“According to research from The Brookings Institution, a record number of Americans are leaving the United States. In 2025, the country experienced net negative migration for the first time in at least half a century, meaning more people left the country than entered.”

False – “a record number of Americans are leaving the United States”.

Per The Brookings Institution report, which they never read, the drop is due to NON AMERICANS leaving the United States.

“There was a significant drop-off in entries to the United States in 2025 relative to 2024 and an increase in enforcement activity leading to removals and voluntary departures. We estimate that net migration was between –10,000 and –295,000 in 2025, the first time in at least half a century it has been negative.”

The entire report is about immigrant migration – this drop is NOT due to Americans leaving the United States, unless you are Salon and non-citizens are defined as “Americans” – which is precisely how they wrote the story. Non-citizens are Americans, in their view.

The report was written by Nicole Karlis. She is a “senior health and science journalist” with no formal training in either health or science. She now lives in Florence, Italy.