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Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on October 15, 2025 in 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
JD Vance
JD Vance
stated on March 10, 2025 in 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
Shelley Moore Capito
Shelley Moore Capito
stated on August 23, 2023 in 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
Beto O'Rourke
Beto O'Rourke
stated on April 23, 2022 in an Instagram post:
"Under Greg Abbott, property taxes have gone up $20 billion."
Mostly True
By Nusaiba Mizan • May 19, 2022
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
stated on August 2, 2020 in a tweet:
“34% of Wisconsin renters are at risk of eviction.”
Mostly True
By D.L. Davis • August 12, 2020
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on July 19, 2018 in a tweet:
"In 99 percent of counties in America, someone making the minimum wage working full time can’t afford a 1-bedroom apartment."
Mostly True
By Lucia Geng • July 25, 2018
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
stated on July 23, 2018 in a tweet:
In New York City, "for every one person experiencing homelessness here, there are about three vacant apartments."  
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • July 25, 2018
Travis Allen
Travis Allen
stated on March 8, 2018:
"Homelessness has skyrocketed across California. We have the nation’s highest homelessness rate and the nation’s highest homeless population."
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • March 27, 2018
Jerry Patterson
Jerry Patterson
stated on December 8, 2017 in an interview with Austin American-Statesman commentator Ken Herman:
Says the Texas General Land Office led by George P. Bush has repaired just two homes since Hurricane Harvey.
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • December 21, 2017
Paul Workman
Paul Workman
stated on June 15, 2017 in an oped commentary in the Austin American-Statesman:
Says it’s documented that City of Austin fees for building an apartment complex are nearly 10 times what Dallas levies.
Mostly True
By Shonda Novak, W. Gardner Selby • July 13, 2017
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on May 18, 2017 in a radio interview:
"Property taxes are lower right now than they were" in December 2010 on a median-valued home in Wisconsin.  
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • June 7, 2017
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on September 26, 2016 in a Presidential debate:
Says Donald Trump "was one of the people who rooted for the housing crisis. He said back in 2006, ‘Gee, I hope it does collapse because then I can go in and buy some and make some money.’ "
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • September 27, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 30, 2016 in a tweet:
"American homeownership rate in Q2 2016 was 62.9% - lowest rate in 51yrs."  
Mostly True
By Neelesh Moorthy • August 2, 2016
Kevin de León
Kevin de León
stated on July 25, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention.:
California has "the sixth largest economy on planet Earth."
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • July 27, 2016
Scott Peters
Scott Peters
stated on July 12, 2016 in a media conference call.:
Donald Trump "rooted for the housing crisis, because he knew he could make money off of it."
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • July 20, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on May 24, 2016 in an advertisement:
"In 2006, Donald Trump was hoping for a real estate crash."
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 26, 2016
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 21, 2015 in an online interview with "The Daily Show":
Since 2009, "we've cut homelessness (among veterans) by a third."
Mostly True
By Kirby Wilson • July 28, 2015
US Uncut
US Uncut
stated on March 31, 2015 in a Facebook post:
Says Indiana Gov. Mike Pence "provides zero state funding for homeless shelters."  
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • April 6, 2015
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 8, 2015 in a speech in Phoenix, Ariz.:
"Today, home sales are up nearly 50 percent from where they were in the worst of the crisis."
Mostly True
By Joshua Gillin • January 21, 2015
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 11, 2014 in a Facebook graphic:
"There is no state in the U.S. where a 40-hour minimum wage work week is enough to afford a two-bedroom apartment."
Mostly True
By Steve Contorno • September 18, 2014
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