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Statement: Zika mosquitoes "can't catch me.
Speaker: usain bolt
About the speaker: Usain Bolt is an athlete from Jamaica who holds the 100-meter and 200-meter world records.
Date: May 18, 2016
Topics: global news service;public health;sports
Context: an interview on NBC
Fact-check justification: Bolt said Zika mosquitoes "can’t catch me." The Olympic champion and world record holder clocks an average speed is 21.65 miles per hour in his races, with 23.35 miles per hour at the high end and 18.53 miles per hour at the low end. Female A. aegypti mosquitoes, the main vector for Zika, cruise between 1.12 and 3.35 miles per hour. That’s a lot slower than Bolt, though the mosquitoes fly for much longer than Bolt sprints. Don’t try this, people. (But if you do, send us a video!) We rate Bolt’s  . https://www.sharethefacts.co/share/fab8b2cf-1ebd-4627-9ca4-d3bfb150ef4b
Statement: Girl Scouts support "Planned Parenthood and pro-abortion politicians.
Speaker: facebook posts
About the speaker: Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.
 
Date: February 4, 2022
Topics: abortion;facebook fact-checks
Context: a post
Fact-check justification: The council later terminated its affiliation with the sex-ed program. Then, in 2014, the national Girl Scouts organization shared news stories on its social media accounts about women who made a difference in 2013. Those stories — written by news organizations, not by the Girl Scouts — included some politicians who support abortion rights. The Girl Scouts said sharing the stories did not represent an endorsement of any person. We rate this  .
Statement: Chris "Sununu supported Obama's Common Core agenda, taking away local control of our schools.
Speaker: ted gatsas
About the speaker: Ted Gatsas currently serves as 47th Mayor of Manchester. He was first elected to serve in 2009 and was re-elected in 2011, 2013 and 2015. As Mayor he also serves as Chairman of the school board. In 2000, Gatsas was elected to the New Hampshire State Senate to represent District 16 comprised of the towns of Bow, Candia, Dunbarton, Hooksett and Manchester Wards 1, 2 and 12. He served for five consecutive terms until being elected mayor. Gatsas served as senate president from 2005–2006.
Date: September 1, 2016
Location: new hampshire
Topics: education;voting record
Context: an ad
Fact-check justification: Our Ruling Ted Gatsas said that Chris Sununu, a fellow Republican, supported "Obama’s Common Core Agenda." As an Executive Councilor, Sununu voted in favor of testing contracts and education officials aligned with Common Core, which shows a degree of support, but he has never taken an up-or-down vote on the Common Core standards. And, while Obama’s administration has incentivized states to adopt the standards, the federal government did not develop them, nor do the standards micro-manage how New Hampshire schools should deliver education. This statement contains an element of  but ignores critical facts.  We rate the  .
Statement: State Medicaid expansion "will save our treasury $1 billion over the next eight years.
Speaker: terry mcauliffe
About the speaker: Terry McAuliffe, a Democrat, was elected governor of Virginia on Nov. 5, 2013. He received 47.8 percent of the vote in defeating Republican Ken Cuccinelli, who came in at 45.2 percent. Robert Sarvis, a Libertarian, finished a distant third with 6.5 percent.
McAuliffe's inaguration as Virginia's 72nd governor is scheduled on Jan. 11, 2014.
McAuliffe, a wealthy businessman and noted political fundraiser, was co-chairman of President Bill Clinton's 1996 reelection campaign. He was chairman of the Democratic National Committee from 2001 to 2005 and chairman of Hillary Clinton's unsuccessful presidential campaign in 2008. In 2009, McAuliffe unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination for Virginia governor.
McAuliffe was born in Syracuse, N.Y., on Feb. 9, 1957. He has a bachelor's degree from The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C., and a law degree from Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C. McAuliffe has lived in Fairfax County for more than 20 years, is married and has five children.
 
Date: February 26, 2014
Location: virginia
Topics: medicaid;state budget
Context: a radio interview
Fact-check justification: McAuliffe says Virginia will save $1 billion if the General Assembly expands eligibility for MedicaId. But the analysis he cites says the state will save $420 million of that sum, regardless of whether it broadens Medicare, from other provisions in Obamacare. The research concludes that $601 million in savings over the next eight years are riding on the legislature's decision. So McAuliffe is right that there’s a lot of expansion money on the table, but he  how much. We rate his  .
Statement: St. Pete Beach's experiences are a "fair example" of what could happen if Amendment 4 passes.
Speaker: citizens for lower taxes and a stronger economy
About the speaker: A political action committee opposing Florida's proposed Amendment 4.
