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1
Say easing restrictions on selling alcohol on Sundays will result in more traffic crashes and fatalities.
March 16, 2011
alcohol
georgia state senators
Georgia state senators opposed to a bill allowing alcohol to be sold in stores on Sundays.
georgia
0
0
0
0
1
0
a legislative debate
Most research shows there’s little that there will be a major spike in alcohol-related wrecks and fatalities on Georgia’s roads if it changed its Sunday alcohol laws. Colorado, in fact, has found fewer wrecks after changing its Sunday alcohol laws. The New Mexico study cited by Perdue and McKoon has been criticized as...
0
say easing restrictions on selling alcohol on sundays will result in more traffic crashes and fatalities.
most research shows theres little that there will be a major spike in alcoholrelated wrecks and fatalities on georgias roads if it changed its sunday alcohol laws. colorado, in fact, has found fewer wrecks after changing its sunday alcohol laws. the new mexico study cited by perdue and mckoon has been criticized as fl...
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857
5
The president campaigned against this type of legislation.
February 25, 2009
federal budget
john boehner
John Boehner of Ohio is the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. He was formerly the Republican minority leader from 2007-2011, and was the majority leader briefly prior to that.
national
17
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a speech on the House floor
The White House has argued that Obama should not be held responsible for the earmarking process in this legislative package — which is nine of the 12 spending bills for the current budget year rolled into one — because it is "last year's business." And there's some to that. These are bills that Congress was supposed t...
1
the president campaigned against this type of legislation.
the white house has argued that obama should not be held responsible for the earmarking process in this legislative package which is nine of the 12 spending bills for the current budget year rolled into one because it is "last year's business." and there's some to that. these are bills that congress was supposed to ...
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19,798
4
The Biden administration's American Jobs Plan will be "the biggest non-defense investment in research and development in the history of our country.
May 5, 2021
economy;federal budget;technology;wisconsin
kamala harris
Kamala Harris is the vice president of the United States. Harris was elected as a senator from California in 2016. She previously was California’s attorney general from 2011 to 2017. From 2004 until 2011, she was the district attorney of San Francisco. Harris received a bachelor’s degree in political science and econom...
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In a visit to Milwaukee, Harris claimed that the American Jobs Plan would be the largest investment in American research and development the country has ever seen.  While a detailed breakdown of all the spending in the plan has yet to be released, experts say the $180 billion earmarked for American research, developmen...
1
the biden administration's american jobs plan will be "the biggest nondefense investment in research and development in the history of our country.
in a visit to milwaukee, harris claimed that the american jobs plan would be the largest investment in american research and development the country has ever seen.  while a detailed breakdown of all the spending in the plan has yet to be released, experts say the 180 billion earmarked for american research, development...
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5,970
3
Says India "gained jobs thanks to Romney.
July 25, 2012
candidate biography;economy;message machine 2012
priorities usa action
Priorities USA Action is a PAC that is supportive of President Barack Obama.
national
2
2
4
6
1
1
a Web ad
Priorities USA Action said that India "gained jobs thanks to Romney." While Romney was governor, Massachusetts had contracts with companies that had customer service call centers in India. That’s not the same as the state directly sending work overseas, but Romney blocked a legislative effort to stop it. And it's reaso...
1
says india "gained jobs thanks to romney.
priorities usa action said that india "gained jobs thanks to romney." while romney was governor, massachusetts had contracts with companies that had customer service call centers in india. thats not the same as the state directly sending work overseas, but romney blocked a legislative effort to stop it. and it's reason...
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21,501
3
Lee Zeldin "voted for Cuomo's Billion Dollar Tax hike and every Cuomo budget.
May 6, 2022
taxes
harry wilson
Harry Wilson is a businessman who is running for governor and lives in Westchester County, New York. 
new york
0
0
1
0
0
0
a campaign ad
Wilson claims Zeldin "voted for Cuomo’s Billion Dollar Tax hike and every Cuomo budget."  While in the state Senate, Zeldin did vote for a final version of every budget that Cuomo proposed. But calling it "Cuomo’s budget" erases the role the state Legislature played in negotiating and making changes to Cuomo’s proposal...
1
lee zeldin "voted for cuomo's billion dollar tax hike and every cuomo budget.
wilson claims zeldin "voted for cuomos billion dollar tax hike and every cuomo budget."  while in the state senate, zeldin did vote for a final version of every budget that cuomo proposed. but calling it "cuomos budget" erases the role the state legislature played in negotiating and making changes to cuomos proposals. ...
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4,175
3
Says potential GOP U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Thompson supported "Obamacare
August 23, 2011
bipartisanship;health care;public health
club for growth
The Club for Growth is an anti-tax group.
wisconsin
4
5
5
9
6
0
a TV ad
Two months later, he said the bill wasn’t "the final answer," but that keeping the status quo was "simply unacceptable."   Thompson never came out clearly for or against what became law, despite the fact that he now says he supports repealing it. He made it possible for Club for Growth to he supported Obamacare and f...
1
says potential gop u.s. senate candidate tommy thompson supported "obamacare
two months later, he said the bill wasnt "the final answer," but that keeping the status quo was "simply unacceptable."   thompson never came out clearly for or against what became law, despite the fact that he now says he supports repealing it. he made it possible for club for growth to he supported obamacare and fo...
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2,351
0
Peter DeFazio "will sneak in a 1 percent tax on all banking transactions.
September 30, 2010
taxes
chain email
Chain emails circulate on the Internet, usually anonymously, making a variety of political claims.
oregon
6
5
9
11
44
107
a chain e-mail
He gets backup from Fattah, whose press secretary sent PolitiFact Oregon a statement: "There have been many and flat- assertions about my bill, H.R. 4646, the Debt Free America Act . Congressman Peter DeFazio is not a cosponsor of H.R. 4646 and it is completely to say he is a proponent of the Debt Free America Act. T...
0
peter defazio "will sneak in a 1 percent tax on all banking transactions.
he gets backup from fattah, whose press secretary sent politifact oregon a statement "there have been many and flat assertions about my bill, h.r. 4646, the debt free america act . congressman peter defazio is not a cosponsor of h.r. 4646 and it is completely to say he is a proponent of the debt free america act. the...
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3,185
0
As part of efforts to rein in protesters, Republicans in Wisconsin have "bolted windows inside the Capitol shut.
March 2, 2011
labor;state budget
democratic party of wisconsin
The Democratic Party of Wisconsin focuses on advancing state Democratic candidates and related issues.
wisconsin
3
3
2
10
7
7
a news release
It also makes sense that as Capitol Police and facilities staff took stock of the building after weeks of protests they found some windows unsecured. So they fixed them. We’ll let the historic preservation folks pass judgment on the appeal of the quick-and-dirty No. 8 bolt repair. But we’ve got this to say about the De...
0
as part of efforts to rein in protesters, republicans in wisconsin have "bolted windows inside the capitol shut.
it also makes sense that as capitol police and facilities staff took stock of the building after weeks of protests they found some windows unsecured. so they fixed them. well let the historic preservation folks pass judgment on the appeal of the quickanddirty no. 8 bolt repair. but weve got this to say about the democr...
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14,814
3
Says Brett Kavanaugh "has said the president shouldn't be investigated.
July 10, 2018
legal issues;supreme court
charles schumer
Charles Schumer is a Democratic senator from New York and the Senate majority leader.
national
3
7
5
5
5
1
an interview on MSNBC
Schumer said that Kavanaugh "has said the president shouldn't be investigated." Schumer is plucking one part of what Kavanaugh wrote in a 2009 Minnesota law review paper without recapping his comments in full. Kavanaugh wrote that civil suits and criminal investigations take away from a president’s focus on his or her ...
1
says brett kavanaugh "has said the president shouldn't be investigated.
schumer said that kavanaugh "has said the president shouldn't be investigated." schumer is plucking one part of what kavanaugh wrote in a 2009 minnesota law review paper without recapping his comments in full. kavanaugh wrote that civil suits and criminal investigations take away from a presidents focus on his or her w...
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2,580
0
North Dakota's economy is reeling.
October 25, 2010
economy;message machine 2010;states
crossroads gps
Crossroads GPS is a conservative advocacy group founded by prominent Republicans, including former White House political adviser Karl Rove.
national
2
1
4
9
1
2
a campaign commerical
We think most Americans would be happier with that kind of economy than the one in their own state. Judging by the ads on Crossroads GPS' website, we think the Pomeroy camp's charge that the ad is "cookie cutter" is accurate. At the very least, Crossroads was careless in the degree to which it adapted its ads to each s...
0
north dakota's economy is reeling.
we think most americans would be happier with that kind of economy than the one in their own state. judging by the ads on crossroads gps' website, we think the pomeroy camp's charge that the ad is "cookie cutter" is accurate. at the very least, crossroads was careless in the degree to which it adapted its ads to each s...
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10,628
4
The U.S. has now spent more on reconstructing Afghanistan than was spent on the Marshall Plan and the reconstruction of Europe.
August 4, 2015
afghanistan;punditfact
matt wuerker
Matt Wuerker is Politico's editorial cartoonist. In 2012, he won the Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning.
null
0
1
0
0
0
0
a political cartoon on Politico
Wuerker said that the United States has spent more for Afghanistan reconstruction than it did to rebuild Europe under the Marshall Plan. While the math behind the adds up, it's important to know that the reconstruction programs are not identical. The Marshall Plan spent no funds on military projects, while about 60 pe...
1
the u.s. has now spent more on reconstructing afghanistan than was spent on the marshall plan and the reconstruction of europe.
wuerker said that the united states has spent more for afghanistan reconstruction than it did to rebuild europe under the marshall plan. while the math behind the adds up, it's important to know that the reconstruction programs are not identical. the marshall plan spent no funds on military projects, while about 60 pe...
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18,926
0
Says George Soros was arrested in Philadelphia for election interference.
November 23, 2020
elections;facebook fact-checks
bloggers
Blog posting on the Internet
null
8
18
24
53
233
396
a blog post
Articles circulating on social media that George Soros was indicted and arrested in Philadelphia for "election interference." This is bogus. The story includes no sources and uses a forged indictment as its sole of the . This is full-on ! This fact check is available at IFCN’s 2020 US Elections FactChat #Chatbot on W...
0
says george soros was arrested in philadelphia for election interference.
articles circulating on social media that george soros was indicted and arrested in philadelphia for "election interference." this is bogus. the story includes no sources and uses a forged indictment as its sole of the . this is fullon ! this fact check is available at ifcns 2020 us elections factchat chatbot on what...
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17,107
0
Says Kobe Bryant's eldest daughter, Natalia, left a suicide video after being bullied.
February 20, 2020
fake news;facebook fact-checks
bloggers
Blog posting on the Internet
null
8
18
24
53
233
396
a blog post
If you click on the video, a clip of a news anchor begins, with the "RIP Natalia Bryant" photo appearing in the corner. The anchor says "the shock is still raw for fans" before cutting out and showing a graphic content warning label. Clicking on the label opens a new window prompting you to share the post on Facebook. ...
0
says kobe bryant's eldest daughter, natalia, left a suicide video after being bullied.
if you click on the video, a clip of a news anchor begins, with the "rip natalia bryant" photo appearing in the corner. the anchor says "the shock is still raw for fans" before cutting out and showing a graphic content warning label. clicking on the label opens a new window prompting you to share the post on facebook. ...
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo "was simply saying if we can share 20 percent of your excess, your non-used ventilators, to help people in other parts of the state on a voluntary basis, that would be great. Of course, there was a reaction to that, which was not positive.
