Fact Check Posts – Page 5

Shelley Moore Capito
stated on January 30, 2019 a tweet

"Beginning in the early 1990s, we built barriers in 4 sectors at our southern border. Since each was built, those sectors have seen massive drops in apprehensions of people crossing the border illegally," including 90 percent to 95 percent decreases in the Tucson, Yuma, San Diego and El Paso sectors.

By Garrett Spikes, Jack Tolman • April 8, 2019

Julián Castro
stated on April 1, 2019 a Medium post

Says that the George W. Bush administration in 2005 revived a long-standing law when it "decided to charge those that crossed the border with criminal violations, rather than civil ones."

By Miriam Valverde • April 5, 2019

Donald Trump
stated on March 27, 2019 an interview on Hannity

"The FBI said (former national security adviser Michael Flynn) wasn't lying."

By John Kruzel • March 28, 2019

Bloggers
stated on March 11, 2019 a Facebook post

"In February alone there were enough illegal immigrants who crossed the border to fill this (Kansas City Chiefs’ Arrowhead) stadium."

By Miriam Valverde • March 12, 2019

America First
stated on March 1, 2019 a tweet

Says Beto O’Rourke and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand "have both said they would tear down the wall if elected president."

By Miriam Valverde • March 7, 2019

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."

By Miriam Valverde • March 4, 2019

Henry Cuellar
stated on February 22, 2019 a press conference

Says President Donald Trump "put out a $297 million contract to a vendor to show him how to hire Border Patrol. So, the first payment they made was $14.8 million. You know how many Border Patrol they hired with $14.8 million? Two."

By Miriam Valverde • March 1, 2019

Donald Trump
stated on February 20, 2019 a tweet

"We have just built this powerful Wall in New Mexico. Completed on January 30, 2019 — 47 days ahead of schedule!"

By Miriam Valverde • February 25, 2019

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."

By Miriam Valverde • February 19, 2019

Beto O'Rourke
stated on February 8, 2019 a blog post

When visa holders exit the United States and enter Mexico, "if they leave through a land port of entry we literally have no clue if they are still here or have returned to their country of origin."

By Miriam Valverde • February 15, 2019

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."

By Miriam Valverde • February 8, 2019

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."

By Miriam Valverde • February 1, 2019

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."

By Miriam Valverde • January 28, 2019

Donald Trump
stated on January 19, 2019 a speech

"One in three women is sexually assaulted on the dangerous journey north."

By Miriam Valverde • January 25, 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

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 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 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

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