Date: March 15, 2010
Location: florida
Topics: candidate biography;elections;florida amendments
Context: an interview
Fact-check justification: In trying to capsulize what is a complex issue, we read dozens of stories generated by the development brouhaha in St. Pete Beach, watched city commission meetings and spoke with people representing all sides. We unequivocally come to one conclusion: The situation in St. Pete Beach is a mess. After that, the analysis becomes less cut and dried. Here's how we see it. A group of St. Pete Beach residents, unhappy with the direction of their city government, successfully wrestled certain land use decisions out of the hands of elected leaders. The movement produced a backlash from both the government and pro-development forces, who then mounted their own political campaign to wrestle power back. The power struggle has continued for close to four years. That's a different storyline than what is envisioned under Amendment 4, where voters would act as a check on the decisions of local government. The amendment itself isn't designed to go around government the way the situation in St. Pete Beach played out. And it has nothing to do with citizens proposing amendments to the local comprehensive plan, like what has happened in St. Pete Beach. Now, are the same lawsuits and political maneuvering possible? Absolutely. And maybe that's enough to make the analogy valid. But voters should be wary in blindly believing that St. Pete Beach's experiences would be duplicated statewide should Amendment 4 pass. Opponents say St. Pete Beach's experience is a "fair example" of what could happen should Amendment 4 pass. We rate that  .
Statement: The Baucus health care bill would require taxes on medical devices such as X-ray machines, female condoms, HIV tests and surgical needles.
Speaker: bloggers
About the speaker: Blog posting on the Internet
Date: October 7, 2009
Location: national
Topics: health care;taxes
Context: a posting on the conservative Web site TownHall.com
Fact-check justification: So Jessup is correct about most of the items she cites: They would be subject to the tax. A few others she cites would not fall under the committee's latest definition for the tax, but the practical details of the bill right now are not yet settled, so it's possible that they will be taxed eventually. We should also add that the tax may not necessarily be included in the final health care bill that will be crafted from the various versions in different committees. But for now, the provision remains part of the Senate Finance bill. On balance, we rate Jessup's assertion .
Statement: As governor, in the face of partisan attacks, (Charlie Crist) had the courage to save jobs and lead his state into economic recovery.
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: June 20, 2016
Location: florida
Topics: candidate biography;economy;stimulus
Context: a statement
Fact-check justification: Obama said, "As governor, in the face of partisan attacks, he (Charlie Crist) had the courage to save jobs and lead his state into economic recovery." Crist was a vocal advocate for the federal stimulus, and it cost him politically as his fellow Republicans attacked him for it. The state ended up using billions to plug holes in the budget, and economists we’ve consulted agree that funding prevented Florida’s dismal economic picture from getting even worse. It’s a bit more difficult to entirely credit Crist with leading the state into a recovery, because most of the gains came after he left office, as the entire country emerged from the recession. The statement is partially accurate, but leaves out important details. We rate it .
Statement: Says Marco Rubio "voted against the bipartisan Violence Against Women Act.
Speaker: patrick murphy
About the speaker: Patrick Murphy won his first seat in 2012 for the U.S. House of Representatives representing District 18 in Florida. Murphy lost a U.S. Senate race against Marco Rubio in 2016. 
Date: August 19, 2016
Location: florida
Topics: voting record
Context: a post on his campaign website
Fact-check justification: Murphy said Rubio "voted against the bipartisan Violence Against Women Act." Rubio voiced support for the original law, but he and some Republicans in both the Senate and House opposed certain provisions added to the bill pertaining to spending and federal oversight. Rubio voted against the bill in 2012 and 2013, but it passed with bipartisan support the second time. Even though he had clearly stated his reasons why, Rubio still voted nay. We rate Murphy’s statement .
Statement: Says Mitt Romney refused to say whether he'd sign the Lilly Ledbetter bill.
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 16, 2012
Location: national
Topics: debates;women
Context: the second presidential debate
Fact-check justification: Obama said that when asked whether he would have signed the Lilly Ledbetter Act into law, Romney's campaign said, "I'll get back to you." His point was that the campaign was dodging the question. Indeed, a Romney adviser did say earlier this year that he would "get back" to a reporter about whether he supported the Lilly Ledbetter Act. A spokeswoman then said he would not change it, and Romney later said he "certainly support(s) equal pay for women," and has "no intention of changing that law." So Obama is correct about the initial statement, but Romney later clarified by saying he wouldn't change the law. We rate Obama's  . CORRECTION: A previous version of this item said the Supreme Court's Ledbetter decision made it "impossible for employees who learned of such discrimination later to get relief, such as back pay." In fact, the court declined to address the question of whether employees who learned of discrimination after the statute of limitations expired would be protected under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Statement: Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., said "defending Trump is more important than the United States.
Speaker: facebook posts
About the speaker: Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.
