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John Oliver
John Oliver
stated on April 24, 2016 a broadcast of HBO's "Last Week Tonight":
"We knew Strom Thurmond had proposed" the amendment that blocked Puerto Rico’s use of Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection.
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • April 27, 2016
John Oliver
John Oliver
stated on February 14, 2016 a TV show:
In Sauk City, Wisconsin, "the ID office" that provides identification for voting "is only open on the fifth Wednesday of every month" -- a total of four days in 2016.
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • February 19, 2016
John Oliver
John Oliver
stated on July 19, 2015 a segment on "Last Week Tonight":
"With the exception of baby formula, the federal government does not require any food to carry an expiration date, and state laws vary widely."
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By Will Cabaniss • July 27, 2015
John Oliver
John Oliver
stated on June 7, 2015 a segment about bail on "Last Week Tonight":
Says "Florida is a model" for successful pretrial release programs.
Half-True
By Katie Sanders • June 12, 2015
John Oliver
John Oliver
stated on August 17, 2014 a segment on his show, Last Week Tonight:
Says Keene, N.H., requested a "military-grade armored personnel truck," citing their annual Pumpkin Festival as "a possible target" for terrorists.
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By Jim Haddadin • August 20, 2014
John Oliver
John Oliver
stated on August 17, 2014 a segment on his show, "Last Week Tonight":
"The number of SWAT raids have gone up by 1,400 percent since the 1980s."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • August 18, 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."
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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
John Oliver
John Oliver
stated on May 11, 2014 a segment on "Last Week Tonight":
"28 percent of Kentuckians don’t have any online access."
Half-True
By Steve Contorno • May 14, 2014
John Oliver
John Oliver
stated on February 3, 2011 an episode of The Daily Show:
Joe Straus is the "first Jewish speaker of the" Texas House.
Mostly True
By Ciara O'Rourke • February 12, 2011