Latest Fact-checks in Housing Gavin Newsom stated on February 19, 2020 in a State of the State Address: "Back in 2005, when we did that first point-in-time count, there were over 188,000 thousand people that were deemed homeless in the state of California. … That’s 35,000 more than we have today.” Elizabeth Warren stated on February 19, 2020 in the Las Vegas debate: “Mayor Bloomberg was busy blaming African Americans and Latinos for the housing crisis in 2008.” Tom Barrett stated on November 20, 2019 in a public forum: Says since he took office, the City of Milwaukee has seen the creation of 7,000 new affordable housing units. Darrell Steinberg stated on October 24, 2019 in an interview with Capital Public Radio: "90,000 Californians are unsheltered and homeless." Tammy Duckworth stated on September 16, 2019 in a tweet: Says President Trump’s administration has "actually worsened our nation’s homelessness crisis" by cutting affordable housing programs, allowing shelters to refuse people based on gender identity or sexual orientation, evicting immigrant families of mixed legal status from subsidized housing and raising rent. Gavin Newsom stated on June 23, 2019 in an interview on "Axios on HBO": "The vast majority" of San Francisco’s homeless people "also come in from — and we know this — from Texas. Just (an) interesting fact." Bobby Scott stated on July 15, 2019 in a hearing: "Studies show at the minimum wage, you can’t rent a two-bedroom apartment anywhere in the United States...a modest, two-bedroom apartment." Ben Carson stated on May 21, 2019 in a tweet: More than 100,000 people are waiting for public housing in Houston and people who are in the country illegally are taking their spaces. Bernie Sanders stated on April 22, 2019 in a CNN town hall: "You've got millions of families paying 40, 50, 60% of their limited incomes to put a roof over their heads." Elizabeth Warren stated on April 22, 2019 in a CNN town hall in New Hampshire: Speaking of the financial crisis that gained traction in 2007, "I talked about it to anyone who would listen, a crisis is coming." Facebook posts stated on March 5, 2019 in posts on the Internet: "Right here (in West Virginia), they are building new houses … so that 321 Syrian Muslims can move down into this neighborhood in two months. … (A funeral home) is to be torn down in two months, and a mosque is going to built there." Toni Preckwinkle stated on March 12, 2019 in a debate: Says that "despite the tremendous amounts of money that have gone into it, only 400 family (housing) units have been created" in the last 12 years through Chicago’s Affordable Requirements Ordinance. West Virginia Republican Party stated on September 14, 2018 in a tweet: "West Virginia added the highest percentage of new construction jobs in 2017 in the United States, at 14.4%. This amounted to 4,300 additional jobs! In fact, #WV was the only state with double-digit growth!" John Cox stated on October 8, 2018 in a campaign debate: Says Gavin Newsom "didn’t solve the homeless problem at all" as mayor of San Francisco, "and it’s gotten worse." Yes on 10 campaign stated on September 28, 2018 in a TV advertisement: California’s rent control measure Proposition 10 would have "No effect on homeowners" Gavin Newsom stated on September 10, 2018 in a campaign speech: "Close to half of the children" in California are "at or near poverty," when you consider cost-of-living. John Cox stated on July 30, 2018 in a Fox Business Network interview: "Fully half the people — our research is showing half the people — in (California) want to leave." Bloggers stated on July 25, 2018 in a blog post: "SHOCK REPORT: Senator McCaskill BUSTED Funneling Millions of Tax Dollars to Her Hubby." Kamala Harris stated on July 19, 2018 in a tweet: "In 99 percent of counties in America, someone making the minimum wage working full time can’t afford a 1-bedroom apartment." Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on July 23, 2018 in a tweet: In New York City, "for every one person experiencing homelessness here, there are about three vacant apartments." Gavin Newsom stated on May 8, 2018 in a campaign debate: "In San Francisco, we were successful in reducing our street population 40 percent. We got 12,000 people off the street." Kevin Nicholson stated on April 19, 2018 in news release: Says conservative mega-donor Richard Uihlein is a Wisconsin resident. Travis Allen stated on March 8, 2018: "Homelessness has skyrocketed across California. We have the nation’s highest homelessness rate and the nation’s highest homeless population." Andrew Cuomo stated on March 12, 2018 in a press conference: "The only housing authority in the state that we have actually given money to is NYCHA." 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." Chris Kennedy stated on January 16, 2018 in an interview with the Chicago Sun-Times: "There was no requirement to put in affordable housing." Jerry Patterson stated on December 8, 2017 in an interview with Austin American-Statesman commentator Ken Herman: Says the Texas General Land Office led by George P. Bush has repaired just two homes since Hurricane Harvey. Donald Trump stated on December 8, 2017 in a rally in Pensacola, Fla.: "Black homeownership just hit the highest level it has ever been in the history of our country." Ryan Sitton stated on November 7, 2017 in a guest editorial in Drilling Contractor: "Earlier this year, Hurricane Harvey left more than 12 million people in Texas and Louisiana without homes." Nancy McFarlane stated on October 20, 2017 in in a televised debate: "We are spending more on affordable housing than we're spending on Dix Park right now."
