0 People 130 Fact-checks 30 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (130) Mallard Fillmore stated on February 09, 2013 in a syndicated cartoon: Comic strip says government study shows Head Start "has little or no impact on the children it’s supposed to help." By Sue Owen• February 26, 2013 Sarah Ponder stated on July 01, 2013 in a rally at the state Capitol: Says $800,000 cost of Texas special legislative session would pay for 1.6 million condoms, 90,000 months of the pill or 20 full-time sexual health educators. By Sue Owen• July 3, 2013 Rick Perry stated on June 10, 2013 in a bill-signing ceremony: Says the 2014-15 Texas budget increases spending by less than the rate of inflation and population growth. By Sue Owen• June 21, 2013 Ted Cruz stated on January 07, 2013 in an interview on PBS: Says "the jurisdictions with the strictest gun control laws, almost without exception … have the highest crime rates and the highest murder rates." By Sue Owen• February 1, 2013 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 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 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 Melissa Johnson stated on August 06, 2015 in a report: Georgia has the 9th highest rate of adults, ages 18 to 64, without a high school diploma or GED. By Nancy Badertscher• September 2, 2015 L.C. "Buster" Evans stated on November 12, 2014 in in a press release: "It has been many years, if ever, since an inmate has completed his or her high school diploma while incarcerated in a state correctional facility for adults." By Nancy Badertscher• December 16, 2014 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 Alex Sink stated on December 07, 2010 in a meeting of the Florida Cabinet: "150,000 (oil spill) claims have been filed by Floridians, but only 40 percent of them have been paid." By Aaron Sharockman• December 8, 2010 Charlie Crist stated on March 02, 2010 in his State of the State address: "Our graduation rate is the highest it's ever been." By Lee Logan• March 3, 2010 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." By Amy Sherman• August 23, 2013 Facebook posts stated on October 23, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says that in 1770 "British parliament banned lipstick, saying it had the power to seduce men into marriage, which was classified as witchcraft." By Samantha Putterman• October 25, 2019 Rick Perry stated on April 06, 2010 in a press release: "The percent of students who enter high school and eventually earn a diploma or equivalent, or who remain in pursuit of a diploma or equivalent, is 90 percent." By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• May 9, 2010 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 Stanley Litow stated on February 07, 2023 in a news release: “Lifetime earnings of someone with a college degree is over a million dollars more than those entering the workforce without one.” By Elizabeth Egan, Marnique O. Panepento• March 8, 2023 Elizabeth Warren stated on August 28, 2022 in an interview on CNN: "40% of the folks who have student loans do not have a college diploma, four-year diploma. These are people who are truck drivers and who are nail technicians and nurses’ aides.” By Jon Greenberg• September 13, 2022 Sacramento Bee Editorial Board stated on February 06, 2013 in an editorial.: Says Texas ranks last in the percentage of residents with high school diplomas. By W. Gardner Selby• February 8, 2013 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 Articles (30) Break the email chain of fools By Sue Owen• September 1, 2012 Sizing up the Texas economy By Sue Owen• January 1, 2013 S.C. debate claim familiar? Find our research fast By Meghan Ashford-Grooms, Sue Owen• January 17, 2012 Austin biggest U.S. city with no ‘anchor’ in Congress By Sue Owen• July 18, 2013 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 UPDATED: California pokes at Texas mostly hold up By Sue Owen, W. Gardner Selby• February 14, 2013 PolitiFact at 5: True-rated fact-checks By Nancy Badertscher• June 3, 2015 Democrats paint different picture of Perry's state By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• February 10, 2011 A fresh untruth about tuition for undocumented students By Sue Owen• May 25, 2012 Chris Christie dredges up old claims in annual speech By Erin O'Neill, Bill Wichert• January 17, 2012 Fact-checking the Fox debate in South Carolina By Bill Adair, Angie Drobnic Holan• January 17, 2012 A scorecard on the economy under Barack Obama By Louis Jacobson• June 1, 2012 Rick Perry fulfills, achieves compromises on 54 percent of his campaign promises By W. Gardner Selby• January 28, 2013 Fact-checking attacks on the DREAM Act By Robert Farley, Aaron Sharockman• December 8, 2010 Fact-checking attacks on the DREAM Act By Robert Farley, Aaron Sharockman• December 8, 2010 PolitiFact readers respond to our fact-checks related to Biden, Trump By Jeff Cercone• April 3, 2023 Debate preview: Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and Wisconsin By Tom Kertscher• September 26, 2016 Of Dreamers and drug mules: Rep. King on the DREAM Act By Jon Greenberg• July 26, 2013 A family budget is often invoked in U.S. debt fights. Just how similar is it to a federal budget? By Louis Jacobson• May 17, 2023
