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 Kristi Noem stated on August 19, 2025 in una conferencia de prensa: Las cifras de la Oficina de Estadísticas Laborales de EE.UU. muestran que “tenemos 1.6 millones de inmigrantes ilegales que han regresado a su país de origen voluntariamente”. 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.” James Uthmeier stated on August 24, 2025 in an X post: The U.S. Census included a citizenship question “for over 150 years” before the Obama administration. Donald Trump stated on August 4, 2025 in a post on Truth Social: “Promises kept: negative net migration (in the U.S.) for the first time in 50 years!” John Blust stated on June 13, 2025 in an email: “Democrats have 24 more seats (in Congress) than they would have if illegal aliens were not counted in the census.” Joe Biden stated on June 15, 2023 in a speech: "Twenty-six out of every 100 students” in K-12 speak Spanish. Bloggers 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.” Facebook posts stated on May 9, 2021 in social media posts: “U.S. Census Bureau confirms huge conflict in total number of voters in 2020 election.” JB Pritzker stated on October 13, 2020 in a tweet: Says Illinois has made a "nation-leading" investment in funding for Census outreach. Joe Biden stated on September 15, 2020 in a speech at a Florida event: “24 of every 100 kids in school today speak Spanish.” Facebook posts stated on July 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: “California has six extra” congressional representatives “because illegals are counted” in the census. Stacey Abrams 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%.” Facebook posts 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." Facebook posts 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.” Facebook posts 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." Rush Limbaugh 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. Beto O'Rourke 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. Letitia James 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." Bennett Sandlin stated on April 22, 2019 in a news conference: Says 74% of people in Texas are "crammed into 4% of the land." Mark Meadows 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." Jose Carrillo stated on March 28, 2018 in a Texas Capitol press conference: "Just in the Austin MSA alone, 150 people move here every day." Ronna McDaniel 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?’" Charlie Geren stated on September 18, 2017 in a tweet: "Less than half of Texans ages 18-24 are registered to vote." Maram Museitif stated on May 24, 2017 in as quoted in a Central Health press release: Says Arabic "is the third most-common language in Austin." Jack Berry stated on September 15, 2016 in a debate.: In Richmond, Va., there’s "more moving vans coming in than going out." 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." Charlotte Nash stated on November 17, 2015 in a statement: Since 2008, Gwinnett County’s population has grown 15 percent, while the county government staff has increased only 1 percent. Scott Walker stated on December 3, 2015 in a tweet: "From 2010-2014, median household income" in Wisconsin "has actually gone up 7.4 percent." 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." Donald Trump stated on July 24, 2015 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe.": The number of illegal immigrants in the United States is "30 million, it could be 34 million."
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Kristi Noem stated on August 19, 2025 in una conferencia de prensa: Las cifras de la Oficina de Estadísticas Laborales de EE.UU. muestran que “tenemos 1.6 millones de inmigrantes ilegales que han regresado a su país de origen voluntariamente”. 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.” James Uthmeier stated on August 24, 2025 in an X post: The U.S. Census included a citizenship question “for over 150 years” before the Obama administration. Donald Trump stated on August 4, 2025 in a post on Truth Social: “Promises kept: negative net migration (in the U.S.) for the first time in 50 years!” John Blust stated on June 13, 2025 in an email: “Democrats have 24 more seats (in Congress) than they would have if illegal aliens were not counted in the census.” Joe Biden stated on June 15, 2023 in a speech: "Twenty-six out of every 100 students” in K-12 speak Spanish. Bloggers 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.” Facebook posts stated on May 9, 2021 in social media posts: “U.S. Census Bureau confirms huge conflict in total number of voters in 2020 election.” JB Pritzker stated on October 13, 2020 in a tweet: Says Illinois has made a "nation-leading" investment in funding for Census outreach. Joe Biden stated on September 15, 2020 in a speech at a Florida event: “24 of every 100 kids in school today speak Spanish.” Facebook posts stated on July 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: “California has six extra” congressional representatives “because illegals are counted” in the census. Stacey Abrams 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%.” Facebook posts 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." Facebook