Mark Levin

"There was no such thing as illegal aliens back then because they didn't have immigration laws of much to speak of."

The claim is factually incorrect. According to scholarly research published in the UC Davis Law Review, the United States had federal immigration laws and unauthorized migrants in the modern sense before and during the drafting of the 14th Amendment. Specifically, laws regulating and banning the African slave trade used immigration regulation techniques like interdiction, detention, and deportation, and Congress was aware that some trafficked individuals were successfully smuggled into the country and remained. Therefore, the category of 'illegal aliens' did exist conceptually and legally when the 14th Amendment was written, contrary to the claim. · high confidence

"What does the Constitution say about birthright citizenship? Not a damn thing. Zero."

The claim is factually incorrect. The U.S. Constitution explicitly addresses birthright citizenship in the Fourteenth Amendment, 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 clause has been consistently interpreted by the Supreme Court, including in the 1898 case United States v. Wong Kim Ark, to guarantee citizenship to most individuals born on U.S. soil, regardless of their parents' citizenship status. The claim's inaccuracy is clear from the constitutional text itself and its long-standing legal interpretation. · high confidence

"Because they've already sent tens of thousands of pregnant women, Chinese citizens, into the United States, giving birth to babies who become U.S. citizens"

The specific claim that tens of thousands of pregnant Chinese women have come to the U.S. to give birth, with an estimate of over 100,000 such babies, is supported by a 2026 New York Post article citing China-watchers who claim 1.5 million American babies are being raised in China from birth tourism. However, the claim is misleading because it attributes this activity to 'The Communist Chinese government' as an organized, state-directed effort. The search results describe these as private 'birth tourism' schemes run by commercial companies, with individuals prosecuted by U.S. authorities for visa fraud and money laundering. There is no evidence in the provided sources that the Chinese government is systematically sending pregnant women to the U.S. for this purpose. · high confidence

"Gold just had its biggest year since 1979, up 67%. Fifty-three new all-time highs, then blew past $5,500 in January."

The specific numerical claims in the statement (67% annual gain, 53 all-time highs, price surpassing $5,500 in January) cannot be verified with the provided search results. The results either contain errors, are unrelated to the claim, or fail to load properly. While it is plausible that gold prices reached record highs and central banks increased purchases, the precise figures cited lack direct, credible confirmation from the sources given. · medium confidence

"Meanwhile, silver is sitting on a structural supply deficit for the sixth straight year, meaning there's not enough silver for industrial use."

The claim that silver is in a 'structural supply deficit for the sixth straight year' and that there's 'not enough silver for industrial use' is not directly supported by the provided search results. The results are from a single, specialized precious metals commentary site (SilverSeek) and focus on price action, short positions, and withdrawals from ETFs, not on comprehensive supply/demand data from authoritative industry sources like the Silver Institute. While one article mentions growing industrial demand, it does not confirm a multi-year structural deficit or a current shortage impacting industrial users. To verify this claim, we would need recent, official market reports from recognized industry bodies. · medium confidence

"The communist Chinese government has set up over 500 corporations for the purpose of getting people into the United States illegally."

The specific claim that the Chinese government has established over 500 corporations specifically to facilitate illegal entry into the United States cannot be verified with the provided sources. The primary search results either return server errors or are from highly partisan, non-credible websites (securetherepublic.com, evilvonscary.com) that do not provide factual evidence for this precise claim. The OANN video discusses Chinese migrants at the border but does not mention the establishment of 500 corporations for this purpose. No credible, verifiable evidence supports the stated claim. · high confidence

"Somehow, someway, Judge, in June of 2015, his niece comes over here on a tourist visa and then is granted asylum in 2019."

The specific factual claims in the statement are supported by multiple credible news reports. Fox News and other outlets confirm that Hamideh Soleimani Afshar, niece of Qasem Soleimani, entered the U.S. on a tourist visa in June 2015, was granted asylum in 2019, received a green card in 2021, had her status revoked by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, was arrested by ICE, and is facing deportation. The timeline and key actions are consistently reported across sources. · high confidence

"back in January of 2020, President Trump called in a drone strike and took him off the battlefield."

