Latest Fact-checks in Transportation 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 23, 2011 in a radio interview: "By the way, I'm not raising tolls 50 percent....Jon Corzine did." Steve Lonegan stated on December 27, 2011 in an email newsletter: "New Jersey taxpayers … will now face the highest tolls in the country." Curtis Foltz stated on November 8, 2011 in an op-ed in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: "The study of the Savannah River Estuary . . . clearly demonstrates the project can be constructed and [environmental] impacts will be mitigated." Frank Lautenberg stated on October 24, 2011 in an article on NOLA.com: "Last year we spent more than $40 billion on highways. And Lord knows we need that. But that's more than we spent on Amtrak in its entire 40-year history." Steve LaTourette stated on November 4, 2011 in a speech in the House of Representatives: "The problem with invasive species today in the Great Lakes isn’t ballast water." Rick Scott stated on October 10, 2011 in a radio show interview: Says adding toll lanes on I-95 in Broward County improved rush-hour traffic for non-toll lanes from 25 mph to 45 mph. Sam Adams stated on August 12, 2011 in in a speech: Says there's $4 billion in private investment along the streetcar. David Quiroa stated on October 3, 2011 in a news release: "Under Governor Almond the RI DMV had a program that allowed undocumented [people to] use their Personal Tax Identification Number . . . to apply [for] and receive a RI driver’s license." Eva Galambos stated on September 27, 2011 in an op-ed: "Not a single segment of the proposed Beltline intersects the MARTA system at MARTA stations." Mike McCabe stated on September 17, 2011 in a speech: Wisconsin's new state budget includes "a 15 percent increase for road construction and yet we’ve got local towns tearing up" paved roads and replacing them with gravel. Jennette Gayer stated on September 15, 2011 in a meeting: "We have had over 40 days this summer where it was unsafe to breathe the air." Debbie Dooley stated on September 6, 2011 in an op-ed: "[Eighty-five percent] of the funds collected in each county will be redistributed elsewhere -- not spent in the county in which it is collected." Bob Buckhorn stated on September 2, 2011 in in an interview on WEDU-TV: "One international flight a day in a wide-bodied jet ... one flight daily generates $150 million a year and approximately 2,300 jobs." Chip Rogers stated on August 22, 2011 in a meeting: Rail "doesn’t do a great job in lessening traffic." Kevin O'Toole stated on August 21, 2011 in an opinion piece in the Times of Trenton: "As we near the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, we should not forget that some of the hijackers used New Jersey driver’s licenses to board those aircraft." Albert Papp Jr. stated on August 20, 2011 in an interview on News 12 New Jersey’s Power & Politics show: "Last year -- actually, this year in May -- we saw New Jersey Transit fares rise anywhere from 25 percent to 47 percent." David Pennington stated on August 15, 2011 in a press conference: The proposed transportation bill "could be the largest tax increase in Georgia history." James Bennett stated on August 15, 2011 in a news conference: Providence's port is "200 miles closer to Europe than any other Eastern port." Rick Perry stated on August 15, 2011 in a speech.: Says the government wants to require farm tractor drivers to hold commercial driver’s licenses even if they’re just crossing a single public road. John Kasich stated on July 28, 2011 in an interview: On how money from a possible lease of the Ohio Turnpike would be used Rick Scott stated on August 5, 2011 in TV interview: High-speed rail would have cost Florida taxpayers $1 billion to build. Federal Transit Administration stated on July 13, 2011 in a press release: The Atlanta streetcar is expected to create 930 jobs during construction, totaling more than 5,600 jobs over the next 20 years. Bill Johnson stated on July 5, 2011 in an online news story: On opposition to earmarks Mike Bodker stated on June 16, 2011 in a newspaper article: "[L]ess than one-tenth of Atlanta's transportation needs are covered" in a referendum to levy a 1-cent sales tax. Rick Perry stated on June 29, 2011 in a press release: Says legislative debate of airport pat-down procedures initiated federal changes in security procedures. Chris Christie stated on June 16, 2011 in an "On the Line" interview with Steve Adubato: Says car insurance rates have decreased since about a decade ago because of market-based solutions that attracted more auto insurers to New Jersey. Barack Obama stated on June 29, 2011 in a press conference: "You see a whole bunch of Korean cars here in the United States, and you don't see any American cars in Korea." Friends of Plum Beach Lighthouse stated on June 1, 2011 in A highway billboard: "Voted the ‘best specialty plate in America’" Democratic Party of Virginia stated on June 2, 2011 in a fundraising appeal.: Gov. Bob McDonnell launched a "raid on public education to pay for roads." Frank Lautenberg stated on June 15, 2011 in an interview on ABC's "Top Line": "Since 2004, there have been some 1,300 attacks (on rail targets). Four thousand people have died. Thousands of injuries."