Gavin Newsom stated on February 19, 2020 in a State of the State Address: "Back in 2005, when we did that first point-in-time count, there were over 188,000 thousand people that were deemed homeless in the state of California. … That’s 35,000 more than we have today.” Elizabeth Warren stated on February 19, 2020 in the Las Vegas debate: “Mayor Bloomberg was busy blaming African Americans and Latinos for the housing crisis in 2008.” Tom Barrett stated on November 20, 2019 in a public forum: Says since he took office, the City of Milwaukee has seen the creation of 7,000 new affordable housing units. Darrell Steinberg stated on October 24, 2019 in an interview with Capital Public Radio: "90,000 Californians are unsheltered and homeless." Tammy Duckworth stated on September 16, 2019 in a tweet: Says President Trump’s administration has "actually worsened our nation’s homelessness crisis" by cutting affordable housing programs, allowing shelters to refuse people based on gender identity or sexual orientation, evicting immigrant families of mixed legal status from subsidized housing and raising rent. Gavin Newsom stated on June 23, 2019 in an interview on "Axios on HBO": "The vast majority" of San Francisco’s homeless people "also come in from — and we know this — from Texas. Just (an) interesting fact." Bobby Scott stated on July 15, 2019 in a hearing: "Studies show at the minimum wage, you can’t rent a two-bedroom apartment anywhere in the United States...a modest, two-bedroom apartment." Ben Carson stated on May 21, 2019 in a tweet: More than 100,000 people are waiting for public housing in Houston and people who are in the country illegally are taking their spaces. Bernie Sanders stated on April 22, 2019 in a CNN town hall: "You've got millions of families paying 40, 50, 60% of their limited incomes to put a roof over their heads." Elizabeth Warren stated on April 22, 2019 in a CNN town hall in New Hampshire: Speaking of the financial crisis that gained traction in 2007, "I talked about it to anyone who would listen, a crisis is coming." Facebook posts stated on March 5, 2019 in posts on the Internet: "Right here (in West Virginia), they are building new houses … so that 321 Syrian Muslims can move down into this neighborhood in two months. … (A funeral home) is to be torn down in two months, and a mosque is going to built there." Toni Preckwinkle stated on March 12, 2019 in a debate: Says that "despite the tremendous amounts of money that have gone into it, only 400 family (housing) units have been created" in the last 12 years through Chicago’s Affordable Requirements Ordinance. West Virginia Republican Party stated on September 14, 2018 in a tweet: "West Virginia added the highest percentage of new construction jobs in 2017 in the United States, at 14.4%. This amounted to 4,300 additional jobs! In fact, #WV was the only state with double-digit growth!" John Cox stated on October 8, 2018 in a campaign debate: Says Gavin Newsom "didn’t solve the homeless problem at all" as mayor of San Francisco, "and it’s gotten worse." Yes on 10 campaign stated on September 28, 2018 in a TV advertisement: California’s rent control measure Proposition 10 would have "No effect on homeowners" Gavin Newsom stated on September 10, 2018 in a campaign speech: "Close to half of the children" in California are "at or near poverty," when you consider cost-of-living. John Cox stated on July 30, 2018 in a Fox Business Network interview: "Fully half the people — our research is showing half the people — in (California) want to leave." Bloggers stated on July 25, 2018 in a blog post: "SHOCK REPORT: Senator McCaskill BUSTED Funneling Millions of Tax Dollars to Her Hubby." Kamala Harris stated on July 19, 2018 in a tweet: "In 99 percent of counties in America, someone making the minimum wage working full time can’t afford a 1-bedroom apartment." Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on July 23, 2018 in a tweet: In New York City, "for every one person experiencing homelessness here, there are about three vacant apartments." Gavin Newsom stated on May 8, 2018 in a campaign debate: "In San Francisco, we were successful in reducing our street population 40 percent. We got 12,000 people off the street." Kevin Nicholson stated on April 19, 2018 in news release: Says conservative mega-donor Richard Uihlein is a Wisconsin resident. Travis Allen stated on March 8, 2018: "Homelessness has skyrocketed across California. We have the nation’s highest homelessness rate and the nation’s highest homeless population." Andrew Cuomo stated on March 12, 2018 in a press conference: "The only housing authority in the state that we have actually given money to is NYCHA." 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." Chris Kennedy stated on January 16, 2018 in an interview with the Chicago Sun-Times: "There was no requirement to put in affordable housing." Jerry Patterson stated on December 8, 2017 in an interview with Austin American-Statesman commentator Ken Herman: Says the Texas General Land Office led by George P. Bush has repaired just two homes since Hurricane Harvey. Donald Trump stated on December 8, 2017 in a rally in Pensacola, Fla.: "Black homeownership just hit the highest level it has ever been in the history of our country." Ryan Sitton stated on November 7, 2017 in a guest editorial in Drilling Contractor: "Earlier this year, Hurricane Harvey left more than 12 million people in Texas and Louisiana without homes." Nancy McFarlane stated on October 20, 2017 in in a televised debate: "We are spending more on affordable housing than we're spending on Dix Park right now."
