0 People 48 Fact-checks 26 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (48) Donald Trump stated on January 10, 2019 in remarks in McAllen, Texas: Says there’s "never (been) so many apprehensions ever in our history." By Miriam Valverde• January 11, 2019 Donald Trump stated on October 30, 2019 in a re-election campaign ad: Says he is "cutting illegal immigration in half." By Miriam Valverde• October 31, 2019 Jeffrey Barke stated on August 23, 2024 in an Instagram post: Food and Drug Administration approval for updated COVID-19 vaccines requires a public health emergency declaration. By Jeff Cercone• August 27, 2024 Donald Trump stated on May 14, 2020 in an interview with Fox Business: Speaking about border apprehensions, said “We have some of the best numbers we've ever had. Southern border, the best numbers we've ever had.” By Miriam Valverde• May 20, 2020 Donald Trump stated on August 28, 2017 in a press conference: "We stopped traffic coming through -- 78 percent." By Miriam Valverde• August 31, 2017 Bloggers stated on April 02, 2017 in a headline: "Donald Trump to issue an executive order to ban Facebook across U.S." By Joshua Gillin• April 28, 2017 Ted Budd stated on January 09, 2019 in a tweet: Says there are "2,000 inadmissible migrants arriving every day" By Paul Specht• January 17, 2019 Facebook posts stated on June 03, 2020 in a Facebook post: “This man who was kicked and stomped” was killed by an “antifa murderer.” By Emily Venezky• June 5, 2020 Ron Johnson stated on November 01, 2018 in a radio interview: "Every couple days we have a caravan size group of people apprehended trying to come into the country illegally, or coming to the ports of entry without documentation." By D.L. Davis• November 16, 2018 Mike Pence stated on April 25, 2018 in a speech: "Illegal crossings at our southern border have been cut by over 40 percent." By D.L. Davis• May 11, 2018 Karen Huber stated on September 17, 2012 in an Austin American-Statesman news stor: Says she’s never said "don’t build" Texas 45 Southwest. By Sue Owen• October 12, 2012 Bloggers stated on March 11, 2019 in a Facebook post: "In February alone there were enough illegal immigrants who crossed the border to fill this (Kansas City Chiefs’ Arrowhead) stadium." By Miriam Valverde• March 12, 2019 Facebook posts stated on June 16, 2022 in a Facebook post: Thousands of cattle that recently died in Kansas weren’t killed by the heat. By Ciara O'Rourke• June 21, 2022 Morgan Griffith stated on September 20, 2010 in a TV ad: Rick Boucher "helped write" the cap-and-trade bill By Wes Hester• October 28, 2010 Instagram posts stated on September 25, 2022 in a post: "In Germany, millions of solar panels are blanketed in snow and 30,000 wind turbines are sitting idle because there’s no wind.” By Kristin Hugo• October 12, 2022 Greg Abbott stated on April 09, 2018 in an interview by Trey Ware of San Antonio's KTSA radio station: Says that as of March 2018 compared with 2017, "there’s been a more than 200 percent increase in the number of people who are apprehended coming across the border. And, I’ll tell you this, there’s been a more than 200 percent increase in apprehension of heroin coming across the border." By W. Gardner Selby• April 24, 2018 Tim Kaine stated on October 04, 2016 in the vice presidential debate in Farmville, Va.: "Gov. Pence said, inarguably, Vladimir Putin is a better leader than President Obama." By Louis Jacobson• October 5, 2016 Donald Trump stated on March 05, 2019 in remarks at the White House: When Congress sought documents from President Barack Obama, the White House "didn’t do anything. They didn’t give one letter of the request. Many requests were made. They didn’t give a letter." By Louis Jacobson• March 8, 2019 Scott Walker stated on July 26, 2015 in a statement on Twitter: "Since I took office, Wisconsin now has the 2nd highest health care quality ranking in the country." By Sarah Hauer• August 5, 2015 Ron Johnson stated on May 26, 2019 in a TV interview: "Just the last three weeks, on average about 23,000 women, children, men are coming over across the border illegally as family units or as unaccompanied children." By Mica Soellner• June 18, 