Latest 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 James Lankford stated on May 4, 2022 in a Senate hearing: “The vast majority of individuals that we’re releasing out are not showing up for hearings.” Blake Masters stated on May 14, 2022 in a tweet: “Democrats want open borders so they can bring in and amnesty tens of millions of illegal aliens — that’s their electoral strategy.” Greg Abbott stated on May 12, 2022 in a press release: Says the Biden administration is choosing to send baby formula to the border as one of its “out-of-touch priorities.” Tom Tiffany stated on February 18, 2022 in Twitter: The Biden administration has been "recklessly releasing potentially dangerous Afghans into our communities." National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on April 25, 2022 in an ad: Sen. Mark Kelly voted “for benefits to illegals.” Tim Westley stated on March 30, 2022 in an interview: "We have (people detained by ICE) that have to be seen within 24 hours, while veterans are seen within months. Thom Tillis stated on April 7, 2022 in a press release: “Most Americans favor keeping Title 42 in place.” Rob Wittman stated on April 8, 2022 in a radio interview.: “They’re going to be giving these people who come across the border, giving them smartphones.” Facebook posts stated on April 11, 2022 in a Facebook post: "Joe Biden is giving smartphones away to illegal border crossers.” JD Vance stated on April 5, 2022 in a TV ad: “Joe Biden’s open border” means that there are “more Democrat voters pouring into this country." Facebook posts stated on April 3, 2022 in an article: "Biden changes his mind and now wants to resume building Trump’s wall." Mick McGuire stated on March 24, 2022 in an ad: Ketanji Brown Jackson has "a weak record — defund police, abolish ICE and now a completely open border policy." Tyler Kistner stated on February 22, 2022 in an ad: Joe Biden "has been secretly flying illegal immigrants into communities across the country in the middle of the night." Ron Johnson stated on February 4, 2022 in News release: Federal border officials are allowing undocumented immigrants who are “known criminals who possess an arrest warrant to fly on U.S. aircraft (which) threatens our homeland security.” Chuck Grassley stated on February 5, 2022 in a tweet: "During the first 3 months of FY2022 Customs& Border Protection recorded 518k encounters w illegal immigrants at S border That’s up 137% from same point in FY2021." Republican National Committee stated on February 20, 2022 in a tweet: January 2022 fentanyl seizures show "illicit drugs are flowing into the country at an alarming rate because of Biden’s open border.” Ron DeSantis stated on February 7, 2022 in a news conference: Says the Biden administration’s Unaccompanied Alien Children process has “no vetting, no transparency.” Tyler Lee stated on January 27, 2022 in a tweet: ICE has been illegally releasing immigrants “in Huntersville #NC13 at big box retail locations. Feds aren’t notifying anyone, just making secret drops at 3am.” Facebook posts stated on January 31, 2022 in a Facebook post: Hundreds of ‘illegals’ were dropped off at Florida hotel. Facebook posts stated on January 23, 2022 in a Facebook post: American taxpayer dollars provide “free housing, free medical, free state identification” to immigrants in the country illegally. Ronny Jackson stated on January 16, 2022 in a tweet: "In 2022, illegal immigrants will have MORE FREEDOMS and easier access to healthcare and ballot boxes than most Americans... Just think about that." Jim Lamon stated on January 26, 2022 in an ad: The Biden-Harris administration "wants to hand out $450,000 to illegal immigrants." Facebook posts stated on January 7, 2019 in a Facebook post: American citizens “pay $155 billion annually to make sure illegal immigrants are taken care of better than American citizens” TikTok posts stated on November 21, 2021 in a TikTok post: Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi planned “the ethnocide of the peoples of Europe” through “the encouragement of mass non-white immigration.” Derrick Van Orden stated on December 7, 2021 in Twitter: Actions by Joe Biden left "10,000 to 15,000 American citizens abandoned to terrorists in Afghanistan." Glenn Grothman stated on November 30, 2021 in Twitter: Says Joe Biden “shut down travel from 8 countries in response to the Omicron variant, but he refuses to require a #COVID19 test for illegal immigrants crossing our Southern border.” The Gateway Pundit stated on November 26, 2021 in an article: Because of omicron, “the Biden administration has decided to leave the U.S. southern border completely open.” Viral image stated on November 15, 2021 in a Facebook post: The Build Back Better bill provides “'parole' amnesty for millions of criminal illegal aliens.” Dan Patrick stated on October 18, 2021 in a TV interview: Over a million people apprehended at the border this year, "meaning probably another 2 or 3 million have come in illegally." Bryan Steil stated on October 28, 2021 in Twitter: Says President Joe Biden “is in talks to pay illegal immigrants $450,000.”
