Latest Fact-checks by Maria Ramirez Uribe 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 Ron DeSantis stated on January 21, 2024 in a post on X: Says Winston Churchill said, “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” Nikki Haley stated on January 5, 2024 in an Iowa PBS interview: “We’ve had 8 million” immigrants come to the U.S. illegally under Biden “and they only sent back 142,000.” Ron DeSantis stated on January 10, 2024 in a debate: “Biden’s let in 8 million people just in four years.” Donald Trump stated on January 3, 2024 in a TV ad: Nikki Haley “opposed Trump’s border wall” and “Trump’s travel ban.” Ron DeSantis stated on January 2, 2024 in a town hall: Donald Trump “deported less, believe it or not, than Barack Obama even did." Mark Lamb stated on December 5, 2023 in a post on X: “We have our government giving people who came into this country illegally $5,000 gift cards.” 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.” Gavin Newsom stated on November 30, 2023 in a debate: "When (Ron DeSantis) was in Congress, he supported amnesty." Fight Right Inc. stated on November 23, 2023 in an ad: Clips of Nikki Haley speaking about Hillary Clinton show Haley supports Clinton and is “not who she says she is.” Megyn Kelly stated on November 15, 2023 in a Facebook post: “New police bodycam footage” of George Floyd’s arrest “changes the narrative” 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." 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.” Donald Trump stated on September 14, 2023 in an interview: “I really don’t know who gave (Dr. Anthony Fauci) the commendation.” 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.” 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.” Gavin Newsom stated on June 12, 2023 in a TV interview: "Per capita, more Floridians move to California than Californians moving to Florida.” 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.” 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.” 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". 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." TikTok posts stated on April 3, 2023 in un video de TikTok: “A partir del 11 de mayo no podrán ser deportados personas que lleguen a la frontera de los Estados Unidos bajo el Título 42”. Ron DeSantis stated on April 13, 2023 in a speech: Florida has “the second lowest tax burden per capita in the United States.” Joaquin Castro stated on April 28, 2023 in a tweet: “Title 42 and other Trump-era holdovers are forcing migrants into dangerous, overcrowded conditions in Mexico.” Donald Trump stated on March 4, 2023 in a post on Truth Social: Violent crime in Manhattan is "now at a record level." Donald Trump stated on March 4, 2023 in a speech: “We banned transgender” people from serving in the military.
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Ron DeSantis stated on January 21, 2024 in a post on X: Says Winston Churchill said, “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” Nikki Haley stated on January 5, 2024 in an Iowa PBS interview: “We’ve had 8 million” immigrants come to the U.S. illegally under Biden “and they only sent back 142,000.” Ron DeSantis stated on January 10, 2024 in a debate: “Biden’s let in 8 million people just in four years.” Donald Trump stated on January 3, 2024 in a TV ad: Nikki Haley “opposed Trump’s border wall” and “Trump’s travel ban.” Ron DeSantis stated on January 2, 2024 in a town hall: Donald Trump “deported less, believe it or not, than Barack Obama even did." Mark Lamb stated on December 5, 2023 in a post on X: “We have our government giving people who came into this country illegally $5,000 gift cards.” 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.” Gavin Newsom stated on November 30, 2023 in a debate: "When (Ron DeSantis) was in Congress, he supported amnesty." Fight Right Inc. stated on November 23, 2023 in an ad: Clips of Nikki Haley speaking about Hillary Clinton show Haley supports Clinton and is “not who she says she is.” Megyn Kelly stated on November 15, 2023 in a Facebook post: “New police bodycam footage” of George Floyd’s arrest “changes the narrative” 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." 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.” Donald Trump stated on September 14, 2023 in an interview: “I really don’t know who gave (Dr. Anthony Fauci) the commendation.” 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.” 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.” Gavin Newsom stated on June 12, 2023 in a TV interview: "Per capita, more Floridians move to California than Californians moving to Florida.” 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.” 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.” 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". 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." TikTok posts stated on April 3, 2023 in un video de TikTok: “A partir del 11 de mayo no podrán ser deportados personas que lleguen a la frontera de los Estados Unidos bajo el Título 42”. Ron DeSantis stated on April 13, 2023 in a speech: Florida has “the second lowest tax burden per capita in the United States.” Joaquin Castro stated on April 28, 2023 in a tweet: “Title 42 and other Trump-era holdovers are forcing migrants into dangerous, overcrowded conditions in Mexico.” Donald Trump stated on March 4, 2023 in a post on Truth Social: Violent crime in Manhattan is "now at a record level." Donald Trump stated on March 4, 2023 in a speech: “We banned transgender” people from serving in the military.
Ron DeSantis stated on January 21, 2024 in a post on X: Says Winston Churchill said, “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.”
Nikki Haley stated on January 5, 2024 in an Iowa PBS interview: “We’ve had 8 million” immigrants come to the U.S. illegally under Biden “and they only sent back 142,000.”
Ron DeSantis stated on January 10, 2024 in a debate: “Biden’s let in 8 million people just in four years.”
Donald Trump stated on January 3, 2024 in a TV ad: Nikki Haley “opposed Trump’s border wall” and “Trump’s travel ban.”
Ron DeSantis stated on January 2, 2024 in a town hall: Donald Trump “deported less, believe it or not, than Barack Obama even did."
Mark Lamb stated on December 5, 2023 in a post on X: “We have our government giving people who came into this country illegally $5,000 gift cards.”
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.”
Gavin Newsom stated on November 30, 2023 in a debate: "When (Ron DeSantis) was in Congress, he supported amnesty."
Fight Right Inc. stated on November 23, 2023 in an ad: Clips of Nikki Haley speaking about Hillary Clinton show Haley supports Clinton and is “not who she says she is.”
Megyn Kelly stated on November 15, 2023 in a Facebook post: “New police bodycam footage” of George Floyd’s arrest “changes the narrative”
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."
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.”
Donald Trump stated on September 14, 2023 in an interview: “I really don’t know who gave (Dr. Anthony Fauci) the commendation.”
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.”
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.”
Gavin Newsom stated on June 12, 2023 in a TV interview: "Per capita, more Floridians move to California than Californians moving to Florida.”
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.”
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."
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".
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."
TikTok posts stated on April 3, 2023 in un video de TikTok: “A partir del 11 de mayo no podrán ser deportados personas que lleguen a la frontera de los Estados Unidos bajo el Título 42”.
Ron DeSantis stated on April 13, 2023 in a speech: Florida has “the second lowest tax burden per capita in the United States.”
Joaquin Castro stated on April 28, 2023 in a tweet: “Title 42 and other Trump-era holdovers are forcing migrants into dangerous, overcrowded conditions in Mexico.”
Donald Trump stated on March 4, 2023 in a post on Truth Social: Violent crime in Manhattan is "now at a record level."
Donald Trump stated on March 4, 2023 in a speech: “We banned transgender” people from serving in the military.
