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Search results for "ICE gunned down Lorenzo Salgado Araujo on the streets of Houston"

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Fact-checks (9955)

Cathie Adams stated on February 20, 2010 in a fund-raising letter:
"Bill White spent his city billions of dollars into debt (and) saw crime rates soar while he backed gun control."
By W. Gardner Selby• March 14, 2010
Donald Trump stated on February 08, 2026 in an interview on NBC:
Crime in Minneapolis “is down 25, 30% because we’ve removed thousands of criminals from the area.”
By Amy Sherman• February 13, 2026
Social Media stated on January 07, 2026 in social media posts:
Images of an unmasked man show the immigration officer who shot a woman in Minneapolis.
By Loreben Tuquero• January 8, 2026
Jeb Bush stated on December 28, 2015 in remarks at a Florida campaign stop:
"In Houston, Texas, today, there are no homeless veterans."  
By Emma Hinchliffe• January 15, 2016
Joe Biden stated on September 12, 2019 in the Democratic debate in Houston:
"Over 90% of the American people think we have to get assault weapons off the street  — period."
By Amy Sherman• September 12, 2019
TikTok posts stated on March 29, 2023 in a post:
Morgan Freeman called out Joe Biden for talking about “ice cream” before commenting on the Nashville, Tennessee, school shooting.
By Gabrielle Settles• April 3, 2023
Jerry Patterson stated on November 19, 2013 in an online campaign video:
"Firearms homicides are down about 40 percent" since Texas passed concealed-gun permit law.
By Sue Owen• November 27, 2013
Senate Leadership Fund stated on October 11, 2018 in a campaign ad:
"Washington Heidi supports sanctuary cities, where illegal immigrants can be released on our streets, like this criminal, who was let go and then sexually assaulted a child."
By Manuela Tobias• October 19, 2018
Facebook posts stated on March 21, 2021 in a Facebook post:
“Less than 500 people a year killed by all rifles combined” and “4,000 a year killed by illegals.”
By Tom Kertscher• March 30, 2021
Bloggers stated on August 28, 2017 in tweets:
Photo shows a shark swimming on a freeway in Houston.
By Joshua Gillin• August 28, 2017
Facebook posts stated on February 17, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Photo shows an ice mass hanging inside a Houston home during Texas winter storms.
By Tom Kertscher• February 19, 2021
Donald Trump stated on August 31, 2016 in a speech in Arizona:
The Secure Communities Program and 287(g) immigration programs "were programs that worked" but were "recklessly gutted" by the Obama administration.
By Miriam Valverde• September 6, 2016
Rahm Emanuel stated on April 02, 2013 in a CNN interview:
Says in Chicago, "we take more guns off the streets than New York or L.A."
By Becky Bowers• April 9, 2013
Tricia McLaughlin stated on October 12, 2025 in an X post:
A video shows a “burglary arrest Chicago Police made over a year ago.”
By Maria Briceño• October 15, 2025
Defending Main Street stated on October 12, 2018 in an ad:
Says Ohio congressional candidate Danny O’Connor "would make Columbus a sanctuary city for illegal immigrants."  
By Stephen Koff• October 19, 2018
TikTok posts stated on September 07, 2025 in a TikTok post:
Video shows Chicago salt trucks were used “to slow traffic and block access points in response to an incoming ICE operation.”
By Maria Briceño• September 8, 2025
Viral image stated on February 18, 2021 in a Facebook post:
A Texas energy company billed a customer more than $200,000.
By Ciara O'Rourke• February 19, 2021
Commonwealth Together PAC stated on April 08, 2026 in an online ad:
“Moulton voted with Republicans to thank ICE for protecting our homeland. He thanked ICE as they were terrorizing our communities and killed citizens in broad daylight.”
By Amy Sherman• April 13, 2026
The Houston Post stated on June 26, 2018 in a headline:
"Red Hen owner just issued sick threat to Sarah Sanders"
By Amy Sherman• June 27, 2018
Edward Flynn stated on July 24, 2014 in a news conference:
The Milwaukee Police Department has seized nearly as many firearms this year as the much larger New York City Police Department.
By James B. Nelson• August 17, 2014

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By Amy Sherman• August 28, 2019

In Context: What did Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey say about police fighting ICE?

By Maria Briceño• January 16, 2026

Trump shared a ‘Kamala’s Project 2025’ graphic that makes inaccurate claims about Harris’ plans

By Maria Briceño, Madison Czopek• September 27, 2024

An ICE spokesman resigned after Trump criticized the Oakland mayor. Here's why

By Miriam Valverde• March 15, 2018

Mailbag: 'I rate PolitiFact’s conclusions Mostly False'

By Louis Jacobson• September 3, 2013

Fact-checking Richard Corcoran and Andrew Gillum's fiery debate on sanctuary cities

By Romy Ellenbogen, Allison Graves, Jimena Tavel• February 14, 2018

Gun homicides down after - not due to - 1996 Texas law

By Sue Owen• December 7, 2013

Rob Portman's claim about Lee Fisher and gun control rated No. 3 for 2010

By Robert Higgs• December 29, 2010

Fact-checking Elizabeth Warren in Davenport, Iowa

By Amy Sherman• January 27, 2020

What we know about the St. Louis couple who pointed guns at protesters, fearing 'angry mob'

By Tom Kertscher• June 30, 2020

Gun violence spiked during pandemic, even as the deadliest mass shootings waned

By Noah Y. Kim• March 23, 2021

Fact-check: Trump officials’ statements about Alex Pretti’s fatal shooting by Border Patrol agents

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• January 26, 2026

Recording immigration agents in public is a constitutional right. Here’s what to know

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• February 4, 2026

Fact-checking claims about Border Patrol’s immigration crackdown in North Carolina

By Will Doran, Paul Specht• November 24, 2025

Fact-checking the New York Democratic debate

By Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg, Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson, Linda Qiu, Katie Sanders, Aaron Sharockman, Amy Sherman• April 15, 2016

Super Bowl Ad Watch: Mike Bloomberg on gun control

By Bill McCarthy• February 3, 2020

Fact-checking the Democratic presidential debate in Houston

By PolitiFact Staff • September 12, 2019

Russia's social media efforts in 2016 were not just false but inflammatory

By John Kruzel• December 21, 2017

Fact-checking misinformation about the Uvalde school shooting

By Madison Czopek• May 27, 2022

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s misleading immigration claims in meeting with California officials

By Miriam Valverde• May 17, 2018