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 Facebook posts stated on August 15, 2019 in a Facebook post: "ICE has not deported or detained one white illegal immigrant." Joe Biden stated on September 12, 2019 in a Democratic debate: Says the Obama administration "didn't lock people up in cages." Facebook posts stated on August 25, 2019 in a Facebook post: "89,000 children were separated from their parents under Obama" and "only 1,900 children have been separated under Trump." Facebook posts stated on August 15, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says 194 people were killed in mass shootings in 2018 while undocumented immigrants killed 83,211 people. Joe Biden stated on August 7, 2019 in a campaign stop in Iowa: Says Donald Trump "asserted that immigrants would quote, ‘carve you up with a knife’." Viral image stated on August 3, 2019 in posts on Facebook: "ICE just rolled up to the school where the families are reunifying after the El Paso shooting to check citizenship papers." Donald Trump stated on August 1, 2019 in a rally in Cincinnati, Ohio: Democrats "want virtual immunity for illegal aliens who have created horrible crimes and murder." Viral image stated on July 24, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a photo showing thousands on a ship next to a crowded dock are "Europeans trying to get to North Africa during World War II." Viral image stated on July 22, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Donald Trump said, "Immigrants aren’t people, they’re animals." Facebook posts stated on July 4, 2019 in a Facebook post: A Donald Trump supporter held a sign at his rally "mocking a dead migrant child." Viral image stated on June 26, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez "weeps over empty parking lot." Rush Limbaugh stated on July 12, 2019 in a "Fox & Friends" appearance: "Somebody in the Obama regime decided to get rid of" the citizenship question in the census. Big League Politics stated on June 26, 2019 in a web post: "Texas medical professional: Migrants quarantined with UNKNOWN disease." Michael Kearns stated on June 17, 2019 in a Tweet: Undocumented drivers "have protections that US citizens don’t receive under Green light bill." Donald Trump stated on June 20, 2019 in a Telemundo interview: "When I became president, President Obama had a separation policy. I didn’t have it. He had it." Brian Kolfage stated on June 10, 2019 in a tweet: Says that in New Mexico, "illegals are issued emergency welfare EBT cards with $1k a month +$200 for each child, for at least 5+ years until they see a judge." Conservative Daily Post stated on June 10, 2019 in a post on the Internet: "Disease-ridden" migrants from parts of Africa with Ebola are being "dumped in San Antonio." Facebook posts stated on May 5, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says six eradicated diseases such as whooping cough and the bubonic plague are making a comeback "thanks to refugees and illegal immigrants." Facebook posts stated on May 31, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says presidential candidate Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand said, "Social Security must (be) expanded to illegal immigration, it’s their right." Viral image stated on May 20, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Nancy Pelosi said, "Just because someone is here illegally doesn’t mean they broke any of our laws." Dan Crenshaw stated on May 6, 2019 in in a television apperance: Says about 80% to 90% of people seeking asylum do not have a valid claim. Viral image stated on April 10, 2019 in a Facebook post: For the first time in U.S. history, a one-year-old appears in court as a defendant. X posts stated on April 5, 2019 in a tweet: Says President Donald Trump said asylum seekers "aren't people. These are animals." Mark Meadows stated on March 14, 2019 in a congressional hearing: "The previous administration under President Barack Obama really was the first time that we didn’t ask a citizenship-type question … for the first time in a century, a citizenship question was not included in 2010." Kamala Harris stated on March 8, 2019 in a tweet: Says Trump administration is "raiding money" from military service member pensions to pay for the border wall. Facebook posts stated on March 20, 2019 in a Facebook post: "Congress quietly repealed the McCarran Warner Act of 1952 forbidding Muslims from holding office." Bloggers stated on March 21, 2019 in a Facebook post: "We could build 30 walls with the $150 billion Obama gave to Iran." Facebook posts stated on March 9, 2019 in a text post on Facebook: Says 228 House Democrats voted "to allow illegal aliens to have right to vote" Bloggers stated on February 28, 2019 in a Facebook post: "Chicago now has City ID Cards which allow illegal immigrants to vote in local, state & federal elections." Kamala Harris stated on February 24, 2019 in a podcast: Says handing over arrested undocumented youth to ICE "was an unintended consequence" of a 2008 San Francisco policy that she supported.
