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Statement: The health care bill will "create 4 million jobs, 400,000 jobs almost immediately.
Speaker: nancy pelosi
About the speaker: Rep. Nancy Pelosi represents a district in California. She served as speaker of the U.S. House January 2019-2021. Formerly the speaker of the House from 2007-11, Pelosi served as the House minority leader from 2003 to 2007 and from 2011 to 2019.
Date: February 25, 2010
Location: national
Topics: economy;health care
Context: a statement at the health care summit
Fact-check justification: But Pelosi is cherry-picking the most optimistic number from one study. A more moderate rate of reduction could produce fewer jobs per year, according to the report. Furthermore, she fails to mention that the 400,000 is an average, meaning that some years could produce a higher number of jobs and others could produce fewer jobs. And finally, there's clearly a lot of uncertainty about whether the health care bill, with its fines on employers who don't provide health insurance, will create jobs or cut jobs. As a result, we find Pelosi's  .
Statement: Says Miami Congressman Carlos "Curbelo supports drilling offshore" and "repeatedly voted against President Obama's ability to fight pollution and combat climate change.
Speaker: democratic congressional campaign committee
About the speaker: The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is responsible for assisting Democratic candidates for the U.S. House.
Date: September 27, 2016
Location: florida
Topics: environment;climate change
Context: a TV ad
Fact-check justification: The DCCC said,"Curbelo supports drilling offshore just like Trump and Curbelo repeatedly voted against President Obama's ability to fight pollution and combat climate change." Curbelo supports current drilling, but the ad omits that he has repeatedly voted against expanding drilling off Florida’s coasts. Trump, though not always consistent, has sounded more favorable to drilling than Curbelo. Curbelo has taken votes against Democratic efforts to curb pollution and to model climate change, but that is cherry-picking his record. The ad omits that Curbelo has been a leader among Republicans speaking out about the need to combat climate change. We rate this  .
Statement: Iowa, for good reason, for constitutional reasons, for reasons related to the Lord, should be the first caucus and primary.
Speaker: bill richardson
About the speaker: Bill Richardson is the former governor of New Mexico, having served two terms in that position from 2003-2011. Richardson is also a former congressman, U.S. secretary of energy, and ambassador to the United Nations. He unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination for president in 2008, and was President Barack Obama’s initial nominee for secretary of commerce in 2009.
Date: September 3, 2007
Location: national
Topics: elections
Fact-check justification: "I would be hard-pressed to come up with a constitutional basis." The Richardson campaign did not return a phone call seeking clarification. The Founding Fathers are dead. God was not available for his opinion. For these reasons and more, we give Richardson our "" ruling.
Statement: We have over 300,000,000 weapons, firearms in this country. That's almost as big as the population.
Speaker: james florio
About the speaker: James Florio was governor of New Jersey from 1990 to 1994. He is a Democrat.
Date: February 16, 2013
Location: new jersey
Topics: guns
Context: an interview on Governors' Perspective
Fact-check justification: Florio said during a recent television interview, "We have over 300,000,000 weapons, firearms in this country. That’s almost as big as the population." Data from a variety of sources including the Congressional Research Service, NRA and others confirm the 300 million figure. While population and firearms figures have fluctuated over the years, Florio’s point is clear: there’s nearly one gun for every person in the United States. We rate his  . To comment on this story, go to NJ.com .
Statement: 92 percent of the jobs lost during Barack Obama's first term belonged to women.
Speaker: carly fiorina
About the speaker: Carly Fiorina is running for the Republican nomination for president in 2016. She is the former chairman and chief executive officer of Hewlett-Packard Company (HP). She was defeated in her attempt as the Republican nominee to unseat Sen. Barbara Boxer in 2010.
Date: October 28, 2015
Location: national
Topics: jobs;women
Context: the third Republican presidential debate
Fact-check justification: Fiorina said 92 percent of the jobs lost during Obama’s first term belonged to women. By January 2013, the jobs numbers don’t back it up at all. The number of women with jobs increased by 416,000 during Obama’s first term. We rate this  .
Statement: A photo shows a crash in Eminence, Indiana.
Speaker: facebook posts
About the speaker: Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.
 
Date: February 2, 2022
Location: texas
Topics: transportation;weather;facebook fact-checks
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: This post was flagged as part of Facebook’s efforts to combat  news and misinformation on its News Feed. (Read more about our partnership with Facebook .) Photographer Lawrence Jenkins took it on Feb. 11, 2021, in Fort Worth, Texas, where 133 vehicles crashed after freezing rain coated the roads there, sending dozens of people to the hospital and leaving at least six dead, the Dallas Morning News reported at the time.   North Texas and Central Indiana are both experiencing wintry weather, but this photo doesn’t show it.   We rate this miscaptioned post .
