Latest Half-True Fact-checks in Transportation Erick Erickson stated on January 27, 2023 in a video: “Right now, driving 100 miles in an electric vehicle is more expensive than driving an internal combustion engine car.” Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce stated on March 7, 2022 in TV ad: Says Gov. Tony Evers "tried to make us pay even more at the pump by hiking the gas tax." Cavalier Johnson stated on December 21, 2021 in News release: “In 2021, 65 people in Milwaukee have lost their lives due to reckless driving accidents, and more than 9,000 cars have been stolen, double the amount in 2020.” Randy Feenstra stated on April 28, 2021 in a tweet: "Only <6% of the $2.1 trillion 'infrastructure' bill contains funding for roads & bridges.” Joe Biden stated on December 16, 2020 in a transportation secretary announcement: “Tens and tens of thousands of bridges are in disrepair, some on the verge of collapse.” Facebook posts stated on June 17, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Maine Gov. Janet Mills is “using taxpayer money to buy cars for those on welfare, without a public hearing on the rules. If someone on welfare sells the car for cash without the state’s approval, the rules don’t allow the state to prosecute them for car theft.” Facebook posts stated on December 29, 2019 in a social media post: "Elaine Chao BUSTED Sending $97 Million Contract To Help Mitch McConnell Win Reelection." Jim Justice stated on August 22, 2019 in a tweet: "Our WV highways rank 16th in the country in a national survey of highway systems, up 20 spots from last year’s ranking! This ranking affirms all the hard work we’ve done, and that we continue to do, fixing our state’s roads." Dave Muntzel stated on February 25, 2019 in legislative remarks: "One-fourth of the vehicles on (Missouri’s) highways are defective." Scott Walker stated on September 20, 2018 in a TV ad: Says Tony Evers will "raise property taxes, raise income taxes and raise gas taxes by as much as a dollar a gallon." Renee Hoagenson stated on August 28, 2018 in a tweet: "Missouri has the worst roads in the Midwest and nearly the worst roads in the country." Patrick McKenna stated on October 19, 2017 in a Kansas City Business Journal article: "Officials at Hyperloop One have referred to the route as one of the best they've ever seen." Kathleen Vinehout stated on February 24, 2017 in an interview: Wisconsin children are crossing "condemned bridges in the middle of the winter to get to the school bus." Wick Moorman stated on February 15, 2017 in In front of a Senate subcommittee: "More than ever our nation and the traveling public rely on Amtrak for mobility." Uber stated on November 28, 2016 in an online petition and in a press release: A recent study found "that cities where Uber operates have 3.6%-5.6% fewer drunk driving deaths than cities without access to ridesharing." Scott Jones stated on October 18, 2016 in 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. Our City, Our Safety, Our Choice stated on April 8, 2016 in 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." Hillary Clinton stated on February 21, 2016 in 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." Jerry Brown stated on October 7, 2015 in a speech: "Smog was invented in Los Angeles. It was. The name was invented. There was a fellow at Caltech and he came up with the idea and they called it smog." Gerry Connolly stated on July 9, 2015 in a written statement.: "In 1960, we spent more than 3 percent of our GDP on infrastructure projects like the Interstate Highway. Today we spend less than 1 percent of our GDP on these vital investments." Gina Raimondo stated on May 27, 2015 in news conference: "It’s commercial vehicles, 18 wheelers and above … that cause 90 plus percent of the damages on our highways and bridges." Megyn Kelly stated on May 13, 2015 in a broadcast of "The Kelly File": The lack of an automatic braking system that could have prevented the Philadelphia Amtrak crash "wasn't driven by a lack of funding. It just takes a while. They (Congress) just passed it in the recent past." Charles Schumer stated on May 13, 2015 in remarks to reporters: "It is simply a fact that insufficient funding for Amtrak has delayed the installation" of a positive train control safety system. "To deny a connection between the (derailment in Philadelphia) and underfunding Amtrak is to deny reality." Bloomberg.com stated on March 31, 2015 in a news report: Delta has had the most animal deaths among U.S. carriers in the past five years Steve Adler stated on April 1, 2015 in a speech: Austin has "gone from being the 24th most congested city just about 10 years ago to being the fourth most congested — more congested than NYC." Jim Steineke stated on November 19, 2014 in a tweet: The streetcar project planned by Mayor Tom Barrett would be a "1900s style trolley." Lloyd Doggett stated on October 25, 2014 in a Let's Go Austin mailer: "The Austin Tea Party and an ultra-conservative millionaire are behind the" campaign against the city’s light-rail proposition. No Tax For Tracks stated on September 30, 2014 in an email newsletter: The Greenlight Pinellas 1-cent sales tax "is permanent, we never get to vote on this again." Charlie Crist stated on July 10, 2014 in a fundraising email: "All Aboard Florida is receiving millions in Florida taxpayer dollars." No Tax For Tracks stated on April 9, 2014 in a website post: "Light rail does not reduce congestion."
