Claim: Online posts claim that between 6,000 or 6,400 'illegal migrants' entered Canada in October 2018. While this is an official number from the Canadian border patrol and immigration agencies, it refers to the total number of asylum claims in Canada for that month, which includes claims from legal immigrants.
Fact-check: False figures around illegal entries in Canada
Verdict: false figures around illegal entries in canada
Organisation: AFP Fact Check
Author: Louis Baudoin-Laarman
Date published: 2024-04-17T16:44:09