Latest Mostly False 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 Marco Rubio stated on December 15, 2015 in the CNN debate in Las Vegas: Says Ted Cruz supports "legalizing people who are in this country illegally." Bryan Hughes stated on December 1, 2015 in a campaign press release: "David Simpson actually voted for driver's licenses for illegal immigrants." Chain email stated on August 26, 2014 in In a viral YouTube video: A Muslim immigrant in Michigan can list his second, third or fourth wives as "extended family" and qualify for welfare. Martin O'Malley stated on November 12, 2015 in an interview with the Texas Tribune's Evan Smith: "If we pass immigration reform, it will make wages go up on average $250 for the average household." Greg Abbott stated on November 18, 2015 in a tweet: "8 Syrians caught at Texas border in Laredo." Ben Carson stated on November 16, 2015 in an official statement posted on Facebook.: "There is currently no ability to vet these people," referring to Syrian refugees. Courageous Conservatives PAC stated on November 6, 2015 in a radio ad: "When Chuck Schumer and Marco Rubio tried to push amnesty, it was Ted Cruz who stopped them." Mike Huckabee stated on November 10, 2015 in the fourth undercard GOP debate. : "Only one out of five of the so-called ‘Syrian refugees’ who went into Europe were actually Syrian." Ben Carson stated on September 25, 2015 in Values Voter Summit: When ICE releases illegal immigrants, "a lot of those people are not from Honduras and Mexico. They’re from Iraq and Somalia and Russia." Ben Carson stated on September 27, 2015 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": "We've had examples like in Yuma County, where we've been able to stop 97 percent of the illegal (immigration) flow, and those programs, they abolish." Hillary Clinton stated on August 25, 2015 in a tweet: "How do Jeb Bush and Donald Trump differ on immigration? Spoiler alert: They don't." Corey Lewandowski stated on August 23, 2015 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": Says "there’s 400,000" anchor babies born in the United States a year, which are "individuals coming to our country and having their children so their children can be U.S. citizens." Rick Perry stated on June 4, 2015 in his speech declaring his candidacy for president: "I deployed the Texas National Guard" to the Texas-Mexico border. "And the policy worked; apprehensions at the border declined 74 percent." Allison Tant stated on July 15, 2015 in a press release: Says Carlos Lopez-Cantera "even voiced enthusiastic support for bringing an Arizona-style immigration law to Florida, calling the measure 'common sense.’" Jan Brewer stated on July 8, 2015 in comments on CNN: "We know from ... the federal data, that they only stop or apprehend one out of four illegal people crossing our border." Donald Trump stated on July 1, 2015 in an interview on Fox Business Network: "Hundreds of thousands of (illegal immigrants are) going to state and federal penitentiaries." Hillary Clinton stated on May 5, 2015 in an appearance at a high school in Las Vegas, Nev.: "Not a single Republican candidate, announced or potential, is clearly and consistently supporting a path to citizenship. Not one." ForAmerica stated on April 12, 2015 in a meme on social media: "American families work hard to earn $4,250 a month. Obama is spending $18,972 a month on each illegal immigrant child." People for the American Way stated on April 13, 2015 in a radio ad: Says Marco Rubio "voted to deport" young people known as Dreamers. Marco Rubio stated on February 27, 2015 in a speech at CPAC: "There are at least three sectors of the border, one in particular, that are just completely insecure." Laura Ingraham stated on February 4, 2014 in a broadcast of the "Laura Ingraham Show": Says Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has an "immigrant family background." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on January 23, 2015 in an interview with reporters at her ceremonial swearing in event in Fort Lauderdale: Says Marco Rubio "was for immigration reform and a pathway to citizenship before he was against it." Craig Melvin stated on January 5, 2015 in an MSNBC segment: "There have even been Republican congressmen who have said, ‘If you give us more money we don't know where we would even put additional Border Patrol agents.’ " Peter Morici stated on December 7, 2014 in an op-ed in the "Statesman Journal": Immigrants "have captured all of the nearly 9 million jobs created since 2000." Brit Hume stated on November 10, 2014 in an interview on Fox News: "It is senior citizens, not Hispanics, who are the fastest-growing demographic in this country." David Perdue stated on September 17, 2014 in an ad: Says Michelle Nunn is "for amnesty." Allen West stated on September 26, 2014 in a Facebook post: Says President Barack Obama "ordered our military to enlist illegal aliens." Trent Franks stated on September 12, 2014 in a phone conference: "It is true that we know that ISIS is present in Ciudad Juarez (Mexico)" Henry Cuellar stated on July 16, 2014: Says drug cartels are using social media to offer rebates so more children from Central America get smuggled to the United States. Protect Oregon Driver Licenses stated on April 21, 2013 in a campaign website statement: Gov. Kitzhaber oversaw creation of the Oregon driver card law "behind closed doors without allowing any input from citizens who represent the public interest."