April 8, 2020
coronavirus
kathy hochul
Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, is the governor of New York state. She is a former member of Congress.
new york
2
4
1
0
0
1
a television interview
Hochul said Cuomo was simply saying that hospitals could share 20 percent of their unused ventilators on a voluntary basis.  That’s not how hospital executives and other elected officials heard Cuomo describe his initial plan, thus explaining the immediate backlash. And those who listened to the governor’s televised br...
0
gov. andrew cuomo "was simply saying if we can share 20 percent of your excess, your nonused ventilators, to help people in other parts of the state on a voluntary basis, that would be great. of course, there was a reaction to that, which was not positive.
hochul said cuomo was simply saying that hospitals could share 20 percent of their unused ventilators on a voluntary basis.  thats not how hospital executives and other elected officials heard cuomo describe his initial plan, thus explaining the immediate backlash. and those who listened to the governors televised brie...
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4,150
1
Says Texas gained 21,000 doctors due to tort reform.
August 17, 2011
health care;legal issues;new hampshire 2012
rick perry
Rick Perry is the U.S. Energy Secretary and was governor of Texas from late December 2000 through 2014. He was re-elected in 2002, 2006 and 2010. He unsucessfully ran for president in 2012 and 2016.
national
26
24
43
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Bedford, N.H
There is no question that tort reform drove down medical malpractice insurance premiums and reduced the number of malpractice suits.  And there is no question that most health care providers like the change and say it’s a factor that leads them to practice in the state.  But the wholesale transformation that Perry desc...
0
says texas gained 21,000 doctors due to tort reform.
there is no question that tort reform drove down medical malpractice insurance premiums and reduced the number of malpractice suits.  and there is no question that most health care providers like the change and say its a factor that leads them to practice in the state.  but the wholesale transformation that perry descr...
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0
Action by the Milwaukee County Board will "provide the County Executive with the same level of security as the Governor and the Mayor of Milwaukee while saving taxpayers $300,000.
January 1, 2014
county budget;county government;criminal justice;homeland security;crime
david cullen
David Cullen was elected to the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors on April 3, 2012, representing the 15th District. He serves as Co-Chair of the Finance, Personnel & Audit Committee, and as a member of the Intergovernmental Relations Committee. Cullen is a graduate of John Marshall High School, has a Bachelor of S...
wisconsin
0
0
0
0
0
1
a constituent newsletter
It actually costs taxpayers more money. Abele’s personal security would fall far short of the governor’s and also appears to be less intense than that accorded to Mayor Tom Barrett. Cullen now says he meant only that Abele would have law enforcement security as do those two officials. But his newsletter said "same leve...
0
action by the milwaukee county board will "provide the county executive with the same level of security as the governor and the mayor of milwaukee while saving taxpayers 300,000.
it actually costs taxpayers more money. abeles personal security would fall far short of the governors and also appears to be less intense than that accorded to mayor tom barrett. cullen now says he meant only that abele would have law enforcement security as do those two officials. but his newsletter said "same level....
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4
States with the most gun laws tend to have the fewest gun deaths.
October 1, 2015
corrections and updates;guns
barack obama
Barack Obama is the former president of the United States. Obama also served as a U.S. senator from Illinois. He was born in 1961 in Hawaii, where his parents met as students at the University of Hawaii. Obama's father is from Kenya and his mother is from Kansas. He graduated from Columbia University and received his l...
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Oregon
Obama said, "States with the most gun laws tend to have the fewest gun deaths." Research shows that the more gun laws a state has, the fewer gun deaths there are. Obama gets some wiggle room because he said "tend to" as opposed to making a definitive statement. The problem is, however, that this is an overly general st...
1
states with the most gun laws tend to have the fewest gun deaths.
obama said, "states with the most gun laws tend to have the fewest gun deaths." research shows that the more gun laws a state has, the fewer gun deaths there are. obama gets some wiggle room because he said "tend to" as opposed to making a definitive statement. the problem is, however, that this is an overly general st...
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3
Says he "led the fight to expand Medicaid.
August 20, 2019
medicaid
chris jones
Del. Chris Jones, R-Suffolk, is chairman of the budget-writing Appropriations Committee in Virginia's House of Delegates. Jones was first elected to the House 1997. He had previously served on Suffolk's city council and was mayor of the city from 1992-1996. Jones is a pharmacist.   
virginia
1
0
1
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TV ad
Jones credibly says he never shut the door on expansion and helped bring Medicaid efficiencies that made the expansion palatable to other Republicans. But it also can be said that Jones helped deny health insurance to 400,000 Virginians for four years. Twenty-nine states expanded their coverage before Virginia. Jones’ ...
1
says he "led the fight to expand medicaid.
jones credibly says he never shut the door on expansion and helped bring medicaid efficiencies that made the expansion palatable to other republicans. but it also can be said that jones helped deny health insurance to 400,000 virginians for four years. twentynine states expanded their coverage before virginia. jones ad...
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20,033
0
Seventy four thousand... That's how many mail-in ballots were recently found in Arizona that have NO clear record of being sent in.
July 20, 2021
null
texas gop
The Texas GOP is the Republican political party of Texas and is the state affiliate of the U.S. Republican Party.
texas
0
0
0
0
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1
a fundraiser
Each of the 182 cases were referred to investigators and so far four cases have led to charges. President Joe Biden won the state by about 10,000 votes during the general election. Our ruling  In a political fundraising mailer, the Texas GOP perpetuated a voting fraud based on a partisan Arizona election audit, saying...
0
seventy four thousand... that's how many mailin ballots were recently found in arizona that have no clear record of being sent in.
each of the 182 cases were referred to investigators and so far four cases have led to charges. president joe biden won the state by about 10,000 votes during the general election. our ruling  in a political fundraising mailer, the texas gop perpetuated a voting fraud based on a partisan arizona election audit, saying...
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13,102
4
The son-in-law of the president met with Russian officials at the Trump Tower after having them come in the back door.
March 3, 2017
elections;ethics;legal issues;foreign policy
mark pocan
Mark Pocan was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2nd Congressional District on Nov. 6, 2012. He is from Madison and previously served as a Democratic member of the Wisconsin state Assembly. 
wisconsin
9
12
5
4
5
1
an interview
Pocan’s office also cited a news article in The Telegraph, a British newspaper, that said the Russian diplomat "reportedly" entered Trump Tower for the meeting by a back entrance. We found a few claims and assumptions that the ambassador entered the building by a rear entrance, but no definitive reports that that was t...
1
the soninlaw of the president met with russian officials at the trump tower after having them come in the back door.
pocans office also cited a news article in the telegraph, a british newspaper, that said the russian diplomat "reportedly" entered trump tower for the meeting by a back entrance. we found a few claims and assumptions that the ambassador entered the building by a rear entrance, but no definitive reports that that was th...
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5,197
1
Today, you can't rely on (the retirement fund for public employees), it's not funded.
March 6, 2012
retirement;state budget;workers
rick scott
Rick Scott, a wealthy Florida businessman, was first elected Florida's 45th governor on Nov. 2, 2010 and re-elected Nov. 4, 2014. He was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2018 and is running for re-election in 2024.
florida
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a press conference
The is, it's one of the better funded pension plans in the country. If all public employees retired tomorrow, they still get 87.5 percent of what they were owed. We rate his statement . PolitiFact Florida is partnering with 10 News for the 2012 election season. See the video version of this fact-check here .
0
today, you can't rely on the retirement fund for public employees, it's not funded.
the is, it's one of the better funded pension plans in the country. if all public employees retired tomorrow, they still get 87.5 percent of what they were owed. we rate his statement . politifact florida is partnering with 10 news for the 2012 election season. see the video version of this factcheck here .
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14,617
0
Says Julia Roberts told Celine Dion, "If you hate Trump you can go in your country.
May 14, 2018
fake news;punditfact
bloggers
Blog posting on the Internet
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a post on the Internet
It just repeats the faked Roberts’ quote from the headline and ends with a question: "Do you stand with Julie?" After the question, the story contradicts Roberts’ quote by including a YouTube video at the bottom of the article that shows Roberts speaking in support of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton at ...
0
says julia roberts told celine dion, "if you hate trump you can go in your country.
it just repeats the faked roberts quote from the headline and ends with a question "do you stand with julie?" after the question, the story contradicts roberts quote by including a youtube video at the bottom of the article that shows roberts speaking in support of democratic presidential nominee hillary clinton at a r...
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0
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has "2.8 students per faculty" member, "tied for second-lowest in its history since 1994.
May 10, 2016
education;labor;state budget;unions
scott walker
Scott Walker, a Republican, is the former governor of Wisconsin. He was first elected in November 2010. He survived a recall election in 2012, defeating Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett after igniting controversy with a bill curtailing public-employee union collective-bargaining rights.  He won re-election to a four-year te...
wisconsin
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45
39
40
44
11
a news release
The statement cited the same 2.8 statistic as it applied to Green Bay -- but added a line to make clear that the ratio referred only to individualized instruction. Our rating Charging that the ratio of students to faculty at UW-Milwaukee is shrinking, Walker said the school has "2.8 students per faculty" member, "tied ...
0
the university of wisconsinmilwaukee has "2.8 students per faculty" member, "tied for secondlowest in its history since 1994.
the statement cited the same 2.8 statistic as it applied to green bay but added a line to make clear that the ratio referred only to individualized instruction. our rating charging that the ratio of students to faculty at uwmilwaukee is shrinking, walker said the school has "2.8 students per faculty" member, "tied for...
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16,885
1
Says a series of photos show Iranian rockets being launched toward U.S. air bases in Iraq.
January 7, 2020
iran;facebook fact-checks
facebook posts
Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.  
null
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50
108
245
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570
a Facebook post
Its source is the AFP. Below is footage that Iran has released from its Jan. 7 strike in Iraq. There were no reported casualties. The Facebook posts are . We rate them .
0
says a series of photos show iranian rockets being launched toward u.s. air bases in iraq.
its source is the afp. below is footage that iran has released from its jan. 7 strike in iraq. there were no reported casualties. the facebook posts are . we rate them .
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3,408
1
Politicians and their corporate lobbyists are trying to take away my right to spend my paycheck how I want.
April 6, 2011
unions
florida education association
Florida Education Association represents more than 250,000 teachers and education staff professional in Florida’s 67 school districts
florida
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0
1
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2
0
a campaign-style ad
SB 830 and HB 1021 likely will make it more difficult for unions to collect dues, and more burdensome for workers to contribute to their union. But the bills do not stop union members from doing it. The FEA's ad said "politicians and their corporate lobbyists are trying to take away my right to spend my paycheck how I ...
0
politicians and their corporate lobbyists are trying to take away my right to spend my paycheck how i want.
sb 830 and hb 1021 likely will make it more difficult for unions to collect dues, and more burdensome for workers to contribute to their union. but the bills do not stop union members from doing it. the fea's ad said "politicians and their corporate lobbyists are trying to take away my right to spend my paycheck how i ...
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2
Premeditation, in murder cases like the Oscar Pistorius case, "can be formed in the twinkling of an eye.
March 24, 2014
criminal justice;legal issues;crime;punditfact
nancy grace
Nancy Grace is a former prosecutor and legal analyst who hosts her own show on HLN.
null
0
0
0
2
0
0
an interview on ABC's "Good Morning America"
Grace and Abrams wrangled over the definition of premeditated murder, with Grace arguing, "premeditation can be formed in the twinkling of an eye." Location, location, location. Legal experts told us it could in some parts of the United States, but it’s not as likely to meet South Africa’s heightened standards for prem...
