In this video, CNN’s Jake Tapper breaks down a misleading claim from the Trump administration about the number of people with criminal records arrested at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Issues: immigration
FactChecking Trump’s Immigration Address
The Whoppers of 2018
The Viral Spiral of 2018
Several Administrations Used Tear Gas at the Border
The Caravan, the CDC and a False Flight
Viral Posts Misinform on McCarran-Walter Act
Trump Misuses Data in 9th Circuit Attack
Bloody Border Patrol Photo is Eight Years Old
Trump’s Border Claims
After a group of migrants tried to breach the U.S. border at Tijuana, Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Kevin McAleenan said there were no “reported serious injuries on either side of the border.” But President Donald Trump told reporters the same day that “three Border Patrol people yesterday were very badly hurt through getting hit with rocks and stones.”