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Latest Fact-Checks In Housing

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Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 15, 2023 a speech
Florida has “the highest” homeowners insurance in the nation.
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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
Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on August 27, 2021 Twitter
End of eviction moratorium means “millions of Americans” could lose their housing in the middle of a pandemic.
True
By D.L. Davis • September 3, 2021
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on June 10, 2020 a USA Today op-ed
“Today, the gap between African American and white homeownership is larger than it was in the late 1960s.”
True
By Miriam Valverde • June 11, 2020
stated on November 20, 2019 a public forum
Says since he took office, the City of Milwaukee has seen the creation of 7,000 new affordable housing units.
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By D.L. Davis • February 17, 2020
Darrell Steinberg
Darrell Steinberg
stated on October 24, 2019 an interview with Capital Public Radio
"90,000 Californians are unsheltered and homeless." 
True
By Chris Nichols • October 31, 2019
Bobby Scott
Bobby Scott
stated on July 15, 2019 a hearing
"Studies show at the minimum wage, you can’t rent a two-bedroom apartment anywhere in the United States...a modest, two-bedroom apartment."  
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By Warren Fiske • July 30, 2019
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on April 22, 2019 a CNN town hall
"You've got millions of families paying 40, 50, 60% of their limited incomes to put a roof over their heads."
True
By Yanqi Xu • May 2, 2019
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
stated on April 22, 2019 a CNN town hall in New Hampshire
Speaking of the financial crisis that gained traction in 2007, "I talked about it to anyone who would listen, a crisis is coming."
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By Miriam Valverde • April 30, 2019
West Virginia Republican Party
West Virginia Republican Party
stated on September 14, 2018 a tweet
"West Virginia added the highest percentage of new construction jobs in 2017 in the United States, at 14.4%. This amounted to 4,300 additional jobs! In fact, #WV was the only state with double-digit growth!"
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By Adrianne Uphold • November 2, 2018
Gavin Newsom
Gavin Newsom
stated on September 10, 2018 a campaign speech
"Close to half of the children" in California are "at or near poverty," when you consider cost-of-living.
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By Chris Nichols • September 19, 2018
Gavin Newsom
Gavin Newsom
stated on March 8, 2018
"California is 49th out of 50 in the United States in per capita housing units. Only Utah can lay claim to being lowest in per capita production."
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By Chris Nichols • March 21, 2018
Chris Kennedy
Chris Kennedy
stated on January 16, 2018 an interview with the Chicago Sun-Times
"There was no requirement to put in affordable housing."
True
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • February 6, 2018
Nancy McFarlane
Nancy McFarlane
stated on October 20, 2017 in a televised debate
"We are spending more on affordable housing than we're spending on Dix Park right now."
True
By Paul Specht • November 2, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 7, 2017 a tweet
Says his time away from Washington coincides with a "long planned renovation" for the White House.
True
By Manuela Tobias • August 8, 2017
Habitat for Humanity of Broward
Habitat for Humanity of Broward
stated on March 16, 2017 a press release
"South Florida ranks No. 1 in the gap between wages and housing."
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By Amy Sherman • March 23, 2017
Chad Mayes
Chad Mayes
stated on January 17, 2017 a speech
California has "the highest poverty rate in the nation" when considering the U.S. Census Bureau’s Supplemental Poverty Measure.
True
By Chris Nichols • January 20, 2017
Andrew Cuomo
Andrew Cuomo
stated on January 9, 2017 a State of the State speech in New York City
"More college graduates are living at home than in decades."
True
By Dan Clark • January 9, 2017
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on September 27, 2016 the first presidential debate
Says Donald Trump "started his career back in 1973 being sued by the Justice Department for racial discrimination because he would not rent apartments in one of his developments to African-Americans."
True
By Steve Contorno • September 27, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on August 26, 2016 a Hillary for America television ad
"Trump Management was charged with discriminating against African-Americans and breaking federal law."
True
By Lauren Carroll • September 14, 2016
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