Latest Fact Checks By Miriam Valverde

Don Blankenship claims illegal immigration costs $130 billion a year. Is that true?

By Miriam Valverde

April 30, 2018

Says illegal immigration is "costing us $130 billion a year to house and feed and give benefits to people that shouldn’t be even in the country."

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Barack Obama has security company with camps outside 3 major cities? That’s a hoax

By Miriam Valverde

April 25, 2018

"Obama’s Private ‘security’ Company Sets Up Massive Camps Outside 3 Major Cities."

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Website falsely claims applications accepted for nonexistent Canadian immigration program

By Miriam Valverde

April 24, 2018

"Apply Now and Win the Canada Diversity Immigration Visa Lottery (DV-2019) Program | Live and Work in Canada."

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False claim circulates about Allegiant Air offering 2 free tickets

By Miriam Valverde

April 23, 2018

"Allegiant Air is rewarding everyone with 2 free plane tickets to celebrate April Aviation Week!"

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Website falsely claims Desmond Tutu died in Texas

By Miriam Valverde

April 23, 2018

"Archbishop Desmond Tutu dies while holidaying in Texas"

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No, Barack Obama did not announce bid for United Nations secretary-general

By Miriam Valverde

April 13, 2018

"Obama Announces Bid To Become UN Secretary General"

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No, Fox News did not put up graphic showing it was the least trusted network

By Miriam Valverde

April 13, 2018

"Fox News accidentally puts up a poll graphic that shows how they are the least trusted network."

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Arizona Democratic Party claims GOP lawmaker McSally voted to sell internet users’ data. Is it true?

By Miriam Valverde

April 11, 2018

"Congresswoman Martha McSally voted to let companies sell your internet data to the highest bidder without your consent. Then she got paid $42,000 by the…

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No evidence for website’s claim about microchipping government benefits recipients

By Miriam Valverde

April 9, 2018

"All Citizens Who Want to Receive Gvt Benefits Must Agree to Be Microchipped in the Near Future"

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California lawmaker says Coast Guard confiscates tons of illegal drugs

By Miriam Valverde

April 9, 2018

"The Coast Guard confiscated 200 tons of contraband, heroin, and so forth. At the border they collected 20 tons."

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Donald Trump wrongly claims border wall is under construction

By Miriam Valverde

April 4, 2018

"We’ve started building the wall."

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Is GOP congresswoman McSally a border hawk flip-flopper, as Kelli Ward claimed?

By Miriam Valverde

April 3, 2018

Says Rep. Martha McSally "is a #FlipFlopBorderHawk."

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