54 People 20458 Fact-checks 7334 Articles People (54) Texas State Employees Union Black Lives Matter states-news.com Progress Texas Texas GOP Texas Values Battleground Texas State Department Texas Future State Farm Insurance Get EQUAL Texas Libertarian Party of Texas Texas Organizing Project Texas Association of Business Texas Department of Transportation Texas Medical Association Texas Right to Life Texas secession petition Texas Veterans Commission Georgia state senators Fact-checks (20458) George Nee stated on February 05, 2015 in testimony before R.I. House Labor Committee: Rhode Island "is one of the worst states" for income equality. By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• February 22, 2015 Scott Walker stated on July 26, 2015 in a statement on Twitter: "Since I took office, Wisconsin now has the 2nd highest health care quality ranking in the country." By Sarah Hauer• August 5, 2015 Mitt Romney stated on November 03, 2013 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press": "Health insurance is more expensive in Massachusetts than anywhere else in the country." By Louis Jacobson• November 3, 2013 Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on February 21, 2011 in in a Facebook post: The five states that outlaw collective bargaining for teachers all rank below 44th in the nation in test scores, while Wisconsin ranks 2nd. By Louis Jacobson• February 23, 2011 Kinky Friedman stated on August 01, 2012 in : Says Texas is 1st in business climate, 49th in education. By Sue Owen• August 17, 2012 Steve Adler stated on April 25, 2018 in a tweet: Says Austin is the "safest big city in Texas with an unemployment rate under 3% that has been named the best place to live in the entire United States two years running." By W. Gardner Selby• April 26, 2018 Jim Justice stated on August 22, 2019 in a tweet: "Our WV highways rank 16th in the country in a national survey of highway systems, up 20 spots from last year’s ranking! This ranking affirms all the hard work we’ve done, and that we continue to do, fixing our state’s roads." By Claudia Breaux, Olivia Vigna• October 1, 2019 Paul Newton stated on May 25, 2021 in a press conference: Says North Carolina moved “from among the worst business rankings in the country, to the top 10.” By Paul Specht• June 10, 2021 Glen Sturtevant stated on August 18, 2015 in a candidates' forum.: "Last year, we had zero percent growth in GDP in Virginia ...The only states that did worse than us were Alaska and Mississippi." By Warren Fiske, Sean Gorman• August 25, 2015 Facebook posts stated on June 13, 2013 in a fake Rick Perry 2016 poster.: "Texas ranks: #1 in worker deaths, #1 carbon emissions, #50 in high school graduates, #50 in funding for mental health patients." By W. Gardner Selby• July 19, 2013 Brett Hulsey stated on April 30, 2014 in a news release: Says Gov. Scott Walker "has made Wisconsin 2nd in the nation in losing jobs." By James B. Nelson• June 2, 2014 Rebecca Kleefisch stated on January 14, 2021 in a tweet: “Wisconsin is second to last in the Midwest in our vaccination rate and the governor says he’s ‘satisfied.’” By Eric Litke• January 20, 2021 Charlie Crist stated on April 25, 2014 in a post on his campaign website: Says Rick Scott’s record on jobs includes Florida "ranked 2nd in the nation in long-term unemployment." By Amy Sherman• May 6, 2014 Scott Walker stated on June 02, 2013 in a television interview: "Our ranking in terms of the best and worst states to do business in was 43 four years ago, and we just moved up to 17 two weeks ago." By Dave Umhoefer• June 9, 2013 Rick Perry stated on July 02, 2015 in a speech at the National Press Club: "Texas’ high school graduation rate went from 27th in the country in 2002, to second highest in the country in 2013." By W. Gardner Selby• July 20, 2015 Renee Ellmers stated on May 19, 2016 in a debate on WRAL: Because George Holding doesn’t live in the congressional district he’s running for, he "doesn’t experience the same things that we are all experiencing." By Will Doran• June 3, 2016 Jim Marston stated on April 22, 2013 in a Texas Tribune interview: Says Texas leads the nation in fatal industrial accidents. By Sue Owen• May 8, 2013 Elliott