“300,000 illegal immigrants were able to use a simple app to get a free flight to our country.”
Social media posts
Instagram. Claim dated 7 Mar 2024.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
In 2023, the Biden administration let in about 327,000 people through a parole program. People granted parole do not receive free flights to the U.S. They buy their own plane tickets.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 7 March 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 15 March 2024, 8 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/reel/C4N7FNluw7V/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=35b85169-3aa4-439a…
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