Fact Check Posts – Politifact

Mark Brnovich
stated on May 23, 2022 a tweet:

Increased encounters at the southwest border in April 2022 compared to April 2020 are attributable to changes in border policy.

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • June 2, 2022

Tom Tiffany
stated on February 18, 2022 Twitter:

The Biden administration has been "recklessly releasing potentially dangerous Afghans into our communities."

By Alan Hovorka • May 13, 2022

Facebook posts
stated on March 29, 2021 a Facebook post:

“Joe Biden puts pro-life groups on domestic extremist list, calls pro-life people ‘violent.’”

By Tom Kertscher • March 31, 2021

Facebook posts
stated on March 23, 2021 a Facebook post:

“We spent billions on a border wall and quit when it was 90% finished.”

By Miriam Valverde • March 29, 2021

Joe Biden
stated on March 25, 2021 a press conference:

Says there was a “28% increase in children to the border in my administration” and “31% … in 2019.” The increase in migration in January, February and March “happens every year.”

By Miriam Valverde • March 26, 2021

Ron Johnson
stated on February 12, 2021 Twitter:

“Biden’s plan will immediately let in 25,000 asylum-seekers who’d been waiting in Mexico as their cases were judged.”

By D.L. Davis • March 1, 2021

Facebook posts
stated on February 13, 2021 a Facebook post:

Only Nancy Pelosi is “responsible for what happened at the Capitol” on Jan. 6, “security at the Capitol is her job.”

By Tom Kertscher • February 25, 2021

Joe Biden
stated on February 16, 2021 a CNN town hall:

“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 asylum from abroad.”

By Miriam Valverde • February 17, 2021

Facebook posts
stated on May 14, 2020 a Facebook post:

Says Ron Johnson and 36 other senators “voted for federal agencies to have access to your internet history without obtaining a warrant.”

By Eric Litke • May 21, 2020

Donald Trump
stated on July 31, 2019 a re-election campaign ad:

Says the Democratic presidential candidates "support giving illegal immigrants free health care at our expense."

By Miriam Valverde • August 1, 2019

Ron Johnson
stated on July 21, 2019 CNN State of the Union interview:

"There's a survey done in Guatemala. A third of Guatemalans intend to migrate to the United States. That's about 5.8 million people."

By Miriam Valverde • July 26, 2019

Shelley Moore Capito
stated on January 30, 2019 a tweet:

"Beginning in the early 1990s, we built barriers in 4 sectors at our southern border. Since each was built, those sectors have seen massive drops in apprehensions of people crossing the border illegally," including 90 percent to 95 percent decreases in the Tucson, Yuma, San Diego and El Paso sectors.

By Garrett Spikes, Jack Tolman • April 8, 2019

Chris Murphy
stated on December 23, 2018 a tweet:

"The 2017/2018 budgets gave (President Donald) Trump billions for border upgrades. He’s spent ALMOST NONE of it. 6%."

By Louis Jacobson • January 4, 2019

PuppetStringNews.com
stated on November 29, 2018 in a blog post:

Says "2,267 caravan invaders have tuberculosis, HIV, chickenpox and other health issues"

By Miriam Valverde • December 4, 2018

Steve Daines
stated on November 15, 2018 a Senate hearing:

Sanctuary jurisdictions "violate the laws of our nation."

By Miriam Valverde • November 27, 2018

Martha McSally
stated on August 14, 2018 a campaign ad:

Says "former Democrat Kelli Ward attacked President Trump's plans to crack down on illegal immigration, saying Trump was making a mistake."

By Miriam Valverde • August 16, 2018

Marco Rubio
stated on August 2, 2018 an interview with CBS News:

States "haven't even begun to spend the (election security) money they have now."

By Jon Greenberg • August 3, 2018

Equity Forward
stated on July 23, 2018 an ad:

Says HHS Secretary Alex Azar called family separations at the border and detention of children in cages "one of the great acts of American generosity and charity" and "is now in charge."

By Miriam Valverde • August 2, 2018

Bill Nelson
stated on July 23, 2018 a Senate floor speech:

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

By Miriam Valverde • July 26, 2018

Newsflash
stated on June 13, 2018 a blog post:

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

By Miriam Valverde • June 13, 2018

Stand up for the facts!

I would like to contribute

Latest Fact-Checks In Homeland Security