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Jose Carrillo
Jose Carrillo
stated on March 28, 2018 a Texas Capitol press conference:
"Just in the Austin MSA alone, 150 people move here every day."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • April 3, 2018
Ronna McDaniel
Ronna McDaniel
stated on March 28, 2018 a radio interview:
The census "for years and years and years, decades, has asked, ‘Are you a citizen of the United States of America?’"
Mostly True
By D.L. Davis • April 3, 2018
Charlie Geren
Charlie Geren
stated on September 18, 2017 a tweet:
"Less than half of Texans ages 18-24 are registered to vote."
Half-True
By Jasper Scherer • October 26, 2017
Maram Museitif
Maram Museitif
stated on May 24, 2017 as quoted in a Central Health press release:
Says Arabic "is the third most-common language in Austin."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • June 5, 2017
Jack Berry
Jack Berry
stated on September 15, 2016 a debate.:
In Richmond, Va., there’s "more moving vans coming in than going out."
Mostly True
By Sean Gorman • September 26, 2016
Sylvester Turner
Sylvester Turner
stated on July 26, 2016 a tweet announcing new display signage at airports and Houston's City Hall:
"Welcome to #Houston, the most #diverse city in #America."
Mostly True
By Fauzeya Rahman • September 23, 2016
Charlotte Nash
Charlotte Nash
stated on November 17, 2015 a statement:
Since 2008, Gwinnett County’s population has grown 15 percent, while the county government staff has increased only 1 percent.
True
By Nancy Badertscher • December 11, 2015
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on December 3, 2015 a tweet:
"From 2010-2014, median household income" in Wisconsin "has actually gone up 7.4 percent."  
Mostly False
By Kevin Crowe, Tom Kertscher • December 7, 2015
Julián Castro
Julián Castro
stated on July 27, 2015 his year-in-review speech:
"Less than half of the poorest American households have a home Internet subscription."
True
By Bradley Saacks • August 20, 2015
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 24, 2015 an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe.":
The number of illegal immigrants in the United States is "30 million, it could be 34 million."  
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • July 28, 2015
Ben Carson
Ben Carson
stated on April 22, 2015 a speech:
"There are more young black males involved in the criminal justice system than there are in higher education."  
False
By Tom Kertscher • May 5, 2015
Maggie Hassan
Maggie Hassan
stated on February 12, 2015 her budget address:
Our median household income in 2013 was the highest in the nation.
Mostly True
By Casey McDermott • February 13, 2015
Rush Limbaugh
Rush Limbaugh
stated on February 2, 2015 his radio commentary:
"A married couple that" use the same last name "is rarer and rarer in our country."
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • February 13, 2015
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on January 14, 2015 the governor's State of the State address:
"Georgia is now the eighth most populous state in the nation, moving from the number 10 position in just four years."
Mostly True
By April Hunt • January 16, 2015
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 31, 2014 a meme circulated on Facebook:
Milwaukee "incarcerates 1.2% of white men" and has "incarcerated over 50% of black men in their 30s."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • January 15, 2015
Jason Carter
Jason Carter
stated on September 22, 2014 television ad:
In the last 10 years, Georgia’s middle class income has dropped $6,500.  
True
By Nancy Badertscher • September 29, 2014
Stacey Abrams
Stacey Abrams
stated on June 13, 2014 In an article:
More than 1.5 million people moved into Georgia between the past two Census counts, and a majority consider themselves, African-American, Latino or Asian-American.
Mostly True
By April Hunt • June 17, 2014
Will Wynn
Will Wynn
stated on March 30, 2014 a news story:
More "25- to 34-year-olds are moving to Austin than any other city in America."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • April 15, 2014
Bill Nelson
Bill Nelson
stated on April 8, 2014 remarks at a committee hearing:
"My state of Florida is now the third-largest state. We have surpassed New York in population."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • April 14, 2014
U.S. Census Bureau
U.S. Census Bureau
stated on January 7, 2014 a mailing to Austin's Bob Cole:
Federal law requires residents to participate in the U.S. government’s American Community Survey.
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • January 9, 2014
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