Latest Fact-checks in State Budget 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 Gina Hinojosa stated on May 6, 2015 in an interview with Kiah Collier, Austin American-Statesman reporter: Austin school district "teachers are the lowest paid of any urban" Texas district and the "lowest paid of any surrounding school district." Jeb Bush stated on May 20, 2015 in a meeting with business leaders in Portsmouth, N.H.: Says he was known as "Veto Corleone" for cutting spending as Florida governor. Scott Walker stated on May 9, 2015 in a speech: "For our next two years in my state, we will end with a structural surplus of $499 million." Wisconsin Transportation Builders Association stated on May 13, 2015 in a radio ad: "Accidents are down 50 percent and injury accidents are down 60 percent" in the rebuilt Marquette Interchange in Milwaukee. Alex McMurtrie Jr. stated on May 7, 2015 in a campaign flyer.: State legislators "quietly shifted $2 billion from education to road building" in 2013. Children's Defense Fund-Texas stated on April 28, 2015 in a press release: "In the last 24 months, 10 rural Texas hospitals have been forced to shut their doors because state leaders" chose not to expand Medicaid. Debbie Mayfield stated on May 4, 2015 in a tweet: "Florida sends $135 billion and D.C. returns $150 billion." Senate Democrats stated on March 31, 2015 in interviews: The state budget will include scholarship money for minority students as a concession to Senate Democrats for supporting the GOP-initiated transportation bill. Rick Scott stated on May 6, 2015 in an interview in Washington, D.C.: "The families that are covered through the Low Income Pool is a different group of individuals than are covered by Obamacare." Van Taylor stated on March 25, 2015 in a press release: I "helped pass what, if enacted, would be the largest tax cut in Texas history through the State Senate." Mike Huckabee stated on May 1, 2015 in a video: Says he "raised average family income by 50 percent" during his tenure as Arkansas governor. Scott Walker stated on April 27, 2015 in an interview: Says the recall elections that aimed to remove him and other Republican officials from office "cost tens of millions of dollars to run." Steve Crisafulli stated on April 28, 2015 in an op-ed in the Tampa Bay Times: "If we choose Obamacare expansion, 600,000 will lose eligibility for their subsidies, of which 257,000 would be forced into Medicaid." Debbie Dooley stated on March 31, 2015 in a Twitter post: The recently passed transportation funding bill is a billion-dollar tax increase for Georgians. Scott Walker stated on April 14, 2015 in a Twitter post: "Americans will spend more on taxes in 2015 than on food, clothing and housing combined." Joe Morrissey stated on March 25, 2015 in a campaign flier.: "Rosalyn Dance voted against President Obama’s Medicaid expansion." Richard Corcoran stated on April 16, 2015 in an email to constituents: "Medicaid patients were 97 percent more likely to die than those with private insurance." Charlie Bethel stated on April 2, 2015 in Senate chamber: Georgia has had the nation’s busiest Court of Appeals for a decade or more. Elizabeth Roberts stated on March 2, 2015 in a presentation to the Reinventing Medicaid Working Group: "More than 30 cents of every state tax dollar goes to Medicaid." Rick Perry stated on April 7, 2015 in an interview with the Texas Tribune: On in-state tuition for unauthorized immigrants. Nathan Deal stated on January 14, 2015 in State of State: This year’s state budget and my spending proposal for Fiscal Year 2016 represent an infusion of more than $1 billion in additional money for K-12 education. US Uncut stated on March 31, 2015 in a Facebook post: Says Indiana Gov. Mike Pence "provides zero state funding for homeless shelters." Occupy Democrats stated on March 31, 2015 in a meme on social media: Despite raising taxes on the wealthy and hiking the minimum wage, Minnesota "is creating jobs at a record pace, unemployment is at a historic low, median income is skyrocketing, and (the) state has a billion-dollar surplus." Rick McAllister stated on March 27, 2015 in a news report: People buy more items during Georgia’s sales-tax holidays, boosting economic activity. Trebor Banstetter stated on March 1, 2015 in a newspaper article: Georgia has one of the nation’s highest jet fuel taxes. Gina Raimondo stated on March 13, 2015 in a television interview: "Rhode Island has the second highest per enrollee (Medicaid) cost of any state in the country, which is 60 percent higher than the national average." Peter Barca stated on March 12, 2015 in a televised interview: "The average faculty member at UW-Madison brings in close to a quarter million dollars a year" in grant money. Tyrone Brooks stated on January 20, 2015 in a statement: State lawmakers are spending taxpayer money for parking that billionaire Arthur Blank could build while paying some state employees so little they are on food stamps. Howard Marklein stated on March 3, 2015 in a budget hearing: Beer drinking is not allowed in any Illinois state parks. The Associated Press stated on March 9, 2015 in article: Under legislation that has cleared the Georgia House, some children who are "legal refugees" could obtain state scholarships to attend private schools.
