Katie Britt

United States Senator. 4 claims checked by other fact-checking organisations, from 2024 to 2024. The ratings are theirs, in their own words.

Checked by PolitiFact11 Mar 2024United States

Katie Britt, Senator of Alabama

“A woman was “sex trafficked by the cartels starting at the age of 12 … We wouldn't be okay with this happening in a third world country. This is the United States of America.”

PolitiFact rated this: False

PolitiFact says: Karla Jacinto Romero was sex trafficked in Mexico from 2004 to 2008, starting when she was 12 years old. We found no evidence that this trafficking was linked to Jacinto trying to migrate to the United States.

Checked by Washington Post9 Mar 2024United States Politics and government

Katie Britt, Senator (R-Ala.)

“I traveled to the Del Rio sector of Texas. That’s where I spoke to a woman who shared her story with me. She had been sex trafficked by the cartels starting at the age of 12. ...President Biden’s border policies are a disgrace.”

Washington Post rated this: Four Pinocchios

Washington Post says: The case took place during the George W. Bush administration and di not involved trafficking to the United States.

Checked by PolitiFact8 Mar 2024United States Immigration

Katie Britt, United States Senator

“Fact-checking Katie Britt's immigration claims in Republican 2024 State of the Union response”

PolitiFact rated this: Needs context

PolitiFact says: Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., delivered the Republican response to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address. Britt criticized Biden on immigration, the economy and crime.

Checked by PolitiFact8 Mar 2024United States Politics and government

Katie Britt, U.S. Senator

“President Joe Biden “bans TikTok for government employees but creates an account for his own campaign.”

PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True

PolitiFact says: In 2022, President Joe Biden banned the use of TikTok by federal government employees on devices owned by agencies. His campaign said it uses a separate device for using the app.