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 Kelli Ward stated on March 16, 2018 in a Facebook post: Says Rep. Martha McSally "is a #FlipFlopBorderHawk." Donald Trump stated on March 5, 2018 in a tweet: "Democrats are nowhere to be found on DACA." Mike Pence stated on February 17, 2018 in a speech in Dallas: Says that "along the southern border of the U.S.," the government apprehends "seven individuals a day who are either known or suspected terrorists." 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." Devin Nunes stated on February 2, 2018 in a staff-written memo from the House Intelligence Committee: Says the Steele dossier "was—according to (James Comey's) June 2017 testimony—'salacious and unverified.' " Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2018 in State of the Union address: The immigration visa lottery "randomly hands out green cards without any regard for skill, merit, or the safety of American people." 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. Donald Trump stated on December 15, 2017 in a speech: Says of the diversity visa lottery program, "they give us their worst people, they put them in a bin," and "the worst of the worst" are selected. 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." David Perdue stated on November 1, 2017 in a tweet: The diversity visa lottery is "plagued by fraud." Sarah Huckabee Sanders stated on November 1, 2017 in a White House press briefing: Says diversity visa immigrants are not vetted. Jeff Sessions stated on October 12, 2017 in a speech: In the U.S. asylum system, "claims of 'fear to return' have skyrocketed, and the percentage of claims that are genuinely meritorious are down." Casey Cagle stated on October 9, 2017 in a WSB-TV interview: A Homeland Security study "showed 120 murders took place that could have been prevented had communities been working with ICE and Homeland Security." Donald Trump stated on October 8, 2017 in a tweet: "Bob Corker gave us the Iran Deal." Donald Trump stated on October 8, 2017 in a document: "Loopholes in current law prevent ‘Unaccompanied Alien Children’ (UACs) that arrive in the country illegally from being removed." Donald Trump stated on September 22, 2017 in a rally: "So now they take drugs, literally, and they throw it, a hundred pounds of drugs. They throw it over the wall, they have catapults, but they throw it over the wall, and it lands and it hits somebody on the head." Cory Gardner stated on September 24, 2017 in an interview: North Korea is "the fifth or fourth most sanctioned nation." Tom Cotton stated on September 17, 2017 in an NBC interview: "If you pass the so-called Dream Act, it will be the single biggest amnesty in the history of the United States, even bigger than the 1986 amnesty." Roy Moore stated on September 21, 2017 in a debate: DACA was "a mere memo from the Department of Homeland security under Barack Obama, which violated the laws." Donald Trump stated on September 14, 2017 in remarks to reporters: Says "92 percent of the people agree on DACA." Mark Pocan stated on September 13, 2017 in a tweet: Says U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin "wants to use a government jet that costs $25,000 per hour for his honeymoon." Dave Brat stated on September 7, 2017 in an interview on MSNBC: "So the number on DACA is 800,000, but every one person can bring in their entire extended family once they reach a certain status. So it's 3 or 4 million, right?" Eric Schneiderman stated on September 6, 2017 in an interview on The Rachel Maddow Show: "No court has held (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) unconstitutional." Jeff Denham stated on September 5, 2017 in an interview on NPR: Says Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer and Hillary Clinton "all voted for" a border wall as senators. Jeff Sessions stated on August 7, 2017 in a press release: Chicago city officials "have adopted an official policy of protecting criminal aliens who prey on their own residents." Sebastian Gorka stated on August 8, 2017 in an interview with MSNBC: "There's no such thing as a lone wolf. ... That was a phrase invented by the last administration to make Americans stupid." Donald Trump stated on August 5, 2017 in a tweet: "United Nations Resolution is the single largest economic sanctions package ever on North Korea. Over one billion dollars in cost to N.K." Donald Trump stated on July 28, 2017 in a speech: "The border is down 78 percent. Under past administrations, the border didn’t go down -- it went up."
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Kelli Ward stated on March 16, 2018 in a Facebook post: Says Rep. Martha McSally "is a #FlipFlopBorderHawk." Donald Trump stated on March 5, 2018 in a tweet: "Democrats are nowhere to be found on DACA." Mike Pence stated on February 17, 2018 in a speech in Dallas: Says that "along the southern border of the U.S.," the government apprehends "seven individuals a day who are either known or suspected terrorists." 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." Devin Nunes stated on February 2, 2018 in a staff-written memo from the House Intelligence Committee: Says the Steele dossier "was—according to (James Comey's) June 2017 testimony—'salacious and unverified.' " Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2018 in State of the Union address: The immigration visa lottery "randomly hands out green cards without any regard for skill, merit, or the safety of American people." 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. Donald Trump stated on December 15, 2017 in a speech: Says of the diversity visa lottery program, "they give us their worst people, they put them in a bin," and "the worst of the worst" are selected. 