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Statement: Over the past eight years, black youth unemployment is up.
Speaker: republican national committee
About the speaker: The Republican National Committee is the national arm of the Republican Party.
Date: September 17, 2016
Location: national
Topics: economy;jobs;race and ethnicity
Context: an email
Fact-check justification: In an email blast, the Republican National Committee said that "over the past eight years, black youth unemployment is up." The RNC has pointed to one narrow comparison that shows a higher rate today than in 2009. But the email seeks to paint this specific subset as illustrative of all "black youth unemployment," and it’s not. The broadest, most standard statistics show that black youth unemployment has declined by one-third or more since the 2009, when Obama took office. The statement contains an element of  but ignores critical facts that would give a different impression, so we rate it .
Statement: For middle-class families under the Baucus plan, "13 percent of what they make could be deducted directly from their paychecks . . . the so-called 'Max Tax.'
Speaker: keith olbermann
About the speaker: Keith Olbermann is the host of Countdown with Keith Olbermann on MSNBC.
Date: September 16, 2009
Location: national
Topics: health care;pundits;taxes
Context: his television show "Countdown"
Fact-check justification: Olbermann said that for middle-class families, the Baucus plan would mean that " 13 percent of what they make could be deducted directly from their paychecks and mainlined to insurance companies, the so-called 'Max Tax.'" He's right that for people who are uninsured now, the upper limit would be 13 percent, and that money would go to insurance companies. But it's to pay for coverage they don't have now — not a tax — and some people would pay less. And all of the plans under consideration in Congress require people to pay something for coverage. So we rate Olbermann's statement .
Statement: I had previously said that NATO was obsolete because it failed to deal adequately with terrorism. Since my comments, they have changed their policy and now have a new division focused on terror threats.
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, 2016
Location: national
Topics: foreign policy;military;terrorism
Context: Youngstown, Ohio
Fact-check justification: Trump said, "I had previously said that NATO was obsolete because it failed to deal adequately with terrorism. Since my comments, they have changed their policy and now have a new division focused on terror threats." The change he’s apparently referring to -- the creation of a new senior post and division for coordinating intelligence sharing -- is just the most recent incremental change in how the alliance handles counter-terrorism, a topic it has addressed, in big ways and small, for more than 30 years. There is no  that the change was made in response to Trump’s complaints about the alliance. Experts said such changes typically require a longer gestation period so that all member nations can get on board. We rate Trump’s statement . https://www.sharethefacts.co/share/8a31e8b1-2a03-46dc-a5d1-1f4bd0191fd1
Statement: A photo shows Adolf Hitler holding a Bible like Donald Trump.
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: June 2, 2020
Topics: religion;facebook fact-checks
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: (Read more about our partnership with Facebook .)   That’s because the image of Hitler has been doctored.   In the original image, which you can view on Getty Images’ website , Hitler has his hand in the air but he’s not holding anything. The caption describes him as waving to thousands of supporters as they give him the Nazi salute. We rate this photo .
Statement: Rogue" Michigan official sent absentee ballots to 7.7 million people "illegally and without authorization" ahead of the primaries and general election.
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: May 20, 2020
Topics: elections;states
Context: a tweet
Fact-check justification: Trump tweeted that Michigan’s "rogue" secretary of state sent absentee ballots to 7.7 million people "illegally and without authorization" ahead of the primaries and the general election. Trump is . The day before his tweet, the Michigan secretary of state announced that she was sending an application for absentee ballots to registered voters, not an actual ballot.  The state constitution guarantees registered voters access to an absentee ballot. We rate this statement .
Statement: There is no war on coal. Period. There are more coal jobs and more coal produced in Ohio than there were five years ago, in spite of the talking points and the yard signs.
Speaker: sherrod brown
About the speaker: Sherrod Brown is a Democratic U.S. Senator representing Ohio. He won his first elected office to the Ohio House of Representatives in 1974. He later served as Ohio secretary of state and was elected to Congress in 1992. He first joined the U.S. Senate in 2007.
Date: October 16, 2012
Location: ohio
Topics: environment;economy;energy;jobs
Context: a debate
Fact-check justification: Coal industry analysts generally attribute the jump in coal production to an increase in exports to overseas markets such as China and India, which need coal for cheap energy and to use  in the steel-making process. So after mining for facts what are we left with? In defending the Democratic record on coal during a debate, Sherrod Brown said coal production and coal jobs in Ohio are up compared to five years ago. After consulting with state and federal statistics, it appears that jobs and coal production in Ohio have increased compared to 2007 levels by every measurement we could find. On the -O-Meter, Browns' statement rates .
