3 People 2333 Fact-checks 1164 Articles People (3) College presidents Portland Community College Mt. Hood Community College Fact-checks (2333) Dinesh D'Souza stated on July 07, 2015 in a tweet: A photograph of 21-year-old Hillary Clinton featured a Confederate battle flag in the background. By Louis Jacobson• July 7, 2015 R2RMerge stated on April 15, 2012 in a flier: Says George Norcross said the "TAKEOVER OF RUTGER$ CAMDEN WILL COST NEW JER$EY BILLION$." By Erin O'Neill• April 26, 2012 Barack Obama stated on January 23, 2008 in a radio ad in South Carolina: "But it was Hillary Clinton, in an interview with Tom Brokaw, who quote 'paid tribute' to Ronald Reagan's economic and foreign policy." By John Frank• January 25, 2008 Bernie Sanders stated on December 12, 2016 in an interview: Fifty percent of workers ages 55 to 64 have "zero" money "in the bank as they enter retirement." By Tom Kertscher• December 21, 2016 Donald Trump stated on June 21, 2016 in a meeting with Christian leaders: "We don't know anything about Hillary in terms of religion. Now, she's been in the public eye for years and years, and yet there's no — there's nothing out there." By Neelesh Moorthy• June 24, 2016 Michael Thurmond stated on October 03, 2013 in a community meeting: When SACS came back to the DeKalb County School District to give a midterm review, we got straight A’s. By Janel Davis• October 17, 2013 Tim Kaine stated on November 03, 2016 in a speech in Phoenix: "Spanish was the first European language spoken in this country." By Miriam Valverde• November 7, 2016 Joel Griffith stated on April 28, 2019 in an op-ed on Fox News: "Of the 14 wealthy OECD countries with a wealth tax in 1996, 10 have since then abandoned it." By Jon Greenberg• May 10, 2019 David Sweetser stated on January 03, 2016 in an interview: Boston is just 60 minutes away and it’s offering subsidies to developers who can charge higher rent than you can get in Providence while construction costs are more or less equal. As a result, the Boston skyline "is completely dominated by the cranes." By Mark Reynolds• January 17, 2016 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on February 20, 2020 in a tweet: Bernie Sanders has “never taken corporate lobbyist money in his *entire political career.*" By Tom Kertscher• March 9, 2020 Marco Rubio stated on August 26, 2012 in an interview on 'Face the Nation': "There is an increasing amount of evidence from public polling that the highest number of Americans ever identify themselves as pro-life." By Amy Sherman• August 31, 2012 Larry Elder stated on August 20, 2014 in comments on CNN: "If black America were a country, it’d be the 15th wealthiest nation in the world." By Derek Tsang• September 2, 2014 Chris Christie stated on January 14, 2014 in his “State of the State” address: "In the entire public school system in Camden last year, only three students graduated college ready." By Bill Wichert• January 26, 2014 Hillary Clinton stated on April 21, 2015 in a roundtable at a community college: "The United States invented the community college. Nobody else had ever done anything like it." By Louis Jacobson• April 21, 2015 Andrew Cuomo stated on February 07, 2017 in remarks at a rally at Buffalo State College: New York state subsidizes private colleges "probably more than any other state except maybe one." By Dan Clark• February 16, 2017 Rick Santorum stated on February 25, 2012 in a speech in Troy, Mich.: "President Obama once said he wants everybody in America to go to college." By Louis Jacobson• February 27, 2012 Joe Biden stated on October 25, 2020 in a "60 Minutes" interview: “I can send every qualified person to a four-year college in their state for $150 billion.” By Noah Y. Kim• October 30, 2020 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 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 Donna Howard stated on April 03, 2011 in remarks on the House floor: "Fifty percent of our students who enter higher education need to take remedial courses because they are not prepared for college-level