Latest Fact-Checks In Housing

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JD Vance
JD Vance
stated on November 13, 2025 an interview
Housing is expensive “because we flooded the country with 30 million illegal immigrants” and because of a housing shortage.
Mostly False
By Samantha Putterman • November 20, 2025
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on October 15, 2025 a speech
In Florida, “68 to 70% of property tax revenue” is from “second homes, investment properties, commercial properties, Airbnb,” not primary residences.
Mostly True
By Samantha Putterman • October 30, 2025
stated on October 9, 2025 remarks on CNN
As the Trump administration pursues mortgage fraud charges against Letitia James, “there are three Cabinet members who committed mortgage fraud that he’s just letting fly.”
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • October 16, 2025
JD Vance
JD Vance
stated on March 10, 2025 a speech
“Under the previous administration … the cost of a median-price home in America more than doubled, and that was just in four years.”
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • March 12, 2025
TikTok posts
TikTok posts
stated on January 24, 2025 a video on TikTok
“JD Vance is in North Carolina, and he’s found furnished apartments to put the people in that have been living in tents.”
False
By Madison Czopek • January 30, 2025
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on November 8, 2024 an Instagram post
"BREAKING: Zillow CEO just said on CNBC Trump's deportation plan will help with housing affordability.”
False
By Samantha Putterman • November 12, 2024
JD Vance
JD Vance
stated on August 16, 2024 a post on X
“Kamala Harris wants to give $25,000 to illegal aliens to buy American homes.”
False
By Madison Czopek • August 22, 2024
MAGA Inc
MAGA Inc
stated on April 25, 2024 an ad
President Joe Biden is paying rent for immigrants illegally in the country.
False
By Maria Ramirez Uribe • May 9, 2024
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on March 16, 2024 una publicación en Instagram
Una ley en Estados Unidos dice “si una casa no está habitada, podemos expropiarla”.
Mostly False
By Maria Briceño • April 9, 2024
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on March 16, 2024 an Instagram post
A U.S. law says that “if a house is not inhabited, we can expropriate it.”
Mostly False
By Maria Briceño • April 5, 2024
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on November 22, 2023 video
Suggests homeless people mysteriously went missing in San Francisco.
False
By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu • November 30, 2023
Vivek Ramaswamy
Vivek Ramaswamy
stated on November 8, 2023 Republican primary debate
An exemption in a new Florida law “allowed Chinese nationals to buy land within a 20-mile radius of a military base, lobbied for by one of (Gov. Ron DeSantis’) donors.”
Half-True
By Samantha Putterman • November 15, 2023
Shelley Moore Capito
Shelley Moore Capito
stated on August 23, 2023 a post on X
“#Bidenomics has led to mortgage rates hitting a 21-year high → over 7%.”
Mostly True
By Sophia Bookwood • October 5, 2023
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 15, 2023 a speech
Florida has “the highest” homeowners insurance in the nation.
True
By Amy Sherman • July 18, 2023
Tim Scott
Tim Scott
stated on April 11, 2023 Senate Banking Committee press release
“For African American families in particular, the homeownership rate remains relatively unchanged since 1968, the year the Fair Housing Act was signed into law.”
True
By Matthew Crowley • May 19, 2023
Nikki Haley
Nikki Haley
stated on April 21, 2023 a tweet
“Buyers with good credit scores will pay even more to cover for those with bad credit."
Mostly False
By Samantha Putterman • May 3, 2023
The Gateway Pundit
The Gateway Pundit
stated on September 1, 2022 in an article
Bank of America “announced a new mortgage home loan program for first-time homebuyers. But only blacks and Hispanics will be eligible.”
False
By Gabrielle Settles • September 6, 2022
Beto O'Rourke
Beto O'Rourke
stated on April 23, 2022 an Instagram post
"Under Greg Abbott, property taxes have gone up $20 billion."
Mostly True
By Nusaiba Mizan • May 19, 2022
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on May 4, 2022 a press conference
“It costs more to live in many Florida cities than New York City.”
Half-True
By Yacob Reyes • May 16, 2022
John Macco
John Macco
stated on April 18, 2022 Twitter
Says Gov. Tony Evers "wanted to increase your taxes by $1 billion just for heating your homes. Instead, Republicans cut your taxes by more than $2 billion."
Half-True
By Madeline Heim • May 6, 2022
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