Latest Fact Checks By Miriam Valverde

Donald Trump’s false claim about the cost of illegal immigration

By Miriam Valverde

December 5, 2018

Says the United States loses "250 Billion Dollars a year on illegal immigration, not including the terrible drug flow. Top Border Security, including a Wall,…

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Misleading headline claims thousands of caravan migrants have HIV, tuberculosis, other diseases

By Miriam Valverde

December 4, 2018

Says "2,267 caravan invaders have tuberculosis, HIV, chickenpox and other health issues"

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No, red trees don’t symbolize blood of Jesus and the resurrection

By Miriam Valverde

December 3, 2018

"Red trees are significant to the early Christian church. In eastern Europe, the church would dye the trees red to symbolize the blood of Jesus…

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No, there is no evidence that Vatican is funding migrant caravans

By Miriam Valverde

November 30, 2018

"Evidence surfaces of Vatican funding caravans targeting America with cash."

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Donald Trump falsely says family separations were Obama policy

By Miriam Valverde

November 29, 2018

Says of immigrant family separations at the border, "we had the exact same policy as the Obama administration."

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Sarah Huckabee Sanders says Obama’s Border Patrol used tear gas once a month. Is that true?

By Miriam Valverde

November 28, 2018

"Tear gas was used on average once a month during the Obama administration for very similar circumstances."

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Sanctuary jurisdictions ‘violate the laws of our nation’? That’s Mostly False

By Miriam Valverde

November 27, 2018

Sanctuary jurisdictions "violate the laws of our nation."

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Facebook meme misleads about refugee benefits, Social Security checks

By Miriam Valverde

November 21, 2018

"Illegal refugees get $3,874/mo. Under the Federal Assistance Program. Our SS checks are approximately $1,200/mo."

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Facebook meme falsely attributes quote about race, slaves and Islam to Ilhan Omar

By Miriam Valverde

November 15, 2018

Quotes Rep.-elect Ilhan Omar as saying, "I think all white men should be put in chains as slaves because they will never submit to Islam."

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Facebook meme makes false claims about benefits to immigrants who cross border illegally

By Miriam Valverde

November 8, 2018

"If you cross the border illegally in the U.S., you get a drivers license, medical insurance, housing, career training, the right to vote."

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Donald Trump’s Pants on Fire claim that Democrats let a cop-killing immigrant into the country

By Jon Greenberg , Miriam Valverde

November 1, 2018

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

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Donald Trump falsely says Democrats invite migrant caravans

By Miriam Valverde

November 1, 2018

"The Democrats want to invite caravan after caravan of illegal aliens into our country. And they want to sign them up for free health care,…

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