“With this bill, they’re going to people in prison, they’re going to people who are illegal immigrants.”
John Barrasso
Senator (R-Wyo.). in an an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press.". Claim dated 7 Mar 2021.
Washington Post rated thisTwo Pinocchios
What Washington Post found
A small subset of undocumented immigrants might receive payments
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
John Barrasso (Senator (R-Wyo.)) made this claim around 7 March 2021. Washington Post (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 9 March 2021, 2 days later. Its rating was “Two Pinocchios”.
John Barrasso has 5 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 0 of them false or fake, 4 misleading or mixed and 0 true.
Where the claim appeared
- barrasso.senate.govhttps://www.barrasso.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/tv-appearances?ContentRecord_id=08312C8D…
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