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Gina Hinojosa stated on May 6, 2015 in an interview with Kiah Collier, Austin American-Statesman reporter: Austin school district "teachers are the lowest paid of any urban" Texas district and the "lowest paid of any surrounding school district." Jeb Bush stated on May 20, 2015 in a meeting with business leaders in Portsmouth, N.H.: Says he was known as "Veto Corleone" for cutting spending as Florida governor. Scott Walker stated on May 9, 2015 in a speech: "For our next two years in my state, we will end with a structural surplus of $499 million." Wisconsin Transportation Builders Association stated on May 13, 2015 in a radio ad: "Accidents are down 50 percent and injury accidents are down 60 percent" in the rebuilt Marquette Interchange in Milwaukee. Alex McMurtrie Jr. stated on May 7, 2015 in a campaign flyer.: State legislators "quietly shifted $2 billion from education to road building" in 2013. Children's Defense Fund-Texas stated on April 28, 2015 in a press release: "In the last 24 months, 10 rural Texas hospitals have been forced to shut their doors because state leaders" chose not to expand Medicaid. Debbie Mayfield stated on May 4, 2015 in a tweet: "Florida sends $135 billion and D.C. returns $150 billion." Senate Democrats stated on March 31, 2015 in interviews: The state budget will include scholarship money for minority students as a concession to Senate Democrats for supporting the GOP-initiated transportation bill. Rick Scott stated on May 6, 2015 in an interview in Washington, D.C.: "The families that are covered through the Low Income Pool is a different group of individuals than are covered by Obamacare." Van Taylor stated on March 25, 2015 in a press release: I "helped pass what, if enacted, would be the largest tax cut in Texas history through the State Senate." Mike Huckabee stated on May 1, 2015 in a video: Says he "raised average family income by 50 percent" during his tenure as Arkansas governor. Scott Walker stated on April 27, 2015 in an interview: Says the recall elections that aimed to remove him and other Republican officials from office "cost tens of millions of dollars to run." Steve Crisafulli stated on April 28, 2015 in an op-ed in the Tampa Bay Times: "If we choose Obamacare expansion, 600,000 will lose eligibility for their subsidies, of which 257,000 would be forced into Medicaid." Debbie Dooley stated on March 31, 2015 in a Twitter post: The recently passed transportation funding bill is a billion-dollar tax increase for Georgians. Scott Walker stated on April 14, 2015 in a Twitter post: "Americans will spend more on taxes in 2015 than on food, clothing and housing combined." Joe Morrissey stated on March 25, 2015 in a campaign flier.: "Rosalyn Dance voted against President Obama’s Medicaid expansion." Richard Corcoran stated on April 16, 2015 in an email to constituents: "Medicaid patients were 97 percent more likely to die than those with private insurance." Charlie Bethel stated on April 2, 2015 in Senate chamber: Georgia has had the nation’s busiest Court of Appeals for a decade or more. Elizabeth Roberts stated on March 2, 2015 in a presentation to the Reinventing Medicaid Working Group: "More than 30 cents of every state tax dollar goes to Medicaid." Rick Perry stated on April 7, 2015 in an interview with the Texas Tribune: On in-state tuition for unauthorized immigrants. Nathan Deal stated on January 14, 2015 in State of State: This year’s state budget and my spending proposal for Fiscal Year 2016 represent an infusion of more than $1 billion in additional money for K-12 education. US Uncut stated on March 31, 2015 in a Facebook post: Says Indiana Gov. Mike Pence "provides zero state funding for homeless shelters." Occupy Democrats stated on March 31, 2015 in a meme on social media: Despite raising taxes on the wealthy and hiking the minimum wage, Minnesota "is creating jobs at a record pace, unemployment is at a historic low, median income is skyrocketing, and (the) state has a billion-dollar surplus." Rick McAllister stated on March 27, 2015 in a news report: People buy more items during Georgia’s sales-tax holidays, boosting economic activity. Trebor Banstetter stated on March 1, 2015 in a newspaper article: Georgia has one of the nation’s highest jet fuel taxes. Gina Raimondo stated on March 13, 2015 in a television interview: "Rhode Island has the second highest per enrollee (Medicaid) cost of any state in the country, which is 60 percent higher than the national average." Peter Barca stated on March 12, 2015 in a televised interview: "The average faculty member at UW-Madison brings in close to a quarter million dollars a year" in grant money. Tyrone Brooks stated on January 20, 2015 in a statement: State lawmakers are spending taxpayer money for parking that billionaire Arthur Blank could build while paying some state employees so little they are on food stamps. Howard Marklein stated on March 3, 2015 in a budget hearing: Beer drinking is not allowed in any Illinois state parks. The Associated Press stated on March 9, 2015 in article: Under legislation that has cleared the Georgia House, some children who are "legal refugees" could obtain state scholarships to attend private schools.
