73 People 18294 Fact-checks 6504 Articles People (73) Simone Gold Drug Policy Alliance U.S. Chamber of Commerce U.S. Energy Department Drug Free America U.S. Census Bureau U.S. House Democrats U.S. Senate Democrats U.S. Trade Representative Arizonans for Responsible Drug Policy Californians for Lower Drug Prices American Commitment American Revolution True American American Crossroads Americans for Prosperity Really American U.S. Dairy Export Council Ohio Taxpayers for Lower Drug Prices Americans for Safe Access Fact-checks (18294) Wayne LaPierre stated on February 24, 2017 in a speech at CPAC: "According to the FBI, Mexican drug cartels are working with 100,000 street gang members in Chicago alone." By Miriam Valverde• March 14, 2017 Louie Gohmert stated on April 17, 2013 in an interview on C-SPAN.: Says al Qaeda has camps with the drug cartels in Mexico. By W. Gardner Selby• April 23, 2013 Kari Lake stated on September 27, 2024 in a TV interview: Rep. Ruben Gallego is “controlled by the cartels. His own father was a Colombian drug trafficker, and so he’s got links to the cartel.” By Caleb McCullough• October 3, 2024 Jim Moran stated on May 09, 2012 in a floor speech.: "According to ATF data, 70 percent of firearms recovered and traced in drug cartel crimes in Mexico originated from the United States." By Nancy Madsen• May 29, 2012 Mike Gallagher stated on June 27, 2023 in Interview: China sends “fentanyl into America killing 80,000 Americans a year.” By Sophia Voight• October 6, 2023 Michael Cutler stated on June 07, 2011 in an appearance on the "Helen Glover ShowV: "A couple of hundred American cities are infested by members of the Mexican cartels." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• June 19, 2011 Facebook posts stated on March 04, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says El Chapo testified in court that he paid off Nancy Pelosi to keep the U.S.-Mexico border open for drug cartels. By Samantha Putterman• March 12, 2021 Greg Abbott stated on June 12, 2015 in a press release: A Texas law "will repatriate $1 billion of gold bullion from the Federal Reserve in New York to Texas." By W. Gardner Selby• June 26, 2015 Greg Abbott stated on July 16, 2010 in an interview with Fox News: "More lives have been lost because of the war with the drug cartels in Juarez alone, just a few blocks from the United States of America, than have been lost in the war in Afghanistan." By Ciara O'Rourke• October 5, 2010 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 Henry Cuellar stated on July 16, 2014 in : Says drug cartels are using social media to offer rebates so more children from Central America get smuggled to the United States. By Nicole Chavez, W. Gardner Selby• August 22, 2014 Jan Brewer stated on June 25, 2010 in a television interview: "The majority of the people that are coming to Arizona and trespassing are now becoming drug mules." By Louis Jacobson• June 30, 2010 Chain email stated on February 05, 2010 in a message circulated to many people.: On the new dollar coins, "'In God We Trust' is gone!" By Lukas Pleva• February 11, 2010 Mark Walker stated on November 27, 2019 in a tweet: Says the cartels are so bad in a Mexican border state that the U.S. government issued a ‘Do Not Travel’ warning -- the same warning it issued for Syria. By Paul Specht• December 5, 2019 Instagram posts stated on February 02, 2025 in An Instagram post: Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum said, “I’m confused. I keep hearing everyone from America saying that my country is sending felons and (rapists) into their country. We thought that was encouraged … considering that’s what they chose to be their president.” By Maria Briceño• February 5, 2025 Silvestre Reyes stated on February 26, 2012 in a video advertisement.: Says opponent Beto O’Rourke "wants to legalize drugs." By W. Gardner Selby• March 7, 2012 Rick Perry stated on June 07, 2012 in a speech to the Republican Party of Texas convention in Fort Worth.: Barack Obama has "provided guns to Mexican drug cartels." By W. Gardner Selby• June 18, 2012 Michael McCaul stated on January 19, 2024 in an impeachment hearing: Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas' border policy is "personally responsible" for fentanyl crossing the border By Bayliss Wagner• February 12, 2024 Kayleigh McEnany stated on February 07, 2023 in a Facebook post: "Joe Biden's wide open southern border" is to blame for fentanyl deaths in the U.S. By Jeff Cercone, Maria Ramirez Uribe• February 10, 2023 