0
premeditation, in murder cases like the oscar pistorius case, "can be formed in the twinkling of an eye.
grace and abrams wrangled over the definition of premeditated murder, with grace arguing, "premeditation can be formed in the twinkling of an eye." location, location, location. legal experts told us it could in some parts of the united states, but its not as likely to meet south africas heightened standards for premed...
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14,439
0
A bill in Congress "will ban all semi-automatic weapons, including pistols and shotguns. So, yes, they are coming to take away our guns.
March 26, 2018
guns
tom king
Tom King is the president of the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association, the state-affiliated group of the National Rifle Association.
new york
0
0
0
0
0
1
a radio interview
King said a bill in Congress "will ban all semi-automatic weapons, including pistols and shotguns. So, yes, they are coming to take away our guns." That’s not . The latest bill to ban "assault weapons" would block the sale of new semi-automatic firearms with one or more military-style features. Guns that already have t...
0
a bill in congress "will ban all semiautomatic weapons, including pistols and shotguns. so, yes, they are coming to take away our guns.
king said a bill in congress "will ban all semiautomatic weapons, including pistols and shotguns. so, yes, they are coming to take away our guns." thats not . the latest bill to ban "assault weapons" would block the sale of new semiautomatic firearms with one or more militarystyle features. guns that already have those...
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18,954
0
Says "Former President Barack Obama arrested for ESPIONAGE.
November 28, 2020
facebook fact-checks
bloggers
Blog posting on the Internet
null
8
18
24
53
233
396
a blog post
The post lifts full paragraphs from an Aug. 17 press release from the Justice Department about the arrest of a former CIA officer, Alexander Yuk Ching Ma, who was accused of "conspiring with a relative of his who was a former CIA officer to communicate classified information up to the Top Secret level to intelligence o...
0
says "former president barack obama arrested for espionage.
the post lifts full paragraphs from an aug. 17 press release from the justice department about the arrest of a former cia officer, alexander yuk ching ma, who was accused of "conspiring with a relative of his who was a former cia officer to communicate classified information up to the top secret level to intelligence o...
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15,030
0
Colin Kaepernick immediately loses Nike endorsement after anti-white rant.
September 3, 2018
sports;facebook fact-checks
bloggers
Blog posting on the Internet
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8
18
24
53
233
396
a blog post
Conservative Columns did not include a disclaimer on its home page or on the story. Conservative Columns copied another story from America’s Last Line of Defense earlier this week with a similar headline: " UPDATE: Sasha Obama’s racist anti-white rant just got her expelled ." We rated that . In addition to the identic...
0
colin kaepernick immediately loses nike endorsement after antiwhite rant.
conservative columns did not include a disclaimer on its home page or on the story. conservative columns copied another story from americas last line of defense earlier this week with a similar headline " update sasha obamas racist antiwhite rant just got her expelled ." we rated that . in addition to the identical co...
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3
As the CEO of eBay, "Whitman started a separate division that only sells porn.
June 1, 2010
ethics;message machine 2010
steve poizner
Steve Poizner is the former state insurance commissioner of California. He was a Republican candidate for governor in 2010, losing in the primary to Meg Whitman.
national
0
1
1
0
1
0
an online campaign commercial
For it's part, the Whitman campaign has dismissed Poizner's ad as "desperate." "Is Steve Poizner seriously trying to tell us that eBay is a pornography site?" said Dan Comstock, a spokesman for the Whitman campaign. "eBay's millions of users, including my grandmother, will find that a little hard to believe." So is Whi...
1
as the ceo of ebay, "whitman started a separate division that only sells porn.
for it's part, the whitman campaign has dismissed poizner's ad as "desperate." "is steve poizner seriously trying to tell us that ebay is a pornography site?" said dan comstock, a spokesman for the whitman campaign. "ebay's millions of users, including my grandmother, will find that a little hard to believe." so is whi...
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5,224
0
Says her accomplishments include "a fiscally responsible budget agreement that controls state spending.
March 6, 2012
state budget
chris telfer
State Sen. Chris Telfer is a Republican in Bend.
oregon
0
0
0
0
0
1
a press release
Telfer didn’t negotiate, or help negotiate, that agreement. Not only that, she voted against the bills that authorize operating money for state government. Her statement is not accurate and it makes a . We rule the statement . Return to OregonLive to comment on this ruling.
0
says her accomplishments include "a fiscally responsible budget agreement that controls state spending.
telfer didnt negotiate, or help negotiate, that agreement. not only that, she voted against the bills that authorize operating money for state government. her statement is not accurate and it makes a . we rule the statement . return to oregonlive to comment on this ruling.
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17,534
5
Until this week, they [OSHA] weren't even enforcing these guidelines [for coronavirus]. Still today, OSHA is not specifying which rules employees must follow or how to keep their workers safe and healthy.
April 15, 2020
corrections and updates;workers;health check;coronavirus
joe biden
Joe Biden is the president of the United States. A Democrat, Biden served as a Delaware senator from 1973 (elected at the age of 29) until 2009. During his time in the Senate, he served as chair of the Foreign Relations Committee, chair of the International Narcotics Control Caucus and chair of the Judiciary Committee....
null
25
64
65
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55
7
comments at a virtual town hall meeting
Biden said that OSHA was not enforcing coronavirus guidelines until the week of April 13, and since then, the agency has not told employers what rules they must implement to keep workplaces safe. It’s that OSHA did not release any COVID-19 enforcement instructions for its inspectors until April 13. However, even when ...
1
until this week, they osha weren't even enforcing these guidelines for coronavirus. still today, osha is not specifying which rules employees must follow or how to keep their workers safe and healthy.
biden said that osha was not enforcing coronavirus guidelines until the week of april 13, and since then, the agency has not told employers what rules they must implement to keep workplaces safe. its that osha did not release any covid19 enforcement instructions for its inspectors until april 13. however, even when th...
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20,004
1
U.S. sanctions mean "Cuba can't trade with any country or any company whatsoever.
July 12, 2021
human rights;foreign policy;facebook fact-checks
facebook posts
Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.  
national
24
50
108
245
1,410
570
a Facebook post
A Facebook stated that the U.S. embargo on Cuba blocks the country from trading with any country or company whatsoever. Embargo is the official term used by the U.S. government to describe the sanctions on Cuba. An expert pointed out that the term blockade is used by someone who believes the sanctions to be illegal du...
0
u.s. sanctions mean "cuba can't trade with any country or any company whatsoever.
a facebook stated that the u.s. embargo on cuba blocks the country from trading with any country or company whatsoever. embargo is the official term used by the u.s. government to describe the sanctions on cuba. an expert pointed out that the term blockade is used by someone who believes the sanctions to be illegal du...
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9,399
0
Super Bowl Sunday has the highest rate of domestic violence.
September 16, 2014
crime;sports;punditfact
mika brzezinski
Mika Brzezinski is host of "Morning Joe" on MSNBC.
null
0
0
0
0
0
1
a segment on MSNBC's "Morning Joe"
Brzezinski invoked a widely debunked that Super Bowl Sunday has the highest rate of domestic violence on Morning Joe. It’s no more now than 20 years ago. Experts say this myth persists in spite of long-lasting academic rebuke. We rate it !
0
super bowl sunday has the highest rate of domestic violence.
brzezinski invoked a widely debunked that super bowl sunday has the highest rate of domestic violence on morning joe. its no more now than 20 years ago. experts say this myth persists in spite of longlasting academic rebuke. we rate it !
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11,079
2
Says President Barack Obama "himself has granted waivers allowing into the United States refugees who provided material support to terrorists.
December 8, 2015
immigration;terrorism
greg abbott
Greg Abbott won election as governor of Texas in November 2014, carrying 59 percent of the vote. Abbott was re-elected in 2018. Abbott, a former member of the Texas Supreme Court, served three terms as the state's attorney general before being succeeded by Ken Paxton in early 2015.
texas
15
13
13
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15
6
a press conference with Sen. Ted Cruz
Abbott said "the president himself has granted waivers allowing into the United States refugees who provided material support to terrorists." The Homeland Security secretary--not the president--grants case-by-case waivers in accord with federal law enabling people with tenuous connections to terrorist groups to be admi...
0
says president barack obama "himself has granted waivers allowing into the united states refugees who provided material support to terrorists.
abbott said "the president himself has granted waivers allowing into the united states refugees who provided material support to terrorists." the homeland security secretarynot the presidentgrants casebycase waivers in accord with federal law enabling people with tenuous connections to terrorist groups to be admitted a...
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10,008
3
Says President Barack Obama made "unilateral changes" to Obamacare "38 times.
March 1, 2015
health care
john boehner
John Boehner of Ohio is the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. He was formerly the Republican minority leader from 2007-2011, and was the majority leader briefly prior to that.
national
17
4
11
13
22
2
comments on CBS' "Face the Nation"
Boehner said Obama made "unilateral changes" to Obamacare "38 times." Boehner’s staff sent us a link to 29 unilateral actions, and it takes some creative picking and choosing to get the count up to 38 -- including counting two delays of the same regulation as separate actions. Further, the Congressional Research Servic...
1
says president barack obama made "unilateral changes" to obamacare "38 times.
boehner said obama made "unilateral changes" to obamacare "38 times." boehners staff sent us a link to 29 unilateral actions, and it takes some creative picking and choosing to get the count up to 38 including counting two delays of the same regulation as separate actions. further, the congressional research service o...
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19,683
2
With federal stimulus money for schools, "no distinctions are being made between Wisconsin schools that remain closed to in-person learning, and those that have been re-opened for months.
April 8, 2021
education;coronavirus
ron johnson
Ron Johnson is a Republican U.S. senator from Wisconsin. A businessman and accountant, Johnson defeated Democratic Sen. Russ Feingold in the 2010 election. He is seeking re-election in 2016.
wisconsin
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Twitter
Our rating  Johnson claimed that when distributing federal money, "No distinctions are being made between Wisconsin schools that remain closed to in-person learning, and those that have been re-opened for months. "  But lawmakers in Wisconsin did put some restrictions on money sent to school districts based on how man...
0
with federal stimulus money for schools, "no distinctions are being made between wisconsin schools that remain closed to inperson learning, and those that have been reopened for months.
our rating  johnson claimed that when distributing federal money, "no distinctions are being made between wisconsin schools that remain closed to inperson learning, and those that have been reopened for months. "  but lawmakers in wisconsin did put some restrictions on money sent to school districts based on how many ...
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2
California is proposing to legislate what drinks restaurants can serve your kids, only giving two options: milk or water.
August 19, 2018
children;food;government regulation;public health;regulation;states
fox news channel
Fox News Channel is a 24-hour cable channel focused on coverage of breaking news and politics. 
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California
A third host then noted parents could still request soda for their children. That clarification, buried near the end of the segment, doesn’t balance out an otherwise presentation. We rate the show's . –  The statement contains some element of but ignores critical facts that would give a different impression.
0
california is proposing to legislate what drinks restaurants can serve your kids, only giving two options milk or water.
a third host then noted parents could still request soda for their children. that clarification, buried near the end of the segment, doesnt balance out an otherwise presentation. we rate the show's .   the statement contains some element of but ignores critical facts that would give a different impression.
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13,860
3
In 2017, I've done 17 town halls.
September 24, 2017
public service
ted cruz
Ted Cruz is a U.S. Senator from Texas, first elected in 2012. Cruz also was a candidate for president of the United States in 2016. He is the former solicitor general for the state of Texas, previously serving as the director of the Office of Policy Planning at the Federal Trade Commission, an Associate Deputy Attorney...
texas
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an interview at the Texas Tribune Festival
Cruz, asked if he interacts enough with constituents, said: "In 2017, I’ve done 17 town halls" in Texas. The listed events Cruz attended from April through August 2017 demonstrate that the term ‘town hall’ can be stretched every which way, even to events not open to the public. All told, it looks to us like Cruz took q...
