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Peter Feigin
Peter Feigin
stated on January 6, 2015 a speech
The Milwaukee Bucks are "actually younger than the Marquette team."
False
By James B. Nelson • January 9, 2015
Kendall Jones
Kendall Jones
stated on July 2, 2014 a Facebook post
"Without the financial resources provided by hunters to protect habitat and stop poachers, there would be no infrastructure for wildlife management."
False
By Linda Qiu • July 11, 2014
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on July 1, 2014 blog posts
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office "received zero complaints" about the Washington Redskins name.
False
By Katie Sanders • July 9, 2014
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on June 17, 2014 a tweet
Says 11 soccer players on the U.S. Men’s National Team are immigrants.
False
By Steve Contorno • June 19, 2014
Rush Limbaugh
Rush Limbaugh
stated on June 18, 2014 a segment on "The Rush Limbaugh Show"
The decision to cancel the trademark of the Washington Redskins "is not the Patent and Trademark Office. This is Barack Obama."
False
By Katie Sanders • June 19, 2014
Jeremy Schaap
Jeremy Schaap
stated on May 28, 2014 an interview on MSNBC
"Qataris don't really work."
False
By Jon Greenberg • June 2, 2014
Miami Seaport Alliance
Miami Seaport Alliance
stated on April 24, 2014 a "Miami Herald" newspaper ad
David Beckham’s proposed soccer stadium at Miami’s Port "threatens the 207,000 jobs and $27 billion economic impact tied to the cargo and cruise industries."
False
By Amy Sherman • May 14, 2014
Curtis Martin
Curtis Martin
stated on January 28, 2014 comments on ESPN
"I played in a game here against the Pittsburgh Steelers where there was 23 inches of snow. … We played in at least 15 inches of that."
False
By Aaron Sharockman • January 30, 2014
Carlos Gimenez
Carlos Gimenez
stated on April 10, 2013 a county commission meeting
The Miami Dolphins "are the only NFL team in the entire nation that pays property taxes."
False
By Amy Sherman • April 22, 2013
Ron Book
Ron Book
stated on March 6, 2013 a state legislative committee hearing
"Super Bowl L by everybody's estimation is a $500 million economic impact to the state of Florida."
False
By Amy Sherman • March 14, 2013
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on January 31, 2012 a radio interview on New Jersey 101.5's "Ask the Governor"
"Here's something that people never talk about with coach Schiano: Rutgers had the best graduation rate of any Division I football program in America."
False
By Erin O'Neill • February 12, 2012
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