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Statement: A company with "20 employees" could go "out of business" because of health care law requirements to buy insurance.
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: June 29, 2012
Location: florida
Topics: health care;small business
Context: a TV interview with Greta Van Susteren
Fact-check justification: Scott repeated an anecdote about a business of about 20 employees that will go broke from having to offer health insurance under the law. But these employers would face no such penalty like the one described. They are exempt from requirements put on larger businesses. If he knew the basic facts about the health care law, he would know that. We rate Scott’s statement .
Statement: Taxpayers pay $18,000 a month for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's district office in downtown San Francisco.
Speaker: john dennis
About the speaker: John Dennis is a Republican politician who unsuccessfully challenged Nancy Pelosi in her 2010 re-election campaign. His campaign featured a take-off on the Wizard of Oz, with Pelosi as the Wicked Witch of the West.  A graduate of Fordham University with a degree in business administration, the Jersey City, NJ, native is the son of a longshoreman and a city hall clerk and says he grew up in one of the city's public housing projects. He was a co-founder of the ergonomic design firm Humanscale, and created Foundation Real Estate, a San Francisco-based investment company. He also founded the San Francisco chapter of the Republican Liberty Caucus.
Date: September 14, 2010
Location: national
Topics: economy;federal budget;message machine 2010;taxes
Context: a campaign commercial
Fact-check justification: Members can give back the unused part of their allowance, but in practice, very few ever do. They simply find other ways to spend it. We're not going to weigh in on whether Pelosi's rent is justified. But the ad says the American public pays $18,000 a month for Pelosi's district office in downtown San Francisco, and its $18,736. We rate Dennis' ad corny, but .
Statement: Says Fort Hood near Killeen, Texas, is "the largest military installation in the free world.
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: November 4, 2010
Location: texas
Topics: military
Context: a statement
Fact-check justification: So, what about Fort Hood's bragging rights? In terms of its total acreage, Fort Hood isn't the largest military installation in the world. By a more meaningful gauge — the size of the military population stationed there — Fort Hood is currently second only to Fort Bragg. However, the exact number of soldiers at both posts is always fluctuating, and at times Fort Hood is the largest. We rate Cornyn's statement as .
Statement: Republicans included "the Akin amendment in the Republican Party platform, which bans abortion, even for rape victims.
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: August 26, 2012
Location: national
Topics: abortion;message machine 2012
Context: a Tampa Bay Times op-ed
Fact-check justification: Crist said the GOP platform includes "the Akin amendment ... which bans abortion, even for rape victims." The platform clearly opposes most abortions but is vague on the details. It does not specifically say that it bans abortion for rape victims. Also, there is no official Akin amendment, and the legal implications of a human life amendment and some versions of personhood bills are debatable. However, there is no dispute that all such measures would nullify Roe v. Wade . Some leading anti-abortion groups would like to ban abortions even in cases of rape and believe personhood bills would help them do this. We rate the statement .
Statement: Pennsylvania is under a court order to count their ballots on election day and not after!!
Speaker: facebook posts
About the speaker: Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.
 
Date: November 2, 2022
Location: pennsylvania
Topics: elections;facebook fact-checks
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: A Facebook post said "Pennsylvania is under a court order to count their ballots on election day and not after!" That’s not what a Nov. 1 state Supreme Court ruling said — mail and absentee ballots must still be counted after 8:01 p.m., per law, and officials have a week to submit unofficial results. The court order said counties must segregate and refrain from counting any absentee and mail-in ballots that have undated or incorrectly dated outer envelopes. The court ruling makes no mention of the timeline or deadline for counting ballots. We rate this statement ! PolitiFact researcher Caryn Baird and fact-checker Becca Schimmel contributed to this fact-check. RELATED : Ballots found in drop box before the voting period opened were legitimate, county official says RELATED : Not all results will be known on election night 2022. That’s normal RELATED: All of our fact-checks about Pennsylvania
Statement: Because of the current immigration crisis, Republicans want to "repeal" a 2008 law that President George W. Bush signed and "want to be on record as not wanting to protect children from ... sex trafficking.
Speaker: lawrence o'donnell
About the speaker: Lawrence O'Donnell is the host of MSNBC’s The Last Word. He was formerly the chief of staff for both the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance and the Committee on Environment & Public Works in the 1990's. He is also an actor, and has been executive producer of the television shows The West Wing and Mister Sterling. O'Donnell blogs at the Huffington Post as well. In the past, O'Donnell has described himself as a socialist.
