Fact Check Posts – Page 28

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stated on January 10, 2019 a meme

"Lettuce killed more Americans this year than undocumented immigrants."

By Louis Jacobson • January 15, 2019

Tim Kaine
stated on January 9, 2019 a TV interview.

"We took a deal to the president just last February, less than a year ago -- $25 billion over 10 years in border security done the right way - and the president blew up the deal."

By Warren Fiske • January 15, 2019

Sean Hannity
stated on January 10, 2019 a monologue

"17,000 individuals with criminal records were apprehended trying to cross the border" in 2018.

By John Kruzel • January 11, 2019

Donald Trump
stated on January 10, 2019 remarks in McAllen, Texas

Says there’s "never (been) so many apprehensions ever in our history."

By Miriam Valverde • January 11, 2019

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."

By Samantha Putterman • January 10, 2019

Bloggers
stated on December 31, 2018 a post on Facebook

"Since 2001, 63,000 of us were murdered by illegal aliens."

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!"

January 9, 2019

Donald Trump
stated on January 8, 2019 a televised speech

Says Sen. Charles Schumer "repeatedly supported a physical barrier in the past along with many other Democrats. They changed their mind only after I was elected president."

By Manuela Tobias • January 9, 2019

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."

By Manuela Tobias • January 9, 2019

Donald Trump
stated on January 2, 2019 a tweet

"Mexico is paying for the Wall through the new USMCA Trade Deal."

By Miriam Valverde • January 4, 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

Bloggers
stated on December 17, 2018 a Facebook post

"Hillary on child aliens in 2014: Send them back."

By Miriam Valverde • January 2, 2019

Bloggers
stated on December 26, 2018 a Facebook post

Says that "18 children died while in custody of Border Patrol" during the Obama administration.

By Samantha Putterman • January 2, 2019

Bloggers
stated on December 22, 2018 a Facebook post

"October 2013, Obama shut down the government for 16 days to force Obamacare."

By Jon Greenberg • January 2, 2019

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."

By John Kruzel • December 20, 2018

Bloggers
stated on December 2, 2018 a blog post

"Border agents discover body of 6-year-old girl: 'She was raped By 30 men'."

By Miriam Valverde • December 19, 2018

Bloggers
stated on December 13, 2018 a Facebook post

Uses a picture of a mansion to say that Rep. Nancy Pelosi lives surrounded by "a high perimeter wall with gun toting security."

By Jon Greenberg • December 13, 2018

Bloggers
stated on November 22, 2018 a blog post

"United Nations caught helping and coaching caravan illegal aliens!"

By Miriam Valverde • December 13, 2018

Bloggers
stated on December 12, 2018 a blog post

"Migrants DEMAND $50,000 each to go home, or else …"

By Miriam Valverde • December 13, 2018

Bloggers
stated on December 9, 2018 a Facebook post

"Border Patrol agents were caught on film destroying supplies left to help migrants"

By Miriam Valverde • December 11, 2018

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