1
in 2017, i've done 17 town halls.
cruz, asked if he interacts enough with constituents, said "in 2017, ive done 17 town halls" in texas. the listed events cruz attended from april through august 2017 demonstrate that the term town hall can be stretched every which way, even to events not open to the public. all told, it looks to us like cruz took quest...
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5
Switzerland and the Netherlands . . . cover all their citizens using private insurers, and they do so for much less cost.
September 8, 2009
health care
matt miller
a former Clinton White House staffer who now works as a management consultant
national
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a Washington Post op-ed
The recession has almost certainly bumped that number upward, so his "nearly 50 million" assertion is probably pretty close. So let's recap. Miller is correct that both the Netherlands and Switzerland achieve universal coverage through systems that use private insurers. And he's right that both countries do so more che...
1
switzerland and the netherlands . . . cover all their citizens using private insurers, and they do so for much less cost.
the recession has almost certainly bumped that number upward, so his "nearly 50 million" assertion is probably pretty close. so let's recap. miller is correct that both the netherlands and switzerland achieve universal coverage through systems that use private insurers. and he's right that both countries do so more che...
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10,324
3
Today, "the United States is the most respected country on Earth.
June 1, 2015
foreign policy;polls and public opinion
barack obama
Barack Obama is the former president of the United States. Obama also served as a U.S. senator from Illinois. He was born in 1961 in Hawaii, where his parents met as students at the University of Hawaii. Obama's father is from Kenya and his mother is from Kansas. He graduated from Columbia University and received his l...
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remarks at the White House
Obama said that today, "the United States is the most respected country on Earth." International polling by Gallup has found that, in a reversal from the Bush era, the United States now finishes first compared to a limited group of countries -- Germany, China, Russia and the European Union. But a BBC poll that tested a...
1
today, "the united states is the most respected country on earth.
obama said that today, "the united states is the most respected country on earth." international polling by gallup has found that, in a reversal from the bush era, the united states now finishes first compared to a limited group of countries germany, china, russia and the european union. but a bbc poll that tested a b...
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19,807
2
The Biden administration has decided to cancel $0 in student debt.
May 25, 2021
debt;education;federal budget;facebook fact-checks
facebook posts
Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.  
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a Facebook post
A widely shared social media post claimed: "The Biden administration has decided to cancel $0 in student debt." Biden’s 2022 federal budget proposal does not include a provision for student debt forgiveness. But Biden is still considering options, including an executive order, for student debt forgiveness. For a statem...
0
the biden administration has decided to cancel 0 in student debt.
a widely shared social media post claimed "the biden administration has decided to cancel 0 in student debt." bidens 2022 federal budget proposal does not include a provision for student debt forgiveness. but biden is still considering options, including an executive order, for student debt forgiveness. for a statement...
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9,626
4
Says his promise of 250,000 new private sector jobs was a "big goal.
October 22, 2014
economy;jobs
scott walker
Scott Walker, a Republican, is the former governor of Wisconsin. He was first elected in November 2010. He survived a recall election in 2012, defeating Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett after igniting controversy with a bill curtailing public-employee union collective-bargaining rights.  He won re-election to a four-year te...
wisconsin
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a campaign TV ad
Our rating Walker portrayed his 250,000 jobs promise as a "big" goal. The growth rates needed in a post-recessionary period to make that number happen were not uncommon after World War II. But that was not the case during the two most recent recoveries, and at the time Walker made the promise it had been nearly 15 year...
1
says his promise of 250,000 new private sector jobs was a "big goal.
our rating walker portrayed his 250,000 jobs promise as a "big" goal. the growth rates needed in a postrecessionary period to make that number happen were not uncommon after world war ii. but that was not the case during the two most recent recoveries, and at the time walker made the promise it had been nearly 15 years...
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18,121
2
Says Haley Stevens' plan for "socialized medicine" would "eliminate 100,000 doctors and nurses.
July 10, 2020
health care;health check
eric esshaki
Eric Esshaki, a former nurse, is running to unseat incumbent Rep. Haley Stevens in Michigan’s 11th congressional district.
michigan
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0
0
1
0
0
a campaign ad
Esshaki claims that 100,000 nurses and doctors would disappear under Stevens’ "plan for socialized medicine."  The studies Esshaki’s campaign shared make problematic assumptions and were from a group lobbying against Medicare for All. While Stevens has supported Medicare for All in the past, her current position is for...
0
says haley stevens' plan for "socialized medicine" would "eliminate 100,000 doctors and nurses.
esshaki claims that 100,000 nurses and doctors would disappear under stevens "plan for socialized medicine."  the studies esshakis campaign shared make problematic assumptions and were from a group lobbying against medicare for all. while stevens has supported medicare for all in the past, her current position is for a...
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15,416
2
Says VA doctors are "censored from being able to talk to their patients" about marijuana, even in states where it is legal for medicinal use
September 14, 2018
drugs;health care;veterans;marijuana
tammy baldwin
Tammy Baldwin was elected to the U.S. Senate on Nov. 6, 2012. She represented Wisconsin’s Second Congressional District from January 1999 to January 2013. She served as a member of the Wisconsin Assembly from January 1993 to January 1999. She was a Dane County supervisor from 1986 to 1994 and briefly served on the Madi...
wisconsin
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14
15
12
7
0
a radio interview
Our rating Baldwin said VA doctors "are censored" from talking to patients about the benefits of marijuana. But the her office cites relates only to VA bans on recommending or prescribing the drug. And VA guidelines explicitly encourage veterans to discuss marijuana use with providers. There’s an element of to Baldwi...
0
says va doctors are "censored from being able to talk to their patients" about marijuana, even in states where it is legal for medicinal use
our rating baldwin said va doctors "are censored" from talking to patients about the benefits of marijuana. but the her office cites relates only to va bans on recommending or prescribing the drug. and va guidelines explicitly encourage veterans to discuss marijuana use with providers. theres an element of to baldwin...
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16,384
2
Says "wealthy people in Canada donate to hospitals" to get better health care treatment.
August 15, 2019
health care;wealth;punditfact
mark cuban
Businessman Mark Cuban, also an investor and philanthropist, owns the Dallas Mavericks NBA basketball team.
null
0
1
0
1
0
0
a tweet
Cuban said "wealthy people in Canada donate to hospitals" to get better treatment. It’s possible Cuban knows some people who they’ve gotten special treatment, but hospital representatives and health policy experts told us Cuban’s is an description of what happens in Canadian hospitals by and large. It’s also at odds...
0
says "wealthy people in canada donate to hospitals" to get better health care treatment.
cuban said "wealthy people in canada donate to hospitals" to get better treatment. its possible cuban knows some people who theyve gotten special treatment, but hospital representatives and health policy experts told us cubans is an description of what happens in canadian hospitals by and large. its also at odds wit...
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14,208
5
California's prisons budget in 1970 "was about 3 percent of the general fund. Now, it's 8.9 percent, about $12 billion.
January 25, 2018
criminal justice;state budget
jerry brown
Jerry Brown is the governor of California. A Democrat, he earlier served as governor of California from 1975 to 1983.
california
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6
3
0
0
0
a State of the State Address
Gov. Jerry Brown recently claimed California’s corrections budget in 1970 was "about 3 percent of the general fund. Now, it’s 8.9 percent, about $12 billion." California’s 1970-71 fiscal year budget supports the first part of Brown’s , listing prison system spending as 2.8 percent of that year’s general fund. Brown’s b...
1
california's prisons budget in 1970 "was about 3 percent of the general fund. now, it's 8.9 percent, about 12 billion.
gov. jerry brown recently claimed californias corrections budget in 1970 was "about 3 percent of the general fund. now, its 8.9 percent, about 12 billion." californias 197071 fiscal year budget supports the first part of browns , listing prison system spending as 2.8 percent of that years general fund. browns budget pr...
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17,851
1
Says photo of beaten woman is Aracely Henriquez, a pregnant woman who George Floyd assaulted during an armed robbery.
June 14, 2020
facebook fact-checks
instagram posts
Posters on Instagram, where people share photos and graphics and sometimes add filters.
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an Instagram post
An Instagram post claims an image of a woman with bruises on her face is Aracely Henriquez, the victim of an armed home robbery that Floyd was involved in. But the image isn’t of Henriquez. It shows an American student who was assaulted in Madrid in 2018 . Floyd served five years in prison for the armed robbery, but th...
0
says photo of beaten woman is aracely henriquez, a pregnant woman who george floyd assaulted during an armed robbery.
an instagram post claims an image of a woman with bruises on her face is aracely henriquez, the victim of an armed home robbery that floyd was involved in. but the image isnt of henriquez. it shows an american student who was assaulted in madrid in 2018 . floyd served five years in prison for the armed robbery, but the...
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3
Says her campaign platform includes the "biggest investment in new, good-paying jobs since World War II.
August 15, 2016
economy;education;energy;federal budget;income;infrastructure;jobs;technology
hillary clinton
Hillary Clinton was the 2016 Democratic nominee for president. She served as U.S. Secretary of State during the first four years of the Obama administration. She is formerly a U.S. senator from New York, first elected in 2000. She was a candidate for president in 2008. She previously served as first lady when her husba...
national
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Scranton, Pa.
Clinton says her campaign platform includes the "biggest investment in new, good-paying jobs since World War II." Using rough estimates of public investment in several sectors, the size of Clinton’s proposals — at least $900 billion over 10 years — appears larger than any other 10-year investment since World War II. It...
1
says her campaign platform includes the "biggest investment in new, goodpaying jobs since world war ii.
clinton says her campaign platform includes the "biggest investment in new, goodpaying jobs since world war ii." using rough estimates of public investment in several sectors, the size of clintons proposals at least 900 billion over 10 years appears larger than any other 10year investment since world war ii. its wort...
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From 1990 to 2015 under (Democratic) control, W. Va. teacher pay rank plummeted from 30th in the nation to 48th.
October 9, 2018
education
paul espinosa
Paul Espinosa is a Republican state delegate in West Virginia.
west virginia
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a tweet
Espinosa said, "From 1990 to 2015 under (Democratic) control, W. Va. teacher pay rank plummeted from 30th in the nation to 48th." There’s no question that West Virginia teacher pay currently ranks near the bottom of the 50 states, but he exaggerated how far those rankings had fallen since 1990. In addition, the biggest...
0
from 1990 to 2015 under democratic control, w. va. teacher pay rank plummeted from 30th in the nation to 48th.
espinosa said, "from 1990 to 2015 under democratic control, w. va. teacher pay rank plummeted from 30th in the nation to 48th." theres no question that west virginia teacher pay currently ranks near the bottom of the 50 states, but he exaggerated how far those rankings had fallen since 1990. in addition, the biggest ri...
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1
Says a "liberal" immigration reform group endorsed his GOP primary opponent, Dave Brat.
May 29, 2014
immigration
eric cantor
Eric Cantor is a former congressman who represented Virginia's 7th District from 2001 to 2014. He rose to House minority whip in 2009 and House majority leader in 2011. Cantor was upset by Dave Brat in the 2014 GOP primary for congress. He is now vice chairman and managing director of Moelis & Company, a global investm...
virginia
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4
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a campaign email
Cantor says Casa de Virginia, a group supporting immigration reform, endorsed his Republican primary opponent during a May 28 rally in Richmond. Seeking to shore up his conservative support, Cantor cited the action as proof that that he is "standing up to Obama on illegal immigration." The problem is that no speaker at...
