Fact Check Posts – Page 31

Scott Walker
stated on January 10, 2017 in In a speech:

Wisconsin property taxes, as a percentage of personal income, "are the lowest that they've been since the end of World War II."

January 13, 2017

Robert Astorino
stated on January 10, 2017 in a press release:

"I have never once raised the county tax levy -- not for seven straight years."

By Dan Clark • January 11, 2017

Andrew Cuomo
stated on January 9, 2017 in a State of the State speech in New York City:

"More college graduates are living at home than in decades."

By Dan Clark • January 9, 2017

Andrew Cuomo
stated on January 3, 2017 in an announcement:

In New York, "Average college debt - $30,000 per student."

By Dan Clark • January 5, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on January 4, 2017 in In a tweet:

"Jackie Evancho’s album sales have skyrocketed after announcing her inauguration performance."

By Mark Dent • January 5, 2017

Jeff Brandes
stated on December 22, 2016 in a tweet:

"Unlike California, we in Florida welcome driverless cars - no permit required."

By Amy Sherman • December 28, 2016

David Menchetti
stated on November 28, 2016 in testimony before the Illinois House Labor and Commerce Committee:

"The causation standard in Indiana is exactly the same as it is in Illinois."

December 19, 2016

John Podesta
stated on December 18, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press":

"On Oct. 7, the Access Hollywood tape comes out. One hour later, WikiLeaks starts dropping my emails."

By Aaron Sharockman • December 18, 2016

Kirk Watson
stated on November 29, 2016 in a panel discussion about the 2017 legislative session:

"In Austin, Texas, the average homeowner is paying about $1,300 to $1,400 just for recapture," meaning funds spent in non-Austin school districts.

By W. Gardner Selby • December 16, 2016

Russ Feingold
stated on October 7, 2016 in a debate:

Social Security "was basically invented" at the University of Wisconsin-Madison; "that's where Franklin Roosevelt got the idea."

By Jonathan Anderson • December 16, 2016

Newt Gingrich
stated on December 2, 2016 in a radio interview.:

"We adopted the modern Social Security system at a time when the average person died before they were old enough to get Social Security."

By Warren Fiske • December 12, 2016

Gwen Moore
stated on November 18, 2016 in an interview:

Says Donald Trump "thinks stop-and-frisk is fine."

December 9, 2016

Annie's List
stated on November 30, 2016 in a press release:

Even "though men comprise 49% of the population, they hold 80% of the lawmaking power in the Legislature (144 of 181 seats)."

By Bobby Cervantes • December 6, 2016

Andrew Cuomo
stated on November 16, 2016 in a speech in Fishkill, NY:

"We spend less than 2 percent more every year. That is the lowest increase in spending since they have been keeping numbers."

By Dan Clark • December 2, 2016

Bloggers
stated on November 29, 2016 in Townhall.com :

Hillary Clinton in 2005 co-sponsored legislation that would jail flag burners.

By Jim Tharpe • December 2, 2016

Virginia "Jennie Lou" Leeder
stated on October 17, 2016 in an interview with the Austin American-Statesman:

Texas spends "more per day to house an inmate than we do on a student."

By Fauzeya Rahman • November 18, 2016

Rand Paul
stated on November 15, 2016 in a column on rare.us:

Says John Bolton supported the Iraq War and said last year that "I still think the decision to overthrow Saddam was correct."

By Louis Jacobson • November 17, 2016

Rudy Giuliani
stated on November 13, 2016 in CNN's "State of the Union":

Financial conflict-of-interest "laws don't apply to the president, right? So, the president doesn't have to have a blind trust."

By Lauren Carroll • November 16, 2016

Various media reports 2
stated on November 10, 2016 in news media reports:

Newt Gingrich has been a proponent of selecting a president by popular vote instead of the Electoral College.

By Ariella Phillips, Jim Tharpe • November 16, 2016

Lamar Smith
stated on November 9, 2016 in a web post and email blast:

"I was the first member of Congress to contribute to Donald Trump."

By W. Gardner Selby • November 11, 2016

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