in a tweet: “Biden wants to give illegals ID cards so they can start collecting American benefits.” Facebook posts stated on June 28, 2022 in Facebook post: This is the 911 call placed by the migrants trapped in the truck found in San Antonio. Facebook posts stated on June 28, 2022 in Facebook post: Esta grabación muestra una llamada al 911 de los migrantes atrapados en un camión en San Antonio, Texas. X posts stated on May 24, 2022 in un tuit: ICE está en Uvalde, Texas, “entonces los padres indocumentados tienen que temer la deportación antes de verificar si sus hijos están vivos". X posts stated on May 24, 2022 in a tweet: ICE is in Uvalde, Texas, “so undocumented parents have to consider arrest deportation before they go check to see if their kids are alive.” James Lankford stated on May 4, 2022 in a Senate hearing: “The vast majority of individuals that we’re releasing out are not showing up for hearings.” Blake Masters stated on May 14, 2022 in a tweet: “Democrats want open borders so they can bring in and amnesty tens of millions of illegal aliens — that’s their electoral strategy.” National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on April 25, 2022 in an ad: Sen. Mark Kelly voted “for benefits to illegals.” Tim Westley stated on March 30, 2022 in an interview: "We have (people detained by ICE) that have to be seen within 24 hours, while veterans are seen within months. JD Vance stated on April 5, 2022 in a TV ad: “Joe Biden’s open border” means that there are “more Democrat voters pouring into this country." Facebook posts stated on April 3, 2022 in an article: "Biden changes his mind and now wants to resume building Trump’s wall." Tyler Lee stated on January 27, 2022 in a tweet: ICE has been illegally releasing immigrants “in Huntersville #NC13 at big box retail locations. Feds aren’t notifying anyone, just making secret drops at 3am.” Facebook posts stated on January 31, 2022 in a Facebook post: Hundreds of ‘illegals’ were dropped off at Florida hotel. Facebook posts stated on January 23, 2022 in a Facebook post: American taxpayer dollars provide “free housing, free medical, free state identification” to immigrants in the country illegally. Jim Lamon stated on January 26, 2022 in an ad: The Biden-Harris administration "wants to hand out $450,000 to illegal immigrants." Facebook posts stated on January 7, 2019 in a Facebook post: American citizens “pay $155 billion annually to make sure illegal immigrants are taken care of better than American citizens” TikTok posts stated on November 21, 2021 in a TikTok post: Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi planned “the ethnocide of the peoples of Europe” through “the encouragement of mass non-white immigration.” The Gateway Pundit stated on November 26, 2021 in an article: Because of omicron, “the Biden administration has decided to leave the U.S. southern border completely open.” Ted Cruz stated on August 4, 2021 in an interview: “In the last several months, the Biden administration has released over 7,000 illegal aliens who were COVID positive just in one Texas city.” Biden's border policies are "endangering not just the people of Texas, but people all across the country." Gary Sides stated on August 3, 2021 in a school board meeting: The United States' southern border is "basically open" and is "a super spreader event.” Ron DeSantis stated on August 4, 2021 in a press conference: Says Joe Biden has driven the current coronavirus surge because he “imported more virus from around the world by having a wide open southern border.” Facebook posts stated on July 31, 2021 in a Facebook post: Two federal government buses “stopped in front of a Mexican restaurant in the very small town of Green Cove Springs Florida… The passengers were illegal immigrants, straight from the southern border.” Facebook posts stated on July 24, 2021 in a Facebook post: There are “22 million illegal aliens living in America and ... voting illegally.” Terri Bryant stated on July 13, 2021 in a radio interview: “You may be 55 years old in [Illinois] and a citizen and not eligible for Medicaid. But if you are an undocumented immigrant and 55 or older, you’re eligible for Medicaid.” Greg Abbott stated on June 16, 2021 in a press conference: “Carnage" is being caused "by people who are coming across the border."
Instagram posts stated on August 21, 2022 in an Instagram post: “America now has a government that forbids border agents from using deadly force, but is training IRS agents to use SWAT-team tactics on law-abiding citizens.”
Instagram posts stated on September 16, 2022 in a post: Martha’s Vineyard “deported 50 illegals after only 24 hours.”
Instagram posts stated on September 18, 2022 in a Facebook post: Martha’s Vineyard "used the military to deport every last illegal migrant from their island.”
