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Topic: immigration

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Did Illegal Immigration Drive Up Your Rent? The Dallas Fed Study Trump Cited, Examined

A preliminary Dallas Fed working paper found unauthorized immigration contributed about 19% of rental price increases from 2021–2024. Trump claimed 40–50% via a government housing program that…

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NY Millionaire Flight and $5K Rents: What the Data Shows, and What Mamdani Has to Do with It

The CBC tax-revenue and rent figures are real, but the viral post misattributes a 12-year trend to a mayor who has been in office six months and misrepresents undocumented immigration as the cause…

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Did Biden "Open" the Southern Border? Fact-Checking the Claim

Biden reversed key Trump-era enforcement measures and presided over record border encounters, but 'opened the border with unrestricted immigration' is Misleading: 2.5M+ expulsions occurred, FY2024…

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Did Trump Buy a Taser Maker's Stock Before ICE Sought a $220M Deal?

A viral tweet says Trump bought Axon stock two weeks before ICE went looking for $220M in tasers, and that it's 'super illegal.' The trade is real and CNBC-documented. The 'illegal' part is not.

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Fact-Check: ICE Treatment of Children — Detention Conditions & "Children as Bait"

Both claims verified: government reports document sub-human detention conditions for children, and multiple incidents confirm ICE using children to lure families.

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8,499 Posts, Fact-Checked: What the President Told America From Truth Social

A data-driven, bipartisan fact-check of the most significant claims Trump made on Truth Social during his second term — 8,499 posts categorized, cross-referenced against court filings, government…

Analysis

ICE Under the Constitution: A Legal Accounting of 2025-2026 Enforcement Actions

Federal courts have found ICE violated constitutional rights over 4,400 times through illegal detention, warrantless home raids, defiance of court orders, and deportation of people to torture…

Analysis

Poverty Predicts Crime Better Than Race. Here's the Data.

Violent crime is near historic lows despite widespread belief otherwise, and immigrants commit crimes at far lower rates than native-born citizens. The data changes the picture.

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