41 People 20719 Fact-checks 7271 Articles People (41) Families USA Focus on the Family The Family Foundation Georgia Family Council Illinois Family Institute Wisconsin Family Action Progress Texas Texas GOP Texas Values Battleground Texas Texas Future Family Forward Oregon Focus on the Family Action Protect Families First National Partnership for Women & Families Wisconsin Working Families Party Get EQUAL Texas Libertarian Party of Texas Texas Organizing Project Texas Association of Business Fact-checks (20719) X posts stated on July 12, 2025 in an X post: The Kerr County, Texas, sheriff “said he would apply for a green card for the Mexican rescue team that saved his family.” By Maria Briceño• July 14, 2025 John Cornyn stated on March 17, 2010 in in a letter to President Barack Obama: "The spillover violence (from Mexico) in Texas is real and it is escalating." By Ciara O'Rourke• March 28, 2010 TikTok posts stated on July 12, 2025 in una publicación en TikTok: El sheriff del condado Kerr, Texas dijo, “que se debe solicitar la residencia permanente para el equipo de rescate mexicano que rescató a su familia”. By Maria Briceño• July 16, 2025 Greg Abbott stated on August 26, 2010 in an interview: Says a highway was closed in El Paso because of bullets flying across the border. By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• September 1, 2010 Chain email stated on February 19, 2012 in an email: Says Texas retained the right to have a navy when it joined the United States. By Sue Owen• April 4, 2012 Bloggers stated on June 16, 2018 in a blog post: "Obama administration kept illegal Mexican kids in detention camps as ‘experiment’" By Bill McCarthy• June 25, 2018 Judicial Watch stated on April 14, 2015 in a web item: "ISIS camp a few miles from Texas, Mexican authorities confirm." By W. Gardner Selby• April 17, 2015 Viral image stated on January 09, 2025 in a Facebook post: Video shows Mexican firefighters going to help with California fires. By Ciara O'Rourke• January 17, 2025 David Alameel stated on June 28, 2014 in his speech at the state convention of the Texas Democratic Party: Says he lived in a colonia while working as a farm worker. By W. Gardner Selby• July 2, 2014 Geraldo Rivera stated on December 12, 2016 in an interview on Fox News' Hannity: Says "tens of thousands of children" were rushed across the southwest border "because they fear the wall." By Miriam Valverde• December 15, 2016 Duncan Hunter stated on October 07, 2014 in an interview with Greta Van Susteren of Fox News: "At least 10 ISIS fighters have been caught coming across the Mexican border in Texas" and there are "dozens more that did not get caught by the Border Patrol." By Dylan Baddour, W. Gardner Selby• October 10, 2014 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." By Louis Jacobson• August 6, 2010 Barack Obama stated on September 18, 2008 in a video ad.: Obama ad contends that John McCain endorses Rush Limbaugh's comments about immigration. By Robert Farley• September 19, 2008 David Dewhurst stated on July 17, 2012 in a Republican US Senate debate.: Says he has seen Border Patrol signs near the Mexico border in English, Spanish and Chinese. By W. Gardner Selby• July 26, 2012 Barack Obama stated on April 16, 2009 in a news conference.: "More than 90 percent of the guns recovered in Mexico come from the United States." By Robert Farley• April 17, 2009 Sherrod Brown stated on May 14, 2012 in an email campaign statement: Says Josh Mandel opposed federal loans to the auto industry. By Henry J. Gomez• May 18, 2012 Louie Gohmert stated on May 10, 2011 in a radio interview.: Says Gov. Rick Perry has been "begging" for the federal government to send the Coast Guard to patrol two lakes on the U.S.