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All Fact-checks for Census

stated on September 21, 2021 in a blog post

“The CDC and county health officials have obtained 2020 Census records to enhance their vaccination enforcement protocols.”

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stated on May 9, 2021 in social media posts

“U.S. Census Bureau confirms huge conflict in total number of voters in 2020 election.”

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stated on October 13, 2020 in a tweet

Says Illinois has made a "nation-leading" investment in funding for Census outreach.

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stated on September 15, 2020 in a speech at a Florida event

“24 of every 100 kids in school today speak Spanish.”

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stated on July 23, 2020 in a Facebook post

“California has six extra” congressional representatives “because illegals are counted” in the census.

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stated on July 23, 2020 in an MSNBC interview

“Right now, we are about 4% behind the (census) response rate where we were in 2010. But for Black and Latino and Native American communities, they’re behind by 10%.”

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stated on March 21, 2020 in a Facebook post

"If you are in Las Vegas and you get a knock on your door from NV Power, 2020 Census or CVD-19 testers, do not open your door. They are robbing people at gunpoint."

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stated on March 22, 2020 in a Facebook post

“Go to 2020census.gov and fill out this census form so you can get your stimulus check.”

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stated on February 21, 2020 in an image

"There is a group going to homes and pretending to be officials from home affairs. They have documents with the letterhead Department of Home Affairs and claim to be confirming that everyone has a valid ID for the upcoming census. They are robbing homes."

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stated on July 12, 2019 in a "Fox & Friends" appearance

"Somebody in the Obama regime decided to get rid of" the citizenship question in the census.

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stated on June 13, 2019 in an interview on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

"The Census is predicting a 6% undercount that will be targeted against nonwhites in this country — so Hispanics, African Americans, communities of color" if a citizenship question is asked.

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stated on April 23, 2019 in a news conference

"The enumeration clause speaks to the count of every individual, and not just Americans, not just citizens."

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Bennett Sandlin

stated on April 22, 2019 in a news conference

Says 74% of people in Texas are "crammed into 4% of the land."

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stated on March 14, 2019 in a congressional hearing

"The previous administration under President Barack Obama really was the first time that we didn’t ask a citizenship-type question … for the first time in a century, a citizenship question was not included in 2010."

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stated on March 28, 2018 in a Texas Capitol press conference

"Just in the Austin MSA alone, 150 people move here every day."

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stated on March 28, 2018 in a radio interview

The census "for years and years and years, decades, has asked, ‘Are you a citizen of the United States of America?’"

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stated on September 18, 2017 in a tweet

"Less than half of Texans ages 18-24 are registered to vote."

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stated on May 24, 2017 in as quoted in a Central Health press release

Says Arabic "is the third most-common language in Austin."

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stated on September 15, 2016 in a debate.

In Richmond, Va., there’s "more moving vans coming in than going out."

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Sylvester Turner

stated on July 26, 2016 in a tweet announcing new display signage at airports and Houston's City Hall

"Welcome to #Houston, the most #diverse city in #America."

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What is redistricting? And why should voters care?

What is redistricting? And why should voters care?

By Louis Jacobson • October 27, 2021

Could an undercounted 2020 Census afflict a range of federal statistics?

Could an undercounted 2020 Census afflict a range of federal statistics?

By Louis Jacobson • August 26, 2020