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Statement: My opponent… was on both the city of Chicago payroll and the state of Illinois payroll simultaneously, taking full salary, funding her full pension benefits both as a city worker and as a state worker for 10 years.
Speaker: leslie geissler munger
About the speaker: Leslie Geissler Munger was sworn in as Illinois State Comptroller on January 12, 2015. Comptroller Munger is a native Illinoisan, earning her bachelor’s degree at the University of Illinois and her master’s degree from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
Date: September 15, 2016
Location: illinois
Topics: pensions
Context: a Chicago Sun-Times editorial board debate
Fact-check justification: Munger said: "My opponent… was on both the city of Chicago payroll and the state of Illinois payroll simultaneously, taking full salary, funding her full pension benefits both as a city worker and as a state worker for 10 years." Although Mendoza did request not to be paid by the city on days the House was in session, records from both GARS and MEABF show she still paid the full required rate for employees into both retirement systems. In addition to the 2002 memo that identifies the days she would be in session, the document from MEABF reflects deductions in earnings, hours and pension contributions, which coincide with the General Assembly’s normal legislative schedule. Munger is correct when she claims Mendoza was on both the state and city payroll, and that she fully funded two different pensions, but she is  in saying Mendoza collected her full salary from the city. Records show a deduction in earnings during her tenure as a state lawmaker. For these reasons, we rate Munger’s  .
Statement: Uber and other ride-share firms are not required to carry auto insurance under Georgia law.
Speaker: rich golick
About the speaker: Rich Golick, R-Smyrna, represents the 40th House District in the Georgia Legislature.
Date: March 3, 2015
Location: georgia
Topics: government regulation;states;transportation
Context: an Atlanta Journal-Constitution story
Fact-check justification: But even the Uber and Lyft acknowledge their popular services are too new for there to be existing regulations on how they operate. Lawmakers and ride-share firms may differ on what regulations will work or are needed. But Golick said simply that Georgia doesn’t have any regulations on the firms at this point. On that point, he’s dead on. We rate his  .
Statement: All the money the Department of Citrus has is paid for by the citrus growers. You don't save dollars by eliminating the Department of Citrus.
Speaker: adam putnam
About the speaker: Adam Putnam lost the Republican primary for Florida governor to U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis in 2018. A former Republican Congressman from Congressional District 12 in Central Florida, was elected Florida Commissioner of Agriculture on Nov. 2, 2010 and re-elected Nov. 4, 2014.
Date: January 19, 2011
Location: florida
Topics: agriculture;state budget
Context: a meeting with reporters and editors
Fact-check justification: Putnam claimed: "All the money the Department of Citrus has is paid for by the citrus growers. You don't save dollars by eliminating the Department of Citrus." In fact, about 85 percent is paid for by the growers -- of the rest, about 9 percent comes from the federal government. So Putnam is correct that Florida won't save state taxpayer dollars by eliminating the department, but he's missing the context of the additional federal dollars. We rate this statement .
Statement: President Obama was saying success "is the result of government," not "hard-working people," when he said, "If you've got a business, you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen.
Speaker: mitt romney
About the speaker: Mitt Romney is a U.S. senator from Utah. He ran for president in 2012 as the Republican nominee, losing to incumbent President Barack Obama. Prior to that, Romney served one term as governor of Massachusetts, elected to the post in 2002. He was born in 1947 in Michigan, where his father was governor from 1963 to 1969. Romney graduated from Brigham Young University and received both a law degree and an MBA from Harvard University. Romney helped found the investment firm Bain Capital in 1984, which launched or rebuilt such companies as Staples and Dominos Pizza. Romney managed the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City from 1999-2002. He ran for president in 2008 but lost the Republican nomination. He and his wife, Ann, have five sons, Tagg, Craig, Matt, Ben and Josh.
Date: July 25, 2012
Location: national
Topics: economy
Context: an introduction to a web video
Fact-check justification: In speeches and videos, the Romney campaign has repeatedly distorted Obama's words. By plucking two sentences out of context, Romney twists the president's remarks and ignores their real meaning. The preceding sentences make clear that Obama was talking about the importance of government-prov ided infrastructure and education to the success of private businesses. Romney also conveniently ignores Obama's clear summary of his message, that "the point is ... that when we succeed, we succeed because of our individual initiative, but also because we do things together." By leaving out the "individual initiative" reference, Romney and his supporters have misled viewers and given a  impression. For that, we rate the  .
Statement: In a poll, "53 percent of young Republican voters . . . under age 35 said that they would describe a climate [change] denier as 'ignorant,' 'out of touch' or 'crazy.'
Speaker: sheldon whitehouse
About the speaker: Sheldon Whitehouse is a Democratic U.S. Senator from Rhode Island.
