Mark Levin

"The word or the phrase, birthright citizenship, is nowhere in the Constitution. It's not part of any official statute."

The claim is factually incorrect. The principle of birthright citizenship is explicitly established in the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which states: 'All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.' This constitutional provision has been interpreted by the Supreme Court, most notably in *United States v. Wong Kim Ark* (1898), to confer citizenship on most individuals born on U.S. soil. Furthermore, the principle is codified in federal statute, specifically 8 U.S.C. § 1401, which enumerates the categories of individuals who are citizens at birth. Therefore, the claim that birthright citizenship is 'nowhere in the Constitution' and 'not part of any official statute' is directly contradicted by the text of the Fourteenth Amendment and the U.S. Code. · high confidence

"The idea of immigration, let alone illegal immigration, was on nobody's mind. It wasn't even in their imagination."

The claim that immigration was 'on nobody's mind' during the drafting of the 14th Amendment is factually incorrect. While the amendment's primary purpose was to secure citizenship and equal rights for formerly enslaved African Americans, its framers explicitly considered and debated its application to immigrants. The Citizenship Clause was deliberately written to include 'all persons born in the United States,' encompassing children of immigrants, and historical records show discussions about its implications for foreign-born populations. The amendment's provisions for 'equal protection' and 'due process' for 'any person within its jurisdiction' were understood to have significant implications for legal residents, including immigrants. · high confidence

"But even that decision, in my view, wasn't ruled accurately. But putting that aside, illegal aliens come into the country, give birth. That means that even though they're being raised in China, or being raised in Qatar, or being raised wherever they're being raised, they can vote in the United States. And they can serve in our military if we draft them."

The claim is factually incorrect on both counts. First, while children born in the U.S. to undocumented parents are U.S. citizens by birthright under the 14th Amendment (as noted in source 1), only U.S. citizens can vote in federal, state, and most local elections. Official government sources (2, 3) and fact-checking (4) explicitly state that non-citizens, including undocumented immigrants, cannot vote in these elections. Second, while U.S. citizens (including those born to undocumented parents) are required to register with the Selective Service System at age 18 for potential conscription, the U.S. currently has no active draft; military service is voluntary. The claim incorrectly implies these citizens have special voting rights or are subject to a current draft. · high confidence

"We've seen a doubling of hate crimes in the last five years, actually during the time that Letitia James has been attorney general. Jewish New Yorkers make up only about 10% of the population, but they're facing more than 50% of the hate crimes."

The specific claim that hate crimes in New York have doubled in the last five years is accurate according to the State Comptroller's report, which shows a 69% increase from 2019 to 2023 (nearly doubling). The claim that Jewish New Yorkers face more than 50% of hate crimes while being about 10% of the population is also supported by 2024 NYPD data showing Jews were targeted in 54-55% of incidents. However, the claim is misleading because it implies a causal relationship with Attorney General Letitia James's tenure without evidence, and it presents a snapshot (2024 spike) as if it were a consistent five-year pattern. The data shows the dramatic increase in anti-Jewish hate crimes is primarily linked to the Israel-Hamas war period, not the full five-year span under James. · high confidence

"We saw just a couple of weeks ago two terrorists who were throwing IEDs into a crowd, and she said nothing about it. We saw just last week an 83-year-old Air Force veteran who died after being pushed onto the tracks. And again, total silence."

The specific factual claims about the two incidents are accurate: two suspects threw IEDs at a protest in an ISIS-inspired attack, and an 83-year-old Air Force veteran was pushed onto subway tracks and later died. However, the claim that 'the attorney general said nothing about either incident' is unverifiable from the provided sources, which focus on the incidents themselves and law enforcement responses, not on the attorney general's public statements. The rhetorical framing implies a pattern of official silence on violent crimes, but without evidence of the attorney general's actual response or lack thereof, this creates a misleading impression. · high confidence

"So, for slaves, many of whom have been here for generations, and their children, this was for you. This was for them. It was not for modern-day Chinese citizens who come into the United States and give birth, and then their child is an American citizen, then they go back to China."

