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Mike Oliverio
Mike Oliverio
stated on August 29, 2023 a Facebook post
“A few years back,” Mitchell Stadium in Bluefield, W.Va., “was voted the best high school football field in America.”
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By Adrianne Dering • September 28, 2023
Robin Vos
Robin Vos
stated on March 9, 2023 Podcast
“When a basketball player or football or baseball player from another team plays in Wisconsin, that one game's salary, they pay Wisconsin income tax on it. ... So, if for some reason we do not have the Brewers in Wisconsin all of those player salaries that generate dollars for the State of Wisconsin go away."
True
By D.L. Davis • May 12, 2023
Michael Dougherty
Michael Dougherty
stated on March 12, 2020 a tweet
“Some states are only getting 50 tests per day, and the Utah Jazz got 58.”
True
By Bill McCarthy • March 13, 2020
James Woods
James Woods
stated on August 27, 2016 a tweet
"The Dallas Cowboys can’t put a sticker on their helmets for the 5 police officers who were killed."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • September 1, 2016
A.J. Jacobs
A.J. Jacobs
stated on February 6, 2016 an interview
Says President John F. Kennedy released a star Green Bay Packer from military reserve duty so that he could play in the 1961 NFL Championship Game.  
True
February 9, 2016
Timothy Sheehy
Timothy Sheehy
stated on April 10, 2015 an interview
A 50-50 public-private split for paying for a new Milwaukee Bucks arena would "be much better -- in terms of the portion of the public financing -- than most of the other arena projects done around the country."  
True
May 29, 2015
Steven Frias
Steven Frias
stated on February 24, 2015 a newspaper commentary
"Research performed by economists has shown no consistent, positive impact on jobs, income or tax revenues arising from stadiums or sports franchises."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • March 7, 2015
James Skeffington
James Skeffington
stated on February 10, 2015 a radio interview
Thirty U.S. cities have Triple A baseball teams and "virtually everyone of them [is] playing in government owned ballparks."
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By Katie Mulvaney • February 26, 2015
Jim Moran
Jim Moran
stated on November 22, 2014 a Facebook post
Only 20 colleges and universities "have athletic departments with revenue exceeding expenses."
True
By Nancy Madsen • December 22, 2014
George Will
George Will
stated on September 21, 2014 a panel on "Fox News Sunday"
"Last week's three most-viewed television programs were Sunday Night Football, Thursday Night Football and Monday Night Football." 
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By Lauren Carroll • September 21, 2014
John Oliver
John Oliver
stated on June 8, 2014 a segment on "Last Week Tonight"
FIFA "pressured Brazil into passing a so-called Budweiser bill, allowing beer sales in soccer stadiums."
True
By Katie Sanders • June 11, 2014
John Oliver
John Oliver
stated on June 8, 2014 a segment on "Last Week Tonight"
Brazil built a $300 million stadium in the Amazon rainforest that "is only going to be used for four World Cup games," and there’s no team "that can fill it afterwards."
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By Katie Sanders • June 11, 2014
Candy Crowley
Candy Crowley
stated on February 9, 2014 comments on CNN's "State of the Union"
"It’s been 14 years since a president or a vice president or a member of their family has not gone and attended at least an event at the Olympics."
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By Jon Greenberg • February 9, 2014
Roger Goodell
Roger Goodell
stated on January 20, 2014 an interview on NFL.com
"The extra point is almost automatic. … (The NFL) had five missed extra points this year out of 1,200 some odd" attempts.
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By Katie Sanders • January 31, 2014
Marshall Faulk
Marshall Faulk
stated on January 28, 2014 comments on the NFL Network
Quarterbacks "won the (Super Bowl) MVP more than 50 percent of the time."
True
By Katie Sanders • January 30, 2014
Deadspin
Deadspin
stated on August 13, 2013 a website
The highest paid employee of the State of Rhode Island is a basketball coach.
True
By Gregory Smith • September 29, 2013
Kasim Reed
Kasim Reed
stated on August 7, 2013 an interview
"State law says that once the state appraises a piece of property, they can only pay it a certain amount above appraisal."  
True
By Eric Stirgus, Janel Davis • August 26, 2013
Donald Rumsfeld
Donald Rumsfeld
stated on February 17, 2013 an op-ed in the "Washington Post"
Says wrestling was a favorite sport of Abraham Lincoln.
True
By Bill Adair • February 18, 2013
Jimmy Barrett
Jimmy Barrett
stated on December 6, 2012 an interview.
Says Virginia is the biggest state that does not have a major league sports team.    
True
By Nancy Madsen • December 26, 2012
Republican National Committee
Republican National Committee
stated on July 19, 2012 a web video
Over the last six months, President Barack Obama has golfed 10 times and held 106 fundraisers, but his jobs council has never met.
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By Louis Jacobson • July 19, 2012
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