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Does Chicago have city ID cards which allow illegal immigrants to vote in local, state and federal elections? No, Chicago's CityKey ID program does not give non-citizens a way to illegally cast ballots when they otherwise would not be able to do so. An image that has been shared widely on social platforms falsely states that the new Chicago ID…

Were 10,800 U.S. children raped by illegal immigrants in 2018? Almost certainly not. The actual statistics haven't been published yet and the 10,800 number is just a very sloppy extrapolation based on data from one state that also includes non-rapes. The story went viral via an article published on January 2, 2019 titled "NCFIRE: 10,800 U.S. Children Were Raped By…

Were none of the 154 mass shootings in the United States this year commited by black men or illegal aliens? No, that's not true: the claim made in a viral Facebook post published by David Brown this summer which has been shared over half a million times can easily be disproven. The claim appeared in a Facebook post published on…

Was a van full of illegals caught illegally casting ballots in the Ohio special election? No, that's not true: a story circulating online that made this claim was posted by a satirical website that tries to trick conservatives and Republicans into sharing fake news so they can then be mocked for it. The events described in the article did not…

Did a passenger plane full of illegal immigrants fly over the U.S. border in an attempt to parachute across and did it all go horribly wrong for them with the skydivers landing directly in a New Mexico prison named "La Maga Laro State Prison" where they were caught by ICE? No such thing happened: the story originated with an article…

Did truckloads full of illegal immigrants cast fake votes in the Pennsylvania election for the 18th Congressional District? And did this invalidate Conor Lamb's narrow win over Rick Saccone? We won't know 100% certain who won until after all questions about potential recounts have been settled but one thing we do know: the story about the trucks full of illegals…

A hyperpartisan website named Freedom Daily published an article (archived here) titled "BREAKING: 15 Dead, 400 Hospitalized in San Diego After Illegals' Disturbing Labor Day Surprise". The article opened: Officials in the liberal southern California city of San Diego, have declared a state of emergency during the popular vacation weekend for the tourist town. Prior to admitting the problem believed…

Two fake news sites both published articles titled "JEFF BRIDGES: ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS SHOULDN'T RECIVE SOCIAL SECURITY. DO YOU AGREE HIM?" (yes, written like that). Update: A third site posted the article. Of course Jeff Bridges never said anything like that and the rest of the article never even mentions Jeff Bridges. It opens: Every year, the Social Security Administration collects…

Hyperpartisan website USA Politics Now published an article on May 17th 2017 titled "JUST IN: Donald Trump Signs Executive Order To Deport 10 MILLION Illegals Immediately!". It opens: On Wednesday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order on dealing with illegal immigration, and according to a report from ABC News, this shall entail that every immigrant residing in the U.S.…

The eternally amusing satirical hoax website The Resistance: The Last Line of Defense came up with another fake article titled "Clinton Foundation Cargo Ship Raided At Port Of Baltimore Reveals Sick Secret". It begins as follows: A ship owned and operated by the Clinton Foundation was raided as it arrived from Africa this morning at the Port of Baltimore. The…