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 Jack Murphy stated on June 27, 2011 in a press release: Georgia’s illegal-immigration legislation "simply follows existing federal law." Steve Case stated on July 3, 2011 in an interview on CNN: "Forty percent of the Fortune 500 were started either by immigrants or children of immigrants." Gary Black stated on June 2, 2011 in Interview: Workers who pick produce in Georgia’s fields can make $12 to $18 an hour. Janet Napolitano stated on May 7, 2011 in a speech before the Atlanta Press Club: "We have seized more currency, more drugs, more outbound arms in the past year than any year in our country’s history." Anti-Defamation League stated on April 15, 2011 in a news release: It is estimated that Arizona "has lost more than $100 million in hospitality industry revenues since passage of the Arizona immigration laws." Renee Unterman stated on April 14, 2011 in a speech: "Gwinnett Medical Center is operating in the negative," in part, because of illegal immigrants. John Cornyn stated on March 9, 2011 in a hearing: Says that during the first 19 months of the Obama administration, the U.S. detained people from nations designated as state sponsors of terrorism on the southwestern border. Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials stated on March 2, 2011 in an email newsletter: Georgia legislation on immigration is a "copycat" of an Arizona immigration bill. Rick Perry stated on March 2, 2011 in an interview.: Says neither President Barack Obama nor Mexico President Felipe Calderon "have been on the border to see what's happening to the citizens of Mexico, and for that matter the citizens of Texas." David Raynor stated on February 8, 2011 in a state legislative committee meeting: A federal system that verifies employees are authorized to work in the U.S. is inaccurate "anywhere from 50 percent all the way up to in excess of 80" percent of the time. Federation for American Immigration Reform stated on July 1, 2010 in a report: Illegal immigration costs Georgia $2.4 billion a year Paul Broun stated on January 25, 2011 in a tweet during the State of the Union address: President Barack Obama supports immigration amnesty. Peter Kilmartin stated on January 11, 2011 in a news release: Secure Communities "has a proven track record of enhancing public safety by focusing on violent offenders and those that pose a threat to our communities and our national security." David Dewhurst stated on January 18, 2011 in his inaugural address.: "Last year, out of the 500,000 (in) population growth we had in the state of Texas, about 250,000 of the 500,000 came to Texas... from the other 49 states." Organizing for America stated on December 6, 2010 in a press release.: "An overwhelming majority of Americans support passage of the DREAM Act, which would provide a path to citizenship for undocumented youth willing to work for a college degree or serve in our armed forces." Steven Brown stated on November 20, 2010 in story in the Providence Journal: "Over half of the foreign-born population in Rhode Island is white." Rick Perry stated on November 8, 2010 in an interview on The Daily Show: "I had five of my citizens that were killed last week" because of border security problems. Bill White stated on October 15, 2010 in an interview.: Says that under Gov. Rick Perry, Texas Department of Public Safety troopers have had "standing orders" not to inquire into the immigration status of people unless they're under arrest. Nathan Deal stated on October 12, 2010 in a television ad: "Roy Barnes proclaimed Mexican workers good for Georgia." Rick Scott stated on August 2, 2010 in in a Univision debate in Miami.: "We have over 700,000 illegal immigrants in the state. They're costing us billions of dollars and they're taking legal residents' jobs." John McCain stated on July 29, 2010 in a campaign commercial: "The border security plan of Sens. McCain and Kyl called for 3,000 additional troops to keep us safe. President Obama says he'll send 524." Lindsey Graham stated on July 28, 2010 in an interview with Fox News' "On the Record with Greta Van Susteren": "People come here to have babies. They come here to drop a child. It's called 'drop and leave." Rick Perry stated on July 28, 2010 in an interview: Because of violence spreading from Mexico, "you’ve got bullets hitting the city hall in El Paso. You’ve got bombs exploding in El Paso." Nathan Deal stated on July 6, 2010 in a TV campaign commercial: "Illegal aliens are costing Georgia taxpayers over a billion dollars every year." Jan Brewer stated on July 1, 2010 in a Fox News interview with Greta Van Susteren: "Law enforcement in the state of Arizona supports" the state's new immigration law. Rick Scott stated on June 3, 2010 in a CBS4 interview: "If you read the Arizona (immigration) law, what it says is if you are stopped for violating the law and they have a suspicion that you're illegal, they can ask you if you're legal." John Cornyn stated on May 23, 2010 in on NBC's "Meet the Press": Says the Arizona immigration law "expressly bans racial profiling." David Dewhurst stated on May 12, 2010 in an interview: "You’ve got almost twice as many cops in New York City as you do on our entire border. That’s nuts." Rick Perry stated on April 15, 2010 in an interview with The Texas Tribune and Newsweek: "We've got a 1,000 National Guard troop request that's been in front of this president for over a year and no response." House Republican Conference stated on September 9, 2009 in a "myth and fact" news release: "Nothing in any of the Democrat bills would require individuals to verify their citizenship or identity prior to receiving taxpayer-subsidized benefits."
