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Statement: Providence graduation rates are up.
Speaker: angel taveras
About the speaker: Angel Taveras served a four-year term as the mayor of Providence, R.I. beginning in Jan. 3, 2011, the first Dominican-American to be elected mayor in the state. In 2014 he lost the Democratic primary when he ran for governor. Taveras, a lawyer and former Housing Court judge, replaced David N. Cicilline, who was elected to Congress in Rhode Island's 1st District. He is a graduate of  Harvard University and Georgetown Law School.
Date: July 25, 2014
Location: rhode island
Topics: education;message machine 2014
Context: a campaign video
Fact-check justification: A campaign video for Angel Taveras says "Providence graduation rates are up." Indeed, rates have risen nearly 6 percentage points since Taveras took office. Did Taveras have a role in the  increase, as the ad clearly implies? He has taken some steps to boost graduation rates, but he’s been in office only three and a half years -- a caveat not mentioned in the shorthand of a 30-second video. 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: Under Gov. Scott Walker, Wisconsin "projected a $1 billion (budget) surplus and it turns out to be a deficit of $2.2 billion.
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, 2015
Location: wisconsin
Topics: candidate biography;deficit;state budget;taxes
Context: a speech
Fact-check justification: Our rating Mixing apples and oranges, Trump said that under Walker, Wisconsin "projected a $1 billion (budget) surplus and it turns out to be a deficit of $2.2 billion." There was in early 2014 a projection of a $1 billion surplus heading into the 2015-’17 budget period. Late in 2014, there was a projection of a $2.2 billion shortfall -- the difference between expected revenues and the amount of money being requested by state agencies. But the shortfall was never a deficit -- and some of the surplus was consciously spent by Republicans, as tax cuts. For a statement that contains only an element of  and ignores critical facts that would give a different impression, our rating is .
Statement: Says Attorney General Loretta Lynch "was a member of Bill Clinton's defense team during the 1992 Whitewater corruption probe.
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: July 6, 2016
Location: national
Topics: candidate biography;criminal justice;history;crime
Context: a posting on Twitter
Fact-check justification: It's even more  now because a quick Google search would have revealed that it's . ! (Here's a PolitiFact-approved version of the meme. Happy sharing!) https://www.sharethefacts.co/share/71ac5c0e-d0f4-41bc-8de7-a47adcae8b63
Statement: We were not, I repeat, were not told that waterboarding or any of these other enhanced interrogation methods were used.
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: April 23, 2009
Location: national
Topics: terrorism
Context: a news conference
Fact-check justification: It's also important to note that the timeline that contradicts Pelosi was put together at the behest of an administration controlled by her own party. That document provides compelling — albeit sparsely worded —  that Pelosi's recollection is . There may be further  on this that emerges in the future. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Mich., the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, has asked director of national intelligence Dennis Blair and CIA director Leon Panetta to release the CIA briefing notes that the timeline is based on. We reserve the right to change our ruling if new information emerges that contradicts the CIA timeline, but for now, we rule Pelosi's statement .
Statement: We have had some significant accomplishments on a bipartisan basis.
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: November 8, 2011
Location: ohio
Topics: bipartisanship;states
Context: a news conference
Fact-check justification: These are significant pieces of legislation. And each received a healthy dose of Democratic, as well as Republican, support. Some Ohioans may have forgotten about these new laws, which no one is trying to repeal. But the governor has not. We rate Kasich’s statement as .
Statement: Says Kamala Harris called Joe Biden "a racist" during a Democratic presidential debate.
Speaker: instagram posts
About the speaker: Posters on Instagram, where people share photos and graphics and sometimes add filters.
Date: August 11, 2020
Location: national
Topics: elections;race and ethnicity;facebook fact-checks;california
Context: an Instagram post
Fact-check justification: An Instagram post said Harris called Biden "a racist" during a Democratic debate. That’s not what Harris said about Biden. At a June 2019 debate, she said to Biden: "I do not believe you are a racist." Then Harris launched into an attack of Biden’s record opposing busing in the 1970s. We rate this statement .
Statement: My opponent, Cindy Axne, has actively sought to defund the police.
Speaker: zach nunn
About the speaker: Iowa state Sen. Zach Nunn worked as a U.S. Air Force aircrew intelligence officer, flying 700 combat hours over Afghanistan, and also a cybersecurity expert in the Obama Administration’s National Security Council staff.
