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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
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – NYC will give migrant families debit, not credit, cards for food
"NYC to give ILLEGALS $53 Million in Prepaid Credit Cards."
Full Fact→ Welfare payments to immigrants don’t cost £500 billion a year
A viral post about the number of immigrants ‘dependent’ on the welfare system seems to vastly exaggerate the cost.
PolitiFact→ Elon Musk – Elon Musk is wrong to say Joe Biden is recruiting immigrants to create a Democratic majority
Biden’s strategy is to “get as many illegals in the country as possible” and “legalize them to create a permanent majority.”
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Migrants in New York City will receive prepaid debit cards, not credit cards, for designated goods
Amid a massive influx of migrants to New York City, social media users are misrepresenting the new program with false claims about the type of aid participants will receive.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Illegal Immigrant’ In Video Is NOT Azerbaijani Politician Movsum Samadov — Samadov Says It’s Not Him, He Can’t Leave Azerbaijan
Does a video seen on X show Azerbaijani politician Movsum Samadov on the border of the United States? No, that's not true: There is no evidence this man is Samadov or that this took place on the border of the U.S. Samadov denied that he w
Full Fact→ ‘Illegal immigrants’ don’t receive more benefits than pensioners
Incorrect claims about the amount of benefits received by pensioners and refugees have been circulating for years.
PolitiFact→ Tucker Carlson – Tucker Carlson is wrong when comparing migrants illegally entering the U.S. and U.S. births
“In August 2023, illegal immigration outpaced American births.”
Full Fact→ Not all migrants must wait five years for benefits under France’s new immigration law
A post being shared on social media makes several claims about the law that are not all true and require more context.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Do ‘illegal immigrants now have the right to vote in New York’? No, that’s False.
“Illegal immigrants now have the right to vote in New York."
AllSides→ DOJ Filing Shows Texas Did Not Stop Border Patrol from Saving Drowning Migrants
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/doj-filing-shows-texas-did-not-stop-border-patrol-from-saving-drowning-migrants/
AllSides→ Texas ‘Physically Barred’ Border Patrol from Attempting to Save Migrants Who Drowned
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/texas-physically-barred-border-patrol-migrants-drowned-1234946664/
Washington Post→ Pro-Trump anti-immigrant ad makes it seem as if Haley coddles ‘criminals’
This ad snips a couple of lines from a long answer about the tone of the immigration debate, creating a false impression.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Trump's claim that millions of immigrants are signing up to vote illegally is Pants on Fire!
“That’s why they are allowing these people to come in — people that don’t speak our language — they are signing them up to vote.”
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Migrants in NYC were temporarily housed in a local school during a storm. The school has not shut down
News that migrants living in a temporary shelter at Floyd Bennett Field, a former airport, would wait out the storm at James Madison High School led some on social media to falsely claim that the move would be long term.
PolitiFact→ Glenn Grothman – Grothman falsely claims birthright citizenship doesn’t apply to migrant children born in the US
“Our government, wrongly, is saying if you’re born in this country you’re automatically an American citizen.”
PolitiFact→ Ron DeSantis – Debate fact-check: Ron DeSantis’ misleading claim that 8 million migrants have come in under Biden
“Biden’s let in 8 million people just in four years.”
PolitiFact→ Ron DeSantis said a NYC school displaced students to house migrants. Here’s what happened.
During the Iowa debate, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis claimed a NYC school displaced students to house migrants. This characterization omits key details. He’s referring to a single-day displacement because of severe weather. No migrants remain in the sch
Logically→ No, video doesn’t show undocumented migrants crossing US-Mexico border
Logically→ Prank video shared as ‘Muslim migrant in Holland’ urinating on pork in a supermarket
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ATF Background Check Was NOT Updated To Authorize ‘Illegal Immigrants’ To Purchase Firearms
Was the mechanism of the background check conducted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to screen potential gun owners changed in a way that now allows people lacking citizenship status to buy and possess guns in th
The Dispatch→ An End-of-Year Migrant Surge
Border crossings continue to reach record levels while Washington struggles to address the crisis.
PolitiFact→ X posts – No, migrants aren’t being given US passports when they enter the country
Migrants who enter the U.S. illegally get U.S. passports immediately after leaving a border processing center.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Muslim Immigrant Urinating On Pork In Dutch Supermarket — Creator Has Posted Similar Staged Scenes Before
Did a bystander or cohort film a spontaneous incident when a Muslim immigrant urinated on packages of pork in a Dutch supermarket? No, that's not true: The video is staged and was posted by a TikTok creator. The same creator posted severa
Full Fact→ Being an immigrant doesn’t entitle you to get more money from the state than a pensioner
A Facebook post comparing what’s given to immigrants and British pensioners is missing important context.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – 2015 Biden video shared out of context not proof he’ll ‘make a stream of illegal immigrants’
Then-Vice President Joe Biden’s remarks in 2015 video prove he “intentionally” opened U.S. borders to immigrants.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ US Senate candidate spreads false claims about migrant aid
CLAIM: The federal government gives people who enter the U.S. illegally a cell phone, a domestic plane ticket to a location of their choosing and a $5,000 Visa gift card.
Logically→ Not all recent immigrants to Ireland are on benefits
PolitiFact→ Gavin Newsom – Gavin Newsom’s Mostly False claim about Ron DeSantis’ support of amnesty for immigrants
"When (Ron DeSantis) was in Congress, he supported amnesty."
Full Fact→ How many migrants arrived in the UK in the last two years?
Nearly 2.3 million migrants arrived in the UK over the last two years, but net migration is around 1.3 million.
PolitiFact→ Bryan Steil – Wisconsin lawmaker's claim on immigrants voting in local DC elections is “Mostly True”
“Washington, D.C., allows noncitizens to vote in (municipal elections)" so a Russian citizen, after living in Washington for 30 days can "vote for mayor in Washington, D.C. And they don’t even need to show their ID to do it.”
Full Fact→ PM’s claim about Labour’s migrants plan based on inaccurate Conservative analysis
Rishi Sunak has repeated his claim that it would mean accepting an “additional 100,000 migrants” a year, but the way this figure was calculated is incorrect.
Full Fact→ ‘Illegal immigrants’ aren’t entitled to benefits in the UK
A Facebook post calls for “illegal immigrants” to be deterred by stopping benefits—but people in the UK without a right to be here aren’t entitled to benefits already.
The Dispatch→ The National Guard Is Not the Answer to the Migrant Crisis
It’s not only profoundly unwise, it could alienate Americans against the armed forces.
AllSides→ Assessing Claims That Ethiopian Immigrants to Israel Received Birth Control Shots Without Consent
https://thedispatch.com/article/assessing-claims-that-ethiopian-immigrants-to-israel-received-birth-control-shots-without-consent/