0
says a "liberal" immigration reform group endorsed his gop primary opponent, dave brat.
cantor says casa de virginia, a group supporting immigration reform, endorsed his republican primary opponent during a may 28 rally in richmond. seeking to shore up his conservative support, cantor cited the action as proof that that he is "standing up to obama on illegal immigration." the problem is that no speaker at...
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0
Says Dan McCready "really admires socialism.
August 30, 2019
candidate biography
dan bishop
Dan Bishop is a North Carolina state Senator who represents Mecklenburg County in District 39. In 2019, he was a candidate for North Carolina's 9th Congressional District.
north carolina
0
1
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a campaign ad
Bishop, Trump, and the NRCC are trying to portray the Democratic candidate McCready as a socialist, but there’s simply no to support their charge.  McCready is a businessman who has benefited from capitalism and even has distanced himself from liberal Democrats.  As election day nears, we need to take a match to the ...
0
says dan mccready "really admires socialism.
bishop, trump, and the nrcc are trying to portray the democratic candidate mccready as a socialist, but theres simply no to support their charge.  mccready is a businessman who has benefited from capitalism and even has distanced himself from liberal democrats.  as election day nears, we need to take a match to the o...
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Nurse passes out on live TV after taking vaccine.
December 18, 2020
public health;coronavirus
facebook posts
Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.  
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a Facebook post
But the nurse later said that her dizziness is something that regularly happens to her after experiencing any kind of pain, even after stubbing a toe. The nurse recovered and said she was feeling fine. Becoming dizzy after a vaccine is not unusual for some people, a doctor said, dismissing the notion that the episode w...
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nurse passes out on live tv after taking vaccine.
but the nurse later said that her dizziness is something that regularly happens to her after experiencing any kind of pain, even after stubbing a toe. the nurse recovered and said she was feeling fine. becoming dizzy after a vaccine is not unusual for some people, a doctor said, dismissing the notion that the episode w...
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16,018
1
The last time Illinois raised the minimum wage in 2006, the very next year this state lost 50,000 jobs. The prediction this time is, we'll lose 90,000 jobs.
April 29, 2019
jobs
dale righter
Dale Righter is Republican Caucus Chair in the Illinois Senate. He has served the state's 55th Senate District since 2003. He previously served in the Illinois House of Representatives.
illinois
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0
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a TV interview
Righter said, "The last time Illinois raised the minimum wage in 2006, the very next year this state lost 50,000 jobs" and that "the prediction this time is, we’ll lose 90,000 jobs." Federal employment data show Righter had his facts backwards: Job numbers for 2007 rose nearly 50,000 higher than they were in 2006. A sp...
0
the last time illinois raised the minimum wage in 2006, the very next year this state lost 50,000 jobs. the prediction this time is, we'll lose 90,000 jobs.
righter said, "the last time illinois raised the minimum wage in 2006, the very next year this state lost 50,000 jobs" and that "the prediction this time is, well lose 90,000 jobs." federal employment data show righter had his facts backwards job numbers for 2007 rose nearly 50,000 higher than they were in 2006. a spok...
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3
Texas ranks: #1 in worker deaths, #1 carbon emissions, #50 in high school graduates, #50 in funding for mental health patients.
June 13, 2013
environment;climate change;education;energy;health care;states;workers
facebook posts
Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.  
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a fake Rick Perry 2016 poster
The Facebook post said: "Texas ranks: #1 in worker deaths, #1 carbon emissions, #50 in high school graduates, #50 in funding for mental health patients." This post takes things out of context by cherry-picking figures, in each case stressing the result that makes Texas look worst. Still, two of the declared ranks seem ...
1
texas ranks 1 in worker deaths, 1 carbon emissions, 50 in high school graduates, 50 in funding for mental health patients.
the facebook post said "texas ranks 1 in worker deaths, 1 carbon emissions, 50 in high school graduates, 50 in funding for mental health patients." this post takes things out of context by cherrypicking figures, in each case stressing the result that makes texas look worst. still, two of the declared ranks seem fairly ...
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0
Jim Justice is the first West Virginia governor to fight for pay raises for educators.
December 4, 2019
education;state budget
jim justice
Jim Justice is the Republican governor of West Virginia. A businessman, Justice was originally elected as a Democrat.
west virginia
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5
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a campaign ad
Our ruling  Justice’s ad said he’s "the first West Virginia governor to fight for pay raises for educators." That’s far off-base. Seeking pay raises for teachers is practically a rite of passage for governors, and West Virginia is no exception. Not one, not two, but each of Justice’s five most recent predecessors — Tom...
0
jim justice is the first west virginia governor to fight for pay raises for educators.
our ruling  justices ad said hes "the first west virginia governor to fight for pay raises for educators." thats far offbase. seeking pay raises for teachers is practically a rite of passage for governors, and west virginia is no exception. not one, not two, but each of justices five most recent predecessors tomblin, ...
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3
When you look at what we have done over the last decade, we created 1 million jobs in the state of Texas. At the same time, (the rest of) America lost 2.5 million.
September 7, 2011
economy;jobs
rick perry
Rick Perry is the U.S. Energy Secretary and was governor of Texas from late December 2000 through 2014. He was re-elected in 2002, 2006 and 2010. He unsucessfully ran for president in 2012 and 2016.
texas
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a Republican presidential debate
In this vein, for instance, Alaska created 43,700 jobs while the rest of America lost 1.4 million. Left out of this formulation is that 20-plus other states also had job gains. Also, as experts note, the Texas economy was rocking before Perry became governor. Romney’s point sticks; most of each state’s economic circums...
1
when you look at what we have done over the last decade, we created 1 million jobs in the state of texas. at the same time, the rest of america lost 2.5 million.
in this vein, for instance, alaska created 43,700 jobs while the rest of america lost 1.4 million. left out of this formulation is that 20plus other states also had job gains. also, as experts note, the texas economy was rocking before perry became governor. romneys point sticks most of each states economic circumstanc...
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5
Says Russ Feingold broke his 1992 promise to always get the majority of funding from Wisconsin residents.
August 23, 2016
campaign finance
ron johnson
Ron Johnson is a Republican U.S. senator from Wisconsin. A businessman and accountant, Johnson defeated Democratic Sen. Russ Feingold in the 2010 election. He is seeking re-election in 2016.
wisconsin
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18
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a campaign ad
Our rating Feingold used the words "pledge" and "promise" in 1992 while asserting his grassroots funding plan was for that election as well as "for the future." The future is here, and Feingold has failed to keep his promise. Not only that, he claims he never said the pledge applied going forward, despite video to the...
1
says russ feingold broke his 1992 promise to always get the majority of funding from wisconsin residents.
our rating feingold used the words "pledge" and "promise" in 1992 while asserting his grassroots funding plan was for that election as well as "for the future." the future is here, and feingold has failed to keep his promise. not only that, he claims he never said the pledge applied going forward, despite video to the...
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A data-storing microchip "would be implanted in the majority of people who opt to become covered by the public health care option.
November 23, 2009
health care;privacy issues
chain email
Chain emails circulate on the Internet, usually anonymously, making a variety of political claims.
national
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9
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a widely circulated e-mail
Here's an odd postscript. As the final House version (H.R. 3962) approached a vote by the full chamber, the term "implantable" was removed from that section. It's not clear why the change was made, but the chain e-mail now has even less credibility than it did before (if that's possible). So add this one to the list of...
0
a datastoring microchip "would be implanted in the majority of people who opt to become covered by the public health care option.
here's an odd postscript. as the final house version h.r. 3962 approached a vote by the full chamber, the term "implantable" was removed from that section. it's not clear why the change was made, but the chain email now has even less credibility than it did before if that's possible. so add this one to the list of sill...
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2
Every 37 seconds, someone is arrested for possession of marijuana.
January 18, 2022
marijuana
gary chambers jr.
Gary Chambers Jr. is a social justice advocate from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He is a 2022 Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate from Louisiana running to replace U.S. Sen. John Kennedy, the Republican incumbent.
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an ad
Chambers said, "Every 37 seconds, someone is arrested for possession of marijuana." The was based on 2010 data that dealt with marijuana-related arrests, but it is outdated now.  Experts, including a spokesperson for the ACLU, say that more recent data indicates that marijuana-related arrests now happen less frequentl...
0
every 37 seconds, someone is arrested for possession of marijuana.
chambers said, "every 37 seconds, someone is arrested for possession of marijuana." the was based on 2010 data that dealt with marijuanarelated arrests, but it is outdated now.  experts, including a spokesperson for the aclu, say that more recent data indicates that marijuanarelated arrests now happen less frequently ...
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5
[Appalachian Power] wants another 10 percent rate increase. The compensation package for CEO Mike Morris rose 22 percent to $8.7 million in 2010.
March 31, 2011
regulation
ward armstrong
Ward Armstrong, D-Henry County,  was a  a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1992 to 2012, serving the final five years as minority leader. He served on the Courts of Justice, Finance, and Rules committees. In 2011, House Republicans merged Armstrong's district with that of another incumbent, Republican Cha...
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0
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a Twitter post
Readers could easily conclude from his message that Mike Morris is Apco’s CEO. That’s not the case; Morris is actually CEO of American Electric Power, Apco’s parent company. But Armstrong does cite Morris’s 2010 salary, and the increase from 2009, accurately. The salary figures for Apco CEO Charles Patton are not avail...
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appalachian power wants another 10 percent rate increase. the compensation package for ceo mike morris rose 22 percent to 8.7 million in 2010.
readers could easily conclude from his message that mike morris is apcos ceo. thats not the case morris is actually ceo of american electric power, apcos parent company. but armstrong does cite morriss 2010 salary, and the increase from 2009, accurately. the salary figures for apco ceo charles patton are not available....
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45.6 million people watched (the State of the Union), the highest number in history. @FoxNews beat every other Network, for the first time ever, with 11.7 million people tuning in.
February 1, 2018
polls and public opinion
donald trump
Donald Trump is the former president of the United States. He was elected the 45th president of the United States on Nov. 8, 2016.  He has been a real estate developer, entrepreneur and host of the NBC reality show, "The Apprentice." Trump's statements were awarded PolitiFact's 2015, 2017 and 2019 Lie of the Year. In N...
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Trump said "45.6 million people watched, the highest number in history. @FoxNews beat every other Network, for the first time ever, with 11.7 million people tuning in." 45.6 million people watched Trump’s State of the Union, but that wasn’t the highest number in history. Five other State of the Union speeches raked in ...
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45.6 million people watched the state of the union, the highest number in history. beat every other network, for the first time ever, with 11.7 million people tuning in.
trump said "45.6 million people watched, the highest number in history. beat every other network, for the first time ever, with 11.7 million people tuning in." 45.6 million people watched trumps state of the union, but that wasnt the highest number in history. five other state of the union speeches raked in more viewe...
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So what sort of services does Romney's health care plan provide? Per the state Web site: $50 co-pay for abortions.
November 15, 2007
abortion
fred thompson
Fred Thompson was a U.S. senator from Tennessee from 1994 to 2003. He graduated from Memphis State University and earned a law degree at Vanderbilt University. Thompson practiced law and served a variety of government counsel positions, including as minority counsel for the Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campa...
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Romney's campaign counters that the decision about what services to cover was ultimately left up to the independent Commonwealth Care Authority. But Romney was well-represented: Of the six policy-making members of the authority's 10-member board, half are appointed by the governor, and half by the state attorney genera...
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so what sort of services does romney's health care plan provide? per the state web site 50 copay for abortions.
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5
Our economy actually shrank during the last three months of 2012.
