Latest Fact-checks in Education Clear Any Rating True Mostly True Half True Mostly False False Pants on Fire Full Flop Half Flip No Flip Any Speaker Any Date Range Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last 12 Months 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Any Category Chris Christie stated on December 29, 2011 in a radio interview: Says "kids who start in the ninth grade in the city of Newark this past September, 23 percent of them will graduate in four years." Greater Wisconsin Committee stated on November 30, 2011 in a television ad: Scott Walker’s school-aid cuts were so devastating that students are without chairs and a government survey found 47 kids in a classroom. Creative Advocacy Network stated on December 1, 2011 in a tweet: Says 77 percent "of Portland's students finish elementary school without taking even one art class." Julia Sass Rubin stated on December 3, 2011 in an interview on News 12 New Jersey’s Power & Politics show: "(The Opportunity Scholarship Act) would be funded directly from public school budgets. So it would absolutely take money out of the public school system to transfer to private and religious schools." Mitt Romney stated on December 7, 2011 in an interview on Fox News: "Speaker Gingrich has said that we ought to get rid of our child labor laws." Newt Gingrich stated on December 10, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Des Moines, Iowa: In New York City, "an entry level janitor gets paid twice as much as an entry level teacher." Chris Christie stated on November 18, 2011 in a speech at Notre Dame's law school: "They say teachers only make on average in New Jersey 60,000 dollars a year. They only work 180 days." Rick Perry stated on December 7, 2011 in an Iowa TV ad.: Our "kids can’t openly celebrate Christmas or pray in school." Thomas Brown stated on November 7, 2011 in an interview: "Most of, if not all of, the [DeKalb school construction] projects always came in on or were under budget." Rick Santorum stated on November 29, 2011 in a speech: Says the unemployment rate for college graduates is 4.4 percent and over 10 percent for noncollege-educated. Chris Christie stated on November 18, 2011 in a forum at the University of Notre Dame: Says "out of 588 school districts, we give 31 (former Abbott) districts 70 percent of the aid." Wisconsin Education Association Council stated on November 15, 2011 in a news release: State budget cuts for local schools resulted in "nearly 4,000 educator layoffs" Stacey Evans stated on November 18, 2011 in an op-ed: "By fiscal year 2013, the state is expected to wipe through [HOPE scholarship] reserve funds." Scott Walker stated on November 15, 2011 in a radio interview: "The overwhelming number" of school districts reported their staff stayed the same or grew after the 2011-’13 state budget Rebecca Kleefisch stated on November 15, 2011 in a video: A recall election for Wisconsin governor would cost "$7.7 million -- $7.7 million that may already be allocated to merit raises for teachers or health care for the poor or school books for your kids." Democratic National Committee stated on November 17, 2011 in an e-mail message: "House Republicans are ramming through legislation ... to classify pizza as a 'vegetable' for the purpose of school lunches." Michael Doherty stated on November 3, 2011 in a speech before the East Jersey Tea Party: Says the state auditor found that 37 percent of the 428,000 students receiving free and reduced-price lunches are ineligible. Chris Christie stated on November 14, 2011 in an interview at Facebook headquarters: Says 23 percent of ninth graders in Newark will graduate with a high school diploma in four years and "we spend $100,000 on their education in those four years, more than is spent on any other set of students in the United States." John Kasich stated on November 25, 2011 in a speech: "One-third of our college grads leave Ohio within three years." Newt Gingrich stated on November 9, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Michigan: "By 2014, there will be one administrator for every teacher on college campuses in the United States." Mitt Romney stated on September 29, 2011 in a campaign video.: President Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid support Rick Perry’s "decision to give in-state tuition to illegal immigrants." Rainbow/PUSH Coalition stated on October 28, 2011 in a press release: In Georgia, "hard-earned lottery dollars are doled out to the scion[s] of wealthy families." Robert Menendez stated on October 18, 2011 in a speech: "New Jersey alone, my home state, is facing a ten-and-a-half billion dollar shortfall in its 2012 fiscal budget. This means more cuts in state and local spending for education, which means our kids are hurt." Scott Walker stated on October 16, 2011 in an interview: "The largest category of people coming into the technical schools in Wisconsin are people with four-year degrees." Frank Brogan stated on October 19, 2011 in a meeting with state legislators: Says Anthropology is a STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) field. No Casinos stated on October 11, 2011 in a statement on their website: Slot machines in Miami-Dade and Broward counties have generated 20 percent of the promised $500 million per year for schools. David Axelrod stated on September 27, 2011 in a speech to the New Hampshire Institute of Politics: Says Republicans want to cut education by 25 percent. Scott Walker stated on September 26, 2011 in a television interview: Says he never called teachers "thugs" and has said nothing but "great things" about them during the fight over his curbs on unions George LeMieux stated on October 3, 2011 in a website: Says U.S. Senate candidate Adam Hasner "cited his efforts to weaken pro-life and school choice legislation as unequivocal proof that he’s a moderate." Jorge Elorza stated on October 2, 2011 in a TV interview: "The reality is that we have roughly 15,000 undocumented immigrants living in the state..."
