Latest Half-True 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 Lupe Valdez stated on July 31, 2017 in a Dallas Morning News news story: Says Texas Department of Public Safety numbers show that 1.6 percent of crime is committed by unauthorized immigrants. Adam Putnam stated on November 30, 2017 in a campaign speech: Says Tallahassee mayor Andrew Gillum "wants to make Florida not a sanctuary city but a sanctuary state." 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." 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." 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." Adam Putnam stated on August 30, 2017 in a tweet: San Francisco and Takoma Park, Md., are "allowing illegals to vote." Rick Santorum stated on September 3, 2017 in a CNN interview: "We have over a million (legal immigrants) a year, more than at any time in the history of this country. We have the largest percentage of immigrants, almost tied now with the historical high as a percentage of immigrants living in this country." 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. Bloggers stated on June 28, 2017 in a blog post: "Over $13 million worth of crops have ROTTED in California, all because no one is willing to work jobs vacated by migrants." Tony Fabrizio stated on July 10, 2017 in an interview with Politico: Says Adam Putnam "was for amnesty." Jeff Sessions stated on April 28, 2017 in remarks to law enforcement officers in New York: District attorneys "have advertised that they will charge a criminal alien with a lesser offense than presumably they would charge a United States citizen, so they won’t be deported." Sally Hernandez stated on April 18, 2017 in an oped commentary co-authored by four other Texas sheriffs: "FBI crime statistics have found that labeled ‘sanctuary’ cities experience lower rates of all crime types, including homicides." Jeff Sessions stated on April 23, 2017 in an interview on ABC's This Week: Treasury Department's inspector general found "there's $4 billion a year in excess payments" going to people that shouldn’t get them. "These are mostly Mexicans." Donald Trump stated on April 26, 2017 in a tweet: The Ninth Circuit has an overturned record "close to 80%." Mick Mulvaney stated on April 23, 2017 in a segment on "Fox News Sunday": "They voted for (a border wall) in 2006. Then-Senator Obama voted for it. Sen. Schumer voted for it. Sen. Clinton voted for it." Mike Rogers stated on March 30, 2017 in a press release: "In 2014, Mexico alone received over $24 billion in remittances sent from the U.S., while other South and Central American countries received over 15 percent of their (gross domestic product) in the form of remittances." Donald Trump stated on April 7, 2017 in weekly address: "Last month, we saw a 64 percent reduction in illegal immigration on our southern border." Robert Menendez stated on February 13, 2017 in a tweet: Recent immigration raids "are not business as usual. The raids are being done indiscriminately. They’re not focused simply on criminal aliens." Reince Priebus stated on January 29, 2017 in an interview: The seven nations identified in Donald Trump's travel ban were "identified by the Obama administration as the seven most dangerous countries in the world in regard to harboring terrorists." Donald Trump stated on February 1, 2017 in a tweet: "The Obama Administration agreed to take thousands of illegal immigrants from Australia." Jerrold Nadler stated on January 28, 2017 in a CNN interview: "The various people who have, in fact, committed terrorist acts in this country, from 9/11 on, none of them came from any of the seven countries that are the subject of the president's executive order." Javier M. Gonzales stated on November 16, 2016 in an interview on The Kelly File: "Study after study have shown that sanctuary cities do not lead to an increase in crime because of the presence of people that are undocumented." Rush Limbaugh stated on November 21, 2016 in "The Rush Limbaugh Show": "Alexander Hamilton was an immigration hawk." Donald Trump stated on November 13, 2016 in a 60 Minutes interview: Says there are "probably 2 million, it could be even 3 million" criminal immigrants in the country illegally. Donald Trump stated on October 27, 2016 in a campaign rally in Springfield, Ohio: "Thousands of Americans have been killed by illegal immigrants." Hillary Clinton stated on October 26, 2016 in a rally in Tampa, Fla.: "One-half of undocumented workers pay federal income taxes, which means they are paying more federal income taxes than Donald Trump pays." Hillary Clinton stated on October 23, 2016 in a tweet from her campaign: "Donald Trump says he'd deport 16 million people." Donald Trump stated on October 19, 2016 in the third presidential debate: "Nobody knows about it, nobody talks about it, but under Obama, millions of people have been moved out of this country, they've been deported."
