3 People 4814 Fact-checks 1631 Articles People (3) Texans for Economic Development Georgia Department of Economic Development Missouri Department of Economic Development Fact-checks (4814) 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Sacramento Bee Editorial Board stated on February 06, 2013 in an editorial.: Says Texas ranks last in the percentage of residents with high school diplomas. By W. Gardner Selby• February 8, 2013 Rudy Moise stated on May 01, 2012 in a campaign website: The congressional district for Miami-Dade and Broward counties has a "staggering drop-out rate of almost 61 percent." By Amy Sherman• May 7, 2012 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 Articles (1631) Tax break extension a Compromise for Perry By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• July 25, 2011 Fact-checking O'Reilly's interview of Jon Stewart By Robert Farley, Catharine Richert• February 10, 2010 Checking up on Gov. Bob McDonnell’s claims on higher education By Jacob Geiger• January 31, 2011 Fact-checking Michele Bachmann's numbers By Robert Farley• March 30, 2011 At 6-month mark, Obama has long to-do list By Bill Adair• July 17, 2009 Gov. Ron DeSantis says New Yorkers fueled coronavirus in Florida. Experts say it’s hard to tell By Miriam Valverde• May 4, 2020 Joe Biden’s plan to cut child poverty by half: What you need to know By Louis Jacobson• February 25, 2021 UPDATED: California pokes at Texas mostly hold up By Sue Owen, W. Gardner Selby• February 14, 2013 Fact-checking Michele Bachmann on 'Face the Nation' By Robert Farley, Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson• June 27, 2011 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 A quick look at the final Allen-Kaine debate By Sean Gorman, Nancy Madsen• October 19, 2012 PolitiFact’s top 5 reports for March By Angie Drobnic Holan• April 1, 2015 Politics and the Gulf oil spill: separating fact from fiction on the one-year anniversary By Robert Farley, Aaron Sharockman• April 19, 2011 Rationing? Democrat says it's happening already By Louis Jacobson• July 31, 2009 Politics and the Gulf oil spill: separating fact from fiction on the one-year anniversary By Robert Farley• April 19, 2011 Chris Christie dredges up old claims in annual speech By Erin O'Neill, Bill Wichert• January 17, 2012 Pew study finds Rush Limbaugh least trustworthy news source By Aaron Sharockman• October 21, 2014 Fact-checking the Florida governor's debate on CNN By Joshua Gillin• October 22, 2014
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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Sacramento Bee Editorial Board stated on February 06, 2013 in an editorial.: Says Texas ranks last in the percentage of residents with high school diplomas. By W. Gardner Selby• February 8, 2013 Rudy Moise stated on May 01, 2012 in a campaign website: The congressional district for Miami-Dade and Broward counties has a "staggering drop-out rate of almost 61 percent." By Amy Sherman• May 7, 2012 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
Tax break extension a Compromise for Perry By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• July 25, 2011 Fact-checking O'Reilly's interview of Jon Stewart By Robert Farley, Catharine Richert• February 10, 2010 Checking up on Gov. Bob McDonnell’s claims on higher education By Jacob Geiger• January 31, 2011 Fact-checking Michele Bachmann's numbers By Robert Farley• March 30, 2011 At 6-month mark, Obama has long to-do list By Bill Adair• July 17, 2009 Gov. Ron DeSantis says New Yorkers fueled coronavirus in Florida. Experts say it’s hard to tell By Miriam Valverde• May 4, 2020 Joe Biden’s plan to cut child poverty by half: What you need to know By Louis Jacobson• February 25, 2021 UPDATED: California pokes at Texas mostly hold up By Sue Owen, W. Gardner Selby• February 14, 2013 Fact-checking Michele Bachmann on 'Face the Nation' By Robert Farley, Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson• June 27, 2011 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 A quick look at the final Allen-Kaine debate By Sean Gorman, Nancy Madsen• October 19, 2012 PolitiFact’s top 5 reports for March By Angie Drobnic Holan• April 1, 2015 Politics and the Gulf oil spill: separating fact from fiction on the one-year anniversary By Robert Farley, Aaron Sharockman• April 19, 2011 Rationing? Democrat says it's happening already By Louis Jacobson• July 31, 2009 Politics and the Gulf oil spill: separating fact from fiction on the one-year anniversary By Robert Farley• April 19, 2011 Chris Christie dredges up old claims in annual speech By Erin O'Neill, Bill Wichert• January 17, 2012 Pew study finds Rush Limbaugh least trustworthy news source By Aaron Sharockman• October 21, 2014 Fact-checking the Florida governor's debate on CNN By Joshua Gillin• October 22, 2014
