Was German politician Marie-Thérèse Kaiser convicted and fined in May 2024 solely for sharing statistics regarding sexual assaults committed by Afghan immigrants? No, that's not true: Kaiser was found guilty of "incitement to hatred" un
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PolitiFact→ Greg Steube – Did the health care of immigrants illegally in the country cost Florida taxpayers $566 million?
Immigrants in the country illegally cost “Florida taxpayers $566 million for 54,000 hospital visits.”
AllSides→ Posts Misrepresent Immigrants’ Eligibility for Social Security Numbers, Benefits
https://www.factcheck.org/2024/04/posts-misrepresent-immigrants-eligibility-for-social-security-numbers-benefits/
AllSides→ Did a nongovernment organization in Mexico encourage migrants to vote for Biden? What we know
https://www.politifact.com/article/2024/apr/19/did-a-nongovernment-organization-in-mexico-encoura/ Fals
FactCheck.org→ Posts Misrepresent Immigrants’ Eligibility for Social Security Numbers, Benefits
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take Immigrants who are lawfully living or authorized to work in the U.S. are eligible for a Social Security number and, in some cases, Social Security benefits. But viral
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NGO Flyer Encouraging Migrants To Vote For Biden Is NOT Authentic; It’s Fake
Did a Mexican nonprofit issue a flyer that features its logo and encourages migrants along the southern border of the U.S. to vote for President Joe Biden? No, that's not true: Gaby Zavala, the founder of the nonprofit, Resource Center Ma
PolitiFact→ Did a nongovernment organization in Mexico encourage migrants to vote for Biden? What we know
The Biden campaign and a center in Mexico that helps people trying to get to the U.S. said they have nothing to do with a flyer that tells migrants to vote for Biden.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ No, immigrants did not storm New York City Hall in pursuit of luxury hotel rooms
Social media users are misrepresenting what happened at City Hall with false claims about how the immigrants acted and why they were there.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Migrants were not secretly flown to Florida with taxpayer money
Says 326,000 migrants were flown to Florida with taxpayer dollars under President Joe Biden’s secret migrant flight program.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Migrant Throwing Rock From Overpass Story Does NOT Check Out — Local Teens Charged With 2014 Crime
Did a migrant who was angry that he had not received a packet of government benefits throw a rock from an interstate overpass, nearly killing a woman? No, that's not true: This story appears to be based on a 2014 incident that occurred al
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Federal data does not show a soaring number of unauthorized migrants registering to vote
With three months remaining in the presidential primary season, social media users are misrepresenting government data to suggest that the country is seeing a surge in voter registrations by migrants who came to the U.S. illegally.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Chicago Mayor Did NOT Tell Migrants They Can Rob Americans If They Run Out of Debit Card Funds — Satire Source
Did the Chicago mayor tell migrants they can "just rob Americans" if they run out of debit card funds? No, that's not true: The mayor never said this. The fabricated quotes came from a satire article posted by The Daily Wasp, a website th
PolitiFact→ More immigrants equal better odds for Democrats after the next census? Why those claims are flawed
High-profile people and politicians say Democrats are allowing illegal immigration to boost their political power after the next census. But studies don’t support the claim, and immigrants in the country illegally don’t live only in blue states.
PolitiFact→ Sean Duffy – No, Tyson Foods didn’t announce it would hire 52,000 migrants
Tyson Foods announced it would hire 52,000 migrants.
AllSides→ Posts exaggerate migrants’ impact on US Census, elections
https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.34LX2QV Social media posts claim Democrats are encouraging the en
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Most Immigrants, Their Families CANNOT Get ‘Direct USA Immigration Through The EB3 Greencard Visa’ Program
Can immigrants and their families obtain "Direct USA Immigration through the EB3 Greencard visa" program? No, that's not true: The EB-3 Green Card visa program is tailored for skilled workers, professionals and other individuals who posse
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Government Not Providing $5,000 To Each Illegal Migrant; All Americans NOT Eligible For A $5,000 Federal Subsidy
Is the U.S. government providing $5,000 to each illegal migrant and to all Americans? No, neither element of the claim is true: An immigration policy think tank contacted by Lead Stories said these claims are a "false rumor" that has been
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – Los inmigrantes en programa de parole no reciben vuelos gratuitos a EE.UU.
"Los demócratas están con el dinero de los estadounidenses financiando los vuelos de inmigrantes ilegales."
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Migrants in parole program do not receive free flights to the US
“300,000 illegal immigrants were able to use a simple app to get a free flight to our country.”
The Dispatch→ Assessing Claims About an Illegal Immigrant Arrested for Murder in Maryland
It’s true that Nilson Granados-Trejo faced multiple immigration detainers but was never deported.
