Latest True Fact-checks in Race and Ethnicity Louise Slaughter stated on February 27, 2014 in a tweet: Says "by 4th grade, 86 percent of African-American boys and 82 percent (of) Hispanic boys are reading below proficiency levels." City of Austin stated on November 8, 2013 in a press release: "Nearly 20% of our residents" are born abroad. Don Lemon stated on July 27, 2013 in a commentary on CNN: "More than 72 percent of children in the African-American community are born out of wedlock." Ann McLane Kuster stated on November 11, 2012: Says she is "entering in the most diverse class ever," of U.S. Representatives Sonji Jacobs stated on August 10, 2012: Initial efforts to strip airport contractors of their special diversity status "has no effect" on the contracts or the city’s diversity goals. Newt Gingrich stated on January 23, 2012 in a debate: There are 86 languages spoken at Miami Dade College. Rick Scott stated on September 24, 2011 in a speech in Orlando at Presidency 5: "At nearly 19 million people, the population of Florida is larger than all the earlier primary and caucus states combined." Charlie Hales stated on May 31, 2011 in Posted at charliehales.com : "When I served as City Commissioner, we made great strides …we successfully fought for, and won, adding women and people of color to the Fire Bureau." Marc Morial stated on July 25, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on NBC's "Meet the Press": The Latino unemployment rate is higher than the white rate and the black rate is higher than the Latino rate.
Louise Slaughter stated on February 27, 2014 in a tweet: Says "by 4th grade, 86 percent of African-American boys and 82 percent (of) Hispanic boys are reading below proficiency levels." City of Austin stated on November 8, 2013 in a press release: "Nearly 20% of our residents" are born abroad. Don Lemon stated on July 27, 2013 in a commentary on CNN: "More than 72 percent of children in the African-American community are born out of wedlock." Ann McLane Kuster stated on November 11, 2012: Says she is "entering in the most diverse class ever," of U.S. Representatives Sonji Jacobs stated on August 10, 2012: Initial efforts to strip airport contractors of their special diversity status "has no effect" on the contracts or the city’s diversity goals. Newt Gingrich stated on January 23, 2012 in a debate: There are 86 languages spoken at Miami Dade College. Rick Scott stated on September 24, 2011 in a speech in Orlando at Presidency 5: "At nearly 19 million people, the population of Florida is larger than all the earlier primary and caucus states combined." Charlie Hales stated on May 31, 2011 in Posted at charliehales.com : "When I served as City Commissioner, we made great strides …we successfully fought for, and won, adding women and people of color to the Fire Bureau." Marc Morial stated on July 25, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on NBC's "Meet the Press": The Latino unemployment rate is higher than the white rate and the black rate is higher than the Latino rate.
Louise Slaughter stated on February 27, 2014 in a tweet: Says "by 4th grade, 86 percent of African-American boys and 82 percent (of) Hispanic boys are reading below proficiency levels."
City of Austin stated on November 8, 2013 in a press release: "Nearly 20% of our residents" are born abroad.
Don Lemon stated on July 27, 2013 in a commentary on CNN: "More than 72 percent of children in the African-American community are born out of wedlock."
Ann McLane Kuster stated on November 11, 2012: Says she is "entering in the most diverse class ever," of U.S. Representatives
Sonji Jacobs stated on August 10, 2012: Initial efforts to strip airport contractors of their special diversity status "has no effect" on the contracts or the city’s diversity goals.
Newt Gingrich stated on January 23, 2012 in a debate: There are 86 languages spoken at Miami Dade College.
Rick Scott stated on September 24, 2011 in a speech in Orlando at Presidency 5: "At nearly 19 million people, the population of Florida is larger than all the earlier primary and caucus states combined."
Charlie Hales stated on May 31, 2011 in Posted at charliehales.com : "When I served as City Commissioner, we made great strides …we successfully fought for, and won, adding women and people of color to the Fire Bureau."
Marc Morial stated on July 25, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on NBC's "Meet the Press": The Latino unemployment rate is higher than the white rate and the black rate is higher than the Latino rate.
