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Statement: Says David Dewhurst accused Cruz of being a Red Chinese Communist.
Speaker: ted cruz
About the speaker: 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 General at the U.S. Department of Justice, and as a domestic policy advisor on the 2000 Bush-Cheney campaign, according to his campaign biography.
Date: October 5, 2011
Location: texas
Topics: bipartisanship;candidate biography
Context: a widely distributed email memo
Fact-check justification: "You know that ‘red’ is a clear euphemism for Communist and in the context of China," Drogin said. "Dewhurst's staffer's remark is even more obviously so." The "red Ted" reference might seem especially pointed because Cruz’s father fought alongside Fidel Castro and the rebels in Cuba before fleeing the island nation for Texas; he later decided Castro was not the leader he’d wished for, according to a January 2006 Austin American-Statesman news article . All told, it’s reasonable to take the subject line of one Dewhurst email as calling Cruz a Chinese Communist; the other cited email similarly depicts Cruz as siding with China over the United States, but doesn’t include the "red" label. We rate Cruz’s  .
Statement: Says Bill Nelson sold agricultural land "for home development, pocketing at least $1.4 million.
Speaker: american crossroads
About the speaker: American Crossroads is a 527 campaign committee that supports Republican candidates.
Date: October 2, 2012
Location: florida
Topics: agriculture;taxes
Context: a TV commercial
Fact-check justification: It’s not fully accurate for Crossroads to say Nelson took land that was receiving agricultural tax breaks and sold it for "home development" at a profit of $1.4 million. For one, the land that earned the tax break -- a 55-acre pasture -- is still a pasture. He did not sell that land "for home development." Nelson has sold two agricultural lots, but those sales do not total $1.4 million. To get there, you have to factor in two more sales of residential lots adjoining the pasture. Those lots already had homes on them when Nelson sold them. American Crossroads is cherry-picking a figure from the Times story to incite anger against Nelson’s tax break without telling the entire story. We rate this  .
Statement: Says Sen. Mark Pryor voted for "special subsidies" for lawmakers and staff in Congress "so they're protected from Obamacare.
Speaker: tom cotton
About the speaker: Tom Cotton, a Republican, was elected to the House of Representatives in 2012 from a district in Arkansas.
Date: October 7, 2013
Location: national
Topics: congress;health care
Context: a campaign ad
Fact-check justification: Cotton said Pryor voted for "special subsidies" for lawmakers and staff in congress "so they’re protected from Obamacare." The subsidy referred to is the government continuing to share the cost of insurance premiums as is standard practice in every establishment that offers insurance to its workers. There is nothing special about that. The only thing special about Obamacare and Congress is that the law treated Congress and its workers differently than any other group of workers. Cotton relies on an interpretation of the law that independent experts say is . The assertion falls wide of the facts, and we rate this  .
Statement: Kelly Ayotte "has voted to defund Planned Parenthood" six times.
Speaker: maggie hassan
About the speaker: New Hampshire Democrat Maggie Hassan was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2016. She formerly served as governor and as a state lawmaker in New Hampshire. 
Date: April 8, 2016
Location: new hampshire
Topics: abortion;congress;voting record
Context: an editorial board interview with the Concord Monitor
Fact-check justification: Hassan said Ayotte voted six times to defund Planned Parenthood. Ayotte has been a consistent critic of Planned Parenthood and has shown support for defunding the organization or opposition to continued funding in at least six votes. It’s worth noting that some were procedural votes and several were much larger bills that included a provision on Planned Parenthood funding. Hassan’s  is accurate, but needs clarification. We rate her statement .
Statement: Millions could lose their health care coverage and be forced into a government pool" under the new health care law.
Speaker: crossroads gps
About the speaker: Crossroads GPS is a conservative advocacy group founded by prominent Republicans, including former White House political adviser Karl Rove.
Date: May 16, 2012
Location: florida
Topics: health care
Context: a television ad
Fact-check justification: The Crossroads ad says Obama "promised" people could keep their health plans, but "millions could lose their health care coverage and be forced into a government pool." Actually, Obama’s plan leaves the existing health system largely in place. And "millions" of uninsured will actually gain coverage, according to independent analysis. Also, there’s no option for a government-run health care option under the new health insurance exchanges. The term "government pool" seems aimed at confusing this issue. In fact, the health care plan Obama promised on the campaign trail looks an awful lot like what was put into law: Leave the existing health care system in place, beef up regulations on insurance companies, and offer assistance to the uninsured to help them sign up for health coverage. We rate the statement .
Statement: Two-thirds of the top-rated hospitals in Florida were our hospitals.
Speaker: rick scott
About the speaker: 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.
