Latest Fact-checks in Census Clear Any Rating True Mostly True Half True Mostly False False Pants on Fire Full Flop Half Flip No Flip Any Speaker Any Date Range Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last 12 Months 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Any Category Patrick McHenry stated on March 29, 2010 in a press release: "This census is also the shortest and least intrusive count in modern history." Silvestre Reyes stated on March 11, 2010 in an e-mail blast: "An audit of the last census found that over 370,000 people living in Texas were not counted, and our state lost an estimated $1 billion in federal funds as a result." Ronnie Earle stated on January 18, 2010 in a speech: "Inequality in Texas is steadily getting worse, with very few rich people, a great many poor people, and fewer and fewer in the middle." Rick Perry stated on December 29, 2009 in press release: "More than 1,000 people ... move to Texas every day." Bill Bennett stated on July 26, 2009 in CNN's State of the Union with John King: "Four percent of American citizens are black males, but they are 35 percent of murder victims." Michele Bachmann stated on June 17, 2009 in an interview with the Washington Times.: ACORN will be a paid partner with the Census Bureau and "they will be in charge of going door-to-door and collecting data from the American public." Michele Bachmann stated on June 17, 2009 in a Washington Times interview: Says the Constitution only requires her to tell the census "how many people are in our home."
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Patrick McHenry stated on March 29, 2010 in a press release: "This census is also the shortest and least intrusive count in modern history." Silvestre Reyes stated on March 11, 2010 in an e-mail blast: "An audit of the last census found that over 370,000 people living in Texas were not counted, and our state lost an estimated $1 billion in federal funds as a result." Ronnie Earle stated on January 18, 2010 in a speech: "Inequality in Texas is steadily getting worse, with very few rich people, a great many poor people, and fewer and fewer in the middle." Rick Perry stated on December 29, 2009 in press release: "More than 1,000 people ... move to Texas every day." Bill Bennett stated on July 26, 2009 in CNN's State of the Union with John King: "Four percent of American citizens are black males, but they are 35 percent of murder victims." Michele Bachmann stated on June 17, 2009 in an interview with the Washington Times.: ACORN will be a paid partner with the Census Bureau and "they will be in charge of going door-to-door and collecting data from the American public." Michele Bachmann stated on June 17, 2009 in a Washington Times interview: Says the Constitution only requires her to tell the census "how many people are in our home."
Patrick McHenry stated on March 29, 2010 in a press release: "This census is also the shortest and least intrusive count in modern history."
Silvestre Reyes stated on March 11, 2010 in an e-mail blast: "An audit of the last census found that over 370,000 people living in Texas were not counted, and our state lost an estimated $1 billion in federal funds as a result."
Ronnie Earle stated on January 18, 2010 in a speech: "Inequality in Texas is steadily getting worse, with very few rich people, a great many poor people, and fewer and fewer in the middle."
Rick Perry stated on December 29, 2009 in press release: "More than 1,000 people ... move to Texas every day."
Bill Bennett stated on July 26, 2009 in CNN's State of the Union with John King: "Four percent of American citizens are black males, but they are 35 percent of murder victims."
Michele Bachmann stated on June 17, 2009 in an interview with the Washington Times.: ACORN will be a paid partner with the Census Bureau and "they will be in charge of going door-to-door and collecting data from the American public."
Michele Bachmann stated on June 17, 2009 in a Washington Times interview: Says the Constitution only requires her to tell the census "how many people are in our home."