The specific claim that the 14th Amendment was 'intended to grant citizenship to former slaves and their descendants' is historically accurate, as the amendment was ratified in 1868 to overturn the Dred Scott decision and guarantee citizenship to African Americans. However, the claim that it was 'not to modern-day immigrants who give birth in the United States' is misleading. Since its adoption, the Supreme Court has consistently interpreted the Citizenship Clause to apply to nearly all children born on U.S. soil, regardless of their parents' immigration status, as established in the 1898 case United States v. Wong Kim Ark. The amendment's text is universal ('All persons born...'), and its legal application has never been restricted to only the descendants of slaves. · high confidence

"Which China is doing now, they counted 500 companies that are doing this. 100,000 a year. Based on Chinese media reports, there are 500, 500 birth tourism companies in the People's Republic of China whose business is to bring people here to give birth and return to that nation."

The specific claim about 500 birth tourism companies in China appears to be referenced in the search results, but the source (independentsentinel.com) is a partisan opinion site with low credibility, not a verified government or authoritative report. The claim that 'China is sending 100,000 pregnant women' implies an organized state program, which is not substantiated by credible evidence. While birth tourism from China exists, the scale and state sponsorship are exaggerated and presented in a misleading way that suggests a coordinated government operation rather than individual commercial arrangements. · medium confidence

"President of the United States has delivered an incredible consequential first year, restoring strength at our borders, rebuilding American confidence, and putting this country back on a path of common sense and constitutional principles."

The specific claim that President Trump 'restored strength at the U.S. borders' in his first year is partially supported by sources citing border wall construction and reduced illegal crossings in walled areas, but the broader claim of 'rebuilt American confidence' and 'put the country back on a path of common sense and constitutional principles' is a subjective, partisan assessment not objectively verifiable. The claim is presented as definitive fact but is largely a political opinion, omitting significant counter-evidence about policy controversies, legal challenges, and public polarization during his first year. The sources provided are all partisan outlets (Dr. Rich Swier, IJR/ClashDaily, Concerned Patriot) or Trump's own farewell address, lacking neutral verification for the sweeping assertions about national confidence and governance principles. · high confidence

"Meanwhile, these Democrats, isn't it amazing how they become millionaires? Oh, the oligarchs. Oh, yeah, the billionaire. And many of them are millionaires and nobody knows how. Nobody knows how they became millionaires."

The specific claim that 'Democrats become millionaires while in office' is partially accurate in that many Democratic politicians are millionaires, as are many Republicans. A 2026 analysis found at least 73 of 100 U.S. senators are millionaires, with both parties heavily represented among the wealthy in Congress. However, the claim is misleading because it singles out Democrats when wealth accumulation among politicians is a bipartisan phenomenon. The suggestion that 'nobody knows how' they become wealthy ignores well-documented mechanisms like investments, book deals, speaking fees, and family wealth, though legitimate concerns exist about potential conflicts of interest from stock trading and access. · high confidence

"Now they have a brand new plan. Oh, we'll pay for all that if you defund ICE and the Border Patrol."

The specific claim that Democrats have a plan to fund TSA, Coast Guard, FEMA, and Secret Service only if ICE and Border Patrol are defunded is partially accurate based on the search results. The Senate passed a DHS funding bill that excluded direct appropriations for ICE and Border Patrol, while funding other agencies like TSA and FEMA (Source 2). However, the framing is misleading because it omits critical context: ICE and Border Patrol were already funded through a separate, earlier reconciliation bill (the 'Working Families Tax Cuts' or 'big beautiful bill'), as noted in Sources 1 and 3. Democrats were not seeking to completely 'defund' these agencies in practice, but to separate their funding from the main DHS appropriations bill as a negotiating tactic, while the agencies continued to operate with existing funds. The claim presents a false binary choice that ignores the actual, more complex funding situation. · high confidence

"About 13 percent of the California prison population costing close to three hundred million dollars a year are illegal aliens. I've had judges in Los Angeles and Orange County tell me one half of their criminal dockets are illegal aliens."

The specific claim about the percentage and cost of undocumented immigrants in California prisons is unverifiable from the provided sources, and the claim about judges' dockets lacks any supporting evidence. More importantly, even if the anecdotal prison statistic were true, citing it to imply a broader pattern about immigrant criminality is misleading. Extensive research shows immigrants—including undocumented immigrants—commit crimes at substantially lower rates than native-born Americans. For example, a Cato Institute study found undocumented immigrants are 45% less likely to be incarcerated than native-born citizens, and a National Academies report notes foreign-born individuals are underrepresented in prison populations relative to their share of the population. · medium confidence

"She's not that bright, she is a bomb thrower, She shouldn't be anywhere near a court room unless she's an advocate, she sits there and she doesn't even pretend to try and be an objective adjudicator of facts and law, She's in there just muscling away, trying to make arguments for the ACLU, trying to make arguments for the side she agrees with, She doesn't even have enough sense to just save that for the written decision"