2019 Articles (26) Did 'zero-tolerance' policy reduce illegal immigration? By Miriam Valverde• July 19, 2018 Trump’s health and COVID-19: Here’s what we know By Jon Greenberg• October 2, 2020 The facts behind the detention of immigrants By Stefanie Pousoulides, Miriam Valverde• July 8, 2019 Fact-checking sanctuary city, immigration claims By W. Gardner Selby• April 25, 2017 Fact-checking Trump's CEO town hall By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson• April 4, 2017 Fact-checking the high-speed rail debate By Aaron Sharockman• March 3, 2011 Fact-checking Donald Trump’s Fox News town hall in Scranton By Amy Sherman, Miriam Valverde• March 6, 2020 Fact-checking what Gavin Newsom had to say on immigration in his State of the State By Chris Nichols• February 12, 2019 Is the migrant caravan an invasion? By Miriam Valverde• November 7, 2018 Fact-checking Donald Trump’s misleading immigration claims in meeting with California officials By Miriam Valverde• May 17, 2018 #PolitiFact100: How we’re covering Trump’s 100 days By Katie Sanders• April 25, 2017 Donald Trump made 8 misleading claims about immigration on Fox and Friends By Miriam Valverde• May 24, 2018 FEMA money taken for immigration enforcement: What you need to know By Miriam Valverde• October 2, 2019 Ask PolitiFact: What can we expect if Title 42 is lifted? By Maria Ramirez Uribe• December 16, 2022 Donald Trump vs. Beto O’Rourke on immigration messaging By Miriam Valverde• February 12, 2019 Your questions about the government shutdown, answered (part 2) By Louis Jacobson• January 17, 2019 Fact-checking President Donald Trump’s campaign rally in Phoenix By Aaron Sharockman, Miriam Valverde• August 23, 2017 Fact-checking Attorney General Jeff Sessions on the DACA immigration program By Louis Jacobson, John Kruzel, Manuela Tobias, Miriam Valverde• September 5, 2017 What Donald Trump got wrong in his Tennessee rally for Marsha Blackburn By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman, Miriam Valverde• May 30, 2018 Fact-checking 9 things Trump overstated, got wrong in his Cedar Rapids speech By Joshua Gillin, Miriam Valverde• June 22, 2017
Donald Trump stated on January 10, 2019 in remarks in McAllen, Texas: Says there’s "never (been) so many apprehensions ever in our history." By Miriam Valverde• January 11, 2019 Donald Trump stated on October 30, 2019 in a re-election campaign ad: Says he is "cutting illegal immigration in half." By Miriam Valverde• October 31, 2019 Jeffrey Barke stated on August 23, 2024 in an Instagram post: Food and Drug Administration approval for updated COVID-19 vaccines requires a public health emergency declaration. By Jeff Cercone• August 27, 2024 Donald Trump stated on May 14, 2020 in an interview with Fox Business: Speaking about border apprehensions, said “We have some of the best numbers we've ever had. Southern border, the best numbers we've ever had.” By Miriam Valverde• May 20, 2020 Donald Trump stated on August 28, 2017 in a press conference: "We stopped traffic coming through -- 78 percent." By Miriam Valverde• August 31, 2017 Bloggers stated on April 02, 2017 in a headline: "Donald Trump to issue an executive order to ban Facebook across U.S." By Joshua Gillin• April 28, 2017 Ted Budd stated on January 09, 2019 in a tweet: Says there are "2,000 inadmissible migrants arriving every day" By Paul Specht• January 17, 2019 Facebook posts stated on June 03, 2020 in a Facebook post: “This man who was kicked and stomped” was killed by an “antifa murderer.” By Emily Venezky• June 5, 2020 Ron Johnson stated on November 01, 2018 in a radio interview: "Every couple days we have a caravan size group of people apprehended trying to come into the country illegally, or coming to the ports of entry without documentation." By D.L. Davis• November 16, 2018 Mike Pence stated on April 25, 2018 in a speech: "Illegal crossings at our southern border have been cut by over 40 percent." By D.L. Davis• May 11, 2018 Karen Huber stated on September 17, 2012 in an Austin American-Statesman news stor: Says she’s never said "don’t build" Texas 45 Southwest. By Sue Owen• October 12, 2012 Bloggers stated on March 11, 2019 in a Facebook post: "In