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 Mary Miller stated on October 23, 2021 in a tweet: The migrant caravan from Tapachula, Mexico “is the population of Minneapolis.” Cori Bush stated on September 23, 2021 in a tweet: “Approximately 60,000 Canadians currently live undocumented in the USA.” Facebook posts stated on September 20, 2021 in a Facebook post: Haitian migrants took an implausible route to Texas-Mexico border area. Ted Cruz stated on August 4, 2021 in an interview: “In the last several months, the Biden administration has released over 7,000 illegal aliens who were COVID positive just in one Texas city.” Biden's border policies are "endangering not just the people of Texas, but people all across the country." Charlie Kirk stated on August 16, 2021 in a radio show segment: Joe Biden intentionally “let it fall apart” in Afghanistan because he “wants a couple hundred thousand more Ilhan Omars to come into America to change the body politic permanently.” Gary Sides stated on August 3, 2021 in a school board meeting: The United States' southern border is "basically open" and is "a super spreader event.” Ken Paxton stated on August 7, 2021 in an interview: The Biden administration is “not even testing these people” being released by Border Patrol into the U.S. Ron DeSantis stated on August 4, 2021 in a press conference: Says Joe Biden has driven the current coronavirus surge because he “imported more virus from around the world by having a wide open southern border.” Facebook posts stated on July 31, 2021 in a Facebook post: Two federal government buses “stopped in front of a Mexican restaurant in the very small town of Green Cove Springs Florida… The passengers were illegal immigrants, straight from the southern border.” X posts stated on July 26, 2021 in a tweet: Says Joe Biden “is restricting travel for Americans into Mexico, but is keeping the border wide open for illegal aliens to walk right into our country.” Facebook posts stated on July 24, 2021 in a Facebook post: There are “22 million illegal aliens living in America and ... voting illegally.” Terri Bryant stated on July 13, 2021 in a radio interview: “You may be 55 years old in [Illinois] and a citizen and not eligible for Medicaid. But if you are an undocumented immigrant and 55 or older, you’re eligible for Medicaid.” Greg Abbott stated on June 16, 2021 in a press conference: “Carnage" is being caused "by people who are coming across the border." George P. Bush stated on June 9, 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.” Facebook posts stated on May 17, 2021 in social media posts: “Gas prices highest in a decade. Worst jobs report in 2 decades. Highest inflation in 3 decades. Highest increase in illegal immigration in 4 decades.” Thom Tillis stated on April 19, 2021 in an op-ed: “One of (Joe Biden’s) first acts in office was sending an immigration bill to Congress to grant mass amnesty to illegal immigrants.” Donald Trump stated on April 19, 2021 in an interview on Fox News: “Human trafficking and drugs” at the Mexico border have “doubled, tripled and quadrupled” since Joe Biden became president. Facebook posts stated on April 25, 2021 in a Facebook post: “The Biden Administration is buying Kamala Harris’ book with our taxpayer dollars.” Facebook posts stated on April 7, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says the nation is locked down and there’s “a wide open border.” Facebook posts stated on April 10, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Kids in cages" in border facilities are "at 700% capacity." Glenn Grothman stated on March 24, 2021 in Twitter: “We have encountered the largest surge of migrants (at the southern border) in the last 20 years.” Brandon Tatum stated on April 5, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Kids at the border: 2,600 highest number Trump, 12,000 currently under Biden.” Bloggers stated on April 5, 2021 in a blog post: “Report: Biden administration busing ‘thousands’ of illegals to red states to get permanent status.” Katie Pavlich stated on April 1, 2021 in a TV segment: “The Biden administration is engaging in human trafficking because they are enabling this to happen” at the southern border. Greg Abbott stated on March 30, 2021 in a tweet: “Twice as many children are in Border Patrol custody under Biden than Trump peak in 2019.” Facebook posts stated on March 21, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Less than 500 people a year killed by all rifles combined” and “4,000 a year killed by illegals.” Facebook posts stated on March 24, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says the suspected Boulder mass shooter is a Muslim "who entered illegally from Mexico and purchased the firearm from a guy that sells stolen guns." 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.” Veronica Escobar stated on March 14, 2021 in an interview: "We began seeing the increase in unaccompanied minors going back to last April 2020. This is not something that happened as a result of Joe Biden becoming president.” 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.”
