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Donald Trump stated on August 19, 2015 in a town hall in Derry, N.H.:

"Many of the great scholars say that anchor babies are not covered" by the 14th Amendment.

By Lauren Carroll • August 25, 2015

Corey Lewandowski stated on August 23, 2015 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union":

Says "there’s 400,000" anchor babies born in the United States a year, which are "individuals coming to our country and having their children so their children can be U.S. citizens."

By Linda Qiu • August 23, 2015

Lindsey Graham stated on July 28, 2010 in an interview with Fox News' "On the Record with Greta Van Susteren":

"People come here to have babies. They come here to drop a child. It's called 'drop and leave."

By Louis Jacobson • August 6, 2010

Glenn Beck stated on June 10, 2009 in his Fox News program:

"Why do we have automatic citizenship upon birth? We're the only country in the world that has it."

By Robert Farley • June 19, 2009

Occupy Democrats stated on August 23, 2015 in a Facebook post:

Says Bobby Jindal’s parents "used his birthright citizenship to become Americans, making him an anchor baby."

By Jon Greenberg • August 25, 2015

Debbie Riddle stated on August 10, 2010 in a television interview:

"Over 81 percent of the babies that are born at LBJ Hospital right here in Houston are born of women who are not here legally."

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms, W. Gardner Selby • August 23, 2010

Hillary Clinton stated on October 23, 2016 in a tweet from her campaign:

"Donald Trump says he'd deport 16 million people."

By Louis Jacobson • October 25, 2016

Tim Kaine stated on October 4, 2016 in the 2016 vice presidential debate:

Says "Donald Trump proposes to deport 16 million people, 11 million who are here without documents, and both Donald Trump and Mike Pence want to get rid of birthright citizenship."

By Miriam Valverde • October 7, 2016

Hillary Clinton stated on August 25, 2015 in a tweet:

"How do Jeb Bush and Donald Trump differ on immigration? Spoiler alert: They don't."

By Amy Sherman • August 28, 2015

Instagram posts stated on November 10, 2023 in an Instagram post:

Rise in U.S. infant mortality rate connected to COVID-19 vaccines.

By Jeff Cercone • November 15, 2023

Instagram posts stated on May 21, 2023 in a screenshot shared on Instagram:

COVID-19 vaccines administered during pregnancy drove an increase in cases of myocarditis in babies.

By Madison Czopek • May 23, 2023

Facebook posts stated on March 11, 2020 in a Facebook post:

“MSNBC actually said on air ‘I hope enough people die from coronavirus that it harms Trump’s re-election.’”

By Ciara O'Rourke • March 18, 2020

Bloggers stated on October 18, 2019 in a post on Facebook:

Says Elizabeth Warren, asked about the Mollie Tibbetts murder, said “I know this is hard for her family, but they have to remember that we need to focus on real problems, like illegal immigrants not being able to see their kids.”

By Jon Greenberg • February 14, 2020

Patrick Murphy stated on September 20, 2016 in a campaign ad:

Says "Marco Rubio would take away a woman’s right to choose for victims of rape or incest."

By Joshua Gillin • September 23, 2016

Catherine Cortez Masto stated on July 14, 2016 in a news release:

"Just on the issue of immigration alone, it is next to impossible to find a policy difference between (Donald) Trump and Congressman (Joe) Heck."

By Riley Snyder • July 28, 2016

Jerry Patterson stated on August 9, 2010 in a speech:

Says Barack Obama didn't keep his promise to have an immigration bill in his first year.

By Ciara O'Rourke • August 21, 2010

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By Louis Jacobson • August 6, 2010

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By Amy Sherman • August 27, 2015

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By Amy Sherman • February 12, 2016

Immigration: A few recent — and unusual — claims

By Jon Greenberg • September 10, 2015

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By Robert Farley • September 10, 2010

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