7 People 25478 Fact-checks 8084 Articles People (7) Evening World Ilhan Omar Chris Grant Omar Rachid NY Evening News Rose Mary Grant Betty Jean Grant Fact-checks (25478) National Republican Congressional Committee stated on May 31, 2017 in a campaign ad: "ISIS is infiltrating America and using Syrians to do it." By Louis Jacobson• June 1, 2017 Jerrold Nadler stated on January 28, 2017 in a CNN interview: "The various people who have, in fact, committed terrorist acts in this country, from 9/11 on, none of them came from any of the seven countries that are the subject of the president's executive order." By Miriam Valverde• January 29, 2017 Greg Abbott stated on December 08, 2015 in a press conference with Sen. Ted Cruz: Says President Barack Obama "himself has granted waivers allowing into the United States refugees who provided material support to terrorists." By W. Gardner Selby• December 18, 2015 Donald Trump stated on February 05, 2017 in an interview with Bill O'Reilly: Says "109 people out of hundreds of thousands of travelers" were affected by the immigration executive order. By Linda Qiu• February 6, 2017 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 February 02, 2017 in a Facebook post: "Smart! 'Kuwait issues its own Trump-esque visa ban for five Muslim-majority countries.' " By Louis Jacobson• February 7, 2017 Luis Gutierrez stated on July 11, 2010 in an interview on ABC's 'This Week': "Forty percent of the undocumented workers in this country" entered the U.S. legally and "overstayed their visa." By Louis Jacobson• July 12, 2010 Bloggers stated on January 30, 2017 in a blog post: Says President Donald Trump "signs a visa-free travel policy" for Ghana and Malawi. By Jon Greenberg• February 9, 2017 Reince Priebus stated on January 29, 2017 in an interview: The seven nations identified in Donald Trump's travel ban were "identified by the Obama administration as the seven most dangerous countries in the world in regard to harboring terrorists." By Tom Kertscher• February 7, 2017 Michael McCaul stated on January 11, 2015 in an interview on CBS "Face the Nation": Western Europeans "can fly in the United States without even having a visa." By Jon Greenberg• January 11, 2015 John Carter stated on August 31, 2013 in a news article: About 40 percent of U.S. illegal immigrants "came in on an airplane, with a legal visa, and just overstayed their visa and have never gone home." By W. Gardner Selby• September 6, 2013 Raul Labrador stated on June 27, 2018 in an opinion piece in the Idaho Statesman: Immigrants "can show up at any embassy or consulate abroad" to make their asylum claims. By Miriam Valverde• July 10, 2018 David Perdue stated on November 01, 2017 in a tweet: The diversity visa lottery is "plagued by fraud." By Miriam Valverde• November 6, 2017 Sarah Huckabee Sanders stated on November 01, 2017 in a White House press briefing: Says diversity visa immigrants are not vetted. By Miriam Valverde• November 2, 2017 Greg Walden stated on April 18, 2013 in a radio interview: Says "we allow more people into America legally than all other countries on the planet combined." By Ian K. Kullgren• May 24, 2013 Jorge Ramos stated on September 02, 2015 in an interview on "The O'Reilly Factor" on Fox News: "Almost 40 percent of all (undocumented) immigrants come by plane and they overstay their visas." By Jon Greenberg• September 8, 2015 Jeb Bush stated on June 30, 2013 in a Wall Street Journal op-ed: Says "Canada has one-tenth of our population—yet it issues far more high-skilled visas (more than 150,000) yearly than we do (65,000)." By Jon Greenberg• July 10, 2013 Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops stated on March 15, 2017 in a Florida House subcommittee hearing: "Unlawful presence (in the United States) is not a crime." By Louis Jacobson• March 15, 2017 Facebook posts stated on March 20, 2019 in a Facebook post: "Congress quietly repealed the McCarran Warner Act of 1952 forbidding Muslims from holding office." By Ciara O'Rourke• March 27, 2019 Facebook posts stated on April 09, 2020 in a Facebook post: “President Trump has banned welfare for illegal immigrants which will save $57.4 billion a year.” By Miriam Valverde• April 24, 2020 Articles (8084) Ask PolitiFact: What evidence does the government need to deport green card, visa holders? By Maria Ramirez Uribe• March 26, 2025 Can felony convictions hinder Trump’s international travel? Here’s what we know By Jeff Cercone• June 4, 2024 Trump’s immigration ban: 4 key questions answered By Jon Greenberg• January 29, 2017 Trump's travel ban executive order, take 2 By Louis Jacobson• March 6, 2017 Canadian nurses and Trump's plan to renegotiate NAFTA By Miriam Valverde• March 28, 2017 Charlie Kirk’s comparison of migrant entries with US births lacks reliable data By Maria Ramirez Uribe• October 11, 2022 Fact-check: Bahamas evacuees without visas ordered off US-bound ferry By Amy Sherman, Miriam Valverde• September 10, 2019 PunditFact fact-checks the Jan. 11 news shows By Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg, Katie Sanders• January 11, 2015 Fact-checking the Jan. 11 Sunday shows By Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg, Katie Sanders• January 11, 2015 New US visa bonds program: What is a visa bond? Who is affected? By Gabrielle Lazor, Samantha Putterman• August 5, 2025 Trump said 'We will always allow people to come in legally,' but his actions say otherwise By Maria Ramirez Uribe• February 27, 2026 Trump visa policy chills free speech, lawyer for journalists, researchers tells federal judge By Louis Jacobson• May 13, 2026 Trump’s transgender athlete order includes an immigration fraud penalty. Why? By Grace Abels• February 20, 2025 Is the diversity visa program a tool for terrorists? By Miriam Valverde• November 1, 2017 Immigration in 5 charts: a 2018 midterm report By Miriam Valverde• October 7, 2018 U.S. would be only country with religious test at border under Trump, Clinton says By Allison Graves• September 2, 2016 Lindsey Graham: 'I've never met an illegal Canadian' By Miriam Valverde• March 8, 2017 Donald Trump's speech on the Orlando shooting, fact-checked By Linda Qiu• June 17, 2016 Democratic senator: Fixes to immigration system might already be on the books By Miriam Valverde• January 18, 2017 Fact-check: Trump misleads about birthright citizenship, birth tourism before SCOTUS hearing By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• March 31, 2026
National Republican Congressional Committee stated on May 31, 2017 in a campaign ad: "ISIS is infiltrating America and using Syrians to do it." By Louis Jacobson• June 1, 2017 Jerrold Nadler stated on January 28, 2017 in a CNN interview: "The various people who have, in fact, committed terrorist acts in this country, from 9/11 on, none of them came from any of the seven countries that are the subject of the president's executive order." By Miriam Valverde• January 29, 2017 Greg Abbott stated on December 08, 2015 in a press conference with Sen. Ted Cruz: Says President Barack Obama "himself has granted waivers allowing into the United States refugees who provided material support to terrorists." By W. Gardner Selby• December 18, 2015 Donald Trump stated on February 05, 2017 in an interview with Bill O'Reilly: Says "109 people out of hundreds of thousands of travelers" were affected by the immigration executive order. By Linda Qiu• February 6, 2017 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 February 02, 2017 in a Facebook post: "Smart! 'Kuwait issues its own Trump-esque visa ban for five Muslim-majority countries.' " By Louis Jacobson• February 7, 2017 Luis Gutierrez stated on July 11, 2010 in an interview on ABC's 'This Week': "Forty percent of the undocumented workers in this country" entered the U.S. legally and "overstayed their visa." By Louis Jacobson• July 12, 2010 Bloggers stated on January 30, 2017 in a blog post: Says President Donald Trump "signs a visa-free travel policy" for Ghana and Malawi. By Jon Greenberg• February 9, 2017 Reince Priebus stated on January 29, 2017 in an interview: The seven nations identified in Donald Trump's travel ban were "identified by the Obama administration as the seven most dangerous countries in the world in regard to harboring terrorists." By Tom Kertscher• February 7, 2017 Michael McCaul stated on January 11, 2015 in an interview on CBS "Face the Nation": Western Europeans "can fly in the United States without even having a visa." By Jon Greenberg• January 