Statement: Right now every single one of the (oil) companies here today and dozens of others are drilling for free in the Gulf of Mexico on leases that will cost American taxpayers more than $50 billion in lost royalties.
Speaker: edward markey
About the speaker: Edward Markey was elected to the U.S. Senate from Massachusetts in 2013 and previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Date: June 15, 2010
Location: national
Topics: environment;energy;federal budget;legal issues;oil spill
Context: a statement at a hearing of a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee
Fact-check justification: In an interview, Markey's office noted that the comment we fact-checked was an opening statement that summarized topics the hearing would address, and that lawmakers and witnesses proceeded to cover the topic of lost royalties in greater detail later in the hearing. They added that in Markey's view, the higher range of the estimate seems more likely based on their reading of oil price trends. But they acknowledged that the estimates are just that -- estimates and overall, we think many listeners would come away with the impression that the federal government was not getting any royalties when, in fact, the companies pay tens of millions of dollars a year just for drilling in the Gulf. In our view, Markey's comment, while broadly accurate, would have benefited from better specificity. So we find the  .
Statement: This is the first time in our state, and one of the first times in the country, where benefit reductions . . . has happened to people who are retired.
Speaker: george nee
About the speaker: George Nee has been president of the Rhode Island AFL-CIO since September 2009.
Date: October 19, 2011
Location: rhode island
Topics: bankruptcy;deficit;economy;labor;legal issues;pensions;public service;retirement;state budget;states;unions;workers;taxes
Context: a pension forum
Fact-check justification: Nee, referring to the current proposal to scale back pension benefits, said "this is the first time in our state, and one of the first times in the country, where benefit reductions . . . have happened to people who are retired." We’ll give him a pass on the glaring exception of Central Falls, since he was talking about state plans. Nor is it one of the first times for state plans in the United States. Seven states -- 14 percent -- have already done it. But Nee was correct in noting that previous pension changes had no effect on the people who already had retired at the time. And if the Raimondo-Chafee proposal is passed, it would be the first time that benefits for already-retired public employees would be cut, making that part of his statement . Overall, we rate Nee's statement as  . (Get updates from PolitiFactRI on Twitter . To comment or offer your ruling, visit us on our PolitiFact Rhode Island Facebook page.) (This item was updated Oct. 24 to correct the court where the union's lawsuit is being heard and to remove an  statement that retirees were eligible for a cost-of-living increase their first year after retiring.)
Statement: Says the State Department spent $630,000 to get 2 million Facebook "Likes.
Speaker: rob portman
About the speaker: Rob Portman was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2010. He is a former Republican congressman who also was a U.S. trade representative and director of the Office of Management and Budget under President George H.W. Bush.
Date: July 17, 2013
Location: ohio
Topics: deficit
Context: a news release
Fact-check justification: And on June 27th, IIP also submitted to OIG (Office of the Inspector General) its strategy for implementing the report’s recommendations, and also provided an update on those that have already been met. IIP will implement the majority of OIG’s recommendations on or before the start of fiscal year 2014." It is important to know that the inspector general's stinging report found that the Facebook campaign was being questioned in the bureau by November 2012, and that spending has been cut by almost 90 percent. But Portman's statement about the State Department spending for Facebook "Likes" is accurate. On the -O-Meter, it rates .
Statement: Every "one of the mass shootings except two in America since 1950 have been" in "gun-free zones.
Speaker: dan patrick
About the speaker: As a Houston state senator, Dan Patrick won election as lieutenant governor of Texas in November 2014 after earlier defeating incumbent David Dewhurst for his party's nomination. Patrick also has hosted a daily talk show on AM700 in Houston.
Date: January 3, 2016
Location: texas
Topics: corrections and updates;guns
Context: an interview on Meet the Press
Fact-check justification: Patrick said every "one of the mass shootings except two in America since 1950 have been" in "gun-free zones." The Lott-steered research delivers a basis for this statement. But this all-but-two assessment also rests on how you define a mass shooting or gun-free zone. Change the definitions to take in more events and you end up with more shootings in places that weren’t otherwise free of guns. On balance, we rate the  .  – The statement is partially accurate but leaves out important details or takes things out of context. Click here for more on the six PolitiFact ratings and how we select facts to check. CLARIFICATION, 3:35 p.m., Jan. 13, 2016 : We clarified Lott's reference to places that rarely grant civilian gun permits to indicate some jurisdictions don't grant them at all. This addition didn't change our rating of the .