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James Lankford stated on May 4, 2022 in a Senate hearing: “The vast majority of individuals that we’re releasing out are not showing up for hearings.” Blake Masters stated on May 14, 2022 in a tweet: “Democrats want open borders so they can bring in and amnesty tens of millions of illegal aliens — that’s their electoral strategy.” Greg Abbott stated on May 12, 2022 in a press release: Says the Biden administration is choosing to send baby formula to the border as one of its “out-of-touch priorities.” Tom Tiffany stated on February 18, 2022 in Twitter: The Biden administration has been "recklessly releasing potentially dangerous Afghans into our communities." National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on April 25, 2022 in an ad: Sen. Mark Kelly voted “for benefits to illegals.” Tim Westley stated on March 30, 2022 in an interview: "We have (people detained by ICE) that have to be seen within 24 hours, while veterans are seen within months. Thom Tillis stated on April 7, 2022 in a press release: “Most Americans favor keeping Title 42 in place.” Rob Wittman stated on April 8, 2022 in a radio interview.: “They’re going to be giving these people who come across the border, giving them smartphones.” Facebook posts stated on April 11, 2022 in a Facebook post: "Joe Biden is giving smartphones away to illegal border crossers.” JD Vance stated on April 5, 2022 in a TV ad: “Joe Biden’s open border” means that there are “more Democrat voters pouring into this country." Facebook posts stated on April 3, 2022 in an article: "Biden changes his mind and now wants to resume building Trump’s wall." Mick McGuire stated on March 24, 2022 in an ad: Ketanji Brown Jackson has "a weak record — defund police, abolish ICE and now a completely open border policy." Tyler Kistner stated on February 22, 2022 in an ad: Joe Biden "has been secretly flying illegal immigrants into communities across the country in the middle of the night." Ron Johnson stated on February 4, 2022 in News release: Federal border officials are allowing undocumented immigrants who are “known criminals who possess an arrest warrant to fly on U.S. aircraft (which) threatens our homeland security.” Chuck Grassley stated on February 5, 2022 in a tweet: "During the first 3 months of FY2022 Customs& Border Protection recorded 518k encounters w illegal immigrants at S border That’s up 137% from same point in FY2021." Republican National Committee stated on February 20, 2022 in a tweet: January 2022 fentanyl seizures show "illicit drugs are flowing into the country at an alarming rate because of Biden’s open border.” Ron DeSantis stated on February 7, 2022 in a news conference: Says the Biden administration’s Unaccompanied Alien Children process has “no vetting, no transparency.” Tyler Lee stated on January 27, 2022 in a tweet: ICE has been illegally releasing immigrants “in Huntersville #NC13 at big box retail locations. Feds aren’t notifying anyone, just making secret drops at 3am.” Facebook posts stated on January 31, 2022 in a Facebook post: Hundreds of ‘illegals’ were dropped off at Florida hotel. Facebook posts stated on January 23, 2022 in a Facebook post: American taxpayer dollars provide “free housing, free medical, free state identification” to immigrants in the country illegally. Ronny Jackson stated on January 16, 2022 in a tweet: "In 2022, illegal immigrants will have MORE FREEDOMS and easier access to healthcare and ballot boxes than most Americans... Just think about that." Jim Lamon stated on January 26, 2022 in an ad: The Biden-Harris administration "wants to hand out $450,000 to illegal immigrants." Facebook posts stated on January 7, 2019 in a Facebook post: American citizens “pay $155 billion annually to make sure illegal immigrants are taken care of better than American citizens” TikTok posts stated on November 21, 2021 in a TikTok post: Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi planned “the ethnocide of the peoples of Europe” through “the encouragement of mass non-white immigration.” Derrick Van Orden stated on December 7, 2021 in Twitter: Actions by Joe Biden left "10,000 to 15,000 American citizens abandoned to terrorists in Afghanistan." Glenn Grothman stated on November 30, 2021 in Twitter: Says Joe Biden “shut down travel from 8 countries in response to the Omicron variant, but he refuses to require a #COVID19 test for illegal immigrants crossing our Southern border.” The Gateway Pundit stated on November 26, 2021 in an article: Because of omicron, “the Biden administration has decided to leave the U.S. southern border completely open.” Viral image stated on November 15, 2021 in a Facebook post: The Build Back Better bill provides “'parole' amnesty for millions of criminal illegal aliens.” Dan Patrick stated on October 18, 2021 in a TV interview: Over a million people apprehended at the border this year, "meaning probably another 2 or 3 million have come in illegally." Bryan Steil stated on October 28, 2021 in Twitter: Says President Joe Biden “is in talks to pay illegal immigrants $450,000.”
