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 Transportation

Clear
Ken Cuccinelli
Ken Cuccinelli
stated on July 29, 2013 a radio interview.:
Says Virginia saved $300 million by rebidding a Metrorail construction project to exclude guaranteed union contracts.
Half-True
By Nancy Madsen • August 12, 2013
Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT)
Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT)
stated on June 26, 2013 an interview:
Portland Bureau of Transportation "barely break(s) even" ticketing motorists.
Half-True
By Janie Har • July 20, 2013
Michael Doherty
Michael Doherty
stated on November 28, 2012 an op-ed on NorthJersey.com:
Says a new state report "confirms" that red-light cameras "lead to more accidents, more injuries and greater cost."
Half-True
By Bill Wichert • December 6, 2012
John Charles
John Charles
stated on September 21, 2012 an online post:
"There is no reason to allocate 60 percent of bridge space to satisfy two percent of all travelers."
Half-True
By Janie Har • November 16, 2012
Karen Huber
Karen Huber
stated on September 17, 2012 an Austin American-Statesman news stor:
Says she’s never said "don’t build" Texas 45 Southwest.
Half-True
By Sue Owen • October 12, 2012
Jennifer Granholm
Jennifer Granholm
stated on September 6, 2012 a speech at the Democratic National Convention:
"With the auto rescue," President Barack Obama "saved more than 1 million middle-class jobs all across America," including more than 28,000 in Wisconsin.
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • September 14, 2012
Mark Neumann
Mark Neumann
stated on July 17, 2012 a TV ad:
Says U.S. Senate opponent Eric Hovde "supported billions in stimulus for high-speed rail"  and "billions more to bail out banks."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • August 3, 2012
Jeff Dickerson
Jeff Dickerson
stated on July 10, 2012 an online debate:
According to a national survey, transit "ridership" among people age 16 to 34 increased 40 percent between 2001 and 2009.
Half-True
By Willoughby Mariano • July 18, 2012
TriMet
TriMet
stated on July 2, 2012 a website:
The Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Transit Project has created 1,525 direct jobs as of June 11, 2012.
Half-True
By Janie Har • July 16, 2012
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on June 9, 2012 a speech to the Republican Party of Texas convention in Fort Worth.:
Says he "passed" eight measures, including ones to prevent groping at airport security checks and to bar "sanctuary" cities in Texas.  
Half-True
By Tara Merrigan • July 3, 2012
Debbie Dooley
Debbie Dooley
stated on June 12, 2012 a speech:
"Statistics show that more people at this time telecommute than they ride carpools, mass transit, bicycle or walk."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • July 3, 2012
Georgia Green Party
Georgia Green Party
stated on July 2, 2012 Georgia Green Party flier:
The transportation tax is regressive, and Emory University is "literally getting its own transit line at virtually no cost to itself."  
Half-True
By Chris Joyner • July 2, 2012
Citizens for Transportation Mobility
Citizens for Transportation Mobility
stated on June 13, 2012 a press release:
Atlanta Tea Party co-founder Debbie Dooley "wants gas taxes raised."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • June 25, 2012
Steve Brown
Steve Brown
stated on May 22, 2012:
Portland, Ore., has "never gotten over 12 to 15 percent ridership" of its public transit system "in the past 12 years."
Half-True
By Willoughby Mariano • June 12, 2012
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on May 31, 2012 a debate:
Says Tom Barrett plans "to spend $100 million on a trolley that goes barely two miles on the east side of Milwaukee."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • June 1, 2012
Ron Davis
Ron Davis
stated on March 1, 2012 a campaign flier:
Says "over 40 percent of recent county bonds are for Precinct One, northeast Travis County," because he "is quick to identify projects that help make the East Side a desirable place to live."
Half-True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • May 21, 2012
Kasim Reed
Kasim Reed
stated on April 25, 2012 a press release:
The recent process of awarding $3 billion worth of airport vending contracts was the "most open and transparent procurement process in the city’s history."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus, Willoughby Mariano • May 21, 2012
Citizens for Transportation Mobility
Citizens for Transportation Mobility
stated on April 16, 2012 an ad:
"When housing and transportation costs are combined, Atlanta’s cost of living -- typically perceived as relatively low -- ranks as 7th worst out of 51 metros nationally."
Half-True
By Willoughby Mariano • May 4, 2012
Metro Atlanta Voter Education Network
Metro Atlanta Voter Education Network
stated on March 16, 2012 in a TV ad:
Metro Atlantans spend "over an hour every day" or "five hours a week" commuting, for a total of "260 hours a year."
Half-True
By Willoughby Mariano • March 23, 2012
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on February 24, 2012 at a public event:
PIP fraud is "$1 billion in fraud."
Half-True
By Katie Sanders • March 9, 2012
Previous Next