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Statement: We can fix our roads without raising taxes.
Speaker: citizens to protect transportation funding
About the speaker: Citizens to Protect Transportation Funding is a group pushing passage of a constitutional amendment in Illinois that would create a lockbox for road funds.
Date: September 28, 2016
Location: illinois
Topics: transportation;taxes
Context: a TV ad
Fact-check justification: Ads created and paid for by Citizens to Protect Transportation Funding say "we can fix our roads without raising taxes." But government budget experts say the state’s road needs already are far greater than what is collected in gas taxes and related fees. Illinois leads the nation in unpaid bills and has not had a budget since mid 2015. And some of those backing the amendment themselves have written that the state is not generating enough revenue to cover needs and current spending. We rate this  .   https://www.sharethefacts.co/share/9545f473-c81d-4633-83bb-058d56bea9b8
Statement: Obamacare will drive 2.5 million Americans out of the workforce.
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: March 24, 2014
Location: florida
Topics: health care;jobs
Context: a television ad from Let's Get to Work
Fact-check justification: Scott's TV ad says, "Obamacare will drive 2.5 million Americans out of the workforce." The ad suggests it is an actual quote in a February Congressional Budget Office report, but we didn’t find that quote in the report. The statement relates to a CBO report that says workers who can now receive subsidized insurance will cut back on hours equivalent to about 2.5 million full-time workers by 2024. The ad is  because the equivalent of those hours does not translate to 2.5 million actual workers, and by stating they will be driven out of the workforce suggests it’s against their will. We rate this  .
Statement: A majority of Americans have voted for a party that … wants a world in which you cannot call your parents mom and dad.
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: January 4, 2021
Location: national
Topics: congress;families;legal issues;wisconsin
Context: News release
Fact-check justification: Grothman claimed Democrats want "a world in which you cannot call your parents mom and dad."  Grothman has a small point, in that the new rules are laying down a marker for how Democrats in the House hope people will behave and treat others in general, not just in limited circumstances. Indeed, House leaders touted the fact they were leading by example.  But he dramatically overstates the impact, which he acknowledged in his news release is "largely symbolic." The rules do not apply to every day life, or constrain Grothman or anyone else from referring to their mother and father as, well, Mom and Dad. And that was the core of his . We rate his  .
Statement: 40 percent of U.S. gun sales "are occurring outside of" licensed gun dealers.
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: January 29, 2013
Location: wisconsin
Topics: criminal justice;government regulation;public health;guns
Context: an interview
Fact-check justification: But after further review, Obama was given "two Pinocchios" out of a possible four -- the Fact Checker’s rating for a statement that contains "significant omissions and/or exaggerations." Our rating Barrett said 40 percent of U.S. gun sales "are occurring outside of" licensed gun dealers. Like others, Barrett made the  without saying that the study he relies is from 1997. And expert opinion on the figure he cites is mixed, at best. We rate the statement .
Statement: Says Hillary Clinton "promised, running for the Senate years ago, 200,000 jobs for upstate New York. ... Not only didn't they come, but they lost so many jobs.
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: September 27, 2016
Location: national
Topics: candidate biography;jobs
Context: Fla
Fact-check justification: Trump said Clinton "promised, running for the Senate years ago, 200,000 jobs for upstate New York. ... Not only didn't they come, but they lost so many jobs." Trump is right that Clinton failed to bring 200,000 jobs to upstate New York, whether you’re counting all jobs or just jobs in the private sector. His  that the region actually lost jobs is accurate for private-sector jobs. But looking at the total employment picture, the region actually added between 3,800 and 52,000 jobs depending on how you define upstate New York. We rate his  . https://www.sharethefacts.co/share/3c423d39-1e30-4f66-90eb-8a816d2eeb0e
Statement: DACA was "a mere memo from the Department of Homeland security under Barack Obama, which violated the laws.
Speaker: roy moore
About the speaker: Roy Moore is a lawyer, judge, activist and Republican politician from Alabama. Moore ran unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate in 2017. He served as judge of the Sixteenth Judicial Court of Alabama from 1992 until he was elected Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court in 2000. He was removed from his position in 2003 for refusing to remove a Ten Commandments monument he installed in the Alabama Judicial Building. He then served as president of the Foundation for Moral Law, a Christian activist group, until 2012 when he was once again elected Chief Justice.