The claim is a series of subjective, pejorative character attacks on Justice Jackson's intelligence, judicial temperament, and impartiality. While the search results confirm she is a Supreme Court Justice and was a public defender (which aligns with the 'advocate' comment), they provide no evidence supporting the host's specific assertions that she is 'not that bright,' a 'bomb thrower,' or that she 'doesn't even pretend to try and be an objective adjudicator.' The claim is a value judgment, not a verifiable factual statement. The search results show she has a distinguished legal career, including Harvard education, service on the U.S. Sentencing Commission, and confirmation as a federal judge at multiple levels, which contradicts the implication of incompetence. · high confidence

"I think this is why Kagan and even Sotomayor are getting annoyed with her. Sotomayor, I believe it was, maybe Kagan in a footnote in a recent opinion, all but said as much"

The specific claim that Kagan and Sotomayor are 'annoyed' with Jackson and that a footnote 'all but said' she is not an objective adjudicator is a significant exaggeration and mischaracterization of the available evidence. While there are documented disagreements and stylistic differences among the liberal justices—including a notable footnote exchange where Justice Gorsuch criticized Jackson's approach—the search results do not support the claim that Kagan or Sotomayor have expressed annoyance or questioned her objectivity. In fact, sources describe the three liberal justices as united in their overarching critique of the conservative majority, with Jackson sometimes taking a distinct, more systemic approach in her dissents. The claim falsely attributes a critical stance to her liberal colleagues that is not substantiated. · high confidence

"St. Luke's University Health Network, based in the Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, has been recognized by the US government as the highest performing health system in the United States for quality. St. Luke's number one recognition affirms our status as the top leader among the most respected healthcare providers in the nation, including Houston Methodist and the Mayo Clinic."

The claim that St. Luke's University Health Network has been recognized by the US government as the 'highest performing health system in the United States for quality' and is the 'top leader' above institutions like Houston Methodist and Mayo Clinic is not supported by the provided search results. While result [1] indicates St. Luke's was identified as an 'exemplar in safety' by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), a US government agency, this is a specific safety recognition, not a comprehensive 'highest performing' or 'top leader' designation for overall quality. The other results mention other accolades (e.g., a Newsweek list, a 150th anniversary, a Becker's list) but none corroborate the specific, superlative claim made. Without a source confirming a definitive, government-ranked 'number one' status for overall quality, the claim cannot be verified. · medium confidence

"The attorney general actually has the power right now, under New York law, to enforce safe buffer zones around synagogues. She has enforced safe buffer zones around other buildings, but not synagogues. That is something she's choosing not to do. Well, the state attorney general has the power to enforce Title VI and New York's equivalent of Title VI to ensure that students have a safe educational environment, that they're not being harassed in that process. Again, we've seen that power used to protect other students of other ethnicities, in Mimarinik, for example, but not Jewish students."

The claim makes two specific assertions about the New York Attorney General's actions and enforcement choices. The provided search results focus on a 2026 NYC Council bill about NYPD-enforced protest buffer zones around houses of worship, which is a city-level legislative action, not an enforcement power of the state Attorney General. The results do not contain information about the Attorney General's powers under New York state law, their enforcement decisions regarding synagogues, or their use of Title VI or state equivalents to protect students of specific ethnicities. Therefore, the central claims about the Attorney General's powers and selective enforcement cannot be verified with the given sources. · medium confidence

"Is it any wonder that two-thirds of the babies born at taxpayer expense in country county-run hospitals in Los Angeles are born to illegal alien mothers?"

The claim that 'two-thirds of the babies born at taxpayer expense in county-run hospitals in Los Angeles are born to illegal alien mothers' cannot be verified with the provided search results. None of the sources contain specific data about the percentage of births to undocumented immigrants in Los Angeles county hospitals. The results discuss birthright citizenship, historical healthcare financing issues from 1993, and general immigration policy reports, but do not provide the statistical claim being made. Without current, credible data from public health or hospital authorities, this specific numerical assertion cannot be confirmed. · medium confidence

"Barrett, no hardcore constitutionalist, she taught constitutionalism"

The claim contains two subjective, evaluative statements: that Justice Barrett is 'no hardcore constitutionalist' and that she 'taught constitutionalism.' The first part is an opinion about her judicial philosophy that cannot be objectively verified. The second part is factually supported: she was a law professor who taught constitutional law. However, the overall claim mixes opinion with fact, and the primary search results do not provide a definitive, objective basis to verify the characterization of her as 'no hardcore constitutionalist.' · medium confidence

"The Army's maximum age for new enlistees is increasing from 35 to 42. The branch has also lifted the requirement for new recruits to receive a waiver if they have up to a single prior conviction for marijuana or drug paraphernalia possession."

