Latest Fact-Checks By Miriam Valverde

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Martha McSally
Martha McSally
stated on August 23, 2018 in a campaign ad:
"While we were in harm’s way in uniform, Kyrsten Sinema was protesting us in a pink tutu and denigrating our service."
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • September 10, 2018
Andrew Gillum
Andrew Gillum
stated on August 29, 2018 in an MSNBC interview:
Says he was sued by the NRA and the gun lobby "all because in my city we refused to repeal an ordinance which said you couldn’t shoot guns in city parks."
Mostly True
By Miriam Valverde • September 5, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on August 26, 2018 in a blog post:
"BREAKING: Sheriff Joe Arpaio will take over (John) McCain’s seat in the Senate."
Pants on Fire!
By Miriam Valverde • August 27, 2018
Defend Arizona
Defend Arizona
stated on August 11, 2018 in an ad:
Says Kelli Ward "called for restraint in fighting terrorism."
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • August 21, 2018
Martha McSally
Martha McSally
stated on August 14, 2018 in a campaign ad:
Says "former Democrat Kelli Ward attacked President Trump's plans to crack down on illegal immigration, saying Trump was making a mistake."
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • August 16, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on August 14, 2018 in a blog post:
"VIDEO Kevin Bacon Saying ‘We Are Blessed To Have Donald Trump As Our President’"
Pants on Fire!
By Miriam Valverde • August 15, 2018
Kyrsten Sinema
Kyrsten Sinema
stated on June 11, 2018 in campaign website:
Says she is "the only candidate for Senate who refuses to cut Medicare and Social Security or raise the retirement age."
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • August 14, 2018
Equity Forward
Equity Forward
stated on July 23, 2018 in an ad:
Says HHS Secretary Alex Azar called family separations at the border and detention of children in cages "one of the great acts of American generosity and charity" and "is now in charge."
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • August 2, 2018
Infowars
Infowars
stated on July 24, 2018 in a post:
"Revealed: UN plan to flood America with 600 million migrants."
False
By Miriam Valverde • August 1, 2018
Jeff Sessions
Jeff Sessions
stated on July 26, 2018 in a speech:
"One out of every 30 people in the Greater Boston area is an illegal alien."
True
By Miriam Valverde • July 31, 2018
Bill Nelson
Bill Nelson
stated on July 23, 2018 in a Senate floor speech:
Says detained immigrant parents separated from their children at the border are being charged "as much as $8 a minute to call their children."
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • July 26, 2018
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on July 19, 2018 in a speech:
In 2017, ICE "arrested more than 127,000 illegal immigrants with criminal convictions or facing charges of breaking our nation's’ laws," and removed nearly 5,000 gang members.
True
By Miriam Valverde • July 25, 2018
Kirstjen Nielsen
Kirstjen Nielsen
stated on July 19, 2018 in an interview:
"There are billboards in Central America in the Northern Triangle countries advertising how to grab a kid to get into the United States illegally."
False
By Miriam Valverde • July 23, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on July 16, 2018 in a blog post:
Says Queen Elizabeth said, "Muslim refugees are dividing nationality, I fully agree with Donald Trump we should deport them to avoid bloody terrorist attacks."
Pants on Fire!
By Miriam Valverde • July 18, 2018
Raul Labrador
Raul Labrador
stated on June 27, 2018 in an opinion piece in the Idaho Statesman:
Immigrants "can show up at any embassy or consulate abroad" to make their asylum claims.
False
By Miriam Valverde • July 10, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 30, 2018 in a tweet:
"I have watched ICE liberate towns from the grasp of MS-13."
False
By Miriam Valverde • July 9, 2018
Becoming American Initiative
Becoming American Initiative
stated on July 3, 2018 in an ad:
Says Ronald Reagan said immigrants "brought with them courage and the values of family, work, and freedom. Let us pledge to each other that we can make America great again."
Mostly True
By Miriam Valverde • July 3, 2018
Jeff Sessions
Jeff Sessions
stated on June 25, 2018 in a speech:
"Our courts find that 80 percent of those who do file for asylum aren’t qualified for it, do not merit that relief."
False
By Miriam Valverde • July 2, 2018
Newsflash
Newsflash
stated on June 13, 2018 in a blog post:
"Trump’s DHS secretary confirms they are preparing to arrest sanctuary city leaders."
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • June 13, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on May 14, 2018 in a headline:
"National Guard storms Mexico border, makes game-changing impact in just 30 days"
Mostly True
By Miriam Valverde • June 7, 2018
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