Latest Fact-Checks In Transportation

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Erick Erickson
Erick Erickson
stated on January 27, 2023 a video
“Right now, driving 100 miles in an electric vehicle is more expensive than driving an internal combustion engine car.”
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By Andy Nguyen • February 14, 2023
Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce
Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce
stated on March 7, 2022 TV ad
Says Gov. Tony Evers "tried to make us pay even more at the pump by hiking the gas tax."
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By D.L. Davis • April 1, 2022
Cavalier Johnson
Cavalier Johnson
stated on December 21, 2021 News release
“In 2021, 65 people in Milwaukee have lost their lives due to reckless driving accidents, and more than 9,000 cars have been stolen, double the amount in 2020.”
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By D.L. Davis • February 4, 2022
Randy Feenstra
Randy Feenstra
stated on April 28, 2021 a tweet
"Only <6% of the $2.1 trillion 'infrastructure' bill contains funding for roads & bridges.”
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By Lyle Muller • April 30, 2021
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on December 16, 2020 a transportation secretary announcement
“Tens and tens of thousands of bridges are in disrepair, some on the verge of collapse.”
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By Jon Greenberg • December 17, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 17, 2020 a Facebook post
Says Maine Gov. Janet Mills is “using taxpayer money to buy cars for those on welfare, without a public hearing on the rules. If someone on welfare sells the car for cash without the state’s approval, the rules don’t allow the state to prosecute them for car theft.”
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By Bill McCarthy • June 29, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 29, 2019 a social media post
"Elaine Chao BUSTED Sending $97 Million Contract To Help Mitch McConnell Win Reelection."
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January 9, 2020
Jim Justice
Jim Justice
stated on August 22, 2019 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."
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By Claudia Breaux, Olivia Vigna • October 1, 2019
Dave Muntzel
Dave Muntzel
stated on February 25, 2019 legislative remarks
"One-fourth of the vehicles on (Missouri’s) highways are defective."
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By Laura Murgatroyd • May 2, 2019
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on September 20, 2018 a TV ad
Says Tony Evers will "raise property taxes, raise income taxes and raise gas taxes by as much as a dollar a gallon."
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October 11, 2018
Renee Hoagenson
Renee Hoagenson
stated on August 28, 2018 a tweet
"Missouri has the worst roads in the Midwest and nearly the worst roads in the country."
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By Theo DeRosa, Tom Warhover • October 5, 2018
Patrick McKenna
Patrick McKenna
stated on October 19, 2017 a Kansas City Business Journal article
"Officials at Hyperloop One have referred to the route as one of the best they've ever seen."
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By Patrick Mueller • December 15, 2017
Kathleen Vinehout
Kathleen Vinehout
stated on February 24, 2017 an interview
Wisconsin children are crossing "condemned bridges in the middle of the winter to get to the school bus."
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March 3, 2017
Wick Moorman
Wick Moorman
stated on February 15, 2017 In front of a Senate subcommittee
"More than ever our nation and the traveling public rely on Amtrak for mobility."  
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By Mark Dent • February 21, 2017
Uber
Uber
stated on November 28, 2016 an online petition and in a press release
A recent study found "that cities where Uber operates have 3.6%-5.6% fewer drunk driving deaths than cities without access to ridesharing."
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By Dan Clark • December 9, 2016
Scott Jones
Scott Jones
stated on October 18, 2016 a U.S. Congressional campaign debate
Colorado saw "increased incidents of emergency room visits by young people" and "increased incidents of driving while under the influence of marijuana" following the legalization of recreational pot.
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By Chris Nichols • October 19, 2016
Our City, Our Safety, Our Choice
Our City, Our Safety, Our Choice
stated on April 8, 2016 a fund-raising letter from female supporters
Austin’s Stop Abuse for Everyone has seen in its offices "sexual assault survivors that report being attacked by their ridesharing drivers, at a rate of one per month."
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By W. Gardner Selby • April 15, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on February 21, 2016 a TV ad
"When the auto industry was going under, car parts companies like" Johnson Controls "begged taxpayers for a bailout, and they got one."  
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March 9, 2016
Jerry Brown
Jerry Brown
stated on October 7, 2015 a speech
"Smog was invented in Los Angeles. It was. The name was invented. There was a fellow at Caltech and he came up with the idea and they called it smog."
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By Chris Nichols • November 3, 2015
Gerry Connolly
Gerry Connolly
stated on July 9, 2015 a written statement.
"In 1960, we spent more than 3 percent of our GDP on infrastructure projects like the Interstate Highway. Today we spend less than 1 percent of our GDP on these vital investments."
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By Sean Gorman • August 3, 2015
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