Mallard Fillmore stated on February 09, 2013 in a syndicated cartoon: Comic strip says government study shows Head Start "has little or no impact on the children it’s supposed to help." By Sue Owen• February 26, 2013 Sarah Ponder stated on July 01, 2013 in a rally at the state Capitol: Says $800,000 cost of Texas special legislative session would pay for 1.6 million condoms, 90,000 months of the pill or 20 full-time sexual health educators. By Sue Owen• July 3, 2013 Rick Perry stated on June 10, 2013 in a bill-signing ceremony: Says the 2014-15 Texas budget increases spending by less than the rate of inflation and population growth. By Sue Owen• June 21, 2013 Ted Cruz stated on January 07, 2013 in an interview on PBS: Says "the jurisdictions with the strictest gun control laws, almost without exception … have the highest crime rates and the highest murder rates." By Sue Owen• February 1, 2013 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 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 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 Melissa Johnson stated on August 06, 2015 in a report: Georgia has the 9th highest rate of adults, ages 18 to 64, without a high school diploma or GED. By Nancy Badertscher• September 2, 2015 L.C. "Buster" Evans stated on November 12, 2014 in in a press release: "It has been many years, if ever, since an inmate has completed his or her high school diploma while incarcerated in a state correctional facility for adults." By Nancy Badertscher• December 16, 2014 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 Alex Sink stated on December 07, 2010 in a meeting of the Florida Cabinet: "150,000 (oil spill) claims have been filed by Floridians, but only 40 percent of them have been paid." By Aaron Sharockman• December 8, 2010 Charlie Crist stated on March 02, 2010 in his State of the State address: "Our graduation rate is the highest it's ever been." By Lee Logan• March 3, 2010 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." By Amy Sherman• August 23, 2013 Facebook posts stated on October 23, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says that in 1770 "British parliament banned lipstick, saying it had the power to seduce men into marriage, which was classified as witchcraft." By Samantha Putterman• October 25, 2019 Rick Perry stated on April 06, 2010 in a press release: "The percent of students who enter high school and eventually earn a diploma or equivalent, or who remain in pursuit of a diploma or equivalent, is 90 percent." By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• May 9, 2010 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 Stanley Litow stated on February 07, 2023 in a news release: “Lifetime earnings of someone with a college degree is over a million dollars more than those entering the workforce without one.” By Elizabeth Egan, Marnique O. Panepento• March 8, 2023 Elizabeth Warren stated on August 28, 2022 in an interview on CNN: "40% of the folks who have student loans do not have a college diploma, four-year diploma. These are people who are truck drivers and who are nail technicians and nurses’ aides.” By Jon Greenberg• September 13, 2022 Sacramento Bee Editorial Board stated on February 06, 2013 in an editorial.: Says Texas ranks last in the percentage of residents with high school diplomas. By W. Gardner Selby• February 8, 2013 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
Break the email chain of fools By Sue Owen• September 1, 2012 Sizing up the Texas economy By Sue Owen• January 1, 2013 S.C. debate claim familiar? Find our research fast By Meghan Ashford-Grooms, Sue Owen• January 17, 2012 Austin biggest U.S. city with no ‘anchor’ in Congress By Sue Owen• July 18, 2013 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 UPDATED: California pokes at Texas mostly hold up By Sue Owen, W. Gardner Selby• February 14, 2013 PolitiFact at 5: True-rated fact-checks By Nancy Badertscher• June 3, 2015 Democrats paint different picture of Perry's state By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• February 10, 2011 A fresh untruth about tuition for undocumented students By Sue Owen• May 25, 2012 Chris Christie dredges up old claims in annual speech By Erin O'Neill, Bill Wichert• January 17, 2012 Fact-checking the Fox debate in South Carolina By Bill Adair, Angie Drobnic Holan• January 17, 2012 A scorecard on the economy under Barack Obama By Louis Jacobson• June 1, 2012 Rick Perry fulfills, achieves compromises on 54 percent of his campaign promises By W. Gardner Selby• January 28, 2013 Fact-checking attacks on the DREAM Act By Robert Farley, Aaron Sharockman• December 8, 2010 Fact-checking attacks on the DREAM Act By Robert Farley, Aaron Sharockman• December 8, 2010 PolitiFact readers respond to our fact-checks related to Biden, Trump By Jeff Cercone• April 3, 2023 Debate preview: Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and Wisconsin By Tom Kertscher• September 26, 2016 Of Dreamers and drug mules: Rep. King on the DREAM Act By Jon Greenberg• July 26, 2013 A family budget is often invoked in U.S. debt fights. Just how similar is it to a federal budget? By Louis Jacobson• May 17, 2023
