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stated on April 15, 2019 a Facebook post:

"Border guards found 52 tons of guns and ammunition in 14 Conex containers disguised as furniture. This ‘furniture’ is from Muslim immigrants who have come to America"

By Ciara O'Rourke • April 25, 2019

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stated on April 3, 2019 a Facebook post:

A photograph shows an undocumented immigrant with smallpox.

By Ciara O'Rourke • April 10, 2019

Facebook posts
stated on March 5, 2019 posts on the Internet:

"Right here (in West Virginia), they are building new houses … so that 321 Syrian Muslims can move down into this neighborhood in two months. … (A funeral home) is to be torn down in two months, and a mosque is going to built there."

By Liz Newton, Mary Alice Truitt, Patrick Orsagos • March 27, 2019

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stated on February 28, 2019 a post on the Internet:

"Obama settled 43,000 Somalian refugees in Minnesota. As of 2016, there were around 80,000. No wonder Ilhan Omar was elected. It was planned."

By Louis Jacobson • March 5, 2019

Facebook posts
stated on January 21, 2019 Facebook posts:

"18 million illegal immigrants got their government checks this month" while federal workers remain unpaid.

By Samantha Putterman • January 24, 2019

Bloggers
stated on January 13, 2019 a blog post:

"BREAKING: Trump family donates $1 billion to wall fund."

By Miriam Valverde • January 15, 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 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 26, 2018 a post on Facebook:

Photo of migrant mother at U.S.-Mexico border running from tear gas with children "was a staged hoax."

By Samantha Putterman • November 29, 2018

Lou Dobbs
stated on November 15, 2018 on Fox Business Network:

"We are watching, you know, millions of illegal immigrants cross our borders, and many of them voting in the past election that's what, just a couple weeks ago."

By John Kruzel • November 16, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on October 31, 2018 a tweet:

"Democrats let him (cop killer Luis Bracamontes) into our country," and "Democrats let him stay."

By Jon Greenberg, Miriam Valverde • November 1, 2018

Future45
stated on October 16, 2018 a campaign ad:

Voting for "any Democrat" gets you "socialism ... undefended open borders ... immediate tax increases ... 100 percent government-run health care ..."

By Manuela Tobias • October 24, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on October 20, 2018 a rally in Elko, Nev.:

In California, "they're rioting now" over sanctuary cities.

By Louis Jacobson • October 23, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on October 20, 2018 a rally in Elko, Nev.:

Says Democrats "want to give (undocumented immigrants) cars."

By Louis Jacobson • October 22, 2018

Ken Paxton
stated on August 26, 2018 an interview on Fox & Friends:

Says Texas has "had over 600,000 crimes committed by illegals since 2011. Over 1,200 homicides."

By W. Gardner Selby • September 7, 2018

Leah Vukmir
stated on July 5, 2018 a news release:

Says Mark Pocan’s proposal to eliminate the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) would "eliminate border enforcement."

By Tom Kertscher • July 13, 2018

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stated on June 28, 2018 a Facebook post:

Says Maxine Waters told CNN, "SCOTUS pick should be illegal immigrant."

By Bill McCarthy • July 5, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on July 2, 2018 a tweet:

Sen. Kamala Harris is "supporting the animals of MS-13."

By Chris Nichols • July 3, 2018

Corey Stewart
stated on June 30, 2018 in a Facebook live video:

"Tim Kaine doesn’t want a border at all. He wants to get rid of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and basically the border patrol as well."

By Bill McCarthy • July 3, 2018

Adam Putnam
stated on June 28, 2018 a Fox News Debate:

Says Ron DeSantis "voted in an agricultural bill to give food stamps to illegal immigrants."

By Amy Sherman, Lucia Geng, Katie Akin • June 29, 2018

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