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Facebook posts stated on August 15, 2019 in a Facebook post: "ICE has not deported or detained one white illegal immigrant." Joe Biden stated on September 12, 2019 in a Democratic debate: Says the Obama administration "didn't lock people up in cages." Facebook posts stated on August 25, 2019 in a Facebook post: "89,000 children were separated from their parents under Obama" and "only 1,900 children have been separated under Trump." Facebook posts stated on August 15, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says 194 people were killed in mass shootings in 2018 while undocumented immigrants killed 83,211 people. Joe Biden stated on August 7, 2019 in a campaign stop in Iowa: Says Donald Trump "asserted that immigrants would quote, ‘carve you up with a knife’." Viral image stated on August 3, 2019 in posts on Facebook: "ICE just rolled up to the school where the families are reunifying after the El Paso shooting to check citizenship papers." Donald Trump stated on August 1, 2019 in a rally in Cincinnati, Ohio: Democrats "want virtual immunity for illegal aliens who have created horrible crimes and murder." Viral image stated on July 24, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a photo showing thousands on a ship next to a crowded dock are "Europeans trying to get to North Africa during World War II." Viral image stated on July 22, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Donald Trump said, "Immigrants aren’t people, they’re animals." Facebook posts stated on July 4, 2019 in a Facebook post: A Donald Trump supporter held a sign at his rally "mocking a dead migrant child." Viral image stated on June 26, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez "weeps over empty parking lot." Rush Limbaugh stated on July 12, 2019 in a "Fox & Friends" appearance: "Somebody in the Obama regime decided to get rid of" the citizenship question in the census. Big League Politics stated on June 26, 2019 in a web post: "Texas medical professional: Migrants quarantined with UNKNOWN disease." Michael Kearns stated on June 17, 2019 in a Tweet: Undocumented drivers "have protections that US citizens don’t receive under Green light bill." Donald Trump stated on June 20, 2019 in a Telemundo interview: "When I became president, President Obama had a separation policy. I didn’t have it. He had it." Brian Kolfage stated on June 10, 2019 in a tweet: Says that in New Mexico, "illegals are issued emergency welfare EBT cards with $1k a month +$200 for each child, for at least 5+ years until they see a judge." Conservative Daily Post stated on June 10, 2019 in a post on the Internet: "Disease-ridden" migrants from parts of Africa with Ebola are being "dumped in San Antonio." Facebook posts stated on May 5, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says six eradicated diseases such as whooping cough and the bubonic plague are making a comeback "thanks to refugees and illegal immigrants." Facebook posts stated on May 31, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says presidential candidate Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand said, "Social Security must (be) expanded to illegal immigration, it’s their right." Viral image stated on May 20, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Nancy Pelosi said, "Just because someone is here illegally doesn’t mean they broke any of our laws." Dan Crenshaw stated on May 6, 2019 in in a television apperance: Says about 80% to 90% of people seeking asylum do not have a valid claim. Viral image stated on April 10, 2019 in a Facebook post: For the first time in U.S. history, a one-year-old appears in court as a defendant. X posts stated on April 5, 2019 in a tweet: Says President Donald Trump said asylum seekers "aren't people. These are animals." Mark Meadows stated on March 14, 2019 in a congressional hearing: "The previous administration under President Barack Obama really was the first time that we didn’t ask a citizenship-type question … for the first time in a century, a citizenship question was not included in 2010." Kamala Harris stated on March 8, 2019 in a tweet: Says Trump administration is "raiding money" from military service member pensions to pay for the border wall. Facebook posts stated on March 20, 2019 in a Facebook post: "Congress quietly repealed the McCarran Warner Act of 1952 forbidding Muslims from holding office." Bloggers stated on March 21, 2019 in a Facebook post: "We could build 30 walls with the $150 billion Obama gave to Iran." Facebook posts stated on March 9, 2019 in a text post on Facebook: Says 228 House Democrats voted "to allow illegal aliens to have right to vote" Bloggers stated on February 28, 2019 in a Facebook post: "Chicago now has City ID Cards which allow illegal immigrants to vote in local, state & federal elections." Kamala Harris stated on February 24, 2019 in a podcast: Says handing over arrested undocumented youth to ICE "was an unintended consequence" of a 2008 San Francisco policy that she supported.
