0 People 6202 Fact-checks 2316 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (6202) Hank Huckaby stated on December 16, 2014 in civic club speech: Only 42 percent of young Georgians have a college certificate or degree, but soon 60 percent of jobs will require some college credential. By Nancy Badertscher• January 7, 2015 X posts stated on August 16, 2025 in an X post: “North Carolina has just approved a law permitting foreign doctors to practice without completing U.S. training or licensing exams.” By Paul Specht• September 16, 2025 Tom Luce stated on November 15, 2017 in testimony before the House Select Committee on Economic Competitiveness: "Only 20 percent of our current graduates from Texas high schools go ahead and achieve either a national certificate or a community college degree -- or a college degree." By W. Gardner Selby• December 5, 2017 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 Scott Hochberg stated on June 25, 2010 in a speech at a caucus at the Texas Democratic convention: "Only about a third" of Texans who enroll in college graduate. By Ciara O'Rourke• July 13, 2010 National Rifle Association stated on October 15, 2011 in a website alert: Wisconsin’s concealed-carry permit rules demand more proof than other states that safety training requirements are met, rendering "all existing (training) certificates insufficient" as part of the permit application By Dave Umhoefer• October 31, 2011 Adam Putnam stated on May 05, 2018 in a Republican candidate forum: "Welders are coming out of their tech schools at $28 an hour" and "pipefitters are making six figures." By Allison Graves• May 10, 2018 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 New Hampshire Democratic Party stated on July 06, 2012 in a Web advertisement titled “College vs. Smokes.”: "Bill O'Brien's Tea Party legislature tried to repeal kindergarten and compulsory education, defund Planned Parenthood and eliminate insurance coverage for birth control." By Jake Berry• July 16, 2012 Mike Villarreal stated on November 30, 2010 in a press release: Texas "children may have a teacher who never spent one minute practicing teaching." By • December 26, 2010 Lindsey Graham stated on August 06, 2024 in an X post: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed “legislation giving free college … to illegal immigrants.” By Maria Ramirez Uribe• August 9, 2024 Facebook posts stated on November 13, 2013 in multiple posts: Barack Obama’s Columbia University ID says he was a foreign student and went by "Barry Soetoro." By Clayton Youngman• December 9, 2015 Rick Perry stated on January 18, 2011 in his inaugural address.: Says he’s the first Aggie governor of Texas. By W. Gardner Selby• January 19, 2011 Greg Abbott stated on May 15, 2022 in a tweet: Texas' public high school graduation rate is at 90% overall. By Nusaiba Mizan• July 14, 2022 Bill Haslam stated on October 18, 2012 in an article for Time magazine.: Says Tennessee’s higher education funding model "is 100 percent outcomes-based" and "we are already seeing this model changing the way our postsecondary institutions do business." By Richard Locker• November 11, 2012 John Kasich stated on November 25, 2011 in a speech: "One-third of our college grads leave Ohio within three years." By Reginald Fields• November 17, 2011 Andrew White stated on January 11, 2018 in a public interview with Evan Smith of the Texas Tribune: "Fifty percent of our new" Texas "teachers don’t have college degrees." By W. Gardner Selby• January 17, 2018 Newt Gingrich stated on January 28, 2012 in comments at a campaign event: Students today "take more years to get through" college. By Louis Jacobson• January 30, 2012 Harold Metts stated on June 06, 2013 in a speech on the floor of the Rhode Island Senate: "Rhode Island has a [inmate] recidivism rate of over 60 percent." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• June 16, 2013 Donna Seidel stated on November 07, 2011 in a press release: A Republican-led softening of firearms training rules means that "untrained individuals" would be allowed to carry guns with a state permit. By Dave Umhoefer• November 21, 2011 Articles (2316) Do up to 80 percent of Texas high school graduates (still) flail afterward? By W. Gardner Selby• June 8, 2016 Did Elizabeth Warren lose a teaching job because she was pregnant? By Tom Kertscher• October 9, 2019 Drilling down on the state economy By April Hunt• January 13, 2015 All about education By April Hunt• January 28, 2015 Is Ted Cruz, born in Canada, eligible to run for president? By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 20, 2013 Is Ted Cruz, born in Canada, eligible to run for president? By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 20, 2013 A fact-check guide to Texas' Tuesday primaries By W. Gardner Selby• March 5, 2018 Don't panic. Use your Truth-O-Meter. By Willoughby Mariano• November 1, 2010 Mailbag: “You should have a Socialist-O-Meter” By Ciara O'Rourke• February 25, 2011 PolitiFact R.I. launches Gina-Meter By Tim Murphy• January 4, 2015 More 'birther' announcements By Louis Jacobson• July 21, 2009 Is Ted Cruz, born in Canada, eligible to run for president? (Updated) By Steve Contorno• March 26, 2015 Fact-checking Donald Trump’s misleading immigration claims in meeting with California officials By Miriam Valverde• May 17, 2018 Fact-checking attacks against Kamala Harris, Joe Biden’s running mate By Ciara O'Rourke, Samantha Putterman• August 20, 2020 Mailbag: 'Seriously twisted logic' By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 24, 2009 Ask PolitiFact: Are there communities in the US under Sharia law? No By Jon Greenberg• September 3, 2019 Obama’s birthplace, a Perry promise, Texans gambling By W. Gardner Selby• May 3, 2011 Lady Gaga and J.Lo sell ‘well’ building seal, but it’s a payday, not a PSA By Michael McAuliff• June 1, 2021 Checking up on Obama's campaign promises By Louis Jacobson• June 12, 2012 How COVID-19 death counts become the stuff of conspiracy theories By Julie Appleby, Victoria Knight• November 2, 2020
