Maria Ramirez Uribe

Staff writer

148 Stories Published

117 Fact-Checks Published

Maria Ramirez Uribe is an immigration reporter at PolitiFact. Previously she served as a Report for America corps member, working as a race and equity reporter in Charlotte, North Carolina, for WFAE, an NPR member station, and La Noticia, the state’s biggest Spanish-language paper. Before this, Maria worked as a freelance researcher for CNN’s international desk. She graduated from North Carolina’s Elon University with a double major in journalism and strategic communications and a double minor in international relations and peace and conflict studies.

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Latest Fact-Checks by Maria Ramirez Uribe

Donald Trump falsely calls 2020 election ‘rigged’ in memo targeting former cybersecurity leader April 10, 2025
Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins misleads on trade deficit by cherry picking data, relying on projection April 9, 2025
No, Joe Biden did not have a ‘voter importation’ plan. Fact-checking Elon Musk’s false CPAC claim. February 21, 2025
FEMA did not give disaster relief money to New York for luxury hotels for immigrants February 14, 2025
US has held migrants at Guantánamo Bay before, but Trump’s approach is different February 9, 2025
Trump faults DEI hiring in plane crash and falsely describes FAA policies under Obama, Biden January 31, 2025
No, the U.S. did not spend $50 million to fund condoms in Gaza January 30, 2025
Nancy Pelosi’s wrong comparison about illegal immigration under Joe Biden, Donald Trump November 15, 2024
Photos of Keanu Reeves holding shirts with political messages are altered November 8, 2024
Millions of Democratic votes were sent into a ‘black hole’? That’s Pants on Fire! November 7, 2024

Latest Stories by Maria Ramirez Uribe

Fact-check: Is replacing Joe Biden on the ticket ‘unlawful’? Election law experts say it’s not July 22, 2024
United Facts of America: Experts say facts alone won’t bridge the partisan divide September 27, 2022
Would Tom Hanks have qualified for a coronavirus test in the US? March 12, 2020
Fact-checking Donald Trump’s 2020 State of the Union address February 5, 2020
What we know about Shadow, Acronym and the Iowa caucuses February 4, 2020
A new look for the PolitiFact website February 2, 2020
PolitiFact answers the Senate’s impeachment questions January 31, 2020
Fact-checking Donald Trump’s 100-day rally in Warren, Michigan April 30, 2025
Cómo falsedades y engaños impulsaron la agenda migratoria de Trump en sus primeros 100 días April 28, 2025
How spin and falsehoods propelled Trump’s immigration crackdown in his first 100 days April 28, 2025
Trump skewed the facts about Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, MS-13 gang and deportation April 23, 2025
Fact-checking Nayib Bukele and Trump officials on Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia’s deportation April 14, 2025
Elon Musk’s ‘mind-blowing’ chart isn’t new: People with work permits get Social Security numbers April 2, 2025
Ask PolitiFact: What evidence does the government need to deport green card, visa holders? March 26, 2025
Tren de Aragua: Que sabemos sobre la pandilla venezolana que Trump designó como terrorista March 25, 2025
Ask PolitiFact: Is Tren de Aragua invading the US, as Trump says? Legal experts say no. March 19, 2025
The facts behind the 19 programs President Donald Trump described as ‘waste’ March 12, 2025