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Statement: Pfizer confirmed stiff-person syndrome is an adverse effect of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Speaker: instagram posts
About the speaker: Posters on Instagram, where people share photos and graphics and sometimes add filters.
Date: December 10, 2022
Topics: facebook fact-checks;coronavirus
Context: an Instagram post
Fact-check justification: Dion has not said or suggested that a COVID-19 vaccine is behind her illness or her changing tour schedule . And Pfizer hasn’t said that its COVID-19 vaccine causes stiff-person syndrome.   We rate claims that the company confirmed it does . RELATED: Baseless claims about COVID-19 vaccine paralysis and Celine Dion spread online
Statement: Lots of studies seem to indicate that minors find it very easy to get marijuana, easier than to get alcohol.
Speaker: edith ajello
About the speaker: Edith H. Ajello has been a Rhode Island state representative since November 1992. A Democrat, she chairs the House Committee on Judiciary and is a member of the House Oversight Committee. She lives in Providence and works in oriental rug restoration and sales at V. George Rustigian Rugs.
Date: February 6, 2013
Location: rhode island
Topics: alcohol;children;drugs;marijuana
Context: an interview with The Providence Journal
Fact-check justification: Rep. Edith H. Ajello said, "Lots of studies seem to indicate that minors find it very easy to get marijuana, easier than to get alcohol." The verb choice and timing of Ajello’s comment proved crucial here. If she’d referred to how easily young people could purchase one or the other, and she’d said it in 2009, there would be more support. But all the most recent, credible, national studies we found showed that teenagers report it’s easier to get alcohol than marijuana. We rate the  as  . (If you have a  you’d like PolitiFact Rhode Island to check, e-mail us at [email protected] And follow us on Twitter: @politifactri.)
Statement: Stimulus money funded a government board that made recommendations that would cost 378,000 jobs and $28.3 billion in sales.
Speaker: paul broun
About the speaker: U.S. House Rep. Paul Broun, a Republican, is from Athens. He represents Georgia's 10th congressional district.
Date: September 15, 2011
Location: georgia
Topics: children;health care
Context: a tweet
Fact-check justification: And since the guidelines are voluntary, companies could avoid implementing the bits they think would be too tough on their bottom lines. Or they could ignore them altogether. Chester, take heart. You still have a chance. We rate Broun’s  .
Statement: There are billboards in Central America in the Northern Triangle countries advertising how to grab a kid to get into the United States illegally.
Speaker: kirstjen nielsen
About the speaker: Kirstjen M. Nielsen was sworn-in as the sixth Secretary of Homeland Security on December 6, 2017.  Nielsen was nominated by President Donald Trump.
Date: July 19, 2018
Location: national
Topics: immigration;homeland security
Context: an interview
Fact-check justification: Nielsen said, "There are billboards in Central America in the Northern Triangle countries advertising how to grab a kid to get into the United States illegally." DHS did not provide any material to corroborate Nielsen’s . We did not find any , and experts who research immigration and have traveled to Central America (including one who did fieldwork in Guatemala this month) said they’ve never seen or heard about the billboards Nielsen described. The Obama administration raised billboards to discourage illegal immigration. Amnesty International had a billboard in Mexico (not the Northern Triangle countries) to remind authorities about immigrants’ asylum rights and to tell immigrants to report to the organization if they were turned away. Those two examples aren’t in line with Nielsen’s description. The burden of proof rests with the speaker. In the absence of  to support Nielsen’s , we rate her statement .
Statement: Says law enforcement officials alerted the public to check the caps of bottled water for tampering because someone is injecting poison into them, and that a "few people already died in the Richmond area" as a result.
Speaker: facebook posts
About the speaker: Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.
 
Date: January 3, 2019
Topics: fake news;facebook fact-checks
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: A rumor re-circulating on social media claims that law enforcement officials have asked people to check the caps of bottled water because someone is puncturing them to inject the water with poison. The warning message also said multiple people have already died as a result of the poisoning "in the Richmond area." There are no credible news or police reports that support such a , nor has there been any official warnings or product recalls. The same rumor was debunked months ago by other fact-checking websites. This post is .
Statement: Says GOP U.S. Senate candidate Darryl Glenn "wants to eliminate the Department of Education" and jeopardize college funding for 320,000 Coloradans.