The claim is factually accurate. Multiple credible sources confirm the U.S. Army is raising the maximum enlistment age from 35 to 42 effective April 20, 2026, and has updated its regulations to no longer require a waiver for recruits with a single prior conviction for marijuana or drug paraphernalia possession. The changes are documented in the updated Army Regulation 601-210. · high confidence

"Governor Kathy Hochul once said that she wanted Republicans to leave the state."

The specific claim that Governor Kathy Hochul once said she wanted Republicans to leave the state is accurate. According to multiple reports, during a 2022 campaign event, Hochul told her Republican opponent Lee Zeldin and others to 'jump on a bus and head down to Florida where you belong' and 'get out of town' because they 'don't represent our values.' This statement was widely reported and sparked controversy at the time. The claim is a direct quotation of her public remarks. · high confidence

"And the purpose of those amendments are to ensure, and were to ensure, that the newly freed black slaves were treated like citizens for all purposes."

The claim accurately summarizes the collective purpose of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments. The 13th Amendment abolished slavery, the 14th Amendment guaranteed citizenship and equal protection under the law to all persons born or naturalized in the U.S., and the 15th Amendment prohibited denying the right to vote based on race. Together, these Reconstruction Amendments were designed to legally integrate newly freed Black Americans into society as full citizens. This purpose is directly supported by the provided sources, which describe the amendments as foundational to redefining citizenship and civil rights after the Civil War. · high confidence

"Because the President at the time was Andrew Johnson, a Democrat, from Tennessee. Andrew Johnson vetoed the Civil Rights Act that was passed by the Republicans."

The claim is factually accurate. Andrew Johnson, a Democrat from Tennessee, did veto the Civil Rights Act of 1866, which was passed by a Republican-controlled Congress. The veto was overridden by Congress, marking a key break between Johnson and the Republicans during Reconstruction. The claim is a straightforward historical statement without significant omitted context or misleading framing. · high confidence

"We're only one of a couple of nations worldwide that does this"

The claim is factually accurate. The United States is one of only a few dozen countries worldwide that grants unconditional birthright citizenship (jus soli). According to the Pew Research Center post, roughly 30 to 35 countries offer this practice, and it is most common in the Americas, including the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and Brazil, but rare in Europe, Asia, and Africa. The claim's phrasing 'one of only a couple' is colloquial but correctly conveys that the policy is a minority practice globally. · high confidence

"New York GOP gubernatorial hopeful Bruce Blakeman was effectively denied millions in matching campaign funds on Tuesday by Democrats on a powerful state board over a paperwork technicality. The party line four to three vote by the public campaign finance board disqualified Blakeman from the state's campaign finance program and handed Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul, who already has a 20 million dollar lead on her challenger's war chest, an added advantage in November's election. Blakeman, currently the Nassau County executive, could lose out on a combined 4.38 million dollars in matching funds if the decision from the Democratic controlled board stands."

The specific claim is factually accurate. Multiple sources confirm that on March 31, 2026, the New York Public Campaign Finance Board voted 4-3 along party lines to disqualify GOP gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman from the state's matching funds program due to a paperwork technicality involving his running mate's application. This decision could deny his campaign up to $4.38 million, providing an additional financial advantage to Governor Kathy Hochul, who already holds a significant fundraising lead. The reporting is consistent across sources, including the New York Post and Spectrum News NY1's political site. · high confidence

"Gas prices have gone up. New York has one of the highest in the country. California has the highest in the country."

The claim is factually accurate. According to the AAA data, the national average gas price is $4.081 as of April 2, 2026, confirming that prices have gone up. The Wikipedia source on fuel taxes shows that as of April 2019, the volume-weighted average total tax (federal + state + local) on gasoline was 52.64 cents per gallon, and the table within that article lists state-level taxes, which can be used to rank them. Supporting sources explicitly state that California has the highest state gasoline tax and that New York is among the states with the highest gasoline taxes. The claim presents these as separate, verifiable facts without using them to imply a misleading causal relationship or broader pattern. · high confidence

"Christians are under unrelenting assault in China."

Fact-check failed after 3 attempts. · low confidence