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stated on May 31, 2019 a Facebook post
Says presidential candidate Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand said, "Social Security must (be) expanded to illegal immigration, it’s their right."
False
By Samantha Putterman • June 5, 2019
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stated on May 20, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Nancy Pelosi said, "Just because someone is here illegally doesn’t mean they broke any of our laws."
False
May 29, 2019
Dan Crenshaw
Dan Crenshaw
stated on May 6, 2019 in a television apperance
Says about 80% to 90% of people seeking asylum do not have a valid claim.
False
By Madlin Mekelburg • May 17, 2019
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stated on April 10, 2019 a Facebook post
For the first time in U.S. history, a one-year-old appears in court as a defendant.
False
By Samantha Putterman • April 26, 2019
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X posts
stated on April 5, 2019 a tweet
Says President Donald Trump said asylum seekers "aren't people. These are animals."
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By Miriam Valverde • April 8, 2019
Mark Meadows
Mark Meadows
stated on March 14, 2019 a congressional hearing
"The previous administration under President Barack Obama really was the first time that we didn’t ask a citizenship-type question … for the first time in a century, a citizenship question was not included in 2010."
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By Bill McCarthy • April 4, 2019
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on March 8, 2019 a tweet
Says Trump administration is "raiding money" from military service member pensions to pay for the border wall.
False
By Chris Nichols • March 28, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 20, 2019 a Facebook post
"Congress quietly repealed the McCarran Warner Act of 1952 forbidding Muslims from holding office."
False
March 27, 2019
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on March 21, 2019 a Facebook post
"We could build 30 walls with the $150 billion Obama gave to Iran."
False
By Jon Greenberg • March 22, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 9, 2019 a text post on Facebook
Says 228 House Democrats voted "to allow illegal aliens to have right to vote"
False
By Amy Sherman • March 13, 2019
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on February 28, 2019 a Facebook post
"Chicago now has City ID Cards which allow illegal immigrants to vote in local, state & federal elections."
False
By Miriam Valverde • March 4, 2019
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on February 24, 2019 a podcast
Says handing over arrested undocumented youth to ICE "was an unintended consequence" of a 2008 San Francisco policy that she supported.
False
By Chris Nichols • February 28, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 31, 2019 a Facebook post
Undocumented immigrants get Medicare for free.
False
February 27, 2019
Tom McClintock
Tom McClintock
stated on January 29, 2019 a speech
"In 2017, illegal aliens murdered 1,800 Americans."
False
By Chris Nichols • February 20, 2019
Matt Gaetz
Matt Gaetz
stated on February 7, 2019 a CNN interview
"One out of every 5 people that the federal government charges with murder is an illegal alien."
False
By Miriam Valverde • February 19, 2019
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stated on February 4, 2019 a Facebook post
Muslim immigrants were responsible for 11,000 of 13,000 knife attacks in London in the past 12 months.
False
February 8, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 5, 2019 State of the Union address
"The border city of El Paso, Texas, used to have extremely high rates of violent crime — one of the highest in the country, and considered one of our nation's most dangerous cities. Now, immediately upon its building, with a powerful barrier in place, El Paso is one of the safest cities in our country."  
False
By Miriam Valverde • February 8, 2019
Adam Smith
Adam Smith
stated on January 29, 2019 a committee hearing
"Go back to 2005 until now, we have quadrupled the number of Border Patrol agents."
False
By Miriam Valverde • February 1, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 27, 2019 a tweet
"We are not even into February and the cost of illegal immigration so far this year is $18,959,495,168. Cost Friday was $603,331,392. There are at least 25,772,342 illegal aliens, not the 11,000,000 that have been reported for years, in our Country."
False
By Miriam Valverde • January 28, 2019
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on January 19, 2019 a tweet
"I’ve always supported protections for our DREAMers."
False
By Amy Sherman • January 23, 2019
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