34 People 25023 Fact-checks 8058 Articles People (34) Jill Underly Russian Embassy in Canada Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty National Women's Law Center Choose: New Jersey Environment New Jersey New Century Times New York Post New Leadership PAC New Approach Oregon New Day for America New Georgia Encyclopedia New York Times One New Jersey New Republican PAC Americans for Prosperity: New Jersey AFL-CIO of New Jersey New Bedford Republican Committee New Jersey Tea Party New York Citizens Audit Fact-checks (25023) Tom Tiffany stated on February 18, 2022 in Twitter: The Biden administration has been "recklessly releasing potentially dangerous Afghans into our communities." By Alan Hovorka• May 13, 2022 Viral image stated on October 29, 2018 in a Facebook post: "Illegal refugees get $3,874/mo. Under the Federal Assistance Program. Our SS checks are approximately $1,200/mo." By Miriam Valverde• November 21, 2018 Bloggers stated on April 15, 2018 in a blog post: "Apply Now and Win the Canada Diversity Immigration Visa Lottery (DV-2019) Program | Live and Work in Canada." By Miriam Valverde• April 24, 2018 Donald Trump stated on February 01, 2017 in a tweet: "The Obama Administration agreed to take thousands of illegal immigrants from Australia." By Linda Qiu, Miriam Valverde• February 2, 2017 Donald Trump stated on July 09, 2022 in Social media: The Wisconsin Supreme Court decision declaring ballot drop boxes illegal "includes the 2020 Presidential Election." By D.L. Davis• July 14, 2022 Charlie Kirk stated on August 16, 2021 in a radio show segment: Joe Biden intentionally “let it fall apart” in Afghanistan because he “wants a couple hundred thousand more Ilhan Omars to come into America to change the body politic permanently.” By Bill McCarthy• August 19, 2021 Donald Trump stated on May 16, 2019 in an immigration speech: "Only 12% of legal immigrants are selected based on skill or based on merit. In countries like Canada, Australia and New Zealand, and others, that number is closer to 60, and even 70 and 75% in some cases." By Miriam Valverde• May 24, 2019 Joe Biden stated on October 22, 2020 in the final 2020 presidential debate: As part of the Obama administration's criminal justice reforms, “38,000 prisoners were released from federal prison.” By Bill McCarthy• October 23, 2020 Ron Johnson stated on November 13, 2019 in a tweet: The United States is the only nation "that grants legal permanent residency to more than a million people per year." By Mica Soellner• December 26, 2019 Juneau County Wisconsin Republicans . stated on June 25, 2024 in Facebook post: “Planes full of unvetted ‘refugees’ are being accepted at the Milw. & Madison airports!” By Sophie Carson• July 3, 2024 Tom McClintock stated on January 31, 2017 in an interview: Refugee "vetting was very haphazard," under the Obama Administration. "In many cases, we simply accepted the word of applicants." By Chris Nichols• February 3, 2017 Donald Trump stated on June 06, 2024 in a campaign rally: Joe Biden’s immigration order limiting asylum is “pro-child trafficking.” By Maria Ramirez Uribe• June 20, 2024 Cori Bush stated on September 23, 2021 in a tweet: “Approximately 60,000 Canadians currently live undocumented in the USA.” By Amy Sherman• October 4, 2021 Facebook posts stated on February 22, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says President Joe Biden canceled Trump’s “child sex ring operation, which saw thousands of arrests last year.” By Samantha Putterman• February 25, 2021 Pat McCrory stated on October 11, 2016 in a North Carolina governor's race debate: Says Syrian refugees are not being vetted, and "the FBI is not even being told where they are." By Will Doran• October 12, 2016 Facebook posts stated on July 16, 2014 in a meme on social media: Former President George W. Bush and former Vice President Dick Cheney are "unable to visit Europe due to outstanding warrants." By Louis Jacobson• July 17, 2014 Donald Trump stated on June 28, 2017 in an immigration roundtable discussion: "We're pretty much at the 50 percent mark" on deportations of MS-13 gang members. By Miriam Valverde• June 30, 2017 Rand Paul stated on May 02, 2014 in a newsletter: "For every Kentuckian that has enrolled in Obamacare, 40 have been dropped from their coverage." By Louis Jacobson• May 5, 2014 Donald Trump stated on October 30, 