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Lupe Valdez stated on July 31, 2017 in a Dallas Morning News news story: Says Texas Department of Public Safety numbers show that 1.6 percent of crime is committed by unauthorized immigrants. Adam Putnam stated on November 30, 2017 in a campaign speech: Says Tallahassee mayor Andrew Gillum "wants to make Florida not a sanctuary city but a sanctuary state." 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." 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." 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." Adam Putnam stated on August 30, 2017 in a tweet: San Francisco and Takoma Park, Md., are "allowing illegals to vote." Rick Santorum stated on September 3, 2017 in a CNN interview: "We have over a million (legal immigrants) a year, more than at any time in the history of this country. We have the largest percentage of immigrants, almost tied now with the historical high as a percentage of immigrants living in this country." 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. Bloggers stated on June 28, 2017 in a blog post: "Over $13 million worth of crops have ROTTED in California, all because no one is willing to work jobs vacated by migrants." Tony Fabrizio stated on July 10, 2017 in an interview with Politico: Says Adam Putnam "was for amnesty." Jeff Sessions stated on April 28, 2017 in remarks to law enforcement officers in New York: District attorneys "have advertised that they will charge a criminal alien with a lesser offense than presumably they would charge a United States citizen, so they won’t be deported." Sally Hernandez stated on April 18, 2017 in an oped commentary co-authored by four other Texas sheriffs: "FBI crime statistics have found that labeled ‘sanctuary’ cities experience lower rates of all crime types, including homicides." Jeff Sessions stated on April 23, 2017 in an interview on ABC's This Week: Treasury Department's inspector general found "there's $4 billion a year in excess payments" going to people that shouldn’t get them. "These are mostly Mexicans." Donald Trump stated on April 26, 2017 in a tweet: The Ninth Circuit has an overturned record "close to 80%." Mick Mulvaney stated on April 23, 2017 in a segment on "Fox News Sunday": "They voted for (a border wall) in 2006. Then-Senator Obama voted for it. Sen. Schumer voted for it. Sen. Clinton voted for it." Mike Rogers stated on March 30, 2017 in a press release: "In 2014, Mexico alone received over $24 billion in remittances sent from the U.S., while other South and Central American countries received over 15 percent of their (gross domestic product) in the form of remittances." Donald Trump stated on April 7, 2017 in weekly address: "Last month, we saw a 64 percent reduction in illegal immigration on our southern border." Robert Menendez stated on February 13, 2017 in a tweet: Recent immigration raids "are not business as usual. The raids are being done indiscriminately. They’re not focused simply on criminal aliens." Reince Priebus stated on January 29, 2017 in an interview: The seven nations identified in Donald Trump's travel ban were "identified by the Obama administration as the seven most dangerous countries in the world in regard to harboring terrorists." Donald Trump stated on February 1, 2017 in a tweet: "The Obama Administration agreed to take thousands of illegal immigrants from Australia." Jerrold Nadler stated on January 28, 2017 in a CNN interview: "The various people who have, in fact, committed terrorist acts in this country, from 9/11 on, none of them came from any of the seven countries that are the subject of the president's executive order." Javier M. Gonzales stated on November 16, 2016 in an interview on The Kelly File: "Study after study have shown that sanctuary cities do not lead to an increase in crime because of the presence of people that are undocumented." Rush Limbaugh stated on November 21, 2016 in "The Rush Limbaugh Show": "Alexander Hamilton was an immigration hawk." Donald Trump stated on November 13, 2016 in a 60 Minutes interview: Says there are "probably 2 million, it could be even 3 million" criminal immigrants in the country illegally. Donald Trump stated on October 27, 2016 in a campaign rally in Springfield, Ohio: "Thousands of Americans have been killed by illegal immigrants." Hillary Clinton stated on October 26, 2016 in a rally in Tampa, Fla.: "One-half of undocumented workers pay federal income taxes, which means they are paying more federal income taxes than Donald Trump pays." Hillary Clinton stated on October 23, 2016 in a tweet from her campaign: "Donald Trump says he'd deport 16 million people." Donald Trump stated on October 19, 2016 in the third presidential debate: "Nobody knows about it, nobody talks about it, but under Obama, millions of people have been moved out of this country, they've been deported."
