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Peter Beinart
Peter Beinart
stated on July 6, 2014 comments on CNN
"If you look at the states where soccer is most popular, they're overwhelmingly blue states, and the states where soccer is least popular are red states."
Mostly True
By Derek Tsang • July 10, 2014
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on July 1, 2014 blog posts
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office "received zero complaints" about the Washington Redskins name.
False
By Katie Sanders • July 9, 2014
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on June 17, 2014 a tweet
Says 11 soccer players on the U.S. Men’s National Team are immigrants.
False
By Steve Contorno • June 19, 2014
Rush Limbaugh
Rush Limbaugh
stated on June 18, 2014 a segment on "The Rush Limbaugh Show"
The decision to cancel the trademark of the Washington Redskins "is not the Patent and Trademark Office. This is Barack Obama."
False
By Katie Sanders • June 19, 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."
True
By Katie Sanders • June 11, 2014
Jeremy Schaap
Jeremy Schaap
stated on May 28, 2014 an interview on MSNBC
"Qataris don't really work."
False
By Jon Greenberg • June 2, 2014
Miami Seaport Alliance
Miami Seaport Alliance
stated on May 14, 2014 a TV ad
David Beckham’s soccer stadium would get a "special tax deal that lets them off the hook for $2 million in taxes every year for 30 years."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • May 20, 2014
Miami Seaport Alliance
Miami Seaport Alliance
stated on April 24, 2014 a "Miami Herald" newspaper ad
David Beckham’s proposed soccer stadium at Miami’s Port "threatens the 207,000 jobs and $27 billion economic impact tied to the cargo and cruise industries."
False
By Amy Sherman • May 14, 2014
Arian Foster
Arian Foster
stated on March 19, 2014 a tweet
The NCAA will "get billions" from the men’s basketball tournament. "Players get a trophy."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • April 1, 2014
X posts
X posts
stated on February 19, 2014 posts on Twitter.
A photo from the Russia-Finland hockey game shows a sad Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev.
Pants on Fire!
By Aaron Sharockman • February 19, 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."
True
By Jon Greenberg • February 9, 2014
Roger Goodell
Roger Goodell
stated on February 2, 2014 comments on "Fox News Sunday"
NFL "players are living, on average, longer than the average male."
Mostly True
By Aaron Sharockman • February 2, 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.
True
By Katie Sanders • January 31, 2014
Joel Klatt
Joel Klatt
stated on January 29, 2014 a Fox Sports panel about Super Bowl XLVIII
Says Marshawn Lynch is "second all-time in terms of average yards per rush only to Terrell Davis."
Half-True
By Katie Sanders • January 31, 2014
X posts
X posts
stated on January 28, 2014 comments from sports pundits and fans on Twitter
Says Peyton Manning struggles in cold weather games.
Mostly True
By Steve Contorno • 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
Curtis Martin
Curtis Martin
stated on January 28, 2014 comments on ESPN
"I played in a game here against the Pittsburgh Steelers where there was 23 inches of snow. … We played in at least 15 inches of that."
False
By Aaron Sharockman • January 30, 2014
Mark Schlereth
Mark Schlereth
stated on January 27, 2014 comments on ESPN's "Mike & Mike"
"The majority of teams (are) now spending their dollars on the offensive side of the football."
Mostly True
By Aaron Sharockman • January 30, 2014
Rhode Island Senate
Rhode Island Senate
stated on January 15, 2014 a Senate resolution
"The (New England) Patriots were led by an explosive offense that scored the second most points in the NFL."
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 17, 2014
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