Search – PolitiFact

Stand up for the facts!

Our only agenda is to publish the truth so you can be an informed participant in democracy.
We need your help.

More Info

Search results for 'texas mexico border'

0 People

316 Fact-checks

217 Articles

People (0)

Sorry, no results were found

Fact-checks (316)

Steve McCraw stated on July 12, 2019 in a legislative hearing:

Since 2014, there has been a 25% reduction in crime in communities at the Texas-Mexico border.

By Madlin Mekelburg • July 25, 2019

Scott Walker stated on April 25, 2015 in an interview:

Says that as president, Barack Obama has not gone to the Texas-Mexico border

By Tom Kertscher • May 13, 2015

David Dewhurst stated on September 26, 2014 in a speech in Washington, D.C.:

"Prayer rugs have recently been found on the Texas side of the border in the brush."

By Dylan Baddour • October 19, 2014

Rick Perry stated on March 2, 2011 in an interview.:

Says neither President Barack Obama nor Mexico President Felipe Calderon "have been on the border to see what's happening to the citizens of Mexico, and for that matter the citizens of Texas."

By W. Gardner Selby • March 4, 2011

Rick Perry stated on March 10, 2010 in a Web post:

My "border security efforts have led to a 60 percent decrease in border crime."

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • March 16, 2010

Facebook posts stated on February 19, 2025 in a Facebook post:

A measles outbreak in Gaines County, Texas, was caused by “a public health initiative” to “distribute free measles vaccines.”

By Loreben Tuquero • February 28, 2025

X posts stated on January 23, 2025 in X posts:

Video shows “roads heading to Mexico are jam packed as mass deportations have started.”

By Loreben Tuquero • January 24, 2025

Threads posts stated on November 20, 2024 in a Threads post:

“Texas just gifted Trump 355,000 acres for deportation camps.”

By Loreben Tuquero • November 27, 2024

Republican National Committee stated on July 22, 2024 in a video:

President Joe Biden appointed "Kamala Harris to be his border czar to deal with illegal immigration … Harris was put in charge of stopping illegal immigration."

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • July 24, 2024

Joe Biden stated on June 4, 2024 in a speech:

“Due to the arrangements that I've reached with (Mexico) President Obrador, the number of migrants coming … to our shared border unlawfully in recent months has dropped dramatically.”

By Amy Sherman, Samantha Putterman • June 5, 2024

Viral image stated on May 28, 2024 in an Instagram post:

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in May that “Texas SB-4 law is constitutional.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • June 3, 2024

TikTok posts stated on March 14, 2024 in una publicación en TikTok:

El gobernador de Texas “puso más de 5,000 cocodrilos en el río Bravo".

By Marta Campabadal Graus • March 28, 2024

Nikki Haley stated on January 31, 2024 in a radio interview:

If Texas says, “‘We don’t want to be part of America anymore’ … that’s their decision to make.”

By Sara Swann • February 5, 2024

TikTok posts stated on January 13, 2024 in a TikTok video:

President Joe Biden said he will “send F-15s” to “wage war against Texas.”

By Sara Swann • January 18, 2024

TikTok posts stated on May 17, 2023 in a TikTok video:

Video shows a U.S. military member opening a border gate and allowing immigrants to enter the country illegally.

By Sara Swann • May 26, 2023

X posts stated on May 12, 2023 in a tweet:

“JUST IN: A MASSIVE CARAVAN of illegal aliens is forcing their way into the US!”

By Marta Campabadal Graus • May 18, 2023

Joaquin Castro stated on April 28, 2023 in a tweet:

“Title 42 and other Trump-era holdovers are forcing migrants into dangerous, overcrowded conditions in Mexico.”

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • April 5, 2023

Kayleigh McEnany stated on February 7, 2023 in a Facebook post:

"Joe Biden's wide open southern border" is to blame for fentanyl deaths in the U.S.

By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Jeff Cercone • February 10, 2023

Adam Laxalt stated on August 8, 2022 in a statement:

The public health order Title 42 is "the last tool Border Patrol has to stop the overwhelming flood of illegal immigrants pouring into our country.”

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • August 31, 2022

Joni Ernst stated on May 28, 2022 in a newsletter:

$3 million per day in "your tax dollars" are being spent to guard "unused border wall materials."

By Nina Baker • June 16, 2022

View all 316 Factchecks

Articles (217)

Muslim prayer rugs on Texas-Mexico border? No confirmed finds

By W. Gardner Selby • October 27, 2014

In context: Greg Abbott on third-world corruption near the Texas-Mexico border

By W. Gardner Selby • February 11, 2014

Federal aid covers most costs of cameras near Texas-Mexico border

By W. Gardner Selby • February 7, 2014

Ask PolitiFact: Is Texas measles outbreak linked to ‘border’? No evidence, officials say

By Jeff Cercone • March 7, 2025

Joe Biden-Donald Truimp border composite, 2-29-2024

The context behind Joe Biden and Donald Trump’s dueling immigration speeches at the Texas border

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • March 1, 2024

Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., speaks during a conference on border security, 2-6-2024

Sen. Chris Murphy said ‘the border never closes.’ What does that mean?

By Samantha Putterman • February 7, 2024

Razor wire and a blocked Border Patrol. What’s going on in Eagle Pass, Texas?

By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Jeff Cercone • January 24, 2024

Silhouette migrants at border directed by border patrol

Ask PolitiFact: What branch of government is ‘really’ responsible for the crisis at the border?

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • January 17, 2024

Texas governor suggests feds violated court order by snipping razor wire at border. Is it true?

By Bayliss Wagner • January 4, 2024

Key facts about immigration data: What it can and can’t tell us about border policies

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • January 3, 2024

Fact-checking DeSantis’ first TV ad about Israel evacuations, hurricane recovery and the border

By Amy Sherman, Maria Ramirez Uribe • November 6, 2023

Group of migrants walk by open stormgates border Arizona, 8-29-2023

Ask PolitiFact: Why are some border gates open in Arizona?

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • September 5, 2023

Experts say Ron DeSantis’ plan to send troops to the U.S.-Mexico border wouldn’t lower fentanyl flow

By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Marta Campabadal Graus • August 25, 2023

Rep. Cuellar at house hearing holding up piece of paper

Texas congressman says some immigration appointments in NYC’s ICE office are for 2033. Is that true?

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • May 11, 2023

Migrant crowd outside of border fence guarded by border patrol

Title 42 expiration: What’s next for migrants applying for asylum at US’ southern border?

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • May 8, 2023

Migrants waiting in El Paso on Dec. 12 crossing before Title 42 possible Dec. 21 deadline

In context: What Biden said about migrants at the southern US border and Jews fleeing the Holocaust

By Amy Sherman • January 6, 2023

Fentanyl deaths are up, but GOP ads mislead by blaming ‘open borders,’ migrants crossing illegally

By Tom Kertscher • October 28, 2022

Photo of southern border and immigrants lining up after crossing into Arizona

Fact-checking claim about Venezuela sending prisoners to the US southern border

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • September 29, 2022

Border Patrol encounters up because high level of migrants seeking to cross border multiple times

By Nusaiba Mizan • August 30, 2022

Border Patrol agents on horseback and Haitian migrants in water - CBP investigation

Border agents on horseback used unnecessary force but did not strike Haitian migrants: CBP

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • July 13, 2022