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Chris Christie stated on December 29, 2011 in a radio interview: Says "kids who start in the ninth grade in the city of Newark this past September, 23 percent of them will graduate in four years." Greater Wisconsin Committee stated on November 30, 2011 in a television ad: Scott Walker’s school-aid cuts were so devastating that students are without chairs and a government survey found 47 kids in a classroom. Creative Advocacy Network stated on December 1, 2011 in a tweet: Says 77 percent "of Portland's students finish elementary school without taking even one art class." Julia Sass Rubin stated on December 3, 2011 in an interview on News 12 New Jersey’s Power & Politics show: "(The Opportunity Scholarship Act) would be funded directly from public school budgets. So it would absolutely take money out of the public school system to transfer to private and religious schools." Mitt Romney stated on December 7, 2011 in an interview on Fox News: "Speaker Gingrich has said that we ought to get rid of our child labor laws." Newt Gingrich stated on December 10, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Des Moines, Iowa: In New York City, "an entry level janitor gets paid twice as much as an entry level teacher." Chris Christie stated on November 18, 2011 in a speech at Notre Dame's law school: "They say teachers only make on average in New Jersey 60,000 dollars a year. They only work 180 days." Rick Perry stated on December 7, 2011 in an Iowa TV ad.: Our "kids can’t openly celebrate Christmas or pray in school." Thomas Brown stated on November 7, 2011 in an interview: "Most of, if not all of, the [DeKalb school construction] projects always came in on or were under budget." Rick Santorum stated on November 29, 2011 in a speech: Says the unemployment rate for college graduates is 4.4 percent and over 10 percent for noncollege-educated. Chris Christie stated on November 18, 2011 in a forum at the University of Notre Dame: Says "out of 588 school districts, we give 31 (former Abbott) districts 70 percent of the aid." Wisconsin Education Association Council stated on November 15, 2011 in a news release: State budget cuts for local schools resulted in "nearly 4,000 educator layoffs" Stacey Evans stated on November 18, 2011 in an op-ed: "By fiscal year 2013, the state is expected to wipe through [HOPE scholarship] reserve funds." Scott Walker stated on November 15, 2011 in a radio interview: "The overwhelming number" of school districts reported their staff stayed the same or grew after the 2011-’13 state budget Rebecca Kleefisch stated on November 15, 2011 in a video: A recall election for Wisconsin governor would cost "$7.7 million -- $7.7 million that may already be allocated to merit raises for teachers or health care for the poor or school books for your kids." Democratic National Committee stated on November 17, 2011 in an e-mail message: "House Republicans are ramming through legislation ... to classify pizza as a 'vegetable' for the purpose of school lunches." Michael Doherty stated on November 3, 2011 in a speech before the East Jersey Tea Party: Says the state auditor found that 37 percent of the 428,000 students receiving free and reduced-price lunches are ineligible. Chris Christie stated on November 14, 2011 in an interview at Facebook headquarters: Says 23 percent of ninth graders in Newark will graduate with a high school diploma in four years and "we spend $100,000 on their education in those four years, more than is spent on any other set of students in the United States." John Kasich stated on November 25, 2011 in a speech: "One-third of our college grads leave Ohio within three years." Newt Gingrich stated on November 9, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Michigan: "By 2014, there will be one administrator for every teacher on college campuses in the United States." Mitt Romney stated on September 29, 2011 in a campaign video.: President Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid support Rick Perry’s "decision to give in-state tuition to illegal immigrants." Rainbow/PUSH Coalition stated on October 28, 2011 in a press release: In Georgia, "hard-earned lottery dollars are doled out to the scion[s] of wealthy families." Robert Menendez stated on October 18, 2011 in a speech: "New Jersey alone, my home state, is facing a ten-and-a-half billion dollar shortfall in its 2012 fiscal budget. This means more cuts in state and local spending for education, which means our kids are hurt." Scott Walker stated on October 16, 2011 in an interview: "The largest category of people coming into the technical schools in Wisconsin are people with four-year degrees." Frank Brogan stated on October 19, 2011 in a meeting with state legislators: Says Anthropology is a STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) field. No Casinos stated on October 11, 2011 in a statement on their website: Slot machines in Miami-Dade and Broward counties have generated 20 percent of the promised $500 million per year for schools. David Axelrod stated on September 27, 2011 in a speech to the New Hampshire Institute of Politics: Says Republicans want to cut education by 25 percent. Scott Walker stated on September 26, 2011 in a television interview: Says he never called teachers "thugs" and has said nothing but "great things" about them during the fight over his curbs on unions George LeMieux stated on October 3, 2011 in a website: Says U.S. Senate candidate Adam Hasner "cited his efforts to weaken pro-life and school choice legislation as unequivocal proof that he’s a moderate." Jorge Elorza stated on October 2, 2011 in a TV interview: "The reality is that we have roughly 15,000 undocumented immigrants living in the state..."
