Latest False Fact-checks in Transportation Bloggers stated on January 26, 2020 in a post on Facebook: "NEW INFO SAYS KOBE BRYANT AND ALL 4 OF HIS DAUGHTER HAVE DIED FROM HELICOPTER CRASH." Marie Newman stated on January 6, 2020 in an interview: Says U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski had "a part in" undoing a law that used to limit how long trains could idle at crossings. Rick Scott stated on February 25, 2019 in an Orlando Sentinel op-ed: The Democrats’ Green New Deal includes "working towards ending air travel." Marc Molinaro stated on September 14, 2018 in in a news conference: Says Gov. Andrew Cuomo is "stealing money from the MTA and sending it upstate for projects that have nothing to do with transit." Tony Evers stated on August 16, 2018 in a speech: Wisconsin is "49th out of 50 states in infrastructure." Donald Trump stated on June 28, 2018 in a speech in Mount Pleasant, Wis.: "The European Union … they send us Mercedes, they send us -- by the millions -- the BMWs -- cars by the millions." Robert Chody stated on December 27, 2017 in a tweet: "Almost half of all vehicles stolen in Texas each year had keys left inside." John Cox stated on October 19, 2017 in a San Francisco Chronicle op-ed.: "It costs nearly five times as much in California to build and maintain a mile of road as it does in the rest of the nation." Bruce Kraus stated on March 22, 2017 in an interview with The Incline: "Data shows that vehicle break-in is the No. 1 crime in the city, but also the No. 1 crime in the South Side Flats, and it’s closely followed by assault." Citizens to Protect Transportation Funding stated on September 28, 2016 in a TV ad: "We can fix our roads without raising taxes." Texas Automobile Dealers Association stated on September 21, 2016 in a tweet: Says that compared to direct sales by manufacturers, consumers "save avg of $500 per car sold through franchised dealer model." Sylvester Turner stated on March 4, 2016 in a ceremony to introduce new local transit authority chairman: "We have been focusing so much, especially the Texas Department of Transportation, on that 97 percent of people in single-occupancy vehicles." Ridesharing Works for Austin stated on April 26, 2016 in a voter mailer noted by a reader: If Austin voters reject Proposition 1, a "completely new City-run" criminal background check "process will cost millions in processing fees, additional staff, and bureaucracy" with taxpayers getting "the bill." Sylvester Turner stated on March 4, 2016 in a press conference announcing new chairman of transit authority: "The Katy Freeway, or Interstate 10 west of Houston, is the widest freeway in the world, with up to 26 lanes, including frontage road lanes." Chris Larson stated on November 22, 2015 in a TV interview: The Milwaukee County bus system has "among the highest fares in the nation." Donald Trump stated on October 14, 2015 in a speech: "Sixty-one percent of our bridges are in trouble." Alex McMurtrie Jr. stated on May 7, 2015 in a campaign flyer.: State legislators "quietly shifted $2 billion from education to road building" in 2013. Darrell Issa stated on October 26, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": Says Thomas Eric Duncan came into the United States "with an elevated temperature." No Tax For Tracks stated on September 29, 2014 in a debate about Greenlight Pinellas: Photos prove the Denver light rail system has low ridership. Citizens Against Rail Taxes stated on October 8, 2014 in a radio ad: None of $400 million the City of Austin proposes to spend on road projects "will be used to add new lanes to congested roadways." Charlie Crist stated on October 21, 2014 in a debate: Says high-speed rail would have created 60,000 jobs. Mike Tate stated on April 18, 2014 in an interview: Welcome to Wisconsin road signs have "always been made in Wisconsin," but Scott Walker "is outsourcing them" to an out-of-state company and "paying more money for them." No Tax For Tracks stated on March 17, 2014 in on their website: The Greenlight Pinellas transportation plan involves a "300% tax increase." Karl Rove stated on January 12, 2014 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": "The amount of attention paid this week to Chris Christie makes the coverage of Benghazi ... pale in significance." Dennis Richardson stated on September 9, 2013 in a newsletter.: "More than 400 car crashes occur each year on the current, congested Columbia River Bridge." Georgia Department of Transportation stated on April 11, 2013 in a press release: "Demand for public transportation is reaching record levels in Wisconsin." Jim Sensenbrenner stated on March 22, 2013 in a press release: "75 percent of the (air traffic control) towers the Obama Administration is closing are located in Republican Congressional Districts." Bob Stacey stated on November 26, 2012 in in a memo: Says "If Oregon’s Legislature simply authorizes $450 million for the CRC, it will … leave Oregon holding the bag for a great deal more cost responsibility." Pete Winstead stated on February 6, 2013 in a KUT-FM news story: Says Austin is the largest city in the U.S. without nonstop flights to Europe. Grover Norquist stated on February 7, 2013 in a radio interview.: In Virginia "there has been a billion dollars in surplus over the last three years. The legislature has spent less than 1 percent of that on roads."
