14 People 7175 Fact-checks 3533 Articles People (14) Doctors Without Borders Students for Trump Vets for Trump The Trump Talks Donald Trump Tiffany Trump Eric Trump Melania Trump Ivanka Trump National Border Patrol Council President Trump's lawyers Donald Trump Jr. Wisconsin Trump Victory Politics Elite Trump Fact-checks (7175) Donald Trump stated on March 21, 2021 in a statement to the media: "We proudly handed the Biden administration the most secure border in history. All they had to do was keep this smooth-running system on autopilot.” By Amy Sherman, Miriam Valverde• March 24, 2021 Donald Trump stated on August 28, 2017 in a press conference: "We stopped traffic coming through -- 78 percent." By Miriam Valverde• August 31, 2017 Donald Trump stated on October 24, 2018 in a campaign rally in Wisconsin: "Democrats oppose any effort to secure our border." By Miriam Valverde• October 30, 2018 JD Vance stated on August 25, 2024 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": A zero-tolerance policy during the Trump administration "led to less family separation than under Kamala Harris' border policies.” By Amy Sherman• September 4, 2024 Donald Trump stated on July 29, 2023 in a rally: The Trump administration “built nearly 500 miles of border wall.” By Maria Ramirez Uribe• August 9, 2023 Donald Trump stated on April 07, 2017 in weekly address: "Last month, we saw a 64 percent reduction in illegal immigration on our southern border." By Miriam Valverde• April 10, 2017 Donald Trump stated on August 27, 2020 in a speech at the RNC: Says Joe Biden “is even talking about taking the wall down.” By Miriam Valverde• August 28, 2020 Facebook posts stated on March 23, 2021 in a Facebook post: “We spent billions on a border wall and quit when it was 90% finished.” By Miriam Valverde• March 29, 2021 Brandon Tatum stated on April 05, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Kids at the border: 2,600 highest number Trump, 12,000 currently under Biden.” By Tom Kertscher• April 9, 2021 Donald Trump stated on April 21, 2017 in an interview with the Associated Press: Illegal immigration on the U.S.-Mexico border is "the lowest in 17 years." By Miriam Valverde• April 25, 2017 Donald Trump stated on October 06, 2018 in a campaign rally: "Every single Democrat in the U.S. Senate has signed up for the open borders, and it's a bill, it's called the ‘open borders bill.’" By Miriam Valverde• October 8, 2018 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." By Miriam Valverde• January 26, 2017 Donald Trump stated on February 20, 2019 in a tweet: "We have just built this powerful Wall in New Mexico. Completed on January 30, 2019 — 47 days ahead of schedule!" By Miriam Valverde• February 25, 2019 Donald Trump stated on March 13, 2017 in his first Cabinet meeting: "In the first full month of my administration following the issuance of my executive orders, illegal immigration on our southern border fell by an unprecedented 40 percent." By Miriam Valverde• March 14, 2017 George P. Bush stated on June 09, 2021 in an interview: “We see an uncompleted wall that was duly appropriated dollars during the Trump days to build over 700 miles. Only 150 miles were constructed.” By Brandon Mulder• June 21, 2021 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." By Linda Qiu, Amy Sherman• October 12, 2016 Martha McSally stated on August 14, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says "former Democrat Kelli Ward attacked President Trump's plans to crack down on illegal immigration, saying Trump was making a mistake." By Miriam Valverde• August 16, 2018 Donald Trump stated on January 03, 2024 in a TV ad: Nikki Haley “opposed Trump’s border wall” and “Trump’s travel ban.” By Maria Briceño, Maria Ramirez Uribe• January 5, 2024 Donald Trump stated on January 08, 2019 in a televised speech: Says Sen. Charles Schumer "repeatedly supported a physical barrier in the past along with many other Democrats. They changed their mind only after I was elected president." By Manuela Tobias• January 9, 2019 Donald Trump stated on April 03, 2018 in a press conference: "We’ve started building the wall." By Miriam Valverde• April 4, 2018 Articles (3533) The context behind Joe Biden and Donald Trump’s dueling immigration speeches at the Texas border By Maria Ramirez Uribe• March 1, 2024 How much has been spent so far on Donald Trump's border wall? By Matthew Gold, Louis Jacobson, Joseph Kennedy, Anderson Small• November 29, 2018 President Trump’s Record With The Truth As He Visits California By Chris Nichols• March 12, 2018 Fact-checking Trump, Pelosi and Schumer’s White House fight over the border wall, shutdown By Louis Jacobson, Manuela Tobias, Miriam Valverde• December 11, 2018 How Trump plans to build, and pay for, a wall along U.S.