Erick Erickson stated on January 27, 2023 in a video: “Right now, driving 100 miles in an electric vehicle is more expensive than driving an internal combustion engine car.” Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce stated on March 7, 2022 in TV ad: Says Gov. Tony Evers "tried to make us pay even more at the pump by hiking the gas tax." Cavalier Johnson stated on December 21, 2021 in News release: “In 2021, 65 people in Milwaukee have lost their lives due to reckless driving accidents, and more than 9,000 cars have been stolen, double the amount in 2020.” Randy Feenstra stated on April 28, 2021 in a tweet: "Only <6% of the $2.1 trillion 'infrastructure' bill contains funding for roads & bridges.” Joe Biden stated on December 16, 2020 in a transportation secretary announcement: “Tens and tens of thousands of bridges are in disrepair, some on the verge of collapse.” Facebook posts stated on June 17, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Maine Gov. Janet Mills is “using taxpayer money to buy cars for those on welfare, without a public hearing on the rules. If someone on welfare sells the car for cash without the state’s approval, the rules don’t allow the state to prosecute them for car theft.” Facebook posts stated on December 29, 2019 in a social media post: "Elaine Chao BUSTED Sending $97 Million Contract To Help Mitch McConnell Win Reelection." Jim Justice stated on August 22, 2019 in a tweet: "Our WV highways rank 16th in the country in a national survey of highway systems, up 20 spots from last year’s ranking! This ranking affirms all the hard work we’ve done, and that we continue to do, fixing our state’s roads." Dave Muntzel stated on February 25, 2019 in legislative remarks: "One-fourth of the vehicles on (Missouri’s) highways are defective." Scott Walker stated on September 20, 2018 in a TV ad: Says Tony Evers will "raise property taxes, raise income taxes and raise gas taxes by as much as a dollar a gallon." Renee Hoagenson stated on August 28, 2018 in a tweet: "Missouri has the worst roads in the Midwest and nearly the worst roads in the country." Patrick McKenna stated on October 19, 2017 in a Kansas City Business Journal article: "Officials at Hyperloop One have referred to the route as one of the best they've ever seen." Kathleen Vinehout stated on February 24, 2017 in an interview: Wisconsin children are crossing "condemned bridges in the middle of the winter to get to the school bus." Wick Moorman stated on February 15, 2017 in In front of a Senate subcommittee: "More than ever our nation and the traveling public rely on Amtrak for mobility." Uber stated on November 28, 2016 in an online petition and in a press release: A recent study found "that cities where Uber operates have 3.6%-5.6% fewer drunk driving deaths than cities without access to ridesharing." Scott Jones stated on October 18, 2016 in 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. Our City, Our Safety, Our Choice stated on April 8, 2016 in 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." Hillary Clinton stated on February 21, 2016 in 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." Jerry Brown stated on October 7, 2015 in a speech: "Smog was invented in Los Angeles. It was. The name was invented. There was a fellow at Caltech and he came up with the idea and they called it smog." Gerry Connolly stated on July 9, 2015 in a written statement.: "In 1960, we spent more than 3 percent of our GDP on infrastructure projects like the Interstate Highway. Today we spend less than 1 percent of our GDP on these vital investments." Gina Raimondo stated on May 27, 2015 in news conference: "It’s commercial vehicles, 18 wheelers and above … that cause 90 plus percent of the damages on our highways and bridges." Megyn Kelly stated on May 13, 2015 in a broadcast of "The Kelly File": The lack of an automatic braking system that could have prevented the Philadelphia Amtrak crash "wasn't driven by a lack of funding. It just takes a while. They (Congress) just passed it in the recent past." Charles Schumer stated on May 13, 2015 in remarks to reporters: "It is simply a fact that insufficient funding for Amtrak has delayed the installation" of a positive train control safety system. "To deny a connection between the (derailment in Philadelphia) and underfunding Amtrak is to deny reality." Bloomberg.com stated on March 31, 2015 in a news report: Delta has had the most animal deaths among U.S. carriers in the past five years Steve Adler stated on April 1, 2015 in a speech: Austin has "gone from being the 24th most congested city just about 10 years ago to being the fourth most congested — more congested than NYC." Jim Steineke stated on November 19, 2014 in a tweet: The streetcar project planned by Mayor Tom Barrett would be a "1900s style trolley." Lloyd Doggett stated on October 25, 2014 in a Let's Go Austin mailer: "The Austin Tea Party and an ultra-conservative millionaire are behind the" campaign against the city’s light-rail proposition. No Tax For Tracks stated on September 30, 2014 in an email newsletter: The Greenlight Pinellas 1-cent sales tax "is permanent, we never get to vote on this again." Charlie Crist stated on July 10, 2014 in a fundraising email: "All Aboard Florida is receiving millions in Florida taxpayer dollars." No Tax For Tracks stated on April 9, 2014 in a website post: "Light rail does not reduce congestion."
