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John Oliver stated on May 11, 2014 in a segment on "Last Week Tonight":

"28 percent of Kentuckians don’t have any online access."

By Steve Contorno• May 14, 2014

Jeff Stone stated on April 01, 2011 in a campaign flier:

Says Chris Abele, opponent in Milwaukee County executive race, "failed to finish 3 separate colleges, dropping out all 3 times."

By Dave Umhoefer• April 1, 2011

Newt Gingrich stated on January 28, 2012 in comments at a campaign event:

Students today "take more years to get through" college.

By Louis Jacobson• January 30, 2012

Rick Perry stated on May 17, 2013 in a press release:

Says 13 Texas universities "have announced or implemented a $10,000 degree."

By Sue Owen• May 31, 2013

Adam Putnam stated on October 31, 2017 in a speech:

"The No. 1 job vacancy in Florida every month for seven years has been nursing."

By Allison Graves• November 8, 2017

Senate Democrats stated on March 31, 2015 in interviews:

The state budget will include scholarship money for minority students as a concession to Senate Democrats for supporting the GOP-initiated transportation bill.

By Nancy Badertscher• May 13, 2015

Greg Abbott stated on December 12, 2013 in as quoted during a school visit:

Says 85 percent of IDEA charter-school students come from low-income families and about 99 percent of its graduates go to college.

By W. Gardner Selby• February 5, 2014

Facebook posts stated on May 14, 2021 in Facebook posts:

An image shows the Blue Angels performing a maneuver called the “Hand of God.”

By Noah Y. Kim• May 27, 2021

Joy Pullmann stated on November 11, 2014 in an opinion piece:

Scott Walker "couldn’t get his own party" to back more than a 500-student increase in Milwaukee’s school choice program, but in Indiana, "Mitch Daniels’ voucher program is approaching 30,000 students two years after opening."

By Dave Umhoefer• November 21, 2014

Todd Staples stated on November 11, 2010 in a Web post.:

In "the fall of 2009, only 21 percent of Texas high school graduates enrolled in a four-year public university."

By W. Gardner Selby• December 3, 2010

Paul Ryan stated on May 14, 2016 in a tweet:

American colleges amount to a "cartel."

By Cara Lombardo• June 16, 2016

Hank Huckaby stated on December 16, 2014 in civic club speech:

Only 42 percent of young Georgians have a college certificate or degree, but soon 60 percent of jobs will require some college credential.

By Nancy Badertscher• January 7, 2015

Facebook posts stated on July 02, 2020 in a Facebook post:

“TEA is allowing online learning with attendance stipulations but will not fund school districts if they do not open their schools...If schools do not open and are not funded there will be no more teachers or school at all.”

By • July 23, 2020

Julián Castro stated on July 27, 2015 in his year-in-review speech:

"Less than half of the poorest American households have a home Internet subscription."

By Bradley Saacks• August 20, 2015

Rick Scott stated on October 20, 2010 in a Leadership Florida/Florida Press Association debate.:

Says Alex Sink's plans for governor include $12.5 billion in new spending.

By Aaron Sharockman• October 21, 2010

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

Ron Johnson stated on July 17, 2013 in an interview:

On average, college students "are taking six years to get a four-year degree."

By Tom Kertscher• August 11, 2013

Social Media stated on November 20, 2025 in social media posts:

The Trump administration removed nursing from the list of professional degree programs, affecting aspiring nurses’ student loan access.

By Madison Czopek, Loreben Tuquero• November 26, 2025

Nathan Deal stated on January 10, 2012 in his State of the State address:

Siemens has been unable to fill approximately 200 skilled trade positions in metro Atlanta.

By Willoughby Mariano• January 30, 2012

Scott Hochberg stated on June 25, 2010 in a speech at a caucus at the Texas Democratic convention:

"Only about a third" of Texans who enroll in college graduate.

By Ciara O'Rourke• July 13, 2010

McDonnell sums up his term

By Sean Gorman, Nancy Madsen• January 9, 2014

The facts behind Iowa Gov. Reynolds’ Condition of the State Address

By Natalie Dunlap, Brian Grace, Lyle Muller, Sarah Watson• January 13, 2021

Speed-reading the health care reform bill?

By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 7, 2009

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By Josie Hollingsworth• November 4, 2021

Promises, promises...McDonnell fulfilled half of them

By Warren Fiske, Sean Gorman, Nancy Madsen• December 29, 2013

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

By Jacob Geiger• January 31, 2011

Fact-checking Club for Growth's attack ad about Beto O'Rourke

By Madlin Mekelburg• March 14, 2019

We put Rick Scott's 2014 State of the State address to the Truth-O-Meter

By Joshua Gillin, Julie Kliegman, Amy Sherman• March 4, 2014

Ask PolitiFact: how and where will I get my COVID-19 vaccine?

By Amy Sherman• December 18, 2020

Rick Scott challenges Legislature to help him keep his promises

By Joshua Gillin, Amy Sherman• February 27, 2015

Key questions for reopening schools under COVID-19

By Jon Greenberg, Emily Venezky• July 10, 2020

By the numbers: Is college worth the cost?

By Bill McCarthy• September 5, 2019

PolitiFact checks run gamut

By Jim Tharpe• May 1, 2011

Fact-checking Florida’s Legislature at the halfway point

By Joshua Gillin, Amy Sherman• April 1, 2015

Solving the "mystery" of Scott Walker's college years and entry into politics

By Dave Umhoefer• December 18, 2013

PolitiFact’s Lie of the Year: Online smear machine tries to take down Parkland students

By Angie Drobnic Holan, Amy Sherman• December 11, 2018

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

By Chris Nichols• December 29, 2017

Health trend watch: Does drinking warm water help digestion?

By Grace Abels• February 4, 2026

What you need to know about net neutrality

By John Kruzel• December 13, 2017

Is Matt Gaetz ‘an accomplished attorney’? Digging into Trump AG pick's record as a Florida lawyer

By Louis Jacobson• November 15, 2024

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