Latest Mostly True Fact-checks in State Budget 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 Mark Harris stated on July 20, 2013 in an interview: "I’ve got the spending down, I’ve got the debt down a little bit, I’ve got the reserves up." Republican Party of Florida stated on July 25, 2013 in a newspaper ad: Rick Scott "invested $38 million in the Port of Jacksonville's vital Mile Point Project," which "covered missing federal funds for the project." Stephen Sweeney stated on June 1, 2013 in an interview on "On The Record with Michael Aron" program: "People want the minimum wage, they want marriage equality, they want women’s health care. There’s issues that actually that really do matter, social issues that matter to the people of this state. So I know Barbara would support those issues, I know the governor hasn’t. You’ve seen the actions he’s taken on them." Rick Perry stated on June 10, 2013 in a bill-signing ceremony: Says the 2014-15 Texas budget increases spending by less than the rate of inflation and population growth. Abel Collins stated on June 2, 2013 in an interview on WJAR-TV's "10 News Conference.": "RIPTA has really some of the fullest buses for its transit agency size around the country." Republican Governors Association stated on May 29, 2013 in a gubernatorial campaign TV ad: "Barbara Buono by the numbers: As a Trenton politician, she voted to raise taxes 154 times. Under her, property taxes up 70 percent. Backed a 16 percent sales tax increase. Utilities, nursing homes, cell phones, parking lots, lottery wins, gyms – She taxed them all. Architect of Corzine’s budget, she drove New Jersey $2 billion into debt. Barbara Buono by the numbers: taking New Jersey backwards." Terry McAuliffe stated on May 6, 2013 in a website post.: "In our community college system (state) cuts have reduced funding per student by $1,908." AFL-CIO of New Jersey stated on April 30, 2013 in a Facebook page post: "New Jersey's governor cut $1.6 billion from public education while handing out $2.1 billion in corporate tax breaks, more than the entire previous decade." Rick Scott stated on May 20, 2013 in a press release: "This budget also reflects the smallest state government workforce per 1,000 residents in Florida in this century." Chris Christie stated on May 1, 2013 in a television ad: "Four balanced budgets in a row, with no new taxes for anyone. The best job growth in 12 years. Nearly 130,000 new private-sector jobs. Merit pay to reward New Jersey’s best teachers, and the most education funding ever." Zell Miller stated on March 17, 2013 in an article: Then-Gov. Carl Sanders put 56 percent of the state budget into education, a figure that has not been achieved since. Fix Austin Schools stated on May 4, 2013 in a leaflet.: Says that under Rick Perry’s plan, "Texas has cut funding for public schools by 25%." Chris Christie stated on April 22, 2013 in an interview on NJ101.5 FM's "Ask the Governor" program: "We’re spending less money today, in upcoming fiscal year 2014 than the Corzine-Buono budget spent in fiscal year 2008." Bill Hammond stated on April 15, 2013 in a press conference with Gov. Rick Perry, April 15, 2013: Says businesses pay roughly 60 percent of taxes in Texas. Texas Association of School Boards stated on April 24, 2013 in an advertisement.: "Texas ranks 49th in per-pupil funding among the states." Wendy Davis stated on April 9, 2013 in a Senate Education Committee meeting.: Says Texas ranks 49th nationally in "what we are doing to support our per-pupil investment in education in the state." Jodie Laubenberg stated on April 4, 2013 in a Texas House floor debate.: Says Texas state funds were spent on "a TV series on spouses cheating on their wives, kind of glorifying the act of cheating." New Hampshire Democratic Party stated on March 29, 2013 in a tweet: Says the 2010-11 New Hampshire budget ended with an $18 million surplus, while the Republican-led 2012-13 budget has a $40 million deficit. Scott Walker stated on February 20, 2013 in a speech: "In Wisconsin, only half of all the adults with serious psychological distress received mental health treatment or medication." 