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Statement: Prince was sacrificed for (Queen Elizabeth II's) 90th birthday.
Speaker: instagram posts
About the speaker: Posters on Instagram, where people share photos and graphics and sometimes add filters.
Date: September 8, 2022
Topics: facebook fact-checks
Context: an Instagram video
Fact-check justification: There is no  that Prince’s death was a "sacrifice" or part of any greater conspiracy involving Elizabeth.  Prince, born Prince Rogers Nelson, died at age 57 after being found unresponsive at this Paisley Park estate in Chanhassen, Minnesota. Minnesota health officials determined Prince died of an accidental fentanyl overdose after unknowingly taking counterfeit Vicodin laced with the highly potent synthetic opioid .   Meanwhile, across the Atlantic Ocean, Elizabeth was celebrating her 90th birthday in Windsor, England, where she was greeting well-wishers. There is no  to suggest the two events were related, and the man in the Instagram video makes no effort to back up his  other than pointing out the Queen’s birthday was the same day as Prince’s death.   We rate this  !
Statement: The person in charge of the Hillary investigation, Andrew McCabe, got $700,000 from (Hillary Clinton) for wife!
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: July 25, 2017
Location: national
Topics: campaign finance;elections;legal issues
Context: a tweet
Fact-check justification: Trump tweeted, "The person in charge of the Hillary investigation, Andrew McCabe, got $700,000 from (Hillary Clinton) for wife!" This tweet distorts key elements of the story, severely undercutting its accuracy. A Virginia state candidate married to an FBI official did get donations from a longtime Clinton supporter, McAuliffe, who was also the Democratic governor of Virginia. But the tweet ignores at the spouse played no role in fundraising for his wife’s campaign, and it ignores that that McAuliffe made the donations on his own, for state-level political goals -- not to influence an investigation that Andrew McCabe wasn’t even involved in yet. We rate the statement .
Statement: The national debt "has gone up by $1,729,000,000 during the Isner v. Mahut match.
Speaker: vern buchanan
About the speaker: Vern Buchanan has represented Florida's 13th Congressional District since 2007.
Date: June 24, 2010
Location: national
Topics: federal budget
Context: a tweet
Fact-check justification: So, using our first method, the 11-hour debt increase works out to $1.718 billion, while using the second, it's about $2.4 billion. Of these two, the first is spot-on. Since the size of the federal debt is a moving target, and since economists periodically re-evaluate its size, we'll grant Buchanan leeway here. While we think the wording of his tweet suggests the full, 48-hour period, his 11-hour number strikes us as a reasonable estimate. So we rate his statement .
Statement: Says a photo shows Barack Obama looking through binoculars the wrong way.
Speaker: viral image
About the speaker: 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 but political argument. Sometimes these images are passed across social networks like Facebook, Twitter and Reddit so widely that the original source is nearly impossible to determine.
Date: December 2, 2019
Topics: candidate biography;facebook fact-checks
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: You can see the original here . Associated Press photographer Pablo Martinez Monsivais took it on March 25, 2012, as Obama looked through the correct end of the binoculars to see North Korea from the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea.   Getty Images has other photos from that day from other angles. Obama isn’t holding his binoculars incorrectly in any of them.   We rate this Facebook post !
Statement: The Central Falls fire department is "one of the lowest, if not the lowest, paid fire departments in the state and entire region.
Speaker: joseph andriole
About the speaker: Joseph Andriole worked as a firefighter in Central Falls for 22 years. After retiring in 2009, he began working full-time as vice president of the Rhode Island State Association of Firefighters. He previously worked part-time as the association’s business agent.
Date: August 2, 2011
Location: rhode island
Topics: city budget;labor;unions
Context: a TV story
Fact-check justification: The point is that firefighters can, and often do, earn a lot more than their "base pay." In short, Andriole was right when he said that Central Falls firefighters’ pay is among the lowest in the state and region -- but he was talking only about base pay. He left out some important context - namely, all of the other compensation firefighters receive -- which is why we rate his statement  . (Get updates from PolitiFactRI on Twitter . To comment or offer your ruling, visit us on our PolitiFact Rhode Island Facebook page.)
Statement: Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy makes $11 million a month and has a net worth of $596 million.
Speaker: facebook posts
About the speaker: Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.
