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Fact-checks (25998)

Julián Castro stated on July 27, 2015 in his year-in-review speech:
"Less than half of the poorest American households have a home Internet subscription."
By Bradley Saacks• August 20, 2015
Donald Trump stated on August 31, 2016 in a speech in Arizona:
"Within just a few years, immigration as a share of national population is set to break all historical records."
By Miriam Valverde• September 19, 2016
Kristi Noem stated on August 19, 2025 in a press conference:
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics statistics show, “We have 1.6 million illegal aliens that have gone home voluntarily.”
By Maria Ramirez Uribe• September 2, 2025
Beto O'Rourke stated on July 26, 2018 in an ad in the Houston Defender:
Says "black Americans have 10 times less wealth than white Americans."
By W. Gardner Selby• August 23, 2018
Scott Walker stated on July 26, 2015 in a tweet:
Wisconsin's pension system is the "only one fully funded in the country."
By Tom Kertscher• August 14, 2015
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."
By Linda Qiu• February 12, 2016
Mark Pocan stated on March 27, 2024 in Public appearance:
“We passed 27 bills last year, which is the fewest since the Depression.”
By Laura Schulte• April 17, 2024
JD Vance stated on January 22, 2026 in a press conference:
"Right now we're focused on Minneapolis because that's where we have the highest concentration of people who have violated our immigration laws."
By Amy Sherman• January 28, 2026
TikTok posts stated on February 11, 2025 in a TikTok post:
Under the SAVE Act, “if you are a woman that has changed your name from your birth certificate, let’s say through marriage … you are no longer eligible to vote.”
By Caleb McCullough• February 17, 2025
Bernie Sanders stated on February 01, 2016 in a political ad:
"While our people work longer hours for lower wages, almost all new income goes to the top 1 percent."
By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• February 3, 2016
Tim Ryan stated on June 11, 2013 in a House of Representatives floor speech:
"If you are born poor in America, we rank ninth or tenth in our citizens’ ability to climb up through that ladder and get themselves into the middle class."
By Sabrina Eaton• June 26, 2013
Dianne Feinstein stated on August 03, 2019 in a tweet:
There are "more gun deaths by far" in the United States than any other country in the world.
By Chris Nichols• August 6, 2019
Joe Biden stated on June 15, 2023 in a speech:
"Twenty-six out of every 100 students” in K-12 speak Spanish.
By Maria Briceño, Marta Campabadal Graus• June 21, 2023
Pat Buchanan stated on July 17, 2014 in comments on Fox News:
"Right now, one third of all illegal aliens are going to California."  
By Linda Qiu• July 23, 2014
Julián Castro stated on April 15, 2014 in a debate over immigration issues with state Sen. Dan Patrick:
Up "to 45 percent" of illegal immigrants "are not people that physically crossed the southern border or northern border. They are visa overstayers."
By W. Gardner Selby• April 28, 2014
Facebook posts stated on March 14, 2019 in a Facebook post:
In 20 years "there will be enough Muslim voters in the U.S. to elect the president."
By Samantha Putterman• April 10, 2019
Peter Barca stated on January 10, 2017 in a news conference:
Wisconsin’s middle class is the "most diminished" in the United States.   
By Jonathan Anderson• January 20, 2017
Joe Biden stated on September 21, 2019 in a campaign appearance in Iowa:
"We’re no longer the wealthiest middle class in the world."
By Amy Sherman• October 4, 2019
Freedom From Religion Foundation stated on November 09, 2012 in an email:
"Secular Americans are the fastest-growing religious identification demographic in this country."  
By Tom Kertscher• November 18, 2012
JD Vance stated on September 15, 2024 in a CNN interview:
In Springfield, Ohio, “murders are up by 81%.”
By Madison Czopek• September 23, 2024

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By Gabrielle Lazor, Samantha Putterman• August 5, 2025

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By Amy Sherman• February 13, 2018

Have there been more US mass shootings than days in 2024? Common statistic needs context

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