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." Doug Whitsett stated on February 18, 2013 in an opinion article.: Says if Oregon had limited its budget growth to the rate of population growth plus the rate of inflation, the state’s all-funds budget would be about $27 billion today, not $60 billion. Chris Christie stated on February 26, 2013 in a budget speech to the state Legislature: "Property taxes had increased 70 percent in the previous 10 years." Joseph Testa stated on February 4, 2013 in a news conference: "About two-thirds of all consumption is services. . . It was just the opposite" when the sales tax was enacted in the '30s. Tim Knopp stated on February 12, 2013 in a press release: Knopp says he upheld a campaign promise not to join the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS). Ohio Republican Party stated on February 19, 2013 in a Tweet: "Kewpie burgers are delicious. An Ohio institution. And they'll cost less thanks to John Kasich's tax cut." Jon Bramnick stated on February 8, 2013 in a panel discussion for "On The Record with Michael Aron": Says, "when this governor came to office, he had (an) 11 billion dollar - I call it mismanagement – deficit." Peter Courtney stated on February 6, 2013 in a press release: Says, "Statistics indicate that one in eight children, and one in 18 adults in Oregon suffers from mental illness." Chris Christie stated on January 22, 2013 in a radio interview on New Jersey 101.5’s “Ask the Governor”: Says "on the state level, we spend less today than Jon Corzine spent in fiscal year 2008, five years later." Wendy Davis stated on January 8, 2013 in a Twitter post.: Says Texas is "dead last in support for mental health." Bill Seitz stated on January 10, 2013 in an interview with the Columbus Dispatch: Ohio's judges, "compared to other similar states, are being woefully underpaid."
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Mark Harris stated on July 20, 2013 in an interview: "I’ve got the spending down, I’ve got the debt down a little bit, I’ve got the reserves up." Republican Party of Florida stated on July 25, 2013 in a newspaper ad: Rick Scott "invested $38 million in the Port of Jacksonville's vital Mile Point Project," which "covered missing federal funds for the project." Stephen Sweeney stated on June 1, 2013 in an interview on "On The Record with Michael Aron" program: "People want the minimum wage, they want marriage equality, they want women’s health care. There’s issues that actually that really do matter, social issues that matter to the people of this state. So I know Barbara would support those issues, I know the governor hasn’t. You’ve seen the actions he’s taken on them." Rick Perry stated on June 10, 2013 in a bill-signing ceremony: Says the 2014-15 Texas budget increases spending by less than the rate of inflation and population growth. Abel Collins stated on June 2, 2013 in an interview on WJAR-TV's "10 News Conference.": "RIPTA has really some of the fullest buses for its transit agency size around the country." Republican Governors Association stated on May 29, 2013 in a gubernatorial campaign TV ad: "Barbara Buono by the numbers: As a Trenton politician, she voted to raise taxes 154 times. Under her, property taxes up 70 percent. Backed a 16 percent sales tax increase. Utilities, nursing homes, cell phones, parking lots, lottery wins, gyms – She taxed them all. Architect of Corzine’s budget, she drove New Jersey $2 billion into debt. Barbara Buono by the numbers: taking New Jersey backwards." Terry McAuliffe stated on May 6, 2013 in a website post.: "In our community college system (state) cuts have reduced funding per student by $1,908." AFL-CIO of New Jersey stated on April 30, 2013 in a Facebook page post: "New Jersey's governor cut $1.6 billion from public education while handing out $2.1 billion in corporate tax breaks, more than the entire previous decade." Rick Scott stated on May 20, 2013 in a press release: "This budget also reflects the smallest state government workforce per 1,000 residents in Florida in this century." Chris Christie stated on May 1, 2013 in a television ad: "Four balanced budgets in a row, with no new taxes for anyone. The best job growth in 12 years. Nearly 130,000 new private-sector jobs. Merit pay to reward New Jersey’s best teachers, and the most education funding ever." Zell Miller stated on March 17, 2013 in an article: Then-Gov. Carl Sanders put 56 percent of the state budget into education, a figure that has not been achieved since. Fix Austin Schools stated on May 4, 2013 in a leaflet.: Says that under Rick Perry’s plan, "Texas has cut funding for public schools by 25%." Chris Christie stated on April 22, 2013 in an interview on NJ101.5 FM's "Ask the Governor" program: "We’re spending less money today, in upcoming fiscal year 2014 than the Corzine-Buono budget spent in fiscal year 2008." Bill Hammond stated on April 