1 People 743 Fact-checks 161 Articles People (1) Julaine Appling Fact-checks (743) 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 Barack Obama stated on March 20, 2014 in a speech in Orlando: "Our high school graduation rate is the highest on record." By Steve Contorno• March 26, 2014 Dale Kooyenga stated on April 01, 2016 in a constituent newsletter: "Today, it is more difficult to enlist in the U.S. military than it is to enroll in college." By Tom Kertscher• June 1, 2016 Andy Gronik stated on August 27, 2017 in an email: "Black Americans still earn less than 73 percent of what white men make." By Eric Litke• October 4, 2017 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 Stephen Wise stated on March 10, 2011 in comments on the state Senate floor.: "Seven of the 10" school districts with the lowest graduation rate for African-American boys in the country are in Florida. By Aaron Sharockman• March 14, 2011 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 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 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 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 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 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 Karen Handel stated on August 24, 2020 in an ad: Says Lucy McBath "is supporting those who attack the police." By Tom Kertscher• September 14, 2020 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 Articles (161) Chris Christie dredges up old claims in annual speech By Erin O'Neill, Bill Wichert• January 17, 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 Apple honors PolitiFact app By Bill Adair• July 15, 2011 Apple honors PolitiFact app By Bill Adair• July 15, 2011 Democrats paint different picture of Perry's state By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• February 10, 2011 A fresh untruth about tuition for undocumented students By Sue Owen• May 25, 2012 Readers take us task on the pay and benefits of federal workers By Warren Fiske• June 7, 2011 Why Infowars’ Alex Jones was banned from Apple, Facebook, Youtube and Spotify By Manuela Tobias• August 7, 2018 By the numbers: Is college worth the cost? By Bill McCarthy• September 5, 2019 Dewhurst revisits “apples to carburetors” By W. Gardner Selby• June 26, 2012 Hundreds of terror suspects tried in federal courts? By Robert Farley• February 12, 2010 Has cost of 2010 federal health care law doubled? By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• March 23, 2012 Fact-checking the Fox debate in South Carolina By Bill Adair, Angie Drobnic Holan• January 17, 2012 The Iowa caucuses: 9 fact-checks and 3 wild campaign moments that matter By Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• January 12, 2024 Is Gingrich right about teacher and janitor salaries? By Louis Jacobson• December 13, 2011 Behind the rhetoric: Does Wisconsin or Illinois have the higher tax rate on businesses? By Dave Umhoefer• July 22, 2012 Fact-checking the Republican response By Louis Jacobson• January 26, 2012 Sid Miller admits to posting false account of Donald Trump removing Muslim judge By W. Gardner Selby• November 28, 2017
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 Barack Obama stated on March 20, 2014 in a speech in Orlando: "Our high school graduation rate is the highest on record." By Steve Contorno• March 26, 2014 Dale Kooyenga stated on April 01, 2016 in a constituent newsletter: "Today, it is more difficult to enlist in the U.S. military than it is to enroll in college." By Tom Kertscher• June 1, 2016 Andy Gronik stated on August 27, 2017 in an email: "Black Americans still earn less than 73 percent of what white men make." By Eric Litke• October 4, 2017 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 Stephen Wise stated on March 10, 2011 in comments on the state Senate floor.: "Seven of the 10" school districts with the lowest graduation rate for African-American boys in the country are in Florida. By Aaron Sharockman• March 14, 2011 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 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 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 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 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 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 Karen Handel stated on August 24, 2020 in an ad: Says Lucy McBath "is supporting those who attack the police." By Tom Kertscher• September 14, 2020 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
Chris Christie dredges up old claims in annual speech By Erin O'Neill, Bill Wichert• January 17, 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 Apple honors PolitiFact app By Bill Adair• July 15, 2011 Apple honors PolitiFact app By Bill Adair• July 15, 2011 Democrats paint different picture of Perry's state By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• February 10, 2011 A fresh untruth about tuition for undocumented students By Sue Owen• May 25, 2012 Readers take us task on the pay and benefits of federal workers By Warren Fiske• June 7, 2011 Why Infowars’ Alex Jones was banned from Apple, Facebook, Youtube and Spotify By Manuela Tobias• August 7, 2018 By the numbers: Is college worth the cost? By Bill McCarthy• September 5, 2019 Dewhurst revisits “apples to carburetors” By W. Gardner Selby• June 26, 2012 Hundreds of terror suspects tried in federal courts? By Robert Farley• February 12, 2010 Has cost of 2010 federal health care law doubled? By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• March 23, 2012 Fact-checking the Fox debate in South Carolina By Bill Adair, Angie Drobnic Holan• January 17, 2012 The Iowa caucuses: 9 fact-checks and 3 wild campaign moments that matter By Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• January 12, 2024 Is Gingrich right about teacher and janitor salaries? By Louis Jacobson• December 13, 2011 Behind the rhetoric: Does Wisconsin or Illinois have the higher tax rate on businesses? By Dave Umhoefer• July 22, 2012 Fact-checking the Republican response By Louis Jacobson• January 26, 2012 Sid Miller admits to posting false account of Donald Trump removing Muslim judge By W. Gardner Selby• November 28, 2017
