Latest Mostly False Fact-checks in Homeland Security Mark Brnovich stated on May 23, 2022 in a tweet: Increased encounters at the southwest border in April 2022 compared to April 2020 are attributable to changes in border policy. Tom Tiffany stated on February 18, 2022 in Twitter: The Biden administration has been "recklessly releasing potentially dangerous Afghans into our communities." Facebook posts stated on March 29, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Joe Biden puts pro-life groups on domestic extremist list, calls pro-life people ‘violent.’” 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.” Joe Biden stated on March 25, 2021 in a press conference: Says there was a “28% increase in children to the border in my administration” and “31% … in 2019.” The increase in migration in January, February and March “happens every year.” Ron Johnson stated on February 12, 2021 in Twitter: “Biden’s plan will immediately let in 25,000 asylum-seekers who’d been waiting in Mexico as their cases were judged.” Facebook posts stated on February 13, 2021 in a Facebook post: Only Nancy Pelosi is “responsible for what happened at the Capitol” on Jan. 6, “security at the Capitol is her job.” Joe Biden stated on February 16, 2021 in a CNN town hall: “For the first time in American history, if you're seeking asylum ... you can't do it from the United States. … You’ve got to seek asylum from abroad.” Facebook posts stated on May 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Ron Johnson and 36 other senators “voted for federal agencies to have access to your internet history without obtaining a warrant.” Donald Trump stated on July 31, 2019 in a re-election campaign ad: Says the Democratic presidential candidates "support giving illegal immigrants free health care at our expense." Ron Johnson stated on July 21, 2019 in CNN State of the Union interview: "There's a survey done in Guatemala. A third of Guatemalans intend to migrate to the United States. That's about 5.8 million people." Shelley Moore Capito stated on January 30, 2019 in a tweet: "Beginning in the early 1990s, we built barriers in 4 sectors at our southern border. Since each was built, those sectors have seen massive drops in apprehensions of people crossing the border illegally," including 90 percent to 95 percent decreases in the Tucson, Yuma, San Diego and El Paso sectors. Chris Murphy stated on December 23, 2018 in a tweet: "The 2017/2018 budgets gave (President Donald) Trump billions for border upgrades. He’s spent ALMOST NONE of it. 6%." PuppetStringNews.com stated on November 29, 2018 in in a blog post: Says "2,267 caravan invaders have tuberculosis, HIV, chickenpox and other health issues" Steve Daines stated on November 15, 2018 in a Senate hearing: Sanctuary jurisdictions "violate the laws of our nation." 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." Marco Rubio stated on August 2, 2018 in an interview with CBS News: States "haven't even begun to spend the (election security) money they have now." Equity Forward stated on July 23, 2018 in an ad: Says HHS Secretary Alex Azar called family separations at the border and detention of children in cages "one of the great acts of American generosity and charity" and "is now in charge." Bill Nelson stated on July 23, 2018 in a Senate floor speech: Says detained immigrant parents separated from their children at the border are being charged "as much as $8 a minute to call their children." Newsflash stated on June 13, 2018 in a blog post: "Trump’s DHS secretary confirms they are preparing to arrest sanctuary city leaders." Donald Trump stated on May 15, 2018 in a speech: Says of MS-13 gang members, "We are getting them out of our country by the thousands." Donald Trump stated on April 7, 2018 in a tweet: Says Scott Pruitt’s security spending was "somewhat more" than his predecessor. Donald Trump stated on April 3, 2018 in a press conference: "We’ve started building the wall." 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." 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." 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." Donald Trump stated on July 6, 2017 in a press conference in Poland: Says Barack Obama found out about Russia "in August. Now, the election was in November. That's a lot of time. He did nothing about it." Karen Handel stated on June 8, 2017 in a debate: Says Iran has "violated the terms of the (nuclear) deal." Rush Limbaugh stated on May 17, 2017 in an episode of the "Rush Limbaugh Show": "What Trump is alleged to have done is actually no different than what Barack Obama did in April last year when he made it known that he didn’t want Hillary prosecuted." Donald Trump stated on May 12, 2017 in Twitter: Says James Clapper "and virtually everyone else" said "there is no collusion" in the Russia investigation findings.