 
Date: July 19, 2022
Topics: facebook fact-checks;ukraine;russia
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: A Facebook post shared a screenshot from a website claiming to show Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s net worth as being $596 million while receiving a monthly income of $11 million and a salary of $780,000. The website featured in the Facebook post offered no corroborating  for the . Leaked financial documents showed Zelenskyy did have some assets, but nowhere near what's being claimed on the website and Facebook post. A report by Forbes found his net worth to be much smaller, around $20 million to $30 million. We rate this .
Statement: Military arrests Hunter Biden!
Speaker: bloggers
About the speaker: Blog posting on the Internet
Date: August 31, 2021
Topics: facebook fact-checks
Context: a blog post
Fact-check justification: On Sept. 7, for example, Fox News reported that the top Republican on the House Oversight Committee has started scrutinizing Hunter Biden’s art dealings. News broke in December that the Justice Department was investigating Hunter Biden’s finances, including some of his Chinese business dealings. But Fox didn’t write about Biden getting arrested. And we found no such coverage by any legitimate news outlet.   We rate this post !
Statement: We have solved the problem. ... Scientists are now saying leave the nuclear waste where it is.
Speaker: harry reid
About the speaker: Harry Reid is a former U.S. senator from Nevada. He served as the Democratic minority leader in the U.S. Senate immediately prior to leaving office.
Date: February 19, 2010
Location: national
Topics: energy;nuclear
Context: a television interview with Las Vegas political analyst Jon Ralston
Fact-check justification: "Sen. Reid agrees that dry-cask storage is not the permanent solution," which is why he supported creating a blue-ribbon commission to come up with recommendations for permanent disposal, Summers said.  He added, though, that "dry-cask storage is already securing waste at over half of the nation’s nuclear sites."    But even if you accept that Reid was merely advocating dry-cask storage as something less than a permanent solution -- an interpretation we did not make when saw the interview -- Reid's comment suggests a finality on this debate that simply isn't there. Using the word "solved" to describe a hard-fought and highly technical debate strikes us as inadvisable. So we rate his statement .
Statement: Seven of the 10 highest-income counties in the country ring the city" of Washington D.C.
Speaker: sarah palin
About the speaker: Sarah Palin was the Republican nominee for vice president in 2008. She is also the former governor of Alaska and the author of  Going Rogue: An American Life. Sarah Palin's previous experience includes leading the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission and serving as the mayor of Wasilla, Alaska.
Date: March 16, 2013
Location: national
Topics: corrections and updates;federal budget;pundits;wealth
Context: a speech at CPAC
Fact-check justification: Rent is expensive even if you’re in a crummy neighborhood."    The ruling   Palin said seven of the 10 wealthiest counties are in greater Washington D.C. The  is accurate. We rate it .    Editor's note: This article has been changed to correct which state Montgomery County is in.
Statement: I have won more elections than any chairman since 1938.
Speaker: michael steele
About the speaker: Michael Steele is the chairman of the Republican National Committee. He was formerly the lieutenant governor of Maryland, serving from 2003 to 2007.
Date: November 8, 2010
Location: national
Topics: campaign finance;elections
Context: an interview on NPR
Fact-check justification: "Overall, it was one of the best years for Republicans in the last 60 years," Fortier said. If Steele decides to seek another term as chairman of the RNC, he can certainly boast about significant Republican gains in the midterm election. But when he said, "I have won more elections than any chairman since 1938," that's only  if you were to consider just the seat changes -- as opposed to the actual number of wins -- in the U.S. House. Republicans also picked up seats in the Senate this year, but they gained more in 1942, 1946 and 1994; Republican gains in governor elections were greater in 1994; and GOP gains in state legislatures were greater in 1966. And so we rate Steele's  .
Statement: If the government shuts down, "all military personnel will continue to serve and accrue pay but will not actually be paid until appropriations are available.
Speaker: c.w. bill young
About the speaker: U.S. Rep. C. W. Bill Young, R-Indian Shores, represented the 13th Congressional District of Florida. He was the nation's longest-serving Republican congressman on the day of his death, Oct. 18, 2013. Young held public office for more than 50 years, including a decade in the Florida Senate and 22 terms in Congress.
Young was born in Harmarville, Penn., on Dec. 16, 1930. His family moved to Pinellas County when he was 15. He is a veteran of the Army National Guard. He married his second wife, Beverly, in 1985. They have two sons, Billy and Patrick, and Robbie from her first marriage.
Date: September 20, 2013
Location: national
Topics: federal budget;military
Context: a House address
Fact-check justification: Though Young supported a House measure to defund Obamacare, he’s now urging the House to avoid a government shutdown, reminding fellow members of how that affects military pay. A Defense Department official said the department’s plan will be similar to plans from past threats of government shutdowns. That means the military would delay paychecks. Young’s  is that the military cannot be paid without appropriations is correct. We rate his statement .
