Fact Check Posts – Page 3

Was Jules Bailey instrumental in creating Oregon’s Business Energy Tax Credit program?

By Dana Tims

May 1, 2014

Jules Bailey "was instrumental in creating the Business Energy Tax Credit that let companies like Wal-Mart profit by $11 million while costing the Oregon general…

Were more than half of all babies born in Oregon in 2013 Hispanic?

By Dana Tims

April 17, 2014

"Did you know that in 2013 over 50 percent of all babies born in Oregon were Hispanic?"

Would eliminating the pay gap in Oregon let women buy 2,877 gallons of gas, 72 weeks of food or nearly 12 months of rent?

By Dana Tims

April 10, 2014

"Women in Oregon are paid 79 cents for every dollar paid to men. If the wage gap was eliminated, a working woman in Oregon would…

Has Washington County spent more on bike/ped projects under Andy Duyck’s watch than in county history?

By Dana Tims

April 4, 2014

"We’ve dedicated more money from (Washington County’s) transportation budget to bike and ped projects under my watch than at any time in the history of…

Are Oregon students skipping math class to learn about the Bible?

By Dana Tims

March 19, 2014

"In Oregon, students are skipping math class to learn about the Bible."

Have ‘most all’ Oregon sawmills retooled over the past 20 years?

By Dana Tims

March 14, 2014

Seneca Jones Timber Co., aiming to increase logging and allay fears that old growth will be cut, says mills have shifted to second-generation trees. An…

Has Oregon never before created a land-use plan for “what it should look like for 50 years?”

By Dana Tims

March 6, 2014

Oregon has never before tried to create a land-use plan for "what it should look like for 50 years."

Can ANYONE broker a gun deal on Facebook and walk away with a weapon?

By Dana Tims

February 27, 2014

Gun "marketplaces" on Facebook mean "ANYONE can broker a deal on a gun online, meet the seller in a parking lot somewhere, and walk away…

Do Oregon and the federal government have more than 1 million acres of burnt land with millions of rotting trees?

By Dana Tims

February 21, 2014

"Oregon and the federal government now have more than one million acres of burnt land and millions of trees are being left to rot."

Do Oregon women earn 79 cents for every dollar men earn for doing the same job?

By Dana Tims

February 19, 2014

"In Oregon, women earn an average of 79 cents for every dollar that men earn for doing the same job. That’s just wrong."

Were Kip Kinkel and Clackamas Town Center shootings both stopped by an armed citizen?

By Dana Tims

February 12, 2014

Kip Kinkel and Clackamas Town Center shootings "both where citizen with gun stopped the crime"

Are people having to shrink back their businesses because of Obamacare?

By Dana Tims

February 6, 2014

Some businesses in Oregon "are having to shrink back their businesses as a result of the law."

Latest Fact Checks By Dana Tims

Was Jules Bailey instrumental in creating Oregon’s Business Energy Tax Credit program?

Were more than half of all babies born in Oregon in 2013 Hispanic?

Would eliminating the pay gap in Oregon let women buy 2,877 gallons of gas, 72 weeks of food or nearly 12 months of rent?

Has Washington County spent more on bike/ped projects under Andy Duyck’s watch than in county history?

Are Oregon students skipping math class to learn about the Bible?

Have ‘most all’ Oregon sawmills retooled over the past 20 years?

Has Oregon never before created a land-use plan for “what it should look like for 50 years?”

Can ANYONE broker a gun deal on Facebook and walk away with a weapon?

Do Oregon and the federal government have more than 1 million acres of burnt land with millions of rotting trees?

Do Oregon women earn 79 cents for every dollar men earn for doing the same job?

Were Kip Kinkel and Clackamas Town Center shootings both stopped by an armed citizen?

Are people having to shrink back their businesses because of Obamacare?