Latest Fact-checks in Homeland Security 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 stated on November 13, 2016 in a 60 Minutes interview: Says there are "probably 2 million, it could be even 3 million" criminal immigrants in the country illegally. Donald Trump stated on October 30, 2016 in a campaign rally in Albuquerque: Says Hillary Clinton "wants to let people just pour in. You could have 650 million people pour in and we do nothing about it. Think of it. That’s what could happen. You triple the size of our country in one week." Hillary Clinton stated on October 25, 2016 in a rally in Florida: Says Donald Trump "was asked if he would defend our allies. He said well, first he'd want to know if they made any payments to us to defend them." Russ Feingold stated on September 6, 2016 in a radio ad: Says Ron Johnson "has essentially done nothing" to fight heroin addiction and opioid abuse. Donald Trump stated on October 19, 2016 in a presidential debate: "ISIS is in 32 countries." Donald Trump stated on October 19, 2016 in the third presidential debate: Russia has "tremendous numbers of nuclear warheads — 1,800, by the way — where they expanded, and we didn't." Hillary Clinton stated on October 19, 2016 in the third 2016 presidential debate: Says Donald Trump "said as recently as a few weeks ago in Phoenix that every undocumented person would be subject to deportation." Donald Trump stated on October 19, 2016 in the third 2016 presidential debate: Says Hillary Clinton "wanted the wall." Hillary Clinton stated on October 19, 2016 in the third 2016 presidential debate: "We have 17 intelligence agencies, civilian and military, who have all concluded that these espionage attacks, these cyberattacks, come from the highest levels of the Kremlin, and they are designed to influence our election." Donald Trump stated on October 19, 2016 in the third 2016 presidential debate: Says Hillary Clinton "wants to have open borders." Donald Trump stated on October 13, 2016 in a speech: Says Hillary Clinton was "let off the hook" for her email scandal while Gen. David Petraeus had his life "destroyed for doing far, far less." Barack Obama stated on September 28, 2016 in a CNN town hall: "If you look worldwide, the number of terrorist incidents have not substantially increased." Barack Obama stated on September 20, 2016 in a speech to the Leader's Summit on Refugees: "Refugees are subject to more rigorous screening than the average tourist in the U.S." Donald Trump stated on October 9, 2016 in the second presidential debate: "ICE just endorsed me." Donald Trump stated on October 9, 2016 in the second 2016 presidential debate: "You (Hillary Clinton) get a subpoena, and after getting the subpoena you delete 33,000 emails." Pete Gallego stated on October 4, 2016 in a TV ad pointed out to PolitiFact Texas: Says Will Hurd said a border-long U.S.-Mexico wall "absolutely makes sense." Tim Kaine stated on October 4, 2016 in the 2016 vice presidential debate: Says "Donald Trump proposes to deport 16 million people, 11 million who are here without documents, and both Donald Trump and Mike Pence want to get rid of birthright citizenship." Hillary Clinton stated on September 26, 2016 in a Presidential debate: Says Donald Trump "publicly invited Putin to hack into Americans’ (emails)." Donald Trump stated on September 19, 2016 in an interview with Fox News' Bill O'Reilly: "I never said" that Muslims would be subject to profiling under his policies. Let America Work stated on September 1, 2016 in a TV ad: Says Russ Feingold was the "only senator to vote against Homeland Security." Donald Trump stated on August 31, 2016 in a speech: Says "Hillary Clinton has pledged amnesty in her first 100 days, and her plan will provide Obamacare, Social Security, and Medicare for illegal immigrants, breaking the federal budget." Donald Trump stated on August 31, 2016 in a speech on immigration in Phoenix: "Since 2013 alone, the Obama administration has allowed 300,000 criminal aliens to return back into United States communities. These are individuals encountered or identified by (Immigration and Customs Enforcement), but who were not detained or processed for deportation because it wouldn't have been politically correct." Richard Burr stated on August 3, 2016 in a press release: Says Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are "responsible for leading America into a deal that will arm Iran." Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention: Says Hillary Clinton "has called for a radical 550 percent increase in Syrian ... refugees . . . despite the fact that there’s no way to screen these refugees in order to find out who they are or where they come from." North Carolina Republican Party stated on July 19, 2016 in a roll call at the Republican National Convention: Says North Carolina is "home of the largest military installations in the world." Charles Schumer stated on June 14, 2016 in a news conference: Last year, "244 suspected terrorists walked into gun shops and attempted to purchase a firearm; 223 were able to get the firearm." Hillary Clinton stated on June 13, 2016 in a speech after a terrorist attack in Orlando: "Hate crimes against American Muslims and mosques have tripled after Paris and San Bernardino." Donald Trump stated on June 13, 2016 in a speech: Says Hillary Clinton "plans to massively increase admissions (of Middle East refugees) … including a 500 percent increase in Syrian refugees coming into our country." Hillary Clinton stated on May 26, 2016 in an interview on ABC: "It was allowed," referring to her email practices. Todd Wilcox stated on May 20, 2016 in a newspaper interview: "I can tell you that the enhanced interrogation techniques that have since been banned by this administration — specifically waterboarding — work."
