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Latest Fact-Checks In Tourism

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Jared Moskowitz
Jared Moskowitz
stated on May 1, 2025 in an interview on CNN:
Canadian tourism to Florida has declined by 80%.
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman, Loreben Tuquero • May 7, 2025
Robert Cowles
Robert Cowles
stated on July 12, 2024 in Radio address:
“The most recent State Budget increased funding for the Department of Tourism by 98 percent.”
True
By D.L. Davis • September 16, 2024
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on June 11, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter:
Wisconsin had a “record-breaking year” for tourism in 2023.
True
By Hope Karnopp • June 28, 2024
Jim Justice
Jim Justice
stated on September 12, 2023 in a post on X:
“2022 was the biggest tourism year ever in West Virginia”
Half-True
By Max Cohen • October 20, 2023
Andrew Clyde
Andrew Clyde
stated on May 12, 2021 in a House hearing:
“Watching the TV footage of those who entered the Capitol. … If you didn't know the TV footage was from Jan. 6, you would actually think it was a normal tourist visit.”
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • May 13, 2021
Sara Meaney
Sara Meaney
stated on May 24, 2020 in a TV interview:
“Since the week ending March 14, Wisconsin actually saw a drop in tourism spending compared to last year of $1.7 billion.”
True
By D.L. Davis • June 12, 2020
Jim Justice
Jim Justice
stated on October 16, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says a new annual report shows that "West Virginia’s tourism industry has grown for the second consecutive year, reversing years of decline and outpacing national growth by 58 percent."
True
By Darby Coughlin, Mackenzie Myers • December 17, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 28, 2019 in a post on Facebook:
Six Flags is offering five free passes and unlimited free rides to everyone.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • July 1, 2019
Jim Justice
Jim Justice
stated on September 19, 2018 in a tweet:
"WV's tourism industry grew at a rate 30% above the national rate in 2017. This increase reversed a four-year decline in which travel-generated spending fell more than $600 million."
Mostly True
By Matt Minard • December 14, 2018
George P. Bush
George P. Bush
stated on October 16, 2017 in the "Alamo Truth" website funded by George P. Bush's political campaign:
"The Alamo has been consistently listed as one of the most disappointing landmarks in our nation."    
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • October 20, 2017
Richard Corcoran
Richard Corcoran
stated on February 6, 2017 in a tweet:
"Spending more taxpayer money on VISIT FL (or less) has not demonstrated a direct impact on tourism."
Half-True
By Allison Graves • February 9, 2017
Richard Pan
Richard Pan
stated on April 7, 2016 in remarks at a Capitol budget hearing:
California’s Capitol building is "second only to Disneyland," among visitor sites in the state.
False
By Chris Nichols • May 27, 2016
Hilary Treadwell
Hilary Treadwell
stated on April 6, 2016 in an interview:
"Rhode Island: 3% bigger at low tide."  
Pants on Fire!
By Jacqueline Tempera • April 10, 2016
Jay Roberts
Jay Roberts
stated on March 31, 2015 in a House floor debate:
About 85 percent of hotel guests who will pay the new $5 hotel/motel fee will be from outside Georgia.
Mostly True
By April Hunt • May 25, 2015
John Taylor
John Taylor
stated on April 24, 2015 in an interview on WPRI-TV's "Newsmakers.":
"The people of Tiverton have historically supported [gambling measures] at a rate higher than the rest of the state."
True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 7, 2015
Michael T. Owens
Michael T. Owens
stated on April 1, 2015 in a news report:
A $5-a-night hotel/motel tax that’s part of the transportation bill will hurt Georgia’s convention business by adding extra costs for large groups coming to the state.
Mostly True
By April Hunt • April 15, 2015
SeaWorld
SeaWorld
stated on March 24, 2015 in an ad:
"Whales live as long at SeaWorld" as they do in the wild.
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll, Louis Jacobson • March 24, 2015
Gina Raimondo
Gina Raimondo
stated on February 18, 2015 in a presentation:
Rhode Island has invested less in tourism, economic development and economic development personnel than four nearby states.
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • March 1, 2015
Nan Rich
Nan Rich
stated on July 11, 2014 in a speech to the Florida Press Association:
"Tourism and retirees are the dominant economic engines in our state."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • July 23, 2014
John DePetro
John DePetro
stated on July 7, 2014 in a talk radio comment:
"Although the governor doubled the beach fees . . . all the money, as we found out, is all going to an out-of-state company. The state isn't even getting the money for that."
Pants on Fire!
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 14, 2014
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