-Mexico border By Miriam Valverde• July 26, 2016 Trump's real border crisis is the overwhelmed asylum system, experts say By Miriam Valverde• January 9, 2019 Donald Trump’s border wall: how much has been built? By Miriam Valverde• August 30, 2019 Trump says 400 miles of wall are coming soon. But most projects replace existing barriers By Miriam Valverde• May 15, 2019 Fact-checking Donald Trump’s false and misleading claims about immigration, the border wall By Miriam Valverde• January 24, 2019 Can President Donald Trump send the military to secure the border? By Miriam Valverde• April 4, 2018 Fact-checking Donald Trump's rally in North Dakota By Louis Jacobson, Bill McCarthy, Miriam Valverde• June 28, 2018 Fact-checking Greg Abbott’s claims that Biden has ‘open border’ policies By Nusaiba Mizan• April 26, 2022 Fact-checking Donald Trump’s misleading immigration claims in meeting with California officials By Miriam Valverde• May 17, 2018 Trump rests national emergency declaration on border ‘invasion.’ Here are the facts By Miriam Valverde• February 15, 2019 Donald Trump claims Doug Jones is 'weak on the border.' Here's what we found By Miriam Valverde• November 28, 2017 Have deportations increased under Donald Trump? Here’s what the data shows By Miriam Valverde• December 19, 2017 Fact-checking Kamala Harris’ interview with Fox News’ Bret Baier By Samantha Putterman, Maria Ramirez Uribe• October 16, 2024 Did 'zero-tolerance' policy reduce illegal immigration? By Miriam Valverde• July 19, 2018 Fact-checking Kamala Harris’ claim about cost of Trump’s border wall By Chris Nichols• August 29, 2017 Live fact-checking President Donald Trump's immigration address By Jon Greenberg, Amy Sherman, Manuela Tobias, Miriam Valverde• January 9, 2019
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Donald Trump stated on March 21, 2021 in a statement to the media: "We proudly handed the Biden administration the most secure border in history. All they had to do was keep this smooth-running system on autopilot.” By Amy Sherman, Miriam Valverde• March 24, 2021 Donald Trump stated on August 28, 2017 in a press conference: "We stopped traffic coming through -- 78 percent." By Miriam Valverde• August 31, 2017 Donald Trump stated on October 24, 2018 in a campaign rally in Wisconsin: "Democrats oppose any effort to secure our border." By Miriam Valverde• October 30, 2018 JD Vance stated on August 25, 2024 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": A zero-tolerance policy during the Trump administration "led to less family separation than under Kamala Harris' border policies.” By Amy Sherman• September 4, 2024 Donald Trump stated on July 29, 2023 in a rally: The Trump administration “built nearly 500 miles of border wall.” By Maria Ramirez Uribe• August 9, 2023 Donald Trump stated on April 07, 2017 in weekly address: "Last month, we saw a 64 percent reduction in illegal immigration on our southern border." By Miriam Valverde• April 10, 2017 Donald Trump stated on August 27, 2020 in a speech at the RNC: Says Joe Biden “is even talking about taking the wall down.” By Miriam Valverde• August 28, 2020 Facebook posts stated on March 23, 2021 in a Facebook post: “We spent billions on a border wall and quit when it was 90% finished.” By Miriam Valverde• March 29, 2021 Brandon Tatum stated on April 05, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Kids at the border: 2,600 highest number Trump, 12,000 currently under Biden.” By Tom Kertscher• April 9, 2021 Donald Trump stated on April 21, 2017 in an interview with the Associated Press: Illegal immigration on the U.S.