{"id":787068,"date":"2026-03-02T16:55:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T16:55:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/787068\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T16:55:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T16:55:13","slug":"legendary-nfl-broadcaster-caught-spreading-a-lie-not-a-serious-person","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/787068\/","title":{"rendered":"Legendary NFL broadcaster caught spreading a lie: \u2018Not a serious person\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Former \u201cSunday Night Football\u201d sideline reporter and Minnesota U.S. Senate candidate <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/ex-yankees-pitcher-calls-trump-141833934.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-ylk=\"slk:Michele Tafoya;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\">Michele Tafoya<\/a> is facing backlash after incorrectly claiming that nearly 30% of Californians are homeless on any given night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Tafoya is running in the Republican primary, seeking the Senate seat held by Democrat Tina Smith, who announced she would not seek re-election. Tafoya appeared on the Fox News show <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mbrodkorb\/status\/2027420284957970583?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2027420284957970583%7Ctwgr%5E3298a0110f4a4d8ea1b6a1f69a13f1ca4d1d328c%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fawfulannouncing.com%2Fpolitics%2Fmichele-tafoya-california-homeless-fox-news.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:\u201cGutfeld!\u201d;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">\u201cGutfeld!\u201d<\/a> on Thursday to discuss a variety of topics including her campaign when she used an incorrect statistic about California.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cAlmost 30% of Californians are homeless on any given night,\u201d Tafoya said. \u201c30%. That is the largest margin by far \u2026 I think it\u2019s 28, so close to 30% of their population is homeless on a given night.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As of July 1, 2025, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.census.gov\/quickfacts\/fact\/table\/CA\/PST045225\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:U.S. Census Bureau data;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">U.S. Census Bureau data <\/a>estimates California\u2019s population at 39.3 million, meaning, if Tafoya\u2019s claim of even 28% were accurate, roughly 11 million people would be unsheltered.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It is unclear whether Tafoya was referencing a <a href=\"https:\/\/shou.senate.ca.gov\/sites\/shou.senate.ca.gov\/files\/Homelessness%20in%20CA%202020%20Numbers.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:2020 Senate fact sheet;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">2020 Senate fact sheet<\/a> on homelessness in California. The report found the state accounted for 28% of the country\u2019s unsheltered population, which equated to 161,548 people.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cTafoya was born in California, so it\u2019s not unreasonable to expect her to know key facts about her home state or understand math,\u201d author <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mbrodkorb\/status\/2027238423052894301\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Michael Brodkorb;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Michael Brodkorb<\/a> wrote on X.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cShe is not a serious person IMO,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CeriEverett\/status\/2027402231448842594\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:another X user wrote;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">another X user wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Tafoya did have at least one defender.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cFolks misspeak and make mistakes,\u201d an <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DavidKr22568030\/status\/2027429939360764120\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:X user wrote;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">X user wrote<\/a>. \u201cAt least that\u2019s what we were told by all y\u2019all Democrats when Biden stepped up to the mic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/sports\/2026\/03\/legendary-nfl-broadcaster-caught-spreading-a-lie-on-tv-not-a-serious-person.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:NJ.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">NJ.com<\/a>. Add <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:NJ.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">NJ.com<\/a> as a Preferred Source by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=nj.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:clicking here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Former \u201cSunday Night Football\u201d sideline reporter and Minnesota U.S. Senate candidate Michele Tafoya is facing backlash after incorrectly&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":787069,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2026],"tags":[7,41726,33338,101322],"class_list":["post-787068","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football","tag-football","tag-michele-tafoya","tag-sideline-reporter","tag-tina-smith"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116160634978655779","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/787068","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=787068"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/787068\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/787069"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=787068"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=787068"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=787068"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}