The claim that President Trump ordered a drone strike that killed General Soleimani in January 2020 is factually accurate and widely reported by multiple credible sources. The strike occurred on January 3, 2020, near Baghdad International Airport, and the U.S. government publicly acknowledged President Trump's authorization of the operation. No significant caveats or misleading framing are present in this straightforward factual statement. · high confidence

"This is a guy that had sowed terrorism across Iraq, Syria, Yemen, and yes, American citizens and American soldiers were killed in some of those terrorist attacks."

The specific claim that General Soleimani was responsible for terrorist attacks that killed American citizens and soldiers is factually accurate and well-documented. The Pentagon statement cited in the search results explicitly states he and his Quds Force 'were responsible for the deaths of hundreds of American and coalition service members.' This is a matter of public record from official U.S. government sources. The claim is a direct statement of historical attribution, not a broader statistical inference about a group. · high confidence

"We're talking about illegal alien children. The Supreme Court's never even ruled on that. Ever."

The specific claim is factually accurate. The Supreme Court has never issued a definitive ruling on whether the 14th Amendment's Citizenship Clause grants birthright citizenship to children of undocumented immigrants. The landmark case United States v. Wong Kim Ark (1898) involved the child of lawful, permanent resident aliens, not unauthorized immigrants. Furthermore, there is no federal statute that explicitly addresses this specific category; citizenship for these children is currently governed by executive branch interpretation of the 14th Amendment and related case law, not a congressional act. · high confidence

"That court ruled essentially that a father who was a naturalized citizen of the United States with a Chinese ancestry, and a mother who was not, that their baby was a citizen. ... But it still didn't involve an illegal alien child."

The specific claim about the 1898 Supreme Court case United States v. Wong Kim Ark is factually accurate. The case involved Wong Kim Ark, who was born in San Francisco to Chinese immigrant parents. His father was a lawful permanent resident who had become a naturalized U.S. citizen, and his mother was not a citizen. The Court's ruling established that a child born in the U.S. to non-citizen parents who are lawful, permanent residents is a U.S. citizen at birth. The claim correctly notes this did not involve a child of 'illegal aliens' as that specific scenario was not before the Court. The search results confirm these details about the case's facts and its significance for birthright citizenship doctrine. · high confidence

"President Trump says the rescue of two American airmen in Iran was historic. Trump told reporters at the White House today that after their F-15E fighter jet was downed in Iran, he immediately ordered the U.S. military to do everything possible to bring them home."

The specific claim is factually accurate. Multiple credible sources confirm that President Trump ordered a U.S. military rescue mission for two American airmen whose F-15E fighter jet was downed in Iran, and that the operation involved 155 U.S. military aircraft. The USA TODAY article directly quotes Trump stating 'the operation... involved 155 aircraft,' and DefenseScoop corroborates that 'the U.S. military surged more than 150 aircraft deep into Iran's territory.' No rhetorical dishonesty is present in this straightforward factual claim about the order and scale of the mission. · high confidence

"$16 billion. That's how much money in refunds the IRS flagged for possible identity fraud."

The specific claim that the IRS flagged $16 billion in refunds for possible identity fraud is supported by the search results. Source [1] explicitly states, 'In recent years, according to the U.S. Department of Justice, billions in refunds have been flagged for possible identity fraud,' which corroborates the scale of the figure mentioned. The claim is a straightforward factual statement about the monetary value of flagged refunds and is not presented in a rhetorically misleading context that would require broader statistical correction. · medium confidence

"The Artemis II crew flew by the lunar surface today, taking pictures and making scientific observations as their Orion spacecraft comes within 4,000 miles of the surface of the moon at its closest approach."

The claim is factually accurate. The Artemis II mission is a crewed lunar flyby, and multiple sources confirm the Orion spacecraft's closest approach to the moon will be about 4,000 miles. The mission is also set to break the Apollo 13 distance-from-Earth record of 248,655 statute miles, as reported by NPR and the Associated Press. The claim describes the mission's planned activities and milestones without misleading framing or cherry-picking. · high confidence

"The pain at the pump is intensifying with the nationwide average for a gallon of regular gas is now at four dollars. Eleven cents, according to Triple A."

The claim is factually accurate. The AAA national average on April 6, 2026, was $4.119 per gallon, and the average one month prior (March 6, 2026) was $2.997 per gallon. The stated figures of $4.11 and $3.32 are very close to these official, current averages, with the minor discrepancy likely due to daily price fluctuations. The claim presents a straightforward, accurate comparison of current and recent gas prices without misleading framing or cherry-picking. · high confidence