3 People 4316 Fact-checks 2066 Articles People (3) Florida Immigrant Coalition Immigration Policy Center Federation for American Immigration Reform Fact-checks (4316) Jeff Sessions stated on April 28, 2017 in remarks to law enforcement officers in New York: District attorneys "have advertised that they will charge a criminal alien with a lesser offense than presumably they would charge a United States citizen, so they won’t be deported." By Miriam Valverde• May 10, 2017 Michele Bachmann stated on July 14, 2013 in an interview with World Net Daily: "The president … by executive order" could grant voting rights to illegal immigrants who are newly legalized under pending legislation. By Louis Jacobson• July 23, 2013 Bloggers stated on February 28, 2019 in a Facebook post: "Chicago now has City ID Cards which allow illegal immigrants to vote in local, state & federal elections." By Miriam Valverde• March 4, 2019 Gavin McInnes stated on June 22, 2015 in a broadcast of "The Greg Gutfeld Show": "50 percent of murders in Texas have been linked to illegal aliens." By Jon Greenberg• July 1, 2015 Sean Hannity stated on February 29, 2024 in a segment of "Hannity" on Fox News: In New York City “local elections, illegal immigrants can vote.” By Madison Czopek• March 1, 2024 Luis Gutierrez stated on July 13, 2014 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": "We spend $18 billion a year on making sure that the federal government has immigrant enforcement agents. That's more than DEA and the ATF and the FBI and all the other enforcement (agencies) combined." By Louis Jacobson• July 15, 2014 Chain email stated on July 07, 2013 in a long-running chain email: Obamacare "will provide insurance to all non-U.S. residents, even if they are here illegally." By Katie Sanders• July 9, 2013 Donald Trump stated on October 17, 2016 in a speech in Green Bay, Wisconsin: "It’s possible that non-citizen voters were responsible for Obama’s 2008 victory in North Carolina." By Will Doran• October 19, 2016 Lou Dobbs stated on November 15, 2018 in on Fox Business Network: "We are watching, you know, millions of illegal immigrants cross our borders, and many of them voting in the past election that's what, just a couple weeks ago." By John Kruzel• November 16, 2018 Chris King stated on October 28, 2017 in a response during the Democratic Forum: "Hispanic entrepreneurs, those who have immigrated from Spanish-speaking countries, often start three times as many businesses as white males." By Allison Graves• November 14, 2017 Peter Kilmartin stated on January 11, 2011 in a news release: Secure Communities "has a proven track record of enhancing public safety by focusing on violent offenders and those that pose a threat to our communities and our national security." By Peter Lord• January 30, 2011 Allen West stated on September 26, 2014 in a Facebook post: Says President Barack Obama "ordered our military to enlist illegal aliens." By Amy Sherman• October 2, 2014 Instagram posts stated on December 18, 2023 in an Instagram post: “Illegal immigrants now have the right to vote in New York." By Madison Czopek• January 19, 2024 Jose Diaz-Balart stated on November 09, 2014 in a broadcast of NBC's "Meet the Press": "Every single day in this country, 1,000 people are deported and the vast majority of those people that are deported aren't criminals." By Jon Greenberg• November 12, 2014 Matt Gaetz stated on February 07, 2019 in a CNN interview: "One out of every 5 people that the federal government charges with murder is an illegal alien." By Miriam Valverde• February 19, 2019 Wisconsin Assembly Republicans stated on March 12, 2019 in news release: In-state tuition available "for non-U.S. citizens after three years … veterans have to wait five years." By Eric Litke• March 13, 2019 David Watts stated on September 16, 2013 in an email blast: The U.S. Supreme Court decided in 1982 that non-citizen children must get free K-12 education. By W. Gardner Selby• September 25, 2013 Ron Hayduk stated on January 01, 2015 in a newspaper commentary: "The right to vote in this country has never been intrinsically tied to citizenship." By Katie Mulvaney• January 25, 2015 James Lankford stated on May 04, 2022 in a Senate hearing: “The vast majority of individuals that we’re releasing out are not showing up for hearings.” By Maria Ramirez Uribe• May 17, 2022 Wolf Blitzer stated on June 19, 2018 in in an interview: "Most (immigrants) do show