0 People 2104 Fact-checks 603 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (2104) Viral image stated on October 02, 2022 in an Instagram post: The COVID-19 vaccine caused J.J. Watt’s atrial fibrillation. By Ciara O'Rourke• October 5, 2022 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 Nancy Jester stated on October 10, 2013 in a newspaper op-ed: Georgia "spends in the top 10 nationally on education, yet, most of our education metrics hover in the bottom five." By Janel Davis• October 25, 2013 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 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 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 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 Jeffrey Zients stated on May 09, 2021 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": “The research showed … that confidence overall in the vaccines increased after the pause” to review the safety of Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine. By Louis Jacobson• May 14, 2021 Viral image stated on December 06, 2022 in an Instagram post: “Holiday heart syndrome” is a cover for deaths caused by the COVID-19 vaccine. By Ciara O'Rourke• December 9, 2022 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 Articles (603) Prolific fake news writer Paul Horner dead at 38 By Joshua Gillin• September 26, 2017 Ask PolitiFact: I got the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Am I going to be OK? By Bill McCarthy• April 13, 2021 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 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 Blood clots associated with COVID-19 vaccine are extremely rare By Tom Kertscher• October 20, 2021 Fact-checking the Fox debate in South Carolina By Bill Adair, Angie Drobnic Holan• January 17, 2012 What do we really know about COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness? By Julie Appleby• October 29, 2021 Ask PolitiFact and KHN: I’ve recovered from Covid-19. Why do I still have to mask up? By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez• April 16, 2021 Rick Perry fulfills, achieves compromises on 54 percent of his campaign promises By W. 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Viral image stated on October 02, 2022 in an Instagram post: The COVID-19 vaccine caused J.J. Watt’s atrial fibrillation. By Ciara O'Rourke• October 5, 2022 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 Nancy Jester stated on October 10, 2013 in a newspaper op-ed: Georgia "spends in the top 10 nationally on education, yet, most of our education metrics hover in the bottom five." By Janel Davis• October 25, 2013 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 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 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 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 Jeffrey Zients stated on May 09, 2021 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": “The research showed … that confidence overall in the vaccines increased after the pause” to review the safety of Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine. By Louis Jacobson• May 14, 2021 Viral image stated on December 06, 2022 in an Instagram post: “Holiday heart syndrome” is a cover for deaths caused by the COVID-19 vaccine. By Ciara O'Rourke• December 9, 2022 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
Prolific fake news writer Paul Horner dead at 38 By Joshua Gillin• September 26, 2017 Ask PolitiFact: I got the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Am I going to be OK? By Bill McCarthy• April 13, 2021 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 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 Blood clots associated with COVID-19 vaccine are extremely rare By Tom Kertscher• October 20, 2021 Fact-checking the Fox debate in South Carolina By Bill Adair, Angie Drobnic Holan• January 17, 2012 What do we really know about COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness? By Julie Appleby• October 29, 2021 Ask PolitiFact and KHN: I’ve recovered from Covid-19. Why do I still have to mask up? By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez• April 16, 2021 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 New research finds J&J vaccine has muscle against COVID’s delta variant By Victoria Knight• July 6, 2021 'Parallel public financing'? Only partly. By Angie Drobnic Holan• April 15, 2008 Debate preview: Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and Wisconsin By Tom Kertscher• September 26, 2016 Obama skips public financing By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 1, 2008
