Latest Half-True Fact-checks in Education 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 Rick Scott stated on March 26, 2014 in an email from his campaign: "Charlie Crist signed into law an automatic 15 percent annual tuition increase that put college further out of reach for many Floridians." Arian Foster stated on March 19, 2014 in a tweet: The NCAA will "get billions" from the men’s basketball tournament. "Players get a trophy." Barack Obama stated on March 20, 2014 in a speech in Orlando: "Our high school graduation rate is the highest on record." Florida Stop Common Core Coalition stated on March 19, 2014 in a letter to supporters: For educational testing, Florida "has chosen a company that has a significant history of promoting identification of the GLBT lifestyle for children as young as seven years old." Rick Scott stated on March 4, 2014 in the State of the State speech: "Florida high schools are four out of the top 10 in the entire United States." Rick Scott stated on January 27, 2014 in a press release about his education budget proposal: "The $18.8 billion in funding for K-12 education funding is the highest in Florida history and includes a record $10.6 billion in state funds." Nathan Deal stated on January 15, 2014 in a speech: "During my administration, funding for education has increased by over $930 million." Bob McDonnell stated on January 8, 2014 in a speech.: "We expanded charter" schools. Wendy Davis stated on December 3, 2013 in a post on her campaign website: Greg Abbott defended more than $5 billion in public school funding cuts in fighting hundreds of school districts in court. Charlie Crist stated on November 4, 2013 in a speech announcing his candidacy for governor: Charlie Crist stopped "layoffs of some 20,000 school teachers during the global economic meltdown." Ed Schultz stated on November 5, 2013 in a broadcast of the "Ed Schultz Show": Says Chris Christie fired 6,000 teachers. Janet Bewley stated on October 24, 2013 in a speech: "The Legislature passed Gov. Walker’s so-called property tax relief bill," but the Republicans "are still raising your property taxes." Portland Association of Teachers stated on October 10, 2013 in a newsletter.: Says administrator salaries were increased, "but other school employees were left behind." Pam Stewart stated on October 15, 2013 in a public hearing in Tampa: For the state of Florida, "there is not an additional cost with implementation of the Common Core standards." Nancy Jester stated on October 10, 2013 in a newspaper op-ed: Georgia "spends in the top 10 nationally on education, yet, most of our education metrics hover in the bottom five." People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals stated on October 8, 2013 in a robo-call and video: "Live cats have holes drilled into their skulls," posts put into their heads and coils put into their eyes, and some have had their ears cut off or are intentionally deafened or starved at UW-Madison labs that do research to improve hearing in humans. Steve Lonegan stated on September 23, 2013 in an interview on the John Gambling radio show: "Violent crime is up since the last year of Sharpe James’ administration. This year it’s higher. … The unemployment rate is almost 15 percent. The high school dropout rate is over 50 percent." Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on October 7, 2013 in a web post: Says Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mary Burke "has proven on the Madison Board of Education" that she supports raising taxes and spending. Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on September 18, 2013 in a column on the party's website: The 2013-’15 state budget backed by Gov. Scott Walker and Republican lawmakers "left our technical colleges funded at 1989 levels." Barbara Buono stated on August 23, 2013 in a speech to students at the Rutgers New Brunswick campus: Tuition at Rutgers has increased 10 percent since Gov. Chris Christie took office because he "cut funding for higher education." Nan Rich stated on September 11, 2013 in a "Tampa Tribune" blog: "We’re 48th in K-12 funding and 50th in higher education." Barry Smitherman stated on August 26, 2013 in prepared remarks for speech to Texas Alliance for Life: According to an article in the Economist magazine, Americans are "guaranteed" to live above the poverty line if they graduate from high school, keep their first job for over a year and get and stay married. Joe Atkins stated on August 29, 2013 in an interview: "Minnesota is kicking butt relative to Wisconsin on everything from employment and job creation to school test scores, educated work