Date: July 10, 2022
Location: iowa
Topics: criminal justice;crime
Context: an interview with Breitbart
Fact-check justification: It also would require the creation of the National Police Misconduct Registry to compile data and collect records on police misconduct. Our Ruling Zach Nunn said in a Breitbart interview that Cindy Axne actively sought to defund the police, saying that she signed a pledge to reduce police funding to receive money from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Courage to Change political action committee. But the facts don’t back up the . Axne did not sign any pledge before or after receiving the donation and has voted for and cosponsored several bills that increase police funding. We rate the statement .
Statement: We have one of the highest percentages per capita of nonprofits in this state of any state in the union.
Speaker: anne nolan
About the speaker: Anne Nolan is president of Crossroads Rhode Island, which operates the state’s largest homeless shelter.
Date: November 27, 2011
Location: rhode island
Topics: economy;poverty
Context: a news show
Fact-check justification: Nolan’s point that Rhode Island nonprofits are having a more difficult time raising money is valid. People just aren’t giving as much these days. Whether Rhode Island has one of the highest per capita numbers of nonprofits is open to interpretation. The state isn’t among the top five in the country. It’s just outside the top 10. But the state does have the eighth-highest number of 501(c)(3) organizations per capita. These are the groups, like Crossroads, that provide health and social services and are the type that people probably think of when it comes to nonprofits. For that reason, we believe Nolan has a point, but her statement needed further explanation. We rule the  . (Get updates from PolitiFactRI on Twitter . To comment or offer your ruling, visit us on our PolitiFact Rhode Island Facebook page.)
Statement: Says he "is the only candidate in the Wisconsin Attorney General race with experience as a prosecutor.
Speaker: eric toney
About the speaker: Fond du Lac County District Attorney and Republican candidate for Attorney General. Veteran prosecutor Toney defeated former state Rep. Adam Jarchow to win the Republican nomination for Wisconsin attorney general in the August 9, 2022 primary.
Date: September 9, 2021
Location: wisconsin
Topics: elections;legal issues
Context: News release
Fact-check justification: In a news release, Toney’s campaign claimed: "He is the only candidate in the Wisconsin Attorney General race with experience as a prosecutor."  That’s flatly . Indeed, Toney should well know that precisely because he has taken such  pains to frame his other statements regarding his experience much more narrowly, and much more correctly. We rate this one .
Statement: Under Gov. Scott Walker, "unemployment is increasing in Wisconsin at twice the rate it is nationally.
Speaker: democratic party of wisconsin
About the speaker: The Democratic Party of Wisconsin focuses on advancing state Democratic candidates and related issues.
Date: August 1, 2011
Location: wisconsin
Topics: jobs
Context: a news release
Fact-check justification: But this was far from a consistent trend or even a sharp increase. In the first six months of Walker’s administration, the Wisconsin unemployment rate rose more than the U.S. rate only in one month. Moreover, the overall percentage point increase in the state and U.S. rates when compared to January were the same. The Democrats’  contains some element of  but ignores critical facts that would give a different impression. That’s our definition of .
Statement: The national economic recovery has led to higher than expected tax revenues and projected budget surpluses in nearly every state in the nation, including Wisconsin.
Speaker: democratic party of wisconsin
About the speaker: The Democratic Party of Wisconsin focuses on advancing state Democratic candidates and related issues.
Date: January 22, 2014
Location: wisconsin
Topics: state budget;states
Context: a news release
Fact-check justification: Many states planned for that, said Pattison of the budget officers organization, fearing that the 2013 rise was a one-time event. Our rating The Democratic Party of Wisconsin generated this : "The national economic recovery has led to higher than expected tax revenues and projected budget surpluses in nearly every state in the nation, including Wisconsin." State budget watchers confirm a widespread recovery in tax revenues as the nation continues to edge out of the Great Recession. This fiscal year likely will not match 2013 in tax-revenue growth, but states predicted that and most should see surpluses by mid 2014, as most did in 2013. We rate the party’s  .
Statement: Val Demings "voted with Pelosi to raise taxes over $4,000 on Florida families.
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 18, 2022
Location: florida
Topics: congress;taxes
Context: a campaign ad
Fact-check justification: The law applied tax increases directly on very large corporations and high earners. It’s unclear whether and how corporations would pass those costs to consumers, and the individual effect of such increases will vary. The source of Rubio’s figure uses questionable methodology modeled over 10 years to measure the secondary effects passed down to U.S. households. Other analyses estimated the effects would be smaller and potentially offset by subsidies included in the law. We rate Rubio’s  .
Statement: In Congress, (Patrick) Morrisey wrote the health care law giving free health care to illegals.
Speaker: evan jenkins
About the speaker: U.S. Congressman representing West Virginia's 3rd district.
