2 People 2610 Fact-checks 987 Articles People (2) JB Pritzker Science Vibe Fact-checks (2610) 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 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 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 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 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 Hillary Clinton stated on February 24, 2015 in a conference in Silicon Valley: "You had more women getting computer sciences degrees in the '80s by a factor of 2-plus than you do now." By Louis Jacobson• March 3, 2015 Forbes blog stated on April 22, 2012 in a blog post: "The University of Florida announced this past week that it was dropping its computer science department ... Meanwhile, the athletic budget for the current year is $97.7 million, an increase of more than $2 million from last year." By Kim Wilmath• April 24, 2012 John McCain stated on April 26, 2013 in a speech at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce: "Over half" of science, technology, engineering and mathematics students "receiving advanced degrees are not citizens of the United States of America." By Louis Jacobson• April 30, 2013 Rick Perry stated on July 02, 2015 in a speech at the National Press Club: "Texas’ high school graduation rate went from 27th in the country in 2002, to second highest in the country in 2013." By W. Gardner Selby• July 20, 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 Randy Bryce stated on January 10, 2018 in a campaign appearance: Under "his own legislation," Donald Trump's "own family would not have been allowed into the country." By Tom Kertscher• January 19, 2018 John McCain stated on August 03, 2010 in a report: Federal stimulus money went to a Georgia Tech project that will "apparently involve the professor jamming with 'world-renowned musicians' to 'hopefully also create satisfying works of art.'" By Willoughby Mariano• September 13, 2010 JB Pritzker stated on December 06, 2017 in a candidate forum: "I released way more (tax) information than Bruce Rauner has." By Matt Dietrich• December 11, 2017 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 Eric Cantor stated on February 19, 2013 in a news release.: "The National Science Foundation spent $1.2 million paying seniors to play World of Warcraft to study the impact it had on their brain." By Sean Gorman• February 22, 2013 Ivanka Trump stated on June 12, 2017 in an interview on "Fox & Friends": "While (women) represent 47 percent of the overall work force, we only make up 23 percent of STEM-related occupations." By Louis Jacobson• June 12, 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 Ted Cruz stated on March 17, 2015 in an interview on "Late Night with Seth Meyers": "Many of the alarmists on global warming, they’ve got a problem because the science doesn’t back them up. In particular, satellite data demonstrate for the last 17 years, there’s been zero warming." By Lauren Carroll• March 20, 2015 Articles (987) PolitiFact Florida Mailbag: Marco Rubio, Allen West and the University of Florida By Angie Drobnic Holan• May 30, 2012 Fact-checking the fact-challenged candidates for Illinois governor By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• November 4, 2018 Laurel or Yanny? A fact-checker’s guide By Allison Graves• May 16, 2018 Rauner, Pritzker tax disclosures rich in avoidance By Bob Secter, Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• October 21, 2018 Rauner, Pritzker shun transparency even when it might help By Bob Secter, Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• July 22, 2018 Did the White House say the pandemic is over? By Jon Greenberg• October 28, 2020 Readers’ Choice: Vote for the 2024 Lie of the Year! By PolitiFact Staff • December 4, 2024 Wealthy Illinois candidates face tax disclosure minefield By Matt Dietrich• November 21, 2017 Viral video of voting machine malfunction in Mississippi governor runoff, explained By John Kruzel• August 29, 2019 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 Rauner corrupts the word ‘corrupt’ By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• August 19, 2018 Readers’ choice: Vote for your 2025 Lie of the Year By Ellen Hine• November 21, 2025 What is generative AI and why is it suddenly everywhere? Here’s how it works By Sofia Bliss-Carrascosa, Jeff Cercone• June 19, 2023 AI-generated audio deepfakes are increasing. We tested 4 tools designed to detect them. By Loreben Tuquero• March 20, 2024 What does extreme weather tell us about climate change? By Jon Greenberg• August 10, 2021 The Senate takes up immigration By Molly Moorhead• May 9, 2013 The Senate takes up immigration By Molly Moorhead• May 9, 2013 ‘A defining moment’: Here is PolitiFact readers’ choice for 2024 Lie of the Year By Ellen Hine• December 17, 2024 Did the world know about global warming a century ago, as Dean Phillips said? By Louis Jacobson• January 21, 2024
