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 Josh Hawley stated on September 13, 2018 in a foxnews.com op-ed: Says a bill co-sponsored by Sen. Claire McCaskill "would give a free pass to any illegal immigrant who brings a child to the border." Martha McSally stated on September 16, 2018 in a Fox News interview: Says Rep. Kyrsten Sinema supported a bill that is "essentially encouraging child trafficking." Texans Are stated on September 12, 2018 in a TV ad: Says Beto O’Rourke voted "against body armor for Texas sheriffs patrolling the border." Infowars stated on July 24, 2018 in a post: "Revealed: UN plan to flood America with 600 million migrants." Kirstjen Nielsen stated on July 19, 2018 in an interview: "There are billboards in Central America in the Northern Triangle countries advertising how to grab a kid to get into the United States illegally." Raul Labrador stated on June 27, 2018 in an opinion piece in the Idaho Statesman: Immigrants "can show up at any embassy or consulate abroad" to make their asylum claims. Donald Trump stated on June 30, 2018 in a tweet: "I have watched ICE liberate towns from the grasp of MS-13." Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on June 27, 2018 in an interview with The Intercept: "ICE is required to fill 34,000 beds with detainees every single night and that number has only been increasing since 2009." Diamond and Silk stated on July 2, 2018 in a headline: "Obama secretly gave citizenship to 2,500 Iranians as part of nuke deal." Viral image stated on July 3, 2018 in a meme shared on the Internet: "39% of All California Students are illegals." Viral image stated on July 3, 2018 in a meme shared on the Internet: "More than 66% of ALL births in California are to illegals on Medi-Cal." Jeff Sessions stated on June 25, 2018 in a speech: "Our courts find that 80 percent of those who do file for asylum aren’t qualified for it, do not merit that relief." Bloggers stated on June 18, 2018 in a tweet: "Bill Clinton passed a law in 1996 that separated children from adults illegally entering America." Matt Schlapp stated on June 15, 2018 in in an interview: The Trump administration’s policy of separating families is "the same way Barack Obama did it." Donald Trump stated on June 18, 2018 in a tweet: "Crime in Germany is way up." YourNewsWire.com stated on June 17, 2018 in in a blog post: "Senate report admits Clinton ‘gifted’ children to human traffickers" X posts stated on June 11, 2018 in a post by a filmmaker: Say a boy was 'caged' in a wire enclosure. Donald Trump stated on May 24, 2018 in a Fox &Friends interview: Speaking of immigration cases, says, "We have thousands of judges." Donald Trump stated on May 28, 2018 in a tweet: A "horrible law" requires that children be separated from their parents "once they cross the Border into the U.S." Donald Trump stated on May 22, 2018 in a speech: Says "Nancy Pelosi came out in favor of MS-13." Donald Trump stated on May 5, 2018 in a speech in Cleveland: A "catch and release" immigration policy "is a Democrat rule, Sherrod Brown, this is a Democrat rule." Mike Pence stated on April 25, 2018 in a speech: "Illegal crossings at our southern border have been cut by over 40 percent." Beto O'Rourke stated on January 3, 2018 in remarks at a stop in Greenville, Texas: Says "precisely zero terrorists, terrorist groups or terror plots have ever been connected with the U.S.-Mexico border to do harm to people within the United States." Patriotnetwork.one stated on April 27, 2018 in a headline: "Breaking: Czech Republic arms citizens. You can now shoot terrorists on sight." Bloggers stated on April 3, 2018 in a headline: Says Chuck Schumer said "it’s racist to only allow citizens to vote." Mark Harris stated on March 29, 2018 in a Facebook post: Rep. Robert Pittenger "stood against funding for the border wall." Bloggers stated on March 29, 2018 in a blog post: BREAKING: Trump Just Ended Welfare For One HUGE Group For 5 Years! Sean Hannity stated on March 7, 2018 in his Fox News program: Says 642,000 crimes were committed against Texans by criminal immigrants in a recent seven-year period. Brian Kemp stated on March 5, 2018 in a Facebook post: Says he "fought Obama twice and won to stop illegal immigrants from voting." Bloggers stated on March 11, 2018 in a blog post: "Democrats announce they will abolish ICE if they win 2020 election."
