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Latest Fact-Checks In Race and Ethnicity

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Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on September 15, 2016 in a speech:
"Latinos are 17 percent of our country's population but hold only 2 percent of its wealth."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 19, 2016
Michelle Obama
Michelle Obama
stated on July 25, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia:
"I wake up every morning in a house (the White House) that was built by slaves."
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By Louis Jacobson • July 26, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on February 17, 2016 in a speech posted on Medium:
"Gun violence is by far the leading cause of death for young African American men, outstripping the next nine causes of death combined."
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By Louis Jacobson • March 15, 2016
Stephanie Schriock
Stephanie Schriock
stated on February 1, 2016 in as quoted by the Texas Tribune:
"Texas is home to millions of Latinas, but the state has never elected a Latina to Congress."
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By Emma Hinchliffe • February 29, 2016
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on February 11, 2016 in comments during the PBS Democratic debate:
"The African-American community lost half of their wealth as a result of the Wall Street collapse."
True
By Linda Qiu • February 12, 2016
Butch Conway
Butch Conway
stated on September 16, 2015 in press conference:
The racial and ethnic makeup of the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office mirrors the community it serves.  
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By Nancy Badertscher • September 29, 2015
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on July 31, 2015 in a speech to the National Urban League in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.:
"African-American children are 500 percent more likely to die from asthma than white kids."
True
By Christian Belanger • August 11, 2015
Jean Casarez
Jean Casarez
stated on June 21, 2015 in comments on CNN:
The Confederate battle flag at the South Carolina statehouse "must fly at a height of 30 feet. Any changes -- taken down, or even at half-staff, if that can be done -- must be passed by a supermajority of the General Assembly."
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By Linda Qiu • June 21, 2015
Institute for Women's Policy Research
Institute for Women's Policy Research
stated on May 20, 2015 in a new report:
Georgia ranks 49th for women serving in elected state and federal offices.
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By Nancy Badertscher • May 27, 2015
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."
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By Linda Qiu • September 7, 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."
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By Steve Contorno • February 28, 2014
City of Austin
City of Austin
stated on November 8, 2013 in a press release:
"Nearly 20% of our residents" are born abroad.
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By Sue Owen • November 20, 2013
Don Lemon
Don Lemon
stated on July 27, 2013 in a commentary on CNN:
"More than 72 percent of children in the African-American community are born out of wedlock."
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By Louis Jacobson • July 29, 2013
Ann McLane Kuster
Ann McLane Kuster
stated on November 11, 2012:
Says she is "entering in the most diverse class ever," of U.S. Representatives
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By Jake Berry, Maryalice Gill • November 21, 2012
Sonji Jacobs
Sonji Jacobs
stated on August 10, 2012:
Initial efforts to strip airport contractors of their special diversity status "has no effect" on the contracts or the city’s diversity goals.
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By Willoughby Mariano • August 24, 2012
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on January 23, 2012 in a debate:
There are 86 languages spoken at Miami Dade College.
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By Amy Sherman • January 24, 2012
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on September 24, 2011 in a speech in Orlando at Presidency 5:
"At nearly 19 million people, the population of Florida is larger than all the earlier primary and caucus states combined."
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By Becky Bowers • September 27, 2011
Charlie Hales
Charlie Hales
stated on May 31, 2011 in Posted at charliehales.com :
"When I served as City Commissioner, we made great strides …we successfully fought for, and won, adding women and people of color to the Fire Bureau."
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By Janie Har • July 29, 2011
Marc Morial
Marc Morial
stated on July 25, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on NBC's "Meet the Press":
The Latino unemployment rate is higher than the white rate and the black rate is higher than the Latino rate.
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By Louis Jacobson • July 27, 2010
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