Date: April 9, 2018
Location: national
Topics: immigration;health care
Context: a campaign ad
Fact-check justification: The Jenkins ad said, "In Congress, Morrisey wrote the health care law giving free health care to illegals." It’s a bit of an exaggeration to say that Morrisey "wrote" the 2003 law, but on occasion, Morrisey himself has used similar language to describe his accomplishments as a congressional staffer. However, it’s  to say that the 2003 law gave "free health care to illegals." The law primarily created the Medicare prescription drug program. One of its sections addressed reimbursement for the care of patients who could not afford services (including immigrants) for hospitals that had already been mandated under a 1986 statute. Also, it addressed emergency care only, not a full suite of health care services. We rate the statement .
Statement: More white legacy students get admitted to top universities than Black & Latinx students admitted through affirmative action.
Speaker: jamaal bowman
About the speaker: Jamaal Bowman is a Democratic member of the House of Representatives representing a district in New York that includes portions of the Bronx and Westchester County. In 2009, Bowman founded Cornerstone Academy for Social Action, and in 2020, he was elected to Congress.
Date: January 26, 2022
Location: new york
Topics: education;race and ethnicity
Context: a tweet
Fact-check justification: Bowman said, "More white legacy students get admitted to top universities than Black & Latinx students admitted through affirmative action." There is  that legacy students do get an unusually large benefit in the elite college admissions process but the data is quite limited. And, recent data suggests some complications in drawing comparisons between the admission rates of various groups.  These complications include the reality that some admits are both minorities and legacies. It's also hard to say what share of white legacy admits and Black and Latino admits received preferences from their legacy status or from affirmative action, respectively. We rate the statement .
Statement: The tax carve out (Ron) Johnson spearheaded overwhelmingly benefited the wealthiest, over small businesses.
Speaker: democratic party of wisconsin
About the speaker: The Democratic Party of Wisconsin focuses on advancing state Democratic candidates and related issues.
Date: April 29, 2022
Location: wisconsin
Topics: wealth;taxes
Context: News release
Fact-check justification: The Democratic Party of Wisconsin claimed that the pass-through tax break Johnson advocated for in 2017 "overwhelmingly benefited the wealthiest, over small businesses."  Multiple analyses show America’s millionaires and billionaires are receiving large chunks of those benefits. We rate their  .
Statement: Diesel prices jumped from $1.69 to $3.19 since Biden took office, and the president is to blame.
Speaker: facebook posts
About the speaker: Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.
 
Date: March 10, 2021
Location: wisconsin
Topics: energy;gas prices;coronavirus
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: A Facebook post claims Diesel prices have risen from $1.69 to $3.19 since Biden took office, blaming him for that jump. The numbers aren’t close to right — the actual increase was more like 40 cents, not $1.50. The blame element is equally off base. Diesel (and gas) prices are rising due to swelling demand as movement and economic activity increase amid the coronavirus recovery. Expert say it could take until 2022 for oil production to return to pre-pandemic levels, causing a shortage in the meantime that will drive prices up. We rate this  .
Statement: Says Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Terri Lynn Land "said guaranteeing equal pay for women who do the same job as men is not a good idea.
Speaker: democratic senatorial campaign committee
About the speaker: The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee works to elect Democrats to the U.S. Senate.
Date: August 22, 2014
Location: national
Topics: message machine 2014;women
Context: a campaign ad
Fact-check justification: The Democratic Senatorial Congressional Committee said "Terri Lynn Land said guaranteeing equal pay for women who do the same job as men is not a good idea." The ad twisted Land’s words -- she said the Paycheck Fairness Act was "not a good idea," not the general concept of guaranteeing equal pay for women. We can’t read Land’s mind to know whether or not she truly believes in equal pay for women, but as far as we can tell, she never said publicly that it’s a bad idea. We rate this  .
Statement: Florida sheriffs unequivocally support" the "stand your ground" law.
Speaker: larry ashley
About the speaker: Larry Ashley was elected Okaloosa Sheriff in 2010. He began his law enforcement career at the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office in 1990 in the Uniformed Patrol Division.
Date: November 7, 2013
Location: florida
Topics: legal issues;crime;guns
Context: a Florida House criminal justice subcommittee hearing
Fact-check justification: During a legislative hearing about Florida’s controversial "stand your ground" law, Okaloosa Sheriff Larry Ashley said "Florida sheriffs unequivocally support this, the right to 'stand your ground.' " The Florida Sheriffs Association did take a voice vote in August that the association reported was unanimous in support of the current "stand your ground" law. But no more than 57 of the state’s 66 sheriffs voted (and quite likely fewer) and a number of sheriffs, including those representing some of the state’s most populous counties, have spoken publicly or to PolitiFact Florida about their reservations about the law. Ashley’s comments left readers with the impression that the support among Florida is "unequivocal," or unambiguous, but that’s not the case. We rate this  .