Jim Marchant stated on August 9, 2022 in an interview with Steve Bannon: “Here in Nevada, the DMV registers everybody (to vote) and so that means illegals. They don’t check.”
Adam Laxalt stated on August 8, 2022 in a statement: The public health order Title 42 is "the last tool Border Patrol has to stop the overwhelming flood of illegal immigrants pouring into our country.”
Tomi Lahren stated on July 25, 2022 in a tweet: “Biden wants to give illegals ID cards so they can start collecting American benefits.”
Facebook posts stated on June 28, 2022 in Facebook post: This is the 911 call placed by the migrants trapped in the truck found in San Antonio.
Facebook posts stated on June 28, 2022 in Facebook post: Esta grabación muestra una llamada al 911 de los migrantes atrapados en un camión en San Antonio, Texas.
X posts stated on May 24, 2022 in un tuit: ICE está en Uvalde, Texas, “entonces los padres indocumentados tienen que temer la deportación antes de verificar si sus hijos están vivos".
X posts stated on May 24, 2022 in a tweet: ICE is in Uvalde, Texas, “so undocumented parents have to consider arrest deportation before they go check to see if their kids are alive.”
James Lankford stated on May 4, 2022 in a Senate hearing: “The vast majority of individuals that we’re releasing out are not showing up for hearings.”
Blake Masters stated on May 14, 2022 in a tweet: “Democrats want open borders so they can bring in and amnesty tens of millions of illegal aliens — that’s their electoral strategy.”
National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on April 25, 2022 in an ad: Sen. Mark Kelly voted “for benefits to illegals.”
Tim Westley stated on March 30, 2022 in an interview: "We have (people detained by ICE) that have to be seen within 24 hours, while veterans are seen within months.
JD Vance stated on April 5, 2022 in a TV ad: “Joe Biden’s open border” means that there are “more Democrat voters pouring into this country."
Facebook posts stated on April 3, 2022 in an article: "Biden changes his mind and now wants to resume building Trump’s wall."
Tyler Lee stated on January 27, 2022 in a tweet: ICE has been illegally releasing immigrants “in Huntersville #NC13 at big box retail locations. Feds aren’t notifying anyone, just making secret drops at 3am.”
Facebook posts stated on January 31, 2022 in a Facebook post: Hundreds of ‘illegals’ were dropped off at Florida hotel.
Facebook posts stated on January 23, 2022 in a Facebook post: American taxpayer dollars provide “free housing, free medical, free state identification” to immigrants in the country illegally.
Jim Lamon stated on January 26, 2022 in an ad: The Biden-Harris administration "wants to hand out $450,000 to illegal immigrants."
Facebook posts stated on January 7, 2019 in a Facebook post: American citizens “pay $155 billion annually to make sure illegal immigrants are taken care of better than American citizens”
TikTok posts stated on November 21, 2021 in a TikTok post: Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi planned “the ethnocide of the peoples of Europe” through “the encouragement of mass non-white immigration.”
The Gateway Pundit stated on November 26, 2021 in an article: Because of omicron, “the Biden administration has decided to leave the U.S. southern border completely open.”
Ted Cruz stated on August 4, 2021 in an interview: “In the last several months, the Biden administration has released over 7,000 illegal aliens who were COVID positive just in one Texas city.” Biden's border policies are "endangering not just the people of Texas, but people all across the country."
Gary Sides stated on August 3, 2021 in a school board meeting: The United States' southern border is "basically open" and is "a super spreader event.”
Ron DeSantis stated on August 4, 2021 in a press conference: Says Joe Biden has driven the current coronavirus surge because he “imported more virus from around the world by having a wide open southern border.”
Facebook posts stated on July 31, 2021 in a Facebook post: Two federal government buses “stopped in front of a Mexican restaurant in the very small town of Green Cove Springs Florida… The passengers were illegal immigrants, straight from the southern border.”
Facebook posts stated on July 24, 2021 in a Facebook post: There are “22 million illegal aliens living in America and ... voting illegally.”
Terri Bryant stated on July 13, 2021 in a radio interview: “You may be 55 years old in [Illinois] and a citizen and not eligible for Medicaid. But if you are an undocumented immigrant and 55 or older, you’re eligible for Medicaid.”
Greg Abbott stated on June 16, 2021 in a press conference: “Carnage" is being caused "by people who are coming across the border."