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Jack Murphy stated on June 27, 2011 in a press release: Georgia’s illegal-immigration legislation "simply follows existing federal law." Steve Case stated on July 3, 2011 in an interview on CNN: "Forty percent of the Fortune 500 were started either by immigrants or children of immigrants." Gary Black stated on June 2, 2011 in Interview: Workers who pick produce in Georgia’s fields can make $12 to $18 an hour. Janet Napolitano stated on May 7, 2011 in a speech before the Atlanta Press Club: "We have seized more currency, more drugs, more outbound arms in the past year than any year in our country’s history." Anti-Defamation League stated on April 15, 2011 in a news release: It is estimated that Arizona "has lost more than $100 million in hospitality industry revenues since passage of the Arizona immigration laws." Renee Unterman stated on April 14, 2011 in a speech: "Gwinnett Medical Center is operating in the negative," in part, because of illegal immigrants. John Cornyn stated on March 9, 2011 in a hearing: Says that during the first 19 months of the Obama administration, the U.S. detained people from nations designated as state sponsors of terrorism on the southwestern border. Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials stated on March 2, 2011 in an email newsletter: Georgia legislation on immigration is a "copycat" of an Arizona immigration bill. Rick Perry stated on March 2, 2011 in an interview.: Says neither President Barack Obama nor Mexico President Felipe Calderon "have been on the border to see what's happening to the citizens of Mexico, and for that matter the citizens of Texas." David Raynor stated on February 8, 2011 in a state legislative committee meeting: A federal system that verifies employees are authorized to work in the U.S. is inaccurate "anywhere from 50 percent all the way up to in excess of 80" percent of the time. Federation for American Immigration Reform stated on July 1, 2010 in a report: Illegal immigration costs Georgia $2.4 billion a year Paul Broun stated on January 25, 2011 in a tweet during the State of the Union address: President Barack Obama supports immigration amnesty. Peter Kilmartin stated on January 11, 2011 in a news release: Secure Communities "has a proven track record of enhancing public safety by focusing on violent offenders and those that pose a threat to our communities and our national security." David Dewhurst stated on January 18, 2011 in his inaugural address.: "Last year, out of the 500,000 (in) population growth we had in the state of Texas, about 250,000 of the 500,000 came to Texas... from the other 49 states." Organizing for America stated on December 6, 2010 in a press release.: "An overwhelming majority of Americans support passage of the DREAM Act, which would provide a path to citizenship for undocumented youth willing to work for a college degree or serve in our armed forces." Steven Brown stated on November 20, 2010 in story in the Providence Journal: "Over half of the foreign-born population in Rhode Island is white." Rick Perry stated on November 8, 2010 in an interview on The Daily Show: "I had five of my citizens that were killed last week" because of border security problems. Bill White stated on October 15, 2010 in an interview.: Says that under Gov. Rick Perry, Texas Department of Public Safety troopers have had "standing orders" not to inquire into the immigration status of people unless they're under arrest. Nathan Deal stated on October 12, 2010 in a television ad: "Roy Barnes proclaimed Mexican workers good for Georgia." Rick Scott stated on August 2, 2010 in in a Univision debate in Miami.: "We have over 700,000 illegal immigrants in the state. They're costing us billions of dollars and they're taking legal residents' jobs." John McCain stated on July 29, 2010 in a campaign commercial: "The border security plan of Sens. McCain and Kyl called for 3,000 additional troops to keep us safe. President Obama says he'll send 524." Lindsey Graham stated on July 28, 2010 in an interview with Fox News' "On the Record with Greta Van Susteren": "People come here to have babies. They come here to drop a child. It's called 'drop and leave." Rick Perry stated on July 28, 2010 in an interview: Because of violence spreading from Mexico, "you’ve got bullets hitting the city hall in El Paso. You’ve got bombs exploding in El Paso." Nathan Deal stated on July 6, 2010 in a TV campaign commercial: "Illegal aliens are costing Georgia taxpayers over a billion dollars every year." Jan Brewer stated on July 1, 2010 in a Fox News interview with Greta Van Susteren: "Law enforcement in the state of Arizona supports" the state's new immigration law. Rick Scott stated on June 3, 2010 in a CBS4 interview: "If you read the Arizona (immigration) law, what it says is if you are stopped for violating the law and they have a suspicion that you're illegal, they can ask you if you're legal." John Cornyn stated on May 23, 2010 in on NBC's "Meet the Press": Says the Arizona immigration law "expressly bans racial profiling." David Dewhurst stated on May 12, 2010 in an interview: "You’ve got almost twice as many cops in New York City as you do on our entire border. That’s nuts." Rick Perry stated on April 15, 2010 in an interview with The Texas Tribune and Newsweek: "We've got a 1,000 National Guard troop request that's been in front of this president for over a year and no response." House Republican Conference stated on September 9, 2009 in a "myth and fact" news release: "Nothing in any of the Democrat bills would require individuals to verify their citizenship or identity prior to receiving taxpayer-subsidized benefits."
