0 People 590 Fact-checks 252 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (590) 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 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 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 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 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 Sonny Perdue stated on October 26, 2010 in speeches at schools across the state: Georgia's high school graduation rate topped 80 percent in 2010. By Willoughby Mariano• November 12, 2010 Joe Biden stated on April 08, 2024 in a speech: Speaking of semiconductor industry jobs, "Know what the average salary is? $110,000. You don't need a college degree." By Marta Campabadal Graus• April 15, 2024 Instagram posts stated on August 23, 2023 in a social media post: “Norway, Finland, Sweden, Holland, and the UK have now banned gender transition surgery for minors.” By Grace Abels• September 6, 2023 Facebook posts stated on February 26, 2023 in a video: DO Black credit card is part of a government plot to control people’s lives. By Andy Nguyen• March 31, 2023 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 Harold Metts stated on June 06, 2013 in a speech on the floor of the Rhode Island Senate: "Rhode Island has a [inmate] recidivism rate of over 60 percent." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• June 16, 2013 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 Ron DeSantis stated on December 06, 2023 in the fourth Republican presidential primary debate: Discussing gender-affirming surgical care for minors, said that Sweden “shut it down.” By Grace Abels• December 18, 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 Articles (252) 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 Obama's birth certificate: Final chapter. This time we mean it! By Robert Farley• July 1, 2009 Texas lawmaker questions Obama’s long-form birth certificate By • April 27, 2011 Obama's birth certificate (Really!) By Amy Hollyfield• June 13, 2008 Obama releases birth certificate By Bill Adair• April 27, 2011 What you need to know about the fake Trump electors By Amy Sherman• January 28, 2022 Obama's birth certificate: Final chapter By Amy Hollyfield• June 27, 2008 The Obama birth certificate: a timeline By Martha M. Hamilton• April 27, 2011 PolitiFact's guide to Obama's birth certificate By Bill Adair• April 27, 2011 Birthers not persuaded by Certificate of Live Birth By Robert Farley, Angie Drobnic Holan• April 27, 2011 From whispers to the White House briefing room: the tale of the birth certificate By Bill Adair• April 27, 2011 More 'birther' announcements By Louis Jacobson• July 21, 2009 What was the fake elector plot by Trump allies following the 2020 election? By Sofia Bliss-Carrascosa, Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• July 27, 2023 UPDATED: California pokes at Texas mostly hold up By Sue Owen, W. Gardner Selby• February 14, 2013 Links to documents involving President Obama By Robert Farley• April 27, 2011 Democrats paint different picture of Perry's state By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• February 10, 2011 Obama's remarks on the release of his birth certificate By Bill Adair• April 27, 2011 A fresh untruth about tuition for undocumented students By Sue Owen• May 25, 2012 Lady Gaga and J.Lo sell ‘well’ building seal, but it’s a payday, not a PSA By Michael McAuliff• June 1, 2021
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 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 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 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 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 Sonny Perdue stated on October 26, 2010 in speeches at schools across the state: Georgia's high school graduation rate topped 80 percent in 2010. By Willoughby Mariano• November 12, 2010 Joe Biden stated on April 08, 2024 in a speech: Speaking of semiconductor industry jobs, "Know what the average salary is? $110,000. You don't need a college degree." By Marta Campabadal Graus• April 15, 2024 Instagram posts stated on August 23, 2023 in a social media post: “Norway, Finland, Sweden, Holland, and the UK have now banned gender transition surgery for minors.” By Grace Abels• September 6, 2023 Facebook posts stated on February 26, 2023 in a video: DO Black credit card is part of a government plot to control people’s lives. By Andy Nguyen• March 31, 2023 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 Harold Metts stated on June 06, 2013 in a speech on the floor of the Rhode Island Senate: "Rhode Island has a [inmate] recidivism rate of over 60 percent." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• June 16, 2013 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 Ron DeSantis stated on December 06, 2023 in the fourth Republican presidential primary debate: Discussing gender-affirming surgical care for minors, said that Sweden “shut it down.” By Grace Abels• December 18, 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
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 Obama's birth certificate: Final chapter. This time we mean it! By Robert Farley• July 1, 2009 Texas lawmaker questions Obama’s long-form birth certificate By • April 27, 2011 Obama's birth certificate (Really!) By Amy Hollyfield• June 13, 2008 Obama releases birth certificate By Bill Adair• April 27, 2011 What you need to know about the fake Trump electors By Amy Sherman• January 28, 2022 Obama's birth certificate: Final chapter By Amy Hollyfield• June 27, 2008 The Obama birth certificate: a timeline By Martha M. Hamilton• April 27, 2011 PolitiFact's guide to Obama's birth certificate By Bill Adair• April 27, 2011 Birthers not persuaded by Certificate of Live Birth By Robert Farley, Angie Drobnic Holan• April 27, 2011 From whispers to the White House briefing room: the tale of the birth certificate By Bill Adair• April 27, 2011 More 'birther' announcements By Louis Jacobson• July 21, 2009 What was the fake elector plot by Trump allies following the 2020 election? By Sofia Bliss-Carrascosa, Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• July 27, 2023 UPDATED: California pokes at Texas mostly hold up By Sue Owen, W. Gardner Selby• February 14, 2013 Links to documents involving President Obama By Robert Farley• April 27, 2011 Democrats paint different picture of Perry's state By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• February 10, 2011 Obama's remarks on the release of his birth certificate By Bill Adair• April 27, 2011 A fresh untruth about tuition for undocumented students By Sue Owen• May 25, 2012 Lady Gaga and J.Lo sell ‘well’ building seal, but it’s a payday, not a PSA By Michael McAuliff• June 1, 2021
