Lie April 5, 2019 · Remarks · Immigration

“[Gang members from Central America] have lawyers greeting them. They read what the lawyer tells them to read. They're gang members. And they say, "I fear for my life. I..." They're the ones that are causing fear for life. It's a scam. Okay? It's a scam. It's a hoax. I know about hoaxes.”

Said
April 5, 2019
Where
Remarks
Verdict
Lie, as rated by the Washington Post Fact Checker
Topic
Immigration
Repeated
6 times in the Post’s database
Source
Washington Post claims database (claim ID 9781)

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