PolitiFact→ Marco Rubio – Rubio overstates effect of Biden immigration actions, falsely claims he’s not detaining migrants
Joe Biden's executive orders meant "for the first time in American history we have a president who will not detain the people who enter this country illegally."
PolitiFact→ Jonathan Martin – ICE gives some migrants smartphones to track them, not for personal use
“This is the era where people are given smartphones when they cross the border and enter our country.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Has NOT ‘Secretly Flown 320,000 Illegal Immigrants From Latin American Airports’ to US Cities
Has President Joe Biden "secretly flown 320,000 illegal immigrants from Latin American airports to 43 U.S. cities"? No, that's not true: The Biden administration called the claim "categorically false," noting it had publicly announced the
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Fact Focus: Biden falsely accused of secret flights for hundreds of thousands of immigrants
In his victory speech Tuesday, former president Donald Trump echoed false statements on social media that the Biden administration had secretly flown hundreds of thousands of migrants to the United States.
PolitiFact→ Sean Hannity – Sean Hannity is wrong. ‘Illegal immigrants’ cannot vote in New York City’s local elections
In New York City “local elections, illegal immigrants can vote.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Undocumented immigrants are not proof of a scheme to replace whites with nonwhites
“7.2 million illegals entered the U.S. under Biden administration,” showing that “the ‘Great Replacement’ is not a theory, it’s a reality."
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ ATF rules not updated to allow migrants to purchase firearms
Amid accusations from Republicans that President Joe Biden’s migrant policies are to blame for the recent killing of a nursing student in Georgia, social media users are falsely claiming that the ATF is making it easier for people who enter the U.S.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Migrants living in the U.S. unlawfully can not legally purchase firearms
The ATF updated their background check policy to allow “illegal immigrants” to purchase firearms.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘Hindu Indian’ Immigrant Defecating In Public — It’s A Staged Scene By A Content Creator
Does a video on social media show a "Hindu Indian man" coming to America and taking a "dump in public"? No, that's not true: The video shows YouTuber Prince Zee, who is not Hindu or Indian, performing one of the many stunts that have earn
AllSides→ Do nongovernmental organizations use federal tax money to transport migrants in the US?
https://wisconsinwatch.org/2024/02/immigration-migrants-border-nongovernmental-organizations-funding-fact-brief/?utm_source=gigafact&utm_id=112
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Do immigrants crossing the US southern border take union jobs? Fact-checking Donald Trump
“The biggest threat to your unions is millions of people coming across the border, because you're not gonna have your jobs anymore.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: San Francisco City Council Did NOT Appoint ‘Illegal Immigrant’ To Board Of Elections
Did the San Francisco City Council appoint to the Board of Elections someone who a social media post called an "illegal immigrant"? No, that's not true: The person who was appointed to a commission in San Francisco is a "legal immigrant,"
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Migrants in New York City will not receive up to $10,000 in prepaid debit cards
Migrants in New York City are receiving prepaid debit cards with up to $10,000 and no restrictions.
FactCheck.org→ IRS Has Not Introduced Immigrant Housing Tax Incentive, Contrary to Posts
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Quick Take The IRS has not introduced a tax incentive for U.S. families to house immigrants in exchange for labor. A bogus claim that was originally posted as satire is circulating
PolitiFact→ George Borrello – Fact-checking state Sen. George Borrello on New York City cards for migrants
“NYC will give $1,000 taxpayer-funded credit cards to migrants.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Biden didn’t announce ‘Housing for Labor’ program for families willing to take in migrants
President Joe Biden announced tax incentives for families willing to take in migrants in a new “Housing for Labor” initiative.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Immigrants In Canada ‘Forced To Live’ Near Active Train Tracks
Does a video on social media show immigrants in Canada "forced" to live near busy train tracks in Toronto? No, that's not true: This video was shot in Lagos, the capital of Nigeria, and gained traction online during February 2024. A Niger
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Executive Order 9066 authorized Japanese detention during World War II, not gift cards for recent migrants
On the 82nd anniversary of the order on Monday, social media users erroneously claimed that it is a recent directive meant to aid those who cross the U.S. border illegally.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Social media claim wrong about number of immigrants and reemergence of livestock disease
Because “17 million immigrants” were “let in” the U.S, “ foot and mouth disease is back. We got rid of that fifty years ago.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Undocumented Immigrants In US DO Pay Taxes
Do undocumented immigrants in the United States not pay taxes? No, that's not true: The claim made by Elon Musk on X that "illegals in America" do not pay taxes is "absolutely false," the deputy director of the Institute on Taxation and E