posts 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.” Facebook posts 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." Rush Limbaugh 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. Beto O'Rourke 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. Letitia James 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." Bennett Sandlin stated on April 22, 2019 in a news conference: Says 74% of people in Texas are "crammed into 4% of the land." Mark Meadows 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." Jose Carrillo stated on March 28, 2018 in a Texas Capitol press conference: "Just in the Austin MSA alone, 150 people move here every day." Ronna McDaniel 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?’" Charlie Geren stated on September 18, 2017 in a tweet: "Less than half of Texans ages 18-24 are registered to vote." Maram Museitif stated on May 24, 2017 in as quoted in a Central Health press release: Says Arabic "is the third most-common language in Austin." Jack Berry stated on September 15, 2016 in a debate.: In Richmond, Va., there’s "more moving vans coming in than going out." 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." Charlotte Nash stated on November 17, 2015 in a statement: Since 2008, Gwinnett County’s population has grown 15 percent, while the county government staff has increased only 1 percent. Scott Walker stated on December 3, 2015 in a tweet: "From 2010-2014, median household income" in Wisconsin "has actually gone up 7.4 percent." 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." Donald Trump stated on July 24, 2015 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe.": The number of illegal immigrants in the United States is "30 million, it could be 34 million."
Kristi Noem stated on August 19, 2025 in una conferencia de prensa: Las cifras de la Oficina de Estadísticas Laborales de EE.UU. muestran que “tenemos 1.6 millones de inmigrantes ilegales que han regresado a su país de origen voluntariamente”.
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.”
James Uthmeier stated on August 24, 2025 in an X post: The U.S. Census included a citizenship question “for over 150 years” before the Obama administration.
Donald Trump stated on August 4, 2025 in a post on Truth Social: “Promises kept: negative net migration (in the U.S.) for the first time in 50 years!”
John Blust stated on June 13, 2025 in an email: “Democrats have 24 more seats (in Congress) than they would have if illegal aliens were not counted in the census.”
Joe Biden stated on June 15, 2023 in a speech: "Twenty-six out of every 100 students” in K-12 speak Spanish.
Bloggers 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.”
Facebook posts stated on May 9, 2021 in social media posts: “U.S. Census Bureau confirms huge conflict in total number of voters in 2020 election.”
JB Pritzker stated on October 13, 2020 in a tweet: Says Illinois has made a "nation-leading" investment in funding for Census outreach.
Joe Biden stated on September 15, 2020 in a speech at a Florida event: “24 of every 100 kids in school today speak Spanish.”
Facebook posts stated on July 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: “California has six extra” congressional representatives “because illegals are counted” in the census.
Stacey Abrams 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%.”
Facebook posts 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."
Facebook posts 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.”
Facebook posts 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."
Rush Limbaugh 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.
Beto O'Rourke 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.
Letitia James 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."
Bennett Sandlin stated on April 22, 2019 in a news conference: Says 74% of people in Texas are "crammed into 4% of the land."
Mark Meadows 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."
Jose Carrillo stated on March 28, 2018 in a Texas Capitol press conference: "Just in the Austin MSA alone, 150 people move here every day."
Ronna McDaniel 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?’"
Charlie Geren stated on September 18, 2017 in a tweet: "Less than half of Texans ages 18-24 are registered to vote."
Maram Museitif stated on May 24, 2017 in as quoted in a Central Health press release: Says Arabic "is the third most-common language in Austin."
Jack Berry stated on September 15, 2016 in a debate.: In Richmond, Va., there’s "more moving vans coming in than going out."
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."
Charlotte Nash stated on November 17, 2015 in a statement: Since 2008, Gwinnett County’s population has grown 15 percent, while the county government staff has increased only 1 percent.
Scott Walker stated on December 3, 2015 in a tweet: "From 2010-2014, median household income" in Wisconsin "has actually gone up 7.4 percent."
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."
Donald Trump stated on July 24, 2015 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe.": The number of illegal immigrants in the United States is "30 million, it could be 34 million."