Date: November 13, 2013
Location: rhode island
Topics: environment;bipartisanship;cap and trade;climate change;regulation;science
Context: a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate
Fact-check justification: Sheldon Whitehouse said, "53 percent of young Republican voters . . . under age 35 said that they would describe a climate [change] denier as 'ignorant,' 'out of touch' or 'crazy.'" He cited the number accurately. But the findings come from just one poll, commissioned by a conservation group. And the question he referenced focused only on the most extreme position of climate change "deniers" (those who believe that the climate is not changing). That term can also include people who acknowledge that climate change is occurring but don't believe it’s caused by humans. Whitehouse is making a leap by suggesting that the League survey is a gauge of how all "deniers" are regarded by younger Republicans. Because the statement is accurate but needs clarification or additional information, we rate it  . (If you have a  you’d like PolitiFact Rhode Island to check, email us at [email protected] And follow us on Twitter: @politifactri.)
Statement: President Donald Trump "put a hold on ALL EVICTIONS through December.
Speaker: facebook posts
About the speaker: Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.
 
Date: August 8, 2020
Topics: housing;coronavirus
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: The Facebook post said that Trump "put a hold on ALL EVICTIONS through December." That’s . The executive order tells executive branch officials to think about possible solutions, rather than formally imposing a moratorium, as the now-expired CARES Act language did, at least for properties with a linkage to federal housing finance. The executive order also says nothing about a December deadline. We rate the statement .
Statement: Fox News Sandra Smith: 'Everybody could see from the United Airlines passenger's behavior that he was not a genuine American.'
Speaker: bloggers
About the speaker: Blog posting on the Internet
Date: April 14, 2017
Topics: fake news;punditfact
Context: Internet posts
Fact-check justification: They feature a pair of buttons that allow readers to highlight the  parts of their stories, so readers can conceivably know the difference. But on other sites without the buttons, there’s no way to know. USPOLN.com used an already  story from Politicass.com and removed the only indication the post was . A reader on the site would not know it was bogus without doing some digging. We rate the statement !
Statement: New Jersey and Maryland produce more solar power than Florida, the Sunshine State!
Speaker: charlie crist
About the speaker: Charlie Crist lost the race for Florida governor as the Democratic candidate in 2022. He served as a U.S. congressman from St. Petersburg since 2017 and resigned Aug. 31, 2022 to focus on his campaign.  As a Republican, Crist served as governor from 2007 to 2011. Crist left the Republican Party in 2010 to mount a campaign for the U.S. Senate as an independent. Crist lost the race to Marco Rubio. In 2012, he endorsed President Barack Obama and announced that he had registered as a Democrat. He lost his race as a Democratic candidate for governor in 2014.
Date: February 3, 2022
Location: florida
Topics: energy
Context: Twitter
Fact-check justification: Crist said New Jersey and Maryland "produce more solar power than Florida." The raw numbers don’t back him up. Florida generated much more solar electricity than New Jersey and Maryland in 2020 and currently ranks third in the U.S. in total solar power generating capacity. Where Crist has more of a point is that the smaller states get a larger share of solar energy from small-scale facilities, such as homes and businesses. And despite its sunnier skies, Florida’s overall share of solar is lower than New Jersey and Maryland (but ).  Crist’s statement contains an element of  but ignores critical facts that would give a different impression. We rate it .
Statement: Here are pictures from Trump's Tulsa rally!!!
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 20, 2020
Topics: facebook fact-checks
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: We used Google Images and TinEye to do reverse image searches of the photos in the Facebook post to figure out what they actually show.   The first photo is from a Trump rally at the Florida State Fairgrounds in July 2018.   The second photo is from a Trump rally in Manchester, N.H., in February 2020.   The third photo is from a rally in Lexington, Ky., in November 2019.   We rate this post .
Statement: 60 percent of all Americans do not want to see Planned Parenthood defunded.
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: September 29, 2015
Location: wisconsin
Topics: abortion;federal budget;health care;polls and public opinion;public health;women
Context: a speech
Fact-check justification: She said although it isn't clear how much attention Americans are paying to the videos controversy, the available polling data suggests most support continued funding. Our rating Moore said: "60 percent of all Americans do not want to see Planned Parenthood defunded." Three national polls put the support at 60 percent or higher. Two others show support of less than 60 percent, but taken together, the average support among the five polls is nearly 59 percent. We rate Moore's statement .
Statement: Detroit election worker trainings "reveal the mechanisms of the planned theft of the election
Speaker: big league politics
About the speaker: Big League Politics is a website that describes itself as challenging both political parties. "We are not conservative. We are not liberal. We are road warriors fighting the good fight for journalism," its about page says. 
