1 People 526 Fact-checks 138 Articles People (1) Burnt Orange Report Fact-checks (526) Instagram posts stated on October 28, 2024 in an Instagram post: Vice President Kamala Harris’ mother “worked the MK Ultra program” and was “involved in secret mind-control experiments.” By Andy Nguyen• November 1, 2024 Facebook posts stated on April 20, 2023 in a Facebook video: Israel is banning Christianity. By Sara Swann• April 27, 2023 Viral image stated on April 26, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Disneyland estates have been used for MK-ULTRA mind control, human trafficking, occult rituals, and parading sexual deviants.” By Ciara O'Rourke• April 28, 2022 Viral image stated on July 05, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Michael Kors said, "I’m tired of pretending I like blacks." By Ciara O'Rourke• July 11, 2019 Social Media stated on October 17, 2023 in a post on X: The Wall Street Journal reported that the Oct. 17 Gaza hospital explosion was caused by an American missile. By Samantha Putterman• October 18, 2023 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 Viral image stated on December 05, 2022 in an Instagram post: A photo shows a CIA agent impersonating Adolf Hitler. By Ciara O'Rourke• December 7, 2022 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 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 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 Andy Gronik stated on August 27, 2017 in an email: "Black Americans still earn less than 73 percent of what white men make." By Eric Litke• October 4, 2017 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 Articles (138) Chris Christie dredges up old claims in annual speech By Erin O'Neill, Bill Wichert• January 17, 2012 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 Listen: Austin's KUT explores Wendy Davis claim By W. Gardner Selby• February 5, 2014 Listen: Did Americans lack health coverage 40 years ago? By W. Gardner Selby• January 29, 2014 UPDATED: California pokes at Texas mostly hold up By Sue Owen, W. Gardner Selby• February 14, 2013 PunditFact fact-checks the Feb. 23 news shows By Aaron Sharockman• February 23, 2014 Fact-checking the Feb. 23 news shows By Aaron Sharockman• February 23, 2014 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 Our top 5 fact-checks for November 2014 By Joshua Gillin• December 4, 2014 Fact-checking the Fox debate in South Carolina By Bill Adair, Angie Drobnic Holan• January 17, 2012 Listen: KUT FM explores a claim about San Antonio water consumption By W. Gardner Selby• January 23, 2014 Scott Walker, Greg Abbott and the Truth-O-Meter By W. Gardner Selby• March 27, 2015 Donald Trump’s complaints about light bulbs, fact-checked By Tom Kertscher• September 16, 2019 Gov. Rick Perry fulfills two promises to veterans By W. Gardner Selby• July 18, 2011 Readers take us task on the pay and benefits of federal workers By Warren Fiske• June 7, 2011 Rick Perry fulfills, achieves compromises on 54 percent of his campaign promises By W. Gardner Selby• January 28, 2013 Ask PolitiFact: how and where will I get my COVID-19 vaccine? By Amy Sherman• December 18, 2020 Don't fall for these fake Donald Trump mug shots. He didn't take one. By Gabrielle Settles• April 5, 2023
Instagram posts stated on October 28, 2024 in an Instagram post: Vice President Kamala Harris’ mother “worked the MK Ultra program” and was “involved in secret mind-control experiments.” By Andy Nguyen• November 1, 2024 Facebook posts stated on April 20, 2023 in a Facebook video: Israel is banning Christianity. By Sara Swann• April 27, 2023 Viral image stated on April 26, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Disneyland estates have been used for MK-ULTRA mind control, human trafficking, occult rituals, and parading sexual deviants.” By Ciara O'Rourke• April 28, 2022 Viral image stated on July 05, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Michael Kors said, "I’m tired of pretending I like blacks." By Ciara O'Rourke• July 11, 2019 Social Media stated on October 17, 2023 in a post on X: The Wall Street Journal reported that the Oct. 17 Gaza hospital explosion was caused by an American missile. By Samantha Putterman• October 18, 2023 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 Viral image stated on December 05, 2022 in an Instagram post: A photo shows a CIA agent impersonating Adolf Hitler. By Ciara O'Rourke• December 7, 2022 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 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 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 Andy Gronik stated on August 27, 2017 in an email: "Black Americans still earn less than 73 percent of what white men make." By Eric Litke• October 4, 2017 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
Chris Christie dredges up old claims in annual speech By Erin O'Neill, Bill Wichert• January 17, 2012 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 Listen: Austin's KUT explores Wendy Davis claim By W. Gardner Selby• February 5, 2014 Listen: Did Americans lack health coverage 40 years ago? By W. Gardner Selby• January 29, 2014 UPDATED: California pokes at Texas mostly hold up By Sue Owen, W. Gardner Selby• February 14, 2013 PunditFact fact-checks the Feb. 23 news shows By Aaron Sharockman• February 23, 2014 Fact-checking the Feb. 23 news shows By Aaron Sharockman• February 23, 2014 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 Our top 5 fact-checks for November 2014 By Joshua Gillin• December 4, 2014 Fact-checking the Fox debate in South Carolina By Bill Adair, Angie Drobnic Holan• January 17, 2012 Listen: KUT FM explores a claim about San Antonio water consumption By W. Gardner Selby• January 23, 2014 Scott Walker, Greg Abbott and the Truth-O-Meter By W. Gardner Selby• March 27, 2015 Donald Trump’s complaints about light bulbs, fact-checked By Tom Kertscher• September 16, 2019 Gov. Rick Perry fulfills two promises to veterans By W. Gardner Selby• July 18, 2011 Readers take us task on the pay and benefits of federal workers By Warren Fiske• June 7, 2011 Rick Perry fulfills, achieves compromises on 54 percent of his campaign promises By W. Gardner Selby• January 28, 2013 Ask PolitiFact: how and where will I get my COVID-19 vaccine? By Amy Sherman• December 18, 2020 Don't fall for these fake Donald Trump mug shots. He didn't take one. By Gabrielle Settles• April 5, 2023