February 12, 2013
economy;jobs
marco rubio
Marco Rubio, a U.S. senator from Florida, was a candidate for president of the United States in 2016 and then dropped out and won re-election to the Senate. He was first elected to the Senate in 2010 and took office Jan. 5, 2011. Rubio served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008 and is a former Spe...
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the Republican response to the State of the Union Address
It’s too early to say whether the fourth-quarter decline in GDP represents a reversal of economic fortune or just a blip, so it’s prudent not to place too much weight on one quarter’s worth of data. But we have no quarrel with the way Rubio phrased it -- that the economy "actually shrank during the last three months of...
1
our economy actually shrank during the last three months of 2012.
its too early to say whether the fourthquarter decline in gdp represents a reversal of economic fortune or just a blip, so its prudent not to place too much weight on one quarters worth of data. but we have no quarrel with the way rubio phrased it that the economy "actually shrank during the last three months of 2012....
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3
Says Supreme Court rival Michael Screnock "is running with the Koch brothers support.
February 2, 2018
elections;supreme court
rebecca dallet
Rebecca Dallet, a Milwaukee County Circuit Court judge, was a prosecutor in the Milwaukee County district attorney's office for 11 years before being elected to the court in 2008. In 2017, she announced she would run in 2018 for a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
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Our rating    Dallet says her Supreme Court rival Michael Screnock "is running with the Koch brothers support."   But while Screnock’s views would clearly match more closely with theirs than the views of Dallet, there is no the billionaire brothers have given money directly to Screnock’s campaign or made statements s...
1
says supreme court rival michael screnock "is running with the koch brothers support.
our rating    dallet says her supreme court rival michael screnock "is running with the koch brothers support."   but while screnocks views would clearly match more closely with theirs than the views of dallet, there is no the billionaire brothers have given money directly to screnocks campaign or made statements sup...
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For six years, I served our community as a conservative state legislator. In every one of those years, I helped balance the state's budget.
June 21, 2010
state budget
clay cox
Republican Clay Cox is running for U.S. House of Representatives in Georgia's 7th district. 
georgia
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a campaign mailer
Cox's was . Not only did he leave out the crucial fact that balancing the state's budget is a legislator's duty. He and his colleagues "helped" pass a budget that's reliant on money from the federal government, which is deep in debt. In effect, Georgia's in the black thanks in large part to the deficit spending Cox ra...
0
for six years, i served our community as a conservative state legislator. in every one of those years, i helped balance the state's budget.
cox's was . not only did he leave out the crucial fact that balancing the state's budget is a legislator's duty. he and his colleagues "helped" pass a budget that's reliant on money from the federal government, which is deep in debt. in effect, georgia's in the black thanks in large part to the deficit spending cox ra...
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4
Gov. Rick Scott made it illegal for a doctor to ask a patient if they owned a gun, even a mental health professional. This law was so dangerous that a court had to strike it down.
February 20, 2018
legal issues;public health;guns
giffords
Giffords is a section 501(c)(4) issue advocacy organization, and Giffords PAC is a federal political committee. The organization which fights gun violence is named for former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords of Arizona. Giffords was originally a registered Republican and later elected as a Democrat. She served in Congress from...
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A Giffords TV ad said, "Gov. Rick Scott made it illegal for a doctor to ask a patient if they owned a gun, even a mental health professional. This law was so dangerous that a court had to strike it down." Scott didn’t act alone -- he signed the law after the Legislature passed it in 2011. The bill didn’t flat out preve...
1
gov. rick scott made it illegal for a doctor to ask a patient if they owned a gun, even a mental health professional. this law was so dangerous that a court had to strike it down.
a giffords tv ad said, "gov. rick scott made it illegal for a doctor to ask a patient if they owned a gun, even a mental health professional. this law was so dangerous that a court had to strike it down." scott didnt act alone he signed the law after the legislature passed it in 2011. the bill didnt flat out prevent d...
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5
Providence is one of the busiest fire departments for its relative size in the country.
June 12, 2011
city government;public safety
paul doughty
Paul Doughty is president of Local 799 of the International Association of Firefighters, which represents workers in the Providence Fire Department.
rhode island
1
1
0
0
0
0
an appearance on WPRI's "Newsmakers
"You cannot underestimate the effect of that in a department's operation," he said. In summary, we think that being ranked in the top 20 when it comes to the number of calls per person qualifies Providence as one of the busiest departments in the United States. We rate Doughty's statement . (Get updates from PolitiFac...
1
providence is one of the busiest fire departments for its relative size in the country.
"you cannot underestimate the effect of that in a department's operation," he said. in summary, we think that being ranked in the top 20 when it comes to the number of calls per person qualifies providence as one of the busiest departments in the united states. we rate doughty's statement . get updates from politifact...
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2
Says he "raised average family income by 50 percent" during his tenure as Arkansas governor.
May 1, 2015
income;state budget
mike huckabee
Mike Huckabee ran for the Republican nomination for president in 2016. He is a former governor of Arkansas; he also sought the Republican presidential nomination in 2008. He left hosting a self-titled television show on Fox News in January 2015.
national
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a video
Huckabee said he "raised average family income by 50 percent" during his tenure as Arkansas governor. Once you account for inflation, Huckabee is . Income in Arkansas increased 20 percent, not 50 percent. That increase trailed nationwide trends.  The statement contains an element of but ignores critical facts that wou...
0
says he "raised average family income by 50 percent" during his tenure as arkansas governor.
huckabee said he "raised average family income by 50 percent" during his tenure as arkansas governor. once you account for inflation, huckabee is . income in arkansas increased 20 percent, not 50 percent. that increase trailed nationwide trends.  the statement contains an element of but ignores critical facts that wou...
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4
Almost 75 percent of the deaths from COVID-19 in the state of Texas are a result of people contracting COVID-19 who are age 65 and older.
May 5, 2020
coronavirus
greg abbott
Greg Abbott won election as governor of Texas in November 2014, carrying 59 percent of the vote. Abbott was re-elected in 2018. Abbott, a former member of the Texas Supreme Court, served three terms as the state's attorney general before being succeeded by Ken Paxton in early 2015.
texas
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13
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19
15
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a press conference
Abbott said almost "75 percent of the deaths from COVID-19 in the state of Texas are a result of people contracting COVID-19 who are age 65 and older." Of confirmed coronavirus deaths, close to 75% were people within the age group Abbott provided, but he failed to include the caveat that this statistic leaves out more ...
1
almost 75 percent of the deaths from covid19 in the state of texas are a result of people contracting covid19 who are age 65 and older.
abbott said almost "75 percent of the deaths from covid19 in the state of texas are a result of people contracting covid19 who are age 65 and older." of confirmed coronavirus deaths, close to 75 were people within the age group abbott provided, but he failed to include the caveat that this statistic leaves out more tha...
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4
The minimum wage is mostly an entry-level wage for young people.
January 26, 2014
income
mitch mcconnell
Mitch McConnell is a U.S. Senator from Kentucky and the Republican minority leader in the U.S. Senate.
national
5
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6
8
7
1
an interview with "Fox News Sunday"
McConnell said "the minimum wage is an entry-level wage for young people." The Bureau of Labor Statistics found that indeed half of all workers making a minimum wage are 16 to 24, and another 20 percent are in their late 20s or early 30s. That’s a large chunk of the minimum wage workforce, though about 30 percent of p...
1
the minimum wage is mostly an entrylevel wage for young people.
mcconnell said "the minimum wage is an entrylevel wage for young people." the bureau of labor statistics found that indeed half of all workers making a minimum wage are 16 to 24, and another 20 percent are in their late 20s or early 30s. thats a large chunk of the minimum wage workforce, though about 30 percent of peo...
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There is not one single federal housing program yet that has not needed a bailout to survive.
February 29, 2012
housing
lynn westmoreland
Rep. Lynn Westmoreland is a Republican from Georgia.
georgia
3
0
3
1
1
0
a congressional hearing
The three other federal housing efforts have not been bailed out. And it’s not clear that they will need taxpayer assistance. Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the FHA are much larger players in the housing market. This bolsters Westmoreland’s larger point that organizations designed to help the housing market need help, too...
1
there is not one single federal housing program yet that has not needed a bailout to survive.
the three other federal housing efforts have not been bailed out. and its not clear that they will need taxpayer assistance. fannie mae, freddie mac and the fha are much larger players in the housing market. this bolsters westmorelands larger point that organizations designed to help the housing market need help, too. ...
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14,177
4
Conservative groups have spent $5 million "against" Tammy Baldwin -- five times more than against all other Democratic U.S. Senate incumbents up for election in 2018 combined.
January 5, 2018
campaign finance;elections;negative campaigning
martha laning
Martha Laning was elected chairwoman of the Wisconsin Democratic Party at the party's state convention in June 2015.
wisconsin
0
1
0
0
0
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an interview
But the consultant could not provide a comparable tally for the other Democratic incumbents. Laning says conservative groups have spent $5 million "against" Baldwin -- five times more than against all other Democratic U.S. Senate incumbents up for election in 2018 combined. Based on reports to the Federal Election Comm...
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conservative groups have spent 5 million "against" tammy baldwin five times more than against all other democratic u.s. senate incumbents up for election in 2018 combined.
but the consultant could not provide a comparable tally for the other democratic incumbents. laning says conservative groups have spent 5 million "against" baldwin five times more than against all other democratic u.s. senate incumbents up for election in 2018 combined. based on reports to the federal election commiss...
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Since the fourth quarter of last year until most recently, we've added almost 50,000 jobs in the coal sector. In the month of May alone, almost 7,000 jobs.
June 4, 2017
environment;energy;jobs
scott pruitt
Scott Pruitt is administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, since February 2017. Before that, he was the state attorney general for Oklahoma.
national
0
0
0
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an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
Pruitt said, "Since the fourth quarter of last year until most recently, we've added almost 50,000 jobs in the coal sector. In the month of May alone, almost 7,000 jobs." The official Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows strikingly smaller increases than what Pruitt said, even when taking into account his comments on ...
0
since the fourth quarter of last year until most recently, we've added almost 50,000 jobs in the coal sector. in the month of may alone, almost 7,000 jobs.
pruitt said, "since the fourth quarter of last year until most recently, we've added almost 50,000 jobs in the coal sector. in the month of may alone, almost 7,000 jobs." the official bureau of labor statistics data shows strikingly smaller increases than what pruitt said, even when taking into account his comments on ...
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If you got rid of the income tax today you'd have about as much revenue as we had 10 years ago.
December 23, 2007
taxes
ron paul
Ron Paul, a Texas physician, served two stints in the U.S. House. He also was the Libertarian Party nominee for president in 1988 before later seeking the Republican presidential nomination in 2008 and 2012. He didn't seek re-election to the House in 2012.
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a <i>Meet the Press</i> interview
We'll concede that it's possible Paul could reduce the budget by that much, based on some of the positions he advocates. Paul has said he'd like to slash the defense budget by pulling back all U.S. troops on foreign soil, zeroing out foreign aid and reducing the size of the active military. He also advocates abolishing...
1
if you got rid of the income tax today you'd have about as much revenue as we had 10 years ago.
we'll concede that it's possible paul could reduce the budget by that much, based on some of the positions he advocates. paul has said he'd like to slash the defense budget by pulling back all u.s. troops on foreign soil, zeroing out foreign aid and reducing the size of the active military. he also advocates abolishing...
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5
Today almost half our debt is owned by foreigners.
