Latest Fact-checks in Transportation 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 Sylvester Turner stated on March 4, 2016 in a ceremony to introduce new local transit authority chairman: "We have been focusing so much, especially the Texas Department of Transportation, on that 97 percent of people in single-occupancy vehicles." Ridesharing Works for Austin stated on April 26, 2016 in a voter mailer noted by a reader: If Austin voters reject Proposition 1, a "completely new City-run" criminal background check "process will cost millions in processing fees, additional staff, and bureaucracy" with taxpayers getting "the bill." Our City, Our Safety, Our Choice stated on April 8, 2016 in a fund-raising letter from female supporters: Austin’s Stop Abuse for Everyone has seen in its offices "sexual assault survivors that report being attacked by their ridesharing drivers, at a rate of one per month." Ellen Troxclair stated on April 10, 2016 in a voter forum hosted by the League of Women Voters of the Austin Area: Statistics show "you are about nine times more likely to be assaulted by a taxi driver" in Austin than a driver for a ride-hailing service. Sylvester Turner stated on March 4, 2016 in a press conference announcing new chairman of transit authority: "The Katy Freeway, or Interstate 10 west of Houston, is the widest freeway in the world, with up to 26 lanes, including frontage road lanes." Hillary Clinton stated on February 21, 2016 in a TV ad: "When the auto industry was going under, car parts companies like" Johnson Controls "begged taxpayers for a bailout, and they got one." Sierra Club stated on February 22, 2016 in a letter from Tampa Bay Group chairman Kent Bailey to Hillsborough County commissioners: "Our community (Tampa Bay) is one of the 10 most threatened by the sea level rise in the world." John Oliver stated on February 14, 2016 in a TV show: In Sauk City, Wisconsin, "the ID office" that provides identification for voting "is only open on the fifth Wednesday of every month" -- a total of four days in 2016. Hillary Clinton stated on February 4, 2016 in a debate: "We bailed out" Johnson Controls when "we saved the auto industry" and "now they want to avoid paying taxes." Katrina Shankland stated on January 29, 2016 in a news release: "Faced with $1 million in campaign debt," Scott Walker "is unloading his campaign security costs onto the backs of Wisconsin taxpayers." State Public Service Announcement stated on December 28, 2015: By the end of 2015, more than 1,300 people will have died on Georgia roads. One of out evey four fatalities resulted from drunken driving. Chris Larson stated on November 22, 2015 in a TV interview: The Milwaukee County bus system has "among the highest fares in the nation." Uber stated on November 7, 2015 in a web post: "Recent news reports indicate DWI crashes in Austin dropped 23 percent since ridesharing entered the market." Bryan Hughes stated on December 1, 2015 in a campaign press release: "David Simpson actually voted for driver's licenses for illegal immigrants." David Simpson stated on November 30, 2015 in a campaign press release: "I have always opposed driver's licenses for illegal aliens." George Will stated on November 30, 2015 in a TV talk show: Despite attention on global warming, "fewer Americans carpool today to work than carpooled in 1980" and "SUVs have never been a larger proportion of the vehicles being sold in this country." Chris Larson stated on November 22, 2015 in an interview: The Milwaukee County executive can sell the public "museum, the airport and the zoo" -- all on his own, without County Board approval Greg Abbott stated on October 19, 2015 in op-ed in Austin American-Statesman: "Road congestion costs rush hour drivers in Austin and Dallas more than $1,000 a year. And in Houston, it’s even more -- almost $1,500 a year." Jeff Morales stated on October 29, 2015 in a press conference: "The actual (construction) contracts that we’ve awarded to date have come in several hundred million dollars below estimates." Chris Abele stated on October 29, 2015 in a TV interview: Since he took office as Milwaukee County executive, "we have never raised" bus fares and "this year there’ll be a million route-miles more than there were five years ago." Jim Patterson stated on November 3, 2015 in a news article: "We now know these firms are unwilling to put up any private money," for California's high-speed rail project. Jennifer Shilling stated on October 1, 2015 in a tweet: "71% of WI’s roads are in poor or mediocre condition and 14% of WI’s bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete." Luis