Gavin Newsom stated on February 19, 2020 in a State of the State Address: "Back in 2005, when we did that first point-in-time count, there were over 188,000 thousand people that were deemed homeless in the state of California. … That’s 35,000 more than we have today.”
Elizabeth Warren stated on February 19, 2020 in the Las Vegas debate: “Mayor Bloomberg was busy blaming African Americans and Latinos for the housing crisis in 2008.”
Tom Barrett stated on November 20, 2019 in a public forum: Says since he took office, the City of Milwaukee has seen the creation of 7,000 new affordable housing units.
Darrell Steinberg stated on October 24, 2019 in an interview with Capital Public Radio: "90,000 Californians are unsheltered and homeless."
Tammy Duckworth stated on September 16, 2019 in a tweet: Says President Trump’s administration has "actually worsened our nation’s homelessness crisis" by cutting affordable housing programs, allowing shelters to refuse people based on gender identity or sexual orientation, evicting immigrant families of mixed legal status from subsidized housing and raising rent.
Gavin Newsom stated on June 23, 2019 in an interview on "Axios on HBO": "The vast majority" of San Francisco’s homeless people "also come in from — and we know this — from Texas. Just (an) interesting fact."
Bobby Scott stated on July 15, 2019 in a hearing: "Studies show at the minimum wage, you can’t rent a two-bedroom apartment anywhere in the United States...a modest, two-bedroom apartment."
Ben Carson stated on May 21, 2019 in a tweet: More than 100,000 people are waiting for public housing in Houston and people who are in the country illegally are taking their spaces.
Bernie Sanders stated on April 22, 2019 in a CNN town hall: "You've got millions of families paying 40, 50, 60% of their limited incomes to put a roof over their heads."
Elizabeth Warren stated on April 22, 2019 in a CNN town hall in New Hampshire: Speaking of the financial crisis that gained traction in 2007, "I talked about it to anyone who would listen, a crisis is coming."
Facebook posts stated on March 5, 2019 in posts on the Internet: "Right here (in West Virginia), they are building new houses … so that 321 Syrian Muslims can move down into this neighborhood in two months. … (A funeral home) is to be torn down in two months, and a mosque is going to built there."
Toni Preckwinkle stated on March 12, 2019 in a debate: Says that "despite the tremendous amounts of money that have gone into it, only 400 family (housing) units have been created" in the last 12 years through Chicago’s Affordable Requirements Ordinance.
West Virginia Republican Party stated on September 14, 2018 in a tweet: "West Virginia added the highest percentage of new construction jobs in 2017 in the United States, at 14.4%. This amounted to 4,300 additional jobs! In fact, #WV was the only state with double-digit growth!"
John Cox stated on October 8, 2018 in a campaign debate: Says Gavin Newsom "didn’t solve the homeless problem at all" as mayor of San Francisco, "and it’s gotten worse."
Yes on 10 campaign stated on September 28, 2018 in a TV advertisement: California’s rent control measure Proposition 10 would have "No effect on homeowners"
Gavin Newsom stated on September 10, 2018 in a campaign speech: "Close to half of the children" in California are "at or near poverty," when you consider cost-of-living.
John Cox stated on July 30, 2018 in a Fox Business Network interview: "Fully half the people — our research is showing half the people — in (California) want to leave."
Bloggers stated on July 25, 2018 in a blog post: "SHOCK REPORT: Senator McCaskill BUSTED Funneling Millions of Tax Dollars to Her Hubby."
Kamala Harris stated on July 19, 2018 in a tweet: "In 99 percent of counties in America, someone making the minimum wage working full time can’t afford a 1-bedroom apartment."
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on July 23, 2018 in a tweet: In New York City, "for every one person experiencing homelessness here, there are about three vacant apartments."
Gavin Newsom stated on May 8, 2018 in a campaign debate: "In San Francisco, we were successful in reducing our street population 40 percent. We got 12,000 people off the street."
Kevin Nicholson stated on April 19, 2018 in news release: Says conservative mega-donor Richard Uihlein is a Wisconsin resident.
Travis Allen stated on March 8, 2018: "Homelessness has skyrocketed across California. We have the nation’s highest homelessness rate and the nation’s highest homeless population."
Andrew Cuomo stated on March 12, 2018 in a press conference: "The only housing authority in the state that we have actually given money to is NYCHA."
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."
Chris Kennedy stated on January 16, 2018 in an interview with the Chicago Sun-Times: "There was no requirement to put in affordable housing."
Jerry Patterson stated on December 8, 2017 in an interview with Austin American-Statesman commentator Ken Herman: Says the Texas General Land Office led by George P. Bush has repaired just two homes since Hurricane Harvey.
Donald Trump stated on December 8, 2017 in a rally in Pensacola, Fla.: "Black homeownership just hit the highest level it has ever been in the history of our country."
Ryan Sitton stated on November 7, 2017 in a guest editorial in Drilling Contractor: "Earlier this year, Hurricane Harvey left more than 12 million people in Texas and Louisiana without homes."
Nancy McFarlane stated on October 20, 2017 in in a televised debate: "We are spending more on affordable housing than we're spending on Dix Park right now."