Naishtat stated on June 20, 2013 in a Texas House floor debate.: Says Austin is the "largest city in America without a congressional district anchored in it." By W. Gardner Selby• July 17, 2013 Jason Stanford stated on November 17, 2014 in a commentary: "Texas had the worst voter participation in the country" in the November 2014 elections. By Dylan Baddour• November 25, 2014 Scott Walker stated on June 02, 2015 in a speech: Thanks to the Act 10 collective bargaining law that took effect four years ago, ACT scores in Wisconsin "are now second-best in the country for states where more than half the kids take the exam." By Tom Kertscher• June 12, 2015 Articles (7334) Beto O'Rourke tweets at Sarah Huckabee Sanders about El Paso's safety ranking By Jasper Scherer• January 16, 2018 Is life as hard in Georgia as Stacey Abrams said? We checked her stats By Jon Greenberg• May 31, 2022 Is Milwaukee's 53206 ZIP code really tops in incarceration rates? By D.L. Davis• September 10, 2019 Greg Abbott, Rick Perry air unconfirmed claims about 3,000 murders by unauthorized immigrants By W. Gardner Selby• July 29, 2014 Bruce Elfant says U.S. voter turnout about 100th among industrialized nations; Texas not high either By W. Gardner Selby• August 25, 2015 Announcing PolitiFact Readers' Choice for the 2025 Lie of the Year By Ellen Hine• December 15, 2025 In Context: Greg Abbott's vow to lift Texas universities into nation's top 10 By Dylan Baddour• January 1, 2015 Checking the facts on California’s wealth and poverty By Chris Nichols• April 2, 2018 Fact-checking the prank call and other Wisconsin claims By Bill Adair• February 24, 2011 Mailbag: Reader's PolitiFact rating, ‘Out of Date’ By W. Gardner Selby• August 19, 2014 How low is Gov. Jim Justice’s approval rating in West Virginia? By Glenn Kittle, Ryan Schmitt• November 8, 2019 Who is Tulsi Gabbard? 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George Nee stated on February 05, 2015 in testimony before R.I. House Labor Committee: Rhode Island "is one of the worst states" for income equality. By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• February 22, 2015 Scott Walker stated on July 26, 2015 in a statement on Twitter: "Since I took office, Wisconsin now has the 2nd highest health care quality ranking in the country." By Sarah Hauer• August 5, 2015 Mitt Romney stated on November 03, 2013 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press": "Health insurance is more expensive in Massachusetts than anywhere else in the country." By Louis Jacobson• November 3, 2013 Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on February 21, 2011 in in a Facebook post: The five states that outlaw collective bargaining for teachers all rank below 44th in the nation in test scores, while Wisconsin ranks 2nd. By Louis Jacobson• February 23, 2011 Kinky Friedman stated on August 01, 2012 in : Says Texas is 1st in business climate, 49th in education. By Sue Owen• August 17, 2012 Steve Adler stated on April 25, 2018 in a tweet: Says Austin is the "safest big city in Texas with an unemployment rate under 3% that has been named the best place to live in the entire United States two years running." By W. Gardner Selby• April 26, 2018 Jim Justice stated on August 22, 2019 in a tweet: "Our WV highways rank 16th in the country in a national survey of highway systems, up 20 spots from last year’s ranking! This ranking affirms all the hard work we’ve done, and that we continue to do, fixing our state’s roads." By Claudia Breaux, Olivia Vigna• October 1, 2019 Paul Newton stated on May 25, 2021 in a press conference: Says North Carolina moved “from among the worst business rankings in the country, to the top 10.” By Paul Specht• June 10, 2021 Glen Sturtevant stated on August 18, 2015 in a candidates' forum.: "Last year, we had zero percent growth in GDP in Virginia ...The only states that did worse than us were Alaska and Mississippi." By Warren Fiske, Sean Gorman• August 25, 2015 Facebook posts stated on June 13, 2013 in a fake Rick Perry 2016 poster.: "Texas ranks: #1 in worker deaths, #1 carbon emissions, #50 in high school graduates, #50 in funding for mental health patients." By W. Gardner Selby• July 19, 2013 Brett Hulsey