Whereas the First Amendment to the Constitution states that Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances ; Whereas the free press clause of the First Amendment unequivocally protects both individuals’ and organizations’ right to express an opinion and share information, and applies to a wide variety of media; Whereas the United States has historically and proudly enjoyed and championed freedom of the press; Whereas the United States is a democracy, not an autocracy; Whereas the most common fake news the American people are receiving has come from the President himself, his official spokespersons, and his allies in the media; Whereas President Donald Trump and his supporters are comfortable misrepresenting facts, events, and policies related to almost every issue in our country; Whereas President Trump consistently misleads the public on matters of immigration in order to evoke the idea that immigrants are evil and should be our enemies; Whereas, in January 2019, on a trip to McAllen, Texas, President Trump said, there has never (been) so many apprehensions ever in our history, in contradiction of statistics proving this claim to be false; Whereas President Trump falsely claimed the border city of El Paso, Texas, used to have extremely high rates of violent crime until they built a fence, and then it became one of the safest cities in the country; Whereas President Trump has falsified statistics regarding the drug trafficking channels to influence public support for his wall; Whereas President Trump and his allies have baselessly implied that Democrats are responsible for organizing caravans of women and children migrants in Central America