Latest Fact Checks By Miriam Valverde

Donald Trump says some DACA recipients are ‘very tough, hardened criminals.’ That’s False

By Miriam Valverde

November 14, 2019

"Many of the people in DACA, no longer very young, are far from ‘angels.’ Some are very tough, hardened criminals."   

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Fact-checking Pete Buttigieg on the success of Democratic presidential nominees in last 50 years

By Miriam Valverde

November 5, 2019

"When it comes to electability, every single time my party has won the presidency in the last 50 years, it’s been with a candidate who…

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Donald Trump’s World Series ad said he cut illegal immigration in half. That’s False

By Miriam Valverde

October 31, 2019

Says he is "cutting illegal immigration in half."

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California’s health mandate penalty and coverage of immigrants in the state illegally, explained

By Miriam Valverde

October 30, 2019

"Starting January 1, 2020, California will tax legal citizens if they don’t have health insurance. Why? The state needs to come up with $98,000,000 to…

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Claim that Tulsi Gabbard is in a picture with leader of Antifa, Occupy ICE is mostly wrong

By Miriam Valverde

October 30, 2019

"Antifa Fascist Fangirl Tulsi Gabbard posing with Evan Duke, leader of Portland Antifa and Occupy ICE."

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Trump family ‘disallowed’ from operating charities in New York? No.

By Miriam Valverde

October 24, 2019

"The Trump family was disallowed from operating any charity in the State of New York because they stole from a kids cancer charity."

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Fact-checking Andrew Yang on history of universal basic income

By Miriam Valverde

October 16, 2019

Says about universal basic income, "Thomas Paine was for it at our founding ... Martin Luther King, champion in the ‘60s, called it a guaranteed…

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No, Vermont’s governor did not vote to impeach Donald Trump

By Miriam Valverde

September 30, 2019

Says Republican Gov. Phil Scott "just voted to impeach President Trump."

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Fact-checking Trump on hiring of minorities, women

By Miriam Valverde

September 27, 2019

"For the first time in history, most new hires of prime working age are minorities and women."

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Facebook post makes inaccurate claim about deportation of white immigrants

By Miriam Valverde

September 24, 2019

 "ICE has not deported or detained one white illegal immigrant." 

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Biden says Obama ended workplace raids of immigrants. That’s Half True

By Miriam Valverde

September 18, 2019

 "The Obama-Biden Administration did not conduct workplace raids—in fact, it ended them."

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Fact-checking Biden on use of cages for immigrants during Obama administration

By Miriam Valverde

September 13, 2019

Says the Obama administration "didn't lock people up in cages."

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