-Mexico border. By W. Gardner Selby• May 24, 2011 Howard Dean stated on September 13, 2009 in remarks on NBC's Meet the Press: "Every other democracy in the world has a health care system that covers everybody, and we don't." By Louis Jacobson• September 15, 2009 Mike Martinez stated on May 28, 2014 in remarks at a gathering: Four (maybe five) Latinos have served on the Austin City Council. By W. Gardner Selby• June 6, 2014 Donald Trump stated on June 06, 2018 in a conference call about hurricane season: Says that people "went out in their boats to watch" Hurricane Harvey. By W. Gardner Selby• June 7, 2018 Articles (7271) Perry, Dewhurst and Barack Obama on the links By W. Gardner Selby• June 8, 2012 Reports of 2 girls rescued from a tree fueled false hope after Texas storms. Here's how it spread. By Angela Fu, Loreben Tuquero• July 7, 2025 5 myths about immigration By Will Cabaniss• July 2, 2015 10 fact-checks about immigration in the presidential race By Amy Sherman• August 27, 2015 In Context: 'Senator, you've whipped out that Mexican thing again' By W. Gardner Selby• October 5, 2016 Fact-checking the Iowa Democratic presidential debate By Lauren Carroll, Aaron Sharockman• November 14, 2015 Sorting out the truth about guns in Mexico By David Adams, Robert Farley• April 16, 2009 10 wrong statements about immigration By Amy Sherman• August 28, 2015 What's the deal with Gail Collins and Romney's dog? By Angie Drobnic Holan• September 14, 2011 Rick Perry wishes he was in ... Washington? By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• March 3, 2011 Fact-checking Julián Castro’s claim that asylum ‘metering’ caused drowning of father, daughter By Amy Sherman, Miriam Valverde• June 27, 2019 Are illegal immigrants bringing ‘tremendous’ disease across the border, as Trump says? Unlikely By Louis Jacobson• July 23, 2015 The facts behind a Texas Democrat's viral campaign ad By Manuela Tobias• June 28, 2018 Al Qaeda camps with Mexican cartels? That's speculation, not fact By W. Gardner Selby• April 23, 2013 The misinformation trap: the business of misleading migrants By Daniela Mendoza, Patricia Mercado Sánchez, Julie Ricard• July 3, 2023 5 big falsehoods of the 2016 election By Lauren Carroll, Angie Drobnic Holan• September 15, 2016 The 10 biggest falsehoods from the year of Trump By Lauren Carroll• June 16, 2016 No, undocumented immigrants are not tied to 50% of Texas murders By Jon Greenberg• July 7, 2015 Mailbag: “You should have a Socialist-O-Meter” By Ciara O'Rourke• February 25, 2011 Does America face a refugee or an immigration problem? By Jon Greenberg• June 29, 2018
Families USA Focus on the Family The Family Foundation Georgia Family Council Illinois Family Institute Wisconsin Family Action Progress Texas Texas GOP Texas Values Battleground Texas Texas Future Family Forward Oregon Focus on the Family Action Protect Families First National Partnership for Women & Families Wisconsin Working Families Party Get EQUAL Texas Libertarian Party of Texas Texas Organizing Project Texas Association of Business
X posts stated on July 12, 2025 in an X post: The Kerr County, Texas, sheriff “said he would apply for a green card for the Mexican rescue team that saved his family.” By Maria Briceño• July 14, 2025 John Cornyn stated on March 17, 2010 in in a letter to President Barack Obama: "The spillover violence (from Mexico) in Texas is real and it is escalating." By Ciara O'Rourke• March 28, 2010 TikTok posts stated on July 12, 2025 in una publicación en TikTok: El sheriff del condado Kerr, Texas dijo, “que se debe solicitar la residencia permanente para el equipo de rescate mexicano que rescató a su familia”. By Maria Briceño• July 16, 2025 Greg Abbott stated on August 26, 2010 in an interview: Says a highway was closed in El Paso because of bullets flying across the border. By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• September 1, 2010 Chain email stated on February 19, 2012 in an email: Says Texas retained the right to have a navy when it joined the United States. By Sue Owen• April 4, 2012 Bloggers stated on June 16, 2018 in a blog post: "Obama administration kept illegal Mexican kids in detention camps as ‘experiment’" By Bill McCarthy• June 25, 2018 Judicial Watch stated on April 14, 2015 in a web item: "ISIS camp a few miles from Texas, Mexican authorities confirm." By W. Gardner Selby• April 17, 2015 Viral image stated on January 09, 2025 in a Facebook post: Video shows Mexican firefighters going to help with California fires. By Ciara O'Rourke• January 17, 2025 David Alameel stated on June 28, 2014 in his speech at the state convention of the Texas Democratic Party: Says he lived