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Latest Fact-Checks In Tourism

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Nicholas Mattiello
Nicholas Mattiello
stated on April 6, 2014 a television interview
The Pell bridge "is a tourism bridge essentially and not a commuter bridge."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 11, 2014
Mike Tate
Mike Tate
stated on April 18, 2014 an interview
Welcome to Wisconsin road signs have "always been made in Wisconsin," but Scott Walker "is outsourcing them" to an out-of-state company and "paying more money for them."
False
April 30, 2014
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on March 7, 2014 a speech
"If you rent a U-Haul to move your company, it costs twice as much to go from San Francisco to Austin than the other way around, because you can’t find enough trucks to flee the Golden State."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • March 12, 2014
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on November 15, 2013 a news release about Florida's tourism statistics
Florida "remains the top travel destination across the world."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • November 21, 2013
Kasim Reed
Kasim Reed
stated on August 7, 2013 a radio interview
Atlanta now has as many visitors as Las Vegas, San Diego and Los Angeles. Orlando, Fla., and New York City still have more visitors.
Mostly True
By Janel Davis • August 19, 2013
Kathleen Ford
Kathleen Ford
stated on August 6, 2013 a mayoral debate
"There is no planned air-conditioned restaurant out on the Lens."
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders • August 8, 2013
James Bennett
James Bennett
stated on January 1, 2013 a Gov. Lincoln Chafee YouTube video
"Our numbers are going up at the airport."
Pants on Fire!
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 10, 2013
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on December 19, 2012 a radio interview on New Jersey 101.5’s “Ask the Governor”
Says "our economy in New Jersey gets $38 billion from the businesses at the Shore."
False
By Bill Wichert • December 30, 2012
Zell Miller
Zell Miller
stated on December 11, 2012 an op-ed
"[T]he Georgia Dome has returned $10 billion in economic impact to the state of Georgia."
False
By Eric Stirgus • December 21, 2012
Frank Lautenberg
Frank Lautenberg
stated on November 13, 2012 a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate
"In 2008, tourism brought in $38 billion dollars and supported more than 300,000 jobs in the state of New Jersey."
True
By Caryn Shinske • December 9, 2012
Frank Lautenberg
Frank Lautenberg
stated on November 13, 2012 a speech on the Senate floor
Says because of Hurricane Sandy in Atlantic City "much of that boardwalk no longer exists -- just the pillars where the boardwalk used to be."  
Mostly False
By Erin O'Neill • November 25, 2012
Ron Stephens
Ron Stephens
stated on August 6, 2012 an article
Georgia spends fewer tourism advertising dollars than any other state in the South.
True
By Eric Stirgus, Willoughby Mariano • August 13, 2012
Mike Dovilla
Mike Dovilla
stated on April 12, 2012 a news release
"Tourism accounts for 439,000 jobs in the state of Ohio, and visitors spend $36 billion annually."
True
By Joe Guillen • April 20, 2012
Maria Sachs
Maria Sachs
stated on January 17, 2012 a press conference
Florida is "the largest dog-racing state in the country."
True
By Katie Sanders • February 24, 2012
Ron Paul
Ron Paul
stated on February 22, 2012 a debate in Arizona
"Today gasoline hit $6 a gallon in Florida."
Pants on Fire!
By Angie Drobnic Holan • February 23, 2012
Marc Schare
Marc Schare
stated on February 1, 2012 an Ohio House committee hearing
A bill delaying the start of classes until Labor Day would permit school districts "to shave 5 full weeks off the school year."
True
By Tom Feran • February 9, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on February 4, 2012 a stump speech in Las Vegas
President Obama told people "to skip coming here (Las Vegas) for conventions and meetings."
Mostly False
By Molly Moorhead • February 8, 2012
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on September 14, 2011 an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe"
Says the Panhandle has had its highest-ever bed tax collections in 2011.
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • September 23, 2011
Reince Priebus
Reince Priebus
stated on August 3, 2011 comments made to reporters while in Tampa
The Republican National Convention "is a Super Bowl times four."
False
By Aaron Sharockman • August 12, 2011
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on June 16, 2011 a Tallahassee press conference
"Almost 10 percent of Canadians came to visit Florida last year ... (Canadians) buy 7.4 percent of our homes in the state."
True
By Katie Sanders • June 21, 2011
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