3 People 4760 Fact-checks 1591 Articles People (3) Texans for Economic Development Georgia Department of Economic Development Missouri Department of Economic Development Fact-checks (4760) 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 Alex Jones stated on May 11, 2025 in en una publicación en X: Un vídeo muestra al presidente francés, Emmanuel Macron, al primer ministro del Reino Unido, Keir Starmer, y al canciller alemán, Friedrich Merz, con una bolsa de cocaína tras visitar al presidente ucraniano, Volodymyr Zelenskyy. By Maria Briceño, Madison Czopek• May 16, 2025 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 Alex Jones stated on May 11, 2025 in a post on X: A video shows French President Emmanuel Macron, United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer and German Chancellor Freidrich Merz with a bag of cocaine after visiting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. By Maria Briceño, Madison Czopek• May 13, 2025 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 Threads posts stated on November 17, 2024 in Threads posts: “Elon Musk has $180 Billion and there are 8B people on earth. If he gave us each $1B he’d still have $172B left.” By Sofia Ahmed• November 18, 2024 Facebook posts stated on March 19, 2024 in a Facebook post: Transgender female athletes complained that their uniforms were ill-fitting. By Loreben Tuquero• March 28, 2024 Dan Gelber stated on June 21, 2015 in a Miami Herald op-ed: "After (Jeb) Bush’s two terms in office, Florida’s graduation rate was dead last and remains near the bottom." By Amy Sherman• June 24, 2015 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 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 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 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 Paul Mango stated on July 24, 2017 in a Facebook post: "As Governor, Wolf has already proposed more than $8B in tax increases." By Sarah Anne Hughes• August 2, 2017 Pipo News stated on November 11, 2017 in a headline: "Civil war erupts in Sweden as irate Swedes burn nine Muslim refugee centers to the ground" By Amy Sherman• November 21, 2017 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 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 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 Articles (1591) 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 Democrats paint different picture of Perry's state By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• February 10, 2011 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 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 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 By the numbers: Is college worth the cost? By Bill McCarthy• September 5, 2019 Of Dreamers and drug mules: Rep. 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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 Alex Jones stated on May 11, 2025 in en una publicación en X: Un vídeo muestra al presidente francés, Emmanuel Macron, al primer ministro del Reino Unido, Keir Starmer, y al canciller alemán, Friedrich Merz, con una bolsa de cocaína tras visitar al presidente ucraniano, Volodymyr Zelenskyy. By Maria Briceño, Madison Czopek• May 16, 2025 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 Alex Jones stated on May 11, 2025 in a post on X: A video shows French President Emmanuel Macron, United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer and German Chancellor Freidrich Merz with a bag of cocaine after visiting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. By Maria Briceño, Madison Czopek• May 13, 2025 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 Threads posts stated on November 17, 2024 in Threads posts: “Elon Musk has $180 Billion and there are 8B people on earth. If he gave us each $1B he’d still have $172B left.” By Sofia Ahmed• November 18, 2024 Facebook posts stated on March 19, 2024 in a Facebook post: Transgender female athletes complained that their uniforms were ill-fitting. By Loreben Tuquero• March 28, 2024 Dan Gelber stated on June 21, 2015 in a Miami Herald op-ed: "After (Jeb) Bush’s two terms in office, Florida’s graduation rate was dead last and remains near the bottom." By Amy Sherman• June 24, 2015 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 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 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 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 Paul Mango stated on July 24, 2017 in a Facebook post: "As Governor, Wolf has already proposed more than $8B in tax increases." By Sarah Anne Hughes• August 2, 2017 Pipo News stated on November 11, 2017 in a headline: "Civil war erupts in Sweden as irate Swedes burn nine Muslim refugee centers to the ground" By Amy Sherman• November 21, 2017 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 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 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
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 Democrats paint different picture of Perry's state By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• February 10, 2011 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 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 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 By the numbers: Is college worth the cost? By Bill McCarthy• September 5, 2019 Of Dreamers and drug mules: Rep. King on the DREAM Act By Jon Greenberg• July 26, 2013 Ohio Senate primary to test Donald Trump’s sway with voters By Jon Greenberg• April 27, 2022 The race for the Ohio U.S. Senate seat: A guide By Jon Greenberg• March 8, 2022 Fact-checking the Democratic debate in Detroit, night two By PolitiFact Staff • July 31, 2019 Fact-checking Donald Trump's rally in Wheeling, W.Va. By Mitchell Blahut, Bob Britten, Louis Jacobson, Emily Martin, Douglas Soule• September 30, 2018 Fact-checking the Kenosha shootings involving Jacob Blake, Kyle Rittenhouse By Eric Litke• August 28, 2020