Statement: Federal aid to tribal governments is "foreign aid.
Speaker: nick myers
About the speaker: Nick Myers is the Republican candidate for Arizona Corporation Commission.
Date: September 12, 2022
Location: arizona
Context: a debate
Fact-check justification: No decision has been made, and the new members of the Arizona Corporation Commission are expected to face this issue in the future as other coal-fired power plants near the Navajo Nation are expected to close.   Our Ruling Myers said that financial assistance given to tribal nations falls under "foreign aid" which "comes under the federal government. "  The U.S. Supreme Court and the federal laws define 574 federally recognized tribal nations as "domestic dependent nations." Federal money for tribal governments mainly flows through the U.S. Interior Department and is not classified as foreign aid. We rate this  .
Statement: Nancy Pelosi may have just committed a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2071, Section 2071 (a) when she ripped up President Trump's State of the Union address. This violation is punishable by up to three years in prison.
Speaker: charlie kirk
About the speaker: Charlie Kirk is the founder and president of Turning Point USA, a conservative group that advocates for limited government and free markets.
Date: February 4, 2020
Location: national
Topics: congress;legal issues;punditfact
Context: a tweet
Fact-check justification: Kirk said, "Nancy Pelosi may have just committed a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2071, Section 2071 (a) when she ripped up President Trump’s State of the Union address." Experts told us that’s a misapplication of a law. The papers Pelosi ripped up did not belong to the government, nor were they the only copy of Trump’s speech in existence. We rate this statement !
Statement: Montana Democratic Sen. Jon Tester is "the largest recipient of lobbyist money.
Speaker: americans for prosperity
About the speaker: Americans for Prosperity is a conservative group advocates for limited government, free markets and fiscal and regulatory restraint.
Date: June 18, 2012
Location: national
Topics: campaign finance;message machine 2012
Context: a campaign ad
Fact-check justification: Americans for Prosperity claimed that Tester is "the largest recipient of lobbyist money" in the Senate, and it provided as backup a chart from a credible, independent organization showing Tester topping the list. However, the ad doesn’t clarify an important quirk in how CRP puts together its rankings: The ranking is based only on donations made this election cycle. That makes the ad’s phrasing somewhat , because donations tend to spike during a senator's re-election cycle, and looking just one cycle essentially excludes other senators who have accepted more money than Tester if the comparison had been made on an apples-to-apples basis. We rate this  .
Statement: The spillover violence (from Mexico) in Texas is real and it is escalating.
Speaker: john cornyn
About the speaker: John Cornyn is a U.S. senator from Texas, former Texas attorney general and former justice on the Texas Supreme Court. He earlier served as a Bexar County state district judge.
Date: March 17, 2010
Location: texas
Topics: immigration;crime
Context: a letter to President Barack Obama
Fact-check justification: They are sporadic. They aren't yet measurably increasing. We rate the senators' statement to Obama as . Editor's note: This statement was rated  when it was published. On July 27, 2011, we changed the name for the rating to .
Statement: There is a group going to homes and pretending to be officials from home affairs. They have documents with the letterhead Department of Home Affairs and claim to be confirming that everyone has a valid ID for the upcoming census. They are robbing homes.
Speaker: facebook posts
About the speaker: Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.
 
Date: February 21, 2020
Topics: census;facebook fact-checks
Context: an image
Fact-check justification: It’s an example of a "zombie " — a falsehood that never dies. We found similar posts in community groups in New York , Tennessee , Illinois and South Carolina , as well as India , the U.S. Virgin Islands and the United Kingdom . News outlets spanning from Texas to Malaysia have debunked it. The Facebook post is . We rate it .
Statement: I can't sign money. That's illegal.
Speaker: hillary clinton
About the speaker: Hillary Clinton was the 2016 Democratic nominee for president. She served as U.S. Secretary of State during the first four years of the Obama administration. She is formerly a U.S. senator from New York, first elected in 2000. She was a candidate for president in 2008. She previously served as first lady when her husband, Bill Clinton, served two terms as president. She was born in Chicago in 1947, graduated from Wellesley College and earned a law degree at Yale Law School. She and her husband have one daughter.
Date: December 18, 2007
Location: national
Topics: legal issues
Context: Des Moines, Iowa
Fact-check justification: That's defacing." She said autographing "is certainly not something that the Department of Treasury encourages, but it's not disallowed." And so we find that although Clinton's statement has a germ of  because defacing dollars is illegal, she is  about an innocent autograph. She could have signed that buck without fear of prosecution. We find her statement .