Statement: Says the nation is locked down and there's "a wide open border.
Speaker: facebook posts
About the speaker: Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.
 
Date: April 7, 2021
Topics: immigration;border security;homeland security;facebook fact-checks;coronavirus
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: The post is  on both counts. There is no nationwide lockdown. Many schools and businesses are open and no state is mandating a stay-at-home order. Thousands of people are arriving at the southern border, but most are being expelled. We rate this post .
Statement: We passed the toughest gun control law in the United States of America, the SAFE Act.
Speaker: andrew cuomo
About the speaker: Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, was elected to his first term as governor of New York in 2010.
Date: August 29, 2018
Location: new york
Topics: guns
Context: a debate between Democratic candidates for governor, at Hofstra University
Fact-check justification: Cuomo claims New York enacted the toughest gun law. At least one gun violence prevention research outfit agrees with him. But while the SAFE Act on the whole may be tougher than other states’ individual gun laws, when several other states’ individual gun laws are taken together, they consistently rank higher than New York for toughness. We rate this  .
Statement: As Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton laundered money to Bill Clinton through Laureate Education, while Bill Clinton was an honorary chairman of the group.
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: June 21, 2016
Location: national
Topics: candidate biography;ethics
Context: an email
Fact-check justification: Trump said Hillary Clinton "laundered money to Bill Clinton through Laureate Education, while Bill Clinton was an honorary chairman of the group." That's a serious of charge of illegal activity. Actually, the State Department under Clinton never made any direct transfers to Laureate Education. Trump’s source conflates Laureate with a separate charitable organization that received funds from a separate government agency. The International Youth Foundation is a respected nonprofit that has received money from the government since the Bush years, before Clinton joined the State Department. We rate this  .
Statement: Says Joe Biden "attacked voters this primary," saying "damn liar," "full of s---" and "dog-faced pony soldier.
Speaker: facebook posts
About the speaker: Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.
 
Date: March 10, 2020
Topics: negative campaigning;facebook fact-checks
Context: an image
Fact-check justification: A Facebook post lists three times that Biden has allegedly "attacked voters this primary." The assertion that Biden said "look, fat," "old" and "you’re a damn liar" to an Iowa man checks out. The second quote, "you’re a lying dog-faced pony soldier," is also accurate, although it was said to a college student in jest. The final , that Biden said "you’re full of s---" and "I’ll slap you" to a factory worker, is half right. Another angle of the confrontation does not show Biden saying, "I’ll slap you." The Facebook post is accurate but needs clarification and additional information. We rate it .
Statement: Stephen Zappala is "the only DA in our state to convict an on-duty police officer of criminal homicide.
Speaker: stephen zappala
About the speaker: Current Allegheny County district attorney is running for attorney general of Pennsylvania.
Date: March 22, 2016
Location: pennsylvania
Topics: public safety
Context: a new ad
Fact-check justification: Zappala’s campaign made the  that he is "the only DA in our state to convict an on-duty police officer of criminal homicide." That  was referring to the case of Officer Charmo, who pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in 2001 and ultimately spent less than a year in prison. Two other police officers in different counties have also pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter, but both were after an officer hit someone with their vehicle. Zappala’s campaign left out context that Charmo pleaded guilty and that two other officers also were guilty of the same charge as Charmo. But he does appear to be the only DA in Pennsylvania who won a conviction of an on-duty police officer in a shooting incident. We rule the  .
Statement: Refugees are subject to more rigorous screening than the average tourist in the U.S.
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: September 20, 2016
Topics: global news service;immigration;homeland security;foreign policy;terrorism
Context: a speech to the Leader's Summit on Refugees
Fact-check justification: Our Ruling Obama said, "Refugees are subject to more rigorous screening than the average tourist in the U.S." Reviewing the government’s vetting protocols confirms that refugees face a far stricter and longer process than tourists for entering the United States. The experts we consulted agreed that the refugee protocol is strictly enforced and more difficult than the screening process that tourists go through. We rate his  . https://www.sharethefacts.co/share/c81c169f-1d88-43cc-bdc0-39a481f8658a
Statement: Judge Aileen Cannon "loses her license.
Speaker: facebook posts
About the speaker: Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.
