22 People 9662 Fact-checks 3558 Articles People (22) College presidents Brian D. Earp D. Cole Phelps Portland Community College Cato Institute MacIver Institute Civitas Institute Heartland Institute Liberty Institute The Commonwealth Institute Mt. Hood Community College Competitive Enterprise Institute Colorado Health Institute Illinois Policy Institute Illinois Family Institute American Petroleum Institute Cascade Policy Institute Institute for Energy Research Institute for Women's Policy Research Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty Fact-checks (9662) Roy Moore stated on August 14, 2017 in an interview with Vox.com: "There are communities under Sharia law right now in our country. Up in Illinois. ... There’s Sharia law, as I understand it, in Illinois, Indiana -- up there. I don't know." By Louis Jacobson• August 16, 2017 Bill McRaven stated on January 21, 2016 in addressing the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board: University of Texas undergraduate student debt "is less than $21,000… probably one of the lowest debts across the nation." By W. Gardner Selby• May 12, 2016 Joe Biden stated on May 08, 2012 in a speech: "When we took office, let me remind you, there was virtually no international pressure on Iran." By Eric Stirgus• May 14, 2012 Albio Sires stated on June 20, 2012 in a speech on the House floor: "Just in the past 10 years, college tuition has increased 28 percent." By Bill Wichert• July 2, 2012 Jim Moran stated on November 22, 2014 in a Facebook post.: Graduation rates of players at major football colleges "are still twenty points below their male campus peers and worsened in the past three years." By Nancy Madsen• December 30, 2014 Eddie Rodriguez stated on February 22, 2011 in an interview on CNN: Says Texas colleges and universities may opt to allow guns on campuses. By • March 17, 2011 Ron Wyden stated on February 09, 2012 in a news release: "Between 1982 and 2007 the cost of a college education increased 439 percent." By Charles Pope• March 7, 2012 Randy Fine stated on January 28, 2025 in a senate special session: Florida’s in-state college tuition waiver for immigrants in the country illegally costs the state $41 million. By Samantha Putterman• February 6, 2025 Donna Howard stated on August 23, 2016 in a press conference by Austin Democrats: Child care costs "in some states now exceed the average price tag for college tuition." By W. Gardner Selby• September 2, 2016 Steve Leslie stated on October 29, 2013 in remarks at an Austin town hall about the Dell Medical School: The University of Texas is starting "the first medical school at a major Tier One" university "in the last 50 years." By W. Gardner Selby• November 8, 2013 Joseph Cryan stated on December 19, 2013 in an Assembly session: "What do Rutgers University, Kean University, Montclair State University, New Jersey City University, Stockton College, Rowan University and William Paterson all have in common? They all graduate less than 50 percent of their students within four years." By Caryn Shinske• January 12, 2014 Tammy Baldwin stated on May 08, 2014 in an interview: "This generation, on average, is starting their careers, if they’ve been to a four-year college, with just under $30,000 in debt." By Devon Waugh• June 4, 2014 Chain email stated on June 29, 2015 in a chain email: Muslims "attempted to establish the first Islamic Sharia court inside the United States in the town of Irving, Texas." By W. Gardner Selby• July 16, 2015 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 RightMarch.com stated on December 01, 2010 in a chain e-mail: The DREAM Act the "would give amnesty to over two million illegal aliens." By Robert Farley• December 6, 2010 Tom Luce stated on November 15, 2017 in testimony before the House Select Committee on Economic Competitiveness: "Only 20 percent of our current graduates from Texas high schools go ahead and achieve either a national certificate or a community college degree -- or a college degree." By W. Gardner Selby• December 5, 2017 Mary Burke stated on September 22, 2014 in an interview: "We have 41,000 people right now on the waitlist for financial-based assistance for our tech colleges and universities," most of them for tech schools. By Dave Umhoefer• October 2, 2014 Rick Perry stated on October 01, 2012 in a press conference.: Says fewer than 30 percent of Texas college students graduate in four years and only 58 percent graduate within six years. By W. Gardner Selby• October 19, 2012 Richard Saslaw