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Facebook posts
stated on March 13, 2021 a text post
Says Joe Biden is “now saying he inherited ‘a mess’ at the border. Fact: 9,000 illegals all of 2020. So far in 2021 108,000 entered U.S.”
False
By Daniel Funke • March 17, 2021
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on March 3, 2021 Daily Signal op ed
The voting bill known as H.R. 1 would mean “that millions of illegal immigrants are quickly registered to vote."
False
By Amy Sherman • March 5, 2021
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 28, 2021 a CPAC speech
Says Joe Biden “has effectively ordered a shutdown of ICE, halting virtually all deportations, everyone, murderers, everybody, no more.”
False
By Miriam Valverde • March 1, 2021
Tom Cotton
Tom Cotton
stated on February 26, 2021 a CPAC speech
The Biden administration “halted deportations for all illegal aliens — murderers, rapists, terrorists, MS-13 gang members are not being deported."
False
By Miriam Valverde • February 26, 2021
Glenn Beck
Glenn Beck
stated on February 23, 2021 a tweet
“Just for the record, the Biden Administration IS separating children and parents.”
False
By Miriam Valverde • February 25, 2021
Tom Cotton
Tom Cotton
stated on February 1, 2021 a Fox & Friends interview
"A lot of these migrants that are coming, we have no way to screen their backgrounds for either health or for security."
False
By Miriam Valverde • February 3, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 23, 2020 an image
Says Donald Trump said “good” during the final presidential debate in reference to families being separated at the border.
False
By Daniel Funke • October 23, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 15, 2020 an NBC town hall in Miami
Changes to DACA during his administration are "because of the pandemic."
False
By Miriam Valverde • October 16, 2020
Viral image
Viral image
stated on June 25, 2020 a Facebook post
Photos show children in cages.
False
September 23, 2020
Viral image
Viral image
stated on September 2, 2020 a Facebook post
Photo shows “‘kids in cages’ taken in 2014 under the Obama admin.”
False
September 9, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 27, 2020 a speech at the RNC
Says Joe Biden “is even talking about taking the wall down.”
False
By Miriam Valverde • August 28, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 14, 2020 a White House speech
Under Joe Biden’s policy, immigrants in the country illegally “get welfare benefits. United States citizens don't get what they're looking to give illegal immigrants.”
False
By Miriam Valverde • July 17, 2020
Chris Murphy
Chris Murphy
stated on May 11, 2020 an MSNBC interview
Says President Donald Trump implemented “a travel ban that just didn't work, 400,000 people got in from those countries that were subject to the restrictions.”
False
By Bill McCarthy • May 13, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 9, 2020 a Facebook post
“President Trump has banned welfare for illegal immigrants which will save $57.4 billion a year.”
False
By Miriam Valverde • April 24, 2020
Jesse Watters
Jesse Watters
stated on March 31, 2020 comments made during an episode of "The Five" on the Fox News Channel
“We were slow with the testing, but very quick with the travel ban. And that's been much more critical in saving lives.”
False
By Shefali Luthra, Shefali Luthra • April 3, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 14, 2018 posts on the Internet
A post comparing two construction workers — “Joe legal” and “Jose illegal” — says “Jose” pays no taxes yet gets free medical care, food stamps, welfare, and 'head of the class' priority for his children in applying for college.
False
By Louis Jacobson • March 13, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 25, 2020 a Facebook post
Says U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement “will be at every polling station” on Nov. 3, 2020.
False
February 26, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on November 19, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Jeff Foxworthy wrote a list of examples explaining how "you might live in a nation that was founded by geniuses but is run by idiots."
False
January 7, 2020
Dan Forest
Dan Forest
stated on November 25, 2019 a press conference
Says immigrants wanted by ICE have victimized "tens of thousands of children" in North Carolina.
False
By Paul Specht • December 18, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 12, 2019 a tweet
"Many of the people in DACA, no longer very young, are far from ‘angels.’ Some are very tough, hardened criminals."   
False
By Miriam Valverde • November 14, 2019
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