> The statement NPR made doesn't drastically change if "extended family"

I disagree. They're fact checking this statement that Trump made:

> Under the current, broken system, a single immigrant can bring in virtually unlimited numbers of distant relatives.

In response they write:

> It’s true that an immigrant can sponsor extended family members for visas — but only after he or she becomes a U.S. citizen.

The vast majority of people reading the statement and response to it would be unaware that the only "extended family" they can sponsor are their siblings. If anything, it seems to confirm the false statement that "a single immigrant can bring in virtually unlimited numbers of distant relatives," simply adding some caveats about the process being difficult and taking years.