Latest Fact-checks in Oregon 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 Tobias Read stated on March 10, 2011 in a legislative hearing: Says Oregon is "near the top or at the top of the list" when it comes to capital gains tax Sam Adams stated on February 22, 2011 in a video online: Says "for the equivalent cost of a single mile of freeway, we have a bike infrastructure." Jeff Merkley stated on March 4, 2011 in a letter to President Barack Obama: Tapping the Strategic Petroleum Reserve would immediately lower gasoline prices Sam Adams stated on February 8, 2011 in his blog: Says city of Portland has a one-time $22 million surplus Mark Hass stated on February 8, 2011 in a legislative hearing: Says Oregon recyclers can't recycle plastic bags Mark Hass stated on February 8, 2011 in a legislative hearing: "Twelve percent of the garbage collected in those SOLV cleanups, by volume, is plastic bags." Wesley Smith stated on January 31, 2011 in an article in the Weekly Standard: Oregon Health Plan rations "covered procedures under certain circumstances" Shawn Lindsay stated on February 9, 2011 in an e-mail: Says John Kitzhaber’s proposed budget for upcoming biennium represents 8 percent increase over last Dan Lucas stated on February 2, 2011 in a website: "Governor’s proposed budget raids K-12 school funds to grow DHS again." Mark Daniels stated on February 8, 2011 in a legislative hearing: A 5-cent charge on paper bags is a tax. Peter DeFazio stated on February 1, 2011 in a press release: Oregon families pay an extra $1,400 a year on higher insurance premiums to cover those who do not have insurance. Dave Hunt stated on December 23, 2010 in an e-mail: Says "every school will be negatively impacted" if Education Stability Fund is not tapped. Ron Wyden stated on February 24, 2011 in a prepared statement: Americans spend 6.1 billion hours a year complying with tax law. It costs us $163 billion to comply with our tax laws annually. John Kitzhaber stated on January 25, 2011 in an e-mail: Says his state budget will "provide an increase in state funding for the 2011-12 school year." Oregon Senate Republicans (The Leadership Fund) stated on January 20, 2011 in a press release: In September, the Department of Business and Consumer Services enacted a sudden 39% workers' compensation premium assessment by rule with little notice to the public. Suzanne Devlin stated on January 19, 2011 in a letter to the editor: The Republican Party raffled off an AR-15 assault rifle at the 2010 Oregon State Fair. Victoria Taft stated on December 27, 2010 in a website posting: Says a Portland school gives Muslim students "their own school provided prayer room, prayer rugs," and lets them "out of class five times a day to pray to Allah." Jefferson Smith stated on January 13, 2011 in an article in The Oregonian: A test last month at the MAX station at 162nd Avenue and East Burnside saw crime down 41 percent compared with December 2009 Greg Walden stated on November 12, 2010 in a radio address: "The incoming Republican freshman class – well, it’s no ordinary group: nearly half of its roughly 80 members have never served in elective office before." Lars Larson stated on December 21, 2010 in Twitter: TriMet is "spending 4.2 million in fed funds to save $168K per year." Victoria Taft stated on December 22, 2010 in a website posting: Portland spent nearly $1 million in federal stimulus money to install bike path signs where they already existed. Mary Olson stated on December 8, 2010 in in Clackamas County Board of Commissioners hearing : Says "there is a plan formulated by Chair (Lynn) Peterson and the cities in Clackamas County to further increase this fee in three years and split it up on projects between the county and cities." Rees Lloyd stated on December 10, 2010 in a website posting: Portland Public Schools invites "well-paid, well-fed school bureaucrats, administrators, teachers, other staff, non-needy students, affluent parents of students, and other adults, including on the other extreme the adult homeless, illegal aliens, fanatical Muslim terrorists, or drug addicted street people, to enjoy cheap breakfasts in taxpayer-paid school facilities amidst school children." Sam Adams stated on December 1, 2010 in a city council meeting: Four out of 10 homicides are committed by gun in this city. Lars Larson stated on November 21, 2010 in a website posting: Says Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood will "force you to stop using your cell phone" while driving. Mt. Hood Community College stated on December 9, 2010 in the college's website: Mt. Hood Community College is No. 1 on average and top faculty pay and benefits. Beaverton stated on November 23, 2010 in a press release: Beaverton "enjoys the most diverse population (by percentage of population) among Oregon cities." Oregon Right to Life PAC stated on December 5, 2010 in a newspaper ad: Oregonians have an "amazing no-cost way to fight abortion" with free political donations Randy Leonard stated on December 1, 2010 in a city council meeting: Cities like Seattle have decided to ban food carts. Beaverton stated on November 17, 2010 in a press release: Last year, Beaverton School District had the highest number of homeless students ever recorded in Oregon.