up in court." By John Kruzel• June 26, 2018 Articles (2066) Trump says 'time has come' for law restricting federal assistance to immigrants. It already exists By Miriam Valverde• June 27, 2017 Newly arrived immigrants are generally not automatically eligible for food assistance By Marta Campabadal Graus• April 13, 2023 Fact-checking claims about the defeat of House No. 2 Eric Cantor By Katie Sanders• June 18, 2014 US Rep. Steil labeled Dane County a ‘sanctuary city,’ but it’s complicated By Ricardo Torres• March 5, 2025 Greg Abbott, Rick Perry air unconfirmed claims about 3,000 murders by unauthorized immigrants By W. Gardner Selby• July 29, 2014 MOSTLY FALSE: Martin O'Malley's claim that immigration reform raises U.S. household incomes $250 By Emma Hinchliffe• November 27, 2015 Clinton fails English exam - twice By David DeCamp• August 31, 2007 Fact-checking attacks on the DREAM Act By Robert Farley, Aaron Sharockman• December 8, 2010 Fact-checking attacks on the DREAM Act By Robert Farley, Aaron Sharockman• December 8, 2010 Why Trump's Muslim ban isn't like Jimmy Carter's actions on Iranians By Louis Jacobson• December 17, 2015 Donald Trump proposes banning Muslims from coming to the U.S. But that's not what Jimmy Carter did By Louis Jacobson• December 11, 2015 Fact-checking John Boehner's comments on 'Face the Nation' By Lauren Carroll, Katie Sanders, Aaron Sharockman• March 1, 2015 Fact-checking John Boehner on 'Face the Nation' By Lauren Carroll, Katie Sanders, Aaron Sharockman• March 1, 2015 Who gets food stamps? Viral chart misleads about SNAP recipients' race, ethnicity By Loreben Tuquero• October 27, 2025 The year in social media claims, from True to Pants on Fire By Louis Jacobson• December 26, 2013 Anatomy of a statistic: Do 80 percent of Americans oppose sanctuary cities? By Louis Jacobson• February 24, 2017 Can green card, visa holders fly in the US under new Real ID rules? Here's what to know By Maria Briceño• May 12, 2025 What is the ‘great replacement theory’ linked to the Buffalo shooter? By Bill McCarthy• May 16, 2022 Fact-checking Donald Trump's rally in Tampa with Ron DeSantis By Katie Akin, John Kruzel, Amy Sherman• August 1, 2018 Elon Musk’s ‘mind-blowing’ chart isn’t new: People with work permits get Social Security numbers By Maria Ramirez Uribe• April 2, 2025
Jeff Sessions stated on April 28, 2017 in remarks to law enforcement officers in New York: District attorneys "have advertised that they will charge a criminal alien with a lesser offense than presumably they would charge a United States citizen, so they won’t be deported." By Miriam Valverde• May 10, 2017 Michele Bachmann stated on July 14, 2013 in an interview with World Net Daily: "The president … by executive order" could grant voting rights to illegal immigrants who are newly legalized under pending legislation. By Louis Jacobson• July 23, 2013 Bloggers stated on February 28, 2019 in a Facebook post: "Chicago now has City ID Cards which allow illegal immigrants to vote in local, state & federal elections." By Miriam Valverde• March 4, 2019 Gavin McInnes stated on June 22, 2015 in a broadcast of "The Greg Gutfeld Show": "50 percent of murders in Texas have been linked to illegal aliens." By Jon Greenberg• July 1, 2015 Sean Hannity stated on February 29, 2024 in a segment of "Hannity" on Fox News: In New York City “local elections, illegal immigrants can vote.” By Madison Czopek• March 1, 2024 Luis Gutierrez stated on July 13, 2014 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": "We spend $18 billion a year on making sure that the federal government has immigrant enforcement agents. That's more than DEA and the ATF and the FBI and all the other enforcement (agencies) combined." By Louis Jacobson• July 15, 2014 Chain email stated on July 07, 2013 in a long-running chain email: Obamacare "will provide insurance to all non-U.S. residents, even if they are here illegally." By Katie Sanders• July 9, 2013 Donald Trump stated on October 17, 2016 in a speech in Green Bay, Wisconsin: "It’s possible that non-citizen voters were responsible for Obama’s 2008 victory in North Carolina." By Will Doran• October 19, 2016 Lou Dobbs stated on November 15, 2018 in on Fox Business Network: "We are watching, you know, millions of illegal immigrants cross our borders, and many of them voting in the past election that's what, just a couple weeks ago." By John Kruzel• November 16, 2018 Chris King stated on October 