11, 2015 John Carter stated on August 31, 2013 in a news article: About 40 percent of U.S. illegal immigrants "came in on an airplane, with a legal visa, and just overstayed their visa and have never gone home." By W. Gardner Selby• September 6, 2013 Raul Labrador stated on June 27, 2018 in an opinion piece in the Idaho Statesman: Immigrants "can show up at any embassy or consulate abroad" to make their asylum claims. By Miriam Valverde• July 10, 2018 David Perdue stated on November 01, 2017 in a tweet: The diversity visa lottery is "plagued by fraud." By Miriam Valverde• November 6, 2017 Sarah Huckabee Sanders stated on November 01, 2017 in a White House press briefing: Says diversity visa immigrants are not vetted. By Miriam Valverde• November 2, 2017 Greg Walden stated on April 18, 2013 in a radio interview: Says "we allow more people into America legally than all other countries on the planet combined." By Ian K. Kullgren• May 24, 2013 Jorge Ramos stated on September 02, 2015 in an interview on "The O'Reilly Factor" on Fox News: "Almost 40 percent of all (undocumented) immigrants come by plane and they overstay their visas." By Jon Greenberg• September 8, 2015 Jeb Bush stated on June 30, 2013 in a Wall Street Journal op-ed: Says "Canada has one-tenth of our population—yet it issues far more high-skilled visas (more than 150,000) yearly than we do (65,000)." By Jon Greenberg• July 10, 2013 Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops stated on March 15, 2017 in a Florida House subcommittee hearing: "Unlawful presence (in the United States) is not a crime." By Louis Jacobson• March 15, 2017 Facebook posts stated on March 20, 2019 in a Facebook post: "Congress quietly repealed the McCarran Warner Act of 1952 forbidding Muslims from holding office." By Ciara O'Rourke• March 27, 2019 Facebook posts stated on April 09, 2020 in a Facebook post: “President Trump has banned welfare for illegal immigrants which will save $57.4 billion a year.” By Miriam Valverde• April 24, 2020
Ask PolitiFact: What evidence does the government need to deport green card, visa holders? By Maria Ramirez Uribe• March 26, 2025 Can felony convictions hinder Trump’s international travel? Here’s what we know By Jeff Cercone• June 4, 2024 Trump’s immigration ban: 4 key questions answered By Jon Greenberg• January 29, 2017 Trump's travel ban executive order, take 2 By Louis Jacobson• March 6, 2017 Canadian nurses and Trump's plan to renegotiate NAFTA By Miriam Valverde• March 28, 2017 Charlie Kirk’s comparison of migrant entries with US births lacks reliable data By Maria Ramirez Uribe• October 11, 2022 Fact-check: Bahamas evacuees without visas ordered off US-bound ferry By Amy Sherman, Miriam Valverde• September 10, 2019 PunditFact fact-checks the Jan. 11 news shows By Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg, Katie Sanders• January 11, 2015 Fact-checking the Jan. 11 Sunday shows By Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg, Katie Sanders• January 11, 2015 New US visa bonds program: What is a visa bond? Who is affected? By Gabrielle Lazor, Samantha Putterman• August 5, 2025 Trump said 'We will always allow people to come in legally,' but his actions say otherwise By Maria Ramirez Uribe• February 27, 2026 Trump visa policy chills free speech, lawyer for journalists, researchers tells federal judge By Louis Jacobson• May 13, 2026 Trump’s transgender athlete order includes an immigration fraud penalty. Why? By Grace Abels• February 20, 2025 Is the diversity visa program a tool for terrorists? By Miriam Valverde• November 1, 2017 Immigration in 5 charts: a 2018 midterm report By Miriam Valverde• October 7, 2018 U.S. would be only country with religious test at border under Trump, Clinton says By Allison Graves• September 2, 2016 Lindsey Graham: 'I've never met an illegal Canadian' By Miriam Valverde• March 8, 2017 Donald Trump's speech on the Orlando shooting, fact-checked By Linda Qiu• June 17, 2016 Democratic senator: Fixes to immigration system might already be on the books By Miriam Valverde• January 18, 2017 Fact-check: Trump misleads about birthright citizenship, birth tourism before SCOTUS hearing By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• March 31, 2026
