Latest Fact-checks in Recreation Vivek Ramaswamy stated on April 30, 2023 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Gov. Ron DeSantis signed “a last-minute exception into an anti-discrimination law for anyone who also operates a theme park more than 25 acres in Florida,” benefiting Walt Disney Co. Cindy Axne stated on June 14, 2022 in a campaign ad: “Zach Nunn took money from Adventureland’s CEO, then sponsored legislation to loosen amusement park safety rules. A child died. Zach Nunn put his big donor first, ahead of the safety of Iowa families.” Robert Ortt stated on January 22, 2022 in a news release: “With the ongoing pandemic, our State Park attendance is at the highest it’s ever been.” Viral image stated on August 29, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a photo shows a driver and passengers wearing moose heads in a truck with a man strapped to the roof that caused 16 accidents on I-35. Breitbart stated on July 5, 2019 in a post on Facebook: The "establishment media ignored" President Donald Trump’s Fourth of July event. Facebook posts stated on June 28, 2019 in a post on Facebook: Six Flags is offering five free passes and unlimited free rides to everyone. Jim Justice stated on August 17, 2018 in a tweet: "According to SCUBA divers, Summersville Lake is the clearest freshwater lake east of the Mississippi River." Texas Campaign for the Environment stated on April 26, 2018 in a handout: Says most of Austin’s biggest parks have recycling though as "many as 293 out of 300" Austin city "parks have no recycling, including almost every neighborhood park." Donald Trump stated on June 6, 2018 in a conference call about hurricane season: Says that people "went out in their boats to watch" Hurricane Harvey. Lupe Valdez stated on May 8, 2018 in a Facebook Live interview by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram editorial board: "There are some counties in Texas where the first day of hunting, you have to shut down the schools because people are going to go hunting." Nancy McFarlane stated on November 6, 2017 in on a mailer: Charles Francis "vows to slash funding for parks and open space." Nancy McFarlane stated on October 20, 2017 in in a televised debate: "We are spending more on affordable housing than we're spending on Dix Park right now." Donald Trump stated on August 7, 2017 in a tweet: Says his time away from Washington coincides with a "long planned renovation" for the White House. Wawa Welcome America stated on April 13, 2017 in in a press release: "The Wawa Welcome America festival (features) . . . America's largest free concert." Sid Miller stated on July 9, 2016 in as quoted in a commentary by Ken Herman of the Austin American-Statesman: Says that since lawmakers acted, "we have 130 new businesses across Texas doing helicopter hog hunts." Jonathan Jarvis stated on June 14, 2016 in testimony before a U.S. House committee: The National Park Service has "an annual budget that is less than the city of Austin." Glenn Hegar stated on June 24, 2015 in a tweet: "Texas still owns all of its public lands. If the federal gov't wants to create a park, they must ask permission!" Rebecca Quigley stated on May 14, 2015 in a comment on a "State of the State" TV program.: "Once a woman enters into the sex trade, her average life expectancy is seven years." Tim Sheehy stated on April 10, 2015 in an interview: A 50-50 public-private split for paying for a new Milwaukee Bucks arena would "be much better -- in terms of the portion of the public financing -- than most of the other arena projects done around the country." Kathleen Sullivan stated on April 29, 2015 in testimony before the House Judiciary Committee: "The proportion of Rhode Islanders entering substance abuse treatment primarily due to marijuana use has reached its highest point in 20 years." John Taylor stated on April 24, 2015 in an interview on WPRI-TV's "Newsmakers.": "The people of Tiverton have historically supported [gambling measures] at a rate higher than the rest of the state." Dino Baccari stated on April 16, 2015 in testimony before the Senate Committee on Health & Human Services.: A Penn State University study found that "electronic cigarettes . . . are far less addictive than cigarettes." Steven Frias stated on February 24, 2015 in a newspaper commentary: "Research performed by economists has shown no consistent, positive impact on jobs, income or tax revenues arising from stadiums or sports franchises." James Skeffington stated on February 10, 2015 in a radio interview: Thirty U.S. cities have Triple A baseball teams and "virtually everyone of them [is] playing in government owned ballparks." Dennis Moss stated on December 19, 2014 in in an interview with the "Miami Herald": "When Disney was looking to build Disney World, they came to Miami and we told Disney to take a hike." Peter Feigin stated on January 6, 2015 in a speech: The Milwaukee Bucks are "actually younger than the Marquette team." Friends of India Point Park stated on October 31, 2014 in a web site: "Proximity to high-voltage power lines lowers property values by as much as 30 percent." John DePetro stated on July 7, 2014 in a talk radio comment: "Although the governor doubled the beach fees . . . all the money, as we found out, is all going to an out-of-state company. The state isn't even getting the money for that." Miami Seaport Alliance stated on April 24, 2014 in a "Miami Herald" newspaper ad: David Beckham’s proposed soccer stadium at Miami’s Port "threatens the 207,000 jobs and $27 billion economic impact tied to the cargo and cruise industries." Nicholas Mattiello stated on April 6, 2014 in a television interview: The Pell bridge "is a tourism bridge essentially and not a commuter bridge."
