Latest Mostly True Fact-checks in Disability Meagan Wolfe stated on November 5, 2021 in TV interview: "Only a court can decide that somebody is incompetent to vote" -- the state Election Commission "cannot force facilities, private facilities, to allow special voting deputies" inside. Rosemary Laird stated on March 14, 2017 in a Florida Senate committee hearing: "Currently, half a million Floridians have Alzheimer’s disease, and in less than 10 years, a 40 percent growth rate means that another 200,000 Floridians will develop this devastating illness." Hillary Clinton stated on September 12, 2016 in an interview on CNN: "You've got a medical report on me that meets the same standard as Mitt Romney and Barack Obama." Tom Harkin stated on July 26, 2016 in in a speech at the Democratic National Convention: Says "employers are still allowed to pay people with disabilities below the minimum wage." Scott Walker stated on July 26, 2015 in a tweet: Wisconsin's pension system is the "only one fully funded in the country." Rick Scott stated on March 5, 2013 in a State of the State speech: "For the first time in eight years, our budget also increases funding for persons with disabilities by $36 million to help more disabled people receive community-based services." Chris Christie stated on February 21, 2012 in his budget speech: "New Jersey has the second highest rate of institutionalization" of people with developmental disabilities "in America. Only Texas puts more of its citizens -- confines more of its citizens -- to institutions than New Jersey. " Tom Coburn stated on December 1, 2010 in a meeting of the Simpson-Bowles deficit commission: "One in 19 Americans today get SSDI or SSI. That's one in 19 Americans (who) are disabled." Margaret Gomez stated on February 15, 2010 in a campaign flier.: Says she "stopped Capital Metro from raising fares for senior and disabled citizens."
Meagan Wolfe stated on November 5, 2021 in TV interview: "Only a court can decide that somebody is incompetent to vote" -- the state Election Commission "cannot force facilities, private facilities, to allow special voting deputies" inside. Rosemary Laird stated on March 14, 2017 in a Florida Senate committee hearing: "Currently, half a million Floridians have Alzheimer’s disease, and in less than 10 years, a 40 percent growth rate means that another 200,000 Floridians will develop this devastating illness." Hillary Clinton stated on September 12, 2016 in an interview on CNN: "You've got a medical report on me that meets the same standard as Mitt Romney and Barack Obama." Tom Harkin stated on July 26, 2016 in in a speech at the Democratic National Convention: Says "employers are still allowed to pay people with disabilities below the minimum wage." Scott Walker stated on July 26, 2015 in a tweet: Wisconsin's pension system is the "only one fully funded in the country." Rick Scott stated on March 5, 2013 in a State of the State speech: "For the first time in eight years, our budget also increases funding for persons with disabilities by $36 million to help more disabled people receive community-based services." Chris Christie stated on February 21, 2012 in his budget speech: "New Jersey has the second highest rate of institutionalization" of people with developmental disabilities "in America. Only Texas puts more of its citizens -- confines more of its citizens -- to institutions than New Jersey. " Tom Coburn stated on December 1, 2010 in a meeting of the Simpson-Bowles deficit commission: "One in 19 Americans today get SSDI or SSI. That's one in 19 Americans (who) are disabled." Margaret Gomez stated on February 15, 2010 in a campaign flier.: Says she "stopped Capital Metro from raising fares for senior and disabled citizens."
Meagan Wolfe stated on November 5, 2021 in TV interview: "Only a court can decide that somebody is incompetent to vote" -- the state Election Commission "cannot force facilities, private facilities, to allow special voting deputies" inside.
Rosemary Laird stated on March 14, 2017 in a Florida Senate committee hearing: "Currently, half a million Floridians have Alzheimer’s disease, and in less than 10 years, a 40 percent growth rate means that another 200,000 Floridians will develop this devastating illness."
Hillary Clinton stated on September 12, 2016 in an interview on CNN: "You've got a medical report on me that meets the same standard as Mitt Romney and Barack Obama."
Tom Harkin stated on July 26, 2016 in in a speech at the Democratic National Convention: Says "employers are still allowed to pay people with disabilities below the minimum wage."
Scott Walker stated on July 26, 2015 in a tweet: Wisconsin's pension system is the "only one fully funded in the country."
Rick Scott stated on March 5, 2013 in a State of the State speech: "For the first time in eight years, our budget also increases funding for persons with disabilities by $36 million to help more disabled people receive community-based services."
Chris Christie stated on February 21, 2012 in his budget speech: "New Jersey has the second highest rate of institutionalization" of people with developmental disabilities "in America. Only Texas puts more of its citizens -- confines more of its citizens -- to institutions than New Jersey. "
Tom Coburn stated on December 1, 2010 in a meeting of the Simpson-Bowles deficit commission: "One in 19 Americans today get SSDI or SSI. That's one in 19 Americans (who) are disabled."
Margaret Gomez stated on February 15, 2010 in a campaign flier.: Says she "stopped Capital Metro from raising fares for senior and disabled citizens."