Gina Hinojosa stated on May 6, 2015 in an interview with Kiah Collier, Austin American-Statesman reporter: Austin school district "teachers are the lowest paid of any urban" Texas district and the "lowest paid of any surrounding school district."
Jeb Bush stated on May 20, 2015 in a meeting with business leaders in Portsmouth, N.H.: Says he was known as "Veto Corleone" for cutting spending as Florida governor.
Scott Walker stated on May 9, 2015 in a speech: "For our next two years in my state, we will end with a structural surplus of $499 million."
Wisconsin Transportation Builders Association stated on May 13, 2015 in a radio ad: "Accidents are down 50 percent and injury accidents are down 60 percent" in the rebuilt Marquette Interchange in Milwaukee.
Alex McMurtrie Jr. stated on May 7, 2015 in a campaign flyer.: State legislators "quietly shifted $2 billion from education to road building" in 2013.
Children's Defense Fund-Texas stated on April 28, 2015 in a press release: "In the last 24 months, 10 rural Texas hospitals have been forced to shut their doors because state leaders" chose not to expand Medicaid.
Debbie Mayfield stated on May 4, 2015 in a tweet: "Florida sends $135 billion and D.C. returns $150 billion."
Senate Democrats stated on March 31, 2015 in interviews: The state budget will include scholarship money for minority students as a concession to Senate Democrats for supporting the GOP-initiated transportation bill.
Rick Scott stated on May 6, 2015 in an interview in Washington, D.C.: "The families that are covered through the Low Income Pool is a different group of individuals than are covered by Obamacare."
Van Taylor stated on March 25, 2015 in a press release: I "helped pass what, if enacted, would be the largest tax cut in Texas history through the State Senate."
Mike Huckabee stated on May 1, 2015 in a video: Says he "raised average family income by 50 percent" during his tenure as Arkansas governor.
Scott Walker stated on April 27, 2015 in an interview: Says the recall elections that aimed to remove him and other Republican officials from office "cost tens of millions of dollars to run."
Steve Crisafulli stated on April 28, 2015 in an op-ed in the Tampa Bay Times: "If we choose Obamacare expansion, 600,000 will lose eligibility for their subsidies, of which 257,000 would be forced into Medicaid."
Debbie Dooley stated on March 31, 2015 in a Twitter post: The recently passed transportation funding bill is a billion-dollar tax increase for Georgians.
Scott Walker stated on April 14, 2015 in a Twitter post: "Americans will spend more on taxes in 2015 than on food, clothing and housing combined."
Joe Morrissey stated on March 25, 2015 in a campaign flier.: "Rosalyn Dance voted against President Obama’s Medicaid expansion."
Richard Corcoran stated on April 16, 2015 in an email to constituents: "Medicaid patients were 97 percent more likely to die than those with private insurance."
Charlie Bethel stated on April 2, 2015 in Senate chamber: Georgia has had the nation’s busiest Court of Appeals for a decade or more.
Elizabeth Roberts stated on March 2, 2015 in a presentation to the Reinventing Medicaid Working Group: "More than 30 cents of every state tax dollar goes to Medicaid."
Rick Perry stated on April 7, 2015 in an interview with the Texas Tribune: On in-state tuition for unauthorized immigrants.
Nathan Deal stated on January 14, 2015 in State of State: This year’s state budget and my spending proposal for Fiscal Year 2016 represent an infusion of more than $1 billion in additional money for K-12 education.
US Uncut stated on March 31, 2015 in a Facebook post: Says Indiana Gov. Mike Pence "provides zero state funding for homeless shelters."
Occupy Democrats stated on March 31, 2015 in a meme on social media: Despite raising taxes on the wealthy and hiking the minimum wage, Minnesota "is creating jobs at a record pace, unemployment is at a historic low, median income is skyrocketing, and (the) state has a billion-dollar surplus."
Rick McAllister stated on March 27, 2015 in a news report: People buy more items during Georgia’s sales-tax holidays, boosting economic activity.
Trebor Banstetter stated on March 1, 2015 in a newspaper article: Georgia has one of the nation’s highest jet fuel taxes.
Gina Raimondo stated on March 13, 2015 in a television interview: "Rhode Island has the second highest per enrollee (Medicaid) cost of any state in the country, which is 60 percent higher than the national average."
Peter Barca stated on March 12, 2015 in a televised interview: "The average faculty member at UW-Madison brings in close to a quarter million dollars a year" in grant money.
Tyrone Brooks stated on January 20, 2015 in a statement: State lawmakers are spending taxpayer money for parking that billionaire Arthur Blank could build while paying some state employees so little they are on food stamps.
Howard Marklein stated on March 3, 2015 in a budget hearing: Beer drinking is not allowed in any Illinois state parks.
The Associated Press stated on March 9, 2015 in article: Under legislation that has cleared the Georgia House, some children who are "legal refugees" could obtain state scholarships to attend private schools.
