“Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said, “I told President (Donald) Trump the best way to make rapists and criminals feel unwelcome in the U.S. is for their citizens to stop electing them.”
Social media posts
in a post. Claim dated 15 Feb 2025.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
PolitiFact reviewed Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum’s public statements and found no evidence that she said this. We also found no credible news reports about this purported exchange between Sheinbaum and President Donald Trump.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 15 February 2025. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 19 February 2025, 4 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
Links recorded by PolitiFact. Some posts may have been deleted since.
This check was done by PolitiFact, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.