Claudia Sheinbaum's grandfather and great-uncle left for the U.S. in 1913 and returned to Europe in 1914.

What we found

Supports. El padre de Sheinbaum (Etcetera) states the grandfather Chone was born in Lithuania in 1906, arrived in the US in 1913 and stayed a year, then in 1914 moved to Poland with his mother and siblings.[5]

Supports. Panorama reports that in 1913 the whole Sheinbaum family sailed for the United States and returned to Europe the following year, which covers the great-uncle Solomon as well.[6]

Contradicts. The American Mind essay says the brothers left Europe for good after release in the early 1920s and were blocked from the US by the 1924 Immigration Act, which conflicts with a 1913 departure. It is an unrated opinion piece and does not outweigh the two sources that give the 1913 timeline.[7]

Context. Tier1 sources in the set (Snopes, Reuters, AP, PolitiFact) do not address the Sheinbaum family's migration history, so the verdict rests on unrated secondary coverage.[1][2][3][4]

Sources

7 sources: 4 fact-checkers, 3 not rated

1. 1Snopes.com | The definitive fact-checking site and reference ...snopes.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
2. 2Fact Check Posts – Page 3politifact.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
3. 3Reuters Fact Checkreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
4. 4Fact Check: Political & News Fact Check | AP Newsapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
5. 5El padre de Sheinbaum no nació “en un cuarto de azotea de La Merced”etcetera.com.mx · not rated · cited for: supports
6. 6Messico: una famiglia rossa per la «presidenta» - Panoramapanorama.it · not rated · cited for: supports
7. 7The Left’s Long Game in Latin America - The American Mindamericanmind.org · not rated · cited for: contradicts

Where this claim was made

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• The Pete Quiñones Show · Oct 1, 2026“They left in, I think it was in 1913. They left to the U.S. They returned to Europe a year later.”Post →

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