Hank Huckaby stated on December 16, 2014 in civic club speech: Only 42 percent of young Georgians have a college certificate or degree, but soon 60 percent of jobs will require some college credential. By Nancy Badertscher• January 7, 2015 X posts stated on August 16, 2025 in an X post: “North Carolina has just approved a law permitting foreign doctors to practice without completing U.S. training or licensing exams.” By Paul Specht• September 16, 2025 Tom Luce stated on November 15, 2017 in testimony before the House Select Committee on Economic Competitiveness: "Only 20 percent of our current graduates from Texas high schools go ahead and achieve either a national certificate or a community college degree -- or a college degree." By W. Gardner Selby• December 5, 2017 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 Scott Hochberg stated on June 25, 2010 in a speech at a caucus at the Texas Democratic convention: "Only about a third" of Texans who enroll in college graduate. By Ciara O'Rourke• July 13, 2010 National Rifle Association stated on October 15, 2011 in a website alert: Wisconsin’s concealed-carry permit rules demand more proof than other states that safety training requirements are met, rendering "all existing (training) certificates insufficient" as part of the permit application By Dave Umhoefer• October 31, 2011 Adam Putnam stated on May 05, 2018 in a Republican candidate forum: "Welders are coming out of their tech schools at $28 an hour" and "pipefitters are making six figures." By Allison Graves• May 10, 2018 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 New Hampshire Democratic Party stated on July 06, 2012 in a Web advertisement titled “College vs. Smokes.”: "Bill O'Brien's Tea Party legislature tried to repeal kindergarten and compulsory education, defund Planned Parenthood and eliminate insurance coverage for birth control." By Jake Berry• July 16, 2012 Mike Villarreal stated on November 30, 2010 in a press release: Texas "children may have a teacher who never spent one minute practicing teaching." By • December 26, 2010 Lindsey Graham stated on August 06, 2024 in an X post: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed “legislation giving free college … to illegal immigrants.” By Maria Ramirez Uribe• August 9, 2024 Facebook posts stated on November 13, 2013 in multiple posts: Barack Obama’s Columbia University ID says he was a foreign student and went by "Barry Soetoro." By Clayton Youngman• December 9, 2015 Rick Perry stated on January 18, 2011 in his inaugural address.: Says he’s the first Aggie governor of Texas. By W. Gardner Selby• January 19, 2011 Greg Abbott stated on May 15, 2022 in a tweet: Texas' public high school graduation rate is at 90% overall. By Nusaiba Mizan• July 14, 2022 Bill Haslam stated on October 18, 2012 in an article for Time magazine.: Says Tennessee’s higher education funding model "is 100 percent outcomes-based" and "we are already seeing this model changing the way our postsecondary institutions do business." By Richard Locker• November 11, 2012 John Kasich stated on November 25, 2011 in a speech: "One-third of our college grads leave Ohio within three years." By Reginald Fields• November 17, 2011 Andrew White stated on January 11, 2018 in a public interview with Evan Smith of the Texas Tribune: "Fifty percent of our new" Texas "teachers don’t have college degrees." By W. Gardner Selby• January 17, 2018 Newt Gingrich stated on January 28, 2012 in comments at a campaign event: Students today "take more years to get through" college. By Louis Jacobson• January 30, 2012 Harold Metts stated on June 06, 2013 in a speech on the floor of the Rhode Island Senate: "Rhode Island has a [inmate] recidivism rate of over 60 percent." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• June 16, 2013 Donna Seidel stated on November 07, 2011 in a press release: A Republican-led softening of firearms training rules means that "untrained individuals" would be allowed to carry guns with a state permit. By Dave Umhoefer• November 21, 2011
Do up to 80 percent of Texas high school graduates (still) flail afterward? By W. Gardner Selby• June 8, 2016 Did Elizabeth Warren lose a teaching job because she was pregnant? By Tom Kertscher• October 9, 2019 Drilling down on the state economy By April Hunt• January 13, 2015 All about education By April Hunt• January 28, 2015 Is Ted Cruz, born in Canada, eligible to run for president? By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 20, 2013 Is Ted Cruz, born in Canada, eligible to run for president? By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 20, 2013 A fact-check guide to Texas' Tuesday primaries By W. Gardner Selby• March 5, 2018 Don't panic. Use your Truth-O-Meter. By Willoughby Mariano• November 1, 2010 Mailbag: “You should have a Socialist-O-Meter” By Ciara O'Rourke• February 25, 2011 PolitiFact R.I. launches Gina-Meter By Tim Murphy• January 4, 2015 More 'birther' announcements By Louis Jacobson• July 21, 2009 Is Ted Cruz, born in Canada, eligible to run for president? (Updated) By Steve Contorno• March 26, 2015 Fact-checking Donald Trump’s misleading immigration claims in meeting with California officials By Miriam Valverde• May 17, 2018 Fact-checking attacks against Kamala Harris, Joe Biden’s running mate By Ciara O'Rourke, Samantha Putterman• August 20, 2020 Mailbag: 'Seriously twisted logic' By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 24, 2009 Ask PolitiFact: Are there communities in the US under Sharia law? No By Jon Greenberg• September 3, 2019 Obama’s birthplace, a Perry promise, Texans gambling By W. Gardner Selby• May 3, 2011 Lady Gaga and J.Lo sell ‘well’ building seal, but it’s a payday, not a PSA By Michael McAuliff• June 1, 2021 Checking up on Obama's campaign promises By Louis Jacobson• June 12, 2012 How COVID-19 death counts become the stuff of conspiracy theories By Julie Appleby, Victoria Knight• November 2, 2020