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Mary Miller stated on October 23, 2021 in a tweet: The migrant caravan from Tapachula, Mexico “is the population of Minneapolis.” Cori Bush stated on September 23, 2021 in a tweet: “Approximately 60,000 Canadians currently live undocumented in the USA.” Facebook posts stated on September 20, 2021 in a Facebook post: Haitian migrants took an implausible route to Texas-Mexico border area. Ted Cruz stated on August 4, 2021 in an interview: “In the last several months, the Biden administration has released over 7,000 illegal aliens who were COVID positive just in one Texas city.” Biden's border policies are "endangering not just the people of Texas, but people all across the country." Charlie Kirk stated on August 16, 2021 in a radio show segment: Joe Biden intentionally “let it fall apart” in Afghanistan because he “wants a couple hundred thousand more Ilhan Omars to come into America to change the body politic permanently.” Gary Sides stated on August 3, 2021 in a school board meeting: The United States' southern border is "basically open" and is "a super spreader event.” Ken Paxton stated on August 7, 2021 in an interview: The Biden administration is “not even testing these people” being released by Border Patrol into the U.S. Ron DeSantis stated on August 4, 2021 in a press conference: Says Joe Biden has driven the current coronavirus surge because he “imported more virus from around the world by having a wide open southern border.” Facebook posts stated on July 31, 2021 in a Facebook post: Two federal government buses “stopped in front of a Mexican restaurant in the very small town of Green Cove Springs Florida… The passengers were illegal immigrants, straight from the southern border.” X posts stated on July 26, 2021 in a tweet: Says Joe Biden “is restricting travel for Americans into Mexico, but is keeping the border wide open for illegal aliens to walk right into our country.” Facebook posts stated on July 24, 2021 in a Facebook post: There are “22 million illegal aliens living in America and ... voting illegally.” Terri Bryant stated on July 13, 2021 in a radio interview: “You may be 55 years old in [Illinois] and a citizen and not eligible for Medicaid. But if you are an undocumented immigrant and 55 or older, you’re eligible for Medicaid.” Greg Abbott stated on June 16, 2021 in a press conference: “Carnage" is being caused "by people who are coming across the border." George P. Bush stated on June 9, 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.” Facebook posts stated on May 17, 2021 in social media posts: “Gas prices highest in a decade. Worst jobs report in 2 decades. Highest inflation in 3 decades. Highest increase in illegal immigration in 4 decades.” Thom Tillis stated on April 19, 2021 in an op-ed: “One of (Joe Biden’s) first acts in office was sending an immigration bill to Congress to grant mass amnesty to illegal immigrants.” Donald Trump stated on April 19, 2021 in an interview on Fox News: “Human trafficking and drugs” at the Mexico border have “doubled, tripled and quadrupled” since Joe Biden became president. Facebook posts stated on April 25, 2021 in a Facebook post: “The Biden Administration is buying Kamala Harris’ book with our taxpayer dollars.” Facebook posts stated on April 7, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says the nation is locked down and there’s “a wide open border.” Facebook posts stated on April 10, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Kids in cages" in border facilities are "at 700% capacity." Glenn Grothman stated on March 24, 2021 in Twitter: “We have encountered the largest surge of migrants (at the southern border) in the last 20 years.” Brandon Tatum stated on April 5, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Kids at the border: 2,600 highest number Trump, 12,000 currently under Biden.” Bloggers stated on April 5, 2021 in a blog post: “Report: Biden administration busing ‘thousands’ of illegals to red states to get permanent status.” Katie Pavlich stated on April 1, 2021 in a TV segment: “The Biden administration is engaging in human trafficking because they are enabling this to happen” at the southern border. Greg Abbott stated on March 30, 2021 in a tweet: “Twice as many children are in Border Patrol custody under Biden than Trump peak in 2019.” Facebook posts stated on March 21, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Less than 500 people a year killed by all rifles combined” and “4,000 a year killed by illegals.” Facebook posts stated on March 24, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says the suspected Boulder mass shooter is a Muslim "who entered illegally from Mexico and purchased the firearm from a guy that sells stolen guns." 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.” Veronica Escobar stated on March 14, 2021 in an interview: "We began seeing the increase in unaccompanied minors going back to last April 2020. This is not something that happened as a result of Joe Biden becoming president.” 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.”
