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Latest Fact-Checks In Transportation

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Corrine Brown
Corrine Brown
stated on February 17, 2011 in an interview with WESH-TV:
The high-speed rail project would create "60,000-plus jobs for Floridians."
False
By Katie Sanders • March 2, 2011
Lee Holloway
Lee Holloway
stated on January 21, 2011 in a statement at a candidate forum:
Mitchell International Airport is the "the third busiest airport in the world and the number one busiest in the country."
False
By James B. Nelson • January 30, 2011
Victoria Taft
Victoria Taft
stated on December 22, 2010 in a website posting:
Portland spent nearly $1 million in federal stimulus money to install bike path signs where they already existed.
False
By Janie Har • January 8, 2011
Ward Armstrong
Ward Armstrong
stated on December 20, 2010 in a letter.:
"The Governor did not consult members of his own party before he released his [transportation] plan."
False
By Wes Hester • December 24, 2010
Lars Larson
Lars Larson
stated on November 21, 2010 in a website posting:
Says Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood will "force you to stop using your cell phone" while driving.
False
By Charles Pope • December 18, 2010
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on November 18, 2010 in a statement issued by a transition team leader:
"The Madison-Milwaukee (high-speed) train line is dead."
False
By James B. Nelson • November 30, 2010
Safe Routes to Schools
Safe Routes to Schools
stated on November 10, 2010 in a mailer:
Half of children struck by cars near schools are hit by parents driving children to school.
False
By Janie Har • November 11, 2010
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on October 20, 2010 in a Leadership Florida/Florida Press Association debate.:
Says Alex Sink's plans for governor include $12.5 billion in new spending.
False
By Aaron Sharockman • October 21, 2010
Raymond LaHood
Raymond LaHood
stated on September 6, 2010 in a speech at a Labor Day rally in Milwaukee:
"It’s coming. Nobody can stop this train."
False
By James B. Nelson • October 7, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 20, 2010 in a town hall meeting:
The Bush administration had been "giving (auto companies) billions of dollars and just asking nothing in return."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 22, 2010
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on September 7, 2010 in campaign TV and radio ads:
Says Mark Neumann = Nancy Pelosi
False
By Dave Umhoefer, Lee Bergquist • September 9, 2010
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on July 17, 2010 in conservative blogs:
Obama's dog has his "own plane"
False
By Lukas Pleva • July 22, 2010
Rahm Emanuel
Rahm Emanuel
stated on June 20, 2010 in an interview on "This Week.":
"In the case of General Motors, the (Bush) administration wrote a check without asking for any conditions of change."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • June 21, 2010
Tim James
Tim James
stated on April 26, 2010 in a press release:
Says a Bureau of Labor Statistics report attributed a sharp increase in work-related fatalities to "increasing numbers of employees and drivers could not read or understand warning signs in English."
False
By Robert Farley • April 29, 2010
Sean Hannity
Sean Hannity
stated on June 18, 2009 in a Fox News interview:
Under the "Cash for Clunkers" program, "all we've got to do is ... go to a local junkyard, all you've got to do is tow it to your house. And you're going to get $4,500."
False
By Robert Farley • June 22, 2009
Spencer Bachus
Spencer Bachus
stated on November 19, 2008:
"Even with recent changes, the average hourly wage at General Motors is still $75 an hour."
False
By Robert Farley • January 14, 2009
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