Latest Fact Checks By Miriam Valverde

Misleading Infowars story says UN plans to ‘flood America with 600 million migrants’

By Miriam Valverde

August 1, 2018

"Revealed: UN plan to flood America with 600 million migrants."

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Jeff Sessions says 1 out of 30 in Greater Boston is in the country illegally

By Miriam Valverde

July 31, 2018

"One out of every 30 people in the Greater Boston area is an illegal alien."

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Bill Nelson claims detained immigrant parents charged $8/minute to call their children. Is it true?

By Miriam Valverde

July 26, 2018

Says detained immigrant parents separated from their children at the border are being charged "as much as $8 a minute to call their children."

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Mike Pence accurately cites ICE arrest, deportation data for 2017

By Miriam Valverde

July 25, 2018

In 2017, ICE "arrested more than 127,000 illegal immigrants with criminal convictions or facing charges of breaking our nation's’ laws," and removed nearly 5,000 gang…

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Kirstjen Nielsen falsely says there are billboards in Central America on illegal immigration

By Miriam Valverde

July 23, 2018

"There are billboards in Central America in the Northern Triangle countries advertising how to grab a kid to get into the United States illegally."

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No, Queen Elizabeth did not say she sided with Donald Trump on immigration

By Miriam Valverde

July 18, 2018

Says Queen Elizabeth said, "Muslim refugees are dividing nationality, I fully agree with Donald Trump we should deport them to avoid bloody terrorist attacks."

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No, immigrants cannot apply for asylum at U.S. embassies or consulates abroad

By Miriam Valverde

July 10, 2018

Immigrants "can show up at any embassy or consulate abroad" to make their asylum claims.

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Donald Trump falsely says ICE liberated towns from MS-13 control

By Miriam Valverde

July 9, 2018

"I have watched ICE liberate towns from the grasp of MS-13."

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Did Ronald Reagan say immigrants made America great?

By Miriam Valverde

July 3, 2018

Says Ronald Reagan said immigrants "brought with them courage and the values of family, work, and freedom. Let us pledge to each other that we can…

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Jeff Sessions’ false claim that 80 percent of asylum applications are without merit

By Miriam Valverde

July 2, 2018

"Our courts find that 80 percent of those who do file for asylum aren’t qualified for it, do not merit that relief."

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Website misleads about arrests of sanctuary city elected officials

By Miriam Valverde

June 13, 2018

"Trump’s DHS secretary confirms they are preparing to arrest sanctuary city leaders."

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Fact-checking claim about National Guard, border apprehensions

By Miriam Valverde

June 7, 2018

"National Guard storms Mexico border, makes game-changing impact in just 30 days"

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