Date: July 23, 2014
Topics: immigration;punditfact
Context: comments on his show
Fact-check justification: O’Donnell took a soundbite from Republican congressman Mo Brooks to mean that Republicans "want to repeal the law that President Bush signed" in 2008 to protect victims of sex trafficking. O’Donnell concluded that Republicans "want to be on record as not wanting to protect children from this kind of sex trafficking." Republicans want to amend, not repeal the 2008 law. But it’s an open debate what these changes would mean for victims of sex trafficking. These proposals leave Central American children with some protections, but without what human rights advocates have characterized as a major protection. We rate O’Donnell’s  .
Statement: Says three Ukrainians recently captured on a West Texas ranch are among "individuals from countries that have strong terrorist ties being apprehended" near the state's border with Mexico.
Speaker: rick perry
About the speaker: Rick Perry is the U.S. Energy Secretary and was governor of Texas from late December 2000 through 2014. He was re-elected in 2002, 2006 and 2010. He unsucessfully ran for president in 2012 and 2016.
Date: July 23, 2014
Location: texas
Topics: immigration;corrections and updates;criminal justice;homeland security;crime;foreign policy
Context: an interview with Sean Hannity of Fox News
Fact-check justification: Perry said three Ukrainians recently captured on a West Texas ranch are among "individuals from countries that have strong terrorist ties being apprehended" near the border with Mexico. This shakes out as half right. Three men from Ukraine were captured on a West Texas ranch in June 2014 (though Perry had the  ranch and his date was off a bit) after allegedly crossing the Rio Grande into Texas. However, Ukraine isn’t considered a country with terrorist ties. And while two of the men had prior U.S. criminal records, none has or had been charged with terrorism or related crimes. In contrast, Perry cited their arrests in the context of national security and terrorism. We rate this statement as .  – The statement is partially accurate but leaves out important details or takes things out of context. UPDATE, 3:24 P.M. July 31, 2014: This story was amended to indicate one man was imprisoned in Oregon, not Washington, and to provide additional related detail. These changes didn't affect our rating.
Statement: If Cory Gardner gets his way, you'd better stock up on condoms.
Speaker: naral pro-choice america
About the speaker: NARAL Pro-Choice America, formerly the National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League, is the country's oldest abortion rights advocacy group. It advocates for pro-choice rights on the issues of abortion, birth control, sex education and healthy pregnancies.
Date: October 29, 2014
Location: national
Topics: abortion
Context: a television ad
Fact-check justification: The ad claims that "if Cory Gardner gets his way, you'd better stock up on condoms." The most obvious interpretation of this statement is that Gardner wants to ban condoms -- something that’s based on an  interpretation of the measures Gardner has supported in the past (and which he has since distanced himself from). Gardner says he doesn’t support banning condoms, and in any case, condoms would not be at issue under the personhood measure he once supported. We rate this  !
Statement: Twenty-two million jobs were created during Clinton's two terms but only 3 million during Bush's.
Speaker: sherrod brown
About the speaker: Sherrod Brown is a Democratic U.S. Senator representing Ohio. He won his first elected office to the Ohio House of Representatives in 1974. He later served as Ohio secretary of state and was elected to Congress in 1992. He first joined the U.S. Senate in 2007.
Date: July 14, 2010
Location: ohio
Topics: bush administration;economy
Context: an interview with Rachel Maddow
Fact-check justification: Political values, including those of Sen. Brown, shape the debate on whether the president took the right or  approach. As for us, we’re sticking to the factual claims. Brown’s numbers on Bush were off, but his point was right on target. We rate his statement . Comment on this item .
Statement: Joe Biden "voted against the first Gulf War. He opposed the surge. He wanted to partition Iraq.
Speaker: lindsey graham
About the speaker: Lindsey Graham is a U.S. senator from South Carolina. He was a candidate for the Republican nominee for president in 2016.
