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Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on February 18, 2016 in an MSNBC-Telemundo town hall:
"You are three times more likely to be able to get a mortgage if you're a white applicant than if you're black or Hispanic, even if you have the same credentials."
False
By Louis Jacobson • February 26, 2016
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
Anne Nolan
Anne Nolan
stated on November 12, 2014 in a Journal commentary:
"In Rhode Island, a recent study showed that among a group of people who had been homeless for a year or more, Medicaid costs averaged about $60,000 per person."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • November 23, 2014
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on October 21, 2014 in a gubernatorial debate in Jacksonville:
Says property insurance rates are going up because Rick Scott signed a bill preventing the state from regulating insurance.
False
By Joshua Gillin • October 24, 2014
Rhue Reis
Rhue Reis
stated on September 7, 2014 in a TV debate:
"You have 200,000 to 400,000 military veterans on the street in this country on any given day."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 16, 2014
Gus Bilirakis
Gus Bilirakis
stated on January 2, 2014 in a Bay News 9 interview:
Under a proposed bill, a $100,000 home’s flood insurance premium would be "maybe $200 or $300 annually."
False
By Joshua Gillin • January 7, 2014
Daniel Llanes
Daniel Llanes
stated on October 12, 2013 in an opinion column:
"78702 is the second-most gentrified ZIP code in the entire country."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • October 30, 2013
Rob Zerban
Rob Zerban
stated on August 9, 2012 in an interview:
U.S. House opponent Paul Ryan supports "cutting funding for veterans by 24 percent."
False
By Tom Kertscher • September 23, 2012
Theresa Price
Theresa Price
stated on December 10, 2011 in a speech during a rally on homelessness:
"Rhode Island is leading our nation in foreclosures."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • December 20, 2011
Brad Avakian
Brad Avakian
stated on September 12, 2011 in a radio interview:
Says "We do about 300 investigations a year into housing discrimination and in recent years have put about $150,000 of damages into the pockets of individuals who have been treated unfairly."
False
By Janie Har • September 20, 2011
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on June 13, 2011 in at a meeting arranged by the Small Business Caucus at the Kimball Jenkins House in Concord, N.H.:
Says the new Dodd-Frank financial law requires a 20 percent down payment to buy a house.
False
By Jon Greenberg • July 21, 2011
Sam Adams
Sam Adams
stated on May 18, 2011 in a City Council meeting:
The city’s 30 percent set aside for affordable housing in urban renewal areas is calculated citywide -- not district by district
False
By Ian K. Kullgren • June 2, 2011
Beaverton
Beaverton
stated on November 17, 2010 in a press release:
Last year, Beaverton School District had the highest number of homeless students ever recorded in Oregon. 
False
By Janie Har • December 4, 2010
Bob Stacey
Bob Stacey
stated on October 19, 2010 in a television ad:
Says Tom Hughes supports paving over thousands of acres with over-development and sprawl.
False
By Janie Har • October 20, 2010
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