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Christine Quinn
Christine Quinn
stated on March 5, 2026 in a press release:
“Today, there are more children sleeping in New York City’s homeless shelters than there are seats in Yankee Stadium.”
False
By Andrew McGurl • May 11, 2026
X posts
X posts
stated on June 14, 2025 in an X post:
Video shows the New York Mets “showed a Pride flag instead of the American flag” during the national anthem.
False
By Gabrielle Lazor • June 17, 2025
Robin Vos
Robin Vos
stated on March 9, 2023 in Podcast:
“When a basketball player or football or baseball player from another team plays in Wisconsin, that one game's salary, they pay Wisconsin income tax on it. ... So, if for some reason we do not have the Brewers in Wisconsin all of those player salaries that generate dollars for the State of Wisconsin go away."
True
By D.L. Davis • May 12, 2023
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on March 8, 2023 in Twitter:
The money for upgrades to the Milwaukee Brewers stadium in Evers’ budget is "a bipartisan plan."
Mostly False
By D.L. Davis • March 28, 2023
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 5, 2022 in a video on Facebook:
Joe Biden called Pope Francis the “famous African American baseball player in America."
False
By Andy Nguyen • September 13, 2022
Chris Carr
Chris Carr
stated on May 22, 2022 in a tweet:
Stacey Abrams "supported the MLB boycott."
False
By Louis Jacobson • May 24, 2022
Snapple
Snapple
stated on April 5, 2018 in a bottle cap:
"There are only 18 minutes of total action in an average baseball game."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • April 6, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 10, 2017 in a tweet:
The NFL is "getting massive tax breaks."
Mostly True
By Manuela Tobias • October 12, 2017
John DePetro
John DePetro
stated on September 20, 2015 in blog:
"Remember that developers are forced to use the ‘195 land union’ contractors, so tap an extra $10 million into any construction project."  
False
By Mark Reynolds • October 4, 2015
Tim Lee
Tim Lee
stated on June 30, 2015 in mass email:
Cobb County businesses have already been awarded contracts worth $250 million on construction of a new Braves stadium.
Mostly True
By Nancy Badertscher • July 14, 2015
Steven Frias
Steven Frias
stated on February 24, 2015 in a newspaper commentary:
"Research performed by economists has shown no consistent, positive impact on jobs, income or tax revenues arising from stadiums or sports franchises."
True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • March 7, 2015
James Skeffington
James Skeffington
stated on February 10, 2015 in a radio interview:
Thirty U.S. cities have Triple A baseball teams and "virtually everyone of them [is] playing in government owned ballparks."
True
By Katie Mulvaney • February 26, 2015
Dawson Hodgson
Dawson Hodgson
stated on May 27, 2014 in a radio commercial:
Peter Kilmartin voted for the 38 Studios loan guarantee and his State House job was to "twist [legislator’s] arms to vote for deals like this."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 30, 2014
Revitalize Cobb
Revitalize Cobb
stated on November 22, 2013 in a mailer:
The economic impact of new Atlanta Braves stadium includes 9,241 new jobs and $295 million in wages.
Mostly False
By Willoughby Mariano • December 20, 2013
John Loud
John Loud
stated on November 19, 2013 in newspaper article :
"These 60 acres (the Atlanta Braves want to build a stadium on) have produced zero SPLOST money for parks and recreation, have produced zero money for education."      
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • November 26, 2013
Kelly Ayotte
Kelly Ayotte
stated on October 24, 2013 in a town hall meeting in Hudson, N.H.:
The deficit this year could pay "all of the 2013 salaries of every professional baseball player for the next 248 years."
True
By Kaitlin Mulhere • November 18, 2013
Jeffrey Loria
Jeffrey Loria
stated on February 24, 2013 in an ad:
The majority of public funding for the Marlins stadium "came from hotel taxes, the burden of which is incurred by tourists who are visiting our city, NOT the resident taxpayers."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • March 5, 2013
Dennis Algiere
Dennis Algiere
stated on May 24, 2012 in a letter to the editor:
"The legislature was never given the opportunity to debate or vote on loaning $75 million to 38 Studios."
True
By Tom Mooney • June 1, 2012
Sherrod Brown
Sherrod Brown
stated on August 4, 2011 in an appearance on MSNBC:
"Rooting for the Red Sox is like rooting for the drug companies."
True
By Tom Feran • August 29, 2011
Evan Longoria
Evan Longoria
stated on May 19, 2011 in comments to reporters.:
Says his barehanded catch posted on YouTube is real.
Pants on Fire!
By Aaron Sharockman • May 24, 2011
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