Lie February 28, 2017 · Speech · Terrorism

“According to data provided by the Department of Justice, the vast majority of individuals convicted of terrorism and terrorism-related offenses since 9/11 came here from outside of our country.”

Said
February 28, 2017
Where
Speech
Verdict
Lie, as rated by the Washington Post Fact Checker
Topic
Terrorism
Source
Washington Post claims database (claim ID 0969)

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