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Statement: John McCain refuses to support a new bipartisan energy bill "because it would take away tax breaks from oil companies like Exxon Mobil.
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 6, 2008
Location: national
Topics: energy
Context: a news release
Fact-check justification: The other senators include Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga.; John Thune, R-S.D.; Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.; Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark.; Mary Landrieu, D-La.; Johnny Isakson, R-Ga.; Bob Corker, R-Tenn.; Mark Pryor, D-Ark.; and Ben Nelson, D-Neb. It will be interesting to see what happens in September, but for now, the statement from the Obama campaign pushes McCain's position too far. It's  that McCain's campaign said he won't support the legislation if it includes tax increases, but technically speaking, McCain has not taken a position on the new measure and he has not "refused to support it." McCain may well end up opposing this legislation if his antitax sentiment wins out over his desire to expand offshore drilling. But at the time the Obama campaign made its statement, it wasn't an accurate summary of McCain's position. We rule the statement .
Statement: The state is set to recapture an additional $500 million in Robin Hood payments from taxpayers and not one penny of it will go to public education in Texas.
Speaker: mike collier
About the speaker: Collier, the 2018 Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor of Texas, was the party's 2014 nominee for state comptroller. He worked for 20 years as a top executive at PriceWaterhouseCoopers, an international accounting firm, and then became chief financial officer of a Texas oil company.
Date: March 18, 2018
Location: texas
Topics: education;state budget;taxes
Context: a tweet
Fact-check justification: Collier said Texas state government is set to take $500 million more from taxpayers in certain school districts "and not one penny of it will go to public education in Texas." This  waves at a general  that lawmakers can spend less state revenue on education provided local property values escalate. But by law, the $471 million more in recapture funds set to flow from districts to the state this next budget year must be deposited in the state treasury to be used only to fund education. This statutory reality makes Collier’s  .  – The statement is not accurate. Click here for more on the six PolitiFact ratings and how we select facts to check.
Statement: Says he holds the record for "most appearances on 'Meet the Press'.
Speaker: john mccain
About the speaker: John McCain was a U.S. senator from Arizona, a post he held from 1987 to his death in 2018. He previously served two terms in the U.S. House. He was the Republican nominee for president in 2008. McCain was a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and spent his career in the military, as his father did. He was a combat pilot in Vietnam who was shot down and spent 5 1/2 years as a prisoner of war. He was born in 1936 in Panama. 
Date: August 27, 2014
Location: national
Topics: history;pop culture;pundits
Context: comments on MSNBC's "Daily Rundown"
Fact-check justification: McCain said that he’s "the person who has the most appearances on Meet the Press ." Technically, multiple people who represent the press side of the meet have McCain beat. Of officeholders, we count McCain as the current leader -- with 69 appearances. With that caveat, we rate McCain’s  .
Statement: The group that organized Texas Muslim Capitol Day in Austin "was recently listed as one of 82 organizations designated as a terrorist group by the United Arab Emirates.
Speaker: molly white
About the speaker: Molly White, a conservative activist, represents a Belton-based district in the Texas House.
Date: February 3, 2015
Location: texas
Topics: islam;foreign policy;religion;terrorism
Context: an online statement
Fact-check justification: White said the council, which organized Texas Muslim Capitol Day in Austin, "was recently listed as one of 82 organizations designated as a terrorist group by the United Arab Emirates." So it was. However, her statement failed to note the U.S. government shortly disagreed with the council’s inclusion on the list, saying it doesn’t consider the council a terrorist group. For our part, too, we found no independent indicator the council merits identification as a terrorist organization. On balance, we rate this singling out of a seemingly flawed designation .  – 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.
Statement: Says U.S. Senate candidate Joni Ernst does not support "a national minimum wage.
Speaker: bruce braley
About the speaker: a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives representing Iowa
Date: July 29, 2014
Location: national
Topics: federal budget;income;jobs;workers
Fact-check justification: Braley said that Ernst does not support a "national minimum wage." Ernst's public statements have been confusing at times, but overall, she has said repeatedly that states should decide the minimum wage, not the federal government. She's also called the minimum wage a "safety net," and her campaign told us that by that she means the current baseline minimum wage.  Overall, we rate Braley's statement .
Statement: More than 200,000 DACA recipients are essential infrastructure workers" including "41,700 DACA recipients in the healthcare industry
Speaker: richard durbin
About the speaker: Dick Durbin in the senior U.S. senator from Illinois and the Democratic majority whip.
Date: February 4, 2021
Topics: immigration;congress;coronavirus
Context: a Senate speech
Fact-check justification: Durbin said "More than 200,000 DACA recipients are essential infrastructure workers" including "41,700 DACA recipients in the healthcare industry." Durbin was drawing from an April 2020 report from the liberal Center for American Progress. The statistics come with some caveats, including that they are estimates and include a broad swath of workers in healthcare, including some who aren’t on the front lines of treating COVID-19 patients. Even so, the numbers he cited are lower than some estimates by other groups. We rate this statement .