Date: August 31, 2008
Location: national
Topics: iraq
Context: an interview on ABC News' <i> This Week </i>
Fact-check justification: That resolution was defeated 46-53, with Biden voting in favor. On the campaign trail, Biden makes the case that he has the requisite toughness to go head-to-head with foreign leaders. As an example, he points to a 1993 encounter with Yugoslav leader Slobodan Milosevic duiring the Balkan wars in which he called Milosevic a war criminal to his face. But Biden's two votes on the eve of war in 1991 clearly show he favored continued economic sanctions over the use of military force. For this reason, we rule Graham's statement .
Statement: Bill White spent his city billions of dollars into debt (and) saw crime rates soar while he backed gun control.
Speaker: cathie adams
About the speaker: Cathie Adams served as the Republican Party of Texas chair from October 2009 to June 2010. She was previously elected to the Republican National Committee and has been a delegate to every state and senatorial district Republican convention since 1988. Before becoming chair, she helmed the Texas Eagle Forum. She lives in Dallas.
Date: February 20, 2010
Location: texas
Topics: bankruptcy;crime;guns
Context: a fund-raising letter
Fact-check justification: Her description of White favoring gun control is based entirely on his past membership in the mayors' group and is weakened by the NRA's generally favorable view of White. White himself says he favors no fresh gun restrictions. We rate Adams' three-part fusillade 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: (Birmingham, Ala.) is the cradle of the civil rights movement.
Speaker: al roker
About the speaker: Al Roker is the meteorologist for NBC's The Today Show.
Date: June 16, 2011
Location: georgia
Topics: civil rights;history
Context: a broadcast
Fact-check justification: Roker’s visit to Birmingham was a good cause on several levels. He raised money for charity and, as Branch observed, sparked a conversation among us about an important period in American history. NBC said its research showed Birmingham is the cradle. However, the consensus we found is that the "cradle" title more likely belongs to Montgomery. We rate Roker’s statement as .
Statement: Joe Biden blamed Elton John for AIDS.
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: September 25, 2022
Topics: facebook fact-checks
Context: an Instagram post
Fact-check justification: "But in the war against AIDS and HIV, it’s even bigger. I can’t thank you enough. "  Biden appeared to be crediting John for his activism over the years. He wasn’t blaming him for the spread of AIDS. We rate that  .
Statement: Requesting a chargeback is "a better way to get back at" GoFundMe.
Speaker: facebook posts
About the speaker: Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.
 
Date: February 6, 2022
Topics: facebook fact-checks;coronavirus
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: A Facebook post claimed that disputing credit card charges for GoFundMe "Freedom Convoy 2022" donations and trying to hit GoFundMe with chargeback fees was "a better way to get back at" the company. An expert said it is unlikely banks would allow customers to pursue chargebacks after GoFundMe said it would issue refunds. An increase in chargeback requests could hurt a company, but a coordinated chargeback campaign might also prompt banks to deny chargeback requests, she said. We rate this  . RELATED: Looking at how many trucks are participating in the "Freedom Convoy" in Canada
Statement: Says former Sen. Rick Santorum said, "Sometimes pregnancy is God's way of comforting rape victims.
Speaker: bloggers
About the speaker: Blog posting on the Internet
Date: February 18, 2017
Location: pennsylvania
Topics: abortion
Context: In an article
Fact-check justification: The website Uspoln claimed Rick Santorum said, "Sometimes pregnancy is God’s way of comforting rape victims" and also made other comments comparing suicide bombing and pregnancies because of rape in February 2017 on a TV show with Piers Morgan. "Piers Morgan Live" has not been on television since 2014 and in a 2012 interview with Morgan, Santorum made no such comments. Though he did say pregnancy from a rape should be "approached...as a gift in a very broken way," Santorum did not say pregnancy was "God’s way of comforting rape victims" and made no comparisons to suicide bombing.   We rule the  . https://www.sharethefacts.co/share/217c286c-c3a4-4b7a-94f0-202ed85b3329
Statement: CORONAVIRUS: Reports of 10,000 DEAD in Wuhan, China.
Speaker: facebook posts
About the speaker: Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.
 
Date: January 24, 2020
Topics: china;public health;facebook fact-checks;coronavirus
Context: a website post
Fact-check justification: A  circulating on Facebook says: "CORONAVIRUS: Reports of 10,000 DEAD in Wuhan, China." There is nothing but  anonymous hearsay to back it up. Credible news and university reports put the death toll at a tiny fraction of what is claimed — 106 as of the evening of Jan. 27. We rate the statement !