Statement: We have 80,000 abortions in Texas every year.
Speaker: dan patrick
About the speaker: As a Houston state senator, Dan Patrick won election as lieutenant governor of Texas in November 2014 after earlier defeating incumbent David Dewhurst for his party's nomination. Patrick also has hosted a daily talk show on AM700 in Houston.
Date: February 17, 2011
Location: texas
Topics: abortion;corrections and updates
Context: remarks on the Senate floor
Fact-check justification: According to a January Guttmacher report on abortion trends in Texas from 1973-2008, abortions increased from a low of less than 20,000 in 1973 to a peak of more than 100,000 in 1981. The report shows a downward trend since then. According to the Department of State Health Services, 82,056 induced abortions were reported in 2006, 77,374 in 2005, 75,053 in 2004, 79,166 in 2003, 79,929 in 2002 and 77,537 in 2001. So, per the latest available data, Patrick is close. We rate his statement as .
Statement: Senate Democrats "have never held up a Supreme Court nomination.
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: March 20, 2016
Location: national
Topics: congress
Context: an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
Fact-check justification: Reid said Senate Democrats "have never held up a Supreme Court nomination." Reid steps a little too far in saying Democrats "have never held up" a nomination. They were chiefly responsible for Bork’s failed nomination, a turning point in the political nature of Supreme Court nominations, and they at least symbolically attempted to hold up Alito’s confirmation in 2005. However, we can't find a time when a Democratic Senate refused to hear a Republican president's nominee. Even if they were opposed, they allowed the nominee to come to a comfirmation vote.  We rate the statement .
Statement: NFL player "stood alone" while his whole team stayed in the locker room during the national anthem, "a real American patriot!
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: June 19, 2020
Location: pennsylvania
Topics: patriotism;sports;facebook fact-checks
Context: a viral image
Fact-check justification: "  Our rating A Facebook post suggested that Villanueva defiantly stood alone during a pregame national anthem as his teammates remained inside the stadium tunnel. Villanueva was the only Steelers player on the field during the anthem, just outside the tunnel, while the others were inside. But he later apologized, saying he "unwillingly made a " by walking out ahead of his teammates.   The statement is partially accurate but leaves out important information. We rate it .
Statement: A Congressional Budget Office report says President Barack Obama's executive order to raise the minimum wage for new federal contract workers "will cost the economy 500,000 jobs.
Speaker: kai ryssdal
About the speaker: Kair Ryssdal is the host of "Marketplace" on American Public Media.
Date: February 18, 2014
Topics: income;workers;punditfact
Context: a "Marketplace" segment
Fact-check justification: Ryssdal said a Congressional Budget Office report found that an executive order raising the minimum wage for new federal contract workers "will cost the economy 500,000 jobs." A CBO analysis did conclude that raising the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour could cost the country 500,000 jobs by the second half of 2016. But the analysis was looking at raising the minimum wage for all American workers, not just federal contract workers as Ryssdal said. We rate his  .
Statement: When asked if he's defended former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch, "I've defended every single person on this team.
Speaker: mike pompeo
About the speaker: Mike Pompeo has served as the U.S. Secretary of State under President Donald Trump since April 2018. He was formerly the director of the CIA.
Date: January 24, 2020
Location: national
Topics: impeachment
Context: an NPR interview
Fact-check justification: We reviewed Pompeo’s media interviews, remarks to the press, and Twitter feed. The most specific thing he said was that Yovanovitch was "a foreign service officer in good standing," which defines her status as an employee. We found no instances of him defending Yovanovitch’s performance or reputation, especially against allegations made by Trump and his allies. The State Department did not provide material to back Pompeo’s . We rate Pompeo’s  .
Statement: Says Tallahassee "is experiencing a five-year low in our crime rate.
Speaker: andrew gillum
About the speaker: Andrew Gillum won the Florida primary for governor in August 2018 and lost the November election to Ron DeSantis. He is a former mayor of Tallahassee and member of the Tallahassee city commission.
