4 People 9169 Fact-checks 3494 Articles People (4) Women On the Wall Occupy Wall Street Occupied Wall Street Journal Wall Street Journal editorial page Fact-checks (9169) Donald Trump stated on January 10, 2019 in a roundtable at the border: "When I say Mexico is going to pay for the wall, that's what I said. Mexico is going to pay. I didn't say they're going to write me a check for $20 billion or $10 billion." By Samantha Putterman• January 10, 2019 Cal Thomas stated on June 20, 2018 in in a column: Says Hillary Clinton once "supported a border wall until she ran for president in 2016." By John Kruzel• June 27, 2018 Viral image stated on August 23, 2017 in a Facebook post: Says Nancy Pelosi said, "Building a wall will violate the rights of millions of illegals." By Kyra Haas• September 18, 2018 Donald Trump stated on January 02, 2019 in a tweet: "Mexico is paying for the Wall through the new USMCA Trade Deal." By Miriam Valverde• January 4, 2019 Donald Trump stated on January 20, 2016 in a town hall in Norwalk, Iowa: "When they say Mexico can't pay for the wall, I say of course they can. We have a trade deficit with Mexico that's unbelievably big. ... It's billions and billions of dollars -- far more than what we're talking about for the wall." By Amy Sherman• January 26, 2016 Donald Trump stated on April 05, 2016 in a plan on his campaign website: Mexico receives "approximately $24 billion a year in remittances from Mexican nationals working in the United States. The majority of that amount comes from illegal aliens." By Anthony Cave• April 8, 2016 Donald Trump stated on January 08, 2019 in a televised speech: "At the request of Democrats, it will be a steel barrier rather than a concrete wall." By Manuela Tobias• January 9, 2019 Bill Richardson stated on September 09, 2007 in a debate in Miami, Fla.: "Congress only funded half the wall" between Mexico and the United States. By David DeCamp• September 7, 2007 Viral image stated on March 18, 2019 in a Facebook post: Shows a photo of two similar Wall Street Journal newspapers with different headlines about President Donald Trump, and describes the editions as, "Same paper, same dates, different markets. What did you just learn? Feeling manipulated yet?" By Samantha Putterman• March 26, 2019 Jim Renacci stated on January 24, 2018 in an interview on Fox Business Network: In 2005 or 2006 U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer "voted for the wall." By Amy Sherman• February 13, 2018 Rick Perry stated on January 15, 2016 in Radio interview: "Building a wall" on the U.S.-Mexico border "will take literally years." By Eleanor Dearman• February 27, 2016 Donald Trump stated on August 05, 2016 in a campaign speech : Says Hillary Clinton once "wanted a wall" on the Mexican border. By Sarah Hauer• August 15, 2016 Donald Trump stated on April 03, 2018 in a press conference: "We’ve started building the wall." By Miriam Valverde• April 4, 2018 Facebook posts stated on March 21, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Texas has launched ‘Operation Lone Star’ to finish the border wall themselves.” By Ciara O'Rourke• March 23, 2021 Donald Trump stated on January 08, 2019 in a televised speech: Says Sen. Charles Schumer "repeatedly supported a physical barrier in the past along with many other Democrats. They changed their mind only after I was elected president." By Manuela Tobias• January 9, 2019 Facebook posts stated on April 03, 2022 in an article: "Biden changes his mind and now wants to resume building Trump’s wall." By Monique Curet• April 7, 2022 Donald Trump stated on October 19, 2016 in the third 2016 presidential debate: Says Hillary Clinton "wanted the wall." By Tom Kertscher• October 20, 2016 Jeff Denham stated on September 05, 2017 in an interview on NPR: Says Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer and Hillary Clinton "all voted for" a border wall as senators. By Chris Nichols• September 6, 2017 Mick Mulvaney stated on April 23, 2017 in a segment on "Fox News Sunday": "They voted for (a border wall) in 2006. Then-Senator Obama voted for it. Sen. Schumer voted for it. Sen. Clinton voted for it." By Allison Graves• April 23, 2017 Mike Pence stated on November 18, 2022 in a speech: The border wall and the ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy “reduced illegal immigration by 90%.” By Maria Ramirez Uribe• December 6, 2022 Articles (3494) Donald Trump says he didn't know about Steve Bannon's border wall project. Is that true? By Samantha Putterman, Miriam Valverde• August 21, 2020 Fact-checking Donald Trump’s false and misleading claims about immigration, the border wall By Miriam Valverde• January 24, 2019 How Trump plans to build, and pay for, a wall along U.S.