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 Vivek Ramaswamy stated on December 6, 2023 in a debate: “The great replacement theory is not some grand right-wing conspiracy theory. But a basic statement of the Democratic Party's platform.” Instagram posts stated on December 11, 2023 in a Facebook post: Then-Vice President Joe Biden’s remarks in 2015 video prove he “intentionally” opened U.S. borders to immigrants. Gavin Newsom stated on November 30, 2023 in a debate: "When (Ron DeSantis) was in Congress, he supported amnesty." Facebook posts stated on October 8, 2023 in una publicación en Facebook: "Estados Unidos le cancelara el Parole a los venezolanos". Chris Christie stated on October 18, 2023 in an interview: “In the last 11 months, Customs and Border Patrol has averaged 200,000 apprehensions a month, and you know how many beds we have to detain people at the border? Thirty-eight thousand." Never Back Down PAC stated on October 16, 2023 in a post on X: “Nikki Haley argues in support of bringing Gaza refugees to America.” Andy Biggs stated on October 16, 2023 in a post on X: The Democrats are pushing “to take in a million Palestinian refugees.” Donald Trump stated on October 9, 2023 in a Truth Social post: “The same people that raided Israel are pouring into our once beautiful USA, through our TOTALLY OPEN SOUTHERN BORDER, at Record Numbers.” Joe Biden stated on August 5, 2020 in an interview: "There will not be another foot of wall constructed in my administration.” Ron DeSantis stated on September 29, 2023 in a speech: Six million or 7 million people have “come illegally under Biden.” TikTok posts stated on September 22, 2023 in a TikTok video: “Joe Biden grants voting rights to 500,000 invaders.” Ron DeSantis stated on July 30, 2023 in a post: "Illinois is now letting illegal aliens become police officers." Donald Trump stated on July 29, 2023 in a rally: The Trump administration “built nearly 500 miles of border wall.” Francis Suarez stated on July 16, 2023 in a speech at Turning Point Action Conference: "In Biden's America, 7 million people illegally crossed the border and are given a free cellphone and airline tickets." Virginia Foxx stated on July 17, 2023 in a committee meeting: Immigrants are supposed to “apply for asylum in the country where they are, and then they try to come into the United States.” Tim Scott stated on July 11, 2023 in a post on X, formerly Twitter: “There have been more illegal encounters under Biden than the previous two administrations combined.” TikTok posts stated on July 3, 2023 in un video en TikTok: "Tejas, Florida y otros estados acaban de anunciar que le darán papeles a todos los inmigrantes indocumentados". Gavin Newsom stated on June 12, 2023 in a TV interview: "Per capita, more Floridians move to California than Californians moving to Florida.” Chris Christie stated on June 6, 2023 in campaign announcement speech: Donald Trump “never changed one immigration law.” Ron DeSantis stated on June 7, 2023 in a roundtable discussion.: “A place like California, they give (immigrants in the country illegally) benefits. They give unemployment checks.” Mike Pence stated on June 7, 2023 in a CNN town hall: “The family separation policy actually began under the Obama administration.” Facebook posts stated on May 27, 2023 in una publicación de Facebook: Video muestra un arresto de "inmigrantes en Florida". Ron DeSantis stated on May 25, 2023 in a radio interview: Donald Trump "wanted to amnesty 2 million illegal aliens in 2018 when he was president." MAGA Inc stated on May 24, 2023 in an ad: “Ron DeSantis voted against the wall.” TikTok posts stated on May 17, 2023 in a TikTok video: Video shows a U.S. military member opening a border gate and allowing immigrants to enter the country illegally. Francis Suarez stated on May 21, 2023 in a TV interview: “Just last year,” Miami-Dade Public Schools “had over 14,000 new children, 10,000 of which came from four countries of Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela and Haiti.” TikTok posts stated on May 10, 2023 in un video de TikTok: “El gobierno de Estados Unidos estará otorgando 30,000 visas mensuales" para personas de Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras y El Salvador "para poder venir a vivir a los Estados Unidos por dos años con permiso de trabajo". TikTok posts stated on May 15, 2023 in a TikTok video: "Chinese communist” troops on the ground at U.S. southern border. TikTok posts stated on May 14, 2023 in a TikTok post: This video shows empty shelves at a Florida grocery store because truckers said “they were not delivering anything to Florida !!!” Joe Biden stated on May 10, 2023 in a speech in New York: "The Republican plan would cut federal law enforcement officers — 30,000 — including 11,000 FBI agents, 2,000 border agents, DEA agents, and so on."