Statement: US Navy SEALs are arresting Ron DeSantis" for running a child sex trafficking ring.
Speaker: facebook posts
About the speaker: Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.
 
Date: July 25, 2023
Location: florida
Topics: facebook fact-checks
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: This event did not lead to any arrest of DeSantis, who is seeking the Republican presidential nomination, having launched his campaign in May 2023 . On July 25, the day the Facebook video was posted, news reports said DeSantis was in a car crash in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on his way to a fundraiser. Press Secretary Bryan Griffin said DeSantis and his team were uninjured . There are no reports that said he was arrested. We rate this  !
Statement: Says as a state lawmaker a bill he sponsored would have made "it easier to get rid of bad cops
Speaker: glenn grothman
About the speaker: Republican Glenn Grothman, of the Town of Glenbeulah in Sheboygan County, was first elected to Congress in 2014 after serving 21 years in the Wisconsin Legislature. He represents the 6th Congressional District in east-central Wisconsin that includes all or parts of Ozaukee, Sheboygan, Manitowoc, Fond du Lac, Dodge, Winnebago, Columbia, Green Lake, Marquette and Waushara counties.  
 
Date: June 16, 2020
Location: wisconsin
Topics: legal issues
Context: a tweet
Fact-check justification: Grothman said he sponsored legislation to make it easier to get rid of bad cops when he was a state legislator. His 2008 bill would have — at the time — removed the financial incentive for a charged officer to delay investigations and trial.  But the bill did not change the multi-step process of removing an officer, which can be slow and cumbersome. Nor would it have limited appeals or reduced the threshold for what behavior warrants firing.  Our definition of  is "the statement contains an element of  but ignores critical facts that would give a different impression." That fits here. window.gciAnalyticsUAID = 'PMJS-TEALIUM-COBRAND';
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Statement: Romney adviser admits Romneycare was blueprint for Obamacare.
Speaker: rick santorum
About the speaker: Rick Santorum is running for the Republican nomination for president in 2016. He is a former U.S. senator from Pennsylvania and was a Republican presidential candidate in 2012.
Date: February 14, 2012
Location: national
Topics: candidate biography;health care;message machine 2012
Context: a television ad
Fact-check justification: According to the ad, a "Romney adviser admits Romneycare was blueprint for Obamacare." Stick a "former" in front of "Romney adviser" and it would have been correct. As it is, we’ll downgrade it slightly to .
Statement: If you printed a $1 bill for the entirety of the $14.1 trillion national debt, the resulting pile of money would weigh more than 136 aircraft carriers.
Speaker: michael sullivan
About the speaker: Sullivan helms Empower Texans, which says on its website that it exists to create and sustain a system of strong fiscal stewardship within all levels of Texas government, ensuring the greatest amounts of economic and personal liberty, and promoting public policies that provide individuals with the freedom to use their strengths and talents in pursuit of greater opportunities.
Date: February 18, 2011
Location: texas
Topics: deficit
Context: an e-mail blast
Fact-check justification: And the USS Harry S. Truman ? They’re a svelte 101,378 long tons at full displacement, so it takes more than 136 of them to equal the the national debt. Weighing in: The national debt in dollars totals more than 136 fully loaded USS Reagan, Bush and Truman aircraft carriers. Other carrier weights differ, but they’re in the ballpark. We rate Sullivan’s statement as .
Statement: 61 percent of non-tea party Republicans actually agree...there is 'solid evidence the earth is warming,' ...[but] 70 percent of tea partiers, contrarily, say there is 'no solid evidence' the earth is warming.
Speaker: sheldon whitehouse
About the speaker: Sheldon Whitehouse is a Democratic U.S. Senator from Rhode Island.
Date: December 17, 2013
Location: rhode island
Topics: environment;bipartisanship;cap and trade;climate change;regulation;science
Context: a speech on the Senate floor
Fact-check justification: Sheldon Whitehouse said that "61 percent of non-tea party Republicans actually agree . . . there is 'solid  the earth is warming,' . . . [but] 70 percent of tea partiers, contrarily, say there is 'no solid ' the earth is warming." The senator was accurately quoting the results of the October Pew poll. But there's more to the story if you want to understand the ongoing opposition to climate change legislation by supporters of the GOP. While many non-tea party Republicans acknowledge that climate change is occurring, a majority (54 percent) still either deny climate change or think it is part of a natural cycle not caused by human activity. That's an important factor to consider, which Whitehouse omitted. For that reason, we rate his statement  . (If you have a  you’d like PolitiFact Rhode Island to check, email us at [email protected] And follow us on Twitter: @politifactri.)
