Lie January 9, 2019 · Social post · Immigration

“Did you know: At our Southern Border, in 2018: 1.7 MILLION pounds of narcotics were seized. 17,000 criminals were arrested. 6,000 gang members—including violent MS-13 Animals—were apprehended. Protect America - BUILD THE WALL!”

Said
January 9, 2019
Where
Twitter (Twitter)
Verdict
Lie, as rated by the Washington Post Fact Checker
Topic
Immigration
Repeated
102 times in the Post’s database
Source
Washington Post claims database (claim ID 8039)

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  3. Jan 10, 2019 · Remarks“[Mexico is] paying for it with the incredible deal we made, called the United States, Mexico, and Canada USMCA deal.
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  5. Jan 10, 2019 · Interview“We've built a lot of wall we've renovated tremendous amount of wall with money that we've already gotten and we're continuing that.”
  6. Jan 10, 2019 · Remarks“We're already building [the border wall.”