Jimmy Hoffa was born in 1913.
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Bill O’Reilly’s No Spin News and AnalysisJul 30, 2026
Multiple independent sources confirm Jimmy Hoffa was born in 1913, specifically February 14, 1913, in Brazil, Indiana. The claim is a faithful extraction of the passage's birth-year statement.
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… Void in Florida. Now, the O'Reilly Update brings you something you might not know. 51 years ago today, one of the most infamous men in America simply vanished. His disappearance remains a mystery today. Here's the story of Jimmy Hoffa. Born in 1913 to a family of coal miners, young Jimmy began his career organizing worker strikes in Detroit. He became president of the powerful Teamsters Union in 1957. At the time, the group controlled America's entire infrastructure. …
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Supports. The Indiana state historical marker (primary source) states that Hoffa's birth date of February 14, 1913 is confirmed by multiple records, including the WPA birth index, his WWII draft card, and the 1920 census.[2]
Supports. BBC reports that Hoffa was born in Brazil, Indiana in February 1913.[3]
Supports. Britannica and EBSCO both give Hoffa's birth as February 14, 1913, in Brazil, Indiana.[4][5]
Supports. The Teamsters union's own history page gives Hoffa's birth date as February 14, 1913, in Brazil, Indiana.[6]
Context. The AP article notes Hoffa was born in Brazil, Indiana, to a coal miner who died when he was seven. This matches the passage's coal-mining background, though the claim itself only concerns the birth year.[1]
Sources
6 sources: 1 fact-checker, 1 primary, 1 tier 1, 3 not rated
- 1Hoffa legend endures 50 years after ex-Detroit union leader's disappearanceapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 2James R. "Jimmy" Hoffain.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 3Jimmy Hoffa: Deathbed confession sparks long-missing US union ...bbc.com · tier 1 · cited for: supports
- 4Jimmy Hoffa | Death, Son, Disappearance, & Facts | Britannicabritannica.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5Jimmy Hoffa | Biography | Research Starters | EBSCOhostebsco.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6A Worker's Heroteamster.org · not rated · cited for: supports
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