work." By Ciara O'Rourke• April 9, 2011 Articles (1164) What Ben Carson said about Hillary Clinton, Saul Alinsky and Lucifer By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 20, 2016 The food pyramid was phased out in 2011, but it still gets hate. We looked back at why By Grace Abels• November 7, 2025 Fact checking Hillary Clinton By April Hunt• June 22, 2015 Ahead of Kavanaugh hearing, some hear echoes of Anita Hill testimony By Louis Jacobson, John Kruzel• September 26, 2018 Do only a fraction of California’s Latino and black students go to four-year colleges? By Chris Nichols• December 29, 2017 By the numbers: Is college worth the cost? By Bill McCarthy• September 5, 2019 Checking up on Gov. Bob McDonnell’s claims on higher education By Jacob Geiger• January 31, 2011 Looking at unemployment, education, Obama's approval rating By Louis Jacobson• August 17, 2010 All about education By April Hunt• January 28, 2015 Do up to 80 percent of Texas high school graduates (still) flail afterward? By W. Gardner Selby• June 8, 2016 Bill Hammond says only 25 percent of Texas high school graduates are college ready By W. Gardner Selby• May 28, 2013 Are 20 percent of women sexually assaulted before they graduate college? By Steve Contorno• May 2, 2014 Jeb Bush: ‘Only because I am going to be PolitiFacted’ By Joshua Gillin• December 2, 2014 In Context: Rush Limbaugh on Scott Walker's lack of a degree and issue of rapes on college campuses By Tom Kertscher• February 13, 2015 The Supreme Court ended affirmative action for colleges. Are legacy admissions next to go? By Jeff Cercone• July 7, 2023 In Context: Greg Abbott's vow to lift Texas universities into nation's top 10 By Dylan Baddour• January 1, 2015 Jeb Bush, Hillary Clinton and college affordability: a Twitter battle By Lauren Carroll, Louis Jacobson• August 14, 2015 5 fact-checks about the high cost of college tuition By Louis Jacobson• September 1, 2014 A presidential shout-out for the Obameter By Angie Drobnic Holan• April 21, 2015 Primary preview: Checking Santorum's college claim By Robert Higgs, Louis Jacobson• February 29, 2012
Dinesh D'Souza stated on July 07, 2015 in a tweet: A photograph of 21-year-old Hillary Clinton featured a Confederate battle flag in the background. By Louis Jacobson• July 7, 2015 R2RMerge stated on April 15, 2012 in a flier: Says George Norcross said the "TAKEOVER OF RUTGER$ CAMDEN WILL COST NEW JER$EY BILLION$." By Erin O'Neill• April 26, 2012 Barack Obama stated on January 23, 2008 in a radio ad in South Carolina: "But it was Hillary Clinton, in an interview with Tom Brokaw, who quote 'paid tribute' to Ronald Reagan's economic and foreign policy." By John Frank• January 25, 2008 Bernie Sanders stated on December 12, 2016 in an interview: Fifty percent of workers ages 55 to 64 have "zero" money "in the bank as they enter retirement." By Tom Kertscher• December 21, 2016 Donald Trump stated on June 21, 2016 in a meeting with Christian leaders: "We don't know anything about Hillary in terms of religion. Now, she's been in the public eye for years and years, and yet there's no — there's nothing out there." By Neelesh Moorthy• June 24, 2016 Michael Thurmond stated on October 03, 2013 in a community meeting: When SACS came back to the DeKalb County School District to give a midterm review, we got straight A’s. By Janel Davis• October 17, 2013 Tim Kaine stated on November 03, 2016 in a speech in Phoenix: "Spanish was the first European language spoken in this country." By Miriam Valverde• November 7, 2016 Joel Griffith stated on April 28, 2019 in an op-ed on Fox News: "Of the 14 wealthy OECD countries with a wealth tax in 1996, 10 have since then abandoned it." By Jon Greenberg• May 10, 2019 David Sweetser stated on January 03, 2016 in an interview: Boston is just 60 minutes away and it’s offering subsidies to developers who can charge higher rent than you can get in Providence while construction costs are more or less equal. As a result, the Boston skyline "is completely dominated by the cranes." By Mark Reynolds• January 17, 2016 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on February 20, 2020 in a tweet: Bernie Sanders has “never taken corporate lobbyist money in his *entire political career.