28, 2017 in a response during the Democratic Forum: "Hispanic entrepreneurs, those who have immigrated from Spanish-speaking countries, often start three times as many businesses as white males." By Allison Graves• November 14, 2017 Peter Kilmartin stated on January 11, 2011 in a news release: Secure Communities "has a proven track record of enhancing public safety by focusing on violent offenders and those that pose a threat to our communities and our national security." By Peter Lord• January 30, 2011 Allen West stated on September 26, 2014 in a Facebook post: Says President Barack Obama "ordered our military to enlist illegal aliens." By Amy Sherman• October 2, 2014 Instagram posts stated on December 18, 2023 in an Instagram post: “Illegal immigrants now have the right to vote in New York." By Madison Czopek• January 19, 2024 Jose Diaz-Balart stated on November 09, 2014 in a broadcast of NBC's "Meet the Press": "Every single day in this country, 1,000 people are deported and the vast majority of those people that are deported aren't criminals." By Jon Greenberg• November 12, 2014 Matt Gaetz stated on February 07, 2019 in a CNN interview: "One out of every 5 people that the federal government charges with murder is an illegal alien." By Miriam Valverde• February 19, 2019 Wisconsin Assembly Republicans stated on March 12, 2019 in news release: In-state tuition available "for non-U.S. citizens after three years … veterans have to wait five years." By Eric Litke• March 13, 2019 David Watts stated on September 16, 2013 in an email blast: The U.S. Supreme Court decided in 1982 that non-citizen children must get free K-12 education. By W. Gardner Selby• September 25, 2013 Ron Hayduk stated on January 01, 2015 in a newspaper commentary: "The right to vote in this country has never been intrinsically tied to citizenship." By Katie Mulvaney• January 25, 2015 James Lankford stated on May 04, 2022 in a Senate hearing: “The vast majority of individuals that we’re releasing out are not showing up for hearings.” By Maria Ramirez Uribe• May 17, 2022 Wolf Blitzer stated on June 19, 2018 in in an interview: "Most (immigrants) do show up in court." By John Kruzel• June 26, 2018
Trump says 'time has come' for law restricting federal assistance to immigrants. It already exists By Miriam Valverde• June 27, 2017 Newly arrived immigrants are generally not automatically eligible for food assistance By Marta Campabadal Graus• April 13, 2023 Fact-checking claims about the defeat of House No. 2 Eric Cantor By Katie Sanders• June 18, 2014 US Rep. Steil labeled Dane County a ‘sanctuary city,’ but it’s complicated By Ricardo Torres• March 5, 2025 Greg Abbott, Rick Perry air unconfirmed claims about 3,000 murders by unauthorized immigrants By W. Gardner Selby• July 29, 2014 MOSTLY FALSE: Martin O'Malley's claim that immigration reform raises U.S. household incomes $250 By Emma Hinchliffe• November 27, 2015 Clinton fails English exam - twice By David DeCamp• August 31, 2007 Fact-checking attacks on the DREAM Act By Robert Farley, Aaron Sharockman• December 8, 2010 Fact-checking attacks on the DREAM Act By Robert Farley, Aaron Sharockman• December 8, 2010 Why Trump's Muslim ban isn't like Jimmy Carter's actions on Iranians By Louis Jacobson• December 17, 2015 Donald Trump proposes banning Muslims from coming to the U.S. But that's not what Jimmy Carter did By Louis Jacobson• December 11, 2015 Fact-checking John Boehner's comments on 'Face the Nation' By Lauren Carroll, Katie Sanders, Aaron Sharockman• March 1, 2015 Fact-checking John Boehner on 'Face the Nation' By Lauren Carroll, Katie Sanders, Aaron Sharockman• March 1, 2015 Who gets food stamps? Viral chart misleads about SNAP recipients' race, ethnicity By Loreben Tuquero• October 27, 2025 The year in social media claims, from True to Pants on Fire By Louis Jacobson• December 26, 2013 Anatomy of a statistic: Do 80 percent of Americans oppose sanctuary cities? By Louis Jacobson• February 24, 2017 Can green card, visa holders fly in the US under new Real ID rules? Here's what to know By Maria Briceño• May 12, 2025 What is the ‘great replacement theory’ linked to the Buffalo shooter? By Bill McCarthy• May 16, 2022 Fact-checking Donald Trump's rally in Tampa with Ron DeSantis By Katie Akin, John Kruzel, Amy Sherman• August 1, 2018 Elon Musk’s ‘mind-blowing’ chart isn’t new: People with work permits get Social Security numbers By Maria Ramirez Uribe• April 2, 2025