-Mexico border By Miriam Valverde• July 26, 2016 Democrats target Republicans, Donald Trump on military money used for wall: A rundown of projects By Jon Greenberg• September 10, 2019 Trump says 400 miles of wall are coming soon. But most projects replace existing barriers By Miriam Valverde• May 15, 2019 Donald Trump's racial comments about Hispanic judge in Trump University case By Tom Kertscher• June 8, 2016 The president and the Boy Scouts: Was there really a phone call? By Louis Jacobson• August 2, 2017 Donald Trump’s border wall: how much has been built? By Miriam Valverde• August 30, 2019 A divide over fences By Tom Tobin• October 23, 2007 Live fact-checking President Donald Trump's immigration address By Jon Greenberg, Amy Sherman, Manuela Tobias, Miriam Valverde• January 9, 2019 How Donald Trump performed on 11 key promises By Louis Jacobson• January 19, 2021 Compare the candidates: Clinton vs. Trump on immigration By Miriam Valverde• July 15, 2016 Fact-checking Donald Trump's campaign rally in Wildwood, New Jersey By Jon Greenberg, Katie Sanders• January 29, 2020 Fact-checking Kamala Harris’ claim about cost of Trump’s border wall By Chris Nichols• August 29, 2017 Your questions about the government shutdown, answered (part 2) By Louis Jacobson• January 17, 2019 PolitiFact previews Donald Trump's State of the Union address By Jon Greenberg• January 29, 2018 Top 5 for PolitiFact Florida in January 2016 By Amy Sherman• February 1, 2016 The Stump Speech Analyzer: Donald Trump By Jon Greenberg• January 29, 2020 The Trump-O-Meter: Where President Donald Trump’s campaign promises stand in the summer of 2020 By Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson• July 16, 2020 6 months in office, Trump’s mixed record on 6 major promises By John Kruzel• July 20, 2017
Donald Trump stated on January 10, 2019 in a roundtable at the border: "When I say Mexico is going to pay for the wall, that's what I said. Mexico is going to pay. I didn't say they're going to write me a check for $20 billion or $10 billion." By Samantha Putterman• January 10, 2019 Cal Thomas stated on June 20, 2018 in in a column: Says Hillary Clinton once "supported a border wall until she ran for president in 2016." By John Kruzel• June 27, 2018 Viral image stated on August 23, 2017 in a Facebook post: Says Nancy Pelosi said, "Building a wall will violate the rights of millions of illegals." By Kyra Haas• September 18, 2018 Donald Trump stated on January 02, 2019 in a tweet: "Mexico is paying for the Wall through the new USMCA Trade Deal." By Miriam Valverde• January 4, 2019 Donald Trump stated on January 20, 2016 in a town hall in Norwalk, Iowa: "When they say Mexico can't pay for the wall, I say of course they can. We have a trade deficit with Mexico that's unbelievably big. ... It's billions and billions of dollars -- far more than what we're talking about for the wall." By Amy Sherman• January 26, 2016 Donald Trump stated on April 05, 2016 in a plan on his campaign website: Mexico receives "approximately $24 billion a year in remittances from Mexican nationals working in the United States. The majority of that amount comes from illegal aliens." By Anthony Cave• April 8, 2016 Donald Trump stated on January 08, 2019 in a televised speech: "At the request of Democrats, it will be a steel barrier rather than a concrete wall." By Manuela Tobias• January 9, 2019 Bill Richardson stated on September 09, 2007 in a debate in Miami, Fla.: "Congress only funded half the wall" between Mexico and the United States. By David DeCamp• September 7, 2007 Viral image stated on March 18, 2019 in a Facebook post: Shows a photo of two similar Wall Street Journal newspapers with different headlines about President Donald Trump, and describes the editions as, "Same paper, same dates, different markets. What did you just learn? Feeling manipulated yet?" By Samantha Putterman• March 26, 2019 Jim Renacci stated on January 24, 2018 in an interview on Fox Business Network: In 2005 or 2006 U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer "voted for the wall." By Amy Sherman• February 13, 2018 Rick Perry stated on January 15, 2016 in Radio interview: "Building a wall" on the U.S.