 
Date: February 23, 2020
Topics: facebook fact-checks
Context: an image
Fact-check justification: But none of the four clips that MSNBC published included Nunes saying anything close to "defending Trump is more important than the United States." That distortion was added later by several liberal blogs and YouTube videos . We reached out to Nunes’ press office for comment, but we haven’t heard back. The Facebook post is . We rate it .
Statement: Josh Mandel doctored an image in a campaign ad but "forgot to Photoshop the hands that clearly show he put his face on the body of a Black soldier.
Speaker: occupy democrats
About the speaker: Occupy Democrats, founded in 2012, is an advocacy group created to counterbalance the Republican tea party, and to "give President Obama and other progressive Democrats a Congress that will work with them to grow the economy, create jobs, promote fairness and fight inequality, and get money out of politics!"
Date: April 5, 2022
Location: ohio
Topics: race and ethnicity;military;facebook fact-checks
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: Occupy Democrats said Mandel doctored an image in a campaign ad but "forgot to Photoshop the hands that clearly show he put his face on the body of a Black soldier." The liberal group’s  is based on social media users’ observations that Mandel’s hands appear darker than his face in a photo showing him beside Black soldiers in a recent ad.  No other  has conclusively substantiated the alleged photoshopping. The ad’s creator, meanwhile, said Mandel’s hands appeared darker in the ad because the photo had been vignetted in order to highlight the white text at the bottom directing viewers to Mandel’s website. A Mandel campaign spokesperson provided PolitiFact with a version of the photo in which Mandel’s hands and the lower half of the rest of the photo appear lighter and more consistent with the rest of the image. PolitiFact places the burden of proof on the speaker of the . Because the  is unproven, we rate it .
Statement: More black babies are aborted in NYC than born.
Speaker: cynthia meyer
About the speaker: Cynthia Meyer became deputy press secretary to Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general, in February 2015.
Date: November 14, 2015
Location: texas
Topics: abortion;corrections and updates;women
Context: response to Democratic presidential debate
Fact-check justification:  -- The statement is accurate and there's nothing significant missing. Click here for   more on the six PolitiFact ratings and how we select facts to check. CLARIFICATION, 4:20 p.m., Dec. 1, 2015: We amended this fact check to clarify that the described 2013 abortion rate for black women related to women aged 15 to 49. This change did not affect our rating.
Statement: Obama has jumped the shark and ordered the ocean closed!
Speaker: tweets
About the speaker: Twitter is a messaging service where people often discuss politics. Individual messages are called Tweets.
Date: October 5, 2013
Location: florida
Topics: environment;federal budget
Context: a tweet
Fact-check justification: Claims about the federal government shutdown include this one circulating on Twitter: "Obama has jumped the shark and ordered the ocean closed!" The tweet linked to an article in Breitbart that explains that the shutdown means that the Dry Tortugas and the Florida Bay are closed as a result of the shutdown. That means that 1,100 square miles of prime fishing is off limits -- a blow to fishing charter companies and others that benefit from that access. Biscayne National Park is also off limits. But it’s an exaggeration to state that Obama has tried to shut down the entire ocean -- or even to suggest that he has shuttered the Atlantic Ocean or all of the waters in the Keys. Tourists and locals can continue to fish, swim and play in the ocean, even in the Keys. We throw a big ol’ bucket of ocean water from the Keys on this  and rate this  .
Statement: John McCain decided to stand with George Bush 95 percent of the time (last year).
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: June 3, 2008
Location: national
Topics: bush administration
Context: St. Paul, Minn
Fact-check justification: He prevailed 17 times. McCain missed more than half the votes on which Bush had a position, as he campaigned for the White House. But repeated votes on immigration and the Iraq war — two issues on which he was closely allied with Bush — as well as the filibuster votes helped elevate McCain from one of the president's chief adversaries three years ago to one of his biggest supporters. McCain's vote score can thus be viewed both as a reflection of ideological kinship with the Bush administration and with the hard-line, tactical decisions he made in response to some Democratic initiatives. Because Obama correctly quotes an accurate measure of how often McCain was in sync with the president in 2007, we rule the  .
Statement: In Wisconsin, "deaths from domestic violence are at the highest in 10 years.
Speaker: gwen moore
About the speaker: U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore is a Democratic member of Congress, representing Wisconsin's 4th District, which primarily includes Milwaukee. Moore, who served in the state Legislature from 1989 to 2004, was elected to Congress in 2004.
Date: October 7, 2010
Location: wisconsin
Topics: families;crime
Context: a news release
Fact-check justification: The Milwaukee congresswoman said deaths in Wisconsin from domestic violence "are at the highest in 10 years."   Moore accurately quoted statistics compiled by an advocacy group for 2009. It’s important to note the group includes suicides committed by domestic violence perpetrators, which makes the death tally higher than it would otherwise be. Even so, either way you track it, the 2009 numbers were at a 10-year high. We rate Moore’s statement .
