0 People 3952 Fact-checks 1258 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (3952) Tommy Tuberville stated on March 02, 2023 in a speech at the CPAC conference: "Half the kids in this country, when they graduate, can’t read their diploma.” By Louis Jacobson• March 20, 2023 Bill Hammond stated on August 21, 2012 in an opinion article in the Houston Chronicle.: Says "if current trends continue, by 2040, one out of three Texas workers will not have a high school diploma." By W. Gardner Selby• September 14, 2012 Paul Ryan stated on December 04, 2012 in a speech: "One out of every four students fails to earn a high school diploma. In our major cities across America, half of our kids don’t graduate." By Tom Kertscher• December 23, 2012 Rick Santorum stated on November 29, 2011 in a speech: Says the unemployment rate for college graduates is 4.4 percent and over 10 percent for noncollege-educated. By Eric Stirgus• December 5, 2011 Tom Barrett stated on November 19, 2010 in a newsletter to Milwaukee residents: "More than 125 jobs have been created" at the Milwaukee Job Corps Center. By Tom Kertscher• January 5, 2011 Dale Kooyenga stated on April 01, 2016 in a constituent newsletter: "Today, it is more difficult to enlist in the U.S. military than it is to enroll in college." By Tom Kertscher• June 1, 2016 Clay Pell stated on April 30, 2014 in a campaign website: "Rhode Island has the highest dropout rate in New England at twenty-three percent." By Karen Lee Ziner• June 1, 2014 Organizing for America stated on December 06, 2010 in a press release.: "An overwhelming majority of Americans support passage of the DREAM Act, which would provide a path to citizenship for undocumented youth willing to work for a college degree or serve in our armed forces." By W. Gardner Selby• December 10, 2010 Mike Huckabee stated on March 04, 2011 in a post on his PAC's website: Says it’s a "statistical reality that most single moms are very poor, under-educated, can't get a job, and if it weren't for government assistance, their kids would be starving to death." By Louis Jacobson• March 10, 2011 Facebook posts stated on April 09, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says all Vegas hotels but Trump’s have donated food, rooms in COVID response. By Tom Kertscher• April 16, 2020 Facebook posts stated on February 17, 2021 in a Facebook post: “FEMA is paying for hotel rooms!!!” for Texas winter storm victims. By Tom Kertscher• February 19, 2021 John Oxendine stated on June 04, 2010 in a campaign video on his website: Georgia has "a dropout rate that’s higher" than Alabama's. By Willoughby Mariano• June 14, 2010 Rudy Moise stated on May 01, 2012 in a campaign website: The congressional district for Miami-Dade and Broward counties has a "staggering drop-out rate of almost 61 percent." By Amy Sherman• May 7, 2012 Elon Musk stated on February 10, 2025 in an X post: “FEMA sent $59M LAST WEEK to luxury hotels in New York City to house illegal migrants… That money is meant for American disaster relief.” By Maria Ramirez Uribe• February 14, 2025 Alex Sink stated on July 08, 2010 in a statement on her campaign website: "Florida’s high school graduation rate falls well below the national average." By Cristina Silva• July 8, 2010 Donald Trump stated on October 16, 2018 in in a tweet: "I have no financial interests in Saudi Arabia." By John Kruzel• October 18, 2018 Karl Racine stated on June 12, 2017 in a press conference: "The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, whose government has important business and policy before the president of the United States, has already spent hundreds of thousands of dollars at the Trump International Hotel." By Smitha Rajan• June 19, 2017 Donald Trump stated on January 24, 2025 in remarks in North Carolina: "The Biden administration kicked 2,000 displaced North Carolinians out of their temporary housing into freezing 20-degree weather," earlier in January. By Amy Sherman, Paul Specht• January 29, 2025 Mark Warner stated on June 21, 2016 in a TV interview.: Says Donald Trump has "bankrupt four separate businesses." By Sean Gorman, Linda Qiu• July 11, 2016 Laura Tyson stated on August 15, 2010 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour'': "Unemployment for those with college educations is now 4.5 percent. 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Bob McDonnell’s claims on higher education By Jacob Geiger• January 31, 2011 Hurricane Irma: 5 myths about hurricane prep to forget By Allison Graves• September 8, 2017 What we know about COVID-19 testing for migrants at the southern border By Miriam Valverde• April 12, 2021 Fox News guest says if Trump's hotel revenues are ‘emoluments,’ so was Obama's Nobel. Not exactly By Bill McCarthy• July 11, 2019 Fact-checking Donald Trump By Lauren Carroll, Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson, Katie Sanders• June 17, 2015 Donald Trump on the Truth-O-Meter By Lauren Carroll, Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson, Katie Sanders• July 5, 2015 Mock Lobster! 