Mark Brnovich stated on May 23, 2022 in a tweet: Increased encounters at the southwest border in April 2022 compared to April 2020 are attributable to changes in border policy. Tom Tiffany stated on February 18, 2022 in Twitter: The Biden administration has been "recklessly releasing potentially dangerous Afghans into our communities." Facebook posts stated on March 29, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Joe Biden puts pro-life groups on domestic extremist list, calls pro-life people ‘violent.’” 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.” Joe Biden stated on March 25, 2021 in a press conference: Says there was a “28% increase in children to the border in my administration” and “31% … in 2019.” The increase in migration in January, February and March “happens every year.” Ron Johnson stated on February 12, 2021 in Twitter: “Biden’s plan will immediately let in 25,000 asylum-seekers who’d been waiting in Mexico as their cases were judged.” Facebook posts stated on February 13, 2021 in a Facebook post: Only Nancy Pelosi is “responsible for what happened at the Capitol” on Jan. 6, “security at the Capitol is her job.” Joe Biden stated on February 16, 2021 in a CNN town hall: “For the first time in American history, if you're seeking asylum ... you can't do it from the United States. … You’ve got to seek asylum from abroad.” Facebook posts stated on May 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Ron Johnson and 36 other senators “voted for federal agencies to have access to your internet history without obtaining a warrant.” Donald Trump stated on July 31, 2019 in a re-election campaign ad: Says the Democratic presidential candidates "support giving illegal immigrants free health care at our expense." Ron Johnson stated on July 21, 2019 in CNN State of the Union interview: "There's a survey done in Guatemala. A third of Guatemalans intend to migrate to the United States. That's about 5.8 million people." Shelley Moore Capito stated on January 30, 2019 in a tweet: "Beginning in the early 1990s, we built barriers in 4 sectors at our southern border. Since each was built, those sectors have seen massive drops in apprehensions of people crossing the border illegally," including 90 percent to 95 percent decreases in the Tucson, Yuma, San Diego and El Paso sectors. Chris Murphy stated on December 23, 2018 in a tweet: "The 2017/2018 budgets gave (President Donald) Trump billions for border upgrades. He’s spent ALMOST NONE of it. 6%." PuppetStringNews.com stated on November 29, 2018 in in a blog post: Says "2,267 caravan invaders have tuberculosis, HIV, chickenpox and other health issues" Steve Daines stated on November 15, 2018 in a Senate hearing: Sanctuary jurisdictions "violate the laws of our nation." 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." Marco Rubio stated on August 2, 2018 in an interview with CBS News: States "haven't even begun to spend the (election security) money they have now." Equity Forward stated on July 23, 2018 in an ad: Says HHS Secretary Alex Azar called family separations at the border and detention of children in cages "one of the great acts of American generosity and charity" and "is now in charge." Bill Nelson stated on July 23, 2018 in a Senate floor speech: Says detained immigrant parents separated from their children at the border are being charged "as much as $8 a minute to call their children." Newsflash stated on June 13, 2018 in a blog post: "Trump’s DHS secretary confirms they are preparing to arrest sanctuary city leaders." Donald Trump stated on May 15, 2018 in a speech: Says of MS-13 gang members, "We are getting them out of our country by the thousands." Donald Trump stated on April 7, 2018 in a tweet: Says Scott Pruitt’s security spending was "somewhat more" than his predecessor. Donald Trump stated on April 3, 2018 in a press conference: "We’ve started building the wall." 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." 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." 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." Donald Trump stated on July 6, 2017 in a press conference in Poland: Says Barack Obama found out about Russia "in August. Now, the election was in November. That's a lot of time. He did nothing about it." Karen Handel stated on June 8, 2017 in a debate: Says Iran has "violated the terms of the (nuclear) deal." Rush Limbaugh stated on May 17, 2017 in an episode of the "Rush Limbaugh Show": "What Trump is alleged to have done is actually no different than what Barack Obama did in April last year when he made it known that he didn’t want Hillary prosecuted." Donald Trump stated on May 12, 2017 in Twitter: Says James Clapper "and virtually everyone else" said "there is no collusion" in the Russia investigation findings.