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Donald Trump stated on November 13, 2016 in a 60 Minutes interview: Says there are "probably 2 million, it could be even 3 million" criminal immigrants in the country illegally. Donald Trump stated on October 30, 2016 in a campaign rally in Albuquerque: Says Hillary Clinton "wants to let people just pour in. You could have 650 million people pour in and we do nothing about it. Think of it. That’s what could happen. You triple the size of our country in one week." Hillary Clinton stated on October 25, 2016 in a rally in Florida: Says Donald Trump "was asked if he would defend our allies. He said well, first he'd want to know if they made any payments to us to defend them." Russ Feingold stated on September 6, 2016 in a radio ad: Says Ron Johnson "has essentially done nothing" to fight heroin addiction and opioid abuse. Donald Trump stated on October 19, 2016 in a presidential debate: "ISIS is in 32 countries." Donald Trump stated on October 19, 2016 in the third presidential debate: Russia has "tremendous numbers of nuclear warheads — 1,800, by the way — where they expanded, and we didn't." Hillary Clinton stated on October 19, 2016 in the third 2016 presidential debate: Says Donald Trump "said as recently as a few weeks ago in Phoenix that every undocumented person would be subject to deportation." Donald Trump stated on October 19, 2016 in the third 2016 presidential debate: Says Hillary Clinton "wanted the wall." Hillary Clinton stated on October 19, 2016 in the third 2016 presidential debate: "We have 17 intelligence agencies, civilian and military, who have all concluded that these espionage attacks, these cyberattacks, come from the highest levels of the Kremlin, and they are designed to influence our election." Donald Trump stated on October 19, 2016 in the third 2016 presidential debate: Says Hillary Clinton "wants to have open borders." Donald Trump stated on October 13, 2016 in a speech: Says Hillary Clinton was "let off the hook" for her email scandal while Gen. David Petraeus had his life "destroyed for doing far, far less." Barack Obama stated on September 28, 2016 in a CNN town hall: "If you look worldwide, the number of terrorist incidents have not substantially increased." Barack Obama stated on September 20, 2016 in a speech to the Leader's Summit on Refugees: "Refugees are subject to more rigorous screening than the average tourist in the U.S." Donald Trump stated on October 9, 2016 in the second presidential debate: "ICE just endorsed me." Donald Trump stated on October 9, 2016 in the second 2016 presidential debate: "You (Hillary Clinton) get a subpoena, and after getting the subpoena you delete 33,000 emails." Pete Gallego stated on October 4, 2016 in a TV ad pointed out to PolitiFact Texas: Says Will Hurd said a border-long U.S.-Mexico wall "absolutely makes sense." Tim Kaine stated on October 4, 2016 in the 2016 vice presidential debate: Says "Donald Trump proposes to deport 16 million people, 11 million who are here without documents, and both Donald Trump and Mike Pence want to get rid of birthright citizenship." Hillary Clinton stated on September 26, 2016 in a Presidential debate: Says Donald Trump "publicly invited Putin to hack into Americans’ (emails)." Donald Trump stated on September 19, 2016 in an interview with Fox News' Bill O'Reilly: "I never said" that Muslims would be subject to profiling under his policies. Let America Work stated on September 1, 2016 in a TV ad: Says Russ Feingold was the "only senator to vote against Homeland Security." Donald Trump stated on August 31, 2016 in a speech: Says "Hillary Clinton has pledged amnesty in her first 100 days, and her plan will provide Obamacare, Social Security, and Medicare for illegal immigrants, breaking the federal budget." Donald Trump stated on August 31, 2016 in a speech on immigration in Phoenix: "Since 2013 alone, the Obama administration has allowed 300,000 criminal aliens to return back into United States communities. These are individuals encountered or identified by (Immigration and Customs Enforcement), but who were not detained or processed for deportation because it wouldn't have been politically correct." Richard Burr stated on August 3, 2016 in a press release: Says Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are "responsible for leading America into a deal that will arm Iran." Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention: Says Hillary Clinton "has called for a radical 550 percent increase in Syrian ... refugees . . . despite the fact that there’s no way to screen these refugees in order to find out who they are or where they come from." North Carolina Republican Party stated on July 19, 2016 in a roll call at the Republican National Convention: Says North Carolina is "home of the largest military installations in the world." Charles Schumer stated on June 14, 2016 in a news conference: Last year, "244 suspected terrorists walked into gun shops and attempted to purchase a firearm; 223 were able to get the firearm." Hillary Clinton stated on June 13, 2016 in a speech after a terrorist attack in Orlando: "Hate crimes against American Muslims and mosques have tripled after Paris and San Bernardino." Donald Trump stated on June 13, 2016 in a speech: Says Hillary Clinton "plans to massively increase admissions (of Middle East refugees) … including a 500 percent increase in Syrian refugees coming into our country." Hillary Clinton stated on May 26, 2016 in an interview on ABC: "It was allowed," referring to her email practices. Todd Wilcox stated on May 20, 2016 in a newspaper interview: "I can tell you that the enhanced interrogation techniques that have since been banned by this administration — specifically waterboarding — work."