-Mexico border "will take literally years." By Eleanor Dearman• February 27, 2016 Donald Trump stated on August 05, 2016 in a campaign speech : Says Hillary Clinton once "wanted a wall" on the Mexican border. By Sarah Hauer• August 15, 2016 Donald Trump stated on April 03, 2018 in a press conference: "We’ve started building the wall." By Miriam Valverde• April 4, 2018 Facebook posts stated on March 21, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Texas has launched ‘Operation Lone Star’ to finish the border wall themselves.” By Ciara O'Rourke• March 23, 2021 Donald Trump stated on January 08, 2019 in a televised speech: Says Sen. Charles Schumer "repeatedly supported a physical barrier in the past along with many other Democrats. They changed their mind only after I was elected president." By Manuela Tobias• January 9, 2019 Facebook posts stated on April 03, 2022 in an article: "Biden changes his mind and now wants to resume building Trump’s wall." By Monique Curet• April 7, 2022 Donald Trump stated on October 19, 2016 in the third 2016 presidential debate: Says Hillary Clinton "wanted the wall." By Tom Kertscher• October 20, 2016 Jeff Denham stated on September 05, 2017 in an interview on NPR: Says Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer and Hillary Clinton "all voted for" a border wall as senators. By Chris Nichols• September 6, 2017 Mick Mulvaney stated on April 23, 2017 in a segment on "Fox News Sunday": "They voted for (a border wall) in 2006. Then-Senator Obama voted for it. Sen. Schumer voted for it. Sen. Clinton voted for it." By Allison Graves• April 23, 2017 Mike Pence stated on November 18, 2022 in a speech: The border wall and the ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy “reduced illegal immigration by 90%.” By Maria Ramirez Uribe• December 6, 2022
Donald Trump says he didn't know about Steve Bannon's border wall project. Is that true? By Samantha Putterman, Miriam Valverde• August 21, 2020 Fact-checking Donald Trump’s false and misleading claims about immigration, the border wall By Miriam Valverde• January 24, 2019 How Trump plans to build, and pay for, a wall along U.S.-Mexico border By Miriam Valverde• July 26, 2016 Democrats target Republicans, Donald Trump on military money used for wall: A rundown of projects By Jon Greenberg• September 10, 2019 Trump says 400 miles of wall are coming soon. But most projects replace existing barriers By Miriam Valverde• May 15, 2019 Donald Trump's racial comments about Hispanic judge in Trump University case By Tom Kertscher• June 8, 2016 The president and the Boy Scouts: Was there really a phone call? By Louis Jacobson• August 2, 2017 Donald Trump’s border wall: how much has been built? By Miriam Valverde• August 30, 2019 A divide over fences By Tom Tobin• October 23, 2007 Live fact-checking President Donald Trump's immigration address By Jon Greenberg, Amy Sherman, Manuela Tobias, Miriam Valverde• January 9, 2019 How Donald Trump performed on 11 key promises By Louis Jacobson• January 19, 2021 Compare the candidates: Clinton vs. Trump on immigration By Miriam Valverde• July 15, 2016 Fact-checking Donald Trump's campaign rally in Wildwood, New Jersey By Jon Greenberg, Katie Sanders• January 29, 2020 Fact-checking Kamala Harris’ claim about cost of Trump’s border wall By Chris Nichols• August 29, 2017 Your questions about the government shutdown, answered (part 2) By Louis Jacobson• January 17, 2019 PolitiFact previews Donald Trump's State of the Union address By Jon Greenberg• January 29, 2018 Top 5 for PolitiFact Florida in January 2016 By Amy Sherman• February 1, 2016 The Stump Speech Analyzer: Donald Trump By Jon Greenberg• January 29, 2020 The Trump-O-Meter: Where President Donald Trump’s campaign promises stand in the summer of 2020 By Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson• July 16, 2020 6 months in office, Trump’s mixed record on 6 major promises By John Kruzel• July 20, 2017