July 8, 2010
federal budget;history;foreign policy
jeb hensarling
Jeb Hensarling is a U.S. representative from Texas and chairman of the House Republican Conference.
texas
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a speech
"There is certainly nothing ," Leeds said, about Hensarling's statement. Leeds added in an e-mail: "Dividing the foreign debt by the publicly held debt is fair. One way of thinking about this is to think of all of the debt that we had to go to the outside markets to finance. Foreigners financed 50 percent." We rate Hen...
1
today almost half our debt is owned by foreigners.
"there is certainly nothing ," leeds said, about hensarling's statement. leeds added in an email "dividing the foreign debt by the publicly held debt is fair. one way of thinking about this is to think of all of the debt that we had to go to the outside markets to finance. foreigners financed 50 percent." we rate hensa...
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1
Says President Barack Obama said when "we got bin Laden, terrorism problem solved.
June 22, 2014
terrorism;punditfact
dick cheney
Dick Cheney served as Vice President of the United States from 2001 to 2009 in the administration of George W. Bush.
null
3
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4
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an interview on ABC's "This Week"
So did Obama, as Cheney claimed, say "we got bin Laden, terrorism problem solved"? No. Obama’s foreign policy speeches since bin Laden’s death have qualified the killing as a major achievement in the battle against terrorism, but not the solution to a complex threat. Obama usually notes the problem remains despite the ...
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says president barack obama said when "we got bin laden, terrorism problem solved.
so did obama, as cheney claimed, say "we got bin laden, terrorism problem solved"? no. obamas foreign policy speeches since bin ladens death have qualified the killing as a major achievement in the battle against terrorism, but not the solution to a complex threat. obama usually notes the problem remains despite the fa...
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Tennis star Serena Williams wrote that she's "sick of COVID-19. I'm sick of black vs. white. I'm sick of Democrats vs. Republicans. I'm sick of gay vs. straight. I'm sick of Christians vs atheists. I'm REALLY sick of the media.
June 24, 2020
race and ethnicity;sports;facebook fact-checks
facebook posts
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An image being shared online purports to come from tennis star Serena Williams. It says, in part, that she’s "sick of COVID-19. I’m sick of black vs. white. I’m sick of Democrats vs. Republicans. I’m sick of gay vs. straight. I’m sick of Christians vs atheists. I’m REALLY sick of the media. I’m sick of no one being all...
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tennis star serena williams wrote that she's "sick of covid19. i'm sick of black vs. white. i'm sick of democrats vs. republicans. i'm sick of gay vs. straight. i'm sick of christians vs atheists. i'm really sick of the media.
an image being shared online purports to come from tennis star serena williams. it says, in part, that shes "sick of covid19. im sick of black vs. white. im sick of democrats vs. republicans. im sick of gay vs. straight. im sick of christians vs atheists. im really sick of the media. im sick of no one being allowed to ...
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0
The reality is when you look at the Biden plan, it reads an awful lot like what President Trump and I and our task force have been doing every step of the way.
October 7, 2020
public health;health check
mike pence
Mike Pence is the former vice president of the United States. A Republican, Pence was elected governor of Indiana in 2012. Pence previously served for 12 years as a congressman from Indiana representing the Sixth Congressional District; he was first elected in 2000. During his time in the U.S. House of Represenatives, ...
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the VP debate
Pence claimed the Biden plan to address COVID-19 was similar to the Trump administration’s plan "every step of the way." A cursory, side-by-side look at the Trump administration’s COVID-19 actions — no actual comprehensive plan has been released — and the Biden plan indicates some big picture overlap on securing a vacc...
0
the reality is when you look at the biden plan, it reads an awful lot like what president trump and i and our task force have been doing every step of the way.
pence claimed the biden plan to address covid19 was similar to the trump administrations plan "every step of the way." a cursory, sidebyside look at the trump administrations covid19 actions no actual comprehensive plan has been released and the biden plan indicates some big picture overlap on securing a vaccine and ...
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0
Hostages were released as soon as Ronald Reagan took office because Iran perceived that America was "no longer under the command of someone weak.
January 17, 2016
foreign policy
marco rubio
Marco Rubio, a U.S. senator from Florida, was a candidate for president of the United States in 2016 and then dropped out and won re-election to the Senate. He was first elected to the Senate in 2010 and took office Jan. 5, 2011. Rubio served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008 and is a former Spe...
national
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an interview on "Meet the Press"
Rubio said that Iranian hostages were released in 1981 as Reagan took office because Iran perceived that America was "no longer under the command of someone weak." In reality, Reagan’s foreign policy approach wasn’t a factor in the hostages’ release, as scholars told us. The Carter administration negotiated the deal mo...
0
hostages were released as soon as ronald reagan took office because iran perceived that america was "no longer under the command of someone weak.
rubio said that iranian hostages were released in 1981 as reagan took office because iran perceived that america was "no longer under the command of someone weak." in reality, reagans foreign policy approach wasnt a factor in the hostages release, as scholars told us. the carter administration negotiated the deal month...
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Karen Handel "would have felt like it was OK to go in and abort" Sarah Palin's son Trig, who has Down syndrome.
July 21, 2010
abortion
melanie crozier
Melanie Crozier is director of Georgia Right to Life's Political Action Committee
georgia
0
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a Politico article
Instead, she told WSB-TV, she was really talking about in vitro fertilization.  But, as Geary pointed out, Trig wasn't conceived in a test tube. How could the subject apply to him? Crozier made a baseless and outrageous statement. She earns PolitiFact's lowest rating, .
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karen handel "would have felt like it was ok to go in and abort" sarah palin's son trig, who has down syndrome.
instead, she told wsbtv, she was really talking about in vitro fertilization.  but, as geary pointed out, trig wasn't conceived in a test tube. how could the subject apply to him? crozier made a baseless and outrageous statement. she earns politifact's lowest rating, .
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The cost of the food stamp program is at an all-time high.
January 29, 2014
federal budget
facebook posts
Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.  
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a Facebook post
Back to the we were trying to check. Some Facebook users are posting claims that the cost of the food stamp program is at an all-time high. Indeed, the most recent total fiscal year budget has never been higher. Spending per recipient was slightly higher a couple of years ago. We rate this .
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the cost of the food stamp program is at an alltime high.
back to the we were trying to check. some facebook users are posting claims that the cost of the food stamp program is at an alltime high. indeed, the most recent total fiscal year budget has never been higher. spending per recipient was slightly higher a couple of years ago. we rate this .
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Says Sen. Dianne Feinstein said "if she had 51 votes in the Senate for 'Mr. and Ms. America, turn in all of your guns,' they would do it.
October 8, 2017
corrections and updates;guns
chris cox
Chris W. Cox is the executive director of the NRA Institute for Legislative Action, the political and lobbying arm of the National Rifle Association. He has held the position since 2002.
national
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a "Fox News Sunday" interview
Cox said that Feinstein had once said "if she had 51 votes in the Senate for 'Mr. and Ms. America , turn in all of your guns,' they would do it." This is an characterization of what Feinstein said in a 1995 interview on assault-type weapons. It is clear in context about loopholes in the 1994 assault weapon ban that Fe...
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says sen. dianne feinstein said "if she had 51 votes in the senate for 'mr. and ms. america, turn in all of your guns,' they would do it.
cox said that feinstein had once said "if she had 51 votes in the senate for 'mr. and ms. america , turn in all of your guns,' they would do it." this is an characterization of what feinstein said in a 1995 interview on assaulttype weapons. it is clear in context about loopholes in the 1994 assault weapon ban that fei...
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South Dakota, Idaho, Florida, Tennessee & Georgia are now mask FREE!
September 27, 2020
facebook fact-checks;coronavirus
facebook posts
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a Facebook post
South Dakota’s fourth-largest city, Brookings City , approved an indoor public face covering ordinance and businesses in tourist areas, like Rapid City , are enforcing mask policies. In Tennessee, an executive order from Gov. Bill Lee urges residents to "wear face coverings in public places." Knox County, Shelby County...
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south dakota, idaho, florida, tennessee georgia are now mask free!
south dakotas fourthlargest city, brookings city , approved an indoor public face covering ordinance and businesses in tourist areas, like rapid city , are enforcing mask policies. in tennessee, an executive order from gov. bill lee urges residents to "wear face coverings in public places." knox county, shelby county, ...
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You may have driven the length of a football field in the five seconds it takes to check a text.
February 9, 2012
public safety
greg walden
Greg Walden is a U.S. representative from Oregon. He is leading the transition as Republicans take power in the 112th Congress.
oregon
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Now, most people probably aren't driving 55 while texting. Most likely they are driving at lower speeds, say 20 miles per hour, which would be closer to half the length of a football field, if you think of one as 100 yards. Walden didn’t specify speed in his statement, but he hedged it to say that the driver may have c...
1
you may have driven the length of a football field in the five seconds it takes to check a text.
now, most people probably aren't driving 55 while texting. most likely they are driving at lower speeds, say 20 miles per hour, which would be closer to half the length of a football field, if you think of one as 100 yards. walden didnt specify speed in his statement, but he hedged it to say that the driver may have co...
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Studies show that children who go to preschool are nearly 50% more likely to finish high school and go on to earn a two- or four-year degree, no matter their background they came from.
February 7, 2023
children;education;poverty
joe biden
Joe Biden is the president of the United States. A Democrat, Biden served as a Delaware senator from 1973 (elected at the age of 29) until 2009. During his time in the Senate, he served as chair of the Foreign Relations Committee, chair of the International Narcotics Control Caucus and chair of the Judiciary Committee....
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his State of the Union address
Biden said, "Studies show that children who go to preschool are nearly 50% more likely to finish high school and go on to earn a two- or four-year degree, no matter their background they came from." There is one study that backs this up, and experts agreed that it’s credible. Other studies of preschool programs have al...
1
studies show that children who go to preschool are nearly 50 more likely to finish high school and go on to earn a two or fouryear degree, no matter their background they came from.
biden said, "studies show that children who go to preschool are nearly 50 more likely to finish high school and go on to earn a two or fouryear degree, no matter their background they came from." there is one study that backs this up, and experts agreed that its credible. other studies of preschool programs have also s...
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5
Says President Obama "has fired more cruise missiles than all other Peace Prize winners combined.
June 15, 2011
foreign policy;military;new hampshire 2012
yard sign
A yard sign is often made of wood or cardboard and, for our purposes, carries a political message.
national
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a yard on Route 12 near Keene, N.H
Based on our review of historical records and interviews with military historians, it appears the sign along the New Hampshire highway is correct. The next closest contender was Sadat during the Yom Kippur war, but it appears he was far short of the number fired by Obama, even in combination with other laureates. If we...
1
says president obama "has fired more cruise missiles than all other peace prize winners combined.
based on our review of historical records and interviews with military historians, it appears the sign along the new hampshire highway is correct. the next closest contender was sadat during the yom kippur war, but it appears he was far short of the number fired by obama, even in combination with other laureates. if we...
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We've seen local union after local union rush to their school boards, their city councils, their technical school boards and rush through contracts in the past two weeks that had no contributions to the pension and no contribution to health care.
February 27, 2011
labor;state budget
scott walker
Scott Walker, a Republican, is the former governor of Wisconsin. He was first elected in November 2010. He survived a recall election in 2012, defeating Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett after igniting controversy with a bill curtailing public-employee union collective-bargaining rights.  He won re-election to a four-year te...
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an appearance on a TV interview program
The words also suggest late-night sessions to finalize deals, when each example cited involved negotiations that had been going on for months -- and in some cases were finalized before Walker’s budget-repair bill was unveiled. Two governmental bodies -- Madison and MATC -- tapped on the accelerator to get deals approve...
