Latest Fact Checks By Miriam Valverde

Fact-checking Joe Biden’s claim that Trump delayed $8 billion in coronavirus funding for tribes

By Miriam Valverde

June 1, 2020

Says President Donald Trump “took more than a month to allocate Congress’ emergency funding to tribes — and only did so after tribes sued.”

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The facts on Donald Trump’s claim of 182 miles of border wall construction

By Miriam Valverde

May 20, 2020

“On the Southern border, as you know, the wall is going up, it's going up very rapidly. We're at 182 miles.”

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Fact-checking Donald Trump’s claim of ‘best numbers’ at the border

By Miriam Valverde

May 20, 2020

Speaking about border apprehensions, said “We have some of the best numbers we've ever had. Southern border, the best numbers we've ever had.”

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Instagram post misleads on monthly coronavirus checks

By Miriam Valverde

May 20, 2020

“A lot of people can get an additional $2,400” from the CARES Act “and they can do it every month!”

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House coronavirus bill would aid immigrants, relatives cut out of previous aid package

By Miriam Valverde

May 18, 2020

“Pelosi’s new coronavirus bill allows illegals to receive billions in relief funds in past, current, and future payments.”

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Claim about stimulus check eligibility for Americans married to immigrants missing context

By Miriam Valverde

April 29, 2020

“Trump and McConnell are blocking stimulus checks for Americans married to immigrants.”

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Donald Trump didn’t ban welfare for immigrants illegally in the US

By Miriam Valverde

April 24, 2020

“President Trump has banned welfare for illegal immigrants which will save $57.4 billion a year.”

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Is Pelosi right that EPA said its new rule on air pollutants would harm public health?

By Miriam Valverde

April 23, 2020

“Even President Trump’s own EPA has admitted that this rule (on air pollutants) threatens to cause serious health problems including brain damage and death and…

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Donald Trump falsely claims Nancy Pelosi deleted video telling people to go to Chinatown

By Miriam Valverde

April 16, 2020

Says House Speaker Nancy Pelosi deleted a video of her telling people to go to Chinatown.

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Joe Biden’s claim about Donald Trump’s ‘slow’ travel restriction needs context

By Miriam Valverde

April 13, 2020

"45 nations had already moved” to enforce travel restrictions with China “before the president moved.”

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Louisiana governor is right, there was no suggestion Mardi Gras had to be canceled

By Miriam Valverde

April 8, 2020

Says of the coronavirus threat, “there was not a single suggestion by anyone, a doctor, a scientist, a political figure, that we needed to cancel…

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Fabricated quote falsely attributed to Italian prime minister

By Miriam Valverde

April 1, 2020

Says Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said, “We have lost control, we have killed the epidemic physically and mentally. Can’t understand what more we can…

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