February alone there were enough illegal immigrants who crossed the border to fill this (Kansas City Chiefs’ Arrowhead) stadium." By Miriam Valverde• March 12, 2019 Facebook posts stated on June 16, 2022 in a Facebook post: Thousands of cattle that recently died in Kansas weren’t killed by the heat. By Ciara O'Rourke• June 21, 2022 Morgan Griffith stated on September 20, 2010 in a TV ad: Rick Boucher "helped write" the cap-and-trade bill By Wes Hester• October 28, 2010 Instagram posts stated on September 25, 2022 in a post: "In Germany, millions of solar panels are blanketed in snow and 30,000 wind turbines are sitting idle because there’s no wind.” By Kristin Hugo• October 12, 2022 Greg Abbott stated on April 09, 2018 in an interview by Trey Ware of San Antonio's KTSA radio station: Says that as of March 2018 compared with 2017, "there’s been a more than 200 percent increase in the number of people who are apprehended coming across the border. And, I’ll tell you this, there’s been a more than 200 percent increase in apprehension of heroin coming across the border." By W. Gardner Selby• April 24, 2018 Tim Kaine stated on October 04, 2016 in the vice presidential debate in Farmville, Va.: "Gov. Pence said, inarguably, Vladimir Putin is a better leader than President Obama." By Louis Jacobson• October 5, 2016 Donald Trump stated on March 05, 2019 in remarks at the White House: When Congress sought documents from President Barack Obama, the White House "didn’t do anything. They didn’t give one letter of the request. Many requests were made. They didn’t give a letter." By Louis Jacobson• March 8, 2019 Scott Walker stated on July 26, 2015 in a statement on Twitter: "Since I took office, Wisconsin now has the 2nd highest health care quality ranking in the country." By Sarah Hauer• August 5, 2015 Ron Johnson stated on May 26, 2019 in a TV interview: "Just the last three weeks, on average about 23,000 women, children, men are coming over across the border illegally as family units or as unaccompanied children." By Mica Soellner• June 18, 2019
Did 'zero-tolerance' policy reduce illegal immigration? By Miriam Valverde• July 19, 2018 Trump’s health and COVID-19: Here’s what we know By Jon Greenberg• October 2, 2020 The facts behind the detention of immigrants By Stefanie Pousoulides, Miriam Valverde• July 8, 2019 Fact-checking sanctuary city, immigration claims By W. Gardner Selby• April 25, 2017 Fact-checking Trump's CEO town hall By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson• April 4, 2017 Fact-checking the high-speed rail debate By Aaron Sharockman• March 3, 2011 Fact-checking Donald Trump’s Fox News town hall in Scranton By Amy Sherman, Miriam Valverde• March 6, 2020 Fact-checking what Gavin Newsom had to say on immigration in his State of the State By Chris Nichols• February 12, 2019 Is the migrant caravan an invasion? By Miriam Valverde• November 7, 2018 Fact-checking Donald Trump’s misleading immigration claims in meeting with California officials By Miriam Valverde• May 17, 2018 #PolitiFact100: How we’re covering Trump’s 100 days By Katie Sanders• April 25, 2017 Donald Trump made 8 misleading claims about immigration on Fox and Friends By Miriam Valverde• May 24, 2018 FEMA money taken for immigration enforcement: What you need to know By Miriam Valverde• October 2, 2019 Ask PolitiFact: What can we expect if Title 42 is lifted? By Maria Ramirez Uribe• December 16, 2022 Donald Trump vs. Beto O’Rourke on immigration messaging By Miriam Valverde• February 12, 2019 Your questions about the government shutdown, answered (part 2) By Louis Jacobson• January 17, 2019 Fact-checking President Donald Trump’s campaign rally in Phoenix By Aaron Sharockman, Miriam Valverde• August 23, 2017 Fact-checking Attorney General Jeff Sessions on the DACA immigration program By Louis Jacobson, John Kruzel, Manuela Tobias, Miriam Valverde• September 5, 2017 What Donald Trump got wrong in his Tennessee rally for Marsha Blackburn By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman, Miriam Valverde• May 30, 2018 Fact-checking 9 things Trump overstated, got wrong in his Cedar Rapids speech By Joshua Gillin, Miriam Valverde• June 22, 2017