2016 in a campaign rally in Albuquerque: Says Hillary Clinton "wants to let people just pour in. You could have 650 million people pour in and we do nothing about it. Think of it. That’s what could happen. You triple the size of our country in one week." By Miriam Valverde• October 31, 2016 Lou Dobbs stated on July 21, 2014 in a broadcast of "Lou Dobbs Tonight": Obama’s 2012 policy on younger immigrants "created these children coming across" the border. By Jon Greenberg• July 23, 2014 Articles (8058) Donald Trump’s immigration promises: failures and achievements By Miriam Valverde• July 27, 2020 PunditFact fact-checks the Sunday shows By Lauren Carroll, Linda Qiu• November 22, 2015 Fact-checking the Nov. 22 Sunday shows By Lauren Carroll, Linda Qiu• November 22, 2015 Trump said 'We will always allow people to come in legally,' but his actions say otherwise By Maria Ramirez Uribe• February 27, 2026 PolitiFact Sheet: 5 questions about Syrian refugees By Lauren Carroll, Linda Qiu• November 19, 2015 Ask PolitiFact: How much could the federal shutdown cost? By Louis Jacobson• October 31, 2025 How viable is Donald Trump’s 2024 immigration plan? By Marta Campabadal Graus, Maria Ramirez Uribe• November 21, 2023 Can felony convictions hinder Trump’s international travel? Here’s what we know By Jeff Cercone• June 4, 2024 Joe Biden welcomed thousands of Ukrainians; many are in immigration limbo By Maria Ramirez Uribe• February 23, 2023 Trump's travel ban executive order, take 2 By Louis Jacobson• March 6, 2017 10 misleading Trump attack lines from the WikiLeaks email dump By Lauren Carroll• October 17, 2016 Our ten most popular fact-checks from 2016 By Will Doran• January 3, 2017 What Trump's first week immigration orders mean in the short and long term By Maria Ramirez Uribe• January 24, 2025 The realities of Biden’s plan to admit 100,000 Ukrainians to the US By Madison Czopek• April 12, 2022 PolitiFact Wisconsin 'High Five' for July 2022 By D.L. Davis, Laura Schulte, Kelly Smits, Vanessa Swales• August 4, 2022 How are Afghan refugees being vetted? Here’s what we know By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• August 25, 2021 Reader mailbag: Jeb Bush's 'statement is logically 'false,' the opposite of true!' 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Tom Tiffany stated on February 18, 2022 in Twitter: The Biden administration has been "recklessly releasing potentially dangerous Afghans into our communities." By Alan Hovorka• May 13, 2022 Viral image stated on October 29, 2018 in a Facebook post: "Illegal refugees get $3,874/mo. Under the Federal Assistance Program. Our SS checks are approximately $1,200/mo." By Miriam Valverde• November 21, 2018 Bloggers stated on April 15, 2018 in a blog post: "Apply Now and Win the Canada Diversity Immigration Visa Lottery (DV-2019) Program | Live and Work in Canada." By Miriam Valverde• April 24, 2018 Donald Trump stated on February 01, 2017 in a tweet: "The Obama Administration agreed to take thousands of illegal immigrants from Australia." By Linda Qiu, Miriam Valverde• February 2, 2017 Donald Trump stated on July 09, 2022 in Social media: The Wisconsin Supreme Court decision declaring ballot drop boxes illegal "includes the 2020 Presidential Election." By D.L. Davis• July 14, 2022 Charlie Kirk stated on August 16, 2021 in a radio show segment: Joe Biden intentionally “let it fall apart” in Afghanistan because he “wants a couple hundred thousand more Ilhan Omars to come into America to change the body politic permanently.” By Bill McCarthy• August 19, 2021 Donald Trump stated on May 16, 2019 in an immigration speech: "Only 12% of legal immigrants are selected based on skill or based on merit. In countries like Canada, Australia and New Zealand, and others, that number is closer to 60, and even 70 and 75% in some cases." By Miriam Valverde• May 24, 2019 Joe Biden stated on October 22, 2020 in the final 2020 presidential debate: As part of the Obama administration's criminal justice reforms, “38,000 prisoners were released from federal prison.” By Bill McCarthy• October 23, 2020 Ron Johnson stated on November 13, 2019 in a tweet: The United States is the only nation "that grants legal permanent residency to more than a million people per year." By Mica Soellner• December 26, 2019 Juneau County Wisconsin Republicans . stated on June 25, 2024 in Facebook