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Statement: My husband didn't wrap up the nomination until June.
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: March 24, 2008
Location: national
Topics: elections
Context: an interview with the <i> Philadelphia Daily News </i> editorial board
Fact-check justification: But more recent elections have had clear early leaders. Sen. John Kerry secured the Democratic nomination by early March 2004. In 2000, both George W. Bush and Al Gore had wrapped up their parties' nominations by mid March. So while Clinton is right that her husband's nomination process stretched until June, she doesn't account for his insurmountable lead long before then and the vast difference in election schedules when she makes her comparison. We rule her statement .
Statement: No plane debris was found at the Pentagon.
Speaker: instagram posts
About the speaker: Posters on Instagram, where people share photos and graphics and sometimes add filters.
Date: September 12, 2022
Location: national
Topics: terrorism;facebook fact-checks
Context: an image
Fact-check justification: Deaths at the Pentagon that day numbered 184 ; nearly 3,000 died in total during the entire attack.   The second part of the  — that there is no closed-caption TV footage and trillions went missing from the budget — also has been debunked by The Associated Press.   There are photos of plane debris from the Pentagon on 9/11; we rate the  that there was no plane debris !   RELATED:    Yes, a plane crashed into the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001
Statement: Since Mr. Foster's been mayor, we have less small businesses in the city of St. Petersburg.
Speaker: rick kriseman
About the speaker: Rick Kriseman is a state representative representing parts of Pinellas County. He was first elected in 2006.
Date: October 15, 2013
Location: florida
Topics: economy;small business
Context: a mayoral forum
Fact-check justification: Kriseman criticized his mayoral race opponent, saying there are fewer small businesses in St. Petersburg than there were when Mayor Foster took office. But the available data leads us to believe that the number of businesses, and the city’s revenue from those businesses, have actually increased. There are lots of different ways to define what constitutes a small business, but experts told us most city businesses could be considered small. Based on the available data, we rate Kriseman's  .
Statement: Our crime rate continues to plummet.
Speaker: bob mcdonnell
About the speaker: Bob McDonnell is the Republican governor of Virginia until January 2014. McDonnell was elected over Democratic state Sen. Creigh Deeds.
McDonnell previously served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1992 to 2006 and as state Attorney General from 2006 to 2009.
McDonnell graduated from the University of Nortre Dame, Notre Dame, Ind., with a bachelor's degree in 1976. He then served in the U.S. Army on active duty from 1976 to 1981 and in the reserves until 1997, retiring as a lieutenant colenel. He received a master's degree in business adminsitration from Boston University in 1980 and a master's and law degree from Regent University, Virginia Beach, in 1989.
Date: June 21, 2011
Location: virginia
Topics: crime
Context: Bill-signing ceremony
Fact-check justification: Does it "continue to plummet"? Not by the definition of the word. The declines have been steady but not sharp and abrupt. There have even been years with minor increases. We rate this  .
Statement: The Pell bridge "is a tourism bridge essentially and not a commuter bridge.
Speaker: nicholas mattiello
About the speaker: Nicholas A. Mattiello has been Speaker of the Rhode Island House of Representatives since March 25, 2014. A Democrat and lawyer, he is a graduate of the Suffolk University School of Law and represents District 15 in Cranston. He previously served as Majority Leader in the House.
Date: April 6, 2014
Location: rhode island
Topics: economy;infrastructure;recreation;state budget;tourism
Context: a television interview
Fact-check justification: House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello said the Pell Bridge "is a tourism bridge essentially and not a commuter bridge." But the people who oversee the bridge say only 20 percent of the traffic is from tourists. And our own analysis of the numbers suggests that the majority -- and by some estimates, the vast majority -- of users aren't crossing as tourists. We rate the  as   . (If you have a  you’d like PolitiFact Rhode Island to check, email us at [email protected] And follow us on Twitter: @politifactri.)
Statement: Say Maxine Waters told CNN's Anderson Cooper that her first act as president would be to "impeach Donald Trump.