Mark Brnovich stated on May 23, 2022 in a tweet: Increased encounters at the southwest border in April 2022 compared to April 2020 are attributable to changes in border policy.
Tom Tiffany stated on February 18, 2022 in Twitter: The Biden administration has been "recklessly releasing potentially dangerous Afghans into our communities."
Facebook posts stated on March 29, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Joe Biden puts pro-life groups on domestic extremist list, calls pro-life people ‘violent.’”
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.”
Joe Biden stated on March 25, 2021 in a press conference: Says there was a “28% increase in children to the border in my administration” and “31% … in 2019.” The increase in migration in January, February and March “happens every year.”
Ron Johnson stated on February 12, 2021 in Twitter: “Biden’s plan will immediately let in 25,000 asylum-seekers who’d been waiting in Mexico as their cases were judged.”
Facebook posts stated on February 13, 2021 in a Facebook post: Only Nancy Pelosi is “responsible for what happened at the Capitol” on Jan. 6, “security at the Capitol is her job.”
Joe Biden stated on February 16, 2021 in a CNN town hall: “For the first time in American history, if you're seeking asylum ... you can't do it from the United States. … You’ve got to seek asylum from abroad.”
Facebook posts stated on May 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Ron Johnson and 36 other senators “voted for federal agencies to have access to your internet history without obtaining a warrant.”
Donald Trump stated on July 31, 2019 in a re-election campaign ad: Says the Democratic presidential candidates "support giving illegal immigrants free health care at our expense."
Ron Johnson stated on July 21, 2019 in CNN State of the Union interview: "There's a survey done in Guatemala. A third of Guatemalans intend to migrate to the United States. That's about 5.8 million people."
Shelley Moore Capito stated on January 30, 2019 in a tweet: "Beginning in the early 1990s, we built barriers in 4 sectors at our southern border. Since each was built, those sectors have seen massive drops in apprehensions of people crossing the border illegally," including 90 percent to 95 percent decreases in the Tucson, Yuma, San Diego and El Paso sectors.
Chris Murphy stated on December 23, 2018 in a tweet: "The 2017/2018 budgets gave (President Donald) Trump billions for border upgrades. He’s spent ALMOST NONE of it. 6%."
PuppetStringNews.com stated on November 29, 2018 in in a blog post: Says "2,267 caravan invaders have tuberculosis, HIV, chickenpox and other health issues"
Steve Daines stated on November 15, 2018 in a Senate hearing: Sanctuary jurisdictions "violate the laws of our nation."
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."
Marco Rubio stated on August 2, 2018 in an interview with CBS News: States "haven't even begun to spend the (election security) money they have now."
Equity Forward stated on July 23, 2018 in an ad: Says HHS Secretary Alex Azar called family separations at the border and detention of children in cages "one of the great acts of American generosity and charity" and "is now in charge."
Bill Nelson stated on July 23, 2018 in a Senate floor speech: Says detained immigrant parents separated from their children at the border are being charged "as much as $8 a minute to call their children."
Newsflash stated on June 13, 2018 in a blog post: "Trump’s DHS secretary confirms they are preparing to arrest sanctuary city leaders."
Donald Trump stated on May 15, 2018 in a speech: Says of MS-13 gang members, "We are getting them out of our country by the thousands."
Donald Trump stated on April 7, 2018 in a tweet: Says Scott Pruitt’s security spending was "somewhat more" than his predecessor.
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."
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."
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."
Donald Trump stated on July 6, 2017 in a press conference in Poland: Says Barack Obama found out about Russia "in August. Now, the election was in November. That's a lot of time. He did nothing about it."
Karen Handel stated on June 8, 2017 in a debate: Says Iran has "violated the terms of the (nuclear) deal."
Rush Limbaugh stated on May 17, 2017 in an episode of the "Rush Limbaugh Show": "What Trump is alleged to have done is actually no different than what Barack Obama did in April last year when he made it known that he didn’t want Hillary prosecuted."
Donald Trump stated on May 12, 2017 in Twitter: Says James Clapper "and virtually everyone else" said "there is no collusion" in the Russia investigation findings.
