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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
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
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
Lincoln Chafee
Lincoln Chafee
stated on July 27, 2010 in in a comment on the John DePetro Show:
"I remember one of [Curt Schilling's] teammates said he painted his sock, the bloody sock."
False
By Cynthia Needham • July 27, 2010
Americans United for Change
Americans United for Change
stated on October 12, 2009 in a television advertisement:
"Baseball and insurance are the only industries exempt from antitrust laws."
False
By Louis Jacobson • October 13, 2009
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on November 28, 2007 in a debate in St. Petersburg:
The Red Sox waited "87 long years" to win the World Series.
False
By Bill Adair • November 29, 2007