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Jim Lampley
Jim Lampley
stated on May 2, 2015 comments before the Mayweather vs. Pacquiao fight
The projected revenue from the Mayweather/Pacquiao fight is "larger than the annual GDP of 29 different countries."
Pants on Fire!
By Lauren Carroll • May 3, 2015
Tyrone Brooks
Tyrone Brooks
stated on January 20, 2015 a statement
State lawmakers are spending taxpayer money for parking that billionaire Arthur Blank could build while paying some state employees so little they are on food stamps.  
Half-True
By Nancy Badertscher • March 23, 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."
True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • March 7, 2015
Jon Erpenbach
Jon Erpenbach
stated on February 23, 2015 a Facebook post
"In general, it appears" Wisconsin’s right to work bill would "likely apply to" the Green Bay Packers players and their union.
Mostly True
February 27, 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."
True
By Katie Mulvaney • February 26, 2015
X posts
X posts
stated on February 2, 2015 Twitter posts
"Scott Walker to cut $300 million from universities, spend $500 million on a pro basketball stadium."
Half-True
February 6, 2015
John Cornyn
John Cornyn
stated on January 27, 2015 a press conference
The Super Bowl has "one of the highest levels of human sex trafficking activity of any event in the country."
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • January 29, 2015
Bill Belichick
Bill Belichick
stated on January 24, 2015 a news conference
Atmospheric conditions could push a football’s pressure "down approximately one-and-a-half pounds per square inch."
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • January 29, 2015
Peter Feigin
Peter Feigin
stated on January 6, 2015 a speech
The Milwaukee Bucks are "actually younger than the Marquette team."
False
By James B. Nelson • January 9, 2015
NaHa Daily
NaHa Daily
stated on January 4, 2015 a website article
"Fox News airs Stuart Scott R.I.P. tribute with picture of Stephen A. Smith."
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • January 6, 2015
Jim Moran
Jim Moran
stated on November 22, 2014 a Facebook post.
Graduation rates of players at major football colleges "are still twenty points below their male campus peers and worsened in the past three years."
Half-True
By Nancy Madsen • December 30, 2014
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
Jim Moran
Jim Moran
stated on November 22, 2014 a Facebook post
"We have a system now where in 40 states, the highest-paid public employee is the state university’s head football or basketball coach."
Mostly True
By Nancy Madsen • December 22, 2014
Bryant Gumbel
Bryant Gumbel
stated on July 21, 2014 an episode of HBO's Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel
"A golf course closes somewhere in America every 48 hours."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • December 5, 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." 
True
By Lauren Carroll • September 21, 2014
Mika Brzezinski
Mika Brzezinski
stated on September 16, 2014 a segment on MSNBC's "Morning Joe"
"Super Bowl Sunday has the highest rate of domestic violence."
Pants on Fire!
By Katie Sanders • September 18, 2014
Mike Wise
Mike Wise
stated on September 14, 2014 comments on CNN's "State of the Union"
Says NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell interviewed domestic abuse victim Janay Rice with Ray Rice present and for "every domestic violence agency, every law enforcement agency, that’s a no-no."
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders • September 14, 2014
Mark Emmert
Mark Emmert
stated on August 10, 2014 comments on ABC's "This Week"
"More (student-athletes) graduate than the students who aren't student-athletes."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • August 10, 2014
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on July 12, 2014 a post on the blog "Outside the Beltway"
"North Korea is telling its people that their men’s national team is in the World Cup final."
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • July 17, 2014
Kendall Jones
Kendall Jones
stated on July 2, 2014 a Facebook post
"Without the financial resources provided by hunters to protect habitat and stop poachers, there would be no infrastructure for wildlife management."
False
By Linda Qiu • July 11, 2014
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