Latest Fact-Checks In Census

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JB Pritzker
JB Pritzker
stated on October 13, 2020 a tweet
Says Illinois has made a "nation-leading" investment in funding for Census outreach.
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By Deborah Wilber • November 1, 2020
Jose Carrillo
Jose Carrillo
stated on March 28, 2018 a Texas Capitol press conference
"Just in the Austin MSA alone, 150 people move here every day."
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By W. Gardner Selby • April 3, 2018
Ronna McDaniel
Ronna McDaniel
stated on March 28, 2018 a radio interview
The census "for years and years and years, decades, has asked, ‘Are you a citizen of the United States of America?’"
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By D.L. Davis • April 3, 2018
Jack Berry
Jack Berry
stated on September 15, 2016 a debate.
In Richmond, Va., there’s "more moving vans coming in than going out."
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By Sean Gorman • September 26, 2016
Sylvester Turner
Sylvester Turner
stated on July 26, 2016 a tweet announcing new display signage at airports and Houston's City Hall
"Welcome to #Houston, the most #diverse city in #America."
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By Fauzeya Rahman • September 23, 2016
Maggie Hassan
Maggie Hassan
stated on February 12, 2015 her budget address
Our median household income in 2013 was the highest in the nation.
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By Casey McDermott • February 13, 2015
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on January 14, 2015 the governor's State of the State address
"Georgia is now the eighth most populous state in the nation, moving from the number 10 position in just four years."
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By April Hunt • January 16, 2015
Stacey Abrams
Stacey Abrams
stated on June 13, 2014 In an article
More than 1.5 million people moved into Georgia between the past two Census counts, and a majority consider themselves, African-American, Latino or Asian-American.
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By April Hunt • June 17, 2014
U.S. Census Bureau
U.S. Census Bureau
stated on January 7, 2014 a mailing to Austin's Bob Cole
Federal law requires residents to participate in the U.S. government’s American Community Survey.
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By W. Gardner Selby • January 9, 2014
Lone Star Project
Lone Star Project
stated on April 29, 2010 an e-mail blast.
Says state's expected "increase in federal political clout is almost entirely due to the growth of the African American and Hispanic populations in Texas in virtually every region of the state."
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By W. Gardner Selby • May 17, 2010
Patrick McHenry
Patrick McHenry
stated on April 1, 2010 an op ed article
"The most private question on this year’s form asks for an individual’s race, and that question has been asked by every census since the 1790 census conducted under then-President George Washington."
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April 7, 2010
Patrick McHenry
Patrick McHenry
stated on March 29, 2010 a press release
"This census is also the shortest and least intrusive count in modern history."
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April 7, 2010
Ronnie Earle
Ronnie Earle
stated on January 18, 2010 a speech
"Inequality in Texas is steadily getting worse, with very few rich people, a great many poor people, and fewer and fewer in the middle."
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By W. Gardner Selby • January 28, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on December 29, 2009 press release
"More than 1,000 people ... move to Texas every day."
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January 13, 2010
Bill Bennett
Bill Bennett
stated on July 26, 2009 CNN's State of the Union with John King
"Four percent of American citizens are black males, but they are 35 percent of murder victims."
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By Louis Jacobson • July 28, 2009