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Josh Hawley stated on September 13, 2018 in a foxnews.com op-ed: Says a bill co-sponsored by Sen. Claire McCaskill "would give a free pass to any illegal immigrant who brings a child to the border." Martha McSally stated on September 16, 2018 in a Fox News interview: Says Rep. Kyrsten Sinema supported a bill that is "essentially encouraging child trafficking." Texans Are stated on September 12, 2018 in a TV ad: Says Beto O’Rourke voted "against body armor for Texas sheriffs patrolling the border." Infowars stated on July 24, 2018 in a post: "Revealed: UN plan to flood America with 600 million migrants." Kirstjen Nielsen stated on July 19, 2018 in an interview: "There are billboards in Central America in the Northern Triangle countries advertising how to grab a kid to get into the United States illegally." Raul Labrador stated on June 27, 2018 in an opinion piece in the Idaho Statesman: Immigrants "can show up at any embassy or consulate abroad" to make their asylum claims. Donald Trump stated on June 30, 2018 in a tweet: "I have watched ICE liberate towns from the grasp of MS-13." Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on June 27, 2018 in an interview with The Intercept: "ICE is required to fill 34,000 beds with detainees every single night and that number has only been increasing since 2009." Diamond and Silk stated on July 2, 2018 in a headline: "Obama secretly gave citizenship to 2,500 Iranians as part of nuke deal." Viral image stated on July 3, 2018 in a meme shared on the Internet: "39% of All California Students are illegals." Viral image stated on July 3, 2018 in a meme shared on the Internet: "More than 66% of ALL births in California are to illegals on Medi-Cal." Jeff Sessions stated on June 25, 2018 in a speech: "Our courts find that 80 percent of those who do file for asylum aren’t qualified for it, do not merit that relief." Bloggers stated on June 18, 2018 in a tweet: "Bill Clinton passed a law in 1996 that separated children from adults illegally entering America." Matt Schlapp stated on June 15, 2018 in in an interview: The Trump administration’s policy of separating families is "the same way Barack Obama did it." Donald Trump stated on June 18, 2018 in a tweet: "Crime in Germany is way up." YourNewsWire.com stated on June 17, 2018 in in a blog post: "Senate report admits Clinton ‘gifted’ children to human traffickers" X posts stated on June 11, 2018 in a post by a filmmaker: Say a boy was 'caged' in a wire enclosure. Donald Trump stated on May 24, 2018 in a Fox &Friends interview: Speaking of immigration cases, says, "We have thousands of judges." Donald Trump stated on May 28, 2018 in a tweet: A "horrible law" requires that children be separated from their parents "once they cross the Border into the U.S." Donald Trump stated on May 22, 2018 in a speech: Says "Nancy Pelosi came out in favor of MS-13." Donald Trump stated on May 5, 2018 in a speech in Cleveland: A "catch and release" immigration policy "is a Democrat rule, Sherrod Brown, this is a Democrat rule." Mike Pence stated on April 25, 2018 in a speech: "Illegal crossings at our southern border have been cut by over 40 percent." Beto O'Rourke stated on January 3, 2018 in remarks at a stop in Greenville, Texas: Says "precisely zero terrorists, terrorist groups or terror plots have ever been connected with the U.S.-Mexico border to do harm to people within the United States." Patriotnetwork.one stated on April 27, 2018 in a headline: "Breaking: Czech Republic arms citizens. You can now shoot terrorists on sight." Bloggers stated on April 3, 2018 in a headline: Says Chuck Schumer said "it’s racist to only allow citizens to vote." Mark Harris stated on March 29, 2018 in a Facebook post: Rep. Robert Pittenger "stood against funding for the border wall." Bloggers stated on March 29, 2018 in a blog post: BREAKING: Trump Just Ended Welfare For One HUGE Group For 5 Years! Sean Hannity stated on March 7, 2018 in his Fox News program: Says 642,000 crimes were committed against Texans by criminal immigrants in a recent seven-year period. Brian Kemp stated on March 5, 2018 in a Facebook post: Says he "fought Obama twice and won to stop illegal immigrants from voting." Bloggers stated on March 11, 2018 in a blog post: "Democrats announce they will abolish ICE if they win 2020 election."