-Mexico border is "the lowest in 17 years." By Miriam Valverde• April 25, 2017 Donald Trump stated on October 06, 2018 in a campaign rally: "Every single Democrat in the U.S. Senate has signed up for the open borders, and it's a bill, it's called the ‘open borders bill.’" By Miriam Valverde• October 8, 2018 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." By Miriam Valverde• January 26, 2017 Donald Trump stated on February 20, 2019 in a tweet: "We have just built this powerful Wall in New Mexico. Completed on January 30, 2019 — 47 days ahead of schedule!" By Miriam Valverde• February 25, 2019 Donald Trump stated on March 13, 2017 in his first Cabinet meeting: "In the first full month of my administration following the issuance of my executive orders, illegal immigration on our southern border fell by an unprecedented 40 percent." By Miriam Valverde• March 14, 2017 George P. Bush stated on June 09, 2021 in an interview: “We see an uncompleted wall that was duly appropriated dollars during the Trump days to build over 700 miles. Only 150 miles were constructed.” By Brandon Mulder• June 21, 2021 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." By Linda Qiu, Amy Sherman• October 12, 2016 Martha McSally stated on August 14, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says "former Democrat Kelli Ward attacked President Trump's plans to crack down on illegal immigration, saying Trump was making a mistake." By Miriam Valverde• August 16, 2018 Donald Trump stated on January 03, 2024 in a TV ad: Nikki Haley “opposed Trump’s border wall” and “Trump’s travel ban.” By Maria Briceño, Maria Ramirez Uribe• January 5, 2024 Donald Trump stated on January 08, 2019 in a televised speech: Says Sen. Charles Schumer "repeatedly supported a physical barrier in the past along with many other Democrats. They changed their mind only after I was elected president." By Manuela Tobias• January 9, 2019 Donald Trump stated on April 03, 2018 in a press conference: "We’ve started building the wall." By Miriam Valverde• April 4, 2018
The context behind Joe Biden and Donald Trump’s dueling immigration speeches at the Texas border By Maria Ramirez Uribe• March 1, 2024 How much has been spent so far on Donald Trump's border wall? By Matthew Gold, Louis Jacobson, Joseph Kennedy, Anderson Small• November 29, 2018 President Trump’s Record With The Truth As He Visits California By Chris Nichols• March 12, 2018 Fact-checking Trump, Pelosi and Schumer’s White House fight over the border wall, shutdown By Louis Jacobson, Manuela Tobias, Miriam Valverde• December 11, 2018 How Trump plans to build, and pay for, a wall along U.S.-Mexico border By Miriam Valverde• July 26, 2016 Trump's real border crisis is the overwhelmed asylum system, experts say By Miriam Valverde• January 9, 2019 Donald Trump’s border wall: how much has been built? By Miriam Valverde• August 30, 2019 Trump says 400 miles of wall are coming soon. But most projects replace existing barriers By Miriam Valverde• May 15, 2019 Fact-checking Donald Trump’s false and misleading claims about immigration, the border wall By Miriam Valverde• January 24, 2019 Can President Donald Trump send the military to secure the border? By Miriam Valverde• April 4, 2018 Fact-checking Donald Trump's rally in North Dakota By Louis Jacobson, Bill McCarthy, Miriam Valverde• June 28, 2018 Fact-checking Greg Abbott’s claims that Biden has ‘open border’ policies By Nusaiba Mizan• April 26, 2022 Fact-checking Donald Trump’s misleading immigration claims in meeting with California officials By Miriam Valverde• May 17, 2018 Trump rests national emergency declaration on border ‘invasion.’ Here are the facts By Miriam Valverde• February 15, 2019 Donald Trump claims Doug Jones is 'weak on the border.' Here's what we found By Miriam Valverde• November 28, 2017 Have deportations increased under Donald Trump? Here’s what the data shows By Miriam Valverde• December 19, 2017 Fact-checking Kamala Harris’ interview with Fox News’ Bret Baier By Samantha Putterman, Maria Ramirez Uribe• October 16, 2024 Did 'zero-tolerance' policy reduce illegal immigration? By Miriam Valverde• July 19, 2018 Fact-checking Kamala Harris’ claim about cost of Trump’s border wall By Chris Nichols• August 29, 2017 Live fact-checking President Donald Trump's immigration address By Jon Greenberg, Amy Sherman, Manuela Tobias, Miriam Valverde• January 9, 2019