15, 2013 in a press conference with Gov. Rick Perry, April 15, 2013: Says businesses pay roughly 60 percent of taxes in Texas. Texas Association of School Boards stated on April 24, 2013 in an advertisement.: "Texas ranks 49th in per-pupil funding among the states." Wendy Davis stated on April 9, 2013 in a Senate Education Committee meeting.: Says Texas ranks 49th nationally in "what we are doing to support our per-pupil investment in education in the state." Jodie Laubenberg stated on April 4, 2013 in a Texas House floor debate.: Says Texas state funds were spent on "a TV series on spouses cheating on their wives, kind of glorifying the act of cheating." New Hampshire Democratic Party stated on March 29, 2013 in a tweet: Says the 2010-11 New Hampshire budget ended with an $18 million surplus, while the Republican-led 2012-13 budget has a $40 million deficit. Scott Walker stated on February 20, 2013 in a speech: "In Wisconsin, only half of all the adults with serious psychological distress received mental health treatment or medication." 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." Doug Whitsett stated on February 18, 2013 in an opinion article.: Says if Oregon had limited its budget growth to the rate of population growth plus the rate of inflation, the state’s all-funds budget would be about $27 billion today, not $60 billion. Chris Christie stated on February 26, 2013 in a budget speech to the state Legislature: "Property taxes had increased 70 percent in the previous 10 years." Joseph Testa stated on February 4, 2013 in a news conference: "About two-thirds of all consumption is services. . . It was just the opposite" when the sales tax was enacted in the '30s. Tim Knopp stated on February 12, 2013 in a press release: Knopp says he upheld a campaign promise not to join the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS). Ohio Republican Party stated on February 19, 2013 in a Tweet: "Kewpie burgers are delicious. An Ohio institution. And they'll cost less thanks to John Kasich's tax cut." Jon Bramnick stated on February 8, 2013 in a panel discussion for "On The Record with Michael Aron": Says, "when this governor came to office, he had (an) 11 billion dollar - I call it mismanagement – deficit." Peter Courtney stated on February 6, 2013 in a press release: Says, "Statistics indicate that one in eight children, and one in 18 adults in Oregon suffers from mental illness." Chris Christie stated on January 22, 2013 in a radio interview on New Jersey 101.5’s “Ask the Governor”: Says "on the state level, we spend less today than Jon Corzine spent in fiscal year 2008, five years later." Wendy Davis stated on January 8, 2013 in a Twitter post.: Says Texas is "dead last in support for mental health." Bill Seitz stated on January 10, 2013 in an interview with the Columbus Dispatch: Ohio's judges, "compared to other similar states, are being woefully underpaid."
Mark Harris stated on July 20, 2013 in an interview: "I’ve got the spending down, I’ve got the debt down a little bit, I’ve got the reserves up."
Republican Party of Florida stated on July 25, 2013 in a newspaper ad: Rick Scott "invested $38 million in the Port of Jacksonville's vital Mile Point Project," which "covered missing federal funds for the project."
Stephen Sweeney stated on June 1, 2013 in an interview on "On The Record with Michael Aron" program: "People want the minimum wage, they want marriage equality, they want women’s health care. There’s issues that actually that really do matter, social issues that matter to the people of this state. So I know Barbara would support those issues, I know the governor hasn’t. You’ve seen the actions he’s taken on them."
Rick Perry stated on June 10, 2013 in a bill-signing ceremony: Says the 2014-15 Texas budget increases spending by less than the rate of inflation and population growth.
Abel Collins stated on June 2, 2013 in an interview on WJAR-TV's "10 News Conference.": "RIPTA has really some of the fullest buses for its transit agency size around the country."
Republican Governors Association stated on May 29, 2013 in a gubernatorial campaign TV ad: "Barbara Buono by the numbers: As a Trenton politician, she voted to raise taxes 154 times. Under her, property taxes up 70 percent. Backed a 16 percent sales tax increase. Utilities, nursing homes, cell phones, parking lots, lottery wins, gyms – She taxed them all. Architect of Corzine’s budget, she drove New Jersey $2 billion into debt. Barbara Buono by the numbers: taking New Jersey backwards."