Date: September 21, 2017
Location: national
Topics: immigration;homeland security
Context: a debate
Fact-check justification: Moore said DACA was "a mere memo from the Department of Homeland security under Barack Obama, which violated the laws." The DACA program was part of a 2012 Homeland Security memo that said Dreamers would not be the focus of deportation efforts. It didn’t grant Dreamers legal status and only gave them temporary protection from deportation. While critics have called the guidance executive overreach and argued it is illegal, there has been no court ruling calling the policy unconstitutional. It remained in place until the Trump administration announced its end. Moore may feel DACA violated law, and the program has faced legal challenges, but he can’t make that  as a definitive statement of fact. We rate his statement .
Statement: Says that in a hearing, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords suggested to Gen. David Petraeus that the Army "put more emphasis on less environmentally damaging methods, like stabbing or clubbing enemy forces in order to minimize the carbon output.
Speaker: chain email
About the speaker: Chain emails circulate on the Internet, usually anonymously, making a variety of political claims.
Date: February 24, 2011
Location: national
Topics: environment;energy;military
Context: a chain e-mail
Fact-check justification: UPDATE: Shortly after we posted the story, the man who wrote the satirical post in July 2010 returned our e-mail. "I have been writing about 300 satirical pieces a year since 2005," said John Semmens. "Only once did I directly see one passed around as real news." Semmens said he has been contacted by journalists about a half dozen times over six years, so seeing one of his pieces circulate in this way strikes him as "a relatively unusual event."
Statement: We have 33,000 people a year who die from guns.
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: October 19, 2016
Location: national
Topics: crime;public safety;guns
Context: the third 2016 presidential debate
Fact-check justification: Clinton said, "We have 33,000 people a year who die from guns." She’s correct that all deaths from guns have exceeded 33,000 during the most recent three years for which we have data. That said, it’s worth noting that roughly two-thirds of these were suicides. We rate her  . https://www.sharethefacts.co/share/9a3e1667-84ed-4192-ab02-8c907f1714a0
Statement: As attorney general, Catherine Cortez Masto "opposed tougher laws on methamphetamine dealers.
Speaker: club for growth
About the speaker: The Club for Growth is an anti-tax group.
Date: October 5, 2022
Location: nevada
Topics: drugs;elections;ad watch
Context: an ad
Fact-check justification: The opposition came after law enforcement officials told legislators that the bills would likely criminalize meth users rather than go after drug dealers.   The group led by Cortez Masto also supported other bills and initiatives intended to mitigate  Nevada’s meth crisis. Cortez Masto also opposed reducing sentences for immigrants convicted of meth trafficking. The ad contains an element of  but ignores critical facts that would give a different impression. We rate this  .
Statement: Says his opponent for NC Insurance Commissioner is a "perennial candidate" over 30 years.
Speaker: wayne goodwin
About the speaker: Wayne Goodwin is chairman of the NC Democratic Party and a candidate for Insurance Commissioner.
Date: December 14, 2019
Location: north carolina
Topics: elections
Context: a tweet
Fact-check justification: Goodwin referred to Causey as a 30-year "perennial candidate" for the "same office." He’s got a point: Causey has run for insurance commissioner a lot since 1992. Those familiar with the term’s use in political circles may find the description off-base when applied to Causey.  But Goodwin’s  is  accurate. It just needs a little clarification and additional information. We rate it .
Statement: For the votes that we got, I think we spent, on average, two bucks a pop. Compared to 42 bucks" for incumbent Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele.
Speaker: chris larson
About the speaker: Chris Larson, a Milwaukee Democrat, was elected to the Wisconsin state Senate in November 2010. A former member of the Milwaukee County Board, he is a candidate for Milwaukee County executive in 2016.
Date: April 5, 2016
Location: wisconsin
Topics: campaign finance
Context: a press release
Fact-check justification: Our rating In conceding defeat, Larson claimed he spent about $2 per vote received while Abele spent $42. Our calculation shows the gap, based on current reports, is more like $26 to $1.70 -- but it will grow somewhat by the time final reports are filed in July. Larson’s broader point about being vastly outspent was correct. Although he was right on the concept, he was far off on the numbers. We rate his  .