force and a host of other factors and rankings" University of Oregon stated on September 3, 2013 in a radio interview.: "Things like … having Friday classes have been shown to be very effective on college campuses" in reducing drinking. Jason Isaac stated on August 29, 2013 in a published commentary: Pending a federal waiver, the 2013 Legislature "eliminated the overtesting of students in grades 3-8 by decreasing the number of tests from 17 to 8." Frank Annunziato stated on August 6, 2013 in a newspaper interview: Salaries for URI faculty are second to last among New England land grant universities and in lowest 20 percent of major U.S. research institutions Pam Stewart stated on August 19, 2013 in a letter to the editor in the "Miami Herald": Florida’s "high school graduation rates continue to increase at the fastest rate in the nation, with Florida leading the nation in the rate of Hispanic graduates." Nancy Gordeuk stated on June 22, 2013 in an online posting: "The Georgia Department of Education has implemented a new policy beginning in August that states that public schools will no longer accept credits from home school entities or non-traditional education centers." Dream Defenders stated on July 22, 2013 in a meeting with Wansley Walters, Florida Department of Juvenile Justice Secretary: "Over 12,000 school kids were arrested in Florida. It makes Florida the nation's leader in that area." Facebook posts stated on June 13, 2013 in a fake Rick Perry 2016 poster.: "Texas ranks: #1 in worker deaths, #1 carbon emissions, #50 in high school graduates, #50 in funding for mental health patients."
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Rick Scott stated on March 26, 2014 in an email from his campaign: "Charlie Crist signed into law an automatic 15 percent annual tuition increase that put college further out of reach for many Floridians." Arian Foster stated on March 19, 2014 in a tweet: The NCAA will "get billions" from the men’s basketball tournament. "Players get a trophy." Barack Obama stated on March 20, 2014 in a speech in Orlando: "Our high school graduation rate is the highest on record." Florida Stop Common Core Coalition stated on March 19, 2014 in a letter to supporters: For educational testing, Florida "has chosen a company that has a significant history of promoting identification of the GLBT lifestyle for children as young as seven years old." Rick Scott stated on March 4, 2014 in the State of the State speech: "Florida high schools are four out of the top 10 in the entire United States." Rick Scott stated on January 27, 2014 in a press release about his education budget proposal: "The $18.8 billion in funding for K-12 education funding is the highest in Florida history and includes a record $10.6 billion in state funds." Nathan Deal stated on January 15, 2014 in a speech: "During my administration, funding for education has increased by over $930 million." Bob McDonnell stated on January 8, 2014 in a speech.: "We expanded charter" schools. Wendy Davis stated on December 3, 2013 in a post on her campaign website: Greg Abbott defended more than $5 billion in public school funding cuts in fighting hundreds of school districts in court. Charlie Crist stated on November 4, 2013 in a speech announcing his candidacy for governor: Charlie Crist stopped "layoffs of some 20,000 school teachers during the global economic meltdown." Ed Schultz stated on November 5, 2013 in a broadcast of the "Ed Schultz Show": Says Chris Christie fired 6,000 teachers. Janet Bewley stated on October 24, 2013 in a speech: "The Legislature passed Gov. Walker’s so-called property tax relief bill," but the Republicans "are still raising your property taxes." Portland Association of Teachers stated on October 10, 2013 in a newsletter.: Says administrator salaries were increased, "but other school employees were left behind." Pam Stewart stated on October 15, 2013 in a public hearing in Tampa: For the state of Florida, "there is not an additional cost with implementation of the Common Core standards." Nancy Jester stated on October 10, 2013 in a newspaper op-ed: Georgia "spends in the top 10 nationally on education, yet, most of our education metrics hover in the bottom five." People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals stated on October 8, 2013 in a robo-call and video: "Live cats have holes drilled into their skulls," posts put into their heads and coils put into their eyes, and some have had their ears cut off or are intentionally deafened or starved at UW-Madison labs that do research to improve hearing in humans. Steve Lonegan stated on September 23, 2013 in an interview on the John Gambling radio show: "Violent crime is up since the last year of Sharpe James’ administration. This year it’s higher. … The unemployment rate is almost 15 percent. The high school dropout rate is over 50 percent." Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on October 7, 2013 in a web post: Says Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mary Burke "has proven on the Madison Board of Education" that she supports raising taxes and spending. Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on September 18, 2013 in a column on the party's website: The 2013-’15 state budget backed by Gov. Scott Walker and Republican lawmakers "left our technical colleges funded at 1989 levels." Barbara Buono stated on August 23, 2013 in a speech to students at the Rutgers New Brunswick campus: Tuition at Rutgers has increased 10 percent since Gov. Chris Christie took office because he "cut funding for higher education." Nan Rich stated on September 11, 2013 in a "Tampa Tribune" blog: "We’re 48th in K-12 funding and 50th in higher education." Barry Smitherman stated on August 26, 2013 in prepared remarks for speech to Texas Alliance for Life: According to an article in the Economist magazine, Americans are "guaranteed" to live above the poverty line if they graduate from high school, keep their first job for over a year and get and stay married. Joe Atkins stated on August 29, 2013 in an interview: "Minnesota is kicking butt relative to Wisconsin on everything from employment and job creation to school test scores, educated work force and a host of other factors and rankings" University of Oregon stated on September 3, 2013 in a radio interview.: "Things like … having Friday classes have been shown to be very effective on college campuses" in reducing drinking. Jason Isaac stated on August 29, 2013 in a published commentary: Pending a federal waiver, the 2013 Legislature "eliminated the overtesting of students in grades 3-8 by decreasing the number of tests from 17 to 8." Frank Annunziato stated on August 6, 2013 in a newspaper interview: Salaries for URI faculty are second to last among New England land grant universities and in lowest 20 percent of major U.S. research institutions Pam Stewart stated on August 19, 2013 in a letter to the editor in the "Miami Herald": Florida’s "high school graduation rates continue to increase at the fastest rate in the nation, with Florida leading the nation in the rate of Hispanic graduates." Nancy Gordeuk stated on June 22, 2013 in an online posting: "The Georgia Department of Education has implemented a new policy beginning in August that states that public schools will no longer accept credits from home school entities or non-traditional education centers." Dream Defenders stated on July 22, 2013 in a meeting with Wansley Walters, Florida Department of Juvenile Justice Secretary: "Over 12,000 school kids were arrested in Florida. It makes Florida the nation's leader in that area." Facebook posts stated on June 13, 2013 in a fake Rick Perry 2016 poster.: "Texas ranks: #1 in worker deaths, #1 carbon emissions, #50 in high school graduates, #50 in funding for mental health patients."
Rick Scott stated on March 26, 2014 in an email from his campaign: "Charlie Crist signed into law an automatic 15 percent annual tuition increase that put college further out of reach for many Floridians."
Arian Foster stated on March 19, 2014 in a tweet: The NCAA will "get billions" from the men’s basketball tournament. "Players get a trophy."
Barack Obama stated on March 20, 2014 in a speech in Orlando: "Our high school graduation rate is the highest on record."
Florida Stop Common Core Coalition stated on March 19, 2014 in a letter to supporters: For educational testing, Florida "has chosen a company that has a significant history of promoting identification of the GLBT lifestyle for children as young as seven years old."
Rick Scott stated on March 4, 2014 in the State of the State speech: "Florida high schools are four out of the top 10 in the entire United States."
Rick Scott stated on January 27, 2014 in a press release about his education budget proposal: "The $18.8 billion in funding for K-12 education funding is the highest in Florida history and includes a record $10.6 billion in state funds."
Nathan Deal stated on January 15, 2014 in a speech: "During my administration, funding for education has increased by over $930 million."
Wendy Davis stated on December 3, 2013 in a post on her campaign website: Greg Abbott defended more than $5 billion in public school funding cuts in fighting hundreds of school districts in court.