stated on April 30, 2014 in a news release: Says Gov. Scott Walker "has made Wisconsin 2nd in the nation in losing jobs." By James B. Nelson• June 2, 2014 Rebecca Kleefisch stated on January 14, 2021 in a tweet: “Wisconsin is second to last in the Midwest in our vaccination rate and the governor says he’s ‘satisfied.’” By Eric Litke• January 20, 2021 Charlie Crist stated on April 25, 2014 in a post on his campaign website: Says Rick Scott’s record on jobs includes Florida "ranked 2nd in the nation in long-term unemployment." By Amy Sherman• May 6, 2014 Scott Walker stated on June 02, 2013 in a television interview: "Our ranking in terms of the best and worst states to do business in was 43 four years ago, and we just moved up to 17 two weeks ago." By Dave Umhoefer• June 9, 2013 Rick Perry stated on July 02, 2015 in a speech at the National Press Club: "Texas’ high school graduation rate went from 27th in the country in 2002, to second highest in the country in 2013." By W. Gardner Selby• July 20, 2015 Renee Ellmers stated on May 19, 2016 in a debate on WRAL: Because George Holding doesn’t live in the congressional district he’s running for, he "doesn’t experience the same things that we are all experiencing." By Will Doran• June 3, 2016 Jim Marston stated on April 22, 2013 in a Texas Tribune interview: Says Texas leads the nation in fatal industrial accidents. By Sue Owen• May 8, 2013 Elliott Naishtat stated on June 20, 2013 in a Texas House floor debate.: Says Austin is the "largest city in America without a congressional district anchored in it." By W. Gardner Selby• July 17, 2013 Jason Stanford stated on November 17, 2014 in a commentary: "Texas had the worst voter participation in the country" in the November 2014 elections. By Dylan Baddour• November 25, 2014 Scott Walker stated on June 02, 2015 in a speech: Thanks to the Act 10 collective bargaining law that took effect four years ago, ACT scores in Wisconsin "are now second-best in the country for states where more than half the kids take the exam." By Tom Kertscher• June 12, 2015
Beto O'Rourke tweets at Sarah Huckabee Sanders about El Paso's safety ranking By Jasper Scherer• January 16, 2018 Is life as hard in Georgia as Stacey Abrams said? We checked her stats By Jon Greenberg• May 31, 2022 Is Milwaukee's 53206 ZIP code really tops in incarceration rates? By D.L. Davis• September 10, 2019 Greg Abbott, Rick Perry air unconfirmed claims about 3,000 murders by unauthorized immigrants By W. Gardner Selby• July 29, 2014 Bruce Elfant says U.S. voter turnout about 100th among industrialized nations; Texas not high either By W. Gardner Selby• August 25, 2015 Announcing PolitiFact Readers' Choice for the 2025 Lie of the Year By Ellen Hine• December 15, 2025 In Context: Greg Abbott's vow to lift Texas universities into nation's top 10 By Dylan Baddour• January 1, 2015 Checking the facts on California’s wealth and poverty By Chris Nichols• April 2, 2018 Fact-checking the prank call and other Wisconsin claims By Bill Adair• February 24, 2011 Mailbag: Reader's PolitiFact rating, ‘Out of Date’ By W. Gardner Selby• August 19, 2014 How low is Gov. Jim Justice’s approval rating in West Virginia? By Glenn Kittle, Ryan Schmitt• November 8, 2019 Who is Tulsi Gabbard? A bio of the Democratic presidential candidate By Miriam Valverde• June 12, 2019 Donald Trump vs. Beto O’Rourke on immigration messaging By Miriam Valverde• February 12, 2019 Dissecting the Republican theme ‘Crist crash, Scott surge’ in the governor’s race By Amy Sherman• May 31, 2014 Greg Abbott fulfills nine campaign promises, but 13 vows broken, per PolitiFact Texas Abbott-O-Meter By W. Gardner Selby• February 1, 2017 U.S. Census meets the Truth-O-Meter By Robert Farley• April 7, 2010 Fact checking Georgia's bumpy road for transportation cash By April Hunt• March 4, 2015 Mailbag: Rick Scott, Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Tampa strip clubs By Angie Drobnic Holan• January 19, 2012 Transportation Tax: The Best of the Truths, Rumors and Gridlock By Willoughby Mariano• July 27, 2012 Fact-checking Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on insurance rates, education and gun laws By Jeff Cercone, Sara Swann• March 5, 2025