Statement: John Faso took money from fossil fuel companies as they tried to take your land by eminent domain for a fracked gas pipeline.
Speaker: zephyr teachout
About the speaker: Zephyr Teachout is the Democratic candidate in the 19th Congressional District. She also ran for governor in 2014.
Date: June 28, 2016
Location: new york
Topics: environment;congress
Context: her victory speech after winning the Democratic primary
Fact-check justification: Zephyr Teachout claimed that John Faso "took" money from fossil fuel companies while they were trying to use eminent domain to build a pipeline on the properties of residents in the 19th Congressional District. He was paid for his work with the company, but landowners would still hold the title to their property if the company used it for the pipeline. We rate Teachout’s  as . https://www.sharethefacts.co/share/268f4ed3-9429-4a37-85b3-308f7d123d7d
Statement: Says U.S. Rep. Mimi Walters "votes with Donald Trump 99 percent of the time.
Speaker: house majority pac
About the speaker: House Majority PAC is the biggest-spending Democratic super PAC operating in the House landscape.
Date: October 9, 2018
Location: california
Topics: voting record
Context: a TV ad
Fact-check justification: The House Majority PAC says that Walters votes in line with Trump 99 percent of the time. It is  that Walters has supported Trump’s agenda in almost every case. FiveThirtyEight looked at 93 votes and found Walters on the side of the president 99 percent of the time. CQ said Walters agreed with Trump 100 percent of the time in 2017 in the votes they studied. The caveat in claims like these is that you can debate the usefulness of the statistic itself. With that in mind, we rate this  .
Statement: Says President Barack Obama is "absolutely" a Muslim.
Speaker: antonio sabato jr.
About the speaker: Antonio Sabato Jr. is an actor who spoke at the 2016 Republican National Convention.
Date: July 19, 2016
Topics: religion;punditfact
Context: an interview with ABC News
Fact-check justification: Sabato said Obama is "absolutely" a Muslim. That’s . We rate this  ! https://www.sharethefacts.co/share/3a522c09-7950-4a1b-a58a-4546b37986c6
Statement: Risk analysts listed Donald Trump, a Donald Trump presidency, as one of the top threats facing the global economy, ahead of terrorism.
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: June 27, 2016
Location: national
Topics: economy
Context: Cincinnati
Fact-check justification: Clinton said, "Risk analysts listed Donald Trump, a Donald Trump presidency, as one of the top threats facing the global economy, ahead of terrorism." The analysts at one firm, the Economist Intelligence Unit, have declared the possibility of Trump’s election to be the third-greatest global risk in its current rankings, a risk level that has only grown since the firm began including Trump in its rankings in March. And Clinton has accurately noted that the risk factor given to a Trump presidency is higher than the rating for Islamic terrorism on the firm’s list. We rate the statement . https://www.sharethefacts.co/share/99685807-e596-4fa7-ad2e-de8cc4063c57
Statement: CNN is now saying that Trump will win!
Speaker: facebook posts
About the speaker: Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.
 
Date: November 28, 2020
Topics: elections;facebook fact-checks
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: Visiting CNN on Nov. 30, we found nothing to suggest that the network is now saying Trump will win.   Rather, headlines include "Arizona certifies Biden’s victory," "Georgia Republican officials reject Trump’s calls to overturn election results" and "Biden picks up votes in Milwaukee County after Trump-requested recount. "  We rate this Facebook post . This fact check is available at IFCN’s 2020 US Elections #Chatbot on WhatsApp. Click here , for more.
Statement: A video shows Joe Biden lost and confused on stage.
Speaker: donald trump jr.
About the speaker: Donald Trump Jr. is the son of President Donald Trump and his former wife Ivana Trump.
Date: January 17, 2021
Location: national
Topics: facebook fact-checks
Context: a tweeted video
Fact-check justification: It also edits out the sound of people leaving before him. The clip is an example of what the Washington Post calls "omission," or "editing out large portions from a video and presenting it as a complete narrative, despite missing key elements." We reached out to the White House for a comment, but we haven’t heard back. Trump Jr.’s tweet is  and . We rate it !
Statement: Texas is home to millions of Latinas, but the state has never elected a Latina to Congress.
Speaker: stephanie schriock
About the speaker: Stephanie Schriock joined EMILY's List, which says its mission is to "elect pro-choice Democratic women to office," in 2010.
