Latest Fact-Checks By Miriam Valverde

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Tom Cotton falsely claims Joe Biden halted the deportation of criminals

February 26, 2021

The Biden administration “halted deportations for all illegal aliens — murderers, rapists, terrorists, MS-13 gang members are not being deported."

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No, Biden is not separating families entering the country

February 25, 2021

“Just for the record, the Biden Administration IS separating children and parents.”

Black farmer in Kansas county Jan 2021

Sen. Cory Booker is right about legacy of USDA bias against Black farmers

February 22, 2021

“There is a direct connection between discriminatory policies within the USDA and the enormous land loss we have seen among Black farmers over the past…

Biden CNN town hall Milwaukee Feb 16 2021

Fact-checking Joe Biden’s claim about people having to seek asylum ‘from abroad’

February 17, 2021

“For the first time in American history, if you're seeking asylum ... you can't do it from the United States. … You’ve got to seek…

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Tom Cotton wrong that there’s “no way” to screen immigrants

February 3, 2021

"A lot of these migrants that are coming, we have no way to screen their backgrounds for either health or for security."

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Marco Rubio falsely claims former leaders are prosecuted ‘only in the Third World’

January 29, 2021

"Only in the Third World do you see this habitual use of prosecutions of former leaders.”

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How Joe Biden’s first executive orders compare with past presidents

January 27, 2021

Says Joe Biden “has issued more executive fiats than anyone in such a short period of time, ever, more than Obama, more than Trump, more…

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Fact-checking post claiming to show picture of armed soldiers protecting inauguration

January 16, 2021

Says a photo shows armed soldiers protecting Joe Biden’s inauguration.

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Joe Biden is right that more than 60 of Trump’s election lawsuits lacked merit

January 8, 2021

In more than 60 cases, judges “looked at the allegations that Trump was making and determined they were without any merit.”

Mo Brooks objecting to Nevada election results Jan 2021

Mo Brooks pushes baseless claim that antifa orchestrated Capitol riots

January 7, 2021

“Evidence growing that fascist ANTIFA orchestrated Capitol attack with clever mob control tactics.”

ted cruz objects biden win in arizona jan 6 2020

Ted Cruz’s misleading statement on people who believe the election was ‘rigged’

January 6, 2021

“39% of Americans … 31% of independents ... 17% of Democrats believe the election was rigged."

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No, a Rochester, N.Y., imaging services business that burned did not print ballots

January 6, 2021

Says City Blue Imaging Services in Rochester, N.Y. “printed ballots there. If you search them you’ll see they’re the ones who had ballots misprint errors…

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