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Marco Rubio stated on December 15, 2015 in the CNN debate in Las Vegas: Says Ted Cruz supports "legalizing people who are in this country illegally." Bryan Hughes stated on December 1, 2015 in a campaign press release: "David Simpson actually voted for driver's licenses for illegal immigrants." Chain email stated on August 26, 2014 in In a viral YouTube video: A Muslim immigrant in Michigan can list his second, third or fourth wives as "extended family" and qualify for welfare. Martin O'Malley stated on November 12, 2015 in an interview with the Texas Tribune's Evan Smith: "If we pass immigration reform, it will make wages go up on average $250 for the average household." Greg Abbott stated on November 18, 2015 in a tweet: "8 Syrians caught at Texas border in Laredo." Ben Carson stated on November 16, 2015 in an official statement posted on Facebook.: "There is currently no ability to vet these people," referring to Syrian refugees. Courageous Conservatives PAC stated on November 6, 2015 in a radio ad: "When Chuck Schumer and Marco Rubio tried to push amnesty, it was Ted Cruz who stopped them." Mike Huckabee stated on November 10, 2015 in the fourth undercard GOP debate. : "Only one out of five of the so-called ‘Syrian refugees’ who went into Europe were actually Syrian." Ben Carson stated on September 25, 2015 in Values Voter Summit: When ICE releases illegal immigrants, "a lot of those people are not from Honduras and Mexico. They’re from Iraq and Somalia and Russia." Ben Carson stated on September 27, 2015 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": "We've had examples like in Yuma County, where we've been able to stop 97 percent of the illegal (immigration) flow, and those programs, they abolish." Hillary Clinton stated on August 25, 2015 in a tweet: "How do Jeb Bush and Donald Trump differ on immigration? Spoiler alert: They don't." Corey Lewandowski stated on August 23, 2015 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": Says "there’s 400,000" anchor babies born in the United States a year, which are "individuals coming to our country and having their children so their children can be U.S. citizens." Rick Perry stated on June 4, 2015 in his speech declaring his candidacy for president: "I deployed the Texas National Guard" to the Texas-Mexico border. "And the policy worked; apprehensions at the border declined 74 percent." Allison Tant stated on July 15, 2015 in a press release: Says Carlos Lopez-Cantera "even voiced enthusiastic support for bringing an Arizona-style immigration law to Florida, calling the measure 'common sense.’" Jan Brewer stated on July 8, 2015 in comments on CNN: "We know from ... the federal data, that they only stop or apprehend one out of four illegal people crossing our border." Donald Trump stated on July 1, 2015 in an interview on Fox Business Network: "Hundreds of thousands of (illegal immigrants are) going to state and federal penitentiaries." Hillary Clinton stated on May 5, 2015 in an appearance at a high school in Las Vegas, Nev.: "Not a single Republican candidate, announced or potential, is clearly and consistently supporting a path to citizenship. Not one." ForAmerica stated on April 12, 2015 in a meme on social media: "American families work hard to earn $4,250 a month. Obama is spending $18,972 a month on each illegal immigrant child." People for the American Way stated on April 13, 2015 in a radio ad: Says Marco Rubio "voted to deport" young people known as Dreamers. Marco Rubio stated on February 27, 2015 in a speech at CPAC: "There are at least three sectors of the border, one in particular, that are just completely insecure." Laura Ingraham stated on February 4, 2014 in a broadcast of the "Laura Ingraham Show": Says Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has an "immigrant family background." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on January 23, 2015 in an interview with reporters at her ceremonial swearing in event in Fort Lauderdale: Says Marco Rubio "was for immigration reform and a pathway to citizenship before he was against it." Craig Melvin stated on January 5, 2015 in an MSNBC segment: "There have even been Republican congressmen who have said, ‘If you give us more money we don't know where we would even put additional Border Patrol agents.’ " Peter Morici stated on December 7, 2014 in an op-ed in the "Statesman Journal": Immigrants "have captured all of the nearly 9 million jobs created since 2000." Brit Hume stated on November 10, 2014 in an interview on Fox News: "It is senior citizens, not Hispanics, who are the fastest-growing demographic in this country." David Perdue stated on September 17, 2014 in an ad: Says Michelle Nunn is "for amnesty." Allen West stated on September 26, 2014 in a Facebook post: Says President Barack Obama "ordered our military to enlist illegal aliens." Trent Franks stated on September 12, 2014 in a phone conference: "It is true that we know that ISIS is present in Ciudad Juarez (Mexico)" Henry Cuellar stated on July 16, 2014: Says drug cartels are using social media to offer rebates so more children from Central America get smuggled to the United States. Protect Oregon Driver Licenses stated on April 21, 2013 in a campaign website statement: Gov. Kitzhaber oversaw creation of the Oregon driver card law "behind closed doors without allowing any input from citizens who represent the public interest."
