Stand up for the facts!

Our only agenda is to publish the truth so you can be an informed participant in democracy.
We need your help.

More Info

I would like to contribute

$

Latest Fact-Checks

Clear
Fred Clark
Fred Clark
stated on May 7, 2013 in a legislative meeting:
A Wisconsin bill to limit use of food stamps for junk food would also "prevent -- or limit --  the extent to which" food stamps could be used for organic foods.
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • May 10, 2013
Gilberto Hinojosa
Gilberto Hinojosa
stated on May 8, 2013 in an email blast.:
"The economy added more jobs during four years under Obama than it did in the entire eight years under George W. Bush."  
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 9, 2013
Bill Richardson
Bill Richardson
stated on May 5, 2013 in a web interview with ABC News:
Among Hispanics, support for immigration reform is close to universal.
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • May 9, 2013
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on May 1, 2013 in a television ad:
"Four balanced budgets in a row, with no new taxes for anyone. The best job growth in 12 years. Nearly 130,000 new private-sector jobs. Merit pay to reward New Jersey’s best teachers, and the most education funding ever."
Mostly True
By Caryn Shinske • May 9, 2013
Zell Miller
Zell Miller
stated on March 17, 2013 in an article:
Then-Gov. Carl Sanders put 56 percent of the state budget into education, a figure that has not been achieved since.
Mostly True
By Janel Davis • May 8, 2013
Fix Austin Schools
Fix Austin Schools
stated on May 4, 2013 in a leaflet.:
Says that under Rick Perry’s plan, "Texas has cut funding for public schools by 25%."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 7, 2013
George Lavender
George Lavender
stated on April 29, 2013 in in Texas House of Representatives debate:
Says state’s mandated tests come from an English company.
Mostly True
By Sue Owen • May 6, 2013
Johnny Isakson
Johnny Isakson
stated on April 5, 2013 in an interview:
"The port provides more than 297,000 jobs directly to the state of Georgia."
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • May 6, 2013
Joe Sanfelippo
Joe Sanfelippo
stated on April 10, 2013 in legislative testimony:
Says a state bill checks the spending habits of the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors by "bringing it in line with other county boards around the state."  
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • May 5, 2013
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on April 22, 2013 in an interview on NJ101.5 FM's "Ask the Governor" program:
"We’re spending less money today, in upcoming fiscal year 2014 than the Corzine-Buono budget spent in fiscal year 2008."
Mostly True
By Caryn Shinske • May 5, 2013
Ed FitzGerald
Ed FitzGerald
stated on April 24, 2013 in a campaign speech:
"Just about everyone everywhere is spending more hours on the job, less time with their families, bringing home smaller and smaller paychecks, while they're paying more and more at the gas pump and the grocery stores."
Mostly True
By Tom Feran • May 3, 2013
Lindsey Graham
Lindsey Graham
stated on February 14, 2013 in a Senate hearing:
South Carolina has a labor shortage, specifically in the meatpacking industry.
Mostly True
By Janel Davis • May 3, 2013
Leonard Lance
Leonard Lance
stated on April 15, 2013 in a press release:
"The Internal Revenue code has ballooned to a 5,600-page, 4 million-word complicated mess that is seven times as long as the Bible with none of the good news."
Mostly True
By Caryn Shinske • May 2, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on April 30, 2013 in a press conference:
Long-term federal investment in U.S. airports is urgent because "there was a recent survey of the top airports … in the world, and there was not a single U.S. airport that came in the top 25."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • May 1, 2013
Kirsten Gillibrand
Kirsten Gillibrand
stated on April 23, 2013 in an interview with MSNBC:
"One in five" women in the military "are receiving unwanted sexual contact," as are "3.3 percent of men."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • April 29, 2013
Adam Schefter
Adam Schefter
stated on April 25, 2013 in a tweet about the NFL Draft:
"Odd fact for odd draft: No. 2 overall pick will earn more than the No. 1 pick due to no state tax in Florida. So 2 not so bad."
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders • April 26, 2013
Bill Hammond
Bill Hammond
stated on April 15, 2013 in a press conference with Gov. Rick Perry, April 15, 2013:
Says businesses pay roughly 60 percent of taxes in Texas.
Mostly True
By Sue Owen • April 26, 2013
Leonard Lance
Leonard Lance
stated on April 15, 2013 in a news release about tax reform:
"The United States currently has the highest corporate tax rate in the world."
Mostly True
By Caryn Shinske • April 25, 2013
Texas Association of School Boards
Texas Association of School Boards
stated on April 24, 2013 in an advertisement.:
"Texas ranks 49th in per-pupil funding among the states."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • April 24, 2013
Dan Patrick
Dan Patrick
stated on April 9, 2013 in a state Senate committee hearing April 9, 2013:
Says 315,000 mostly minority Texas students are enrolled in failing schools.
Mostly True
By Sue Owen • April 24, 2013
Previous Next