Speaker: bloggers
About the speaker: Blog posting on the Internet
Date: May 15, 2018
Location: national
Topics: fake news
Context: social media posts
Fact-check justification: Viral social media posts said Maxine Waters told CNN’s Anderson Cooper that her first act as president would be to "impeach Donald Trump." This exchange never happened; it appears to have emerged as a joke that was eventually attached to a screenshot of an unrelated interview. In any case, the comments are nonsensical and may have more to do with making Waters look unintelligent than with the actual impeachment process. We rate it .
Statement: Democrats flip flop on pre-existing conditions.
Speaker: alberta darling
About the speaker: Wisconsin state Sen. Alberta Darling, R-River Hills, served in the state Assembly from 1990 to 1992 and has served in the state Senate since 1992. She survived a recall election in August 2011 by defeating state Rep. Sandy Pasch (D-Whitefish Bay).
Date: December 5, 2018
Location: wisconsin
Topics: health care;public health
Context: a news release
Fact-check justification: Democrats pointed out that the bill would not have provided the same protections to people with pre-existing conditions as Obamacare does, and to the likelihood that some health insurance premiums would skyrocket. Meanwhile, they did vote for an amendment to the GOP bill, pushing more protections for pre-existing conditions, but that failed. Moreover, on the same day the GOP bill came up for a vote, Darling and her fellow Senate Republicans voted for a separate bill that would sustain GOP efforts to overturn Obamacare -- and with it, the protections for people with pre-existing conditions. In short, Democrats’ votes against what they considered to be an inferior bill is not a flip flop on protecting people with pre-existing conditions. We rate Darling’s statement .
Statement: 45,000 confirmed dead from the COVID-19 shots within three days… and they've covered it up.
Speaker: instagram posts
About the speaker: Posters on Instagram, where people share photos and graphics and sometimes add filters.
Date: July 20, 2021
Topics: facebook fact-checks;coronavirus
Context: a post
Fact-check justification: She based her calculations on reports of deaths in VAERS, according to a lawsuit. But the number does not align with data contained in VAERS — and even the reports of death entered into that system do not prove that those people died as a result of receiving a vaccine. VAERS is an open system that contains reports that can be submitted by anyone and are not verified.   Finally, the  was part of a lawsuit by America’s Frontline Doctors, a group that has peddled many  and conspiratorial claims about COVID-19 and vaccines. We rate this  !
Statement: Lawyer-couple who pointed guns at protesters are Black Lives Matter backers, Democrats and represent a police brutality victim.
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 29, 2020
Location: missouri
Topics: campaign finance;civil rights;race and ethnicity;facebook fact-checks
Context: a viral image
Fact-check justification: A viral image shared on Facebook claimed that a lawyer-couple who pointed guns at protesters are Black Lives Matter backers, Democrats and represent a police brutality victim. There is some  to it. The couple expressed support for Black Lives Matter after the incident, via a statement from their attorney. And Mark McCloskey represents a man who has filed a lawsuit alleging police brutality. But there’s a reason the tweet was taken down. It uses campaign donation data from the  Mark McCloskey. The Mark McCloskey in the video has donated to both Democratic and Republican candidates, including multiple donations to the Republican National Committee and President Donald Trump. We rate the statement .
Statement: A photo shows Jeffrey Epstein with Joe Biden.
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: November 30, 2021
Topics: facebook fact-checks
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: With the criminal trial against Ghislaine Maxwell underway, an image of the man she’s accused of trafficking teenagers for along with the president of the United States is being shared on social media.   But that image of Jeffrey Epstein and Joe Biden is altered, and posts sharing it were flagged as part of Facebook’s efforts to combat  news and misinformation on its News Feed. (Read more about our partnership with Facebook .)
Statement: There was almost a 70 percent reduction in police-related shootings under my tenure because of training, supervision and policy decisions.
Speaker: garry mccarthy
About the speaker: Garry Francis McCarthy is the former Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department.