Charlie Crist stated on November 4, 2013 in a speech announcing his candidacy for governor: Charlie Crist stopped "layoffs of some 20,000 school teachers during the global economic meltdown."
Ed Schultz stated on November 5, 2013 in a broadcast of the "Ed Schultz Show": Says Chris Christie fired 6,000 teachers.
Janet Bewley stated on October 24, 2013 in a speech: "The Legislature passed Gov. Walker’s so-called property tax relief bill," but the Republicans "are still raising your property taxes."
Portland Association of Teachers stated on October 10, 2013 in a newsletter.: Says administrator salaries were increased, "but other school employees were left behind."
Pam Stewart stated on October 15, 2013 in a public hearing in Tampa: For the state of Florida, "there is not an additional cost with implementation of the Common Core standards."
Nancy Jester stated on October 10, 2013 in a newspaper op-ed: Georgia "spends in the top 10 nationally on education, yet, most of our education metrics hover in the bottom five."
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals stated on October 8, 2013 in a robo-call and video: "Live cats have holes drilled into their skulls," posts put into their heads and coils put into their eyes, and some have had their ears cut off or are intentionally deafened or starved at UW-Madison labs that do research to improve hearing in humans.
Steve Lonegan stated on September 23, 2013 in an interview on the John Gambling radio show: "Violent crime is up since the last year of Sharpe James’ administration. This year it’s higher. … The unemployment rate is almost 15 percent. The high school dropout rate is over 50 percent."
Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on October 7, 2013 in a web post: Says Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mary Burke "has proven on the Madison Board of Education" that she supports raising taxes and spending.
Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on September 18, 2013 in a column on the party's website: The 2013-’15 state budget backed by Gov. Scott Walker and Republican lawmakers "left our technical colleges funded at 1989 levels."
Barbara Buono stated on August 23, 2013 in a speech to students at the Rutgers New Brunswick campus: Tuition at Rutgers has increased 10 percent since Gov. Chris Christie took office because he "cut funding for higher education."
Nan Rich stated on September 11, 2013 in a "Tampa Tribune" blog: "We’re 48th in K-12 funding and 50th in higher education."
Barry Smitherman stated on August 26, 2013 in prepared remarks for speech to Texas Alliance for Life: According to an article in the Economist magazine, Americans are "guaranteed" to live above the poverty line if they graduate from high school, keep their first job for over a year and get and stay married.
Joe Atkins stated on August 29, 2013 in an interview: "Minnesota is kicking butt relative to Wisconsin on everything from employment and job creation to school test scores, educated work force and a host of other factors and rankings"
University of Oregon stated on September 3, 2013 in a radio interview.: "Things like … having Friday classes have been shown to be very effective on college campuses" in reducing drinking.
Jason Isaac stated on August 29, 2013 in a published commentary: Pending a federal waiver, the 2013 Legislature "eliminated the overtesting of students in grades 3-8 by decreasing the number of tests from 17 to 8."
Frank Annunziato stated on August 6, 2013 in a newspaper interview: Salaries for URI faculty are second to last among New England land grant universities and in lowest 20 percent of major U.S. research institutions
Pam Stewart stated on August 19, 2013 in a letter to the editor in the "Miami Herald": Florida’s "high school graduation rates continue to increase at the fastest rate in the nation, with Florida leading the nation in the rate of Hispanic graduates."
Nancy Gordeuk stated on June 22, 2013 in an online posting: "The Georgia Department of Education has implemented a new policy beginning in August that states that public schools will no longer accept credits from home school entities or non-traditional education centers."
Dream Defenders stated on July 22, 2013 in a meeting with Wansley Walters, Florida Department of Juvenile Justice Secretary: "Over 12,000 school kids were arrested in Florida. It makes Florida the nation's leader in that area."
Facebook posts stated on June 13, 2013 in a fake Rick Perry 2016 poster.: "Texas ranks: #1 in worker deaths, #1 carbon emissions, #50 in high school graduates, #50 in funding for mental health patients."
