7 People 6510 Fact-checks 2455 Articles People (7) Investor's Business Daily Oregon Business Association Texas Association of Business National Federation of Independent Business-Wisconsin National Federation of Independent Business-Florida National Federation of Independent Business-Virginia Oregon Environmental Council-Oregon Business Association Fact-checks (6510) 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 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 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 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 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 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 Rick Santorum stated on November 09, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Michigan: "The unemployment rate among (the) non-college-educated is well into the double digits in America. It's 4 percent or 5 percent for people who have college degrees." By Louis Jacobson• November 10, 2011 Raphael Warnock stated on October 14, 2022 in a debate: “Black women are 3 to 4 times more likely to die (from maternal mortality) even when they have the insurance and the income.” By Louis Jacobson• October 17, 2022 Rick Santorum stated on April 05, 2015 in an interview on "Face the Nation.": Seventy percent of Americans "don't have a college degree." By Katharina Fiedler• April 8, 2015 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 Jim Petro stated on August 11, 2011 in a speech at Ohio State University: Every 1 percent increase in the number of Ohioans with bachelor’s degrees "means economic activity growing the next year and for each year thereafter (by) $2.5 billion dollars." By Aaron Marshall• August 30, 2011 Barack Obama stated on March 20, 2014 in a speech in Orlando: "Our high school graduation rate is the highest on record." By Steve Contorno• March 26, 2014 Joe Biden stated on April 08, 2024 in a speech: Speaking of semiconductor industry jobs, "Know what the average salary is? $110,000. You don't need a college degree." By Marta Campabadal Graus• April 15, 2024 Johnny Isakson stated on December 04, 2013 in a speech: Fifty-three percent of graduates from liberal arts colleges these days can’t find jobs. By Nancy Badertscher• January 7, 2014 Dave Joyce stated on February 13, 2013 in a radio interview: "There are 3 million jobs that go vacant each month in this country." By Sabrina Eaton• February 19, 2013 Rick Perry stated on May 17, 2013 in a press release: Says 13 Texas universities "have announced or implemented a $10,000 degree." By Sue Owen• May 31, 2013 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 Ron Johnson stated on July 17, 2013 in an interview: On average, college students "are taking six years to get a four-year degree." By Tom Kertscher• August 11, 2013 RightMarch.com stated on December 01, 2010 in a chain e-mail: The DREAM Act the "would give amnesty to over two million illegal aliens." By Robert Farley• December 6, 2010 Newt Gingrich stated on December 10, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Des Moines, Iowa: In New York City, "an entry level janitor gets paid twice as much as an entry level teacher." By Louis Jacobson• December 12, 2011 Articles (2455) Checking up on Gov. Bob McDonnell’s claims on higher education By Jacob Geiger• January 31, 2011 Tax break extension a Compromise for Perry By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• July 25, 2011 UPDATED: California pokes at Texas mostly hold up By Sue Owen, W. Gardner Selby• February 14, 2013 By the numbers: Is college worth the cost? By Bill McCarthy• September 5, 2019 Tracking Ted Cruz fact checks By W. Gardner Selby• March 15, 2016 Rick Perry fulfills, achieves compromises on 54 percent of his campaign promises By W. Gardner Selby• January 28, 2013 Debate preview: Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and Wisconsin By Tom Kertscher• September 26, 2016 No, Patrick Murphy, PolitiFact did not debunk every attack against you By Katie Sanders• October 27, 2016 Drilling down on the state economy By April Hunt• January 13, 2015 Bill Powers says UT places second only to Berkeley nationally in PhDs awarded each year By W. Gardner Selby• October 10, 2012 Fact-checking Joe Biden’s CNN drive-in town hall in Pennsylvania By Louis Jacobson, Bill McCarthy, Miriam Valverde• September 18, 2020 Democrats paint different picture of Perry's state By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• February 10, 2011 Barack Obama, Lyndon Johnson, 6.1 billion hours of tax preparation: PolitiFact Oregon Roundup By Dana Tims• April 15, 2014 A fresh untruth about tuition for undocumented students By Sue Owen• May 25, 2012 PolitiFact readers respond to our fact-checks related to Biden, Trump By Jeff Cercone• April 3, 2023 We put Rick Scott's 2014 State of the State address to the Truth-O-Meter By Joshua Gillin, Julie Kliegman, Amy Sherman• March 4, 2014 Who are the candidates at the GOP debate in Milwaukee, and what are their backgrounds? By Louis Jacobson• August 22, 2023 Fact-checking the second U.S. Senate debate between Marco Rubio and Patrick Murphy By Joshua Gillin• October 26, 2016 Has government regulation slowed the recovery? By Louis Jacobson• March 12, 2013 Bergmann attacks EPA, says it arrests for infractions that make "no sense" By Bartholomew Sullivan• February 22, 2012