Bloggers stated on January 26, 2020 in a post on Facebook: "NEW INFO SAYS KOBE BRYANT AND ALL 4 OF HIS DAUGHTER HAVE DIED FROM HELICOPTER CRASH." Marie Newman stated on January 6, 2020 in an interview: Says U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski had "a part in" undoing a law that used to limit how long trains could idle at crossings. Rick Scott stated on February 25, 2019 in an Orlando Sentinel op-ed: The Democrats’ Green New Deal includes "working towards ending air travel." Marc Molinaro stated on September 14, 2018 in in a news conference: Says Gov. Andrew Cuomo is "stealing money from the MTA and sending it upstate for projects that have nothing to do with transit." Tony Evers stated on August 16, 2018 in a speech: Wisconsin is "49th out of 50 states in infrastructure." Donald Trump stated on June 28, 2018 in a speech in Mount Pleasant, Wis.: "The European Union … they send us Mercedes, they send us -- by the millions -- the BMWs -- cars by the millions." Robert Chody stated on December 27, 2017 in a tweet: "Almost half of all vehicles stolen in Texas each year had keys left inside." John Cox stated on October 19, 2017 in a San Francisco Chronicle op-ed.: "It costs nearly five times as much in California to build and maintain a mile of road as it does in the rest of the nation." Bruce Kraus stated on March 22, 2017 in an interview with The Incline: "Data shows that vehicle break-in is the No. 1 crime in the city, but also the No. 1 crime in the South Side Flats, and it’s closely followed by assault." Citizens to Protect Transportation Funding stated on September 28, 2016 in a TV ad: "We can fix our roads without raising taxes." Texas Automobile Dealers Association stated on September 21, 2016 in a tweet: Says that compared to direct sales by manufacturers, consumers "save avg of $500 per car sold through franchised dealer model." Sylvester Turner stated on March 4, 2016 in a ceremony to introduce new local transit authority chairman: "We have been focusing so much, especially the Texas Department of Transportation, on that 97 percent of people in single-occupancy vehicles." Ridesharing Works for Austin stated on April 26, 2016 in a voter mailer noted by a reader: If Austin voters reject Proposition 1, a "completely new City-run" criminal background check "process will cost millions in processing fees, additional staff, and bureaucracy" with taxpayers getting "the bill." Sylvester Turner stated on March 4, 2016 in a press conference announcing new chairman of transit authority: "The Katy Freeway, or Interstate 10 west of Houston, is the widest freeway in the world, with up to 26 lanes, including frontage road lanes." Chris Larson stated on November 22, 2015 in a TV interview: The Milwaukee County bus system has "among the highest fares in the nation." Donald Trump stated on October 14, 2015 in a speech: "Sixty-one percent of our bridges are in trouble." Alex McMurtrie Jr. stated on May 7, 2015 in a campaign flyer.: State legislators "quietly shifted $2 billion from education to road building" in 2013. Darrell Issa stated on October 26, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": Says Thomas Eric Duncan came into the United States "with an elevated temperature." No Tax For Tracks stated on September 29, 2014 in a debate about Greenlight Pinellas: Photos prove the Denver light rail system has low ridership. Citizens Against Rail Taxes stated on October 8, 2014 in a radio ad: None of $400 million the City of Austin proposes to spend on road projects "will be used to add new lanes to congested roadways." Charlie Crist stated on October 21, 2014 in a debate: Says high-speed rail would have created 60,000 jobs. Mike Tate stated on April 18, 2014 in an interview: Welcome to Wisconsin road signs have "always been made in Wisconsin," but Scott Walker "is outsourcing them" to an out-of-state company and "paying more money for them." No Tax For Tracks stated on March 17, 2014 in on their website: The Greenlight Pinellas transportation plan involves a "300% tax increase." Karl Rove stated on January 12, 2014 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": "The amount of attention paid this week to Chris Christie makes the coverage of Benghazi ... pale in significance." Dennis Richardson stated on September 9, 2013 in a newsletter.: "More than 400 car crashes occur each year on the current, congested Columbia River Bridge." Georgia Department of Transportation stated on April 11, 2013 in a press release: "Demand for public transportation is reaching record levels in Wisconsin." Jim Sensenbrenner stated on March 22, 2013 in a press release: "75 percent of the (air traffic control) towers the Obama Administration is closing are located in Republican Congressional Districts." Bob Stacey stated on November 26, 2012 in in a memo: Says "If Oregon’s Legislature simply authorizes $450 million for the CRC, it will … leave Oregon holding the bag for a great deal more cost responsibility." Pete Winstead stated on February 6, 2013 in a KUT-FM news story: Says Austin is the largest city in the U.S. without nonstop flights to Europe. Grover Norquist stated on February 7, 2013 in a radio interview.: In Virginia "there has been a billion dollars in surplus over the last three years. The legislature has spent less than 1 percent of that on roads."