Statement: Jeffrey Epstein found living in New Mexico!
Speaker: facebook posts
About the speaker: Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.
 
Date: October 9, 2020
Topics: crime;facebook fact-checks
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: Back then, the medical examiner had yet to release his final ruling on how Epstein died, but numerous people in official positions confirmed that he was, in fact, dead. The U.S. Bureau of Prisons announced his death. One of Epstein’s lawyers blamed prosecutors and the Manhattan Correctional Center, where Epstein was held, for his client’s death. And federal prosecutors then said that their investigation of those suspected of helping Epstein would continue despite his death.   We rate this Facebook video !
Statement: Since 1970, the Clean Air Act has reduced toxic and health-threatening air pollution by 60 percent while our economy has grown more than 200 percent.
Speaker: hank johnson
About the speaker: Hank Johnson, a Democrat, represents Georgia's 4th Congressional District
Date: September 23, 2011
Location: georgia
Topics: environment
Context: a web post
Fact-check justification: The report by the widely cited think tank looked at 15 years of data and concluded that the regulations "retard industrial activity." Johnson is correct in his statement about the Clean Air Act’s impact on pollution. The rest of his argument was aimed at countering claims that strong environmental policies hurt business. The numbers the congressman used seem to be on target, but there’s some room for debate about the Clean Air Act’s impact on the economy. We rate his statement .
Statement: The law prohibits current Secretary of State Katie Hobbs from overseeing the election while she was a candidate for governor.
Speaker: paul gosar
About the speaker: Rep. Paul Gosar is a Republican serving Arizona's Fourth Congressional District. He entered Congress in 2010. Previously, he was a dentist.
 
Date: November 15, 2022
Location: arizona
Topics: elections
Context: a tweet
Fact-check justification: Gosar said the law bars a secretary of state from being a candidate. He argued that if poll workers can’t be candidates, neither can secretaries of state. Poll workers and secretaries of state play different roles in elections. Poll workers help with core activities, including assisting at polls on Election Day and in getting early ballots ready to be counted. Secretaries of state ensure counties follow state election laws, but leave the conduct of elections to counties.  No law bars a secretary of state from being a candidate. We rate this  .
Statement: I remember years ago looking at a CBO report that in 1964 predicted that Medicare would cost $9 billion 10 years later. And I think it was already over $100 billion at that point.
Speaker: jack kingston
About the speaker: Jack Kingston, a Republican, is a former U.S. Representative from Georgia and a political commentator.
Date: March 12, 2017
Location: georgia
Topics: congress;federal budget;health care
Context: an interview on CNN
Fact-check justification: Kingston said, "I remember years ago looking at a CBO report that in 1964 predicted that Medicare would cost $9 billion 10 years later. And I think it was already over $100 billion."  But the CBO wasn't established until 1974. There were estimates, but they were actually made by the House Ways and Means Committee. Comparing the original figures to today is more complicated than just citing the numbers. And the sources for the figures -- the CBO vs. a House committee -- are very different.  When we asked about the misstatement, Kingston acknowledged the error. We rate this  .
Statement: More than "200 dogs showed up and lined up around the block" for a man's 100th birthday celebration.
Speaker: facebook posts
About the speaker: Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.
 
Date: June 23, 2023
Location: national
Topics: animals;good enough to be true
Context: a reel
Fact-check justification: "He was just so sweet and talking to the kids and petting all the dogs and saying their names. It was so much fun." We rate the  that more than "200 dogs showed up and lined up around the block" for a man’s 100th birthday celebration Good Enough to Be . See a post that might make a great Good Enough to be  story? Send it to [email protected]
Statement: Says Wisconsin Assembly Republicans voted to repeal a law that ensures "that women cannot get paid less than a man for doing the same job.
Speaker: cory mason
About the speaker: Wisconsin state Rep. Cory Mason (D-Racine) has been a member of the Assembly since 2006. The former union organizer represents the Racine County communities of Sturtevant and Elmwood Park, and parts of Racine and Mount Pleasant.
Date: February 23, 2012
Location: wisconsin
Topics: civil rights;income;jobs;legal issues;women;workers
Context: a news release
Fact-check justification: Our rating Mason said Wisconsin Assembly Republicans approved a bill to repeal a law that ensures "that women cannot get paid less than a man for doing the same job." The law does not ensure pay equity, but rather gives discriminated workers the right to sue in state court for compensatory and punitive damages. So, if the GOP-backed bill is signed into law, that right to sue would be lost. But discriminated workers would still be able to seek back pay and other "make whole" payments through government agencies, and they could still sue for compensatory and punitive damages in federal court. Mason’s statement contains an element of , but ignores critical facts that would leave a different impression -- our definition of .