in a colonia while working as a farm worker. By W. Gardner Selby• July 2, 2014 Geraldo Rivera stated on December 12, 2016 in an interview on Fox News' Hannity: Says "tens of thousands of children" were rushed across the southwest border "because they fear the wall." By Miriam Valverde• December 15, 2016 Duncan Hunter stated on October 07, 2014 in an interview with Greta Van Susteren of Fox News: "At least 10 ISIS fighters have been caught coming across the Mexican border in Texas" and there are "dozens more that did not get caught by the Border Patrol." By Dylan Baddour, W. Gardner Selby• October 10, 2014 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." By Louis Jacobson• August 6, 2010 Barack Obama stated on September 18, 2008 in a video ad.: Obama ad contends that John McCain endorses Rush Limbaugh's comments about immigration. By Robert Farley• September 19, 2008 David Dewhurst stated on July 17, 2012 in a Republican US Senate debate.: Says he has seen Border Patrol signs near the Mexico border in English, Spanish and Chinese. By W. Gardner Selby• July 26, 2012 Barack Obama stated on April 16, 2009 in a news conference.: "More than 90 percent of the guns recovered in Mexico come from the United States." By Robert Farley• April 17, 2009 Sherrod Brown stated on May 14, 2012 in an email campaign statement: Says Josh Mandel opposed federal loans to the auto industry. By Henry J. Gomez• May 18, 2012 Louie Gohmert stated on May 10, 2011 in a radio interview.: Says Gov. Rick Perry has been "begging" for the federal government to send the Coast Guard to patrol two lakes on the U.S.-Mexico border. By W. Gardner Selby• May 24, 2011 Howard Dean stated on September 13, 2009 in remarks on NBC's Meet the Press: "Every other democracy in the world has a health care system that covers everybody, and we don't." By Louis Jacobson• September 15, 2009 Mike Martinez stated on May 28, 2014 in remarks at a gathering: Four (maybe five) Latinos have served on the Austin City Council. By W. Gardner Selby• June 6, 2014 Donald Trump stated on June 06, 2018 in a conference call about hurricane season: Says that people "went out in their boats to watch" Hurricane Harvey. By W. Gardner Selby• June 7, 2018
Perry, Dewhurst and Barack Obama on the links By W. Gardner Selby• June 8, 2012 Reports of 2 girls rescued from a tree fueled false hope after Texas storms. Here's how it spread. By Angela Fu, Loreben Tuquero• July 7, 2025 5 myths about immigration By Will Cabaniss• July 2, 2015 10 fact-checks about immigration in the presidential race By Amy Sherman• August 27, 2015 In Context: 'Senator, you've whipped out that Mexican thing again' By W. Gardner Selby• October 5, 2016 Fact-checking the Iowa Democratic presidential debate By Lauren Carroll, Aaron Sharockman• November 14, 2015 Sorting out the truth about guns in Mexico By David Adams, Robert Farley• April 16, 2009 10 wrong statements about immigration By Amy Sherman• August 28, 2015 What's the deal with Gail Collins and Romney's dog? By Angie Drobnic Holan• September 14, 2011 Rick Perry wishes he was in ... Washington? By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• March 3, 2011 Fact-checking Julián Castro’s claim that asylum ‘metering’ caused drowning of father, daughter By Amy Sherman, Miriam Valverde• June 27, 2019 Are illegal immigrants bringing ‘tremendous’ disease across the border, as Trump says? Unlikely By Louis Jacobson• July 23, 2015 The facts behind a Texas Democrat's viral campaign ad By Manuela Tobias• June 28, 2018 Al Qaeda camps with Mexican cartels? That's speculation, not fact By W. Gardner Selby• April 23, 2013 The misinformation trap: the business of misleading migrants By Daniela Mendoza, Patricia Mercado Sánchez, Julie Ricard• July 3, 2023 5 big falsehoods of the 2016 election By Lauren Carroll, Angie Drobnic Holan• September 15, 2016 The 10 biggest falsehoods from the year of Trump By Lauren Carroll• June 16, 2016 No, undocumented immigrants are not tied to 50% of Texas murders By Jon Greenberg• July 7, 2015 Mailbag: “You should have a Socialist-O-Meter” By Ciara O'Rourke• February 25, 2011 Does America face a refugee or an immigration problem? By Jon Greenberg• June 29, 2018