Erick Erickson stated on January 27, 2023 in a video: “Right now, driving 100 miles in an electric vehicle is more expensive than driving an internal combustion engine car.”
Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce stated on March 7, 2022 in TV ad: Says Gov. Tony Evers "tried to make us pay even more at the pump by hiking the gas tax."
Cavalier Johnson stated on December 21, 2021 in News release: “In 2021, 65 people in Milwaukee have lost their lives due to reckless driving accidents, and more than 9,000 cars have been stolen, double the amount in 2020.”
Randy Feenstra stated on April 28, 2021 in a tweet: "Only <6% of the $2.1 trillion 'infrastructure' bill contains funding for roads & bridges.”
Joe Biden stated on December 16, 2020 in a transportation secretary announcement: “Tens and tens of thousands of bridges are in disrepair, some on the verge of collapse.”
Facebook posts stated on June 17, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Maine Gov. Janet Mills is “using taxpayer money to buy cars for those on welfare, without a public hearing on the rules. If someone on welfare sells the car for cash without the state’s approval, the rules don’t allow the state to prosecute them for car theft.”
Facebook posts stated on December 29, 2019 in a social media post: "Elaine Chao BUSTED Sending $97 Million Contract To Help Mitch McConnell Win Reelection."
Jim Justice stated on August 22, 2019 in a tweet: "Our WV highways rank 16th in the country in a national survey of highway systems, up 20 spots from last year’s ranking! This ranking affirms all the hard work we’ve done, and that we continue to do, fixing our state’s roads."
Dave Muntzel stated on February 25, 2019 in legislative remarks: "One-fourth of the vehicles on (Missouri’s) highways are defective."
Scott Walker stated on September 20, 2018 in a TV ad: Says Tony Evers will "raise property taxes, raise income taxes and raise gas taxes by as much as a dollar a gallon."
Renee Hoagenson stated on August 28, 2018 in a tweet: "Missouri has the worst roads in the Midwest and nearly the worst roads in the country."
Patrick McKenna stated on October 19, 2017 in a Kansas City Business Journal article: "Officials at Hyperloop One have referred to the route as one of the best they've ever seen."
Kathleen Vinehout stated on February 24, 2017 in an interview: Wisconsin children are crossing "condemned bridges in the middle of the winter to get to the school bus."
Wick Moorman stated on February 15, 2017 in In front of a Senate subcommittee: "More than ever our nation and the traveling public rely on Amtrak for mobility."
Uber stated on November 28, 2016 in an online petition and in a press release: A recent study found "that cities where Uber operates have 3.6%-5.6% fewer drunk driving deaths than cities without access to ridesharing."
Scott Jones stated on October 18, 2016 in 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.
Our City, Our Safety, Our Choice stated on April 8, 2016 in 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."
Hillary Clinton stated on February 21, 2016 in 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."
Jerry Brown stated on October 7, 2015 in a speech: "Smog was invented in Los Angeles. It was. The name was invented. There was a fellow at Caltech and he came up with the idea and they called it smog."
Gerry Connolly stated on July 9, 2015 in a written statement.: "In 1960, we spent more than 3 percent of our GDP on infrastructure projects like the Interstate Highway. Today we spend less than 1 percent of our GDP on these vital investments."
Gina Raimondo stated on May 27, 2015 in news conference: "It’s commercial vehicles, 18 wheelers and above … that cause 90 plus percent of the damages on our highways and bridges."
Megyn Kelly stated on May 13, 2015 in a broadcast of "The Kelly File": The lack of an automatic braking system that could have prevented the Philadelphia Amtrak crash "wasn't driven by a lack of funding. It just takes a while. They (Congress) just passed it in the recent past."
Charles Schumer stated on May 13, 2015 in remarks to reporters: "It is simply a fact that insufficient funding for Amtrak has delayed the installation" of a positive train control safety system. "To deny a connection between the (derailment in Philadelphia) and underfunding Amtrak is to deny reality."
Bloomberg.com stated on March 31, 2015 in a news report: Delta has had the most animal deaths among U.S. carriers in the past five years
Steve Adler stated on April 1, 2015 in a speech: Austin has "gone from being the 24th most congested city just about 10 years ago to being the fourth most congested — more congested than NYC."
Jim Steineke stated on November 19, 2014 in a tweet: The streetcar project planned by Mayor Tom Barrett would be a "1900s style trolley."
Lloyd Doggett stated on October 25, 2014 in a Let's Go Austin mailer: "The Austin Tea Party and an ultra-conservative millionaire are behind the" campaign against the city’s light-rail proposition.
No Tax For Tracks stated on September 30, 2014 in an email newsletter: The Greenlight Pinellas 1-cent sales tax "is permanent, we never get to vote on this again."
Charlie Crist stated on July 10, 2014 in a fundraising email: "All Aboard Florida is receiving millions in Florida taxpayer dollars."
No Tax For Tracks stated on April 9, 2014 in a website post: "Light rail does not reduce congestion."