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Bloggers stated on October 22, 2018 in a blog post:
"Intensifying Hurricane Willa headed directly toward 10,000 migrant caravan path."
By Miriam Valverde• October 23, 2018
Donald Trump stated on April 01, 2018 in a tweet:
Says caravans of people are coming to cross the Mexico-U.S. border.  
By W. Gardner Selby• April 2, 2018
Donald Trump stated on October 26, 2018 in a rally in North Carolina:
"The Democrats want to invite caravan after caravan of illegal aliens into our country. And they want to sign them up for free health care, free welfare, free education, and for the right to vote."
By Miriam Valverde• November 1, 2018
Ron Johnson stated on November 01, 2018 in a radio interview:
"Every couple days we have a caravan size group of people apprehended trying to come into the country illegally, or coming to the ports of entry without documentation."
By D.L. Davis• November 16, 2018
Viral image stated on October 22, 2018 in a Facebook post:
Says images show migrants on trains and buses heading toward the United States, not walking.
By Miriam Valverde• October 24, 2018
PuppetStringNews.com stated on November 29, 2018 in in a blog post:
Says "2,267 caravan invaders have tuberculosis, HIV, chickenpox and other health issues"
By Miriam Valverde• December 4, 2018
Bloggers stated on November 05, 2018 in a post on Facebook:
Trump supporters are heading to the border as the migrant caravan approaches.
By Ciara O'Rourke• November 8, 2018
Bloggers stated on October 31, 2018 in a post on Facebook:
"Caravan Violence: Invaders Shoot At Police, Set Fire To Immigration Checkpoint"  
By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• November 13, 2018
Bloggers stated on October 22, 2018 in a post on Facebook:
"'Caravan' Migrant Army Paint Swastika on American Flag, Burn It in the Street."  
By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• October 25, 2018
Bloggers stated on October 22, 2018 in a Facebook post:
"President Donald Trump signed DEPLOYMENT ORDERS for the 82nd Airborne Division of the United States Army, instructing them to deploy from Ft. Bragg, NC, to the U.S. southern border at Mexico."
By Ciara O'Rourke• October 26, 2018
Facebook posts stated on May 04, 2023 in a Facebook post:
Photo shows first person from a Honduras caravan to be granted asylum in the U.S.
By Loreben Tuquero• May 9, 2023
Bloggers stated on November 22, 2018 in a blog post:
"United Nations caught helping and coaching caravan illegal aliens!"
By Miriam Valverde• December 13, 2018
Bloggers stated on November 02, 2018 in a post on Facebook:
"Money raised to help (Beto) O’Rourke get elected is being used to fund migrants. This is clearly breaking campaign finance laws."
By Ciara O'Rourke• November 6, 2018
PuppetStringNews.com stated on November 25, 2018 in a blog post:
"Evidence surfaces of Vatican funding caravans targeting America with cash."
By Miriam Valverde• November 30, 2018
Bloggers stated on December 12, 2018 in a blog post:
"Migrants DEMAND $50,000 each to go home, or else …"
By Miriam Valverde• December 13, 2018
Bloggers stated on October 30, 2018 in a post on Facebook:
Photo shows members of the migrant caravan dragging a Mexican official.
By Ciara O'Rourke• November 2, 2018
Mary Miller stated on October 23, 2021 in a tweet:
The migrant caravan from Tapachula, Mexico “is the population of Minneapolis.”
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• October 31, 2021
Bloggers stated on November 06, 2018 in a Facebook post:
Mexico is providing professional charter buses for the migrant caravan.
By Samantha Putterman• November 8, 2018
Bloggers stated on October 22, 2018 in a post on Facebook:
A photo shows a Mexican police officer "brutalized by members of this caravan as they attempt to FORCE their way into Mexico."  
By Ciara O'Rourke• October 26, 2018
Restoration PAC stated on January 20, 2021 in a post:
Says President Joe Biden sparked a migrant caravan from Honduras and questioned the loyalty of U.S. troops at the inauguration.
By Monique Curet• January 25, 2021

Articles (25)

Fact-checking misinformation about the migrant caravan

By Miriam Valverde• October 25, 2018

PolitiFact Sheet: What we know about the caravan heading to the United States

By Miriam Valverde• October 22, 2018

How large is the migrant caravan? Estimates vary

By Ciara O'Rourke• October 29, 2018

Here’s the latest on the migrant caravans

By Miriam Valverde• November 2, 2018

Is the migrant caravan an invasion?

By Miriam Valverde• November 7, 2018

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s tweets about the border, DACA

By Miriam Valverde• April 2, 2018

2018 Lie of the Year Readers’ Poll results

By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 11, 2018

Pumpkin pies, pilgrims and pre-existing conditions: PolitiFact’s 2018 Thanksgiving dinner guide

By Kyra Haas• November 18, 2018

Midterm Facebook misinformation: Pipe bombs, menacing caravans and rampant voter fraud

By Jon Greenberg• November 21, 2018

The Trump file: Trump's 10 top falsehoods of 2018

By Katie Sanders• December 11, 2018

PolitiFact readers' election questions answered

By Louis Jacobson• November 2, 2018

Fact-checking Donald Trump's rally in Huntington, W.Va.

By Louis Jacobson, Shannon MacNeil, Julia Mellett, Douglas Soule, Davis Versprille• November 2, 2018

Is it legal for tear gas to be used against migrants?

By Miriam Valverde• November 26, 2018

Fact-checking Trump's campaign rallies: the final stretch

By PolitiFact Staff • November 1, 2018

PolitiFact’s 2018 Lie of the Year coverage

By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 13, 2018

Fact-checking claim about Venezuela sending prisoners to the US southern border

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• September 29, 2022

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s false and misleading claims about immigration, the border wall

By Miriam Valverde• January 24, 2019

Donald Trump on the campaign stump: His most glaring falsehoods

By Jon Greenberg• November 5, 2018

Fact-checking Trump, Pelosi and Schumer’s White House fight over the border wall, shutdown

By Louis Jacobson, Manuela Tobias, Miriam Valverde• December 11, 2018

Fact-checking Greg Abbott’s claims that Biden has ‘open border’ policies

By Nusaiba Mizan• April 26, 2022