Date: December 11, 2018
Location: illinois
Topics: crime
Context: a speech
Fact-check justification: McCarthy said, "there was almost a 70 percent reduction in police-related shootings under my tenure because of training, supervision and policy decisions." He’s correct that a significant decline did occur on his watch, according to city figures, although the decrease was a bit smaller than he claimed. Experts, however, cast doubt on whether McCarthy could take credit for the decline, saying it’s virtually impossible to peg it to a single cause. And national crime data suggest Chicago’s drop in police shootings could be part of a larger downward trend.   – 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: HR 1 will allow members of Congress to draw a second salary "worth an estimated $600,000 per year!
Speaker: act for america
About the speaker: Act for America is a conservative group that calls itself the “nation’s premier national security grassroots organization.”
Date: February 23, 2021
Topics: congress;elections;facebook fact-checks
Context: an online post
Fact-check justification: Act for America said H.R. 1 will allow members of Congress to draw a second salary "worth an estimated $600,000 per year!" We found nothing in the legislation that would allow members of Congress to earn a second salary. There is a provision that allows non-incumbent candidates to use campaign funds to pay for expenses such as child care so they are able to run for office.  H.R. 1 does not change an existing policy that allows candidates to draw a salary of up to $174,000 from campaign funds. That policy doesn’t apply to those who are already in Congress. We rate this statement . RELATED: Fact-checking  attacks on HR 1, Democrats’ voting rights bill RELATED:  about congressional pensions is , once again RELATED: Fact-checking Mark Walker's video on HR 1’s campaign-finance provisions
Statement: Says there's an 800 number you can call to track the status of your stimulus check.
Speaker: facebook posts
About the speaker: Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.
 
Date: March 31, 2020
Topics: fake news;facebook fact-checks;coronavirus
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: We know many people are anxious to get their payments; we’ll continue issuing them as fast as we can. For #COVIDreliefIRS updates see: https://t.co/hEEWmgHA9V pic.twitter.com/2bSHOTjMAS For taxpayers who don’t have their bank account information on file with the IRS, paper checks will be sent out starting in early May. The agency has a webpage for the economic impact payments and says a new tool that will check the status of your payment is coming soon, but there is no check-tracking phone number. !
Statement: In North Carolina, paid family leave is more popular than college basketball.
Speaker: moms rising
About the speaker: Moms Rising is an advocacy group based in Washington, D.C., that focuses on family economic security and discrimination against women and mothers. It supports legislation that would require paid parental leave. 
Date: July 13, 2016
Location: north carolina
Topics: families;sports;women;workers
Fact-check justification: MomsRising said that "paid family leave is more popular than college basketball" in North Carolina. There is little polling on this topic at the state level, but what there is does line up with national polling. Since data is sparse but does support the , we rate it .   https://www.sharethefacts.co/share/0963b149-97d8-405c-b3e4-2bc010444fab
Statement: 2.1 million jobs have been created in the last six or seven years" in California
Speaker: jerry brown
About the speaker: Jerry Brown is the governor of California. A Democrat, he earlier served as governor of California from 1975 to 1983.
Date: March 26, 2017
Location: california
Topics: jobs
Context: an interview on Meet the Press
Fact-check justification: California Gov. Jerry Brown recently claimed on NBC's Meet the Press that "2.1 million jobs have been created" in the state in the last six or seven years. If anything, Brown slightly understated the number of net jobs created during that period. The total is closer to 2.34 million over the past six years, according to monthly job data tracked  by the state and closely watched by economists. Brown made a similar  that we rated  in January 2016. The numbers still add up in the governor’s favor. We rated it .   – 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: Despite keeping distance from national media interviewers, "I did local press all along, the last three months.
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: July 7, 2015
Location: new hampshire
Topics: states
Context: an interview with CNN
Fact-check justification: In her first sit-down interview with a national television reporter, Hillary Clinton said, "I did local press all along, the last three months." A review of Clinton’s interactions with the media during the first three months of her campaign shows that she offered numerous interviews with local news outlets during the third month of that time frame. Prior to that, however, her interactions with with local news outlets were just about as scarce as they were with national outlets. It’s an exaggeration for her to say that she had been engaging with reporters at the local level for three months. On balance, we rate her  .
Statement: Medical-grade marijuana alone will not get that patient 'high,' no matter what level of THC, CBD or any other compound is found in the plant.