Vivek Ramaswamy stated on April 30, 2023 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Gov. Ron DeSantis signed “a last-minute exception into an anti-discrimination law for anyone who also operates a theme park more than 25 acres in Florida,” benefiting Walt Disney Co. Cindy Axne stated on June 14, 2022 in a campaign ad: “Zach Nunn took money from Adventureland’s CEO, then sponsored legislation to loosen amusement park safety rules. A child died. Zach Nunn put his big donor first, ahead of the safety of Iowa families.” Robert Ortt stated on January 22, 2022 in a news release: “With the ongoing pandemic, our State Park attendance is at the highest it’s ever been.” Viral image stated on August 29, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a photo shows a driver and passengers wearing moose heads in a truck with a man strapped to the roof that caused 16 accidents on I-35. Breitbart stated on July 5, 2019 in a post on Facebook: The "establishment media ignored" President Donald Trump’s Fourth of July event. Facebook posts stated on June 28, 2019 in a post on Facebook: Six Flags is offering five free passes and unlimited free rides to everyone. Jim Justice stated on August 17, 2018 in a tweet: "According to SCUBA divers, Summersville Lake is the clearest freshwater lake east of the Mississippi River." Texas Campaign for the Environment stated on April 26, 2018 in a handout: Says most of Austin’s biggest parks have recycling though as "many as 293 out of 300" Austin city "parks have no recycling, including almost every neighborhood park." Donald Trump stated on June 6, 2018 in a conference call about hurricane season: Says that people "went out in their boats to watch" Hurricane Harvey. Lupe Valdez stated on May 8, 2018 in a Facebook Live interview by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram editorial board: "There are some counties in Texas where the first day of hunting, you have to shut down the schools because people are going to go hunting." Nancy McFarlane stated on November 6, 2017 in on a mailer: Charles Francis "vows to slash funding for parks and open space." Nancy McFarlane stated on October 20, 2017 in in a televised debate: "We are spending more on affordable housing than we're spending on Dix Park right now." Donald Trump stated on August 7, 2017 in a tweet: Says his time away from Washington coincides with a "long planned renovation" for the White House. Wawa Welcome America stated on April 13, 2017 in in a press release: "The Wawa Welcome America festival (features) . . . America's largest free concert." Sid Miller stated on July 9, 2016 in as quoted in a commentary by Ken Herman of the Austin American-Statesman: Says that since lawmakers acted, "we have 130 new businesses across Texas doing helicopter hog hunts." Jonathan Jarvis stated on June 14, 2016 in testimony before a U.S. House committee: The National Park Service has "an annual budget that is less than the city of Austin." Glenn Hegar stated on June 24, 2015 in a tweet: "Texas still owns all of its public lands. If the federal gov't wants to create a park, they must ask permission!" Rebecca Quigley stated on May 14, 2015 in a comment on a "State of the State" TV program.: "Once a woman enters into the sex trade, her average life expectancy is seven years." Tim Sheehy stated on April 10, 2015 in an interview: A 50-50 public-private split for paying for a new Milwaukee Bucks arena would "be much better -- in terms of the portion of the public financing -- than most of the other arena projects done around the country." Kathleen Sullivan stated on April 29, 2015 in testimony before the House Judiciary Committee: "The proportion of Rhode Islanders entering substance abuse treatment primarily due to marijuana use has reached its highest point in 20 years." John Taylor stated on April 24, 2015 in an interview on WPRI-TV's "Newsmakers.": "The people of Tiverton have historically supported [gambling measures] at a rate higher than the rest of the state." Dino Baccari stated on April 16, 2015 in testimony before the Senate Committee on Health & Human Services.: A Penn State University study found that "electronic cigarettes . . . are far less addictive than cigarettes." Steven Frias stated on February 24, 2015 in a newspaper commentary: "Research performed by economists has shown no consistent, positive impact on jobs, income or tax revenues arising from stadiums or sports franchises." James Skeffington stated on February 10, 2015 in a radio interview: Thirty U.S. cities have Triple A baseball teams and "virtually everyone of them [is] playing in government owned ballparks." Dennis Moss stated on December 19, 2014 in in an interview with the "Miami Herald": "When Disney was looking to build Disney World, they came to Miami and we told Disney to take a hike." Peter Feigin stated on January 6, 2015 in a speech: The Milwaukee Bucks are "actually younger than the Marquette team." Friends of India Point Park stated on October 31, 2014 in a web site: "Proximity to high-voltage power lines lowers property values by as much as 30 percent." John DePetro stated on July 7, 2014 in a talk radio comment: "Although the governor doubled the beach fees . . . all the money, as we found out, is all going to an out-of-state company. The state isn't even getting the money for that." Miami Seaport Alliance stated on April 24, 2014 in a "Miami Herald" newspaper ad: David Beckham’s proposed soccer stadium at Miami’s Port "threatens the 207,000 jobs and $27 billion economic impact tied to the cargo and cruise industries." Nicholas Mattiello stated on April 6, 2014 in a television interview: The Pell bridge "is a tourism bridge essentially and not a commuter bridge."