Date: May 30, 2010
Location: florida
Topics: health care;message machine 2010
Context: a TV ad
Fact-check justification: In his ad "," Scott certainly cites the Top 100 hospital report correctly when he says that two-thirds of the Florida hospitals to make the list were owned by Columbia/HCA. But he glosses over the fact that those rankings could at least be questioned because fraud-laden data may have been used in the analysis to make the rating. The author of the study doesn't know if the data was accurate or cooked, because the fraud case never went to trial. We found no  to say the rankings are bogus, but we think the  could use a little additional information. To us, that correlates to a rating of .
Statement: Damar Hamlin wasn't at the Buffalo Bills' playoff game.
Speaker: tiktok posts
About the speaker: Posts on the video-sharing platform TikTok.
Date: January 22, 2023
Location: new york
Topics: sports;facebook fact-checks
Context: a TikTok post
Fact-check justification: Another Bills tweet shared CBS footage of Hamlin arriving at the stadium with his mother and brother.   Bills coach Sean McDermott told ESPN it was "a pretty cool moment" when Hamlin appeared on the "big screen" in the stadium during the game.  Bills center Mitch Morse said his presence spoke "volumes." Quarterback Josh Allen said it was "a warm feeling. "  We found no credible sources to corroborate the  that this was someone pretending to be Hamlin.   We rate this post !
Statement: Says Rep. Elissa Slotkin "voted against condemning cyber attacks by the Chinese Communist Party on American organizations developing COVID-19 treatments.
Speaker: paul junge
About the speaker: Paul Junge is a former TV news anchor with Fox47 in Lansing and is one of several Republican candidates looking to unseat U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Holly in Michigan's 8th Congressional District. 
Date: July 16, 2020
Location: michigan
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: Junge claimed that Slotkin "voted against condemning cyber attacks by the Chinese Communist Party on American organizations developing COVID-19 treatments." Slotkin did not vote for or against the Kinzinger resolution to condemn Chinese-linked cyberattacks. That resolution did not come up for a vote. The vote was on moving forward with consideration on an infrastructure bill. Weeks later, she voted for a measure authorizing sanctions for cyberattacks on coronavirus researchers, but it did not pass. Junge’s post is not accurate. We rate this  .
Statement: Schools that are consistently implementing COVID-19 mitigation strategies remain among the safest places for our students.
Speaker: mike parson
About the speaker: Mike Parson, a Republican, was elevated to governor of Missouri after the resignation of Gov. Eric Greitens in 2018.
Date: November 12, 2020
Location: missouri
Topics: corrections and updates;education
Context: a press conference
Fact-check justification: "You can have the best laid plans in classrooms, but if kids are not following social distancing and mask usage outside of school, they’re going to bring COVID into the school with them," the AAMC study says.   Our ruling  Parson said, "Schools that are consistently implementing COVID-19 mitigation strategies remain among the safest places for our students. "  Parson is correct to affirm the data and statement from the CDC Director Robert Redfield regarding COVID-19 and children in schools, but Parson’s statement does not reflect the risk of opening a school with mitigation strategies in areas where there are high COVID-19 rates in the community. We rate this  . CORRECTION, Dec. 18:  This story has been updated to include more recent data from the CDC for the percentage of children with COVID-19 and the correct link to an international research study from Spain.
Statement: In 2011, more people were murdered with knives, "hands or feet" or "clubs and hammers" than with any type of rifle.
Speaker: facebook posts
About the speaker: Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.
 
Date: January 8, 2013
Location: national
Topics: guns
Context: on Facebook
Fact-check justification: The post uses data selectively, ignoring the significant role of handguns in gun violence. But the statistics it mentions are solid. FBI data backs up the Facebook post’s  that in 2011, more people were murdered with knives, "hands or feet" or "clubs and hammers" than with any type of rifle. We rate the statement .
Statement: Ryan Sitton's company "accepted over $650,000 in Obama stimulus dollars.
Speaker: young conservatives of texas
About the speaker: The Young Conservatives of Texas describes itself as a non-partisan conservative youth organization.
Date: March 13, 2014
Location: texas
Topics: candidate biography;small business;stimulus
Context: a press release
Fact-check justification: YCT said Sitton’s company "accepted over $650,000 in Obama stimulus dollars." The company applied for a government loan identified by ProPublica and a business news publication as stimulus money. But the Sitton-led company says the money never flowed. We found no indications to the contrary and a federal website that tracks stimulus spending has no PinnacleAIS entry. We rate this statement as .
Statement: A Republican bill that would change John Doe criminal investigations is "creating exceptions in the law for politicians.