Date: February 1, 2016
Location: texas
Topics: congress;history;race and ethnicity;population;women
Context: as quoted by the Texas Tribune
Fact-check justification: EMILY's List President Stephanie Schriock said: "Texas is home to millions of Latinas, but the state has never elected a Latina to Congress." Of late, more than 5 million Latinas live in Texas, whose voters have historically sent 17 Hispanic men to Congress including one to the Senate--but no Latinas. We rate this  .  – The statement is accurate and there’s nothing significant missing. Click here for more on the six PolitiFact ratings and how we select facts to check.
Statement: Says the Obama administration invited "Russia into Syria.
Speaker: chris christie
About the speaker: Chris Christie announced June 6, 2023 that he is running for the Republican nomination for president. Christie was the governor of New Jersey and a candidate for the Republican nomination for president in 2016. As governor, Christie won office in 2010 and was re-elected in 2014. Prior to that, he was U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey from 2002 to 2008. 
Date: December 15, 2015
Location: national
Topics: foreign policy;military
Context: Las Vegas
Fact-check justification: Christie said the Obama administration "invit(ed) Russia into Syria." We found wide agreement that the statement, if taken literally, is . However, another interpretation -- that the Obama administration’s policy failures created a vacuum that Putin filled militarily -- has some validity, experts say. We rate the statement . https://www.sharethefacts.co/share/57ffb42c-34aa-4359-b2ca-90dd626043f3
Statement: Because there's no local option to allow communities to ban, limit or restrict the location of pot shops, if Amendment 2 passes you can expect the seedy elements of the pot industry to move in right next door to your neighborhood, your church, your business and even your child's school.
Speaker: vote no on 2
About the speaker: The Vote No on 2 campaign opposes United for Care's proposed 2016 constitutional amendment that would allow medical marijuana in Florida. The campaign is funded by the Drug Free Florida Committee, an anti-drug group started in 2014 by longtime GOP fundraiser Mel Sembler and his wife, Betty, with financial backing from casino magnate Sheldon Adelson.
Date: July 20, 2016
Location: florida
Topics: government regulation;public health;marijuana
Context: a pamphlet mailed to voters
Fact-check justification: Vote No On 2 said, "Because there's no local option to allow communities to ban, limit or restrict the location of pot shops, if Amendment 2 passes you can expect the seedy elements of the pot industry to move in right next door to your neighborhood, your church, your business and even your child's school." While the statement is technically accurate about the amendment’s wording, it’s highly doubtful there will be a dispensary on every corner. If it passes, the state will be in charge of writing regulations, including whether and how local jurisdictions will be able to create their own zoning laws or ordinances. It’s impossible to say with certainty what Florida’s regulations on dispensaries would look like should the amendment pass, as regulations in other medical marijuana states vary. But local bans or restrictive laws on dispensaries are common in medical marijuana states. Fears about the precise locations of pot shops and local control are premature. We rate the statement .
Statement: Former President Barack Obama was arrested after his campaign "took $30 million illegally from Commie China fugitive.
Speaker: facebook posts
About the speaker: Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.
 
Date: April 29, 2023
Topics: campaign finance;facebook fact-checks
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: Michel testified April 18 that he received $20 million from Low to help him get a photo with Obama, and said Low did not direct him to make campaign donations with the money for the photo.   He said he used some of the money for three friends to attend $40,000-a-plate fundraisers for Obama, and claimed he did not know this was illegal. On April 26, Michel was convicted of 10 counts related to the political conspiracy.   Obama was not arrested or indicted in relation to this case. We rate this  .
Statement: Says the main Central Texas food bank is delivering 50 percent more food to the poor than three years ago.
Speaker: lloyd doggett
About the speaker: Rep. Lloyd Doggett was initially elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1994.
Date: September 21, 2011
Location: texas
Topics: economy;poverty
Context: a speech delivered to U.S. House of Representatives
Fact-check justification: According to the United States Department of Agriculture, Dwyer told us, "food insecurity" across Texas -- the percentage of households at risk of missing meals because of financial pressure -- rose from 14.8 percent in the three-year period 2005-07 to 18.8 percent in 2008-10. Our conclusion: Changes in the amount of food distributed over several years, which Doggett cited, might not be the best way to gauge changes in residents’ needs. That said, the number of Central Texas requestors for food aid over those years outpaced regional population growth. The 63 percent increase in requestors also exceeded the 50-percent increase in food distributed that he stressed, though, contrary to his statement, not all those pounds of food went to "the poor." We rate the  .
Statement: Rhode Islanders pay among the highest auto repair bills in the nation.
Speaker: robert dimuccio
About the speaker: Robert A. DiMuccio is chairman, president and chief executive officer of Amica Mutual Insurance Company. He joined the company in 1991.He serves as first vice chair of the Board of Governors of the Property Casualty Insurers (PCI) Association of America.