Date: September 30, 2018
Location: florida
Topics: crime
Context: CBS4 interview
Fact-check justification: Gillum said, "I'm the mayor of a city that right now is experiencing a five-year low in our crime rate." The crime rate in Tallahassee was 5,764.5 per 100,000 people in 2017 — the last time it was lower was in 2013. While Gillum points to the good news about the crime rate drop, Leon County still tops the state in the crime rate. The county includes a broader area than Tallahassee. Experts caution against mayors taking too much credit (or blame) for changes in crime, which is heavily influenced by factors beyond a mayor’s control. We rate this  .
Statement: Two federal government buses "stopped in front of a Mexican restaurant in the very small town of Green Cove Springs Florida… The passengers were illegal immigrants, straight from the southern border.
Speaker: facebook posts
About the speaker: Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.
 
Date: July 31, 2021
Location: florida
Topics: immigration;homeland security;facebook fact-checks;coronavirus
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: A Facebook post claimed two federal government buses "stopped in front of a Mexican restaurant in the very small town of Green Cove Springs Florida…The passengers were illegal immigrants, straight from the southern border." Officials from the Green Cove Springs police department said that the Facebook statement is . There was an event at a Mexican restaurant in Green Cove Springs, but it was for people to get COVID-19 shots or other assistance from the Mexican consulate. The event did not involve federal officials, and a manager for the restaurant said most people who attended live nearby and walked to the event. We rate this statement .
Statement: In Rhode Island, "Nearly 9 percent of covered employees go out on short term disability every year, with an average outage from work of almost 12 weeks each.
Speaker: kenneth block
About the speaker: Kenneth Block is a software engineer and president of Simpatico Software Systems. He founded Rhode Island's Moderate Party and ran unsuccessfully for governor in 2010. He switched to the Republican Party in 2013 and made an unsuccessful run for Rhode Island Governor in 2014.
Date: April 14, 2014
Location: rhode island
Topics: disability;labor;workers
Context: a campaign website
Fact-check justification: Ken Block said nearly 9 percent of eligible employees go out on temporary disability each year, for an average of 12 weeks. He fell short on the first part of the , which he based on 2011 numbers. As we reported in our item last July, 7.9 percent of covered employees went out on disability in 2011. In 2013, it was 7.4 percent. He was closer on the second part of his . In both 2011 and 2013, the average duration of a  was close to 12 weeks. Because the statement is partially accurate but leaves out important details or takes things out of context, we rate it  .
Statement: By the year 2015 (Medicaid will) take up half our budget.
Speaker: pam bondi
About the speaker: Pam Bondi, a former Hillsborough County prosecutor, was elected Floriday Attorney General on Nov. 2, 2010 and re-elected Nov. 4, 2014. After leaving office, she joined Ballard Partners lobbying firm in Washington D.C.
Date: July 31, 2010
Location: florida
Topics: health care
Context: a debate
Fact-check justification: Meanwhile, the state's chief economist cautions against predictions beyond a three-year window. The only reasonable projection is that Medicaid expenditures will be around one-third of the state's budget in three years if it keeps growing within the 10-year average. The burden of proof is on Bondi's campaign to back up the 50 percent , and the campaign has not done that with current data. All the experts agree it will grow, but there is no current, definitive support for the 50 percent figure. We rate this  .
Statement: Our average private sector employee pays 23 percent for their health care. Our average city worker in Ohio pays 9 percent.
Speaker: john kasich
About the speaker: John Kasich is the governor of Ohio. A Republican and a former congressman, he defeated Democratic Gov. Ted Strickland in 2010 and was reelected in 2014. He ran for president in 2016.
Date: February 21, 2011
Location: ohio
Topics: jobs;labor;state budget
Context: an interview on Fox News
Fact-check justification: SERB concluded that city workers in Ohio pay 8.1 percent of their health care coverage for single coverage and 8.3 percent for family coverage. Most of the plans include coverage for prescription drugs, but plans for dental and vision coverage typically are not included, the report said. Kasich spokesman Scott Milburn said the governor used 9 percent instead of 8 percent to be on the safe side. Kasich relied on government surveys for both parts of his statement, and the averages cited in those surveys match the numbers in his . We rate the statement .
Statement: We banned transgender" people from serving in the military.
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: March 4, 2023
Topics: lgbtq;military
Context: a speech
Fact-check justification: Transgender members who were already serving in the military and received a gender dysphoria diagnosis before the policy went into effect could continue serving openly.   LGBTQ rights advocates described the policy as a ban, but Trump’s own administration rejected this characterization. Biden reversed Trump’s policy upon taking office. The statement is accurate but needs clarification or additional information. We rate it .