Speaker: colorado democratic party
About the speaker: Colorado Democratic Party
Date: August 23, 2016
Location: colorado
Topics: education
Context: a news release
Fact-check justification: Our Ruling The Colorado Democratic Party said Darryl Glenn "wants to eliminate the Department of Education and jeopardize Pell Grants and federal student loans for 320,000 Coloradans." Glenn has acknowledged he wants to abolish and defund the department, adding "there is no constitutional basis for the federal government to be mandated to assist with student debt."    He said he wants the federal education department’s funding to be "returned to Colorado so parents, teachers and superintendents have the freedom to make choices and direct the education of their kids." But he doesn’t propose an alternative, such as an organization to administer a state loan program. We rate the  . https://www.sharethefacts.co/share/4c87d10a-fc99-416b-a8b5-a6142536a47d
Statement: Recent wildfires in Canada were simultaneously ignited using weapons.
Speaker: facebook posts
About the speaker: Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.
 
Date: June 8, 2023
Topics: fires;facebook fact-checks
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: "A 1-degree Celsius increase in temperature amounts to about 12% more lightning. So, the warmer it gets as the climate heats up, the more triggers there are for fires to burn." The fires in Quebec were started by lightning, though humans are responsible for some other flames in the country via an improperly discarded cigarette or sparks from a passing train, CBS reported.   But this video doesn’t support the suggestion that all fires in Canada were simultaneously ignited with weapons.   We rate that  .
Statement: Says the U.S. Attorney's Office said "that neither I nor my campaign had any idea what was going on" regarding my father's illegal campaign contributions. "And that's why they closed this case.
Speaker: ami bera
About the speaker: Ami Bera is a Democrat who represents a California district that includes Sacramento in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Date: October 18, 2016
Location: california
Topics: elections;legal issues
Context: a U.S. Congressional campaign debate
Fact-check justification: Rep. Bera’s statement that federal investigators said he and his campaign "had no idea what was going on"  matches with Talbert’s May comments. Still, it’s not entirely clear why the case was closed. We don’t know for sure without an explanation from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, which declined to elaborate on the subject. What we do know is Bera was investigated and no charges were brought against him. Bera’s statement is not far from the mark. It would have been completely correct, however, if Bera had repeated what the U.S. attorney said that there was "no indication" he or his campaign had any connection to the crime. His statement could have benefited from this key clarification. We rate it .   – The statement is accurate but needs clarification or additional information. Click here for  more  on the six PolitiFact ratings and how we select facts to check. https://www.sharethefacts.co/share/6ae0f519-815a-4e09-9a7f-4bdf3b53a80b
Statement: Insurance companies "have made a fortune with Obamacare.
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: October 18, 2017
Location: national
Topics: health care
Context: a tweet
Fact-check justification: Trump said insurance companies have made a fortune with Obamacare. The White House cited the companies’ surging profits as proof. But just because insurers made billions since the time when the Affordable Care Act took effect, doesn’t mean that the ACA delivered those profits. Most of the companies had steep losses on the Obamacare exchanges and got out. Every report we saw and every expert we reached said insurers made their huge profits elsewhere, largely through their work in the large group or employer-based market or through the Medicare Advantage program. The expansion of Medicaid, another part of Obamacare also helped, but to a smaller degree. The fortune that Trump cited didn’t come from Obamacare. We rate this  .
Statement: Tampa man loses testicles after trying to 'fill scuba tank with weed smoke.'
Speaker: bloggers
About the speaker: Blog posting on the Internet
Date: April 13, 2017
Topics: fake news;punditfact
Context: Internet posts
Fact-check justification: The sites we found all were privately registered through a domain service in Toronto . The privacy terms of FloridaSunPost.com and the related websites said they don’t guarantee "the information on this website is complete, , accurate or non-." We attempted to contact the sites’ owner through an online contact form, but did not receive a reply. It’s clear the story of a drunken diver who suffered from explosive emasculation is made up, and has been shared among several websites. We rate the statement !
Statement: Just like Donald Trump, David Jolly wants to outlaw a woman's right to choose.
Speaker: dccc
About the speaker: Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee 
Date: October 12, 2016
Location: florida
Topics: abortion
Context: a campaign ad
Fact-check justification: An ad from the DCCC said, "Just like Donald Trump, David Jolly wants to outlaw a woman's right to choose." Trump and Jolly both favor restrictions on abortion, but their views cannot be directly equated to outlawing all instances of abortion. Moreover, the , and the overall theme of the ad — that Jolly would be an ally to Trump — is highly . Jolly does not support Trump. We rate the DCCC’s  .
Statement: The payday loan industry "does not exist in a state like Minnesota.