Date: October 30, 2020
Location: michigan
Context: a video
Fact-check justification: A viral video claims that Detroit election worker trainings "reveal the mechanisms of the planned theft of the election." The trainings do not indicate any coordinated effort to meddle in the election. Rather they describe customary practices for handling voters and ballots in accordance with the state’s election rules. We rate the video’s  .
Statement: Says former congressman Keith Ellison "beats his girlfriend and Democrats make him the deputy chair of the DNC.
Speaker: facebook posts
About the speaker: Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.
 
Date: February 2, 2020
Topics: facebook fact-checks
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: She hasn’t released the video. In a statement , Ellison acknowledged the two were in a relationship that ended in 2016, but denied abusing her or that such a video existed.   Monahan retained a lawyer to represent her around October 2018 , but little information has come out since.   Nevertheless, the post inaccurately suggests Ellison is guilty and that Democrats made him the DNC’s deputy chair after the allegations became public knowledge. We rate this .
Statement: Since the beginning of the economic downturn in FY 2008, the state workforce has been reduced by 12.4 percent as part of overall cost savings measures to balance the budget to reduce revenues.
Speaker: nathan deal
About the speaker: Nathan Deal is running for Georgia governor in 2010.
Date: May 7, 2012
Location: georgia
Topics: state budget
Context: a press release
Fact-check justification: The statement in Deal’s news release about the shrinking of state government overreaches significantly. It does not include University System employees, a striking omission. Include those employee and you still see a decrease. But it’s a much smaller one than the governor claimed. We rate Deal’s statement .
Statement: With the ongoing pandemic, our State Park attendance is at the highest it's ever been.
Speaker: robert ortt
About the speaker: Robert Ortt, a Republican, is the minority leader of the New York state Senate. Previously, he served as mayor of North Tonawanda.
Date: January 22, 2022
Location: new york
Topics: recreation
Context: a news release
Fact-check justification: Ortt said, "With the ongoing pandemic, our State Park attendance is at the highest it’s ever been." Official numbers show that New York state park attendance hit a record in 2021, after hitting a record in 2020. This record was set despite reduced travel during the pandemic, although the desire to congregate outside may have served to boost park attendance as COVID-19 was circulating. We rate this statement .
Statement: Iran sentences 15,000 protesters to death.
Speaker: instagram posts
About the speaker: Posters on Instagram, where people share photos and graphics and sometimes add filters.
Date: November 14, 2022
Topics: human rights;iran;facebook fact-checks
Context: an Instagram post
Fact-check justification: The U.N. has reported that more than 14,000 protesters have been arrested in Iran since September. At least eight of them have been charged with crimes punishable by death, according to U.N. experts. Most of the country’s parliament called on the judiciary to serve punishments against the protesters. But the judiciary has not acted on that. We rate this  .
Statement: The unemployment rate for folks who've never gone to college is almost double what it is for those who have.
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: August 9, 2010
Location: texas
Topics: economy;education
Context: a speech at the University of Texas at Austin
Fact-check justification: How did the two unemployment rates shake out historically? The data during the last two years show similar ratios. In 2009, on average, about 10.9 percent of those who never attended college were unemployed, while 6.1 percent of those with at least some college were unemployed. In 2008, the unemployment rate was 6.4 percent for those without college, and about 3.1 for those who had. We rate Obama's statement as .
Statement: Gloria Allred Accuser **ADMITS** She Tampered With Roy Moore's Yearbook 'Signature.'
Speaker: bloggers
About the speaker: Blog posting on the Internet
Date: December 8, 2017
Location: national
Topics: fake news
Context: a blog post
Fact-check justification: The Gateway Pundit’s headline reads "WE CALLED IT! Gloria Allred Accuser **ADMITS** She Tampered With Roy Moore’s Yearbook ‘Signature’ (VIDEO)." But Nelson does not  she tampered with Moore’s actual signature. She said she added a time and location below the signature. Nelson still attributes the note and signature to Moore. We rate the statement . Correction (Dec. 11, 2017): We originally described the women's allegations against Roy Moore as sexual assault. We believe sexual misconduct is a more accurate phrase and have changed the story accordingly.
Statement: Federal regulations required the changes to Georgia's driver's license renewal process.
Speaker: david ralston
About the speaker: David Ralston, a Republican, is speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives.
Date: July 10, 2012
Location: georgia
Topics: homeland security;regulation
Context: an article
Fact-check justification: "This program will give Georgians the most secure IDs we’ve ever issued in this state," Deal said in a press release. "It is our duty to protect our residents’ identities to the best of our ability." So now, you’ll need proof of your full legal name, Social Security number and address to renew your driver’s license. It may not comfort some motorists as they stand in line to renew their license, but the new guidelines do come from the federal law passed in 2005. We rate Ralston’s statement as .