Terry McAuliffe stated on May 6, 2013 in a website post.: "In our community college system (state) cuts have reduced funding per student by $1,908."
AFL-CIO of New Jersey stated on April 30, 2013 in a Facebook page post: "New Jersey's governor cut $1.6 billion from public education while handing out $2.1 billion in corporate tax breaks, more than the entire previous decade."
Rick Scott stated on May 20, 2013 in a press release: "This budget also reflects the smallest state government workforce per 1,000 residents in Florida in this century."
Chris Christie stated on May 1, 2013 in a television ad: "Four balanced budgets in a row, with no new taxes for anyone. The best job growth in 12 years. Nearly 130,000 new private-sector jobs. Merit pay to reward New Jersey’s best teachers, and the most education funding ever."
Zell Miller stated on March 17, 2013 in an article: Then-Gov. Carl Sanders put 56 percent of the state budget into education, a figure that has not been achieved since.
Fix Austin Schools stated on May 4, 2013 in a leaflet.: Says that under Rick Perry’s plan, "Texas has cut funding for public schools by 25%."
Chris Christie stated on April 22, 2013 in an interview on NJ101.5 FM's "Ask the Governor" program: "We’re spending less money today, in upcoming fiscal year 2014 than the Corzine-Buono budget spent in fiscal year 2008."
Bill Hammond stated on April 15, 2013 in a press conference with Gov. Rick Perry, April 15, 2013: Says businesses pay roughly 60 percent of taxes in Texas.
Texas Association of School Boards stated on April 24, 2013 in an advertisement.: "Texas ranks 49th in per-pupil funding among the states."
Wendy Davis stated on April 9, 2013 in a Senate Education Committee meeting.: Says Texas ranks 49th nationally in "what we are doing to support our per-pupil investment in education in the state."
Jodie Laubenberg stated on April 4, 2013 in a Texas House floor debate.: Says Texas state funds were spent on "a TV series on spouses cheating on their wives, kind of glorifying the act of cheating."
New Hampshire Democratic Party stated on March 29, 2013 in a tweet: Says the 2010-11 New Hampshire budget ended with an $18 million surplus, while the Republican-led 2012-13 budget has a $40 million deficit.
Scott Walker stated on February 20, 2013 in a speech: "In Wisconsin, only half of all the adults with serious psychological distress received mental health treatment or medication."
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."
Doug Whitsett stated on February 18, 2013 in an opinion article.: Says if Oregon had limited its budget growth to the rate of population growth plus the rate of inflation, the state’s all-funds budget would be about $27 billion today, not $60 billion.
Chris Christie stated on February 26, 2013 in a budget speech to the state Legislature: "Property taxes had increased 70 percent in the previous 10 years."
Joseph Testa stated on February 4, 2013 in a news conference: "About two-thirds of all consumption is services. . . It was just the opposite" when the sales tax was enacted in the '30s.
Tim Knopp stated on February 12, 2013 in a press release: Knopp says he upheld a campaign promise not to join the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS).
Ohio Republican Party stated on February 19, 2013 in a Tweet: "Kewpie burgers are delicious. An Ohio institution. And they'll cost less thanks to John Kasich's tax cut."
Jon Bramnick stated on February 8, 2013 in a panel discussion for "On The Record with Michael Aron": Says, "when this governor came to office, he had (an) 11 billion dollar - I call it mismanagement – deficit."
Peter Courtney stated on February 6, 2013 in a press release: Says, "Statistics indicate that one in eight children, and one in 18 adults in Oregon suffers from mental illness."
Chris Christie stated on January 22, 2013 in a radio interview on New Jersey 101.5’s “Ask the Governor”: Says "on the state level, we spend less today than Jon Corzine spent in fiscal year 2008, five years later."
Wendy Davis stated on January 8, 2013 in a Twitter post.: Says Texas is "dead last in support for mental health."
Bill Seitz stated on January 10, 2013 in an interview with the Columbus Dispatch: Ohio's judges, "compared to other similar states, are being woefully underpaid."
