Latest Half-True 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 Ron Johnson stated on November 1, 2018 in a radio interview: "Every couple days we have a caravan size group of people apprehended trying to come into the country illegally, or coming to the ports of entry without documentation." Eric Swalwell stated on November 12, 2018 in a tweet: "15,000 troops will not see their families for #Thanksgiving because of @realDonaldTrump’s Scaravan Stunt. Oh yeah, it’s also costing you 200 million dollars." Bloggers stated on November 6, 2018 in a Facebook post: Mexico is providing professional charter buses for the migrant caravan. Ricardo Lara stated on October 24, 2018 in full-page newspaper ads: As California's Insurance Commissioner, "Steve Poizner pledged to block immigrant children from ever getting MediCal health insurance." George Holding stated on September 27, 2018 in a TV ad: Orange County "released" a sex offender instead of turning him over to immigration authorities - "like a sanctuary city." Claire McCaskill stated on September 10, 2018 in a Q&A at Truman State University: "I voted to defund sanctuary cities." Patrick Morrisey stated on August 31, 2018 in a tweet: Sen. Joe Manchin "stands with Hillary Clinton and D.C. Dems on gun control, higher taxes, amnesty, and Planned Parenthood." Martha McSally stated on September 16, 2018 in a Fox News interview: Says U.S. Rep. Kyrsten Sinema "voted to cut ICE." Ron DeSantis stated on September 2, 2018 in a radio interview: Says Andrew Gillum "wants to abolish ICE and doesn't believe in doing any type of immigration enforcement." Chris Sununu stated on June 26, 2018 in an interview: "Every time they’ve done those border patrols, they’ve taken out people who have trafficked drugs. That’s the federal government’s role. They’re doing their job." Cal Thomas stated on June 20, 2018 in in a column: Says Hillary Clinton once "supported a border wall until she ran for president in 2016." John Cox stated on April 23, 2018 in a campaign TV ad: GOP candidate for California governor Travis Allen "on the floor vote … refused to join Republicans opposing driver licenses for illegal aliens." The Breaking Dawn stated on May 10, 2018 in a headline: "It begins: California appoints first illegal alien to state office." Patty Murray stated on May 8, 2018 in a Senate subcommittee hearing: "Each year ICE detains someone, it costs taxpayers over $50,000. For comparison, by the way, that's four times the amount the federal government spends on each child in our public schools." Steve McCraw stated on April 18, 2018 in testimony to a Texas House panel: Says the term "illegal alien" is "a legal term, it’s in statute, it’s a federal term." Gwen Graham stated on April 18, 2018 in a debate: Says the 2015 vote on the American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act "was not a vote to deny access to the U.S." Kelli Ward stated on March 16, 2018 in a Facebook post: Says Rep. Martha McSally "is a #FlipFlopBorderHawk." Donald Trump stated on April 1, 2018 in a tweet: Says caravans of people are coming to cross the Mexico-U.S. border. Jim Renacci stated on January 24, 2018 in an interview on Fox Business Network: In 2005 or 2006 U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer "voted for the wall." Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2018 in State of the Union address: Many gang members have taken advantage of "glaring loopholes and our laws to enter the country as illegal, unaccompanied, alien minors." Richard Corcoran stated on January 29, 2018 in an ad: "Incredibly, some Tallahassee politicians want to make Florida a sanctuary state." Ron Johnson stated on January 12, 2018 in an interview: About 1.1 million people legally enter the U.S. each year as permanent residents -- "65 percent of that is some kind of chain migration; 22 percent is diversity lottery, ‘asyling,’ refugees; only about 14, 15 percent has anything to do with work." Steve Cortes stated on January 23, 2018 in in an interview: "We have right now, … in the state of California, 55 percent of all immigrants are on public assistance." Donald Trump stated on December 15, 2017 in White House graphic: "Current immigration policy imposes as much as $300 billion annually in net fiscal costs on U.S. taxpayers." Paul Sperry stated on January 13, 2018 in a commentary: Says border fencing finished near El Paso in 2010 dramatically curtailed illegal crossings, local crime and drug smuggling. Randy Bryce stated on January 10, 2018 in a campaign appearance: Under "his own legislation," Donald Trump's "own family would not have been allowed into the country." Lupe Valdez stated on July 31, 2017 in a Dallas Morning News news story: Says Texas Department of Public Safety numbers show that 1.6 percent of crime is committed by unauthorized immigrants. Adam Putnam stated on November 30, 2017 in a campaign speech: Says Tallahassee mayor Andrew Gillum "wants to make Florida not a sanctuary city but a sanctuary state." Marsha Blackburn stated on November 9, 2017 in a Fox News post: "When Phoenix dropped its sanctuary city policy in 2008, its murder rate fell 27 percent the following year." Joaquin Castro stated on November 1, 2017 in a tweet: "Ending (Temporary Protected Status) and deporting legal workers would cost the United States ~$164 billion in GDP over a decade."