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." David Perdue stated on November 1, 2017 in a tweet: The diversity visa lottery is "plagued by fraud." Sarah Huckabee Sanders stated on November 1, 2017 in a White House press briefing: Says diversity visa immigrants are not vetted. Jeff Sessions stated on October 12, 2017 in a speech: In the U.S. asylum system, "claims of 'fear to return' have skyrocketed, and the percentage of claims that are genuinely meritorious are down." Casey Cagle stated on October 9, 2017 in a WSB-TV interview: A Homeland Security study "showed 120 murders took place that could have been prevented had communities been working with ICE and Homeland Security." Donald Trump stated on October 8, 2017 in a tweet: "Bob Corker gave us the Iran Deal." Donald Trump stated on October 8, 2017 in a document: "Loopholes in current law prevent ‘Unaccompanied Alien Children’ (UACs) that arrive in the country illegally from being removed." Donald Trump stated on September 22, 2017 in a rally: "So now they take drugs, literally, and they throw it, a hundred pounds of drugs. They throw it over the wall, they have catapults, but they throw it over the wall, and it lands and it hits somebody on the head." Cory Gardner stated on September 24, 2017 in an interview: North Korea is "the fifth or fourth most sanctioned nation." Tom Cotton stated on September 17, 2017 in an NBC interview: "If you pass the so-called Dream Act, it will be the single biggest amnesty in the history of the United States, even bigger than the 1986 amnesty." Roy Moore stated on September 21, 2017 in a debate: DACA was "a mere memo from the Department of Homeland security under Barack Obama, which violated the laws." Donald Trump stated on September 14, 2017 in remarks to reporters: Says "92 percent of the people agree on DACA." Mark Pocan stated on September 13, 2017 in a tweet: Says U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin "wants to use a government jet that costs $25,000 per hour for his honeymoon." Dave Brat stated on September 7, 2017 in an interview on MSNBC: "So the number on DACA is 800,000, but every one person can bring in their entire extended family once they reach a certain status. So it's 3 or 4 million, right?" Eric Schneiderman stated on September 6, 2017 in an interview on The Rachel Maddow Show: "No court has held (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) unconstitutional." Jeff Denham stated on September 5, 2017 in an interview on NPR: Says Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer and Hillary Clinton "all voted for" a border wall as senators. Jeff Sessions stated on August 7, 2017 in a press release: Chicago city officials "have adopted an official policy of protecting criminal aliens who prey on their own residents." Sebastian Gorka stated on August 8, 2017 in an interview with MSNBC: "There's no such thing as a lone wolf. ... That was a phrase invented by the last administration to make Americans stupid." Donald Trump stated on August 5, 2017 in a tweet: "United Nations Resolution is the single largest economic sanctions package ever on North Korea. Over one billion dollars in cost to N.K." Donald Trump stated on July 28, 2017 in a speech: "The border is down 78 percent. Under past administrations, the border didn’t go down -- it went up."
Kelli Ward stated on March 16, 2018 in a Facebook post: Says Rep. Martha McSally "is a #FlipFlopBorderHawk."
Mike Pence stated on February 17, 2018 in a speech in Dallas: Says that "along the southern border of the U.S.," the government apprehends "seven individuals a day who are either known or suspected terrorists."
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."
Devin Nunes stated on February 2, 2018 in a staff-written memo from the House Intelligence Committee: Says the Steele dossier "was—according to (James Comey's) June 2017 testimony—'salacious and unverified.' "
Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2018 in State of the Union address: The immigration visa lottery "randomly hands out green cards without any regard for skill, merit, or the safety of American people."
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.
Donald Trump stated on December 15, 2017 in a speech: Says of the diversity visa lottery program, "they give us their worst people, they put them in a bin," and "the worst of the worst" are selected.
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."
David Perdue stated on November 1, 2017 in a tweet: The diversity visa lottery is "plagued by fraud."
Sarah Huckabee Sanders stated on November 1, 2017 in a White House press briefing: Says diversity visa immigrants are not vetted.
Jeff Sessions stated on October 12, 2017 in a speech: In the U.S. asylum system, "claims of 'fear to return' have skyrocketed, and the percentage of claims that are genuinely meritorious are down."
Casey Cagle stated on October 9, 2017 in a WSB-TV interview: A Homeland Security study "showed 120 murders took place that could have been prevented had communities been working with ICE and Homeland Security."
Donald Trump stated on October 8, 2017 in a document: "Loopholes in current law prevent ‘Unaccompanied Alien Children’ (UACs) that arrive in the country illegally from being removed."
Donald Trump stated on September 22, 2017 in a rally: "So now they take drugs, literally, and they throw it, a hundred pounds of drugs. They throw it over the wall, they have catapults, but they throw it over the wall, and it lands and it hits somebody on the head."
Cory Gardner stated on September 24, 2017 in an interview: North Korea is "the fifth or fourth most sanctioned nation."
Tom Cotton stated on September 17, 2017 in an NBC interview: "If you pass the so-called Dream Act, it will be the single biggest amnesty in the history of the United States, even bigger than the 1986 amnesty."
Roy Moore stated on September 21, 2017 in a debate: DACA was "a mere memo from the Department of Homeland security under Barack Obama, which violated the laws."
Donald Trump stated on September 14, 2017 in remarks to reporters: Says "92 percent of the people agree on DACA."
Mark Pocan stated on September 13, 2017 in a tweet: Says U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin "wants to use a government jet that costs $25,000 per hour for his honeymoon."
Dave Brat stated on September 7, 2017 in an interview on MSNBC: "So the number on DACA is 800,000, but every one person can bring in their entire extended family once they reach a certain status. So it's 3 or 4 million, right?"
Eric Schneiderman stated on September 6, 2017 in an interview on The Rachel Maddow Show: "No court has held (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) unconstitutional."
Jeff Denham stated on September 5, 2017 in an interview on NPR: Says Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer and Hillary Clinton "all voted for" a border wall as senators.
Jeff Sessions stated on August 7, 2017 in a press release: Chicago city officials "have adopted an official policy of protecting criminal aliens who prey on their own residents."
Sebastian Gorka stated on August 8, 2017 in an interview with MSNBC: "There's no such thing as a lone wolf. ... That was a phrase invented by the last administration to make Americans stupid."
Donald Trump stated on August 5, 2017 in a tweet: "United Nations Resolution is the single largest economic sanctions package ever on North Korea. Over one billion dollars in cost to N.K."
Donald Trump stated on July 28, 2017 in a speech: "The border is down 78 percent. Under past administrations, the border didn’t go down -- it went up."
