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Henry Cisneros
Henry Cisneros
stated on January 29, 2020 a meeting
Says San Antonio has “the lowest per capita income of any major Texas city.”
Mostly True
By Madlin Mekelburg • February 7, 2020
Scott Jenkins
Scott Jenkins
stated on January 13, 2020 remarks
“There are more guns in this country than there are citizens.”
Half-True
By Warren Fiske • February 5, 2020
James White
James White
stated on January 27, 2020 a tweet
Says "10% of U.S. children are Texans." 
True
By Madlin Mekelburg • January 31, 2020
Gene Wu
Gene Wu
stated on December 31, 2019 a tweet
"About a third of Texas has seen a 20-25% population loss in the last 5 years."
False
By Madlin Mekelburg • January 10, 2020
Donald Trump Jr.
Donald Trump Jr.
stated on November 1, 2019 a Tweet
"Tens of thousands" of people leave New York every week.
False
By Jill Terreri Ramos • November 8, 2019
JB Pritzker
JB Pritzker
stated on October 31, 2019 an interview
"Illinois lost population in 94 out of the last 95 years, so it’s not like it’s a new thing that we have a slight out-trickle of people leaving the state."
Half-True
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • November 8, 2019
Mark Perry
Mark Perry
stated on June 28, 2019 a radio interview
"Wisconsin is currently seeing an influx of new residents, Illinois is seeing an outflux."
Mostly True
By Mica Soellner • September 19, 2019
Bill Brady
Bill Brady
stated on June 18, 2019 a speech
Says that after "the last income tax increase in the state of Illinois, we saw the largest exodus of middle-income families."
False
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • June 23, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 14, 2019 a Facebook post
In 20 years "there will be enough Muslim voters in the U.S. to elect the president."
False
By Samantha Putterman • April 10, 2019
Andrew Cuomo
Andrew Cuomo
stated on March 12, 2019 a speech
There’s been a "20 percent increase in young people coming back to Buffalo after a decade where we lost 10 percent of our young people."  
Half-True
By Jill Terreri Ramos • March 23, 2019
Joe Manchin
Joe Manchin
stated on September 16, 2018 remarks at a teachers' rally
West Virginia has "more veterans per capita" than any state.
False
By Emily Martin • October 11, 2018
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on September 28, 2018 a debate
California "is hemorrhaging population."
Mostly False
By Chris Nichols • September 28, 2018
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on September 12, 2018 a TV ad
Scott Wallace wants to tax families of five for 'irresponsible breeding'
False
By Sarah Anne Hughes • September 14, 2018
Lori Lightfoot
Lori Lightfoot
stated on May 20, 2018 a radio interview
"We are the only metropolitan area in the country that’s losing population." 
Mostly False
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • June 1, 2018
Andy Gronik
Andy Gronik
stated on May 13, 2018 a candidates forum
"I’ve lived" in Milwaukee "all 61 years of my life."  
Mostly False
May 23, 2018
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
Gavin Newsom
Gavin Newsom
stated on March 8, 2018
"California is 49th out of 50 in the United States in per capita housing units. Only Utah can lay claim to being lowest in per capita production."
True
By Chris Nichols • March 21, 2018
Kevin Nicholson
Kevin Nicholson
stated on February 18, 2018 an interview
"There are more guns in this country than there are people."  
Half-True
February 20, 2018
Southwest Farm Press
Southwest Farm Press
stated on January 22, 2018 a news story
"Texas is home to more feral pigs than any other state — an estimated 50 percent to 75 percent of all feral swine in the nation."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • February 1, 2018
Rahm Emanuel
Rahm Emanuel
stated on January 9, 2018 a talk radio appearance
"Chicago now has the highest employment in the private sector in the history of the city."
False
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • January 22, 2018
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