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Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 11, 2019 tweets and Facebook posts
Says Congress set aside $50 billion for the Secure Fence Act in 2006
False
By Amy Sherman • January 22, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 6, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Donald Trump "said illegal immigration has been a problem in America for 'thousands of years.' "  
False
January 18, 2019
Viral image
Viral image
stated on January 10, 2019 a meme
"Lettuce killed more Americans this year than undocumented immigrants."
False
By Louis Jacobson • January 15, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 10, 2019 remarks in McAllen, Texas
Says there’s "never (been) so many apprehensions ever in our history."
False
By Miriam Valverde • January 11, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 10, 2019 a roundtable at the border
"When I say Mexico is going to pay for the wall, that's what I said. Mexico is going to pay. I didn't say they're going to write me a check for $20 billion or $10 billion."
False
By Samantha Putterman • January 10, 2019
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on December 31, 2018 a post on Facebook
"Since 2001, 63,000 of us were murdered by illegal aliens."  ​
False
January 9, 2019
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stated on December 31, 2018 a post on Facebook
"2,000 illegal aliens were arrested by ICE in 2017 for murders committed here in the United States!"
False
January 9, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 8, 2019 a televised speech
"At the request of Democrats, it will be a steel barrier rather than a concrete wall."
False
By Manuela Tobias • January 9, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 2, 2019 a tweet
"Mexico is paying for the Wall through the new USMCA Trade Deal."
False
By Miriam Valverde • January 4, 2019
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on December 17, 2018 a blog post
Says Sen. Chuck Schumer in 2014 "helped put together and signed a $25 billion deal to fund a border wall" and now opposes Trump's $5 billion request for a border wall "just because he's a Republican." ​
False
By John Kruzel • December 20, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on December 2, 2018 a blog post
"Border agents discover body of 6-year-old girl: 'She was raped By 30 men'."
False
By Miriam Valverde • December 19, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on November 22, 2018 a blog post
"United Nations caught helping and coaching caravan illegal aliens!"
False
By Miriam Valverde • December 13, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on December 4, 2018 in a tweet
Says the United States loses "250 Billion Dollars a year on illegal immigration, not including the terrible drug flow. Top Border Security, including a Wall, is $25 Billion. Pays for itself in two months."
False
By Miriam Valverde • December 5, 2018
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PuppetStringNews.com
stated on November 25, 2018 a blog post
"Evidence surfaces of Vatican funding caravans targeting America with cash."
False
By Miriam Valverde • November 30, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 25, 2018 a tweet
Says of immigrant family separations at the border, "we had the exact same policy as the Obama administration."
False
By Miriam Valverde • November 29, 2018
Donald Trump Jr.
Donald Trump Jr.
stated on November 12, 2018 in a tweet
"Nearly 200,000 Florida voters may not be citizens."
False
By Amy Sherman, Manuela Tobias • November 13, 2018
Rob Wittman
Rob Wittman
stated on November 2, 2018 a radio interview.
Says "85 percent (of immigrants) don’t show up for a scheduled court hearing or call to schedule a court hearing."  
False
By Warren Fiske • November 13, 2018
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stated on October 31, 2018 a Facebook post
"If you cross the border illegally in the U.S., you get a drivers license, medical insurance, housing, career training, the right to vote."
False
By Miriam Valverde • November 8, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on November 2, 2018 Facebook post
Says photo of man shows "diseases coming across the border."
False
By Kyra Haas • November 6, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 26, 2018 a rally in North Carolina
"The Democrats want to invite caravan after caravan of illegal aliens into our country. And they want to sign them up for free health care, free welfare, free education, and for the right to vote."
False
By Miriam Valverde • November 1, 2018
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