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 In Oregon

Clear
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on September 18, 2014 a chain email:
Was Martha Kanter "dispatched to Corvallis with $17 million in stimulus money" to save Craig Robinson’s job?
Pants on Fire!
By Dana Tims • September 23, 2014
Shemia Fagan
Shemia Fagan
stated on August 15, 2014 an Oregon Voters' Pamphlet statement:
"I sponsored the new Buy American law"
False
By Dana Tims • September 12, 2014
Jeff Merkley
Jeff Merkley
stated on August 7, 2014 a roundtable discussion with senior citizens:
"Social Security has never contributed one cent to the deficit. Not one cent."
Half-True
By Dana Tims • September 8, 2014
Anthony Johnson
Anthony Johnson
stated on August 20, 2014 a political debate:
"We’ve seen highway fatalities actually decrease in Colorado" since marijuana use was legalized.
Half-True
By Dana Tims • August 22, 2014
Freedom Partners
Freedom Partners
stated on August 6, 2014 a television ad:
Sen. Jeff Merkley "voted six times for more debt."
False
By Dana Tims • August 15, 2014
Protect Oregon Driver Licenses
Protect Oregon Driver Licenses
stated on April 21, 2013 a campaign website statement:
Gov. Kitzhaber oversaw creation of the Oregon driver card law "behind closed doors without allowing any input from citizens who represent the public interest."
Mostly False
By Bill Adair • August 13, 2014
Dennis Richardson
Dennis Richardson
stated on July 18, 2014 a campaign debate:
"It's been 17 years that we've had unemployment higher than the national average in Oregon."
True
By Dana Tims • August 4, 2014
George Will
George Will
stated on July 27, 2014 a syndicated column:
Oregon’s "three largest employers, and 13 of the top 25, are health care providers."
False
By Dana Tims • July 31, 2014
John Kitzhaber
John Kitzhaber
stated on July 18, 2014 a campaign debate:
Oregon "is the most trade-dependent state in the nation"
False
By Bill Adair • July 25, 2014
Dennis Richardson
Dennis Richardson
stated on July 18, 2014 a campaign debate:
"We are 49th in the nation for our graduation rate"
Mostly True
By Dana Tims • July 23, 2014
New Approach Oregon
New Approach Oregon
stated on June 26, 2014 a Facebook post:
76 percent of doctors support the use of medical marijuana
Mostly False
By Dana Tims • July 22, 2014
New Approach Oregon
New Approach Oregon
stated on June 26, 2014 a website statement:
 In Oregon, 12,808 people were arrested for marijuana-related crimes in 2012.
False
By Ian K. Kullgren • July 18, 2014
Monica Wehby
Monica Wehby
stated on July 9, 2014 an economic issues statement:
The 2011 Rebuild America Jobs Act "would have cost the average American family $1,000 a year while making no significant impact to fix our infrastructure and roads."
False
By Dana Tims • July 11, 2014
Jeff Merkley
Jeff Merkley
stated on July 9, 2014 an economic issues statement:
"I co-sponsored the Rebuild America Jobs Act" for transportation and infrastructure.
False
By Dana Tims • July 11, 2014
John Kitzhaber
John Kitzhaber
stated on May 15, 2014 a website statement:
"Since the governor took office, Oregon’s unemployment rate has dropped to its lowest point in three years."
Half-True
By Dana Tims • July 2, 2014
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence
stated on June 17, 2014 a gun-control rally claim:
An average of nine children a day in the U.S. die of gunshot wounds.
Mostly False
By Ian K. Kullgren • June 27, 2014
James Buchal
James Buchal
stated on June 16, 2014 a campaign website statement:
"The government -- not the armed forces -- is stockpiling hundreds of millions of rounds of ammunition for domestic use."
False
By Dana Tims • June 27, 2014
Monica Wehby
Monica Wehby
stated on May 15, 2014 a campaign website statement:
The U.N. Arms Treaty "infringes upon our right to keep and bear arms."
False
By Dana Tims • June 20, 2014
Oregon Department of Agriculture
Oregon Department of Agriculture
stated on June 12, 2014 a news release:
"Oregon school districts are directing 24 percent of their food budgets to purchase local foods. That’s the highest percentage in the country."
Half-True
By Dana Tims • June 18, 2014
Earl Blumenauer
Earl Blumenauer
stated on May 15, 2014 a website statement:
"Marijuana is less addictive than both alcohol and tobacco."
True
By Dana Tims • June 4, 2014
Previous Next