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Chris Christie stated on December 23, 2011 in a radio interview: "By the way, I'm not raising tolls 50 percent....Jon Corzine did." Steve Lonegan stated on December 27, 2011 in an email newsletter: "New Jersey taxpayers … will now face the highest tolls in the country." Curtis Foltz stated on November 8, 2011 in an op-ed in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: "The study of the Savannah River Estuary . . . clearly demonstrates the project can be constructed and [environmental] impacts will be mitigated." Frank Lautenberg stated on October 24, 2011 in an article on NOLA.com: "Last year we spent more than $40 billion on highways. And Lord knows we need that. But that's more than we spent on Amtrak in its entire 40-year history." Steve LaTourette stated on November 4, 2011 in a speech in the House of Representatives: "The problem with invasive species today in the Great Lakes isn’t ballast water." Rick Scott stated on October 10, 2011 in a radio show interview: Says adding toll lanes on I-95 in Broward County improved rush-hour traffic for non-toll lanes from 25 mph to 45 mph. Sam Adams stated on August 12, 2011 in in a speech: Says there's $4 billion in private investment along the streetcar. David Quiroa stated on October 3, 2011 in a news release: "Under Governor Almond the RI DMV had a program that allowed undocumented [people to] use their Personal Tax Identification Number . . . to apply [for] and receive a RI driver’s license." Eva Galambos stated on September 27, 2011 in an op-ed: "Not a single segment of the proposed Beltline intersects the MARTA system at MARTA stations." Mike McCabe stated on September 17, 2011 in a speech: Wisconsin's new state budget includes "a 15 percent increase for road construction and yet we’ve got local towns tearing up" paved roads and replacing them with gravel. Jennette Gayer stated on September 15, 2011 in a meeting: "We have had over 40 days this summer where it was unsafe to breathe the air." Debbie Dooley stated on September 6, 2011 in an op-ed: "[Eighty-five percent] of the funds collected in each county will be redistributed elsewhere -- not spent in the county in which it is collected." Bob Buckhorn stated on September 2, 2011 in in an interview on WEDU-TV: "One international flight a day in a wide-bodied jet ... one flight daily generates $150 million a year and approximately 2,300 jobs." Chip Rogers stated on August 22, 2011 in a meeting: Rail "doesn’t do a great job in lessening traffic." Kevin O'Toole stated on August 21, 2011 in an opinion piece in the Times of Trenton: "As we near the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, we should not forget that some of the hijackers used New Jersey driver’s licenses to board those aircraft." Albert Papp Jr. stated on August 20, 2011 in an interview on News 12 New Jersey’s Power & Politics show: "Last year -- actually, this year in May -- we saw New Jersey Transit fares rise anywhere from 25 percent to 47 percent." David Pennington stated on August 15, 2011 in a press conference: The proposed transportation bill "could be the largest tax increase in Georgia history." James Bennett stated on August 15, 2011 in a news conference: Providence's port is "200 miles closer to Europe than any other Eastern port." Rick Perry stated on August 15, 2011 in a speech.: Says the government wants to require farm tractor drivers to hold commercial driver’s licenses even if they’re just crossing a single public road. John Kasich stated on July 28, 2011 in an interview: On how money from a possible lease of the Ohio Turnpike would be used Rick Scott stated on August 5, 2011 in TV interview: High-speed rail would have cost Florida taxpayers $1 billion to build. Federal Transit Administration stated on July 13, 2011 in a press release: The Atlanta streetcar is expected to create 930 jobs during construction, totaling more than 5,600 jobs over the next 20 years. Bill Johnson stated on July 5, 2011 in an online news story: On opposition to earmarks Mike Bodker stated on June 16, 2011 in a newspaper article: "[L]ess than one-tenth of Atlanta's transportation needs are covered" in a referendum to levy a 1-cent sales tax. Rick Perry stated on June 29, 2011 in a press release: Says legislative debate of airport pat-down procedures initiated federal changes in security procedures. Chris Christie stated on June 16, 2011 in an "On the Line" interview with Steve Adubato: Says car insurance rates have decreased since about a decade ago because of market-based solutions that attracted more auto insurers to New Jersey. Barack Obama stated on June 29, 2011 in a press conference: "You see a whole bunch of Korean cars here in the United States, and you don't see any American cars in Korea." Friends of Plum Beach Lighthouse stated on June 1, 2011 in A highway billboard: "Voted the ‘best specialty plate in America’" Democratic Party of Virginia stated on June 2, 2011 in a fundraising appeal.: Gov. Bob McDonnell launched a "raid on public education to pay for roads." Frank Lautenberg stated on June 15, 2011 in an interview on ABC's "Top Line": "Since 2004, there have been some 1,300 attacks (on rail targets). Four thousand people have died. Thousands of injuries."