 
Date: September 30, 2022
Location: florida
Topics: facebook fact-checks
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: "If a lawyer steals client funds or is convicted of a felony, the presumptive sanction is disbarment," according to the Florida Bar.   Cannon was previously licensed to practice law in California. Records from the State Bar of California show that after being admitted to the organization in 2008, she was inactive by 2012 — when she was admitted to the Florida Bar. She voluntarily resigned from the California Bar in 2021.   We rate claims she lost her license .
Statement: Mitt Romney's platform ...won't protect the mortgage interest (tax) deduction for middle-class families.
Speaker: stephanie cutter
About the speaker: Stephanie Cutter appears as a co-host on CNN's Crossfire. She previously served as deputy campaign manager for the Barack Obama campaign in 2012. She is the former communications director for the Democratic National Committee and worked as a White House deputy communications director while Bill Clinton was president.
 
Date: August 29, 2012
Location: georgia
Topics: message machine 2012;taxes
Context: a campaign email
Fact-check justification: Cutter said, "Mitt Romney's platform … won't protect the mortgage interest deduction for middle-class families." Romney wants to limit some tax deductions in exchange for rate cuts, but he hasn’t said which deductions he wants to end. The platform's general wording leaves open the possibility of changes to the deduction, but specifically expresses support for it. We rate Cutter’s  as .
Statement: Depending on which study you look at, either 68% or 5 out of 6 individuals ... are making more on unemployment than they did on the job.
Speaker: ron johnson
About the speaker: 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.
Date: August 2, 2020
Location: national
Topics: economy;federal budget;jobs;wisconsin
Context: a TV interview
Fact-check justification: In a television interview, Johnson said "Depending on which study you look at, either 68% or 5 out of 6 individuals ... are making more on unemployment than they did on the job." He gets the numbers right, and the CBO acknowledges a disincentive to work. That said, other studies found that those who are unemployed and getting the extra money are looking harder for work than those without it. In other words, those studies downplay the idea that the extra money is encouraging people to remain unemployed. Our definition for  is "The statement is accurate but needs clarification or additional information." That fits here.
Statement: Florida schools (were) still open during the start of the hurricane.
Speaker: instagram posts
About the speaker: Posters on Instagram, where people share photos and graphics and sometimes add filters.
Date: September 30, 2022
Location: national
Topics: education;weather;facebook fact-checks
Context: a post
Fact-check justification: "The department will continue working with superintendents in Southwest Florida to help facilitate recovery efforts and ensure students can safely return to the classroom as quickly as possible," she said. An Instagram video alleged Florida Public Schools were still open during Hurricane Ian. The video is 3 years old, and shows the effects of a flooded school hallway from Tropical Storm Imelda in Texas, not Hurricane Ian in Florida.   A majority of Florida Public Schools did close ahead of and after the hurricane.   This  is .
Statement: Figures cited by Gov. Scott Walker "are not commonly used" to measure job creation.
Speaker: tom barrett
About the speaker: Tom Barrett served as the 44th mayor of Milwaukee from 2004 until 2021. The mayoral position is non-partisan. A member of the Democratic Party, he was previously elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly (1984–1989), Wisconsin Senate (1989–1993) and U.S. House of Representatives (1993–2003).
Barrett lost bids for governor in 2002, 2010 and in the 2012 recall race against Gov. Scott Walker. He was sworn in as U.S. ambassador to Luxembourg on Dec. 23, 2021.
Date: May 31, 2012
Location: wisconsin
Topics: jobs
Context: a debate
Fact-check justification: And there tends to be more focus by the public and media on the monthly numbers. But the census numbers certainly are regularly used. Indeed, the feds use them to firm up the basis for the monthly numbers. We rate Barrett’s  . (You can comment on this item on the Journal Sentinel's website ).
Statement: Country singer Jake Flint died because of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Speaker: instagram posts
About the speaker: Posters on Instagram, where people share photos and graphics and sometimes add filters.
Date: November 29, 2022
Topics: facebook fact-checks;coronavirus
Context: a post
Fact-check justification: Key West preferably." The Oklahoman, reporting on Flint’s death, noted Nov. 28 that a cause of death had not yet been determined.   Clif Doyal, Flint’s publicist and a representative for Flint’s family, said that he could verify "from them, and from my own personal knowledge, that Jake Flint’s sudden and tragic death was not related in any way to the COVID-19 vaccine." Misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine killing celebrities has been common in the wake of high-profile deaths, such as actor Betty White and comedians Bob Saget , Louie Anderson and Gilbert Gottfried . We rate claims that Flint died from the COVID-19 vaccine .