Bloggers stated on January 26, 2020 in a post on Facebook: "NEW INFO SAYS KOBE BRYANT AND ALL 4 OF HIS DAUGHTER HAVE DIED FROM HELICOPTER CRASH."
Marie Newman stated on January 6, 2020 in an interview: Says U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski had "a part in" undoing a law that used to limit how long trains could idle at crossings.
Rick Scott stated on February 25, 2019 in an Orlando Sentinel op-ed: The Democrats’ Green New Deal includes "working towards ending air travel."
Marc Molinaro stated on September 14, 2018 in in a news conference: Says Gov. Andrew Cuomo is "stealing money from the MTA and sending it upstate for projects that have nothing to do with transit."
Tony Evers stated on August 16, 2018 in a speech: Wisconsin is "49th out of 50 states in infrastructure."
Donald Trump stated on June 28, 2018 in a speech in Mount Pleasant, Wis.: "The European Union … they send us Mercedes, they send us -- by the millions -- the BMWs -- cars by the millions."
Robert Chody stated on December 27, 2017 in a tweet: "Almost half of all vehicles stolen in Texas each year had keys left inside."
John Cox stated on October 19, 2017 in a San Francisco Chronicle op-ed.: "It costs nearly five times as much in California to build and maintain a mile of road as it does in the rest of the nation."
Bruce Kraus stated on March 22, 2017 in an interview with The Incline: "Data shows that vehicle break-in is the No. 1 crime in the city, but also the No. 1 crime in the South Side Flats, and it’s closely followed by assault."
Citizens to Protect Transportation Funding stated on September 28, 2016 in a TV ad: "We can fix our roads without raising taxes."
Texas Automobile Dealers Association stated on September 21, 2016 in a tweet: Says that compared to direct sales by manufacturers, consumers "save avg of $500 per car sold through franchised dealer model."
Sylvester Turner stated on March 4, 2016 in a ceremony to introduce new local transit authority chairman: "We have been focusing so much, especially the Texas Department of Transportation, on that 97 percent of people in single-occupancy vehicles."
Ridesharing Works for Austin stated on April 26, 2016 in a voter mailer noted by a reader: If Austin voters reject Proposition 1, a "completely new City-run" criminal background check "process will cost millions in processing fees, additional staff, and bureaucracy" with taxpayers getting "the bill."
Sylvester Turner stated on March 4, 2016 in a press conference announcing new chairman of transit authority: "The Katy Freeway, or Interstate 10 west of Houston, is the widest freeway in the world, with up to 26 lanes, including frontage road lanes."
Chris Larson stated on November 22, 2015 in a TV interview: The Milwaukee County bus system has "among the highest fares in the nation."
Donald Trump stated on October 14, 2015 in a speech: "Sixty-one percent of our bridges are in trouble."
Alex McMurtrie Jr. stated on May 7, 2015 in a campaign flyer.: State legislators "quietly shifted $2 billion from education to road building" in 2013.
Darrell Issa stated on October 26, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": Says Thomas Eric Duncan came into the United States "with an elevated temperature."
No Tax For Tracks stated on September 29, 2014 in a debate about Greenlight Pinellas: Photos prove the Denver light rail system has low ridership.
Citizens Against Rail Taxes stated on October 8, 2014 in a radio ad: None of $400 million the City of Austin proposes to spend on road projects "will be used to add new lanes to congested roadways."
Charlie Crist stated on October 21, 2014 in a debate: Says high-speed rail would have created 60,000 jobs.
Mike Tate stated on April 18, 2014 in an interview: Welcome to Wisconsin road signs have "always been made in Wisconsin," but Scott Walker "is outsourcing them" to an out-of-state company and "paying more money for them."
No Tax For Tracks stated on March 17, 2014 in on their website: The Greenlight Pinellas transportation plan involves a "300% tax increase."
Karl Rove stated on January 12, 2014 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": "The amount of attention paid this week to Chris Christie makes the coverage of Benghazi ... pale in significance."
Dennis Richardson stated on September 9, 2013 in a newsletter.: "More than 400 car crashes occur each year on the current, congested Columbia River Bridge."
Georgia Department of Transportation stated on April 11, 2013 in a press release: "Demand for public transportation is reaching record levels in Wisconsin."
Jim Sensenbrenner stated on March 22, 2013 in a press release: "75 percent of the (air traffic control) towers the Obama Administration is closing are located in Republican Congressional Districts."
Bob Stacey stated on November 26, 2012 in in a memo: Says "If Oregon’s Legislature simply authorizes $450 million for the CRC, it will … leave Oregon holding the bag for a great deal more cost responsibility."
Pete Winstead stated on February 6, 2013 in a KUT-FM news story: Says Austin is the largest city in the U.S. without nonstop flights to Europe.
Grover Norquist stated on February 7, 2013 in a radio interview.: In Virginia "there has been a billion dollars in surplus over the last three years. The legislature has spent less than 1 percent of that on roads."