Latest Fact Checks By Dana Tims

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Are Oregonians earning less now than when John Kitzhaber was first elected? PolitiFact Oregon

October 30, 2014
"Women and men both are making less when you adjust for inflation than when" John Kitzhaber was first elected governor.
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Do 95 percent of Oregonians now have health insurance coverage? PolitiFact Oregon

October 20, 2014
"Ninety-five percent of Oregonians now have health insurance coverage, tens of thousands for the very first time."
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Lars Larson says Oregon driver card could be used to board a plane; is he right?

October 7, 2014
"TSA WILL ACCEPT DRIVERS PRIV CARDS FOR ID AT THE AIRPORT"
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Was Martha Kanter ‘dispatched to Corvallis with $17 million’ to save Craig Robinson’s job?

September 23, 2014
Was Martha Kanter "dispatched to Corvallis with $17 million in stimulus money" to save Craig Robinson’s job?
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Did Oregon state Rep. Shemia Fagan sponsor the ‘new Buy American law’?

September 12, 2014
"I sponsored the new Buy American law"
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Has Social Security never contributed one cent to the federal deficit?

September 8, 2014
"Social Security has never contributed one cent to the deficit. Not one cent."
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Have Colorado highway fatalities decreased since marijuana use was legalized?

August 22, 2014
"We’ve seen highway fatalities actually decrease in Colorado" since marijuana use was legalized.
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Did Sen. Jeff Merkley vote ‘six times for more debt’?

August 15, 2014
Sen. Jeff Merkley "voted six times for more debt."
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Has Oregon’s unemployment rate been above the national average for the past 17 years?

August 4, 2014
"It's been 17 years that we've had unemployment higher than the national average in Oregon."
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Are Oregon’s three largest employers, and 13 of the top 25, health-care providers?

July 31, 2014
Oregon’s "three largest employers, and 13 of the top 25, are health care providers."
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Does Oregon rank 49th in the nation for its high-school graduation rate?

July 23, 2014
"We are 49th in the nation for our graduation rate"
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Do 76 percent of doctors support the use of medical marijuana?

July 22, 2014
76 percent of doctors support the use of medical marijuana
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