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Peter Feigin
Peter Feigin
stated on June 23, 2021 Twitter:
Says people are moving to Milwaukee “in record numbers”
Mostly False
By Madeline Heim • July 2, 2021
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on September 28, 2018 a debate:
California "is hemorrhaging population."
Mostly False
By Chris Nichols • September 28, 2018
Lori Lightfoot
Lori Lightfoot
stated on May 20, 2018 a radio interview:
"We are the only metropolitan area in the country that’s losing population." 
Mostly False
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • June 1, 2018
Andy Gronik
Andy Gronik
stated on May 13, 2018 a candidates forum:
"I’ve lived" in Milwaukee "all 61 years of my life."  
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • May 23, 2018
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on October 25, 2016 a radio ad:
Says it’s not possible for some Wisconsin residents to watch Packers games, "they’re forced to watch Viking games," so he "got a law passed to fix" the problem.
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • October 28, 2016
David A. Clarke Jr.
David A. Clarke Jr.
stated on July 17, 2016 an interview:
Says Barack Obama "said black males are two times more likely to be shot by a law enforcement officer than white males" and "that is a lie" because "there is no data."
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • August 3, 2016
Don Beyer
Don Beyer
stated on April 12, 2016 a radio interview.:
"But for immigrants, we would have a contracting population..."
Mostly False
By Warren Fiske • April 18, 2016
Rush Limbaugh
Rush Limbaugh
stated on February 2, 2015 his radio commentary:
"A married couple that" use the same last name "is rarer and rarer in our country."
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • February 13, 2015
Lynda Rife
Lynda Rife
stated on November 4, 2014 as quoted in a news story:
110 people a day move to Austin.
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • November 14, 2014
Brit Hume
Brit Hume
stated on November 10, 2014 an interview on Fox News:
"It is senior citizens, not Hispanics, who are the fastest-growing demographic in this country."  
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • November 13, 2014
Will Wynn
Will Wynn
stated on March 30, 2014 a news story:
More "25- to 34-year-olds are moving to Austin than any other city in America."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • April 15, 2014
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on March 25, 2014 a report:
"Wisconsin now ranks among the top 10 states for out-migration."  
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • March 30, 2014
Tom Pauken
Tom Pauken
stated on July 25, 2013 an oped column.:
"Our recent state budgets have far exceeded population and inflation growth."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • August 1, 2013
Lee Leffingwell
Lee Leffingwell
stated on May 5, 2013 an opinion column.:
Says nearly 1 million people are "coming to town" in the next 20 years.
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • May 16, 2013
Will Weatherford
Will Weatherford
stated on March 19, 2013 Americans for Prosperity-Florida rally:
"Almost 1,000 people a day" are moving to Florida "because they are more free here than they are in some other states."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman, Katie Sanders • April 2, 2013
Texas Federation of Republican Women
Texas Federation of Republican Women
stated on January 17, 2013 an approved resolution.:
Says that 9 million to 50 million undocumented immigrants live in the United States.
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • February 1, 2013
George P. Bush
George P. Bush
stated on January 12, 2013 an interview with The Associated Press.:
Says Texas will be "majority Hispanic in six years."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • January 23, 2013