0
we've seen local union after local union rush to their school boards, their city councils, their technical school boards and rush through contracts in the past two weeks that had no contributions to the pension and no contribution to health care.
the words also suggest latenight sessions to finalize deals, when each example cited involved negotiations that had been going on for months and in some cases were finalized before walkers budgetrepair bill was unveiled. two governmental bodies madison and matc tapped on the accelerator to get deals approved before ...
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2
HR 1 is going to take your hard-earned tax dollars and millions more and send them to (a political candidate's) campaign so (they) can put ads on TV.
March 7, 2019
campaign finance;taxes
mark walker
Mark Walker, a Republican, represented North Carolina's 6th Congressional District from 2015-2020. He is running in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate in 2022. 
north carolina
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an ad video
Walker’s ad said, "HR 1 is going to take your hard-earned tax dollars and millions more and send them to (a candidate’s) campaign so (he) can put ads on TV." The video glosses over some key details about HR 1 to leave a impression. First, the bill’s public-financing options would not be available to all candidates, ge...
0
hr 1 is going to take your hardearned tax dollars and millions more and send them to a political candidate's campaign so they can put ads on tv.
walkers ad said, "hr 1 is going to take your hardearned tax dollars and millions more and send them to a candidates campaign so he can put ads on tv." the video glosses over some key details about hr 1 to leave a impression. first, the bills publicfinancing options would not be available to all candidates, generally s...
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4
Says Rick Scott's per-pupil education spending is "about $200 less" than what it was under Charlie Crist during the recession.
July 16, 2014
education;state budget
charlie crist
Charlie Crist lost the race for Florida governor as the Democratic candidate in 2022. He served as a U.S. congressman from St. Petersburg since 2017 and resigned Aug. 31, 2022 to focus on his campaign.  As a Republican, Crist served as governor from 2007 to 2011. Crist left the Republican Party in 2010 to mount a campa...
florida
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a "Tampa Bay Times" editorial board interview
Crist said Scott’s per-pupil education spending is "about $200 less" than the Crist administration did during the recession. Scott’s current budget does spend almost $200 less per student than Crist did in 2007, but that was before the recession really hit. Spending was less during the other three years of Crist’s term...
1
says rick scott's perpupil education spending is "about 200 less" than what it was under charlie crist during the recession.
crist said scotts perpupil education spending is "about 200 less" than the crist administration did during the recession. scotts current budget does spend almost 200 less per student than crist did in 2007, but that was before the recession really hit. spending was less during the other three years of crists term alth...
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14,274
5
In Georgia, "25 percent of rural residents" are "without access to high speed internet.
February 7, 2018
technology
brian kemp
Brian Kemp, a Republican, was elected governor of Georgia in 2018. Previously, he served as secretary of state.
georgia
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0
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campaign website
Kemp said that in in Georgia, "25 percent of rural residents" are "without access to high-speed internet." Kemp’s is backed by data reported by the FCC in 2016. New data shows that the percentage of rural residents without access to fixed terrestrial broadband is 28.1 percent. We rate Kemp’s statement .
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in georgia, "25 percent of rural residents" are "without access to high speed internet.
kemp said that in in georgia, "25 percent of rural residents" are "without access to highspeed internet." kemps is backed by data reported by the fcc in 2016. new data shows that the percentage of rural residents without access to fixed terrestrial broadband is 28.1 percent. we rate kemps statement .
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0
One of George Soros' companies has provided some of the (voting) machines" for some states.
October 27, 2016
elections
sean duffy
Sean Duffy is a Republican member of the U.S. House, representing Wisconsin's 7th District in the northwestern part of the state. The former Ashland County district attorney was elected In November 2010, taking the seat previously held by Democratic U.S. Rep. Dave Obey of Wausau.
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an interview on CNN
Duffy said that there were unverified reports that a George Soros company was providing voting machines in certain states. In the week before Duffy said that, those reports had been fully discredited three times. Soros owns no company that offers voting machines, and the company named in the rumor has no voting machine...
0
one of george soros' companies has provided some of the voting machines" for some states.
duffy said that there were unverified reports that a george soros company was providing voting machines in certain states. in the week before duffy said that, those reports had been fully discredited three times. soros owns no company that offers voting machines, and the company named in the rumor has no voting machine...
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1
More contraception availability increases abortion demand.
January 11, 2023
abortion;women;facebook fact-checks
instagram posts
Posters on Instagram, where people share photos and graphics and sometimes add filters.
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an Instagram post
An Instagram post claims that more contraception availability increases abortion demand. That isn’t accurate. The sources the post cites date to the 1980s, and contraceptive options and usage trends have changed dramatically since then. Most unintended pregnancies result from women not using contraception or not using ...
0
more contraception availability increases abortion demand.
an instagram post claims that more contraception availability increases abortion demand. that isnt accurate. the sources the post cites date to the 1980s, and contraceptive options and usage trends have changed dramatically since then. most unintended pregnancies result from women not using contraception or not using i...
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6,259
1
Says Charlie Bass forfeits right to equal cost for TV ads under FCC rules
August 31, 2012
negative campaigning
ann mclane kuster
Ann McLane Kuster was the Democratic nominee for Congress in the Second Congressional District of New Hampshire, narrowly losing by just 3,551 votes in 2010. Kuster, an attorney, has not held elected office, but her parents did. Her mother, Susan McLane was a State Senator, and her father Malcolm served as Mayor of Co...
new hampshire
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0
3
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a press release sent to The Telegraph on Aug. 31, 2012
Kuster says Bass’ "Not Working for Us" TV ad forfeited its right to WMUR’s lowest rates because it violated FCC rules. The rules Kuster cite only apply to advertisements about Bass’ Republican opponents in the primary. Until Kuster and Bass are direct opponents for the Second Congressional District general election rac...
0
says charlie bass forfeits right to equal cost for tv ads under fcc rules
kuster says bass "not working for us" tv ad forfeited its right to wmurs lowest rates because it violated fcc rules. the rules kuster cite only apply to advertisements about bass republican opponents in the primary. until kuster and bass are direct opponents for the second congressional district general election race, ...
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16,177
2
Well, I got 52% (of women voters). And I will tell you — in my opinion I might have won women. ... Hey, Hillary Clinton focused on women, and I did phenomenally well.
June 16, 2019
elections;women
donald trump
Donald Trump is the former president of the United States. He was elected the 45th president of the United States on Nov. 8, 2016.  He has been a real estate developer, entrepreneur and host of the NBC reality show, "The Apprentice." Trump's statements were awarded PolitiFact's 2015, 2017 and 2019 Lie of the Year. In N...
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an ABC News interview
Trump said, "Well, I got 52% (of women voters). And I will tell you — in my opinion I might have won women. ... Hey, Hillary Clinton focused on women, and I did phenomenally well." According to exit poll data, 41% of all women voted for Trump in 2016. Trump’s 52% refers to his share of white women. Another measure fro...
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well, i got 52 of women voters. and i will tell you in my opinion i might have won women. ... hey, hillary clinton focused on women, and i did phenomenally well.
trump said, "well, i got 52 of women voters. and i will tell you in my opinion i might have won women. ... hey, hillary clinton focused on women, and i did phenomenally well." according to exit poll data, 41 of all women voted for trump in 2016. trumps 52 refers to his share of white women. another measure from a pew...
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4
There really isn't any kind of foreign policy network that is supporting and advising Sen. Sanders.
February 7, 2016
foreign policy
hillary clinton
Hillary Clinton was the 2016 Democratic nominee for president. She served as U.S. Secretary of State during the first four years of the Obama administration. She is formerly a U.S. senator from New York, first elected in 2000. She was a candidate for president in 2008. She previously served as first lady when her husba...
national
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comments on Meet the Press
Clinton said, "There really isn’t any kind of foreign policy network that is supporting and advising Sen. Sanders." It’s not a network in the same sense of Clinton’s, but Sanders has met with several foreign policy experts. It doesn’t appear he has any team with which he regularly discusses foreign policy. An expert wh...
1
there really isn't any kind of foreign policy network that is supporting and advising sen. sanders.
clinton said, "there really isnt any kind of foreign policy network that is supporting and advising sen. sanders." its not a network in the same sense of clintons, but sanders has met with several foreign policy experts. it doesnt appear he has any team with which he regularly discusses foreign policy. an expert who ad...
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Says he "brought 1,200 jobs to Texas by moving his factories here from China.
November 23, 2009
economy
farouk shami
Farouk Shami is a Palestinian-born businessman from Houston. He is the founder and chairman of Farouk Systems, Inc., a $1 billion corporation known for it's BioSilk and CHI hair care product lines.
texas
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Last July, the company said it hopes to shift 4,000 jobs to Texas by 2012, starting with the move of 1,000 jobs from South Korea and China. Leibowitz said that some jobs have been created as a result of relocating production from China, but not the ones advertised as part of Shami's campaign. Perhaps Shami deserves a b...
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says he "brought 1,200 jobs to texas by moving his factories here from china.
last july, the company said it hopes to shift 4,000 jobs to texas by 2012, starting with the move of 1,000 jobs from south korea and china. leibowitz said that some jobs have been created as a result of relocating production from china, but not the ones advertised as part of shami's campaign. perhaps shami deserves a b...
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Students no longer say the Pledge of Allegiance in schools.
April 26, 2020
education;patriotism;facebook fact-checks
viral image
Graphics, pictures and charts shared on social media give chain emails a run for their money when it comes to spreading too-good-to-be-true claims all over the Internet. A common form is is the "Internet macro," which uses an easily recognized and repurposed image (called a meme) wth superimposed text to make a funny b...
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Some schools and teachers are not beginning the virtual day with the pledge, according to the station, but one elementary school begins its morning announcements with the pledge. One parent said her children recited the pledge "every day in school last year." At Whittier Tech in Massachusetts, "each day, teachers will ...
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students no longer say the pledge of allegiance in schools.
some schools and teachers are not beginning the virtual day with the pledge, according to the station, but one elementary school begins its morning announcements with the pledge. one parent said her children recited the pledge "every day in school last year." at whittier tech in massachusetts, "each day, teachers will ...
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5
Our spending has caught up with us, and our debt soon will eclipse the entire size of our national economy.
January 5, 2011
deficit;federal budget
john boehner
John Boehner of Ohio is the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. He was formerly the Republican minority leader from 2007-2011, and was the majority leader briefly prior to that.
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We are not endorsing or rejecting Boehner’s proposed solutions or his analysis of the policies that led to the problem. Democrats blame the war in Iraq and the tax cuts of former President George W. Bush, while Republicans blame spending by Democrats and President Barack Obama’s White House. Some economists suggest tha...
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our spending has caught up with us, and our debt soon will eclipse the entire size of our national economy.
we are not endorsing or rejecting boehners proposed solutions or his analysis of the policies that led to the problem. democrats blame the war in iraq and the tax cuts of former president george w. bush, while republicans blame spending by democrats and president barack obamas white house. some economists suggest that ...
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Our children do not spend any time in school learning about our own U.S. Constitution.
February 14, 2011
education
dan flynn
Dan Flynn represents Texas' second district in the Texas House.
texas
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Relative to the amount of time spent on other subjects, ‘our children do not spend any time at all learning about the U.S. Constitution.’" Flynn’s statement, though, was absolute. Lacking back-up information from his end or any other that either schools are flouting the state’s curriculum standards or students aren’t ...
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our children do not spend any time in school learning about our own u.s. constitution.
relative to the amount of time spent on other subjects, our children do not spend any time at all learning about the u.s. constitution." flynns statement, though, was absolute. lacking backup information from his end or any other that either schools are flouting the states curriculum standards or students arent being ...
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