In an attack on Sen. Marco Rubio’s stance on immigration, Sen. Ted Cruz makes two overly broad accusations that distort Rubio’s position.
Cruz Distorts Rubio’s Immigration Stance
Issues: Illegal immigration
FactChecking the Seventh GOP Debate
There was no Donald Trump, but plenty to fact-check in the last GOP debate before the Iowa caucuses.
The ‘King of Whoppers’: Donald Trump
He dominates our annual review of political falsehoods.
Ted Cruz on Deportations
Sen. Ted Cruz claimed at the Dec. 15 Republican presidential debate that 12 million people were deported under President Clinton and 10 million people under George W. Bush. But those figures are inflated.
Democratic Deportation Misinformation
A Democratic super PAC claims that Republican candidates for president are “all on the same page” with Donald Trump. But the ad invites a false conclusion that both Marco Rubio and Trump favor deporting millions of immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally.
FactChecking GOP Economic Debate
The fourth Republican presidential debate featured fewer candidates, but no shortage of factual missteps.
Carson on Border Apprehensions
Ben Carson said that “a lot” of the people captured crossing the U.S. border and then released are from Iraq, Somalia and Russia. He’s wrong. Federal statistics show that number is less than 1 percent.
FactChecking the CNN Republican Debate
The candidates flubbed claims on vaccines, immigration, Hillary Clinton and more.
Trump’s Immigration Plan
Republican Donald Trump’s immigration plan includes several statements that stray from the facts.
FactChecking the GOP Candidate Forum
Several Republican presidential candidates made false and exaggerated claims at a candidate forum in New Hampshire on Aug. 3.