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Tommy Tuberville stated on March 02, 2023 in a speech at the CPAC conference: "Half the kids in this country, when they graduate, can’t read their diploma.” By Louis Jacobson• March 20, 2023 Bill Hammond stated on August 21, 2012 in an opinion article in the Houston Chronicle.: Says "if current trends continue, by 2040, one out of three Texas workers will not have a high school diploma." By W. Gardner Selby• September 14, 2012 Paul Ryan stated on December 04, 2012 in a speech: "One out of every four students fails to earn a high school diploma. In our major cities across America, half of our kids don’t graduate." By Tom Kertscher• December 23, 2012 Rick Santorum stated on November 29, 2011 in a speech: Says the unemployment rate for college graduates is 4.4 percent and over 10 percent for noncollege-educated. By Eric Stirgus• December 5, 2011 Tom Barrett stated on November 19, 2010 in a newsletter to Milwaukee residents: "More than 125 jobs have been created" at the Milwaukee Job Corps Center. By Tom Kertscher• January 5, 2011 Dale Kooyenga stated on April 01, 2016 in a constituent newsletter: "Today, it is more difficult to enlist in the U.S. military than it is to enroll in college." By Tom Kertscher• June 1, 2016 Clay Pell stated on April 30, 2014 in a campaign website: "Rhode Island has the highest dropout rate in New England at twenty-three percent." By Karen Lee Ziner• June 1, 2014 Organizing for America stated on December 06, 2010 in a press release.: "An overwhelming majority of Americans support passage of the DREAM Act, which would provide a path to citizenship for undocumented youth willing to work for a college degree or serve in our armed forces." By W. Gardner Selby• December 10, 2010 Mike Huckabee stated on March 04, 2011 in a post on his PAC's website: Says it’s a "statistical reality that most single moms are very poor, under-educated, can't get a job, and if it weren't for government assistance, their kids would be starving to death." By Louis Jacobson• March 10, 2011 Facebook posts stated on April 09, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says all Vegas hotels but Trump’s have donated food, rooms in COVID response. By Tom Kertscher• April 16, 2020 Facebook posts stated on February 17, 2021 in a Facebook post: “FEMA is paying for hotel rooms!!!” for Texas winter storm victims. By Tom Kertscher• February 19, 2021 John Oxendine stated on June 04, 2010 in a campaign video on his website: Georgia has "a dropout rate that’s higher" than Alabama's. By Willoughby Mariano• June 14, 2010 Rudy Moise stated on May 01, 2012 in a campaign website: The congressional district for Miami-Dade and Broward counties has a "staggering drop-out rate of almost 61 percent." By Amy Sherman• May 7, 2012 Elon Musk stated on February 10, 2025 in an X post: “FEMA sent $59M LAST WEEK to luxury hotels in New York City to house illegal migrants… That money is meant for American disaster relief.” By Maria Ramirez Uribe• February 14, 2025 Alex Sink stated on July 08, 2010 in a statement on her campaign website: "Florida’s high school graduation rate falls well below the national average." By Cristina Silva• July 8, 2010 Donald Trump stated on October 16, 2018 in in a tweet: "I have no financial interests in Saudi Arabia." By John Kruzel• October 18, 2018 Karl Racine stated on June 12, 2017 in a press conference: "The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, whose government has important business and policy before the president of the United States, has already spent hundreds of thousands of dollars at the Trump International Hotel." By Smitha Rajan• June 19, 2017 Donald Trump stated on January 24, 2025 in remarks in North Carolina: "The Biden administration kicked 2,000 displaced North Carolinians out of their temporary housing into freezing 20-degree weather," earlier in January. By Amy Sherman, Paul Specht• January 29, 2025 Mark Warner stated on June 21, 2016 in a TV interview.: Says Donald Trump has "bankrupt four separate businesses." By Sean Gorman, Linda Qiu• July 11, 2016 Laura Tyson stated on August 15, 2010 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour'': "Unemployment for those with college educations is now 4.5 percent. Unemployment for those with more than a college education, below 4 percent." By Louis Jacobson• August 17, 2010
Who is Bill de Blasio? A bio of the Democratic presidential candidate By Louis Jacobson• June 20, 2019 Evolution of misinformation: How false story about migrants displacing homeless veterans caught fire By Jeff Cercone• May 23, 2023 Inflation’s effects on the holiday season By Jeff Cercone• November 22, 2022 UPDATE: Ad says Calif. candidate Gil Cisneros demanded sex for campaign cash. Here's what we know By Stephen Koff• September 19, 2018 Tax break extension a Compromise for Perry By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• July 25, 2011 Checking up on Gov. Bob McDonnell’s claims on higher education By Jacob Geiger• January 31, 2011 Hurricane Irma: 5 myths about hurricane prep to forget By Allison Graves• September 8, 2017 What we know about COVID-19 testing for migrants at the southern border By Miriam Valverde• April 12, 2021 Fox News guest says if Trump's hotel revenues are ‘emoluments,’ so was Obama's Nobel. Not exactly By Bill McCarthy• July 11, 2019 Fact-checking Donald Trump By Lauren Carroll, Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson, Katie Sanders• June 17, 2015 Donald Trump on the Truth-O-Meter By Lauren Carroll, Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson, Katie Sanders• July 5, 2015 Mock Lobster! By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 28, 2008 Donald Trump’s misleading complaints about election rigging in Florida By Alan Gathright, Amy Sherman• April 21, 2016 The COVID-19 relief package: Where the money goes By Jon Greenberg• March 19, 2021 PolitiFact readers respond to our fact-checks related to Biden, Trump By Jeff Cercone• April 3, 2023 The Carolinas and coronavirus: 334 miles of border, 1 merging vision to re-open states’ economies By Jon Greenberg, Bill McCarthy, Miriam Valverde• May 8, 2020 Donald Trump’s misleading complaints about election rigging By Alan Gathright, Amy Sherman• April 20, 2016 The facts behind the 19 programs President Donald Trump described as ‘waste’ By Grace Abels, Maria Ramirez Uribe• March 12, 2025 UPDATED: California pokes at Texas mostly hold up By Sue Owen, W. Gardner Selby• February 14, 2013 US climate change spending overseas: Does the public support it? By Louis Jacobson• November 5, 2021
