Latest Fact-Checks In Census

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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”.
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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.”
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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.
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By Maria Briceño • 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.”
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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%.”
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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.
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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."
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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."
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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."  
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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."
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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."
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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."
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June 11, 2010