Immigrants

Did a Swedish child get beaten by a Muslim immigrant for having blue eyes? No, that's not true: the photo is actually of a four-year-old girl from Cardiff, Wales who was attacked by a rottweiler. It was not a 12-year-old Swedish boy from Helsingborg attacked by a 15-year-old Muslim immigrant. The claim originated from an article published by Daily Political…

Did radio shock jock Don Imus leave $2 million to President Trump's re-election campaign? No, that's not true: The story is made up and is labeled "celebrity fan fiction" on a liberal satire website that tries to mislead Trump supporters into sharing fictional stories that are clearly marked as satire. The claim originated from an article published by Potatriots Unite…

Are seven women shown in this meme off of food stamps and now with great jobs, thanks to President Trump? No, that's not true: These were all Ivy League students who were interviewed by Essence magazine in 2015 for a story about successful African immigrants. The meme creator stole the photo and used it to falsely claim these women had…

Did ICE arrest the LA mayor for harboring fugitives through a sanctuary city? No, that's not true: The original story is part of a satirical website network intended to rile up conservatives with fictional accounts of events that, very often, never happened. Such is the case here, with the story making up not only the name of the mayor, but…

Are asylum seekers housed in luxury hotels in the United States, while homeless veterans are left in the street? No, that's not true: Refugees who apply for asylum in the United States are eligible for limited financial support for housing, but there is no program that places the immigrants in luxury hotels. The photo used in a meme making the…

Are the people shown in this "Stolen Lives Quilt" meme victims of illegal alien killers? No, that's not true. While many of those pictured were killed by undocumented immigrants, the 30 images on the right half of the meme show victims of the 2016 Orlando, Florida, Pulse Nightclub massacre, which was blamed on a man born in New York state.…

Did CNN host Brian Stelter say that President Donald Trump is a "destructive cult leader"? No, that's not true: A psychologist who studies cults made the comment while being interviewed by Stelter on CNN's "Reliable Sources" program. Stelter did not repeat it, but questioned the guest about how he could justify and prove the statement. The story originated from an…

Does one "illegal refugee" get $3874 each month from the Federal Assistance Program? No, that's not true: Refugees are allowed to apply for asylum in the United States, which means they are not illegal. If a refugee enters the United States illegally, without applying for refugee status, they would not qualify for federal assistance. A document shown in a meme…

Does Los Angeles County have the same population as all of the bottom 43 American states? No, that's not true: The census bureau estimates there were 10,105,518 people living in Los Angeles County, California, at the start of 2019, while the 43 lesser-populated states had a combined population of 181,860,168 which is 18-times the population of Los Angeles County. The…

Did Joe Biden confess to bribery when he told how he warned Ukraine's leader the United States would withhold a $1 billion loan unless a prosecutor was replaced? No, that's not true: A video posted with the "bribery" claim is from the former vice president's appearance at a Council on Foreign Relations event on January 23, 2018, in which Biden…