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Facebook posts stated on January 08, 2022 in a Facebook post:

Says Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor was photographed at dinner with Democratic lawmakers.

By Ciara O'Rourke• January 11, 2022

Dave Brat stated on August 10, 2015 in a speech.:

"I was one of the few, very few, who voted `no’ on the Iran deal."

By Warren Fiske• August 31, 2015

Sheldon Whitehouse stated on August 16, 2012 in a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate.:

"An April study found that about 70 percent of ads in this election cycle have been negative [due to SuperPACs], up from only 9 percent through the same period in 2008."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• August 5, 2012

Bill Belichick stated on January 24, 2015 in a news conference:

Atmospheric conditions could push a football’s pressure "down approximately one-and-a-half pounds per square inch."

By Jon Greenberg• January 29, 2015

Rick Santorum stated on February 25, 2012 in a speech in Troy, Mich.:

"President Obama once said he wants everybody in America to go to college."

By Louis Jacobson• February 27, 2012

American Bridge 21st Century stated on August 10, 2015 in a press release:

Says Marco Rubio’s "proposed college affordability overhaul would specifically benefit for-profit colleges."

By Joshua Gillin• August 12, 2015

GSU Alumni Association stated on January 13, 2015 in mass email:

The merger of Georgia State University and Georgia Perimeter College will make GSU one of the largest universities in the nation, with more than 54,000 students.

By Nancy Badertscher• January 23, 2015

Joe Biden stated on October 25, 2020 in a "60 Minutes" interview:

“I can send every qualified person to a four-year college in their state for $150 billion.”

By Noah Y. Kim• October 30, 2020

Mitt Romney stated on August 20, 2012 in statements during a rally at St. Anselm College in Manchester, NH :

"Half the kids coming out of college this year … can't find a job, or a job that's consistent with a college degree."

By Maryalice Gill• August 27, 2012

Facebook posts stated on November 11, 2019 in a Facebook post:

"Abolishing the Electoral College would make Los Angeles County stronger than 43 states."

By Miriam Valverde• January 8, 2020

Chris Kennedy stated on February 09, 2018 in an interview with the Southern Illinoisan editorial board:

"Zero percent of kids in Cairo are college-ready."

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• March 1, 2018

Marco Rubio stated on July 23, 2014 in a speech at Catholic University:

"Having an active father makes children 98 percent more likely to graduate from college."

By Amy Sherman• July 29, 2014

Chris Christie stated on January 14, 2014 in his “State of the State” address:

"In the entire public school system in Camden last year, only three students graduated college ready."

By Bill Wichert• January 26, 2014

Roberta Lange stated on June 22, 2016 in a press release:

Says Donald Trump "literally has no plans to make higher education more affordable."

By Riley Snyder• June 28, 2016

Republican National Committee stated on September 12, 2016 in a blog post.:

"Tim Kaine hiked tuition as governor, but now claims to champion affordability."

By Warren Fiske• September 19, 2016

Don Lemon stated on July 27, 2013 in a commentary on CNN:

"A high school dropout makes on average $19,000 a year, a high school graduate makes $28,000 a year, a college graduate makes $51,000 a year."

By Janel Davis• August 2, 2013

Hillary Clinton stated on June 04, 2015 in a speech:

Says Scott Walker "cut back early voting and signed legislation that would make it harder for college students to vote."

By Tom Kertscher• June 9, 2015

Lowell Holtz stated on March 26, 2017 in a post on a campaign web site:

About a third of Wisconsin’s high schools "are missing the mark of graduating young adults who are college ready," a "pass rate of 66.6%."

By Dave Umhoefer• March 30, 2017

Bernie Sanders stated on February 04, 2016 in a Democratic debate in New Hampshire:

"Making public colleges and universities tuition-free, that exists in countries all over the world, used to exist in the United States."

By Amy Sherman• February 9, 2016

Jeff Merkley stated on July 11, 2013 in an opinion article:

Says "in Oregon today, the average debt upon college graduation is more than $24,000."

By Yuxing Zheng• August 10, 2013

US presidents have observed Black History Month for nearly 50 years. Has that changed under Trump?

By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• January 30, 2025

All about education

By April Hunt• January 28, 2015

Checking up on Gov. Bob McDonnell’s claims on higher education

By Jacob Geiger• January 31, 2011

Primary preview: Checking Santorum's college claim

By Robert Higgs, Louis Jacobson• February 29, 2012

In Context: Rush Limbaugh on Scott Walker's lack of a degree and issue of rapes on college campuses

By Tom Kertscher• February 13, 2015

By the numbers: Is college worth the cost?

By Bill McCarthy• September 5, 2019

Do only a fraction of California’s Latino and black students go to four-year colleges?

By Chris Nichols• December 29, 2017

Free college is true American history, Bernie Sanders insists

By W. Gardner Selby• February 10, 2016

Romney's In-State Tuition Charge

By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 5, 2007

Walk-O-Meter: On 2 campaign promises on education, Scott Walker falters

By Tom Kertscher• May 30, 2018

Frustration with forms

By Jeffrey S. Solochek• November 20, 2007

In Context: Greg Abbott's vow to lift Texas universities into nation's top 10

By Dylan Baddour• January 1, 2015

The Walk-O-Meter: Rating 2 Scott Walker promises on higher education

By Tom Kertscher• December 1, 2017

Jeb Bush: ‘Only because I am going to be PolitiFacted’

By Joshua Gillin• December 2, 2014

The electoral college vs. the popular vote: Could states do an end-run around the current system?

By Amy Sherman• November 17, 2016

Truth-O-Meter sets sights on open carry, campus gun bills

By Joshua Gillin• November 24, 2015

Readers favored beer and college statements

By W. Gardner Selby• April 11, 2011

Are 20 percent of women sexually assaulted before they graduate college?

By Steve Contorno• May 2, 2014

In light of UVA story, pundits ask: Are 1 in 5 college women sexually assaulted?

By Steve Contorno• December 7, 2014

Pundits debate rape on campus in light of UVA story