Cory Booker Catches Kristi Noem Lying Under Oath Multiple Times
Noem denied or said she could not confirm claims about DHS and ICE operations during the hearing.

SOURCE CHECK
TAP FOR WHYCredibility rates Yahoo News, which republished this story. The other scores rate the article itself.
Yahoo News is an established national news platform, though its pages can carry work from outside publishers and the article itself does not establish its reporting origin. The named byline and specific descriptions provide some transparency, but the article offers limited sourcing detail.
- Source type — Established national news platform; credibility is moderated by its role as a publisher of varied content.
- Author attribution — A named author is identified.
- Editorial standards — The article includes specific claims and responses, but provides limited sourcing detail in the text.
The article recounts a specific hearing and includes Noem's replies, Booker’s challenges, and concrete examples he cited. However, its strongly evaluative wording and limited presentation of sourcing or additional context make the claims difficult to assess from the article alone.
HOW WE SCORE ↗Noem’s denials and responses appear, but the article mainly presents Booker’s accusations and cited examples, using language that treats the accusations as established rather than weighing competing accounts.
- Counterarguments presented — Noem’s responses are quoted, but are immediately characterized as false without a fuller response from her or DHS.
- Source diversity — The account centers on Booker’s statements and examples he cited, with few independent perspectives.
- Loaded language — The article repeatedly uses judgmental descriptions of Noem’s statements and agency conduct.
The article’s framing strongly adopts Booker’s charge that Noem was untruthful, using evaluative descriptions of her claims and the agency while offering little independent counter-context.
- Language tone — Uses emphatic terms such as “lied,” “outrageous,” and “blatantly lied.”
- Framing — Presents Booker’s accusations as the organizing account of Noem’s testimony.
- Source selection — Includes Noem’s replies but provides no additional perspective from DHS or other independent sources.
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At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Cory Booker challenged Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem over her testimony about immigration enforcement, citing detentions, school operations and alleged violations of court orders. Booker urged Noem to resign or face removal or impeachment.
The article describes Booker questioning Noem about DHS and ICE operations, including the detention of U.S. citizens and children, agents entering school property, and compliance with court orders. Noem said she could not provide an accurate number of U.S. citizens detained and denied that her agency detained children or conducted targeted operations in schools. Booker cited public records and specific incidents to dispute her statements.
Booker also cited the case of Isaias Pena Salcedo and judicial findings concerning alleged violations of court orders. He accused Noem of failing to speak truthfully under oath and said she should resign, be removed by the president, or be impeached by Congress. Noem replied, “I appreciate the encouragement.”
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4 OUTLETSAt a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, senators questioned Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem about immigration enforcement and her department’s conduct. Noem defended her statements and actions in response to some of the questions. Left-leaning outlets center Cory Booker’s challenges to Noem’s testimony and allegations about immigration operations. Center outlets focus on senators’ challenges to her remarks and leadership. Right-leaning outlets focus on scrutiny of taxpayer-funded immigration ads and Noem’s defense of the campaign.
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