Vivek Ramaswamy stated on April 30, 2023 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Gov. Ron DeSantis signed “a last-minute exception into an anti-discrimination law for anyone who also operates a theme park more than 25 acres in Florida,” benefiting Walt Disney Co.
Cindy Axne stated on June 14, 2022 in a campaign ad: “Zach Nunn took money from Adventureland’s CEO, then sponsored legislation to loosen amusement park safety rules. A child died. Zach Nunn put his big donor first, ahead of the safety of Iowa families.”
Robert Ortt stated on January 22, 2022 in a news release: “With the ongoing pandemic, our State Park attendance is at the highest it’s ever been.”
Viral image stated on August 29, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a photo shows a driver and passengers wearing moose heads in a truck with a man strapped to the roof that caused 16 accidents on I-35.
Breitbart stated on July 5, 2019 in a post on Facebook: The "establishment media ignored" President Donald Trump’s Fourth of July event.
Facebook posts stated on June 28, 2019 in a post on Facebook: Six Flags is offering five free passes and unlimited free rides to everyone.
Jim Justice stated on August 17, 2018 in a tweet: "According to SCUBA divers, Summersville Lake is the clearest freshwater lake east of the Mississippi River."
Texas Campaign for the Environment stated on April 26, 2018 in a handout: Says most of Austin’s biggest parks have recycling though as "many as 293 out of 300" Austin city "parks have no recycling, including almost every neighborhood park."
Donald Trump stated on June 6, 2018 in a conference call about hurricane season: Says that people "went out in their boats to watch" Hurricane Harvey.
Lupe Valdez stated on May 8, 2018 in a Facebook Live interview by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram editorial board: "There are some counties in Texas where the first day of hunting, you have to shut down the schools because people are going to go hunting."
Nancy McFarlane stated on November 6, 2017 in on a mailer: Charles Francis "vows to slash funding for parks and open space."
Nancy McFarlane stated on October 20, 2017 in in a televised debate: "We are spending more on affordable housing than we're spending on Dix Park right now."
Donald Trump stated on August 7, 2017 in a tweet: Says his time away from Washington coincides with a "long planned renovation" for the White House.
Wawa Welcome America stated on April 13, 2017 in in a press release: "The Wawa Welcome America festival (features) . . . America's largest free concert."
Sid Miller stated on July 9, 2016 in as quoted in a commentary by Ken Herman of the Austin American-Statesman: Says that since lawmakers acted, "we have 130 new businesses across Texas doing helicopter hog hunts."
Jonathan Jarvis stated on June 14, 2016 in testimony before a U.S. House committee: The National Park Service has "an annual budget that is less than the city of Austin."
Glenn Hegar stated on June 24, 2015 in a tweet: "Texas still owns all of its public lands. If the federal gov't wants to create a park, they must ask permission!"
Rebecca Quigley stated on May 14, 2015 in a comment on a "State of the State" TV program.: "Once a woman enters into the sex trade, her average life expectancy is seven years."
Tim Sheehy stated on April 10, 2015 in an interview: A 50-50 public-private split for paying for a new Milwaukee Bucks arena would "be much better -- in terms of the portion of the public financing -- than most of the other arena projects done around the country."
Kathleen Sullivan stated on April 29, 2015 in testimony before the House Judiciary Committee: "The proportion of Rhode Islanders entering substance abuse treatment primarily due to marijuana use has reached its highest point in 20 years."
John Taylor stated on April 24, 2015 in an interview on WPRI-TV's "Newsmakers.": "The people of Tiverton have historically supported [gambling measures] at a rate higher than the rest of the state."
Dino Baccari stated on April 16, 2015 in testimony before the Senate Committee on Health & Human Services.: A Penn State University study found that "electronic cigarettes . . . are far less addictive than cigarettes."
Steven Frias stated on February 24, 2015 in a newspaper commentary: "Research performed by economists has shown no consistent, positive impact on jobs, income or tax revenues arising from stadiums or sports franchises."
James Skeffington stated on February 10, 2015 in a radio interview: Thirty U.S. cities have Triple A baseball teams and "virtually everyone of them [is] playing in government owned ballparks."
Dennis Moss stated on December 19, 2014 in in an interview with the "Miami Herald": "When Disney was looking to build Disney World, they came to Miami and we told Disney to take a hike."
Peter Feigin stated on January 6, 2015 in a speech: The Milwaukee Bucks are "actually younger than the Marquette team."
Friends of India Point Park stated on October 31, 2014 in a web site: "Proximity to high-voltage power lines lowers property values by as much as 30 percent."
John DePetro stated on July 7, 2014 in a talk radio comment: "Although the governor doubled the beach fees . . . all the money, as we found out, is all going to an out-of-state company. The state isn't even getting the money for that."
Miami Seaport Alliance stated on April 24, 2014 in a "Miami Herald" newspaper ad: David Beckham’s proposed soccer stadium at Miami’s Port "threatens the 207,000 jobs and $27 billion economic impact tied to the cargo and cruise industries."
Nicholas Mattiello stated on April 6, 2014 in a television interview: The Pell bridge "is a tourism bridge essentially and not a commuter bridge."