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 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 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 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 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 Hillary Clinton stated on February 24, 2015 in a conference in Silicon Valley: "You had more women getting computer sciences degrees in the '80s by a factor of 2-plus than you do now." By Louis Jacobson• March 3, 2015 Forbes blog stated on April 22, 2012 in a blog post: "The University of Florida announced this past week that it was dropping its computer science department ... Meanwhile, the athletic budget for the current year is $97.7 million, an increase of more than $2 million from last year." By Kim Wilmath• April 24, 2012 John McCain stated on April 26, 2013 in a speech at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce: "Over half" of science, technology, engineering and mathematics students "receiving advanced degrees are not citizens of the United States of America." By Louis Jacobson• April 30, 2013 Rick Perry stated on July 02, 2015 in a speech at the National Press Club: "Texas’ high school graduation rate went from 27th in the country in 2002, to second highest in the country in 2013." By W. Gardner Selby• July 20, 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 Randy Bryce stated on January 10, 2018 in a campaign appearance: Under "his own legislation," Donald Trump's "own family would not have been allowed into the country." By Tom Kertscher• January 19, 2018 John McCain stated on August 03, 2010 in a report: Federal stimulus money went to a Georgia Tech project that will "apparently involve the professor jamming with 'world-renowned musicians' to 'hopefully also create satisfying works of art.'" By Willoughby Mariano• September 13, 2010 JB Pritzker stated on December 06, 2017 in a candidate forum: "I released way more (tax) information than Bruce Rauner has." By Matt Dietrich• December 11, 2017 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 Eric Cantor stated on February 19, 2013 in a news release.: "The National Science Foundation spent $1.2 million paying seniors to play World of Warcraft to study the impact it had on their brain." By Sean Gorman• February 22, 2013 Ivanka Trump stated on June 12, 2017 in an interview on "Fox & Friends": "While (women) represent 47 percent of the overall work force, we only make up 23 percent of STEM-related occupations." By Louis Jacobson• June 12, 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 Ted Cruz stated on March 17, 2015 in an interview on "Late Night with Seth Meyers": "Many of the alarmists on global warming, they’ve got a problem because the science doesn’t back them up. In particular, satellite data demonstrate for the last 17 years, there’s been zero warming." By Lauren Carroll• March 20, 2015
PolitiFact Florida Mailbag: Marco Rubio, Allen West and the University of Florida By Angie Drobnic Holan• May 30, 2012 Fact-checking the fact-challenged candidates for Illinois governor By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• November 4, 2018 Laurel or Yanny? A fact-checker’s guide By Allison Graves• May 16, 2018 Rauner, Pritzker tax disclosures rich in avoidance By Bob Secter, Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• October 21, 2018 Rauner, Pritzker shun transparency even when it might help By Bob Secter, Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• July 22, 2018 Did the White House say the pandemic is over? By Jon Greenberg• October 28, 2020 Readers’ Choice: Vote for the 2024 Lie of the Year! By PolitiFact Staff • December 4, 2024 Wealthy Illinois candidates face tax disclosure minefield By Matt Dietrich• November 21, 2017 Viral video of voting machine malfunction in Mississippi governor runoff, explained By John Kruzel• August 29, 2019 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 Rauner corrupts the word ‘corrupt’ By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• August 19, 2018 Readers’ choice: Vote for your 2025 Lie of the Year By Ellen Hine• November 21, 2025 What is generative AI and why is it suddenly everywhere? Here’s how it works By Sofia Bliss-Carrascosa, Jeff Cercone• June 19, 2023 AI-generated audio deepfakes are increasing. We tested 4 tools designed to detect them. By Loreben Tuquero• March 20, 2024 What does extreme weather tell us about climate change? By Jon Greenberg• August 10, 2021 The Senate takes up immigration By Molly Moorhead• May 9, 2013 The Senate takes up immigration By Molly Moorhead• May 9, 2013 ‘A defining moment’: Here is PolitiFact readers’ choice for 2024 Lie of the Year By Ellen Hine• December 17, 2024 Did the world know about global warming a century ago, as Dean Phillips said? By Louis Jacobson• January 21, 2024