Donald Trump stated on November 13, 2016 in a 60 Minutes interview: Says there are "probably 2 million, it could be even 3 million" criminal immigrants in the country illegally.
Donald Trump stated on October 30, 2016 in a campaign rally in Albuquerque: Says Hillary Clinton "wants to let people just pour in. You could have 650 million people pour in and we do nothing about it. Think of it. That’s what could happen. You triple the size of our country in one week."
Hillary Clinton stated on October 25, 2016 in a rally in Florida: Says Donald Trump "was asked if he would defend our allies. He said well, first he'd want to know if they made any payments to us to defend them."
Russ Feingold stated on September 6, 2016 in a radio ad: Says Ron Johnson "has essentially done nothing" to fight heroin addiction and opioid abuse.
Donald Trump stated on October 19, 2016 in the third presidential debate: Russia has "tremendous numbers of nuclear warheads — 1,800, by the way — where they expanded, and we didn't."
Hillary Clinton stated on October 19, 2016 in the third 2016 presidential debate: Says Donald Trump "said as recently as a few weeks ago in Phoenix that every undocumented person would be subject to deportation."
Donald Trump stated on October 19, 2016 in the third 2016 presidential debate: Says Hillary Clinton "wanted the wall."
Hillary Clinton stated on October 19, 2016 in the third 2016 presidential debate: "We have 17 intelligence agencies, civilian and military, who have all concluded that these espionage attacks, these cyberattacks, come from the highest levels of the Kremlin, and they are designed to influence our election."
Donald Trump stated on October 19, 2016 in the third 2016 presidential debate: Says Hillary Clinton "wants to have open borders."
Donald Trump stated on October 13, 2016 in a speech: Says Hillary Clinton was "let off the hook" for her email scandal while Gen. David Petraeus had his life "destroyed for doing far, far less."
Barack Obama stated on September 28, 2016 in a CNN town hall: "If you look worldwide, the number of terrorist incidents have not substantially increased."
Barack Obama stated on September 20, 2016 in a speech to the Leader's Summit on Refugees: "Refugees are subject to more rigorous screening than the average tourist in the U.S."
Donald Trump stated on October 9, 2016 in the second 2016 presidential debate: "You (Hillary Clinton) get a subpoena, and after getting the subpoena you delete 33,000 emails."
Pete Gallego stated on October 4, 2016 in a TV ad pointed out to PolitiFact Texas: Says Will Hurd said a border-long U.S.-Mexico wall "absolutely makes sense."
Tim Kaine stated on October 4, 2016 in the 2016 vice presidential debate: Says "Donald Trump proposes to deport 16 million people, 11 million who are here without documents, and both Donald Trump and Mike Pence want to get rid of birthright citizenship."
Hillary Clinton stated on September 26, 2016 in a Presidential debate: Says Donald Trump "publicly invited Putin to hack into Americans’ (emails)."
Donald Trump stated on September 19, 2016 in an interview with Fox News' Bill O'Reilly: "I never said" that Muslims would be subject to profiling under his policies.
Let America Work stated on September 1, 2016 in a TV ad: Says Russ Feingold was the "only senator to vote against Homeland Security."
Donald Trump stated on August 31, 2016 in a speech: Says "Hillary Clinton has pledged amnesty in her first 100 days, and her plan will provide Obamacare, Social Security, and Medicare for illegal immigrants, breaking the federal budget."
Donald Trump stated on August 31, 2016 in a speech on immigration in Phoenix: "Since 2013 alone, the Obama administration has allowed 300,000 criminal aliens to return back into United States communities. These are individuals encountered or identified by (Immigration and Customs Enforcement), but who were not detained or processed for deportation because it wouldn't have been politically correct."
Richard Burr stated on August 3, 2016 in a press release: Says Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are "responsible for leading America into a deal that will arm Iran."
Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention: Says Hillary Clinton "has called for a radical 550 percent increase in Syrian ... refugees . . . despite the fact that there’s no way to screen these refugees in order to find out who they are or where they come from."
North Carolina Republican Party stated on July 19, 2016 in a roll call at the Republican National Convention: Says North Carolina is "home of the largest military installations in the world."
Charles Schumer stated on June 14, 2016 in a news conference: Last year, "244 suspected terrorists walked into gun shops and attempted to purchase a firearm; 223 were able to get the firearm."
Hillary Clinton stated on June 13, 2016 in a speech after a terrorist attack in Orlando: "Hate crimes against American Muslims and mosques have tripled after Paris and San Bernardino."
Donald Trump stated on June 13, 2016 in a speech: Says Hillary Clinton "plans to massively increase admissions (of Middle East refugees) … including a 500 percent increase in Syrian refugees coming into our country."
Hillary Clinton stated on May 26, 2016 in an interview on ABC: "It was allowed," referring to her email practices.
Todd Wilcox stated on May 20, 2016 in a newspaper interview: "I can tell you that the enhanced interrogation techniques that have since been banned by this administration — specifically waterboarding — work."
