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Latest Fact-Checks In Race and Ethnicity

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Ron Hayduk
Ron Hayduk
stated on January 1, 2015 in a newspaper commentary:
"The right to vote in this country has never been intrinsically tied to citizenship."
Mostly True
By Katie Mulvaney • January 25, 2015
Mike Stenhouse
Mike Stenhouse
stated on November 14, 2014 in a radio interview:
"According to HUD, it is patently unfair and socially unjust that wealthy people can live in an exclusive neighborhood."
False
By Katie Mulvaney • December 14, 2014
Chain email
Chain email
stated on December 2, 2014 in a chain email:
Says a man in Ferguson, Mo., was photographed holding a sign that said, "No mother should have to fear for her son's life every time he robs a store."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • December 4, 2014
Bill O'Reilly
Bill O'Reilly
stated on December 1, 2014 in a segment on "The O'Reilly Factor":
"In 2012, 123 African-Americans were shot dead by police. ... Same year, 326 whites were killed by police."
Mostly False
By Katie Sanders • December 4, 2014
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 2, 2014 in a meme:
"The U.S. Constitution owes its notion of democracy to the Iroquois Tribes."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • December 2, 2014
Don Young
Don Young
stated on October 22, 2014 in a speech in Alaska:
Suicide comes from federal government largesse "saying you are not worth anything but you are going to get something for nothing."
False
By Louis Jacobson • October 27, 2014
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on October 22, 2014 in an Atlanta Journal-Constitution story:
Georgia has elected more African-American leaders than any other state in the country.  
Mostly False
By April Hunt • October 27, 2014
Tony Perkins
Tony Perkins
stated on October 12, 2014 in comments on "Fox News Sunday":
"We know from the social science that children do best with a mom and a dad."
False
By Jon Greenberg • October 12, 2014
Chuck Todd
Chuck Todd
stated on September 7, 2014 in a comment on "Meet the Press.":
"Eight out of the nine states with competitive Senate races, Hispanics make up less than 10 percent of the electorate."
True
By Linda Qiu • September 7, 2014
Marc Lamont Hill
Marc Lamont Hill
stated on August 20, 2014 in a CNN segment:
"Every 28 hours" an unarmed black person is shot by a cop.
False
By Katie Sanders • August 26, 2014
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 3, 2014 in a Facebook post:
An image of nine white, blond women shows "the amazing diversity of Fox News anchors."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • July 9, 2014
Bill Maher
Bill Maher
stated on June 13, 2014 in a "Real Time with Bill Maher" episode:
"There are 278 Republicans in Congress. (With Eric Cantor's defeat), they are now all Christian and all white except for one black senator, who was appointed."
Half-True
By Katie Sanders • June 18, 2014
Betsy Miller-Jones
Betsy Miller-Jones
stated on April 4, 2014 in a newsletter:
"Did you know that in 2013 over 50 percent of all babies born in Oregon were Hispanic?"
False
By Dana Tims • April 17, 2014
Louise Slaughter
Louise Slaughter
stated on February 27, 2014 in a tweet:
Says "by 4th grade, 86 percent of African-American boys and 82 percent (of) Hispanic boys are reading below proficiency levels."
True
By Steve Contorno • February 28, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 27, 2014 in an event at the White House:
"Fewer black and Latino men participate in the labor force, compared to young white men."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • February 28, 2014
Glenn Beck
Glenn Beck
stated on December 19, 2013 in comments on his radio program:
To comply with non-discrimination laws, the government is "forcing people in business to make wedding cakes" for anyone.  
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders • December 22, 2013
Jorge Ramos
Jorge Ramos
stated on December 5, 2013 in a broadcast of the "Daily Show":
"The most popular name is no longer John or Steven. It's Jose, Camilo and Maria."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • December 9, 2013
City of Austin
City of Austin
stated on November 8, 2013 in a press release:
"Nearly 20% of our residents" are born abroad.
True
By Sue Owen • November 20, 2013
Miriam Martinez
Miriam Martinez
stated on November 11, 2013 in her campaign website:
I am "the first Latina to run for governor of Texas."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • November 13, 2013
Alan Grayson
Alan Grayson
stated on October 26, 2013 in a speech to the Florida Democratic Party:
"This is the year Florida becomes a majority minority state."
False
By Amy Sherman • October 31, 2013
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