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Jimmy Flannigan
Jimmy Flannigan
stated on September 12, 2016 an Austin Monitor interview that day plus forums later:
Says that he’s responsible for Austin including Anderson Mill Road in the city's proposed transportation bond package.
Mostly False
By Nolan Hicks • November 1, 2016
Sensible Transportation Solutions for Austin PAC
Sensible Transportation Solutions for Austin PAC
stated on October 23, 2016 an ad in the Austin American-Statesman:
Says Austin Mayor Steve Adler’s transportation plans linked to Proposition 1 on the ballot remove "27+ miles of traffic lanes around the city," replacing "them with lanes dedicated to usage by bicycles" and buses.    
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • October 28, 2016
Scott Jones
Scott Jones
stated on October 18, 2016 a U.S. Congressional campaign debate:
Colorado saw "increased incidents of emergency room visits by young people" and "increased incidents of driving while under the influence of marijuana" following the legalization of recreational pot.
Half-True
By Chris Nichols • October 19, 2016
Texas Automobile Dealers Association
Texas Automobile Dealers Association
stated on September 21, 2016 a tweet:
Says that compared to direct sales by manufacturers, consumers "save avg of $500 per car sold through franchised dealer model."
False
By Bobby Cervantes • October 18, 2016
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on August 11, 2016 a tweet:
Says "President Obama’s proposed oil tax would cost consumers 24 cents a gallon."  
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • August 26, 2016
Bike Austin
Bike Austin
stated on June 8, 2016 a press release:
"Bike lanes and sidewalks have been proven to reduce crashes by up to 38 percent on Austin’s streets."
Mostly False
By Jane Wester • July 29, 2016
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on June 27, 2016 a letter to Department of Transportation officials:
"For decades, the state’s gas tax has been among the highest in the nation."
True
By Sarah Hauer • July 20, 2016
Freedom Partners Action Fund
Freedom Partners Action Fund
stated on June 27, 2016 a television ad:
"Many Nevadans relied on Uber for work, but after accepting $70,000 from taxi companies, Catherine Cortez Masto went after Uber ... (driving) them out of town."
Mostly False
By Riley Snyder • July 7, 2016
Gwen Moore
Gwen Moore
stated on June 23, 2016 a tweet:
"If you're a terrorist you can't fly," but "an assault weapon you can buy."
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • July 1, 2016
Tom McCarey
Tom McCarey
stated on June 6, 2016 In a Penn Live editorial:
"Never mind that no red light camera, no speed camera, nor any radar gun has ever stopped one accident from occurring."
Pants on Fire!
By Mark Dent • June 14, 2016
Alan Grayson
Alan Grayson
stated on May 15, 2016 an interview with CBS4:
Says Patrick Murphy "switched his vote on All Aboard Florida ... because his father tried to get in a bid to build it and was unsuccessful."  
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • May 18, 2016
Sylvester Turner
Sylvester Turner
stated on March 4, 2016 a ceremony to introduce new local transit authority chairman:
"We have been focusing so much, especially the Texas Department of Transportation, on that 97 percent of people in single-occupancy vehicles."
False
By Emma Hinchliffe • May 6, 2016
Ridesharing Works for Austin
Ridesharing Works for Austin
stated on April 26, 2016 a voter mailer noted by a reader:
If Austin voters reject Proposition 1, a "completely new City-run" criminal background check "process will cost millions in processing fees, additional staff, and bureaucracy" with taxpayers getting "the bill."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • April 30, 2016
Our City, Our Safety, Our Choice
Our City, Our Safety, Our Choice
stated on April 8, 2016 a fund-raising letter from female supporters:
Austin’s Stop Abuse for Everyone has seen in its offices "sexual assault survivors that report being attacked by their ridesharing drivers, at a rate of one per month."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • April 15, 2016
Ellen Troxclair
Ellen Troxclair
stated on April 10, 2016 a voter forum hosted by the League of Women Voters of the Austin Area:
Statistics show "you are about nine times more likely to be assaulted by a taxi driver" in Austin than a driver for a ride-hailing service.
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • April 15, 2016
Sylvester Turner
Sylvester Turner
stated on March 4, 2016 a press conference announcing new chairman of transit authority:
"The Katy Freeway, or Interstate 10 west of Houston, is the widest freeway in the world, with up to 26 lanes, including frontage road lanes."
False
By Fauzeya Rahman • April 13, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on February 21, 2016 a TV ad:
"When the auto industry was going under, car parts companies like" Johnson Controls "begged taxpayers for a bailout, and they got one."  
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • March 9, 2016
Sierra Club
Sierra Club
stated on February 22, 2016 a letter from Tampa Bay Group chairman Kent Bailey to Hillsborough County commissioners:
"Our community (Tampa Bay) is one of the 10 most threatened by the sea level rise in the world."
Mostly True
By Joshua Gillin • February 26, 2016
John Oliver
John Oliver
stated on February 14, 2016 a TV show:
In Sauk City, Wisconsin, "the ID office" that provides identification for voting "is only open on the fifth Wednesday of every month" -- a total of four days in 2016.
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • February 19, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on February 4, 2016 a debate:
"We bailed out" Johnson Controls when "we saved the auto industry" and "now they want to avoid paying taxes."
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • February 11, 2016
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