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Tobias Read stated on March 10, 2011 in a legislative hearing: Says Oregon is "near the top or at the top of the list" when it comes to capital gains tax Sam Adams stated on February 22, 2011 in a video online: Says "for the equivalent cost of a single mile of freeway, we have a bike infrastructure." Jeff Merkley stated on March 4, 2011 in a letter to President Barack Obama: Tapping the Strategic Petroleum Reserve would immediately lower gasoline prices Sam Adams stated on February 8, 2011 in his blog: Says city of Portland has a one-time $22 million surplus Mark Hass stated on February 8, 2011 in a legislative hearing: Says Oregon recyclers can't recycle plastic bags Mark Hass stated on February 8, 2011 in a legislative hearing: "Twelve percent of the garbage collected in those SOLV cleanups, by volume, is plastic bags." Wesley Smith stated on January 31, 2011 in an article in the Weekly Standard: Oregon Health Plan rations "covered procedures under certain circumstances" Shawn Lindsay stated on February 9, 2011 in an e-mail: Says John Kitzhaber’s proposed budget for upcoming biennium represents 8 percent increase over last Dan Lucas stated on February 2, 2011 in a website: "Governor’s proposed budget raids K-12 school funds to grow DHS again." Mark Daniels stated on February 8, 2011 in a legislative hearing: A 5-cent charge on paper bags is a tax. Peter DeFazio stated on February 1, 2011 in a press release: Oregon families pay an extra $1,400 a year on higher insurance premiums to cover those who do not have insurance. Dave Hunt stated on December 23, 2010 in an e-mail: Says "every school will be negatively impacted" if Education Stability Fund is not tapped. Ron Wyden stated on February 24, 2011 in a prepared statement: Americans spend 6.1 billion hours a year complying with tax law. It costs us $163 billion to comply with our tax laws annually. John Kitzhaber stated on January 25, 2011 in an e-mail: Says his state budget will "provide an increase in state funding for the 2011-12 school year." Oregon Senate Republicans (The Leadership Fund) stated on January 20, 2011 in a press release: In September, the Department of Business and Consumer Services enacted a sudden 39% workers' compensation premium assessment by rule with little notice to the public. Suzanne Devlin stated on January 19, 2011 in a letter to the editor: The Republican Party raffled off an AR-15 assault rifle at the 2010 Oregon State Fair. Victoria Taft stated on December 27, 2010 in a website posting: Says a Portland school gives Muslim students "their own school provided prayer room, prayer rugs," and lets them "out of class five times a day to pray to Allah." Jefferson Smith stated on January 13, 2011 in an article in The Oregonian: A test last month at the MAX station at 162nd Avenue and East Burnside saw crime down 41 percent compared with December 2009 Greg Walden stated on November 12, 2010 in a radio address: "The incoming Republican freshman class – well, it’s no ordinary group: nearly half of its roughly 80 members have never served in elective office before." Lars Larson stated on December 21, 2010 in Twitter: TriMet is "spending 4.2 million in fed funds to save $168K per year." Victoria Taft stated on December 22, 2010 in a website posting: Portland spent nearly $1 million in federal stimulus money to install bike path signs where they already existed. Mary Olson stated on December 8, 2010 in in Clackamas County Board of Commissioners hearing : Says "there is a plan formulated by Chair (Lynn) Peterson and the cities in Clackamas County to further increase this fee in three years and split it up on projects between the county and cities." Rees Lloyd stated on December 10, 2010 in a website posting: Portland Public Schools invites "well-paid, well-fed school bureaucrats, administrators, teachers, other staff, non-needy students, affluent parents of students, and other adults, including on the other extreme the adult homeless, illegal aliens, fanatical Muslim terrorists, or drug addicted street people, to enjoy cheap breakfasts in taxpayer-paid school facilities amidst school children." Sam Adams stated on December 1, 2010 in a city council meeting: Four out of 10 homicides are committed by gun in this city. Lars Larson stated on November 21, 2010 in a website posting: Says Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood will "force you to stop using your cell phone" while driving. Mt. Hood Community College stated on December 9, 2010 in the college's website: Mt. Hood Community College is No. 1 on average and top faculty pay and benefits. Beaverton stated on November 23, 2010 in a press release: Beaverton "enjoys the most diverse population (by percentage of population) among Oregon cities." Oregon Right to Life PAC stated on December 5, 2010 in a newspaper ad: Oregonians have an "amazing no-cost way to fight abortion" with free political donations Randy Leonard stated on December 1, 2010 in a city council meeting: Cities like Seattle have decided to ban food carts. Beaverton stated on November 17, 2010 in a press release: Last year, Beaverton School District had the highest number of homeless students ever recorded in Oregon.