Mary Miller stated on October 23, 2021 in a tweet: The migrant caravan from Tapachula, Mexico “is the population of Minneapolis.”
Cori Bush stated on September 23, 2021 in a tweet: “Approximately 60,000 Canadians currently live undocumented in the USA.”
Facebook posts stated on September 20, 2021 in a Facebook post: Haitian migrants took an implausible route to Texas-Mexico border area.
Ted Cruz stated on August 4, 2021 in an interview: “In the last several months, the Biden administration has released over 7,000 illegal aliens who were COVID positive just in one Texas city.” Biden's border policies are "endangering not just the people of Texas, but people all across the country."
Charlie Kirk stated on August 16, 2021 in a radio show segment: Joe Biden intentionally “let it fall apart” in Afghanistan because he “wants a couple hundred thousand more Ilhan Omars to come into America to change the body politic permanently.”
Gary Sides stated on August 3, 2021 in a school board meeting: The United States' southern border is "basically open" and is "a super spreader event.”
Ken Paxton stated on August 7, 2021 in an interview: The Biden administration is “not even testing these people” being released by Border Patrol into the U.S.
Ron DeSantis stated on August 4, 2021 in a press conference: Says Joe Biden has driven the current coronavirus surge because he “imported more virus from around the world by having a wide open southern border.”
Facebook posts stated on July 31, 2021 in a Facebook post: Two federal government buses “stopped in front of a Mexican restaurant in the very small town of Green Cove Springs Florida… The passengers were illegal immigrants, straight from the southern border.”
X posts stated on July 26, 2021 in a tweet: Says Joe Biden “is restricting travel for Americans into Mexico, but is keeping the border wide open for illegal aliens to walk right into our country.”
Facebook posts stated on July 24, 2021 in a Facebook post: There are “22 million illegal aliens living in America and ... voting illegally.”
Terri Bryant stated on July 13, 2021 in a radio interview: “You may be 55 years old in [Illinois] and a citizen and not eligible for Medicaid. But if you are an undocumented immigrant and 55 or older, you’re eligible for Medicaid.”
Greg Abbott stated on June 16, 2021 in a press conference: “Carnage" is being caused "by people who are coming across the border."
George P. Bush stated on June 9, 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.”
Facebook posts stated on May 17, 2021 in social media posts: “Gas prices highest in a decade. Worst jobs report in 2 decades. Highest inflation in 3 decades. Highest increase in illegal immigration in 4 decades.”
Thom Tillis stated on April 19, 2021 in an op-ed: “One of (Joe Biden’s) first acts in office was sending an immigration bill to Congress to grant mass amnesty to illegal immigrants.”
Donald Trump stated on April 19, 2021 in an interview on Fox News: “Human trafficking and drugs” at the Mexico border have “doubled, tripled and quadrupled” since Joe Biden became president.
Facebook posts stated on April 25, 2021 in a Facebook post: “The Biden Administration is buying Kamala Harris’ book with our taxpayer dollars.”
Facebook posts stated on April 7, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says the nation is locked down and there’s “a wide open border.”
Facebook posts stated on April 10, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Kids in cages" in border facilities are "at 700% capacity."
Glenn Grothman stated on March 24, 2021 in Twitter: “We have encountered the largest surge of migrants (at the southern border) in the last 20 years.”
Brandon Tatum stated on April 5, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Kids at the border: 2,600 highest number Trump, 12,000 currently under Biden.”
Bloggers stated on April 5, 2021 in a blog post: “Report: Biden administration busing ‘thousands’ of illegals to red states to get permanent status.”
Katie Pavlich stated on April 1, 2021 in a TV segment: “The Biden administration is engaging in human trafficking because they are enabling this to happen” at the southern border.
Greg Abbott stated on March 30, 2021 in a tweet: “Twice as many children are in Border Patrol custody under Biden than Trump peak in 2019.”
Facebook posts stated on March 21, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Less than 500 people a year killed by all rifles combined” and “4,000 a year killed by illegals.”
Facebook posts stated on March 24, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says the suspected Boulder mass shooter is a Muslim "who entered illegally from Mexico and purchased the firearm from a guy that sells stolen guns."
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.”
Veronica Escobar stated on March 14, 2021 in an interview: "We began seeing the increase in unaccompanied minors going back to last April 2020. This is not something that happened as a result of Joe Biden becoming president.”
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.”