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: November 13, 2010
Location: wisconsin
Topics: financial regulation
Context: a newspaper article
Fact-check justification: That means it’s time for the -O-Meter. State Sen. Glenn Grothman said Wisconsin’s neighbor to the west doesn’t have any payday lenders. He apparently thought it was  and was trying to make a point that Wisconsin shouldn’t make it any easier for those businesses to operate.    We wouldn’t say Grothman was being snaky. But his statement is .
Statement: The church Barack Obama belongs to has a "nonnegotiable commitment to Africa.
Speaker: chain email
About the speaker: Chain emails circulate on the Internet, usually anonymously, making a variety of political claims.
Date: January 6, 2008
Location: national
Topics: religion
Fact-check justification: But the e-mail implies there's something politically sinister about this and that it somehow supersedes a commitment to America. We find no  for that contention. For these reasons, we rate the  . UPDATE: Barack Obama resigned from Trinity United Church of Christ on May 31, 2008, after church pastor Jeremiah A. Wright Jr. made controversial remarks about U.S. foreign policy and other matters. Obama said he intends to join another church after the election.
Statement: Ron Johnson is trying to let insurance companies deny coverage to people with pre-existing conditions like cancer, depression, pregnancy, diabetes—or even COVID.
Speaker: sarah godlewski
About the speaker: Treasurer Sarah Godlewski is Wisconsin’s thirty-sixth State Treasurer and serves as the state’s chief financial officer. Godlewski is a candidate for U.S. Senate.
 
Prior to serving, she was the co-founder of a multimillion dollar socially responsible investment firm called MaSa Partners that invests in early-stage businesses. The Treasurer was also a founding member of WE Capital Fund which empowers female entrepreneurs through financing opportunities. Her work has been nationally recognized for achieving positive impact without sacrificing sound financial returns. 
 
Beyond investing, Godlewski worked at the Pentagon for almost a decade where she helped save taxpayers tens of millions of dollars and worked to create a performance-based budget for local government. She is a big proponent of financial literacy and supported such initiatives as an adjunct professor. The Treasurer started her financial career supporting micro-lending initiatives in rural India where she saw firsthand how access to capital can positively transform entire communities. 
 
Godlewski dropped out of the Democratic U.S. Senate primary July 29, 2022, clearing the field of major contenders for the party's presumptive nominee, Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes.
Date: April 1, 2022
Location: wisconsin
Topics: health care;medicaid;medicare;public health
Context: Twitter
Fact-check justification: Our ruling  Godlewski claimed Johnson is trying to let insurance companies deny coverage to people with pre-existing conditions.   The senator did cast a vote in 2017 that would have opened the door for insurance companies to offer such plans, but still would have required them to offer other plans that did provide that coverage.   And he’s said consistently that he aims to protect coverage for people with pre-existing conditions.   Our definition of  is a statement that contains an element of  but ignores critical facts that would give a different impression. That fits here.
Statement: About 80 percent of (the manufacturing and agriculture) tax credit goes to claimants who are making $1 million or more.
Speaker: daniel riemer
About the speaker: State Rep. Daniel Riemer serves people of Milwaukee, West Allis, Greenfield, and West Milwaukee.
Date: February 17, 2019
Location: wisconsin
Topics: economy;jobs;taxes
Context: a TV interview
Fact-check justification: "Wisconsin has been robust (in job growth) but I think it’s even slower than the national average." Our rating Riemer said about 80 percent of the Manufacturing and Agriculture Credit goes to claimants making over $1 million or more a year. Data compiled by the nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau supports the . We rate this  .
Statement: The $18.8 billion in funding for K-12 education funding is the highest in Florida history and includes a record $10.6 billion in state funds.
Speaker: rick scott
About the speaker: Rick Scott, a wealthy Florida businessman, was first elected Florida's 45th governor on Nov. 2, 2010 and re-elected Nov. 4, 2014. He was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2018 and is running for re-election in 2024.
Date: January 27, 2014
Location: florida
Topics: education
Context: a press release about his education budget proposal
Fact-check justification: Scott said of his budget proposal that "the $18.8 billion in funding for K-12 education funding is the highest in Florida history and includes a record $10.6 billion in state funds." He is correct that both the sheer dollar total and the state’s portion are larger than in past years. However, per-pupil spending was higher under Crist. Also, factoring in inflation for the total amount for 2007-08 would make it larger than Scott’s current proposal. On balance, we rate Scott’s  .
Statement: Obama spokesman Bill Burton says Clinton gave Bush "a blank check on a critical foreign policy issue.