Statement: Obama will charge a 28 percent tax on all home sales.
Speaker: chain email
About the speaker: Chain emails circulate on the Internet, usually anonymously, making a variety of political claims.
Date: July 22, 2008
Location: national
Topics: taxes
Context: a chain e-mail
Fact-check justification: Most home sales under Obama's plan would also be taxed at 0 percent, unless, as we explained, profits on the home sale are more than $250,000 for a single person or $500,000 for couples. We don't want to give the impression that there is no difference between the two candidates on capital gains tax, but the e-mail gets all the details . The  difference is that McCain intends to leave the long-term capital gains tax at 15 percent, while Obama intends to raise it to about 25 percent for taxpayers reporting income of $250,000 or more per year. But when it comes to home sales with the profits described above, McCain and Obama's policies are the same. The e-mail's statement that Obama will charge a 28 percent tax on all home sales is .
Statement: Video shows that Sûreté du Québec officers "removed their identifying names and badge numbers from their uniforms in Ottawa.
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: February 19, 2022
Topics: facebook fact-checks;coronavirus
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: Sûreté du Québec spokesperson Marythé Bolductold us that the officers’ badge numbers appear on the front of their helmets when they’re wearing crowd control uniforms, and that it isn’t unique to this protest.   "We always do that, every time," Bolduc said.   While many of the officers’ helmets are out of frame in the Facebook video, several numbers on the front of the helmets are visible. They’re also visible in this photo that appeared in the French-language newspaper Le Devoir, this photo of officers in Ottawa on Feb. 18 that appeared on the CBC’s website, and this photo of officers taken by Canadian Press photographer Justin Tang. We rate this post .
Statement: Some Republicans who voted against the stimulus "have been all too happy to claim credit for Recovery Act projects and the jobs those projects have produced. They come to the ribbon cuttings.
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: February 2, 2010
Location: national
Topics: economy;federal budget;stimulus
Context: New Hampshire
Fact-check justification: We found at least two lawmakers -- Young and Davis -- who aggressively criticized the stimulus bill yet sent out a news release touting their own role in helping constituents benefit from the bill. In the meantime, Obama also said that some opponents of the stimulus have "come to the ribbon cuttings" for projects funded by the bill. Shuster, Gingrey and Burr clearly attended such ceremonies. To us, five clear cases are enough to validate the president's assertion that some stimulus opponents have "found a way to have their cake and vote against it, too." We rate Obama's statement .
Statement: The Founding Fathers of the United States intended that "the church is supposed to direct the government.
Speaker: lauren boebert
About the speaker: U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, a Republican of Colorado, was elected to serve Colorado’s Third Congressional District in 2020 after defeating longtime incumbent Scott Tipton in the Republican primary. In 2022, a recount confirmed that Boebert won re-election with about 50.06 percent of the vote, defeating Democrat Adam Frisch.
Date: June 26, 2022
Topics: constitutional amendments;religion
Context: a speech
Fact-check justification: Our rating Boebert, in a talk to churchgoers, said the Founding Fathers intended that "the church is supposed to direct the government. "  While some of the framers were more open to the mixing of religion and the state, the Constitution as adopted did not go anywhere near what Boebert describes, constitutional experts say. The part of the First Amendment that reads, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion," makes clear the founders’ desire to avoid the establishment of a national church, such as the Church of England, that could direct government. That establishment clause has been interpreted by the court and scholars in various ways, but we find no interpretation suggesting its meaning to be that a church should direct the government.   We rate that statement .
Statement: James Comey Memos just out and show clearly that there was NO COLLUSION and NO OBSTRUCTION
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: April 19, 2018
Location: national
Topics: legal issues;crime
Context: a tweet
Fact-check justification: Trump said the Comey memos "show clearly" that there was no collusion and no obstruction of justice. Nowhere in Comey’s memos does he say that Trump did not collude nor obstruct justice. And in the year since Comey penned his last Trump memo, a special counsel has been appointed who has escalated the investigation. That investigation has resulted in other charges against four members of Trump’s campaign, including three who have agreed to plea deals. In his book, Comey writes that the memos and the circumstances of his firing may be legally relevant to an obstruction case against Trump. Comey has also held open the possibility that Trump may ultimately be found to have committed criminal wrongdoing. We rate this .