Speaker: chris danou
About the speaker: Wisconsin state Rep. Chris Danou, D-Trempeleau, was elected to the Assembly in 2008. He is a former Onalaska police officer.
Date: October 20, 2015
Location: wisconsin
Topics: campaign finance;criminal justice;elections;ethics;legal issues;crime
Context: Assembly debate
Fact-check justification: Walker’s spokeswoman has said the governor would evaluate the legislation, but added he supports "common-sense reforms that protect free speech and ensure transparency and accountability" for John Doe investigations. Our rating Danou said a Republican bill that would change John Doe criminal investigations is "creating exceptions in the law for politicians." The bill would not exempt politicians from John Doe investigations, which under current law can be conducted for any crime. But the bill does create an exception in that John Doe probes could no longer be used to investigate political corruption. For a statement that is accurate but needs clarification, our rating is .
Statement: Barnes opposed the creation of the HOPE Scholarship and campaigned against Zell Miller on the issue.
Speaker: republican party of georgia
Date: September 7, 2010
Location: georgia
Topics: education
Context: GOP press release
Fact-check justification: The lottery eventually became the funding mechanism for the popular scholarship program. However, Barnes never specifically opposed HOPE, and he even backed expanding the scholarship program on his watch. The GOP statement about Barnes contains some element of . But it also ignores critical facts that would give a reasonable person a different impression. We rate the GOP  .
Statement: More than 250 (voter registration) groups, ranging across the entire political spectrum, have filed with the state and are registering voters right now.
Speaker: lenny curry
About the speaker: Lenny Curry is chairman of the Republican Party of Florida. His current term expires in January 2013.
Date: May 9, 2012
Location: florida
Topics: elections
Context: an "Orlando Sentinel" opinion piece
Fact-check justification: Lenny Curry argued that more than 250 groups are actively registering voters from across the political spectrum, and "are registering voters right now." Curry underestimated the number of groups that signed up with the state to register voters and continue to file monthly paperwork to stay active. But his statement is still . Less than half of those groups have registered a single voter since the law took effect, and six groups have registered nearly 90 percent of all voters so far. Furthermore, the statement’s intent was to illustrate the ease of complying with the law, a measure that won’t be clear until election season is in full swing. We rate the statement . PolitiFact Florida is partnering with 10 News for the 2012 election season. See video fact-checks by clicking here .
Statement: Says Scott Walker's plan to replace Obamacare "is a new entitlement" program for "every single American human being from the time they are born right up until they grow old and become eligible for Medicare.
Speaker: bobby jindal
About the speaker: Bobby Jindal is the governor of Louisiana and a candidate for president in 2016. He was elected to his first term in 2007. Prior to that, he served as a congressman from 2004 to 2008, representing the suburban areas north of New Orleans.
Date: August 18, 2015
Location: wisconsin
Topics: federal budget;health care;welfare;taxes
Context: a statement
Fact-check justification: Our rating Jindal said Walker's plan to replace Obamacare "is a new entitlement" program for "every single American human being from the time they are born right up until they grow old and become eligible for Medicare."    Walker’s proposal includes tax credits to help people buy coverage in the private market. The credits would be available to everyone up to age 65 -- without regard to income or other requirements -- but only if they don’t get health insurance from their employer. The credits aren't entirely new, however, as they are similar to those provided under Obamacare. For a statement that is partially accurate, our rating is .
Statement: Republicans "went out of the way to praise (Eric) Holder's nomination. ... Not a single Republican senator opposed Eric Holder's nomination.
Speaker: rush limbaugh
About the speaker: Rush Limbaugh is a conservative radio talk show host. His website describes him as "America's Truth Detector; the Doctor of Democracy; the Most Dangerous Man in America; the All-Knowing, All-Sensing, All-Everything Maha Rushie; defender of motherhood, protector of fatherhood and an all-around good guy."
Date: July 14, 2014
Topics: legal issues;punditfact
Context: an episode of his radio show
Fact-check justification: Limbaugh said Republicans "went out of the way to praise (Eric) Holder's nomination. ... Not a single Republican senator opposed Eric Holder's nomination." He has a point that several prominent senators and other Republicans spoke highly of Holder as his nomination was being considered, but it’s not  that no GOP senator voted against Holder -- 21 did. On balance, we rate the  .
Statement: NASA says an asteroid bigger than a football pitch is heading towards Earth.
Speaker: bloggers
About the speaker: Blog posting on the Internet
Date: August 23, 2018
Topics: fake news;space;punditfact
Context: a blog post
Fact-check justification: But the asteroid will not actually do any damage to us. It will stay far, far, far away. In addition, the article says that NASA has labeled the asteroid ‘potentially hazardous.’ NASA has made no such designation. We rate this  .