Marco Rubio stated on December 15, 2015 in the CNN debate in Las Vegas: Says Ted Cruz supports "legalizing people who are in this country illegally."
Bryan Hughes stated on December 1, 2015 in a campaign press release: "David Simpson actually voted for driver's licenses for illegal immigrants."
Chain email stated on August 26, 2014 in In a viral YouTube video: A Muslim immigrant in Michigan can list his second, third or fourth wives as "extended family" and qualify for welfare.
Martin O'Malley stated on November 12, 2015 in an interview with the Texas Tribune's Evan Smith: "If we pass immigration reform, it will make wages go up on average $250 for the average household."
Ben Carson stated on November 16, 2015 in an official statement posted on Facebook.: "There is currently no ability to vet these people," referring to Syrian refugees.
Courageous Conservatives PAC stated on November 6, 2015 in a radio ad: "When Chuck Schumer and Marco Rubio tried to push amnesty, it was Ted Cruz who stopped them."
Mike Huckabee stated on November 10, 2015 in the fourth undercard GOP debate. : "Only one out of five of the so-called ‘Syrian refugees’ who went into Europe were actually Syrian."
Ben Carson stated on September 25, 2015 in Values Voter Summit: When ICE releases illegal immigrants, "a lot of those people are not from Honduras and Mexico. They’re from Iraq and Somalia and Russia."
Ben Carson stated on September 27, 2015 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": "We've had examples like in Yuma County, where we've been able to stop 97 percent of the illegal (immigration) flow, and those programs, they abolish."
Hillary Clinton stated on August 25, 2015 in a tweet: "How do Jeb Bush and Donald Trump differ on immigration? Spoiler alert: They don't."
Corey Lewandowski stated on August 23, 2015 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": Says "there’s 400,000" anchor babies born in the United States a year, which are "individuals coming to our country and having their children so their children can be U.S. citizens."
Rick Perry stated on June 4, 2015 in his speech declaring his candidacy for president: "I deployed the Texas National Guard" to the Texas-Mexico border. "And the policy worked; apprehensions at the border declined 74 percent."
Allison Tant stated on July 15, 2015 in a press release: Says Carlos Lopez-Cantera "even voiced enthusiastic support for bringing an Arizona-style immigration law to Florida, calling the measure 'common sense.’"
Jan Brewer stated on July 8, 2015 in comments on CNN: "We know from ... the federal data, that they only stop or apprehend one out of four illegal people crossing our border."
Donald Trump stated on July 1, 2015 in an interview on Fox Business Network: "Hundreds of thousands of (illegal immigrants are) going to state and federal penitentiaries."
Hillary Clinton stated on May 5, 2015 in an appearance at a high school in Las Vegas, Nev.: "Not a single Republican candidate, announced or potential, is clearly and consistently supporting a path to citizenship. Not one."
ForAmerica stated on April 12, 2015 in a meme on social media: "American families work hard to earn $4,250 a month. Obama is spending $18,972 a month on each illegal immigrant child."
People for the American Way stated on April 13, 2015 in a radio ad: Says Marco Rubio "voted to deport" young people known as Dreamers.
Marco Rubio stated on February 27, 2015 in a speech at CPAC: "There are at least three sectors of the border, one in particular, that are just completely insecure."
Laura Ingraham stated on February 4, 2014 in a broadcast of the "Laura Ingraham Show": Says Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has an "immigrant family background."
Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on January 23, 2015 in an interview with reporters at her ceremonial swearing in event in Fort Lauderdale: Says Marco Rubio "was for immigration reform and a pathway to citizenship before he was against it."
Craig Melvin stated on January 5, 2015 in an MSNBC segment: "There have even been Republican congressmen who have said, ‘If you give us more money we don't know where we would even put additional Border Patrol agents.’ "
Peter Morici stated on December 7, 2014 in an op-ed in the "Statesman Journal": Immigrants "have captured all of the nearly 9 million jobs created since 2000."
Brit Hume stated on November 10, 2014 in an interview on Fox News: "It is senior citizens, not Hispanics, who are the fastest-growing demographic in this country."
Allen West stated on September 26, 2014 in a Facebook post: Says President Barack Obama "ordered our military to enlist illegal aliens."
Trent Franks stated on September 12, 2014 in a phone conference: "It is true that we know that ISIS is present in Ciudad Juarez (Mexico)"
Henry Cuellar stated on July 16, 2014: Says drug cartels are using social media to offer rebates so more children from Central America get smuggled to the United States.
Protect Oregon Driver Licenses stated on April 21, 2013 in a campaign website statement: Gov. Kitzhaber oversaw creation of the Oregon driver card law "behind closed doors without allowing any input from citizens who represent the public interest."
