6 People 7637 Fact-checks 2289 Articles People (6) Media Matters PJ Media Social Media Media Trackers Viral media reports Various media reports 2 Fact-checks (7637) TikTok posts stated on November 05, 2020 in a video posted on TikTok: “40,000+ votes for Libertarian candidate Jo Jorgensen magically become votes for Joe Biden.” By Miriam Valverde• November 5, 2020 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 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 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 Facebook posts stated on January 31, 2025 in a Facebook post: “Pilot of Blackhawk helicopter that crashed into passenger jet at Reagan National was a transgender woman named Jo Ellis.” By Loreben Tuquero• January 31, 2025 X posts stated on May 29, 2022 in a tweet: TV interviews with two different men who are each identified as Uvalde victim's father show the Robb Elementary School mass shooting was staged. By Jeff Cercone• May 31, 2022 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 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 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 Threads posts stated on October 29, 2024 in a post: “Joe Rogan says he will not be voting for Trump after having him on the podcast.” By Aaron Sharockman• November 3, 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 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 Tom Barrett stated on November 19, 2010 in a newsletter to Milwaukee residents: "More than 125 jobs have been created" at the Milwaukee Job Corps Center. By Tom Kertscher• January 5, 2011 Articles (2289) What do Wendy Davis, Rick Perry, Donna Howard and Jodie Laubenberg have in common? By W. Gardner Selby• June 24, 2014 What President Trump needs to know about QAnon: a memo By Daniel Funke• October 16, 2020 We fact-check claims in the U.S. Senate race between Ron Johnson and Mandela Barnes By D.L. Davis• October 24, 2022 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 Fact-checking false claims about the 2020 election By Daniel Funke• November 20, 2020 At Thanksgiving, fact-checkers give thanks By Jon Greenberg• November 25, 2020 UPDATED: California pokes at Texas mostly hold up By Sue Owen, W. Gardner Selby• February 14, 2013 Checking the facts on California’s wealth and poverty By Chris Nichols• April 2, 2018 Party conventions are on for now, but will they be the same? By Louis Jacobson• April 2, 2020 A closer look at the Keystone pipeline By April Hunt• November 18, 2014 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 It's election time. Have you read your Truth-O-Meter? By Willoughby Mariano• July 19, 2010 Debate preview: Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and Wisconsin By Tom Kertscher• September 26, 2016 Chris Christie dredges up old claims in annual speech By Erin O'Neill, Bill Wichert• January 17, 2012 Case study: How Facebook pages exploit Russia’s war in Ukraine with false videos By Grace Abels• July 27, 2022 Even in an age of fact checking, the whopper lives By Henry J. Gomez• March 26, 2012 2014 Readers' Poll results By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 15, 2014 Fact-checking the Fox debate in South Carolina By Bill Adair, Angie Drobnic Holan• January 17, 2012
TikTok posts stated on November 05, 2020 in a video posted on TikTok: “40,000+ votes for Libertarian candidate Jo Jorgensen magically become votes for Joe Biden.” By Miriam Valverde• November 5, 2020 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 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 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 Facebook posts stated on January 31, 2025 in a Facebook post: “Pilot of Blackhawk helicopter that crashed into passenger jet at Reagan National was a transgender woman named Jo Ellis.” By Loreben Tuquero• January 31, 2025 X posts stated on May 29, 2022 in a tweet: TV interviews with two different men who are each identified as Uvalde victim's father show the Robb Elementary School mass shooting was staged. By Jeff Cercone• May 31, 2022 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 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 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 Threads posts stated on October 29, 2024 in a post: “Joe Rogan says he will not be voting for Trump after having him on the podcast.” By Aaron Sharockman• November 3, 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 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 Tom Barrett stated on November 19, 2010 in a newsletter to Milwaukee residents: "More than 125 jobs have been created" at the Milwaukee Job Corps Center. By Tom Kertscher• January 5, 2011
What do Wendy Davis, Rick Perry, Donna Howard and Jodie Laubenberg have in common? By W. Gardner Selby• June 24, 2014 What President Trump needs to know about QAnon: a memo By Daniel Funke• October 16, 2020 We fact-check claims in the U.S. Senate race between Ron Johnson and Mandela Barnes By D.L. Davis• October 24, 2022 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 Fact-checking false claims about the 2020 election By Daniel Funke• November 20, 2020 At Thanksgiving, fact-checkers give thanks By Jon Greenberg• November 25, 2020 UPDATED: California pokes at Texas mostly hold up By Sue Owen, W. Gardner Selby• February 14, 2013 Checking the facts on California’s wealth and poverty By Chris Nichols• April 2, 2018 Party conventions are on for now, but will they be the same? By Louis Jacobson• April 2, 2020 A closer look at the Keystone pipeline By April Hunt• November 18, 2014 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 It's election time. Have you read your Truth-O-Meter? By Willoughby Mariano• July 19, 2010 Debate preview: Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and Wisconsin By Tom Kertscher• September 26, 2016 Chris Christie dredges up old claims in annual speech By Erin O'Neill, Bill Wichert• January 17, 2012 Case study: How Facebook pages exploit Russia’s war in Ukraine with false videos By Grace Abels• July 27, 2022 Even in an age of fact checking, the whopper lives By Henry J. Gomez• March 26, 2012 2014 Readers' Poll results By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 15, 2014 Fact-checking the Fox debate in South Carolina By Bill Adair, Angie Drobnic Holan• January 17, 2012