Date: June 14, 2012
Location: rhode island
Topics: economy;regulation;small business;states
Context: a letter to policy holders
Fact-check justification: Amica Insurance President Robert DiMuccio said, "Rhode Islanders pay among the highest auto repair bills in the nation." From the context, it was clear he was talking about accident-related repairs, which is what insurance companies cover. Data from two national services that collect data show that Rhode Islanders typically pay far more than consumers in other states. According to the Audatex data, Rhode Island ranked fifth in 2010. According to Mitchell International, we've been steadily climbing in the rankings, at least since 2006, and have been in the top 10 since 2008. In 2011, we had peaked at second place. (As of July 15, 2012, we ranked fourth.) The auto body association says fifth- or sixth-place rankings are not new for Rhode Island, disputing Mitchell data suggesting a sharp increase in recent years. We'll steer clear of the debate over whether the General Assembly was wise to pass the law or whether Chafee was helping consumers when he vetoed it. But DiMuccio said our bills are currently among the highest now, and we're driven to rate it  . (Get updates from PolitiFactRI on Twitter . To comment or offer your ruling, visit us on our PolitiFact Rhode Island Facebook page.)
Statement: Under an 1866 Supreme Court ruling, stay-at-home orders are illegal and can be disregarded with impunity
Speaker: facebook posts
About the speaker: Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.
 
Date: May 9, 2020
Topics: supreme court;facebook fact-checks;coronavirus
Context: Facebook post
Fact-check justification: A Facebook post claims that under an 1866 Supreme Court ruling, stay-at-home orders are illegal and can be disregarded with impunity. The  cites an actual Supreme Court case, but it quotes a judicial opinion from an unrelated state case in Illinois dealing with judges’ salaries. We rate this  .
Statement: On Mike DeWine's record as attorney general: "Opioid deaths have tripled on his watch and there have been cuts to funds for first responders and people in the community fighting the crisis.
Speaker: richard cordray
About the speaker: Richard Cordray is running for Ohio governor in 2018. Cordray was appointed as the first director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau during President Barack Obama's administration. He is the former attorney general of Ohio and a Democrat.
Date: June 4, 2018
Location: ohio
Topics: drugs;state budget
Context: Springfield
Fact-check justification: Cordray said, "Opioid deaths have tripled on (Mike DeWine’s) watch and there have been cuts to funds for first responders and people in the community fighting the crisis." Opioid deaths tripled between 2011 and 2016. However, there is no  that DeWine bears responsibility for the spike in overdoses, something that occurred nationally. The state budget did cut money to local governments but as attorney general, DeWine doesn’t set the overall state budget. There is a kernel of  here in that the deaths did triple on DeWine’s watch and Kasich did sign state budgets that cut money to local governments, but Cordray has failed to provide  that as attorney general DeWine is to blame. We rate this  .
Statement: Clips of Dr. Anthony Fauci show he "flip-flopped" on guidance for wearing masks, whether kids should be in school and whether people should change how they interact.
Speaker: ron desantis
About the speaker: Ron DeSantis announced on May 24, 2023 that he is running for president in the Republican primary. DeSantis won the race for Florida governor in 2018 and 2022. DeSantis was first elected to Congress in 2012 and resigned in September 2018 to focus on his campaign. He represented Florida's 6th Congressional District which is south of St. Augustine and north of Orlando and includes Daytona Beach. DeSantis initially ran for U.S. Senate in 2016 but dropped out after Marco Rubio decided to seek re-election.
Date: January 21, 2022
Location: florida
Topics: ad watch;coronavirus
Context: campaign ad
Fact-check justification: A new ad for DeSantis accuses Fauci of ‘flip-flopping’ on guidance for mask wearing, school closures and COVID-19 precautions. The ad splices together various clips of Fauci speaking, but selectively omits key context, words and caveats that would explain the changes in guidance and provide a more accurate picture of his position. These omissions and edits fundamentally alter the story that is being told. When Fauci said people did not need to walk around in masks, it was before scientists knew COVID-19 could be spread asymptomatically. When he said masks work, he indicated they do not work 100% but can help stem infection spread. When he said that fully vaccinated people should wear masks, he was talking about how to behave safely indoors after new data showed vaccinated people with breakthrough infections could transmit the highly contagious delta variant. When he said children should be kept home, his comments were specific to areas where there was high transmission early in the pandemic, before vaccines. When he said people didn’t need to change their behavior, it was in February 2020 when U.S. cases were few, but he added the caveat that that guidance could change. When he advised personal interaction should be diminished, it was March 2020, and he was speaking specifically of young people crowding into bars and restaurants.   The ad contains an element of  in that it does quote words that came out of Fauci’s mouth. But these statements came at different points in the pandemic as scientists understood more about COVID-19. The video is edited in such a way as to mislead by ignoring critical facts and cutting out words that would give a different impression. We rate this  .