Facebook posts stated on August 15, 2019 in a Facebook post: "ICE has not deported or detained one white illegal immigrant."
Joe Biden stated on September 12, 2019 in a Democratic debate: Says the Obama administration "didn't lock people up in cages."
Facebook posts stated on August 25, 2019 in a Facebook post: "89,000 children were separated from their parents under Obama" and "only 1,900 children have been separated under Trump."
Facebook posts stated on August 15, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says 194 people were killed in mass shootings in 2018 while undocumented immigrants killed 83,211 people.
Joe Biden stated on August 7, 2019 in a campaign stop in Iowa: Says Donald Trump "asserted that immigrants would quote, ‘carve you up with a knife’."
Viral image stated on August 3, 2019 in posts on Facebook: "ICE just rolled up to the school where the families are reunifying after the El Paso shooting to check citizenship papers."
Donald Trump stated on August 1, 2019 in a rally in Cincinnati, Ohio: Democrats "want virtual immunity for illegal aliens who have created horrible crimes and murder."
Viral image stated on July 24, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a photo showing thousands on a ship next to a crowded dock are "Europeans trying to get to North Africa during World War II."
Viral image stated on July 22, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Donald Trump said, "Immigrants aren’t people, they’re animals."
Facebook posts stated on July 4, 2019 in a Facebook post: A Donald Trump supporter held a sign at his rally "mocking a dead migrant child."
Viral image stated on June 26, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez "weeps over empty parking lot."
Rush Limbaugh stated on July 12, 2019 in a "Fox & Friends" appearance: "Somebody in the Obama regime decided to get rid of" the citizenship question in the census.
Big League Politics stated on June 26, 2019 in a web post: "Texas medical professional: Migrants quarantined with UNKNOWN disease."
Michael Kearns stated on June 17, 2019 in a Tweet: Undocumented drivers "have protections that US citizens don’t receive under Green light bill."
Donald Trump stated on June 20, 2019 in a Telemundo interview: "When I became president, President Obama had a separation policy. I didn’t have it. He had it."
Brian Kolfage stated on June 10, 2019 in a tweet: Says that in New Mexico, "illegals are issued emergency welfare EBT cards with $1k a month +$200 for each child, for at least 5+ years until they see a judge."
Conservative Daily Post stated on June 10, 2019 in a post on the Internet: "Disease-ridden" migrants from parts of Africa with Ebola are being "dumped in San Antonio."
Facebook posts stated on May 5, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says six eradicated diseases such as whooping cough and the bubonic plague are making a comeback "thanks to refugees and illegal immigrants."
Facebook posts stated on May 31, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says presidential candidate Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand said, "Social Security must (be) expanded to illegal immigration, it’s their right."
Viral image stated on May 20, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Nancy Pelosi said, "Just because someone is here illegally doesn’t mean they broke any of our laws."
Dan Crenshaw stated on May 6, 2019 in in a television apperance: Says about 80% to 90% of people seeking asylum do not have a valid claim.
Viral image stated on April 10, 2019 in a Facebook post: For the first time in U.S. history, a one-year-old appears in court as a defendant.
X posts stated on April 5, 2019 in a tweet: Says President Donald Trump said asylum seekers "aren't people. These are animals."
Mark Meadows stated on March 14, 2019 in a congressional hearing: "The previous administration under President Barack Obama really was the first time that we didn’t ask a citizenship-type question … for the first time in a century, a citizenship question was not included in 2010."
Kamala Harris stated on March 8, 2019 in a tweet: Says Trump administration is "raiding money" from military service member pensions to pay for the border wall.
Facebook posts stated on March 20, 2019 in a Facebook post: "Congress quietly repealed the McCarran Warner Act of 1952 forbidding Muslims from holding office."
Bloggers stated on March 21, 2019 in a Facebook post: "We could build 30 walls with the $150 billion Obama gave to Iran."
Facebook posts stated on March 9, 2019 in a text post on Facebook: Says 228 House Democrats voted "to allow illegal aliens to have right to vote"
Bloggers stated on February 28, 2019 in a Facebook post: "Chicago now has City ID Cards which allow illegal immigrants to vote in local, state & federal elections."
Kamala Harris stated on February 24, 2019 in a podcast: Says handing over arrested undocumented youth to ICE "was an unintended consequence" of a 2008 San Francisco policy that she supported.
