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U.S.-Mexico Border

Posts on X claimed that illegal immigration had grown 10x coming into the United States between 2017 and 2023.

US Illegal Immigration Grew Tenfold from 2017 to 2023?

Written by: Jordan Liles

Feb. 13, 2024

"2023 illegal migration grows 10x in seven years," multiple posts on X claimed.

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Biden Said in 2007 He Wouldn't Allow Sanctuary Cities to Exist?

Written by: Taija PerryCook

Jan. 31, 2024

"You have to have a federal government that can enforce laws," he said at the time.

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Video Shows Tanks Near Texas-Mexico Border in January 2024?

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

Jan. 30, 2024

The footage allegedly depicts tanks ready for "possible military presence of the Biden administr ...

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A rumor said that some of the 25 Republican governors who signed a joint statement of solidarity with Texas and Governor Greg Abbott had sent new deployments in January 2024 of state National Guard service members to Texas to aid with security along the Southern border.

Did GOP Governors Deploy State National Guard Units To Support Texas in January 2024?

Written by: Jordan Liles

Jan. 26, 2024

A claim posted on X on Jan. 25, 2024, spread a rumor about Republican-led U.S. states, Texas and ...

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A video claimed that US President Joe Biden said he was considering waging war on Texas with F15s and that he didn't want the state to stop military aged men from coming over the US Mexico border.

'Hot Mic' Supposedly Catches Biden Threatening To 'Wage War on Texas' with F-15 Fighter Jets

Written by: Jordan Liles

Jan. 18, 2024

A video that purportedly featured Biden speaking was shared at the same time that his administra ...

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A video posted on X showed former US Senator Joe Biden saying that no great nation has uncontrolled borders and also proposing a partial border fence and more US Border Patrol agents.

Did Biden Propose a Border Fence in 2007 and Say No Great Nation Has Uncontrolled Borders?

Written by: Jordan Liles

Jan. 10, 2024

A video from 2007 went viral in January 2024 in which the then-U.S. senator shared his thoughts ...

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Did Trump Call for Mass Detention and Deportation of Undocumented Immigrants?

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

Dec. 20, 2023

The former president gave an incendiary speech at a December 2023 campaign rally in Nevada.

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A video purported to show a large migrant caravan leaving southern Mexico for the US border in late October 2023.

Video Shows Large Migrant Caravan Walking to US Border from Southern Mexico in October 2023

Written by: Jordan Liles

Nov. 2, 2023

Video of the caravan was featured in a Reuters article on Oct. 30, 2023, and was prominently rep ...

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Did a Crowd of Migrants Invade the US Border in May 2023?

Written by: Damakant Jayshi

May 8, 2023

With Title 42 COVID-19-related restrictions at the U.S.-Mexico border set to expire on May 11, 2 ...

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Zoo, Animal, Theme Park

What Is the US Border Enforcement Zone?

Written by: Dan Evon

June 13, 2022

The authority of border patrol agents extends way beyond the southern border.

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Smugglers abandoned two young children at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Did Smugglers Abandon Two Young Children at the US-Mexico Border?

Written by: Jordan Liles

April 3, 2021

An image shared on Facebook purportedly showed two children after they had been dropped over a f ...

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Fentanyl hidden in burritos

Did Border Patrol Find $60K Worth of Fentanyl in Burritos?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

April 2, 2021

News websites published reports of a remarkable discovery along the California-Mexico border in ...

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Did the Pentagon Plan to Cut Military Retirement Funding to Pay for Trump's Border Wall?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Aug. 7, 2019

News reports in summer 2019 got many of the basic facts right about some planned defense-budget ...

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Trump Denied He Said Mexico Would Write a Check for the Wall — But He Did

Written by: Bethania Palma

Jan. 11, 2019

President Trump's comments on how border wall construction would be funded shifted as it became ...

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Were 17,000 "Criminal Aliens" and 6,000 MS-13 Gang Members Arrested in 2018?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Jan. 8, 2019

This claim, made on the RNC’s “Border Facts” page, muddied several numbers to make a misleading ...

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Did Illegal Border Traffic Drop by 90% in Areas Where Physical Barriers Were Expanded?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Jan. 8, 2019

This claim, made on the RNC’s “Border Facts” page, is problematic and largely meaningless in ter ...

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Were Immigrants at the U.S.-Mexico Border Photographed with Numbers Written on Their Arms?

Written by: Arturo Garcia

Dec. 3, 2018

A photograph taken near the border spurred disturbing comparisons to atrocities committed by Naz ...

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Is an 'Obama Don't Separate Me From My Mommy' Protest Sign Real?

Written by: Dan Evon

June 21, 2018

A photograph showing protesters holding a sign is real, but the sign is referring to separations ...

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Does This Photograph Show Border Agents Forcibly Separating Children From Families?

Written by: Dan Evon

June 21, 2018

A Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph of a federal agent seizing Elián González was recycled nearl ...

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Were Gun-Toting Children Photographed on the United States Border?

Written by: Dan Evon

June 18, 2018

The Drudge Report used a years-old photograph of children in Syria holding toy guns without cred ...

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