post: “Planes full of unvetted ‘refugees’ are being accepted at the Milw. & Madison airports!” By Sophie Carson• July 3, 2024 Tom McClintock stated on January 31, 2017 in an interview: Refugee "vetting was very haphazard," under the Obama Administration. "In many cases, we simply accepted the word of applicants." By Chris Nichols• February 3, 2017 Donald Trump stated on June 06, 2024 in a campaign rally: Joe Biden’s immigration order limiting asylum is “pro-child trafficking.” By Maria Ramirez Uribe• June 20, 2024 Cori Bush stated on September 23, 2021 in a tweet: “Approximately 60,000 Canadians currently live undocumented in the USA.” By Amy Sherman• October 4, 2021 Facebook posts stated on February 22, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says President Joe Biden canceled Trump’s “child sex ring operation, which saw thousands of arrests last year.” By Samantha Putterman• February 25, 2021 Pat McCrory stated on October 11, 2016 in a North Carolina governor's race debate: Says Syrian refugees are not being vetted, and "the FBI is not even being told where they are." By Will Doran• October 12, 2016 Facebook posts stated on July 16, 2014 in a meme on social media: Former President George W. Bush and former Vice President Dick Cheney are "unable to visit Europe due to outstanding warrants." By Louis Jacobson• July 17, 2014 Donald Trump stated on June 28, 2017 in an immigration roundtable discussion: "We're pretty much at the 50 percent mark" on deportations of MS-13 gang members. By Miriam Valverde• June 30, 2017 Rand Paul stated on May 02, 2014 in a newsletter: "For every Kentuckian that has enrolled in Obamacare, 40 have been dropped from their coverage." By Louis Jacobson• May 5, 2014 Donald Trump stated on October 30, 2016 in a campaign rally in Albuquerque: Says Hillary Clinton "wants to let people just pour in. You could have 650 million people pour in and we do nothing about it. Think of it. That’s what could happen. You triple the size of our country in one week." By Miriam Valverde• October 31, 2016 Lou Dobbs stated on July 21, 2014 in a broadcast of "Lou Dobbs Tonight": Obama’s 2012 policy on younger immigrants "created these children coming across" the border. By Jon Greenberg• July 23, 2014
Donald Trump’s immigration promises: failures and achievements By Miriam Valverde• July 27, 2020 PunditFact fact-checks the Sunday shows By Lauren Carroll, Linda Qiu• November 22, 2015 Fact-checking the Nov. 22 Sunday shows By Lauren Carroll, Linda Qiu• November 22, 2015 Trump said 'We will always allow people to come in legally,' but his actions say otherwise By Maria Ramirez Uribe• February 27, 2026 PolitiFact Sheet: 5 questions about Syrian refugees By Lauren Carroll, Linda Qiu• November 19, 2015 Ask PolitiFact: How much could the federal shutdown cost? By Louis Jacobson• October 31, 2025 How viable is Donald Trump’s 2024 immigration plan? By Marta Campabadal Graus, Maria Ramirez Uribe• November 21, 2023 Can felony convictions hinder Trump’s international travel? Here’s what we know By Jeff Cercone• June 4, 2024 Joe Biden welcomed thousands of Ukrainians; many are in immigration limbo By Maria Ramirez Uribe• February 23, 2023 Trump's travel ban executive order, take 2 By Louis Jacobson• March 6, 2017 10 misleading Trump attack lines from the WikiLeaks email dump By Lauren Carroll• October 17, 2016 Our ten most popular fact-checks from 2016 By Will Doran• January 3, 2017 What Trump's first week immigration orders mean in the short and long term By Maria Ramirez Uribe• January 24, 2025 The realities of Biden’s plan to admit 100,000 Ukrainians to the US By Madison Czopek• April 12, 2022 PolitiFact Wisconsin 'High Five' for July 2022 By D.L. Davis, Laura Schulte, Kelly Smits, Vanessa Swales• August 4, 2022 How are Afghan refugees being vetted? Here’s what we know By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• August 25, 2021 Reader mailbag: Jeb Bush's 'statement is logically 'false,' the opposite of true!' By Amy Sherman• December 9, 2015 These are PolitiFact's top 10 most-read fact-checks of Donald Trump By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• February 1, 2024 A primer on Trump before his second Georgia visit By April Hunt• November 29, 2015 The Jeff Sessions confirmation hearings, Day 1 By Joshua Gillin, Linda Qiu, Katie Sanders, Miriam Valverde• January 10, 2017