Statement: What they will do is socialized medicine.
Speaker: rudy giuliani
About the speaker: Rudy Giuliani is the former mayor of New York City. He was born in Brooklyn in 1944 and previously served as a federal prosecutor, as well as an associate attorney general under President Reagan. He graduated from Manhattan College and earned a law degree from New York University Law School. He has been married since 2003 to Judith Nathan and was married twice before. He has two children, Andrew and Caroline. He withdrew from the presidential race on Jan. 30, 2008.
Date: September 17, 2007
Location: national
Topics: health care
Context: Tampa
Fact-check justification: Uwe Reinhardt, a professor of economics at Princeton University, said the Clinton plan relies heavily on private insurance companies to provide coverage. "If the insurance industry calculates this carefully, they'll make money off it," he said. According to Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary , socialized medicine is "a system of medical care regulated and controlled by the government, in which the government assumes responsibility for providing for the health needs and hospital care of the entire population, at no direct cost or at a nominal fee to the individual, by means of subsidies obtained by taxation." It's  to call Clinton's proposal "socialized medicine." It doesn't meet that definition because the government would not control the system and because of the heavy involvement of private insurance companies — which could turn a profit from the plan.
Statement: Wages "haven't gone up for a long time.
Speaker: donald trump
About the speaker: 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 November 2022, he announced he would run for president in 2024.
Date: August 15, 2017
Location: national
Topics: economy;jobs;workers
Context: a question-and-answer session with reporters
Fact-check justification: Trump said that wages "haven’t gone up for a long time." That was once accurate, but it’s significantly out of date. Wages have been increasing for the past three to five years, depending on the measurement you use. We rate the statement .
Statement: Says he won the second debate with Hillary Clinton "in a landslide" in "every poll.
Speaker: donald trump
About the speaker: 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 November 2022, he announced he would run for president in 2024.
Date: October 11, 2016
Location: wisconsin
Topics: debates;elections;polls and public opinion
Context: a tweet
Fact-check justification: But even in non-scientific surveys, Trump didn’t win them all: In a non-scientific survey done online by the Fox television affiliate in Milwaukee, Clinton won by 52 percent to 48 percent among 325,000 votes cast. Our rating Complaining about a lack of support from Ryan, Trump nonetheless claimed he won the second debate with Clinton "in a landslide" in "every poll." But four national, scientific surveys all showed that not only did Trump not win by a landslide margin, he didn’t win any of the polls at all. Our rating: . https://www.sharethefacts.co/share/813bfdf2-77ba-48bd-b884-1c83c538283c
Statement: Half of all CEOs say that the shutdown and the threat of shutdown set back their plans to hire over the next six months.
Speaker: barack obama
About the speaker: 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 law degree from Harvard Law School. Obama previously served in the Illinois state Senate and was an instructor at the University of Chicago Law School. He and his wife, Michelle, have two daughters, Malia and Sasha.
Date: October 17, 2013
Location: national
Topics: economy;small business
Context: a public address
Fact-check justification: Obama said 50 percent of CEOs are delaying hiring due to the shutdown, which accurately cites the results of a poll sponsored by the Business Roundtable. The survey’s limited sampling, though,  means the responses aren’t necessarily representative of all U.S. businesses. But the idea that the shutdown affects how businesses think about hiring is more broadly applicable. Experts said it’s reasonable that CEOs would be hesitant to hire, given that uncertainty about government fiscal policy can affect consumer confidence. We rate Obama's
Statement: The state budget proposal has been submitted "on time and [it's] the earliest that a governor has done so in over two decades.
Speaker: lincoln chafee
About the speaker: Lincoln Chafee is running for the Democratic nomination for president in 2016. He served one four-year term as Rhode Island's governor, beginning on Jan. 4, 2011. He was the first Independent to be elected to that office. He subsequently became a Democrat. As a Republican, he served as mayor of Warwick from 1992 to 1999, when he was appointed to the U.S. Senate following the death of his father, Sen. John H. Chafee. He was elected to a full Senate term in 2000. He is married with three children. In April 2015 he formed an exploratory committee to consider running for President.
Date: January 16, 2013
Location: rhode island
Topics: history;state budget
Context: his State of the State address
Fact-check justification: Chafee's budget bill is on his website and Chafee spokeswoman Christine Hunsinger said it has been sent to the House. However, it has not been officially introduced and referred to a committee for analysis. Said Hunsinger: "We hope they will introduce it Tuesday," That would be Jan. 22, still ten days earlier than the previous record. We rate Chafee's   . (If you have a  you’d like PolitiFact Rhode Island to check, e-mail us at [email protected] And follow us on Twitter: @politifactri.)