Facebook posts stated on September 14, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says El Chapo "stated in court" that James Comey helped launder $150 million "cartel money for Pelosi." By Samantha Putterman• October 1, 2019 Articles (6504) Can Donald Trump legally put his image on a U.S. Mint coin? Probably By Louis Jacobson• October 7, 2025 Ask PolitiFact: When will we be able to buy hand sanitizer again? By Amy Sherman• April 2, 2020 The US attacked Venezuelan boats it says are carrying drugs. Is Venezuela sending drugs to the US? By Maria Ramirez Uribe• September 22, 2025 Ask PolitiFact: What is ‘operational control’ at the border and do cartels have it? By Maria Ramirez Uribe• March 3, 2023 Rick Perry wishes he was in ... Washington? By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• March 3, 2011 Experts say Ron DeSantis’ plan to send troops to the U.S.-Mexico border wouldn't lower fentanyl flow By Marta Campabadal Graus, Maria Ramirez Uribe• August 25, 2023 State of the Union fact-check: Trump exaggerates on economy, immigration By PolitiFact Staff • February 25, 2026 The debt limit fight: Why does it matter? How could it be resolved? By Louis Jacobson• January 19, 2023 PolitiFact Georgia cranks up the Deal-O-Meter By Willoughby Mariano• January 16, 2011 Ask PolitiFact: Do rising fentanyl seizures at the border signal better detection or more drugs? By Maria Ramirez Uribe• March 20, 2023 Al Qaeda camps with Mexican cartels? That's speculation, not fact By W. Gardner Selby• April 23, 2013 Trump’s pardon comments omit why former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández was prosecuted By Maria Briceño, Louis Jacobson• December 1, 2025 U.S. Rep. Ron Paul talks gold, Fed with Colbert By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• January 5, 2011 How viable is Donald Trump’s 2024 immigration plan? By Marta Campabadal Graus, Maria Ramirez Uribe• November 21, 2023 Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign promises: Here’s his vision for a second term By Louis Jacobson, Ian McKinney• September 30, 2024 Fact checks focused under the Gold Dome By April Hunt• January 7, 2015 Fact-checking Bill Maher on cancer drug price hikes By Lauren Carroll• December 2, 2015 Fact-checking claims on the nuclear deal with Iran By Steve Contorno• December 6, 2013 Beheadings, kidnappings and other immigration distortions By Robert Farley• September 10, 2010 Sorting out the truth about guns in Mexico By David Adams, Robert Farley• April 16, 2009
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Wayne LaPierre stated on February 24, 2017 in a speech at CPAC: "According to the FBI, Mexican drug cartels are working with 100,000 street gang members in Chicago alone." By Miriam Valverde• March 14, 2017 Louie Gohmert stated on April 17, 2013 in an interview on C-SPAN.: Says al Qaeda has camps with the drug cartels in Mexico. By W. Gardner Selby• April 23, 2013 Kari Lake stated on September 27, 2024 in a TV interview: Rep. Ruben Gallego is “controlled by the cartels. His own father was a Colombian drug trafficker, and so he’s got links to the cartel.” By Caleb McCullough• October 3, 2024 Jim Moran stated on May 09, 2012 in a floor speech.: "According to ATF data, 70 percent of firearms recovered and traced in drug cartel crimes in Mexico originated from the United States." By Nancy Madsen• May 29, 2012 Mike Gallagher stated on June 27, 2023 in Interview: China sends “fentanyl into America killing 80,000 Americans a year.” By Sophia Voight• October 6, 2023 Michael Cutler stated on June 07, 2011 in an appearance on the "Helen Glover ShowV: "A couple of hundred American cities are infested by members of the Mexican cartels." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• June 19, 2011 Facebook posts stated on March 04, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says El Chapo testified in court that he paid off Nancy Pelosi to keep the U.S.