Lupe Valdez stated on July 31, 2017 in a Dallas Morning News news story: Says Texas Department of Public Safety numbers show that 1.6 percent of crime is committed by unauthorized immigrants.
Adam Putnam stated on November 30, 2017 in a campaign speech: Says Tallahassee mayor Andrew Gillum "wants to make Florida not a sanctuary city but a sanctuary state."
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."
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."
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."
Adam Putnam stated on August 30, 2017 in a tweet: San Francisco and Takoma Park, Md., are "allowing illegals to vote."
Rick Santorum stated on September 3, 2017 in a CNN interview: "We have over a million (legal immigrants) a year, more than at any time in the history of this country. We have the largest percentage of immigrants, almost tied now with the historical high as a percentage of immigrants living in this country."
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.
Bloggers stated on June 28, 2017 in a blog post: "Over $13 million worth of crops have ROTTED in California, all because no one is willing to work jobs vacated by migrants."
Tony Fabrizio stated on July 10, 2017 in an interview with Politico: Says Adam Putnam "was for amnesty."
Jeff Sessions stated on April 28, 2017 in remarks to law enforcement officers in New York: District attorneys "have advertised that they will charge a criminal alien with a lesser offense than presumably they would charge a United States citizen, so they won’t be deported."
Sally Hernandez stated on April 18, 2017 in an oped commentary co-authored by four other Texas sheriffs: "FBI crime statistics have found that labeled ‘sanctuary’ cities experience lower rates of all crime types, including homicides."
Jeff Sessions stated on April 23, 2017 in an interview on ABC's This Week: Treasury Department's inspector general found "there's $4 billion a year in excess payments" going to people that shouldn’t get them. "These are mostly Mexicans."
Donald Trump stated on April 26, 2017 in a tweet: The Ninth Circuit has an overturned record "close to 80%."
Mick Mulvaney stated on April 23, 2017 in a segment on "Fox News Sunday": "They voted for (a border wall) in 2006. Then-Senator Obama voted for it. Sen. Schumer voted for it. Sen. Clinton voted for it."
Mike Rogers stated on March 30, 2017 in a press release: "In 2014, Mexico alone received over $24 billion in remittances sent from the U.S., while other South and Central American countries received over 15 percent of their (gross domestic product) in the form of remittances."
Donald Trump stated on April 7, 2017 in weekly address: "Last month, we saw a 64 percent reduction in illegal immigration on our southern border."
Robert Menendez stated on February 13, 2017 in a tweet: Recent immigration raids "are not business as usual. The raids are being done indiscriminately. They’re not focused simply on criminal aliens."
Reince Priebus stated on January 29, 2017 in an interview: The seven nations identified in Donald Trump's travel ban were "identified by the Obama administration as the seven most dangerous countries in the world in regard to harboring terrorists."
Donald Trump stated on February 1, 2017 in a tweet: "The Obama Administration agreed to take thousands of illegal immigrants from Australia."
Jerrold Nadler stated on January 28, 2017 in a CNN interview: "The various people who have, in fact, committed terrorist acts in this country, from 9/11 on, none of them came from any of the seven countries that are the subject of the president's executive order."
Javier M. Gonzales stated on November 16, 2016 in an interview on The Kelly File: "Study after study have shown that sanctuary cities do not lead to an increase in crime because of the presence of people that are undocumented."
Rush Limbaugh stated on November 21, 2016 in "The Rush Limbaugh Show": "Alexander Hamilton was an immigration hawk."
Donald Trump stated on November 13, 2016 in a 60 Minutes interview: Says there are "probably 2 million, it could be even 3 million" criminal immigrants in the country illegally.
Donald Trump stated on October 27, 2016 in a campaign rally in Springfield, Ohio: "Thousands of Americans have been killed by illegal immigrants."
Hillary Clinton stated on October 26, 2016 in a rally in Tampa, Fla.: "One-half of undocumented workers pay federal income taxes, which means they are paying more federal income taxes than Donald Trump pays."
Hillary Clinton stated on October 23, 2016 in a tweet from her campaign: "Donald Trump says he'd deport 16 million people."
Donald Trump stated on October 19, 2016 in the third presidential debate: "Nobody knows about it, nobody talks about it, but under Obama, millions of people have been moved out of this country, they've been deported."
