Fox's Stuart Varney falsely claims that the “caravans, plural,” are “due to arrive on Election Day”

The first caravan will likely still be in Mexico on Election Day, and the second caravan has not even left El Salvador yet

Written by Media Matters Staff

Published

From the October 24 edition of Fox News' Fox & Friends: 

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Fox host: “These caravans are due to arrive on election day. I mean, that's a set up isn't it?” pic.twitter.com/OoikndlsED

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STUART VARNEY (HOST, VARNEY & CO.): I'm not going to make a prediction about whether they keep the House or lose the House. But I am going to say that there are two very potent issues working for President Trump. Number one, the economy, and number two, this approaching caravan or caravans, plural, as it is. That is a very potent issue for the president, working very much in his favor. Especially when these caravans are due to arrive on election day. I mean, that's a set up isn't it? For the president.

Related:

CNN: The caravan could be weeks away from the US border

NBC News: Another U.S.-bound caravan takes shape, this one from El Salvador

Previously:

STUDY: Caravan coverage has taken over the news cycle. That’s exactly what Fox News and Trump wanted.

Fox's Tomi Lahren: “What we're seeing now with this migrant caravan, it's not a caravan, it's an invasion”

Laura Ingraham calls migrant caravan “a health issue,” speculates that they might be diseased

Fox host: People are joining migrant caravan because they have “FOMO”