-Mexico border open for drug cartels. By Samantha Putterman• March 12, 2021 Greg Abbott stated on June 12, 2015 in a press release: A Texas law "will repatriate $1 billion of gold bullion from the Federal Reserve in New York to Texas." By W. Gardner Selby• June 26, 2015 Greg Abbott stated on July 16, 2010 in an interview with Fox News: "More lives have been lost because of the war with the drug cartels in Juarez alone, just a few blocks from the United States of America, than have been lost in the war in Afghanistan." By Ciara O'Rourke• October 5, 2010 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 Henry Cuellar stated on July 16, 2014 in : Says drug cartels are using social media to offer rebates so more children from Central America get smuggled to the United States. By Nicole Chavez, W. Gardner Selby• August 22, 2014 Jan Brewer stated on June 25, 2010 in a television interview: "The majority of the people that are coming to Arizona and trespassing are now becoming drug mules." By Louis Jacobson• June 30, 2010 Chain email stated on February 05, 2010 in a message circulated to many people.: On the new dollar coins, "'In God We Trust' is gone!" By Lukas Pleva• February 11, 2010 Mark Walker stated on November 27, 2019 in a tweet: Says the cartels are so bad in a Mexican border state that the U.S. government issued a ‘Do Not Travel’ warning -- the same warning it issued for Syria. By Paul Specht• December 5, 2019 Instagram posts stated on February 02, 2025 in An Instagram post: Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum said, “I’m confused. I keep hearing everyone from America saying that my country is sending felons and (rapists) into their country. We thought that was encouraged … considering that’s what they chose to be their president.” By Maria Briceño• February 5, 2025 Silvestre Reyes stated on February 26, 2012 in a video advertisement.: Says opponent Beto O’Rourke "wants to legalize drugs." By W. Gardner Selby• March 7, 2012 Rick Perry stated on June 07, 2012 in a speech to the Republican Party of Texas convention in Fort Worth.: Barack Obama has "provided guns to Mexican drug cartels." By W. Gardner Selby• June 18, 2012 Michael McCaul stated on January 19, 2024 in an impeachment hearing: Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas' border policy is "personally responsible" for fentanyl crossing the border By Bayliss Wagner• February 12, 2024 Kayleigh McEnany stated on February 07, 2023 in a Facebook post: "Joe Biden's wide open southern border" is to blame for fentanyl deaths in the U.S. By Jeff Cercone, Maria Ramirez Uribe• February 10, 2023 Facebook posts stated on September 14, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says El Chapo "stated in court" that James Comey helped launder $150 million "cartel money for Pelosi." By Samantha Putterman• October 1, 2019
Can Donald Trump legally put his image on a U.S. Mint coin? Probably By Louis Jacobson• October 7, 2025 Ask PolitiFact: When will we be able to buy hand sanitizer again? By Amy Sherman• April 2, 2020 The US attacked Venezuelan boats it says are carrying drugs. Is Venezuela sending drugs to the US? By Maria Ramirez Uribe• September 22, 2025 Ask PolitiFact: What is ‘operational control’ at the border and do cartels have it? By Maria Ramirez Uribe• March 3, 2023 Rick Perry wishes he was in ... Washington? By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• March 3, 2011 Experts say Ron DeSantis’ plan to send troops to the U.S.-Mexico border wouldn't lower fentanyl flow By Marta Campabadal Graus, Maria Ramirez Uribe• August 25, 2023 State of the Union fact-check: Trump exaggerates on economy, immigration By PolitiFact Staff • February 25, 2026 The debt limit fight: Why does it matter? How could it be resolved? By Louis Jacobson• January 19, 2023 PolitiFact Georgia cranks up the Deal-O-Meter By Willoughby Mariano• January 16, 2011 Ask PolitiFact: Do rising fentanyl seizures at the border signal better detection or more drugs? By Maria Ramirez Uribe• March 20, 2023 Al Qaeda camps with Mexican cartels? That's speculation, not fact By W. Gardner Selby• April 23, 2013 Trump’s pardon comments omit why former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández was prosecuted By Maria Briceño, Louis Jacobson• December 1, 2025 U.S. Rep. Ron Paul talks gold, Fed with Colbert By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• January 5, 2011 How viable is Donald Trump’s 2024 immigration plan? By Marta Campabadal Graus, Maria Ramirez Uribe• November 21, 2023 Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign promises: Here’s his vision for a second term By Louis Jacobson, Ian McKinney• September 30, 2024 Fact checks focused under the Gold Dome By April Hunt• January 7, 2015 Fact-checking Bill Maher on cancer drug price hikes By Lauren Carroll• December 2, 2015 Fact-checking claims on the nuclear deal with Iran By Steve Contorno• December 6, 2013 Beheadings, kidnappings and other immigration distortions By Robert Farley• September 10, 2010 Sorting out the truth about guns in Mexico By David Adams, Robert Farley• April 16, 2009