James Lankford stated on May 4, 2022 in a Senate hearing: “The vast majority of individuals that we’re releasing out are not showing up for hearings.”
Blake Masters stated on May 14, 2022 in a tweet: “Democrats want open borders so they can bring in and amnesty tens of millions of illegal aliens — that’s their electoral strategy.”
Greg Abbott stated on May 12, 2022 in a press release: Says the Biden administration is choosing to send baby formula to the border as one of its “out-of-touch priorities.”
Tom Tiffany stated on February 18, 2022 in Twitter: The Biden administration has been "recklessly releasing potentially dangerous Afghans into our communities."
National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on April 25, 2022 in an ad: Sen. Mark Kelly voted “for benefits to illegals.”
Tim Westley stated on March 30, 2022 in an interview: "We have (people detained by ICE) that have to be seen within 24 hours, while veterans are seen within months.
Thom Tillis stated on April 7, 2022 in a press release: “Most Americans favor keeping Title 42 in place.”
Rob Wittman stated on April 8, 2022 in a radio interview.: “They’re going to be giving these people who come across the border, giving them smartphones.”
Facebook posts stated on April 11, 2022 in a Facebook post: "Joe Biden is giving smartphones away to illegal border crossers.”
JD Vance stated on April 5, 2022 in a TV ad: “Joe Biden’s open border” means that there are “more Democrat voters pouring into this country."
Facebook posts stated on April 3, 2022 in an article: "Biden changes his mind and now wants to resume building Trump’s wall."
Mick McGuire stated on March 24, 2022 in an ad: Ketanji Brown Jackson has "a weak record — defund police, abolish ICE and now a completely open border policy."
Tyler Kistner stated on February 22, 2022 in an ad: Joe Biden "has been secretly flying illegal immigrants into communities across the country in the middle of the night."
Ron Johnson stated on February 4, 2022 in News release: Federal border officials are allowing undocumented immigrants who are “known criminals who possess an arrest warrant to fly on U.S. aircraft (which) threatens our homeland security.”
Chuck Grassley stated on February 5, 2022 in a tweet: "During the first 3 months of FY2022 Customs& Border Protection recorded 518k encounters w illegal immigrants at S border That’s up 137% from same point in FY2021."
Republican National Committee stated on February 20, 2022 in a tweet: January 2022 fentanyl seizures show "illicit drugs are flowing into the country at an alarming rate because of Biden’s open border.”
Ron DeSantis stated on February 7, 2022 in a news conference: Says the Biden administration’s Unaccompanied Alien Children process has “no vetting, no transparency.”
Tyler Lee stated on January 27, 2022 in a tweet: ICE has been illegally releasing immigrants “in Huntersville #NC13 at big box retail locations. Feds aren’t notifying anyone, just making secret drops at 3am.”
Facebook posts stated on January 31, 2022 in a Facebook post: Hundreds of ‘illegals’ were dropped off at Florida hotel.
Facebook posts stated on January 23, 2022 in a Facebook post: American taxpayer dollars provide “free housing, free medical, free state identification” to immigrants in the country illegally.
Ronny Jackson stated on January 16, 2022 in a tweet: "In 2022, illegal immigrants will have MORE FREEDOMS and easier access to healthcare and ballot boxes than most Americans... Just think about that."
Jim Lamon stated on January 26, 2022 in an ad: The Biden-Harris administration "wants to hand out $450,000 to illegal immigrants."
Facebook posts stated on January 7, 2019 in a Facebook post: American citizens “pay $155 billion annually to make sure illegal immigrants are taken care of better than American citizens”
TikTok posts stated on November 21, 2021 in a TikTok post: Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi planned “the ethnocide of the peoples of Europe” through “the encouragement of mass non-white immigration.”
Derrick Van Orden stated on December 7, 2021 in Twitter: Actions by Joe Biden left "10,000 to 15,000 American citizens abandoned to terrorists in Afghanistan."
Glenn Grothman stated on November 30, 2021 in Twitter: Says Joe Biden “shut down travel from 8 countries in response to the Omicron variant, but he refuses to require a #COVID19 test for illegal immigrants crossing our Southern border.”
The Gateway Pundit stated on November 26, 2021 in an article: Because of omicron, “the Biden administration has decided to leave the U.S. southern border completely open.”
Viral image stated on November 15, 2021 in a Facebook post: The Build Back Better bill provides “'parole' amnesty for millions of criminal illegal aliens.”
Dan Patrick stated on October 18, 2021 in a TV interview: Over a million people apprehended at the border this year, "meaning probably another 2 or 3 million have come in illegally."
Bryan Steil stated on October 28, 2021 in Twitter: Says President Joe Biden “is in talks to pay illegal immigrants $450,000.”