Statement: It is a result of the $300 per month that working parents are now receiving for their young children that we have reduced childhood poverty in the United States by 50%.
Speaker: bernie sanders
About the speaker: Bernie Sanders is a senator from Vermont. Sanders was first elected to the Senate in 2007 and was re-elected in 2012 and 2018. The senator also ran an unsuccessful presidential campaign in 2016, losing the Democratic primary to Hillary Clinton. From 1991 until 2007, he was the representative of Vermont’s At-Large District of the House of Representatives. Sanders was the mayor of Burlington from 1981 to 1989. He received a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Chicago. In 2019, he announced he was running for the Democratic nomination for president and dropped out in April 2020.
Date: August 29, 2021
Location: iowa
Topics: children;poverty
Context: a speech
Fact-check justification: Sanders was specific in his Cedar Rapids statement, that the $300 monthly payment working parents receive has reduced U.S. childhood poverty 50%. He stated that as fact, not a projection.  Researchers from Columbia University and the Urban Institute project that childhood poverty in the U.S. will fall this year by more than one half, from 16.1% in 2020. However, this is just a projection; more than three months remain in 2021, and it will take additional time for official data to be released.  Because this drop is expected by credible research but hasn’t happened yet, we rate the statement .
Statement: If you paid rent in March or April, "they got to give" you your money back.
Speaker: facebook posts
About the speaker: Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.
 
Date: April 22, 2020
Topics: housing;facebook fact-checks;coronavirus
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: Also, you would not owe any rent or mortgage payments until 30 days after the end date of the COVID-19 emergency declaration signed by President Donald Trump.   As it is, though, no action has yet been taken on the bill, other than it being referred to the House Committee on Financial Service. A service used by GovTrack.us, which tracks legislation, says the bill has a 4% chance of being passed. This post makes it sound like it’s a done deal. We rate it .
Statement: In the 2012 election, there were more votes cast than registered voters in St. Lucie County, and Palm Beach County had 141 percent turnout.
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 5, 2016
Location: florida
Topics: elections
Context: a viral image
Fact-check justification: The post makes two claims about voting in Florida counties during the 2012 presidential election. Both are . The figures cited about St. Lucie County mix up the number of votes cast with the number of cards cast. The Palm Beach County  uses an erroneous percentage, with no real source. The post’s digs at Florida rate . https://www.sharethefacts.co/share/8d8e1cc4-149a-4c31-956c-c0d2654ef1d7
Statement: U.S. military uniforms are manufactured in China.
Speaker: anthony gemma
About the speaker: Anthony Gemma is the former president and CEO of Gem Plumbing who ran unsuccessfully for Congress in the 1st District in 2010 and in 2012. He headed up his family's company from 2001 to 2008 when he left to start Mediapeel, a marketing firm. Gemma is also the co-founder and president of the Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource Foundation.
Date: August 28, 2012
Location: rhode island
Topics: china;economy;homeland security;foreign policy;military;small business;trade
Context: an online debate
Fact-check justification: Anthony Gemma, raising a question during an Aug. 28 debate appearance, said uniforms for U.S. soldiers "are manufactured in China." But federal law prohibits the military from buying foreign-made uniforms without special authorization, stemming from the Berry Amendment of more than 70 years ago. We could find no  that any U.S. military uniforms are currently being made outside the United States. Even a search of the Internet, where you can usually find "support" for just about any idea, uncovered only one instance, involving the Army berets, and that was more than a decade ago. Perhaps some knockoff uniforms sold to the public come from foreign countries. But those aren't uniforms for our soldiers. We don't know where Gemma buys his clothing, but regardless of its origin, we hope he has flame-retardant undies because the -O-Meter rules this   a  ! (Get updates from PolitiFact Rhode Island on Twitter: @politifactri . To comment or offer your ruling, visit us on our PolitiFact Rhode Island Facebook page.)
Statement: During the George W. Bush period, there were 13 attacks on various embassies and consulates around the world. Sixty people died.
Speaker: john garamendi
About the speaker: John Garamendi is a Democrat who represents California's 3rd congressional district.
