Tim Walz and JD Vance debate was pretty good! But Tim Walz is now being called out for a huge lie about border crossings from the time Trump was in office, to now. Walz said that border "crossings are down since Donald Trump left office." A chart that was posted on X shows how Tim Walz's statement was actually a really big lie.
If Walz meant they were down for the last two months, then maybe - but overall, that's a different story according to FactCheck.org. Their report on the debate talked about the numbers, pointing out how border crossings are up substantially, overall.
Their report said: "Walz countered that illegal border “crossings are down compared to when Donald Trump left office,” which is true when comparing the last two months to the last two months under Trump. But looking at Harris’ entire time as vice president, illegal border crossings are up substantially."
And here's a chart...
If Walz meant they were down for the last two months, then maybe - but overall, that's a different story according to FactCheck.org. Their report on the debate talked about the numbers, pointing out how border crossings are up substantially, overall.
Their report said: "Walz countered that illegal border “crossings are down compared to when Donald Trump left office,” which is true when comparing the last two months to the last two months under Trump. But looking at Harris’ entire time as vice president, illegal border crossings are up substantially."
And here's a chart...