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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 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 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 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 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 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 Rick Santorum stated on November 09, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Michigan: "The unemployment rate among (the) non-college-educated is well into the double digits in America. It's 4 percent or 5 percent for people who have college degrees." By Louis Jacobson• November 10, 2011 Raphael Warnock stated on October 14, 2022 in a debate: “Black women are 3 to 4 times more likely to die (from maternal mortality) even when they have the insurance and the income.” By Louis Jacobson• October 17, 2022 Rick Santorum stated on April 05, 2015 in an interview on "Face the Nation.": Seventy percent of Americans "don't have a college degree." By Katharina Fiedler• April 8, 2015 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 Jim Petro stated on August 11, 2011 in a speech at Ohio State University: Every 1 percent increase in the number of Ohioans with bachelor’s degrees "means economic activity growing the next year and for each year thereafter (by) $2.5 billion dollars." By Aaron Marshall• August 30, 2011 Barack Obama stated on March 20, 2014 in a speech in Orlando: "Our high school graduation rate is the highest on record." By Steve Contorno• March 26, 2014 Joe Biden stated on April 08, 2024 in a speech: Speaking of semiconductor industry jobs, "Know what the average salary is? $110,000. You don't need a college degree." By Marta Campabadal Graus• April 15, 2024 Johnny Isakson stated on December 04, 2013 in a speech: Fifty-three percent of graduates from liberal arts colleges these days can’t find jobs. By Nancy Badertscher• January 7, 2014 Dave Joyce stated on February 13, 2013 in a radio interview: "There are 3 million jobs that go vacant each month in this country." By Sabrina Eaton• February 19, 2013 Rick Perry stated on May 17, 2013 in a press release: Says 13 Texas universities "have announced or implemented a $10,000 degree." By Sue Owen• May 31, 2013 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 Ron Johnson stated on July 17, 2013 in an interview: On average, college students "are taking six years to get a four-year degree." By Tom Kertscher• August 11, 2013 RightMarch.com stated on December 01, 2010 in a chain e-mail: The DREAM Act the "would give amnesty to over two million illegal aliens." By Robert Farley• December 6, 2010 Newt Gingrich stated on December 10, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Des Moines, Iowa: In New York City, "an entry level janitor gets paid twice as much as an entry level teacher." By Louis Jacobson• December 12, 2011
Checking up on Gov. Bob McDonnell’s claims on higher education By Jacob Geiger• January 31, 2011 Tax break extension a Compromise for Perry By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• July 25, 2011 UPDATED: California pokes at Texas mostly hold up By Sue Owen, W. Gardner Selby• February 14, 2013 By the numbers: Is college worth the cost? By Bill McCarthy• September 5, 2019 Tracking Ted Cruz fact checks By W. Gardner Selby• March 15, 2016 Rick Perry fulfills, achieves compromises on 54 percent of his campaign promises By W. Gardner Selby• January 28, 2013 Debate preview: Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and Wisconsin By Tom Kertscher• September 26, 2016 No, Patrick Murphy, PolitiFact did not debunk every attack against you By Katie Sanders• October 27, 2016 Drilling down on the state economy By April Hunt• January 13, 2015 Bill Powers says UT places second only to Berkeley nationally in PhDs awarded each year By W. Gardner Selby• October 10, 2012 Fact-checking Joe Biden’s CNN drive-in town hall in Pennsylvania By Louis Jacobson, Bill McCarthy, Miriam Valverde• September 18, 2020 Democrats paint different picture of Perry's state By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• February 10, 2011 Barack Obama, Lyndon Johnson, 6.1 billion hours of tax preparation: PolitiFact Oregon Roundup By Dana Tims• April 15, 2014 A fresh untruth about tuition for undocumented students By Sue Owen• May 25, 2012 PolitiFact readers respond to our fact-checks related to Biden, Trump By Jeff Cercone• April 3, 2023 We put Rick Scott's 2014 State of the State address to the Truth-O-Meter By Joshua Gillin, Julie Kliegman, Amy Sherman• March 4, 2014 Who are the candidates at the GOP debate in Milwaukee, and what are their backgrounds? By Louis Jacobson• August 22, 2023 Fact-checking the second U.S. Senate debate between Marco Rubio and Patrick Murphy By Joshua Gillin• October 26, 2016 Has government regulation slowed the recovery? By Louis Jacobson• March 12, 2013 Bergmann attacks EPA, says it arrests for infractions that make "no sense" By Bartholomew Sullivan• February 22, 2012