Tobias Read stated on March 10, 2011 in a legislative hearing: Says Oregon is "near the top or at the top of the list" when it comes to capital gains tax
Sam Adams stated on February 22, 2011 in a video online: Says "for the equivalent cost of a single mile of freeway, we have a bike infrastructure."
Jeff Merkley stated on March 4, 2011 in a letter to President Barack Obama: Tapping the Strategic Petroleum Reserve would immediately lower gasoline prices
Sam Adams stated on February 8, 2011 in his blog: Says city of Portland has a one-time $22 million surplus
Mark Hass stated on February 8, 2011 in a legislative hearing: Says Oregon recyclers can't recycle plastic bags
Mark Hass stated on February 8, 2011 in a legislative hearing: "Twelve percent of the garbage collected in those SOLV cleanups, by volume, is plastic bags."
Wesley Smith stated on January 31, 2011 in an article in the Weekly Standard: Oregon Health Plan rations "covered procedures under certain circumstances"
Shawn Lindsay stated on February 9, 2011 in an e-mail: Says John Kitzhaber’s proposed budget for upcoming biennium represents 8 percent increase over last
Dan Lucas stated on February 2, 2011 in a website: "Governor’s proposed budget raids K-12 school funds to grow DHS again."
Mark Daniels stated on February 8, 2011 in a legislative hearing: A 5-cent charge on paper bags is a tax.
Peter DeFazio stated on February 1, 2011 in a press release: Oregon families pay an extra $1,400 a year on higher insurance premiums to cover those who do not have insurance.
Dave Hunt stated on December 23, 2010 in an e-mail: Says "every school will be negatively impacted" if Education Stability Fund is not tapped.
Ron Wyden stated on February 24, 2011 in a prepared statement: Americans spend 6.1 billion hours a year complying with tax law. It costs us $163 billion to comply with our tax laws annually.
John Kitzhaber stated on January 25, 2011 in an e-mail: Says his state budget will "provide an increase in state funding for the 2011-12 school year."
Oregon Senate Republicans (The Leadership Fund) stated on January 20, 2011 in a press release: In September, the Department of Business and Consumer Services enacted a sudden 39% workers' compensation premium assessment by rule with little notice to the public.
Suzanne Devlin stated on January 19, 2011 in a letter to the editor: The Republican Party raffled off an AR-15 assault rifle at the 2010 Oregon State Fair.
Victoria Taft stated on December 27, 2010 in a website posting: Says a Portland school gives Muslim students "their own school provided prayer room, prayer rugs," and lets them "out of class five times a day to pray to Allah."
Jefferson Smith stated on January 13, 2011 in an article in The Oregonian: A test last month at the MAX station at 162nd Avenue and East Burnside saw crime down 41 percent compared with December 2009
Greg Walden stated on November 12, 2010 in a radio address: "The incoming Republican freshman class – well, it’s no ordinary group: nearly half of its roughly 80 members have never served in elective office before."
Lars Larson stated on December 21, 2010 in Twitter: TriMet is "spending 4.2 million in fed funds to save $168K per year."
Victoria Taft stated on December 22, 2010 in a website posting: Portland spent nearly $1 million in federal stimulus money to install bike path signs where they already existed.
Mary Olson stated on December 8, 2010 in in Clackamas County Board of Commissioners hearing : Says "there is a plan formulated by Chair (Lynn) Peterson and the cities in Clackamas County to further increase this fee in three years and split it up on projects between the county and cities."
Rees Lloyd stated on December 10, 2010 in a website posting: Portland Public Schools invites "well-paid, well-fed school bureaucrats, administrators, teachers, other staff, non-needy students, affluent parents of students, and other adults, including on the other extreme the adult homeless, illegal aliens, fanatical Muslim terrorists, or drug addicted street people, to enjoy cheap breakfasts in taxpayer-paid school facilities amidst school children."
Sam Adams stated on December 1, 2010 in a city council meeting: Four out of 10 homicides are committed by gun in this city.
Lars Larson stated on November 21, 2010 in a website posting: Says Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood will "force you to stop using your cell phone" while driving.
Mt. Hood Community College stated on December 9, 2010 in the college's website: Mt. Hood Community College is No. 1 on average and top faculty pay and benefits.
Beaverton stated on November 23, 2010 in a press release: Beaverton "enjoys the most diverse population (by percentage of population) among Oregon cities."
Oregon Right to Life PAC stated on December 5, 2010 in a newspaper ad: Oregonians have an "amazing no-cost way to fight abortion" with free political donations
Randy Leonard stated on December 1, 2010 in a city council meeting: Cities like Seattle have decided to ban food carts.
Beaverton stated on November 17, 2010 in a press release: Last year, Beaverton School District had the highest number of homeless students ever recorded in Oregon.