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: October 21, 2007
Location: national
Topics: foreign policy
Fact-check justification: But I don't think this resolution gives them a green light to do anything." But other analysts say that while the legislation may not appear to be a blank check, the Bush administration may try to use it that way. "I think it's sort of a stretch, but this administration has been known to make that stretch previously," said Max Bergmann, deputy director of the National Security Network, a left-leaning group that studies national security. "It's getting into an area where Congress and our country have been burned before." Given the differing interpretations, we rate the "blank check"  to be .
Statement: Says we will pay the new chancellor "a basic salary of nearly $300,000 a year ... an amount that does not include the costs of this public employee's benefits, perks and living expenses for a lavish house, an upscale car, a spending allowance, and fine dining almost every day on the taxpayer dollar.
Speaker: gene mcintyre
About the speaker: Keizer resident Gene McIntyre is a frequent guest columnist and letters writer to newspaper editors.
Date: February 22, 2013
Location: oregon
Topics: education
Context: a guest column
Fact-check justification: But is it  that Rose receives "a basic salary of nearly $300,000 a year" and "benefits, perks and living expenses for a lavish house, an upscale car, a spending allowance and fine dining almost every day on the taxpayer dollar" as McIntyre wrote in his column? Rose earns $260,004 in base salary -- not quite the $300,000 McIntyre cites. It’s accurate to say her base salary does not include the $65,424 she gets in medical and retirement benefits. McIntyre’s description of Rose’s other perks is partially : Rose receives a car allowance and an expense account, but she does not live in Treetops and likely isn’t treating herself to fine dining almost every day. We rate this statement .
Statement: Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez "weeps over empty parking lot.
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 26, 2019
Topics: immigration;corrections and updates;facebook fact-checks
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: A viral image of Ocasio-Cortez at a 2018 demonstration at a Texas town on the U.S.-Mexico border includes the caption, "AOC weeps over empty parking lot." Photographers at the scene who took photos of Ocasio-Cortez say she was not facing a parking lot. Rather she was just beyond the toll plaza for the Tornillo facility, and she standing on a road that led to the Tornillo tent complex, which was in the line of her gaze, as she stood at the fence. Pictures by other outlets also confirm the location. We rate this  . Clarification: Several references to the "port of entry" in the original version of this story have been revised to more specifically refer to the toll plaza. The changes do not affect the ruling.
Statement: In Mexico, they don't have birth certificates... they don't have registration cards for voters. They have one national ID.
Speaker: pete gallego
About the speaker: Pete Gallego, initially elected to the Texas House in 1990, won election to the U.S. House in November 2012. He lost his re-election bid in 2014. In July 2018, he ran in a special election to represent Texas Senate District 19.
Date: January 27, 2011
Location: texas
Topics: immigration
Context: an interview on "Capital Tonight"
Fact-check justification: As experts pointed out, the statement misfires on three fronts. Mexicans don’t have a "national ID card for everything," though a pilot project is under way to issue identity cards to minors. But the federal government issues voter IDs featuring each voter’s photo and other personal information. The government also issues birth certificates; according to experts we spoke with, less than 10 percent of residents don’t have one. We rate Gallego’s statement as .
Statement: Among the nation's 51 largest metropolitan areas, Milwaukee is the "only one" where the poverty rate is more than "four times greater in the city than it is in the suburbs.
Speaker: tom barrett
About the speaker: Tom Barrett served as the 44th mayor of Milwaukee from 2004 until 2021. The mayoral position is non-partisan. A member of the Democratic Party, he was previously elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly (1984–1989), Wisconsin Senate (1989–1993) and U.S. House of Representatives (1993–2003).
Barrett lost bids for governor in 2002, 2010 and in the 2012 recall race against Gov. Scott Walker. He was sworn in as U.S. ambassador to Luxembourg on Dec. 23, 2021.
Date: September 24, 2013
Location: wisconsin
Topics: city budget;city government;income;jobs;poverty
Context: an interview
Fact-check justification: Our rating Barrett said that among the nation’s 51 largest metropolitan areas, Milwaukee is the "only one" where the poverty rate is more than "four times greater in the city than it is in the suburbs." Barrett was correct in citing 2010 census figures showing Milwaukee was the only large metro area with a poverty ratio above 4, but his  went a bit too far in that the just-released 2012 figures show two areas with that ratio. That did not, however, undermine the thrust of his point, that the Milwaukee metropolitan area is virtually alone by this measure. We rate the statement . If you would like to comment on this item, you can do so on the Journal Sentinel’s web page .