Speaker: united for care
About the speaker: The United For Care Campaign is run by People United for Medical Marijuana. Attorney John Morgan is chairman and Ben Pollara is the director. The group is advocating for the 2016 state constitutional amendment for medical marijuana, Amendment 2, and advocated for a similar amendment in 2014.
Date: August 11, 2016
Location: florida
Topics: public health;marijuana
Context: a newspaper op-ed
Fact-check justification: A representative of United for Care said, "Medical-grade marijuana alone will not get that patient ‘high,’ no matter what level of THC, CBD or any other compound is found in the plant." The group said McKay is referring to the controlled conditions under which medical marijuana would be monitored by doctors for use by patients. But her word choice could easily lead to misunderstanding. While there are non-euphoric strains of cannabis that are already being used as treatments for some conditions, it’s not accurate to say that no form of medical marijuana will get you high. High-THC medical cannabis will still produce the same intoxicating effects as the street form of the drug will. We rate the statement .
Statement: Texas leads "the country in drunk driving fatalities.
Speaker: art acevedo
About the speaker: Acevedo, a former California highway trooper, was appointed Austin's chief of police in July 2007. He later resigned to serve as chief of police in Houston.
Date: November 14, 2010
Location: texas
Topics: drugs;public safety
Context: an interview
Fact-check justification: Still, Fette suggested, no matter how you look at the stats on alcohol-impaired driving deaths in Texas, the news isn't good. "If all of the measures rank at the top or nearly at the top, no matter what the (state's) rank is, it's a serious problem that deserves attention," he said. Our take: Several statistical approaches show Texas behind other states in the rate of alcohol-related driving deaths. But it's also reasonable to focus on the sheer number of deaths linked to drunk driving. We rate Acevedo's statement .
Statement: Joe Biden's announcement that the Justice Department will name a chief prosecutor for pandemic fraud means "the government is going to investigate itself.
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: March 20, 2022
Topics: facebook fact-checks;coronavirus
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: So far, according to the Justice Department, that effort has resulted in more than 240 civil investigations for alleged misconduct related to pandemic relief loans.   Chambers plans to focus on "large-scale criminal enterprise and foreign actors who sought to profit at the expense of the American people. "  This isn’t a task force that will investigate the federal government. Before Biden said that he was announcing the soon-to-be-named pandemic fraud prosecutor, he said: "We’re going to go after the criminals who stole billions in relief money meant for small businesses and millions of Americans.   We rate this post .
Statement: Old photograph shows a group of women in KKK attire holding a sign that reads "Women of the Democrat Party.
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: August 1, 2019
Topics: history;facebook fact-checks
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: A vintage photograph shared on social media shows a group of women KKK members posing with a sign that says "Women of the Democrat party." While the women could have certainly belonged to the Democratic party, the sign’s wording in the photo has been digitally manipulated to link the party to the hate group. This altered image is .
Statement: Every day, "about 100 people will be arrested for possession of marijuana in Georgia.
Speaker: james bell
About the speaker: Director, Georgia C.A.R.E. (Campaign for Access, Reform and Education) - supporting legalization of marijuana
Date: March 14, 2013
Location: georgia
Topics: criminal justice;drugs;marijuana
Context: press release
Fact-check justification: Bell uses that arrest data to estimate the number of people arrested for the violation. But the FBI clearly states this type of estimation that Bell claims is not reflected in their numbers. Individuals can be arrested multiple times for the same infraction, so the FBI’s arrest data indicate the number of arrests -- not the number of people arrested -- for any particular infraction.      Based on this explanation, Bell’s  seems to be up in smoke.      We rated Bell’s  .
Statement: Says Nancy Pelosi was "asked to leave a children's benefit after drunken outburst.
Speaker: facebook posts
About the speaker: Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.
 
Date: December 9, 2019
Topics: alcohol;facebook fact-checks
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: That’s because it appears to have originated in September on Bustatroll.org , which describes itself as a satirical website. There, the story is tagged as "Pelosi satire." In January, we rated a similar  that Pelosi was removed from a benefit because she got so drunk she couldn’t stand up. This story earns the same distinction.   We rate it !