Protests erupted across the country after grand jury verdicts in police killings of Eric Garner in New York and Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo.

PunditFact previews the Dec. 7 Sunday shows

PunditFact gives you the first look at the guests on the Sunday news shows. On Sunday, we see if what they said is true. You can read how they fared here or weekly in the Daily Beast.

• Census, demographers on the rocks over proposal to end marriage questions

Rulings from PolitiFact National

"In 1990, the U.S. led the world in the percentage of 25-34 year olds ... — Bernie Sanders
Says a man in Ferguson, Mo., was photographed holding a sign that said, "No ... — Chain email
Says Barack Obama has "the worst record of any president when it comes to ... — Reince Priebus
In 2010, uninsured voters made up "about 5 percent of the electorate." — Charles Schumer
"The number of killings of citizens by police is at a two-decade high." — Marc Morial
"794 law enforcement officers have fallen in the line of duty since B.H. Obama ... — Facebook posts
"The U.S. Constitution owes its notion of democracy to the Iroquois Tribes." — Facebook posts
A sign in Dearborn, Mich., for the Advancement of Islamic Agenda for America says, ... — Facebook posts
"The actions I’m taking" are "the kinds of actions taken by every single Republican ... — Barack Obama
In the 2014 elections, "the American people overwhelmingly said we don't want Obamacare … ... — Ted Cruz
"My position hasn’t changed" on using executive authority to address immigration issues. — Barack Obama
Keystone XL allows "Canada to pump their oil, send it through our land, down ... — Barack Obama
Says Jonathan Gruber was "some adviser who never worked on our staff." — Barack Obama
The climate-change agreement between the United States and China "requires the Chinese to do ... — Mitch McConnell
"Over the last few years, we’ve put more people back to work than all ... — Barack Obama

The Latest from PunditFact

Shank

Bryant Gumbel

"A golf course closes somewhere in America every 48 hours."

— PolitiFact Texas

Government's best data is flawed

Bill O'Reilly

"In 2012, 123 African-Americans were shot dead by police. ... Same year, 326 whites were killed by police."

No requirements on data collection

Marc Morial

"The number of killings of citizens by police is at a two-decade high."

— PolitiFact National

Immigrants have done well but not that well

Peter Morici

Immigrants "have captured all of the nearly 9 million jobs created since 2000."

Right on both counts

Chuck Todd

Wisconsin is below the national average in wage growth and job growth.

— PolitiFact Wisconsin

A statistic that doesn't exist

Rudy Giuliani

"The conviction rate is almost exactly the same" for whites and blacks who commit murder.

Whites tend to kill whites as well

Rudy Giuliani

Says "93 percent of blacks in America are killed by other blacks."

Police rarely charged regardless of race

Benjamin Crump

Says "99 percent of the time police officers aren't charged when they kill young people of color."

UPDATED: If you use the highest estimate

Rachel Maddow

On immigration, what reports say President Barack Obama "plans to do is roughly on the same scale" as what President George H.W. Bush did.

Raw numbers not the best measurement

Rick Santorum

"There are more people living in this country who were not born here than at anytime in the history of the country."

All presidents acted, but few so sweepingly

Barack Obama

"The actions I’m taking" are "the kinds of actions taken by every single Republican president and every single Democratic president for the past half-century."

— PolitiFact National

Photo was up for a few days

Facebook posts

"Fox News uses photo of a married couple promoting ‘traditional marriage’ and the photo is actually of a same-sex couple."

Oddly specific, unrealistic number

Thom Hartmann

"The Kochs stand to make around $100 billion if the government approves the Keystone XL pipeline."

Based on an old and preliminary tally

Dana Loesch

"4.7 million people have lost their insurance in 32 states" due to Obamacare.

In line with most estimates

Ed Schultz

Repeal of Obamacare would "take away health care for 10.3 million Americans" who have received coverage since Oct. 1, 2013.

Reid's allowed a few votes

Chris Wallace

"The Democratic leader in the Senate, Harry Reid, has blocked any vote on the Keystone pipeline for years."

No, they're temporary construction jobs

Russ Girling

The State Department says the 42,000 jobs created by the Keystone XL pipeline are "ongoing, enduring jobs."

No, but they are more reliable voters

Brit Hume

"It is senior citizens, not Hispanics, who are the fastest-growing demographic in this country."

Should've skipped 'vast'

Jose Diaz-Balart

"Every single day in this country, 1,000 people are deported and the vast majority of those people that are deported aren't criminals."

99% are temporary

Anna Kooiman

"There would be tens of thousands of jobs created" if President Barack Obama approved the Keystone XL pipeline.

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