Josh Hawley stated on September 13, 2018 in a foxnews.com op-ed: Says a bill co-sponsored by Sen. Claire McCaskill "would give a free pass to any illegal immigrant who brings a child to the border."
Martha McSally stated on September 16, 2018 in a Fox News interview: Says Rep. Kyrsten Sinema supported a bill that is "essentially encouraging child trafficking."
Texans Are stated on September 12, 2018 in a TV ad: Says Beto O’Rourke voted "against body armor for Texas sheriffs patrolling the border."
Infowars stated on July 24, 2018 in a post: "Revealed: UN plan to flood America with 600 million migrants."
Kirstjen Nielsen stated on July 19, 2018 in an interview: "There are billboards in Central America in the Northern Triangle countries advertising how to grab a kid to get into the United States illegally."
Raul Labrador stated on June 27, 2018 in an opinion piece in the Idaho Statesman: Immigrants "can show up at any embassy or consulate abroad" to make their asylum claims.
Donald Trump stated on June 30, 2018 in a tweet: "I have watched ICE liberate towns from the grasp of MS-13."
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on June 27, 2018 in an interview with The Intercept: "ICE is required to fill 34,000 beds with detainees every single night and that number has only been increasing since 2009."
Diamond and Silk stated on July 2, 2018 in a headline: "Obama secretly gave citizenship to 2,500 Iranians as part of nuke deal."
Viral image stated on July 3, 2018 in a meme shared on the Internet: "39% of All California Students are illegals."
Viral image stated on July 3, 2018 in a meme shared on the Internet: "More than 66% of ALL births in California are to illegals on Medi-Cal."
Jeff Sessions stated on June 25, 2018 in a speech: "Our courts find that 80 percent of those who do file for asylum aren’t qualified for it, do not merit that relief."
Bloggers stated on June 18, 2018 in a tweet: "Bill Clinton passed a law in 1996 that separated children from adults illegally entering America."
Matt Schlapp stated on June 15, 2018 in in an interview: The Trump administration’s policy of separating families is "the same way Barack Obama did it."
YourNewsWire.com stated on June 17, 2018 in in a blog post: "Senate report admits Clinton ‘gifted’ children to human traffickers"
Donald Trump stated on May 24, 2018 in a Fox &Friends interview: Speaking of immigration cases, says, "We have thousands of judges."
Donald Trump stated on May 28, 2018 in a tweet: A "horrible law" requires that children be separated from their parents "once they cross the Border into the U.S."
Donald Trump stated on May 5, 2018 in a speech in Cleveland: A "catch and release" immigration policy "is a Democrat rule, Sherrod Brown, this is a Democrat rule."
Mike Pence stated on April 25, 2018 in a speech: "Illegal crossings at our southern border have been cut by over 40 percent."
Beto O'Rourke stated on January 3, 2018 in remarks at a stop in Greenville, Texas: Says "precisely zero terrorists, terrorist groups or terror plots have ever been connected with the U.S.-Mexico border to do harm to people within the United States."
Patriotnetwork.one stated on April 27, 2018 in a headline: "Breaking: Czech Republic arms citizens. You can now shoot terrorists on sight."
Bloggers stated on April 3, 2018 in a headline: Says Chuck Schumer said "it’s racist to only allow citizens to vote."
Mark Harris stated on March 29, 2018 in a Facebook post: Rep. Robert Pittenger "stood against funding for the border wall."
Bloggers stated on March 29, 2018 in a blog post: BREAKING: Trump Just Ended Welfare For One HUGE Group For 5 Years!
Sean Hannity stated on March 7, 2018 in his Fox News program: Says 642,000 crimes were committed against Texans by criminal immigrants in a recent seven-year period.
Brian Kemp stated on March 5, 2018 in a Facebook post: Says he "fought Obama twice and won to stop illegal immigrants from voting."
Bloggers stated on March 11, 2018 in a blog post: "Democrats announce they will abolish ICE if they win 2020 election."