Alejo stated on September 25, 2015 in a press release: "Everyone on California’s roads is properly licensed, tested and insured." Jerry Brown stated on October 7, 2015 in a speech: "Smog was invented in Los Angeles. It was. The name was invented. There was a fellow at Caltech and he came up with the idea and they called it smog." Don Francis stated on October 28, 2015 in an interview with Watchdog.org: Electric car sales in Georgia have dropped dramatically since a $5,000 tax credit was eliminated and a $200 annual registration fee was imposed July 1. Donald Trump stated on October 14, 2015 in a speech: "Sixty-one percent of our bridges are in trouble." Edward Flynn stated on August 27, 2015 in a forum: In Milwaukee County, juveniles arrested for car theft "get sent immediately home, because under the point system in juvenile court" on holding suspects, "a stolen car gets zero points." Erick Erickson stated on October 9, 2015 in a blog post: "Paul Ryan is one of less than a dozen Republican congressmen to have voted for every bailout to come before Congress." Jay Nixon stated on August 20, 2015 in comments at the Missouri State Fair: "Almost nine out of every 10 pennies that would be spent" turning a 200-mile stretch of Interstate 70 into a toll road "would be from folks outside Missouri." Gerry Connolly stated on July 9, 2015 in a written statement.: "In 1960, we spent more than 3 percent of our GDP on infrastructure projects like the Interstate Highway. Today we spend less than 1 percent of our GDP on these vital investments."
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Sylvester Turner stated on March 4, 2016 in a ceremony to introduce new local transit authority chairman: "We have been focusing so much, especially the Texas Department of Transportation, on that 97 percent of people in single-occupancy vehicles." Ridesharing Works for Austin stated on April 26, 2016 in a voter mailer noted by a reader: If Austin voters reject Proposition 1, a "completely new City-run" criminal background check "process will cost millions in processing fees, additional staff, and bureaucracy" with taxpayers getting "the bill." Our City, Our Safety, Our Choice stated on April 8, 2016 in a fund-raising letter from female supporters: Austin’s Stop Abuse for Everyone has seen in its offices "sexual assault survivors that report being attacked by their ridesharing drivers, at a rate of one per month." Ellen Troxclair stated on April 10, 2016 in a voter forum hosted by the League of Women Voters of the Austin Area: Statistics show "you are about nine times more likely to be assaulted by a taxi driver" in Austin than a driver for a ride-hailing service. Sylvester Turner stated on March 4, 2016 in a press conference announcing new chairman of transit authority: "The Katy Freeway, or Interstate 10 west of Houston, is the widest freeway in the world, with up to 26 lanes, including frontage road lanes." Hillary Clinton stated on February 21, 2016 in a TV ad: "When the auto industry was going under, car parts companies like" Johnson Controls "begged taxpayers for a bailout, and they got one." Sierra Club stated on February 22, 2016 in a letter from Tampa Bay Group chairman Kent Bailey to Hillsborough County commissioners: "Our community (Tampa Bay) is one of the 10 most threatened by the sea level rise in the world." John Oliver stated on February 14, 2016 in a TV show: In Sauk City, Wisconsin, "the ID office" that provides identification for voting "is only open on the fifth Wednesday of every month" -- a total of four days in 2016. Hillary Clinton stated on February 4, 2016 in a debate: "We bailed out" Johnson Controls when "we saved the auto industry" and "now they want to avoid paying taxes." Katrina Shankland stated on January 29, 2016 in a news release: "Faced with $1 million in campaign debt," Scott Walker "is unloading his campaign security costs onto the backs of Wisconsin taxpayers." State Public Service Announcement stated on December 28, 2015: By the end of 2015, more than 1,300 people will have died on Georgia roads. One of out evey four fatalities resulted from drunken driving. Chris Larson stated on November 22, 2015 in a TV interview: The Milwaukee County bus system has "among the highest fares in the nation." Uber stated on November 7, 2015 in a web post: "Recent news reports indicate DWI crashes in Austin dropped 23 percent since ridesharing entered the market." Bryan Hughes stated on December 1, 2015 in a campaign press release: "David Simpson actually voted for driver's licenses for illegal immigrants." David Simpson stated on