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Ron Johnson stated on November 1, 2018 in a radio interview: "Every couple days we have a caravan size group of people apprehended trying to come into the country illegally, or coming to the ports of entry without documentation." Eric Swalwell stated on November 12, 2018 in a tweet: "15,000 troops will not see their families for #Thanksgiving because of @realDonaldTrump’s Scaravan Stunt. Oh yeah, it’s also costing you 200 million dollars." Bloggers stated on November 6, 2018 in a Facebook post: Mexico is providing professional charter buses for the migrant caravan. Ricardo Lara stated on October 24, 2018 in full-page newspaper ads: As California's Insurance Commissioner, "Steve Poizner pledged to block immigrant children from ever getting MediCal health insurance." George Holding stated on September 27, 2018 in a TV ad: Orange County "released" a sex offender instead of turning him over to immigration authorities - "like a sanctuary city." Claire McCaskill stated on September 10, 2018 in a Q&A at Truman State University: "I voted to defund sanctuary cities." Patrick Morrisey stated on August 31, 2018 in a tweet: Sen. Joe Manchin "stands with Hillary Clinton and D.C. Dems on gun control, higher taxes, amnesty, and Planned Parenthood." Martha McSally stated on September 16, 2018 in a Fox News interview: Says U.S. Rep. Kyrsten Sinema "voted to cut ICE." Ron DeSantis stated on September 2, 2018 in a radio interview: Says Andrew Gillum "wants to abolish ICE and doesn't believe in doing any type of immigration enforcement." Chris Sununu stated on June 26, 2018 in an interview: "Every time they’ve done those border patrols, they’ve taken out people who have trafficked drugs. That’s the federal government’s role. They’re doing their job." Cal Thomas stated on June 20, 2018 in in a column: Says Hillary Clinton once "supported a border wall until she ran for president in 2016." John Cox stated on April 23, 2018 in a campaign TV ad: GOP candidate for California governor Travis Allen "on the floor vote … refused to join Republicans opposing driver licenses for illegal aliens." The Breaking Dawn stated on May 10, 2018 in a headline: "It begins: California appoints first illegal alien to state office." Patty Murray stated on May 8, 2018 in a Senate subcommittee hearing: "Each year ICE detains someone, it costs taxpayers over $50,000. For comparison, by the way, that's four times the amount the federal government spends on each child in our public schools." Steve McCraw stated on April 18, 2018 in testimony to a Texas House panel: Says the term "illegal alien" is "a legal term, it’s in statute, it’s a federal term." Gwen Graham stated on April 18, 2018 in a debate: Says the 2015 vote on the American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act "was not a vote to deny access to the U.S." Kelli Ward stated on March 16, 2018 in a Facebook post: Says Rep. Martha McSally "is a #FlipFlopBorderHawk." Donald Trump stated on April 1, 2018 in a tweet: Says caravans of people are coming to cross the Mexico-U.S. border. Jim Renacci stated on January 24, 2018 in an interview on Fox Business Network: In 2005 or 2006 U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer "voted for the wall." Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2018 in State of the Union address: Many gang members have taken advantage of "glaring loopholes and our laws to enter the country as illegal, unaccompanied, alien minors." Richard Corcoran stated on January 29, 2018 in an ad: "Incredibly, some Tallahassee politicians want to make Florida a sanctuary state." Ron Johnson stated on January 12, 2018 in an interview: About 1.1 million people legally enter the U.S. each year as permanent residents -- "65 percent of that is some kind of chain migration; 22 percent is diversity lottery, ‘asyling,’ refugees; only about 14, 15 percent has anything to do with work." Steve Cortes stated on January 23, 2018 in in an interview: "We have right now, … in the state of California, 55 percent of all immigrants are on public assistance." Donald Trump stated on December 15, 2017 in White House graphic: "Current immigration policy imposes as much as $300 billion annually in net fiscal costs on U.S. taxpayers." Paul Sperry stated on January 13, 2018 in a commentary: Says border fencing finished near El Paso in 2010 dramatically curtailed illegal crossings, local crime and drug smuggling. Randy Bryce stated on January 10, 2018 in a campaign appearance: Under "his own legislation," Donald Trump's "own family would not have been allowed into the country." Lupe Valdez stated on July 31, 2017 in a Dallas Morning News news story: Says Texas Department of Public Safety numbers show that 1.6 percent of crime is committed by unauthorized immigrants. Adam Putnam stated on November 30, 2017 in a campaign speech: Says Tallahassee mayor Andrew Gillum "wants to make Florida not a sanctuary city but a sanctuary state." Marsha Blackburn stated on November 9, 2017 in a Fox News post: "When Phoenix dropped its sanctuary city policy in 2008, its murder rate fell 27 percent the following year." Joaquin Castro stated on November 1, 2017 in a tweet: "Ending (Temporary Protected Status) and deporting legal workers would cost the United States ~$164 billion in GDP over a decade."