Statement: Seneca Jones Timber Co., aiming to increase logging and allay fears that old growth will be cut, says mills have shifted to second-generation trees. An ad from the company asks: "Do you know that most all mills in Oregon have retooled over the past 20 years?
Speaker: seneca jones
About the speaker: Aaron Jones founded Seneca Jones sawmill in Eugene in 1954. The company continues to operate several wood products-based businesses in the Eugene area.
Date: March 2, 2014
Location: oregon
Topics: environment;jobs
Context: newspaper ads
Fact-check justification: But we can look at the numbers, which show that of the 106 or so mills in Oregon, only a handful have not retooled and still look to buy large-diameter logs. The overwhelming majority, according to a forestry group created by the Legislature, use machinery that’s been added in recent years to accept smaller logs. It bears out the assertion that "most all" sawmills have retooled. We rate the  . Return to OregonLive.com/politics to comment on this ruling.
Statement: When you look at all the state and local taxes we pay in Wisconsin, the wealthiest 1 percent pay the lowest overall tax rate.
Speaker: mike mccabe
About the speaker: Mike McCabe, of Madison, is running for the Democratic nomination for governor of Wisconsin in 2018. He was executive director of the non-profit Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, which tracks money in state politics.
Date: May 21, 2017
Location: wisconsin
Topics: city government;county government;income;states;wealth;taxes
Context: an interview
Fact-check justification:  . Bernie Sanders: "The top one-tenth of 1 percent" of Americans "own almost as much wealth as the bottom 90 percent."  . Jeb Bush: "The top 1 percent pay 45 percent of all taxes in the country."  .
Statement: In Chicago, they've had thousands of shootings, thousands since Jan. 1. Thousands of shootings.
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: September 26, 2016
Location: national
Topics: crime;public safety;guns
Context: a Presidential debate
Fact-check justification: Trump said, "In Chicago, they've had thousands of shootings, thousands since January 1st. Thousands of shootings." There have been more than 3,000 shooting victims in Chicago so far this year, according to media reports and gun violence experts. The count of shootings includes all types of shootings, including shootings of more than one person and on accident, and it should not be taken as a substitute for "homicides." We rate Trump’s statement .
Statement: Says if you're refused service at a store for not wearing a mask "call the department of health and report the store. Masks are suggested, not required.
Speaker: facebook posts
About the speaker: Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.
 
Date: April 28, 2020
Topics: facebook fact-checks;coronavirus
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: "This is ," said Nate Wardle, press secretary for Pennsylvania’s DOH. "Stores and businesses that are not following guidance regarding wearing a mask are what are to be reported. Stores have the right, as defined in our Worker Safety Order, to refuse service to anyone not wearing a mask." States differ on mask policies right now, but businesses largely have the right to refuse service under U.S. law, as long as it isn’t on discriminatory grounds, which includes turning people away based on their race, religion, sex or national origin.   We rate this .
Statement: My opponent has no child care plan.
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: September 13, 2016
Location: national
Topics: children;corrections and updates
Context: Aston, Pa
Fact-check justification: Trump said that "my opponent has no child care plan." Even under the campaign’s unusual, age-related definition of policies for children aged 0 to 4, Clinton has several policies to offer on her website. We rate the  . CORRECTION, Sept. 15, 2016 : This version of the article corrects the location of Trump's speech. It was held in Aston, Pa. https://www.sharethefacts.co/share/5c8fd9e9-62bb-4f52-b86d-a6ec78624e9b
Statement: One-third of the economic stimulus package was tax cuts.
Speaker: jon stewart
About the speaker: Jon Stewart is a comedian and host of Comedy Central's The Daily Show.
Date: February 3, 2010
Location: national
Topics: economy;pundits;stimulus;taxes
Context: an interview with Bill O'Reilly
Fact-check justification: Almost 80 percent of the benefits would go to the richest 20 percent of households, who would be least likely to spend the additional funds and stimulate demand." So, our tax experts are skeptical that the $70 billion AMT fix should be included in the stimulus bill's tax relief. That would bring down the cost of the tax cuts to about $218 billion. That means about 28 percent of the bill could be described as tax cuts, a little less than the one-third cited by Stewart. So we find Stewart's  to be .