November 30, 2015 in a campaign press release: "I have always opposed driver's licenses for illegal aliens." George Will stated on November 30, 2015 in a TV talk show: Despite attention on global warming, "fewer Americans carpool today to work than carpooled in 1980" and "SUVs have never been a larger proportion of the vehicles being sold in this country." Chris Larson stated on November 22, 2015 in an interview: The Milwaukee County executive can sell the public "museum, the airport and the zoo" -- all on his own, without County Board approval Greg Abbott stated on October 19, 2015 in op-ed in Austin American-Statesman: "Road congestion costs rush hour drivers in Austin and Dallas more than $1,000 a year. And in Houston, it’s even more -- almost $1,500 a year." Jeff Morales stated on October 29, 2015 in a press conference: "The actual (construction) contracts that we’ve awarded to date have come in several hundred million dollars below estimates." Chris Abele stated on October 29, 2015 in a TV interview: Since he took office as Milwaukee County executive, "we have never raised" bus fares and "this year there’ll be a million route-miles more than there were five years ago." Jim Patterson stated on November 3, 2015 in a news article: "We now know these firms are unwilling to put up any private money," for California's high-speed rail project. Jennifer Shilling stated on October 1, 2015 in a tweet: "71% of WI’s roads are in poor or mediocre condition and 14% of WI’s bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete." Luis Alejo stated on September 25, 2015 in a press release: "Everyone on California’s roads is properly licensed, tested and insured." Jerry Brown stated on October 7, 2015 in a speech: "Smog was invented in Los Angeles. It was. The name was invented. There was a fellow at Caltech and he came up with the idea and they called it smog." Don Francis stated on October 28, 2015 in an interview with Watchdog.org: Electric car sales in Georgia have dropped dramatically since a $5,000 tax credit was eliminated and a $200 annual registration fee was imposed July 1. Donald Trump stated on October 14, 2015 in a speech: "Sixty-one percent of our bridges are in trouble." Edward Flynn stated on August 27, 2015 in a forum: In Milwaukee County, juveniles arrested for car theft "get sent immediately home, because under the point system in juvenile court" on holding suspects, "a stolen car gets zero points." Erick Erickson stated on October 9, 2015 in a blog post: "Paul Ryan is one of less than a dozen Republican congressmen to have voted for every bailout to come before Congress." Jay Nixon stated on August 20, 2015 in comments at the Missouri State Fair: "Almost nine out of every 10 pennies that would be spent" turning a 200-mile stretch of Interstate 70 into a toll road "would be from folks outside Missouri." Gerry Connolly stated on July 9, 2015 in a written statement.: "In 1960, we spent more than 3 percent of our GDP on infrastructure projects like the Interstate Highway. Today we spend less than 1 percent of our GDP on these vital investments."
Sylvester Turner stated on March 4, 2016 in a ceremony to introduce new local transit authority chairman: "We have been focusing so much, especially the Texas Department of Transportation, on that 97 percent of people in single-occupancy vehicles."
Ridesharing Works for Austin stated on April 26, 2016 in a voter mailer noted by a reader: If Austin voters reject Proposition 1, a "completely new City-run" criminal background check "process will cost millions in processing fees, additional staff, and bureaucracy" with taxpayers getting "the bill."
Our City, Our Safety, Our Choice stated on April 8, 2016 in a fund-raising letter from female supporters: Austin’s Stop Abuse for Everyone has seen in its offices "sexual assault survivors that report being attacked by their ridesharing drivers, at a rate of one per month."
Ellen Troxclair stated on April 10, 2016 in a voter forum hosted by the League of Women Voters of the Austin Area: Statistics show "you are about nine times more likely to be assaulted by a taxi driver" in Austin than a driver for a ride-hailing service.
Sylvester Turner stated on March 4, 2016 in a press conference announcing new chairman of transit authority: "The Katy Freeway, or Interstate 10 west of Houston, is the widest freeway in the world, with up to 26 lanes, including frontage road lanes."
Hillary Clinton stated on February 21, 2016 in a TV ad: "When the auto industry was going under, car parts companies like" Johnson Controls "begged taxpayers for a bailout, and they got one."
