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Kristi Noem
Kristi Noem
stated on August 19, 2025 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
By Maria Ramirez Uribe • September 5, 2025
Kristi Noem
Kristi Noem
stated on August 19, 2025 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
By Maria Ramirez Uribe • September 2, 2025
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on June 15, 2023 a speech:
"Twenty-six out of every 100 students” in K-12 speak Spanish.
Half-True
By Maria Briceño, Marta Campabadal Graus • June 21, 2023
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on September 15, 2020 a speech at a Florida event:
“24 of every 100 kids in school today speak Spanish.”
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • September 23, 2020
Stacey Abrams
Stacey Abrams
stated on July 23, 2020 an MSNBC interview:
“Right now, we are about 4% behind the (census) response rate where we were in 2010. But for Black and Latino and Native American communities, they’re behind by 10%.”
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • July 31, 2020
Beto O'Rourke
Beto O'Rourke
stated on June 13, 2019 an interview on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert:
"The Census is predicting a 6% undercount that will be targeted against nonwhites in this country — so Hispanics, African Americans, communities of color" if a citizenship question is asked.
Half-True
By Stefanie Pousoulides • July 1, 2019
Charlie Geren
Charlie Geren
stated on September 18, 2017 a tweet:
"Less than half of Texans ages 18-24 are registered to vote."
Half-True
By Jasper Scherer • October 26, 2017
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 31, 2014 a meme circulated on Facebook:
Milwaukee "incarcerates 1.2% of white men" and has "incarcerated over 50% of black men in their 30s."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • January 15, 2015
Cory Booker
Cory Booker
stated on February 1, 2013 an appearance on "Bill Maher Overtime":
Says 2012 was the "first year in American history that more minorities are being born than people in the majority."  
Half-True
By Caryn Shinske • February 17, 2013
Charlotte Lehan
Charlotte Lehan
stated on January 8, 2013 in an interview:
Says Oak Grove is "one of the largest cities in Oregon" and is "the biggest city in Clackamas County and it's not a city."
Half-True
By Janie Har • January 30, 2013
Steven Brown
Steven Brown
stated on November 20, 2010 story in the Providence Journal:
"Over half of the foreign-born population in Rhode Island is white."
Half-True
By Cynthia Needham • December 1, 2010
Glenn Beck
Glenn Beck
stated on June 7, 2010 his Fox News program:
"The 2000 Census cost $4.5 billion. The 2010 Census is set to cost up to $14.5 billion."
Half-True
By Robert Farley • June 11, 2010