*" By Tom Kertscher• March 9, 2020 Marco Rubio stated on August 26, 2012 in an interview on 'Face the Nation': "There is an increasing amount of evidence from public polling that the highest number of Americans ever identify themselves as pro-life." By Amy Sherman• August 31, 2012 Larry Elder stated on August 20, 2014 in comments on CNN: "If black America were a country, it’d be the 15th wealthiest nation in the world." By Derek Tsang• September 2, 2014 Chris Christie stated on January 14, 2014 in his “State of the State” address: "In the entire public school system in Camden last year, only three students graduated college ready." By Bill Wichert• January 26, 2014 Hillary Clinton stated on April 21, 2015 in a roundtable at a community college: "The United States invented the community college. Nobody else had ever done anything like it." By Louis Jacobson• April 21, 2015 Andrew Cuomo stated on February 07, 2017 in remarks at a rally at Buffalo State College: New York state subsidizes private colleges "probably more than any other state except maybe one." By Dan Clark• February 16, 2017 Rick Santorum stated on February 25, 2012 in a speech in Troy, Mich.: "President Obama once said he wants everybody in America to go to college." By Louis Jacobson• February 27, 2012 Joe Biden stated on October 25, 2020 in a "60 Minutes" interview: “I can send every qualified person to a four-year college in their state for $150 billion.” By Noah Y. Kim• October 30, 2020 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 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 Donna Howard stated on April 03, 2011 in remarks on the House floor: "Fifty percent of our students who enter higher education need to take remedial courses because they are not prepared for college-level work." By Ciara O'Rourke• April 9, 2011
What Ben Carson said about Hillary Clinton, Saul Alinsky and Lucifer By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 20, 2016 The food pyramid was phased out in 2011, but it still gets hate. We looked back at why By Grace Abels• November 7, 2025 Fact checking Hillary Clinton By April Hunt• June 22, 2015 Ahead of Kavanaugh hearing, some hear echoes of Anita Hill testimony By Louis Jacobson, John Kruzel• September 26, 2018 Do only a fraction of California’s Latino and black students go to four-year colleges? By Chris Nichols• December 29, 2017 By the numbers: Is college worth the cost? By Bill McCarthy• September 5, 2019 Checking up on Gov. Bob McDonnell’s claims on higher education By Jacob Geiger• January 31, 2011 Looking at unemployment, education, Obama's approval rating By Louis Jacobson• August 17, 2010 All about education By April Hunt• January 28, 2015 Do up to 80 percent of Texas high school graduates (still) flail afterward? By W. Gardner Selby• June 8, 2016 Bill Hammond says only 25 percent of Texas high school graduates are college ready By W. Gardner Selby• May 28, 2013 Are 20 percent of women sexually assaulted before they graduate college? By Steve Contorno• May 2, 2014 Jeb Bush: ‘Only because I am going to be PolitiFacted’ By Joshua Gillin• December 2, 2014 In Context: Rush Limbaugh on Scott Walker's lack of a degree and issue of rapes on college campuses By Tom Kertscher• February 13, 2015 The Supreme Court ended affirmative action for colleges. Are legacy admissions next to go? By Jeff Cercone• July 7, 2023 In Context: Greg Abbott's vow to lift Texas universities into nation's top 10 By Dylan Baddour• January 1, 2015 Jeb Bush, Hillary Clinton and college affordability: a Twitter battle By Lauren Carroll, Louis Jacobson• August 14, 2015 5 fact-checks about the high cost of college tuition By Louis Jacobson• September 1, 2014 A presidential shout-out for the Obameter By Angie Drobnic Holan• April 21, 2015 Primary preview: Checking Santorum's college claim By Robert Higgs, Louis Jacobson• February 29, 2012
