1 People 2939 Fact-checks 1013 Articles People (1) Free Market Florida Fact-checks (2939) 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 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 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 Viral image stated on January 01, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Mayor Muriel Bowser “ordered all hotels, restaurants, grocery stores, gas stations, and convenience stores to close Jan. 4, 5 and 6 to discourage Trump supporters from gathering in D.C.” By Ciara O'Rourke• January 5, 2021 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 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 Marco Rubio stated on February 12, 2013 in GOP response to Obama's State of the Union: "I still live in the same working-class neighborhood I grew up in." By Katie Sanders• February 14, 2013 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 Jim Petro stated on August 11, 2011 in a speech at Ohio State University: Every 1 percent increase in the number of Ohioans with bachelor’s degrees "means economic activity growing the next year and for each year thereafter (by) $2.5 billion dollars." By Aaron Marshall• August 30, 2011 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 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 Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on September 18, 2013 in a column on the party's website: The 2013-’15 state budget backed by Gov. Scott Walker and Republican lawmakers "left our technical colleges funded at 1989 levels." By Tom Kertscher• September 26, 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 Articles (1013) Fact-checking the Fox debate in South Carolina By Bill Adair, Angie Drobnic Holan• 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 Do Americans want to change Washington Commanders’ name, as Trump said? Polls show evolving opinion By Madison Czopek• July 22, 2025 Trump exaggerates Washington, DC, crime while ordering police takeover and National Guard deployment By Gabrielle Lazor, Samantha Putterman, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• August 11, 2025 Byron Donalds’ history on youth offender laws: How DC proposal breaks from his past By Samantha Putterman• August 27, 2025 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 By the numbers: Is college worth the cost? By Bill McCarthy• September 5, 2019 Unpacking court packing By Louis Jacobson• June 5, 2013 Warren and Klobuchar say they can lower drug prices without Congress’ help By Emmarie Huetteman• January 15, 2020 A timeline of what Trump said before Jan. 6 Capitol riot By Amy Sherman• January 11, 2021 President Donald Trump needs Congress to keep control of Washington, D.C., police, experts say By Gabrielle Lazor• August 15, 2025 Chris Christie dredges up old claims in annual speech By Erin O'Neill, Bill Wichert• January 17, 2012 Cornyn says investigator earlier pitched in for Obama's election, vetting vice presidential prospects By W. Gardner Selby• June 13, 2012 Black Lives Matter protests and the Capitol assault: Comparing the police response By Jon Greenberg, Noah Y. Kim• January 8, 2021 Ask PolitiFact: Where was Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez during the Capitol riot? 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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 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 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 Viral image stated on January 01, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Mayor Muriel Bowser “ordered all hotels, restaurants, grocery stores, gas stations, and convenience stores to close Jan. 4, 5 and 6 to discourage Trump supporters from gathering in D.C.” By Ciara O'Rourke• January 5, 2021 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 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 Marco Rubio stated on February 12, 2013 in GOP response to Obama's State of the Union: "I still live in the same working-class neighborhood I grew up in." By Katie Sanders• February 14, 2013 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 Jim Petro stated on August 11, 2011 in a speech at Ohio State University: Every 1 percent increase in the number of Ohioans with bachelor’s degrees "means economic activity growing the next year and for each year thereafter (by) $2.5 billion dollars." By Aaron Marshall• August 30, 2011 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 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 Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on September 18, 2013 in a column on the party's website: The 2013-’15 state budget backed by Gov. Scott Walker and Republican lawmakers "left our technical colleges funded at 1989 levels." By Tom Kertscher• September 26, 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
Fact-checking the Fox debate in South Carolina By Bill Adair, Angie Drobnic Holan• 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 Do Americans want to change Washington Commanders’ name, as Trump said? Polls show evolving opinion By Madison Czopek• July 22, 2025 Trump exaggerates Washington, DC, crime while ordering police takeover and National Guard deployment By Gabrielle Lazor, Samantha Putterman, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• August 11, 2025 Byron Donalds’ history on youth offender laws: How DC proposal breaks from his past By Samantha Putterman• August 27, 2025 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 By the numbers: Is college worth the cost? By Bill McCarthy• September 5, 2019 Unpacking court packing By Louis Jacobson• June 5, 2013 Warren and Klobuchar say they can lower drug prices without Congress’ help By Emmarie Huetteman• January 15, 2020 A timeline of what Trump said before Jan. 6 Capitol riot By Amy Sherman• January 11, 2021 President Donald Trump needs Congress to keep control of Washington, D.C., police, experts say By Gabrielle Lazor• August 15, 2025 Chris Christie dredges up old claims in annual speech By Erin O'Neill, Bill Wichert• January 17, 2012 Cornyn says investigator earlier pitched in for Obama's election, vetting vice presidential prospects By W. Gardner Selby• June 13, 2012 Black Lives Matter protests and the Capitol assault: Comparing the police response By Jon Greenberg, Noah Y. Kim• January 8, 2021 Ask PolitiFact: Where was Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez during the Capitol riot? By Bill McCarthy• February 4, 2021 Mix 'n match creditors with causes By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 20, 2008 PolitiFact’s top 10 fact-checks of 2021 By Amy Sherman• December 21, 2021