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Vivek Ramaswamy stated on December 6, 2023 in a debate: “The great replacement theory is not some grand right-wing conspiracy theory. But a basic statement of the Democratic Party's platform.” Instagram posts stated on December 11, 2023 in a Facebook post: Then-Vice President Joe Biden’s remarks in 2015 video prove he “intentionally” opened U.S. borders to immigrants. Gavin Newsom stated on November 30, 2023 in a debate: "When (Ron DeSantis) was in Congress, he supported amnesty." Facebook posts stated on October 8, 2023 in una publicación en Facebook: "Estados Unidos le cancelara el Parole a los venezolanos". Chris Christie stated on October 18, 2023 in an interview: “In the last 11 months, Customs and Border Patrol has averaged 200,000 apprehensions a month, and you know how many beds we have to detain people at the border? Thirty-eight thousand." Never Back Down PAC stated on October 16, 2023 in a post on X: “Nikki Haley argues in support of bringing Gaza refugees to America.” Andy Biggs stated on October 16, 2023 in a post on X: The Democrats are pushing “to take in a million Palestinian refugees.” Donald Trump stated on October 9, 2023 in a Truth Social post: “The same people that raided Israel are pouring into our once beautiful USA, through our TOTALLY OPEN SOUTHERN BORDER, at Record Numbers.” Joe Biden stated on August 5, 2020 in an interview: "There will not be another foot of wall constructed in my administration.” Ron DeSantis stated on September 29, 2023 in a speech: Six million or 7 million people have “come illegally under Biden.” TikTok posts stated on September 22, 2023 in a TikTok video: “Joe Biden grants voting rights to 500,000 invaders.” Ron DeSantis stated on July 30, 2023 in a post: "Illinois is now letting illegal aliens become police officers." Donald Trump stated on July 29, 2023 in a rally: The Trump administration “built nearly 500 miles of border wall.” Francis Suarez stated on July 16, 2023 in a speech at Turning Point Action Conference: "In Biden's America, 7 million people illegally crossed the border and are given a free cellphone and airline tickets." Virginia Foxx stated on July 17, 2023 in a committee meeting: Immigrants are supposed to “apply for asylum in the country where they are, and then they try to come into the United States.” Tim Scott stated on July 11, 2023 in a post on X, formerly Twitter: “There have been more illegal encounters under Biden than the previous two administrations combined.” TikTok posts stated on July 3, 2023 in un video en TikTok: "Tejas, Florida y otros estados acaban de anunciar que le darán papeles a todos los inmigrantes indocumentados". Gavin Newsom stated on June 12, 2023 in a TV interview: "Per capita, more Floridians move to California than Californians moving to Florida.” Chris Christie stated on June 6, 2023 in campaign announcement speech: Donald Trump “never changed one immigration law.” Ron DeSantis stated on June 7, 2023 in a roundtable discussion.: “A place like California, they give (immigrants in the country illegally) benefits. They give unemployment checks.” Mike Pence stated on June 7, 2023 in a CNN town hall: “The family separation policy actually began under the Obama administration.” Facebook posts stated on May 27, 2023 in una publicación de Facebook: Video muestra un arresto de "inmigrantes en Florida". Ron DeSantis stated on May 25, 2023 in a radio interview: Donald Trump "wanted to amnesty 2 million illegal aliens in 2018 when he was president." MAGA Inc stated on May 24, 2023 in an ad: “Ron DeSantis voted against the wall.” TikTok posts stated on May 17, 2023 in a TikTok video: Video shows a U.S. military member opening a border gate and allowing immigrants to enter the country illegally. Francis Suarez stated on May 21, 2023 in a TV interview: “Just last year,” Miami-Dade Public Schools “had over 14,000 new children, 10,000 of which came from four countries of Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela and Haiti.” TikTok posts stated on May 10, 2023 in un video de TikTok: “El gobierno de Estados Unidos estará otorgando 30,000 visas mensuales" para personas de Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras y El Salvador "para poder venir a vivir a los Estados Unidos por dos años con permiso de trabajo". TikTok posts stated on May 15, 2023 in a TikTok video: "Chinese communist” troops on the ground at U.S. southern border. TikTok posts stated on May 14, 2023 in a TikTok post: This video shows empty shelves at a Florida grocery store because truckers said “they were not delivering anything to Florida !!!” Joe Biden stated on May 10, 2023 in a speech in New York: "The Republican plan would cut federal law enforcement officers — 30,000 — including 11,000 FBI agents, 2,000 border agents, DEA agents, and so on."