Sierra Club stated on February 22, 2016 in a letter from Tampa Bay Group chairman Kent Bailey to Hillsborough County commissioners: "Our community (Tampa Bay) is one of the 10 most threatened by the sea level rise in the world."
John Oliver stated on February 14, 2016 in a TV show: In Sauk City, Wisconsin, "the ID office" that provides identification for voting "is only open on the fifth Wednesday of every month" -- a total of four days in 2016.
Hillary Clinton stated on February 4, 2016 in a debate: "We bailed out" Johnson Controls when "we saved the auto industry" and "now they want to avoid paying taxes."
Katrina Shankland stated on January 29, 2016 in a news release: "Faced with $1 million in campaign debt," Scott Walker "is unloading his campaign security costs onto the backs of Wisconsin taxpayers."
State Public Service Announcement stated on December 28, 2015: By the end of 2015, more than 1,300 people will have died on Georgia roads. One of out evey four fatalities resulted from drunken driving.
Chris Larson stated on November 22, 2015 in a TV interview: The Milwaukee County bus system has "among the highest fares in the nation."
Uber stated on November 7, 2015 in a web post: "Recent news reports indicate DWI crashes in Austin dropped 23 percent since ridesharing entered the market."
Bryan Hughes stated on December 1, 2015 in a campaign press release: "David Simpson actually voted for driver's licenses for illegal immigrants."
David Simpson stated on November 30, 2015 in a campaign press release: "I have always opposed driver's licenses for illegal aliens."
George Will stated on November 30, 2015 in a TV talk show: Despite attention on global warming, "fewer Americans carpool today to work than carpooled in 1980" and "SUVs have never been a larger proportion of the vehicles being sold in this country."
Chris Larson stated on November 22, 2015 in an interview: The Milwaukee County executive can sell the public "museum, the airport and the zoo" -- all on his own, without County Board approval
Greg Abbott stated on October 19, 2015 in op-ed in Austin American-Statesman: "Road congestion costs rush hour drivers in Austin and Dallas more than $1,000 a year. And in Houston, it’s even more -- almost $1,500 a year."
Jeff Morales stated on October 29, 2015 in a press conference: "The actual (construction) contracts that we’ve awarded to date have come in several hundred million dollars below estimates."
Chris Abele stated on October 29, 2015 in a TV interview: Since he took office as Milwaukee County executive, "we have never raised" bus fares and "this year there’ll be a million route-miles more than there were five years ago."
Jim Patterson stated on November 3, 2015 in a news article: "We now know these firms are unwilling to put up any private money," for California's high-speed rail project.
Jennifer Shilling stated on October 1, 2015 in a tweet: "71% of WI’s roads are in poor or mediocre condition and 14% of WI’s bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete."
Luis Alejo stated on September 25, 2015 in a press release: "Everyone on California’s roads is properly licensed, tested and insured."
Jerry Brown stated on October 7, 2015 in a speech: "Smog was invented in Los Angeles. It was. The name was invented. There was a fellow at Caltech and he came up with the idea and they called it smog."
Don Francis stated on October 28, 2015 in an interview with Watchdog.org: Electric car sales in Georgia have dropped dramatically since a $5,000 tax credit was eliminated and a $200 annual registration fee was imposed July 1.
Donald Trump stated on October 14, 2015 in a speech: "Sixty-one percent of our bridges are in trouble."
Edward Flynn stated on August 27, 2015 in a forum: In Milwaukee County, juveniles arrested for car theft "get sent immediately home, because under the point system in juvenile court" on holding suspects, "a stolen car gets zero points."
Erick Erickson stated on October 9, 2015 in a blog post: "Paul Ryan is one of less than a dozen Republican congressmen to have voted for every bailout to come before Congress."
Jay Nixon stated on August 20, 2015 in comments at the Missouri State Fair: "Almost nine out of every 10 pennies that would be spent" turning a 200-mile stretch of Interstate 70 into a toll road "would be from folks outside Missouri."
Gerry Connolly stated on July 9, 2015 in a written statement.: "In 1960, we spent more than 3 percent of our GDP on infrastructure projects like the Interstate Highway. Today we spend less than 1 percent of our GDP on these vital investments."
