Latest Mostly 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 Jeff Sessions stated on July 12, 2017 in a speech: "According to a recent study from the University of California Riverside, (sanctuary) cities with these policies have more violent crime on average than those that don’t." Kellyanne Conway stated on July 22, 2017 in Fox News interview: Just 6 percent of Americans say Russia is the country’s most important issue, yet the story receives "75 percent of the coverage" in the media. Ken Paxton stated on June 16, 2017 in a press release: Says Barack Obama "acknowledged over 20 times" that his administration’s Deferred Action for Parents of Americans "immigration edict was a violation of law and the separation of powers." Donald Trump stated on April 17, 2017 in a tweet: Says Jon Ossoff wants to "allow illegal immigration." Jeff Sessions stated on March 27, 2017 in a press briefing: "Just last May, the Department of Justice inspector general found that these (‘sanctuary city’) policies also violate federal law." Brendan Reilly stated on February 24, 2017 in on Twitter : Said Adolf Hitler and Donald Trump have both described deportations as "a military operation." Keith Ellison stated on March 7, 2017 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": Says President Donald Trump's travel ban could ban Somalis "from getting relief (from famine) through coming to the United States." Donald Trump stated on February 28, 2017 in a speech before a joint session of Congress: "According to data provided by the Department of Justice, the vast majority of individuals convicted of terrorism and terrorism-related offenses since 9/11 came here from outside of our country." Stephen Miller stated on February 12, 2017 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": "I'm calling into question the accuracy of the ruling. The district judge in Seattle said there was no indication of terrorism from these seven countries in our country." Donald Trump stated on February 2, 2017 in a Facebook post: "Smart! 'Kuwait issues its own Trump-esque visa ban for five Muslim-majority countries.' " Tom McClintock stated on January 31, 2017 in an interview: Refugee "vetting was very haphazard," under the Obama Administration. "In many cases, we simply accepted the word of applicants." John Cornyn stated on November 22, 2016 in a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson: Says the Department of Homeland Security didn't request any hours of aerial surveillance for the U.S.-Mexico border from the Department of Defense for 2017. Joe DeFelice stated on January 25, 2017: "From the release of a child rapist from the Dominican Republican to that of an Italian drug smuggler, Philadelphians have already been put in direct danger by Mayor Kenney’s policy of blocking local law enforcement from participating with federal immigration authorities." Donald Trump stated on January 29, 2017 in a statement: "My policy is similar to what President Obama did in 2011 when he banned visas for refugees from Iraq for six months." Donald Trump stated on January 25, 2017 in remarks at Department of Homeland Security: Says ICE and border patrol officers "unanimously endorsed me for president." Scott Walker stated on December 23, 2016 in an interview: "We don't get any of that information" from the federal government on who refugees are, where they come from and how long they are likely to stay. Lloyd Doggett stated on December 15, 2016 in an interview with KEYE TV: "Our university campuses by federal law do not check the immigration status of their students just as our public schools don’t." Geraldo Rivera stated on December 12, 2016 in an interview on Fox News' Hannity: Says "tens of thousands of children" were rushed across the southwest border "because they fear the wall." Roger Williams stated on November 16, 2016 in an interview with McClatchy's Washington bureau: "NAFTA allows a lot of trucks from Mexico, for example, to leave there and ... drive straight through without even being inspected." Morgan Carroll stated on October 20, 2016 in a news release: Says Mike Coffman said two different things: "stop the deportations" in a Spanish-language debate and "you're going to be deported" in an English-language TV interview. Ron Johnson stated on October 10, 2016 in a radio ad: Says Russ Feingold "voted to raise taxes on Social Security benefits for seniors, he even tried to give Social Security benefits to illegal immigrants." 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 10, 2016 in a rally in Ambridge, Pa.: Says "I’ve been proven right" about "Hillary Clinton's radical call for open borders, meaning anyone in the world can enter the United States without any limit at all." Pat McCrory stated on October 11, 2016 in a North Carolina governor's race debate: Says Syrian refugees are not being vetted, and "the FBI is not even being told where they are." Donald Trump stated on October 9, 2016 in the second presidential debate: "ICE just endorsed me." 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." 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 in Arizona: "Illegal immigration costs our country more than $113 billion a year." Donald Trump stated on August 23, 2016 in an interview on Fox News: "They were going to build the wall a while ago, not so long ago, like in '06. And they couldn't get environmental impact statements." Lamar Smith stated on July 19, 2016 in remarks to the Texas delegation to the Republican National Convention: "One third of all federal prisoners today are illegal immigrants."