Jack Murphy stated on June 27, 2011 in a press release: Georgia’s illegal-immigration legislation "simply follows existing federal law."
Steve Case stated on July 3, 2011 in an interview on CNN: "Forty percent of the Fortune 500 were started either by immigrants or children of immigrants."
Gary Black stated on June 2, 2011 in Interview: Workers who pick produce in Georgia’s fields can make $12 to $18 an hour.
Janet Napolitano stated on May 7, 2011 in a speech before the Atlanta Press Club: "We have seized more currency, more drugs, more outbound arms in the past year than any year in our country’s history."
Anti-Defamation League stated on April 15, 2011 in a news release: It is estimated that Arizona "has lost more than $100 million in hospitality industry revenues since passage of the Arizona immigration laws."
Renee Unterman stated on April 14, 2011 in a speech: "Gwinnett Medical Center is operating in the negative," in part, because of illegal immigrants.
John Cornyn stated on March 9, 2011 in a hearing: Says that during the first 19 months of the Obama administration, the U.S. detained people from nations designated as state sponsors of terrorism on the southwestern border.
Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials stated on March 2, 2011 in an email newsletter: Georgia legislation on immigration is a "copycat" of an Arizona immigration bill.
Rick Perry stated on March 2, 2011 in an interview.: Says neither President Barack Obama nor Mexico President Felipe Calderon "have been on the border to see what's happening to the citizens of Mexico, and for that matter the citizens of Texas."
David Raynor stated on February 8, 2011 in a state legislative committee meeting: A federal system that verifies employees are authorized to work in the U.S. is inaccurate "anywhere from 50 percent all the way up to in excess of 80" percent of the time.
Federation for American Immigration Reform stated on July 1, 2010 in a report: Illegal immigration costs Georgia $2.4 billion a year
Paul Broun stated on January 25, 2011 in a tweet during the State of the Union address: President Barack Obama supports immigration amnesty.
Peter Kilmartin stated on January 11, 2011 in a news release: Secure Communities "has a proven track record of enhancing public safety by focusing on violent offenders and those that pose a threat to our communities and our national security."
David Dewhurst stated on January 18, 2011 in his inaugural address.: "Last year, out of the 500,000 (in) population growth we had in the state of Texas, about 250,000 of the 500,000 came to Texas... from the other 49 states."
Organizing for America stated on December 6, 2010 in a press release.: "An overwhelming majority of Americans support passage of the DREAM Act, which would provide a path to citizenship for undocumented youth willing to work for a college degree or serve in our armed forces."
Steven Brown stated on November 20, 2010 in story in the Providence Journal: "Over half of the foreign-born population in Rhode Island is white."
Rick Perry stated on November 8, 2010 in an interview on The Daily Show: "I had five of my citizens that were killed last week" because of border security problems.
Bill White stated on October 15, 2010 in an interview.: Says that under Gov. Rick Perry, Texas Department of Public Safety troopers have had "standing orders" not to inquire into the immigration status of people unless they're under arrest.
Nathan Deal stated on October 12, 2010 in a television ad: "Roy Barnes proclaimed Mexican workers good for Georgia."
Rick Scott stated on August 2, 2010 in in a Univision debate in Miami.: "We have over 700,000 illegal immigrants in the state. They're costing us billions of dollars and they're taking legal residents' jobs."
John McCain stated on July 29, 2010 in a campaign commercial: "The border security plan of Sens. McCain and Kyl called for 3,000 additional troops to keep us safe. President Obama says he'll send 524."
Lindsey Graham stated on July 28, 2010 in an interview with Fox News' "On the Record with Greta Van Susteren": "People come here to have babies. They come here to drop a child. It's called 'drop and leave."
Rick Perry stated on July 28, 2010 in an interview: Because of violence spreading from Mexico, "you’ve got bullets hitting the city hall in El Paso. You’ve got bombs exploding in El Paso."
Nathan Deal stated on July 6, 2010 in a TV campaign commercial: "Illegal aliens are costing Georgia taxpayers over a billion dollars every year."
Jan Brewer stated on July 1, 2010 in a Fox News interview with Greta Van Susteren: "Law enforcement in the state of Arizona supports" the state's new immigration law.
Rick Scott stated on June 3, 2010 in a CBS4 interview: "If you read the Arizona (immigration) law, what it says is if you are stopped for violating the law and they have a suspicion that you're illegal, they can ask you if you're legal."
John Cornyn stated on May 23, 2010 in on NBC's "Meet the Press": Says the Arizona immigration law "expressly bans racial profiling."
David Dewhurst stated on May 12, 2010 in an interview: "You’ve got almost twice as many cops in New York City as you do on our entire border. That’s nuts."
Rick Perry stated on April 15, 2010 in an interview with The Texas Tribune and Newsweek: "We've got a 1,000 National Guard troop request that's been in front of this president for over a year and no response."
House Republican Conference stated on September 9, 2009 in a "myth and fact" news release: "Nothing in any of the Democrat bills would require individuals to verify their citizenship or identity prior to receiving taxpayer-subsidized benefits."