Chris Christie stated on December 29, 2011 in a radio interview: Says "kids who start in the ninth grade in the city of Newark this past September, 23 percent of them will graduate in four years."
Greater Wisconsin Committee stated on November 30, 2011 in a television ad: Scott Walker’s school-aid cuts were so devastating that students are without chairs and a government survey found 47 kids in a classroom.
Creative Advocacy Network stated on December 1, 2011 in a tweet: Says 77 percent "of Portland's students finish elementary school without taking even one art class."
Julia Sass Rubin stated on December 3, 2011 in an interview on News 12 New Jersey’s Power & Politics show: "(The Opportunity Scholarship Act) would be funded directly from public school budgets. So it would absolutely take money out of the public school system to transfer to private and religious schools."
Mitt Romney stated on December 7, 2011 in an interview on Fox News: "Speaker Gingrich has said that we ought to get rid of our child labor laws."
Newt Gingrich stated on December 10, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Des Moines, Iowa: In New York City, "an entry level janitor gets paid twice as much as an entry level teacher."
Chris Christie stated on November 18, 2011 in a speech at Notre Dame's law school: "They say teachers only make on average in New Jersey 60,000 dollars a year. They only work 180 days."
Rick Perry stated on December 7, 2011 in an Iowa TV ad.: Our "kids can’t openly celebrate Christmas or pray in school."
Thomas Brown stated on November 7, 2011 in an interview: "Most of, if not all of, the [DeKalb school construction] projects always came in on or were under budget."
Rick Santorum stated on November 29, 2011 in a speech: Says the unemployment rate for college graduates is 4.4 percent and over 10 percent for noncollege-educated.
Chris Christie stated on November 18, 2011 in a forum at the University of Notre Dame: Says "out of 588 school districts, we give 31 (former Abbott) districts 70 percent of the aid."
Wisconsin Education Association Council stated on November 15, 2011 in a news release: State budget cuts for local schools resulted in "nearly 4,000 educator layoffs"
Stacey Evans stated on November 18, 2011 in an op-ed: "By fiscal year 2013, the state is expected to wipe through [HOPE scholarship] reserve funds."
Scott Walker stated on November 15, 2011 in a radio interview: "The overwhelming number" of school districts reported their staff stayed the same or grew after the 2011-’13 state budget
Rebecca Kleefisch stated on November 15, 2011 in a video: A recall election for Wisconsin governor would cost "$7.7 million -- $7.7 million that may already be allocated to merit raises for teachers or health care for the poor or school books for your kids."
Democratic National Committee stated on November 17, 2011 in an e-mail message: "House Republicans are ramming through legislation ... to classify pizza as a 'vegetable' for the purpose of school lunches."
Michael Doherty stated on November 3, 2011 in a speech before the East Jersey Tea Party: Says the state auditor found that 37 percent of the 428,000 students receiving free and reduced-price lunches are ineligible.
Chris Christie stated on November 14, 2011 in an interview at Facebook headquarters: Says 23 percent of ninth graders in Newark will graduate with a high school diploma in four years and "we spend $100,000 on their education in those four years, more than is spent on any other set of students in the United States."
John Kasich stated on November 25, 2011 in a speech: "One-third of our college grads leave Ohio within three years."
Newt Gingrich stated on November 9, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Michigan: "By 2014, there will be one administrator for every teacher on college campuses in the United States."
Mitt Romney stated on September 29, 2011 in a campaign video.: President Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid support Rick Perry’s "decision to give in-state tuition to illegal immigrants."
Rainbow/PUSH Coalition stated on October 28, 2011 in a press release: In Georgia, "hard-earned lottery dollars are doled out to the scion[s] of wealthy families."
Robert Menendez stated on October 18, 2011 in a speech: "New Jersey alone, my home state, is facing a ten-and-a-half billion dollar shortfall in its 2012 fiscal budget. This means more cuts in state and local spending for education, which means our kids are hurt."
Scott Walker stated on October 16, 2011 in an interview: "The largest category of people coming into the technical schools in Wisconsin are people with four-year degrees."
Frank Brogan stated on October 19, 2011 in a meeting with state legislators: Says Anthropology is a STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) field.
No Casinos stated on October 11, 2011 in a statement on their website: Slot machines in Miami-Dade and Broward counties have generated 20 percent of the promised $500 million per year for schools.
David Axelrod stated on September 27, 2011 in a speech to the New Hampshire Institute of Politics: Says Republicans want to cut education by 25 percent.
Scott Walker stated on September 26, 2011 in a television interview: Says he never called teachers "thugs" and has said nothing but "great things" about them during the fight over his curbs on unions
George LeMieux stated on October 3, 2011 in a website: Says U.S. Senate candidate Adam Hasner "cited his efforts to weaken pro-life and school choice legislation as unequivocal proof that he’s a moderate."
Jorge Elorza stated on October 2, 2011 in a TV interview: "The reality is that we have roughly 15,000 undocumented immigrants living in the state..."