stated on November 24, 2014 in a presentation.: Female students at UVA "have a 20 percent chance of being sexually assaulted." By Sean Gorman• December 8, 2014 Lloyd Doggett stated on December 15, 2016 in an interview with KEYE TV: "Our university campuses by federal law do not check the immigration status of their students just as our public schools don’t." By W. Gardner Selby• December 28, 2016 Articles (3558) The Supreme Court ended affirmative action for colleges. Are legacy admissions next to go? By Jeff Cercone• July 7, 2023 5 fact-checks about the high cost of college tuition By Louis Jacobson• September 1, 2014 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 Fact-checking claims about concealed handguns By • April 13, 2011 Can student loan debt be canceled by a president’s executive order? By Cassidey Kavathas• June 14, 2021 In Context: Greg Abbott's vow to lift Texas universities into nation's top 10 By Dylan Baddour• January 1, 2015 Will new Title IX rules leave students vulnerable to sexual harassment? Experts give mixed answers By Miriam Valverde• May 14, 2020 What we know about the ‘outside agitators’ being blamed for campus protests By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu, Loreben Tuquero• May 6, 2024 Jeb Bush, Hillary Clinton and college affordability: a Twitter battle By Lauren Carroll, Louis Jacobson• August 14, 2015 Rick Perry’s count of $10,000 college degrees By W. Gardner Selby• June 4, 2013 Is the U.S. economy working for everyone? What the data shows By Louis Jacobson• July 2, 2019 Readers favored beer and college statements By W. Gardner Selby• April 11, 2011 PolitiFact Week in Review By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• March 21, 2011 Is Biden’s student loan forgiveness affecting Black Americans the most? What we know By Matthew Crowley, Samantha Putterman• May 28, 2024 Counting the electoral votes on Jan. 6: What you need to know By Louis Jacobson• January 4, 2021 Free college is true American history, Bernie Sanders insists By W. Gardner Selby• February 10, 2016 And the top-read Virginia Truth-O-Meter from 2014 is... By Nancy Madsen• December 31, 2014 By the numbers: Is college worth the cost? By Bill McCarthy• September 5, 2019 A's the most common college grade? By W. Gardner Selby• January 31, 2013
College presidents Brian D. Earp D. Cole Phelps Portland Community College Cato Institute MacIver Institute Civitas Institute Heartland Institute Liberty Institute The Commonwealth Institute Mt. Hood Community College Competitive Enterprise Institute Colorado Health Institute Illinois Policy Institute Illinois Family Institute American Petroleum Institute Cascade Policy Institute Institute for Energy Research Institute for Women's Policy Research Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty
Roy Moore stated on August 14, 2017 in an interview with Vox.com: "There are communities under Sharia law right now in our country. Up in Illinois. ... There’s Sharia law, as I understand it, in Illinois, Indiana -- up there. I don't know." By Louis Jacobson• August 16, 2017 Bill McRaven stated on January 21, 2016 in addressing the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board: University of Texas undergraduate student debt "is less than $21,000… probably one of the lowest debts across the nation." By W. Gardner Selby• May 12, 2016 Joe Biden stated on May 08, 2012 in a speech: "When we took office, let me remind you, there was virtually no international pressure on Iran." By Eric Stirgus• May 14, 2012 Albio Sires stated on June 20, 2012 in a speech on the House floor: "Just in the past 10 years, college tuition has increased 28 percent." By Bill Wichert• July 2, 2012 Jim Moran stated on November 22, 2014 in a Facebook post.: Graduation rates of players at major football colleges "are still twenty points below their male campus peers and worsened in the past three years." By Nancy Madsen• December 30, 2014 Eddie Rodriguez stated on February 22, 2011 in an interview on CNN: Says Texas colleges and universities may opt to allow guns on campuses. By • March 17, 2011 Ron Wyden stated on February 09, 2012 in a news release: "Between 1982 and 2007 the cost of a college education increased 439 percent." By Charles Pope• March 7, 2012 Randy Fine stated on January 28, 2025 in a senate special session: Florida’s in-state college tuition waiver for immigrants in the country illegally costs the state $41 million. By Samantha Putterman• February 6, 2025 Donna Howard stated on August 23, 2016 