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Jeff Sessions stated on July 12, 2017 in a speech: "According to a recent study from the University of California Riverside, (sanctuary) cities with these policies have more violent crime on average than those that don’t." Kellyanne Conway stated on July 22, 2017 in Fox News interview: Just 6 percent of Americans say Russia is the country’s most important issue, yet the story receives "75 percent of the coverage" in the media. Ken Paxton stated on June 16, 2017 in a press release: Says Barack Obama "acknowledged over 20 times" that his administration’s Deferred Action for Parents of Americans "immigration edict was a violation of law and the separation of powers." Donald Trump stated on April 17, 2017 in a tweet: Says Jon Ossoff wants to "allow illegal immigration." Jeff Sessions stated on March 27, 2017 in a press briefing: "Just last May, the Department of Justice inspector general found that these (‘sanctuary city’) policies also violate federal law." Brendan Reilly stated on February 24, 2017 in on Twitter : Said Adolf Hitler and Donald Trump have both described deportations as "a military operation." Keith Ellison stated on March 7, 2017 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": Says President Donald Trump's travel ban could ban Somalis "from getting relief (from famine) through coming to the United States." Donald Trump stated on February 28, 2017 in a speech before a joint session of Congress: "According to data provided by the Department of Justice, the vast majority of individuals convicted of terrorism and terrorism-related offenses since 9/11 came here from outside of our country." Stephen Miller stated on February 12, 2017 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": "I'm calling into question the accuracy of the ruling. The district judge in Seattle said there was no indication of terrorism from these seven countries in our country." Donald Trump stated on February 2, 2017 in a Facebook post: "Smart! 'Kuwait issues its own Trump-esque visa ban for five Muslim-majority countries.' " Tom McClintock stated on January 31, 2017 in an interview: Refugee "vetting was very haphazard," under the Obama Administration. "In many cases, we simply accepted the word of applicants." John Cornyn stated on November 22, 2016 in a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson: Says the Department of Homeland Security didn't request any hours of aerial surveillance for the U.S.-Mexico border from the Department of Defense for 2017. Joe DeFelice stated on January 25, 2017: "From the release of a child rapist from the Dominican Republican to that of an Italian drug smuggler, Philadelphians have already been put in direct danger by Mayor Kenney’s policy of blocking local law enforcement from participating with federal immigration authorities." Donald Trump stated on January 29, 2017 in a statement: "My policy is similar to what President Obama did in 2011 when he banned visas for refugees from Iraq for six months." Donald Trump stated on January 25, 2017 in remarks at Department of Homeland Security: Says ICE and border patrol officers "unanimously endorsed me for president." Scott Walker stated on December 23, 2016 in an interview: "We don't get any of that information" from the federal government on who refugees are, where they come from and how long they are likely to stay. Lloyd Doggett stated on December 15, 2016 in an interview with KEYE TV: "Our university campuses by federal law do not check the immigration status of their students just as our public schools don’t." Geraldo Rivera stated on December 12, 2016 in an interview on Fox News' Hannity: Says "tens of thousands of children" were rushed across the southwest border "because they fear the wall." Roger Williams stated on November 16, 2016 in an interview with McClatchy's Washington bureau: "NAFTA allows a lot of trucks from Mexico, for example, to leave there and ... drive straight through without even being inspected." Morgan Carroll stated on October 20, 2016 in a news release: Says Mike Coffman said two different things: "stop the deportations" in a Spanish-language debate and "you're going to be deported" in an English-language TV interview. Ron Johnson stated on October 10, 2016 in a radio ad: Says Russ Feingold "voted to raise taxes on Social Security benefits for seniors, he even tried to give Social Security benefits to illegal immigrants." 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 10, 2016 in a rally in Ambridge, Pa.: Says "I’ve been proven right" about "Hillary Clinton's radical call for open borders, meaning anyone in the world can enter the United States without any limit at all." Pat McCrory stated on October 11, 2016 in a North Carolina governor's race debate: Says Syrian refugees are not being vetted, and "the FBI is not even being told where they are." Donald Trump stated on October 9, 2016 in the second presidential debate: "ICE just endorsed me." 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." 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 in Arizona: "Illegal immigration costs our country more than $113 billion a year." Donald Trump stated on August 23, 2016 in an interview on Fox News: "They were going to build the wall a while ago, not so long ago, like in '06. And they couldn't get environmental impact statements." Lamar Smith stated on July 19, 2016 in remarks to the Texas delegation to the Republican National Convention: "One third of all federal prisoners today are illegal immigrants."