Vivek Ramaswamy stated on December 6, 2023 in a debate: “The great replacement theory is not some grand right-wing conspiracy theory. But a basic statement of the Democratic Party's platform.”
Instagram posts stated on December 11, 2023 in a Facebook post: Then-Vice President Joe Biden’s remarks in 2015 video prove he “intentionally” opened U.S. borders to immigrants.
Gavin Newsom stated on November 30, 2023 in a debate: "When (Ron DeSantis) was in Congress, he supported amnesty."
Facebook posts stated on October 8, 2023 in una publicación en Facebook: "Estados Unidos le cancelara el Parole a los venezolanos".
Chris Christie stated on October 18, 2023 in an interview: “In the last 11 months, Customs and Border Patrol has averaged 200,000 apprehensions a month, and you know how many beds we have to detain people at the border? Thirty-eight thousand."
Never Back Down PAC stated on October 16, 2023 in a post on X: “Nikki Haley argues in support of bringing Gaza refugees to America.”
Andy Biggs stated on October 16, 2023 in a post on X: The Democrats are pushing “to take in a million Palestinian refugees.”
Donald Trump stated on October 9, 2023 in a Truth Social post: “The same people that raided Israel are pouring into our once beautiful USA, through our TOTALLY OPEN SOUTHERN BORDER, at Record Numbers.”
Joe Biden stated on August 5, 2020 in an interview: "There will not be another foot of wall constructed in my administration.”
Ron DeSantis stated on September 29, 2023 in a speech: Six million or 7 million people have “come illegally under Biden.”
TikTok posts stated on September 22, 2023 in a TikTok video: “Joe Biden grants voting rights to 500,000 invaders.”
Ron DeSantis stated on July 30, 2023 in a post: "Illinois is now letting illegal aliens become police officers."
Donald Trump stated on July 29, 2023 in a rally: The Trump administration “built nearly 500 miles of border wall.”
Francis Suarez stated on July 16, 2023 in a speech at Turning Point Action Conference: "In Biden's America, 7 million people illegally crossed the border and are given a free cellphone and airline tickets."
Virginia Foxx stated on July 17, 2023 in a committee meeting: Immigrants are supposed to “apply for asylum in the country where they are, and then they try to come into the United States.”
Tim Scott stated on July 11, 2023 in a post on X, formerly Twitter: “There have been more illegal encounters under Biden than the previous two administrations combined.”
TikTok posts stated on July 3, 2023 in un video en TikTok: "Tejas, Florida y otros estados acaban de anunciar que le darán papeles a todos los inmigrantes indocumentados".
Gavin Newsom stated on June 12, 2023 in a TV interview: "Per capita, more Floridians move to California than Californians moving to Florida.”
Chris Christie stated on June 6, 2023 in campaign announcement speech: Donald Trump “never changed one immigration law.”
Ron DeSantis stated on June 7, 2023 in a roundtable discussion.: “A place like California, they give (immigrants in the country illegally) benefits. They give unemployment checks.”
Mike Pence stated on June 7, 2023 in a CNN town hall: “The family separation policy actually began under the Obama administration.”
Facebook posts stated on May 27, 2023 in una publicación de Facebook: Video muestra un arresto de "inmigrantes en Florida".
Ron DeSantis stated on May 25, 2023 in a radio interview: Donald Trump "wanted to amnesty 2 million illegal aliens in 2018 when he was president."
TikTok posts stated on May 17, 2023 in a TikTok video: Video shows a U.S. military member opening a border gate and allowing immigrants to enter the country illegally.
Francis Suarez stated on May 21, 2023 in a TV interview: “Just last year,” Miami-Dade Public Schools “had over 14,000 new children, 10,000 of which came from four countries of Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela and Haiti.”
TikTok posts stated on May 10, 2023 in un video de TikTok: “El gobierno de Estados Unidos estará otorgando 30,000 visas mensuales" para personas de Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras y El Salvador "para poder venir a vivir a los Estados Unidos por dos años con permiso de trabajo".
TikTok posts stated on May 15, 2023 in a TikTok video: "Chinese communist” troops on the ground at U.S. southern border.
TikTok posts stated on May 14, 2023 in a TikTok post: This video shows empty shelves at a Florida grocery store because truckers said “they were not delivering anything to Florida !!!”
Joe Biden stated on May 10, 2023 in a speech in New York: "The Republican plan would cut federal law enforcement officers — 30,000 — including 11,000 FBI agents, 2,000 border agents, DEA agents, and so on."