Statement: The first so-called second hand information 'Whistleblower' got my phone conversation almost completely wrong.
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 5, 2019
Location: national
Topics: impeachment;foreign policy
Context: a tweet
Fact-check justification: Trump said that the whistleblower "got my phone conversation almost completely ." In reality, the complaint got nearly every detail correct, as the memorandum released by the White House shows. It was correct on the request that Ukraine investigate the Bidens and the notion that Ukraine might have the DNC server that was hacked by the Russians in the 2016 election. It was correct that Trump aimed to connect the Ukrainians with Giluiani and Barr, even down to the detail of Trump mentioning the two in conjunction. The complaint described Trump as attempting to pressure Ukraine. That is a matter for the impeachment inquiry to resolve, but the details the whistleblower offered to back that up are correct. We rate this  .
Statement: At the request of Democrats, it will be a steel barrier rather than a concrete wall.
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: January 8, 2019
Location: national
Topics: immigration
Context: a televised speech
Fact-check justification: Trump said, "At the request of Democrats, it will be a steel barrier rather than a concrete wall." There is no  that Democrats asked for a steel barrier. Democratic leadership affirmed there has been no request for a steel barrier. Democrats have been pushing for other forms to secure the border, including the reinforcement of existing physical barriers, but have made no concessions on Trump’s border wall proposals. We rate this statement .
Statement: The Greenlight Pinellas transportation plan involves a "300% tax increase.
Speaker: no tax for tracks
About the speaker: No Tax For Tracks is a community organization in Pinellas County created to oppose budget increases for the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority.
Date: March 17, 2014
Location: florida
Topics: transportation;taxes
Context: on their website
Fact-check justification: The ruling No Tax For Tracks says Greenlight Pinellas will balloon the transit authority’s budget by imposing "a 300% tax increase." That number comes from an estimated increase in the transit authority’s operating budget from $32 million to about $130 million per year. But that’s an increase in revenues to the agency, not an increase in the tax rate to individual taxpayers. In reality, no group would face a 300 percent increase. We rate the statement .
Statement: Says a poll showed 70 percent to 75 percent of people want to see Confederate statues "remain up and not taken down.
Speaker: sid miller
About the speaker: Sid Miller, a former Texas House member, won election as state agriculture commissioner in November 2014.
Date: August 23, 2017
Location: texas
Topics: history;polls and public opinion
Context: an interview on Spectrum Cable's "Capital Tonight"
Fact-check justification: Miller said a poll showed 70 percent to 75 percent of people oppose the removal of Confederate statues. All but one of the latest national polls, we confirmed, show more Americans in opposition to tumbling such statues than in favor. But most polls show a little more than 50 percent to 54 percent of respondents opposed with only the Marist poll, which Miller mentioned, indicating more than 60 percent in opposition. On balance, we rate this  .  – 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 "we had to cut 13 billion dollars in state spending over two years.
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: February 21, 2012
Location: new jersey
Topics: deficit;state budget
Context: an interview on CNN’s “Piers Morgan Tonight”
Fact-check justification: The governor said "we had to cut state spending by 13 billion dollars over two years." That’s not . Christie decreased state spending, but the total doesn’t near $13 billion. Christie’s  hinges largely on a $10.7 billion structural deficit. He used the measurement from his first year in office to his advantage. But the next year, he dismissed the structural deficit as the "old way of budgeting." We rate the  . To comment on this ruling, go to NJ.com .
Statement: For younger people, seasonal flu is "in many cases" a deadlier virus than COVID-19
Speaker: ron johnson
About the speaker: Ron Johnson is a Republican U.S. senator from Wisconsin. A businessman and accountant, Johnson defeated Democratic Sen. Russ Feingold in the 2010 election. He is seeking re-election in 2016.
Date: August 13, 2020
Location: wisconsin
Topics: children;public health;coronavirus
Context: radio interview
Fact-check justification: The numbers show that this year, that was the case. More children died from flu complications than from COVID-19, and were hospitalized at higher rates for the flu.   But experts caution that we don’t have enough data to paint the full picture so early in the game, and that schools shutting down in early spring may have driven down coronavirus case rates in children — meaning we can’t be sure exactly how the virus will move through young people when more of them are potentially getting exposed.   Our definition for  is "the statement is accurate but needs clarification or additional information. "  That fits here.