Statement: Says Donald Trump has opposed plans to clean up "Toxic chemicals that cause cancer (that) are in the water …. (and) put Wisconsin at risk.
Speaker: league of conservation voters
About the speaker: The Washington, D.C.-based League of Conservation Voters, according to the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics, is “a liberal-leaning organization that raises money primarily in support of environmentally friendly public policy.”
Date: May 18, 2020
Location: wisconsin
Topics: environment;public health
Context: TV ad
Fact-check justification: In an ad that aired in Wisconsin, the League of Conservation Voters claimed Trump has opposed plans to clean up "toxic chemicals that cause cancer (that) are in the water …. (and) put Wisconsin at risk." Trump’s administration is opposed to the pending PFAS Action Act, and the ad made clear that is the measure it was referring to. That said, he has signed another measure that addresses the chemicals. Indeed, some parts of the proposed law overlap with what was signed. We rate the  . window.gciAnalyticsUAID = 'PMJS-TEALIUM-COBRAND';
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Statement: The Florida Supreme Court has "no express authority in the Florida Constitution" to remove questions from the ballot proposed by the Legislature.
Speaker: dean cannon
About the speaker: Dean Cannon (R-Winter Park) is the Florida Legislature's 2010 House Speaker and a lawyer.
Date: November 16, 2010
Location: florida
Topics: florida amendments;supreme court
Context: a speech
Fact-check justification: This was done notwithstanding the fact that there is no express authority in the Florida constitution for their doing so." Cannon is clearly raising questions about whether the Supreme Court overstepped its bounds here, implying that it lacked authority for its action and that it failed to respect the legislative branch. The legal scholars and lawyers we interviewed agreed that the Supreme Court does have jurisdiction to review those amendments. Or to put it in non-legal terms, big whoop that it lacks "express authority" in the Constitution -- the Supremes have every right to rule here. We rate this  .
Statement: African-American youth unemployment is 51 percent. Hispanic youth unemployment is 36 percent.
Speaker: bernie sanders
About the speaker: Bernie Sanders is a senator from Vermont. Sanders was first elected to the Senate in 2007 and was re-elected in 2012 and 2018. The senator also ran an unsuccessful presidential campaign in 2016, losing the Democratic primary to Hillary Clinton. From 1991 until 2007, he was the representative of Vermont’s At-Large District of the House of Representatives. Sanders was the mayor of Burlington from 1981 to 1989. He received a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Chicago. In 2019, he announced he was running for the Democratic nomination for president and dropped out in April 2020.
Date: October 13, 2015
Location: national
Topics: economy;jobs;race and ethnicity
Context: Las Vegas
Fact-check justification: During the debate, Sanders said that "African-American youth unemployment is 51 percent. Hispanic youth unemployment is 36 percent." He has a point that African-American and Hispanic youth have significantly worse prospects in the job market than whites do. But his numbers are too far off. Using the standard method for determining the jobless rate, the figure for African-American youths is 31.5 percent and for Hispanic youths it’s 18.6 percent. While those rates are still disproportionately high, they are not nearly as high as Sanders said. The statement is partially accurate but needs clarification, so we rate it .
Statement: Says Patrick Murphy wrongly conveyed Rubio's stance on abortion for women infected by Zika.
Speaker: marco rubio
About the speaker: Marco Rubio, a U.S. senator from Florida, was a candidate for president of the United States in 2016 and then dropped out and won re-election to the Senate. He was first elected to the Senate in 2010 and took office Jan. 5, 2011. Rubio served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008 and is a former Speaker of the Florida House. He served on the West Miami City Commission from 1998 to 2000. He is from Miami and holds a law degree from the University of Miami.
Date: October 4, 2016
Location: florida
Topics: abortion;candidate biography;corrections and updates
Context: a Spanish-language campaign ad
Fact-check justification: Rubio said Murphy wrongly conveyed Rubio's stance on abortion for women infected by Zika. In a Spanish-language ad, Rubio disputed the notion that he does not believe in allowing pregnant women to get an abortion if they suspect their baby may suffer from Zika-related birth defects. Rubio confirmed that stance in an August story in Politico, which Murphy has subsequently cited. Unless Rubio has changed his position, which he hasn’t stated publicly, the ad is  about Murphy misrepresenting Rubio’s stance. We rate the statement . Editor's note, Oct. 17, 2016: This story has been updated to clarify the quotation.  https://www.sharethefacts.co/share/4574bb68-c116-4562-9d5f-ac7ce20e741a