Latest Fact Checks By Miriam Valverde

Chicago ID card does not allow voting by immigrants in the country illegally

By Miriam Valverde

March 4, 2019

"Chicago now has City ID Cards which allow illegal immigrants to vote in local, state & federal elections."

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Fact-checking Texas congressman on Border Patrol hiring under Trump administration contract

By Miriam Valverde

March 1, 2019

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…

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Fact-checking Tulsi Gabbard on farmers’ bankruptcies, median income

By Miriam Valverde

February 27, 2019

Farmers are declaring bankruptcy "in record numbers" and "the median income for U.S. farm households was -$1,548 in 2018."

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Donald Trump leaves out part of the story with New Mexico border barrier

By Miriam Valverde

February 25, 2019

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

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Florida congressman misrepresents data on murders attributed to immigrants in the country illegally

By Miriam Valverde

February 19, 2019

"One out of every 5 people that the federal government charges with murder is an illegal alien."

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Beto O’Rourke says US has ‘no clue’ when visa holders leave through land ports. Is it true?

By Miriam Valverde

February 15, 2019

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…

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No, border barrier did not drive down crime in El Paso, Texas

By Miriam Valverde

February 8, 2019

"The border city of El Paso, Texas, used to have extremely high rates of violent crime — one of the highest in the country, and…

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Has the number of Border Patrol agents quadrupled since 2005?

By Miriam Valverde

February 1, 2019

"Go back to 2005 until now, we have quadrupled the number of Border Patrol agents."

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No, study doesn’t say drinking wine is more important than exercising

By Miriam Valverde

February 1, 2019

"New research says drinking wine is more important than exercise for living past 90."

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Fact-checking Trump’s claim on cost of illegal immigration, number of immigrants here illegally

By Miriam Valverde

January 28, 2019

"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…

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Trump said 1 in 3 migrant women is sexually assaulted in journey to the United States. Is that true?

By Miriam Valverde

January 25, 2019

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

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No, Trump family did not donate $1 billion to border wall fund

By Miriam Valverde

January 15, 2019

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

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