Ron Johnson stated on November 1, 2018 in a radio interview: "Every couple days we have a caravan size group of people apprehended trying to come into the country illegally, or coming to the ports of entry without documentation."
Eric Swalwell stated on November 12, 2018 in a tweet: "15,000 troops will not see their families for #Thanksgiving because of @realDonaldTrump’s Scaravan Stunt. Oh yeah, it’s also costing you 200 million dollars."
Bloggers stated on November 6, 2018 in a Facebook post: Mexico is providing professional charter buses for the migrant caravan.
Ricardo Lara stated on October 24, 2018 in full-page newspaper ads: As California's Insurance Commissioner, "Steve Poizner pledged to block immigrant children from ever getting MediCal health insurance."
George Holding stated on September 27, 2018 in a TV ad: Orange County "released" a sex offender instead of turning him over to immigration authorities - "like a sanctuary city."
Claire McCaskill stated on September 10, 2018 in a Q&A at Truman State University: "I voted to defund sanctuary cities."
Patrick Morrisey stated on August 31, 2018 in a tweet: Sen. Joe Manchin "stands with Hillary Clinton and D.C. Dems on gun control, higher taxes, amnesty, and Planned Parenthood."
Martha McSally stated on September 16, 2018 in a Fox News interview: Says U.S. Rep. Kyrsten Sinema "voted to cut ICE."
Ron DeSantis stated on September 2, 2018 in a radio interview: Says Andrew Gillum "wants to abolish ICE and doesn't believe in doing any type of immigration enforcement."
Chris Sununu stated on June 26, 2018 in an interview: "Every time they’ve done those border patrols, they’ve taken out people who have trafficked drugs. That’s the federal government’s role. They’re doing their job."
Cal Thomas stated on June 20, 2018 in in a column: Says Hillary Clinton once "supported a border wall until she ran for president in 2016."
John Cox stated on April 23, 2018 in a campaign TV ad: GOP candidate for California governor Travis Allen "on the floor vote … refused to join Republicans opposing driver licenses for illegal aliens."
The Breaking Dawn stated on May 10, 2018 in a headline: "It begins: California appoints first illegal alien to state office."
Patty Murray stated on May 8, 2018 in a Senate subcommittee hearing: "Each year ICE detains someone, it costs taxpayers over $50,000. For comparison, by the way, that's four times the amount the federal government spends on each child in our public schools."
Steve McCraw stated on April 18, 2018 in testimony to a Texas House panel: Says the term "illegal alien" is "a legal term, it’s in statute, it’s a federal term."
Gwen Graham stated on April 18, 2018 in a debate: Says the 2015 vote on the American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act "was not a vote to deny access to the U.S."
Kelli Ward stated on March 16, 2018 in a Facebook post: Says Rep. Martha McSally "is a #FlipFlopBorderHawk."
Donald Trump stated on April 1, 2018 in a tweet: Says caravans of people are coming to cross the Mexico-U.S. border.
Jim Renacci stated on January 24, 2018 in an interview on Fox Business Network: In 2005 or 2006 U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer "voted for the wall."
Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2018 in State of the Union address: Many gang members have taken advantage of "glaring loopholes and our laws to enter the country as illegal, unaccompanied, alien minors."
Richard Corcoran stated on January 29, 2018 in an ad: "Incredibly, some Tallahassee politicians want to make Florida a sanctuary state."
Ron Johnson stated on January 12, 2018 in an interview: About 1.1 million people legally enter the U.S. each year as permanent residents -- "65 percent of that is some kind of chain migration; 22 percent is diversity lottery, ‘asyling,’ refugees; only about 14, 15 percent has anything to do with work."
Steve Cortes stated on January 23, 2018 in in an interview: "We have right now, … in the state of California, 55 percent of all immigrants are on public assistance."
Donald Trump stated on December 15, 2017 in White House graphic: "Current immigration policy imposes as much as $300 billion annually in net fiscal costs on U.S. taxpayers."
Paul Sperry stated on January 13, 2018 in a commentary: Says border fencing finished near El Paso in 2010 dramatically curtailed illegal crossings, local crime and drug smuggling.
Randy Bryce stated on January 10, 2018 in a campaign appearance: Under "his own legislation," Donald Trump's "own family would not have been allowed into the country."
Lupe Valdez stated on July 31, 2017 in a Dallas Morning News news story: Says Texas Department of Public Safety numbers show that 1.6 percent of crime is committed by unauthorized immigrants.
Adam Putnam stated on November 30, 2017 in a campaign speech: Says Tallahassee mayor Andrew Gillum "wants to make Florida not a sanctuary city but a sanctuary state."
Marsha Blackburn stated on November 9, 2017 in a Fox News post: "When Phoenix dropped its sanctuary city policy in 2008, its murder rate fell 27 percent the following year."
Joaquin Castro stated on November 1, 2017 in a tweet: "Ending (Temporary Protected Status) and deporting legal workers would cost the United States ~$164 billion in GDP over a decade."
