Fact Check Posts – Page 6

Do streetcars really beat out buses in capacity, ridership and cost?

By Ian K. Kullgren

April 3, 2012

Says "streetcars carry more people than buses … you attract more riders who don't ride transit now, and actually the operating costs are not any…

Did the state’s middle managers really avoid pay cuts and layoffs?

By Ian K. Kullgren

March 30, 2012

Says "for the duration of this recession not a single person in government middle management has lost (a) job or taken a pay cut."

Did a human trafficking bill lead to dozens of hotline calls?

By Ian K. Kullgren

March 22, 2012

Says "we got a chance to pass what I think is Oregon's first human trafficking bill which has increased by 66 percent the calls to…

Is intimate partner violence the second leading cause of death for women under 50?

By Ian K. Kullgren

March 19, 2012

Says "the No. 2 cause of death in the U.S. (for) women under 50 is being killed by their spouse or domestic partner."

Are Portland’s streets safer for walkers, bikers and drivers?

By Ian K. Kullgren

March 9, 2012

Says "traffic fatalities have fallen dramatically, even as population has risen. You are more likely to stay alive biking, walking and driving around Portland than…

Do most child abuse reports come from people required to report?

By Ian K. Kullgren

March 2, 2012

"In 2010 about 75 percent of child abuse and neglect reports in Oregon were made by those required to report by law."

Have only 41% of Oregon adults ever been tested for HIV?

By Ian K. Kullgren

February 24, 2012

Says "in Oregon only 41 percent of adults have ever been tested" for HIV.

Does 20% of the population really use 80% of health care dollars?

By Ian K. Kullgren

February 23, 2012

Says "80 percent of the health care dollars are spent by 20 percent of the population."

Can you really get a home near Oswego Lake for less than $150,000?

By Ian K. Kullgren

February 17, 2012

Says "there are homes for sale on and around (Oswego Lake) right now for under $150,000 that anyone is welcome to buy."

Are Oregon home sellers really subject to a double tax?

By Ian K. Kullgren

December 30, 2011

Says constitutional amendment would "help to stop unfair, double taxation on real estate."

Do 77 percent of Portland’s elementary school students really graduate without taking an art class?

By Ian K. Kullgren

December 16, 2011

Says 77 percent "of Portland's students finish elementary school without taking even one art class."

Department of Fish and Wildlife says there have been no wolf-related deaths in the Rockies

By Ian K. Kullgren

December 16, 2011

Says there have been no cases of wolves killing people in Rocky Mountain states.

Latest Fact Checks By Ian K. Kullgren

Do streetcars really beat out buses in capacity, ridership and cost?

Did the state’s middle managers really avoid pay cuts and layoffs?

Did a human trafficking bill lead to dozens of hotline calls?

Is intimate partner violence the second leading cause of death for women under 50?

Are Portland’s streets safer for walkers, bikers and drivers?

Do most child abuse reports come from people required to report?

Have only 41% of Oregon adults ever been tested for HIV?

Does 20% of the population really use 80% of health care dollars?

Can you really get a home near Oswego Lake for less than $150,000?

Are Oregon home sellers really subject to a double tax?

Do 77 percent of Portland’s elementary school students really graduate without taking an art class?

Department of Fish and Wildlife says there have been no wolf-related deaths in the Rockies