Jeff Sessions stated on July 12, 2017 in a speech: "According to a recent study from the University of California Riverside, (sanctuary) cities with these policies have more violent crime on average than those that don’t."
Kellyanne Conway stated on July 22, 2017 in Fox News interview: Just 6 percent of Americans say Russia is the country’s most important issue, yet the story receives "75 percent of the coverage" in the media.
Ken Paxton stated on June 16, 2017 in a press release: Says Barack Obama "acknowledged over 20 times" that his administration’s Deferred Action for Parents of Americans "immigration edict was a violation of law and the separation of powers."
Donald Trump stated on April 17, 2017 in a tweet: Says Jon Ossoff wants to "allow illegal immigration."
Jeff Sessions stated on March 27, 2017 in a press briefing: "Just last May, the Department of Justice inspector general found that these (‘sanctuary city’) policies also violate federal law."
Brendan Reilly stated on February 24, 2017 in on Twitter : Said Adolf Hitler and Donald Trump have both described deportations as "a military operation."
Keith Ellison stated on March 7, 2017 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": Says President Donald Trump's travel ban could ban Somalis "from getting relief (from famine) through coming to the United States."
Donald Trump stated on February 28, 2017 in a speech before a joint session of Congress: "According to data provided by the Department of Justice, the vast majority of individuals convicted of terrorism and terrorism-related offenses since 9/11 came here from outside of our country."
Stephen Miller stated on February 12, 2017 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": "I'm calling into question the accuracy of the ruling. The district judge in Seattle said there was no indication of terrorism from these seven countries in our country."
Donald Trump stated on February 2, 2017 in a Facebook post: "Smart! 'Kuwait issues its own Trump-esque visa ban for five Muslim-majority countries.' "
Tom McClintock stated on January 31, 2017 in an interview: Refugee "vetting was very haphazard," under the Obama Administration. "In many cases, we simply accepted the word of applicants."
John Cornyn stated on November 22, 2016 in a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson: Says the Department of Homeland Security didn't request any hours of aerial surveillance for the U.S.-Mexico border from the Department of Defense for 2017.
Joe DeFelice stated on January 25, 2017: "From the release of a child rapist from the Dominican Republican to that of an Italian drug smuggler, Philadelphians have already been put in direct danger by Mayor Kenney’s policy of blocking local law enforcement from participating with federal immigration authorities."
Donald Trump stated on January 29, 2017 in a statement: "My policy is similar to what President Obama did in 2011 when he banned visas for refugees from Iraq for six months."
Donald Trump stated on January 25, 2017 in remarks at Department of Homeland Security: Says ICE and border patrol officers "unanimously endorsed me for president."
Scott Walker stated on December 23, 2016 in an interview: "We don't get any of that information" from the federal government on who refugees are, where they come from and how long they are likely to stay.
Lloyd Doggett stated on December 15, 2016 in an interview with KEYE TV: "Our university campuses by federal law do not check the immigration status of their students just as our public schools don’t."
Geraldo Rivera stated on December 12, 2016 in an interview on Fox News' Hannity: Says "tens of thousands of children" were rushed across the southwest border "because they fear the wall."
Roger Williams stated on November 16, 2016 in an interview with McClatchy's Washington bureau: "NAFTA allows a lot of trucks from Mexico, for example, to leave there and ... drive straight through without even being inspected."
Morgan Carroll stated on October 20, 2016 in a news release: Says Mike Coffman said two different things: "stop the deportations" in a Spanish-language debate and "you're going to be deported" in an English-language TV interview.
Ron Johnson stated on October 10, 2016 in a radio ad: Says Russ Feingold "voted to raise taxes on Social Security benefits for seniors, he even tried to give Social Security benefits to illegal immigrants."
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 10, 2016 in a rally in Ambridge, Pa.: Says "I’ve been proven right" about "Hillary Clinton's radical call for open borders, meaning anyone in the world can enter the United States without any limit at all."
Pat McCrory stated on October 11, 2016 in a North Carolina governor's race debate: Says Syrian refugees are not being vetted, and "the FBI is not even being told where they are."
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."
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 in Arizona: "Illegal immigration costs our country more than $113 billion a year."
Donald Trump stated on August 23, 2016 in an interview on Fox News: "They were going to build the wall a while ago, not so long ago, like in '06. And they couldn't get environmental impact statements."
Lamar Smith stated on July 19, 2016 in remarks to the Texas delegation to the Republican National Convention: "One third of all federal prisoners today are illegal immigrants."