Chris Christie stated on December 23, 2011 in a radio interview: "By the way, I'm not raising tolls 50 percent....Jon Corzine did."
Steve Lonegan stated on December 27, 2011 in an email newsletter: "New Jersey taxpayers … will now face the highest tolls in the country."
Curtis Foltz stated on November 8, 2011 in an op-ed in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: "The study of the Savannah River Estuary . . . clearly demonstrates the project can be constructed and [environmental] impacts will be mitigated."
Frank Lautenberg stated on October 24, 2011 in an article on NOLA.com: "Last year we spent more than $40 billion on highways. And Lord knows we need that. But that's more than we spent on Amtrak in its entire 40-year history."
Steve LaTourette stated on November 4, 2011 in a speech in the House of Representatives: "The problem with invasive species today in the Great Lakes isn’t ballast water."
Rick Scott stated on October 10, 2011 in a radio show interview: Says adding toll lanes on I-95 in Broward County improved rush-hour traffic for non-toll lanes from 25 mph to 45 mph.
Sam Adams stated on August 12, 2011 in in a speech: Says there's $4 billion in private investment along the streetcar.
David Quiroa stated on October 3, 2011 in a news release: "Under Governor Almond the RI DMV had a program that allowed undocumented [people to] use their Personal Tax Identification Number . . . to apply [for] and receive a RI driver’s license."
Eva Galambos stated on September 27, 2011 in an op-ed: "Not a single segment of the proposed Beltline intersects the MARTA system at MARTA stations."
Mike McCabe stated on September 17, 2011 in a speech: Wisconsin's new state budget includes "a 15 percent increase for road construction and yet we’ve got local towns tearing up" paved roads and replacing them with gravel.
Jennette Gayer stated on September 15, 2011 in a meeting: "We have had over 40 days this summer where it was unsafe to breathe the air."
Debbie Dooley stated on September 6, 2011 in an op-ed: "[Eighty-five percent] of the funds collected in each county will be redistributed elsewhere -- not spent in the county in which it is collected."
Bob Buckhorn stated on September 2, 2011 in in an interview on WEDU-TV: "One international flight a day in a wide-bodied jet ... one flight daily generates $150 million a year and approximately 2,300 jobs."
Chip Rogers stated on August 22, 2011 in a meeting: Rail "doesn’t do a great job in lessening traffic."
Kevin O'Toole stated on August 21, 2011 in an opinion piece in the Times of Trenton: "As we near the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, we should not forget that some of the hijackers used New Jersey driver’s licenses to board those aircraft."
Albert Papp Jr. stated on August 20, 2011 in an interview on News 12 New Jersey’s Power & Politics show: "Last year -- actually, this year in May -- we saw New Jersey Transit fares rise anywhere from 25 percent to 47 percent."
David Pennington stated on August 15, 2011 in a press conference: The proposed transportation bill "could be the largest tax increase in Georgia history."
James Bennett stated on August 15, 2011 in a news conference: Providence's port is "200 miles closer to Europe than any other Eastern port."
Rick Perry stated on August 15, 2011 in a speech.: Says the government wants to require farm tractor drivers to hold commercial driver’s licenses even if they’re just crossing a single public road.
John Kasich stated on July 28, 2011 in an interview: On how money from a possible lease of the Ohio Turnpike would be used
Rick Scott stated on August 5, 2011 in TV interview: High-speed rail would have cost Florida taxpayers $1 billion to build.
Federal Transit Administration stated on July 13, 2011 in a press release: The Atlanta streetcar is expected to create 930 jobs during construction, totaling more than 5,600 jobs over the next 20 years.
Mike Bodker stated on June 16, 2011 in a newspaper article: "[L]ess than one-tenth of Atlanta's transportation needs are covered" in a referendum to levy a 1-cent sales tax.
Rick Perry stated on June 29, 2011 in a press release: Says legislative debate of airport pat-down procedures initiated federal changes in security procedures.
Chris Christie stated on June 16, 2011 in an "On the Line" interview with Steve Adubato: Says car insurance rates have decreased since about a decade ago because of market-based solutions that attracted more auto insurers to New Jersey.
Barack Obama stated on June 29, 2011 in a press conference: "You see a whole bunch of Korean cars here in the United States, and you don't see any American cars in Korea."
Friends of Plum Beach Lighthouse stated on June 1, 2011 in A highway billboard: "Voted the ‘best specialty plate in America’"
Democratic Party of Virginia stated on June 2, 2011 in a fundraising appeal.: Gov. Bob McDonnell launched a "raid on public education to pay for roads."
Frank Lautenberg stated on June 15, 2011 in an interview on ABC's "Top Line": "Since 2004, there have been some 1,300 attacks (on rail targets). Four thousand people have died. Thousands of injuries."