in a press conference by Austin Democrats: Child care costs "in some states now exceed the average price tag for college tuition." By W. Gardner Selby• September 2, 2016 Steve Leslie stated on October 29, 2013 in remarks at an Austin town hall about the Dell Medical School: The University of Texas is starting "the first medical school at a major Tier One" university "in the last 50 years." By W. Gardner Selby• November 8, 2013 Joseph Cryan stated on December 19, 2013 in an Assembly session: "What do Rutgers University, Kean University, Montclair State University, New Jersey City University, Stockton College, Rowan University and William Paterson all have in common? They all graduate less than 50 percent of their students within four years." By Caryn Shinske• January 12, 2014 Tammy Baldwin stated on May 08, 2014 in an interview: "This generation, on average, is starting their careers, if they’ve been to a four-year college, with just under $30,000 in debt." By Devon Waugh• June 4, 2014 Chain email stated on June 29, 2015 in a chain email: Muslims "attempted to establish the first Islamic Sharia court inside the United States in the town of Irving, Texas." By W. Gardner Selby• July 16, 2015 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 RightMarch.com stated on December 01, 2010 in a chain e-mail: The DREAM Act the "would give amnesty to over two million illegal aliens." By Robert Farley• December 6, 2010 Tom Luce stated on November 15, 2017 in testimony before the House Select Committee on Economic Competitiveness: "Only 20 percent of our current graduates from Texas high schools go ahead and achieve either a national certificate or a community college degree -- or a college degree." By W. Gardner Selby• December 5, 2017 Mary Burke stated on September 22, 2014 in an interview: "We have 41,000 people right now on the waitlist for financial-based assistance for our tech colleges and universities," most of them for tech schools. By Dave Umhoefer• October 2, 2014 Rick Perry stated on October 01, 2012 in a press conference.: Says fewer than 30 percent of Texas college students graduate in four years and only 58 percent graduate within six years. By W. Gardner Selby• October 19, 2012 Richard Saslaw stated on November 24, 2014 in a presentation.: Female students at UVA "have a 20 percent chance of being sexually assaulted." By Sean Gorman• December 8, 2014 Lloyd Doggett stated on December 15, 2016 in an interview with KEYE TV: "Our university campuses by federal law do not check the immigration status of their students just as our public schools don’t." By W. Gardner Selby• December 28, 2016
The Supreme Court ended affirmative action for colleges. Are legacy admissions next to go? By Jeff Cercone• July 7, 2023 5 fact-checks about the high cost of college tuition By Louis Jacobson• September 1, 2014 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 Fact-checking claims about concealed handguns By • April 13, 2011 Can student loan debt be canceled by a president’s executive order? By Cassidey Kavathas• June 14, 2021 In Context: Greg Abbott's vow to lift Texas universities into nation's top 10 By Dylan Baddour• January 1, 2015 Will new Title IX rules leave students vulnerable to sexual harassment? Experts give mixed answers By Miriam Valverde• May 14, 2020 What we know about the ‘outside agitators’ being blamed for campus protests By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu, Loreben Tuquero• May 6, 2024 Jeb Bush, Hillary Clinton and college affordability: a Twitter battle By Lauren Carroll, Louis Jacobson• August 14, 2015 Rick Perry’s count of $10,000 college degrees By W. Gardner Selby• June 4, 2013 Is the U.S. economy working for everyone? What the data shows By Louis Jacobson• July 2, 2019 Readers favored beer and college statements By W. Gardner Selby• April 11, 2011 PolitiFact Week in Review By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• March 21, 2011 Is Biden’s student loan forgiveness affecting Black Americans the most? What we know By Matthew Crowley, Samantha Putterman• May 28, 2024 Counting the electoral votes on Jan. 6: What you need to know By Louis Jacobson• January 4, 2021 Free college is true American history, Bernie Sanders insists By W. Gardner Selby• February 10, 2016 And the top-read Virginia Truth-O-Meter from 2014 is... By Nancy Madsen• December 31, 2014 By the numbers: Is college worth the cost? By Bill McCarthy• September 5, 2019 A's the most common college grade? By W. Gardner Selby• January 31, 2013
