Census

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True
0% 8 Checks
Mostly True
0% 15 Checks
Half True
0% 0 Checks
Mostly False
0% 7 Checks
False
0% 17 Checks
Pants on Fire
0% 8 Checks
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All Fact-checks for Census

Kristi Noem
Kristi Noem
stated on August 19, 2025 in una conferencia de prensa:
Las cifras de la Oficina de Estadísticas Laborales de EE.UU. muestran que “tenemos 1.6 millones de inmigrantes ilegales que han regresado a su país de origen voluntariamente”.
Half-True
September 5, 2025
Kristi Noem
Kristi Noem
stated on August 19, 2025 in a press conference:
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics statistics show, “We have 1.6 million illegal aliens that have gone home voluntarily.”
Half-True
September 2, 2025
stated on August 24, 2025 in an X post:
The U.S. Census included a citizenship question “for over 150 years” before the Obama administration.
False
September 2, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 4, 2025 in a post on Truth Social:
“Promises kept: negative net migration (in the U.S.) for the first time in 50 years!”
Mostly False
August 8, 2025
stated on June 13, 2025 in an email:
“Democrats have 24 more seats (in Congress) than they would have if illegal aliens were not counted in the census.”
False
August 7, 2025
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on June 15, 2023 in a speech:
"Twenty-six out of every 100 students” in K-12 speak Spanish.
Half-True
By Maria Briceño • June 21, 2023
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on September 21, 2021 in a blog post:
“The CDC and county health officials have obtained 2020 Census records to enhance their vaccination enforcement protocols.”
Pants on Fire!
September 21, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 9, 2021 in social media posts:
“U.S. Census Bureau confirms huge conflict in total number of voters in 2020 election.”
False
May 12, 2021
JB Pritzker
JB Pritzker
stated on October 13, 2020 in a tweet:
Says Illinois has made a "nation-leading" investment in funding for Census outreach.
Mostly True
By Deborah Wilber • November 1, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on September 15, 2020 in a speech at a Florida event:
“24 of every 100 kids in school today speak Spanish.”
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • September 23, 2020
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