Date: May 5, 2014
Location: national
Topics: history;foreign policy;terrorism
Context: an interview on MSNBC's "The Ed Show"
Fact-check justification: Garamendi said that "during the George W. Bush period, there were 13 attacks on various embassies and consulates around the world. Sixty people died." There are actually different ways to count the number of attacks, especially when considering attacks on ambassadors and embassy personnel who were traveling to or from embassy property. Overall, we found Garamendi slightly understated the number of deadly attacks and total fatalities, even using a strict definition. Garamendi’s  is accurate but needs clarification or additional information, so we rate it .
Statement: The first professional baseball team was from an Ohio city.
Speaker: yvette mcgee brown
About the speaker: Yvette McGee Brown is a justice for the Ohio Supreme Court, appointed by Gov. Ted Strickland to fill a vacancy created by the 2010 elections. She also was Strickland's running mate in the 2010 gubernatorial election.
Date: June 22, 2010
Location: ohio
Topics: baseball
Context: speech on urban issues
Fact-check justification: "I can’t say that I’m 100 percent sure," Schecter said. "I think that’s very unlikely because it would have been uncovered by now." Because it appears that no other team fielded a lineup of fully-professional players prior to the Cincinnati Red Stockings in 1869, we rule this  to be . If only all the calls made on the diamond were so clear-cut. Comment on this item .
Statement: There is currently no ability to vet these people," referring to Syrian refugees.
Speaker: ben carson
About the speaker: Dr. Ben Carson is President Donald Trump's secretary for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. A retired pediatric neurosurgeon, Carson ran as a Republican for president in 2016. He owns homes in West Palm Beach and Maryland.
Date: November 16, 2015
Location: national
Topics: immigration;homeland security;foreign policy;terrorism
Context: an official statement posted on Facebook
Fact-check justification: Carson said, "There is currently no ability to vet these people," referring to Syrian refugees. The United States vets refugees through a process that involves multiple federal and international groups and that typically takes one to two years. Refugees undergo security checks, interviews, medical screenings and other steps. Carson has a point that there is some concern over insufficient data, though some say the concern is exaggerated. Even if there are gaps and challenges in the vetting process, it’s a far cry to say there’s no ability at all to vet refugees. We rate Carson’s  .
Statement: If Rhode Island does a hybrid [retirement] plan we'll be the first state in the nation to do this.''
Speaker: lincoln chafee
About the speaker: Lincoln Chafee is running for the Democratic nomination for president in 2016. He served one four-year term as Rhode Island's governor, beginning on Jan. 4, 2011. He was the first Independent to be elected to that office. He subsequently became a Democrat. As a Republican, he served as mayor of Warwick from 1992 to 1999, when he was appointed to the U.S. Senate following the death of his father, Sen. John H. Chafee. He was elected to a full Senate term in 2000. He is married with three children. In April 2015 he formed an exploratory committee to consider running for President.
Date: October 24, 2011
Location: rhode island
Topics: pensions;public service;retirement;workers
Context: a hearing
Fact-check justification: The ruling Governor Chafee was clearly  when he told state lawmakers that if they approve his administration’s pension reforms, Rhode Island would "be the first state in the nation’’ to adopt a hybrid plan. These types of plans have been widely publicized in the national media and on the National Association of State Retirement Administrator’s web site, and our research found at least seven other states offer hybrid pension plans, some dating back to the 1990s. We rule his statement  . (Get updates from PolitiFactRI on Twitter . To comment or offer your ruling, visit us on our PolitiFact Rhode Island Facebook page.)
Statement: Type-2 diabetes gummies nets the biggest deal in 'Shark Tank' history!
Speaker: bloggers
About the speaker: Blog posting on the Internet
Date: August 2, 2021
Topics: facebook fact-checks
Context: a blog post
Fact-check justification: In 2014, sisters Donna and Rosy Khalife pitched "Surprise Ride," a box subscription service for children. But we found no  that they reprised their role as contestants on the show to pitch a CBD gummy venture. We reached out to Fat Brain Toys, which acquired Surprise Ride in 2018, but didn’t hear back.   However, Rosy Khalife told USA Today that neither she nor Donna Khalife have any connection to the product and have never pitched CBD gummies on "Shark Tank. "  We rate this post .
Statement: White man asked black friend to impregnate his wife to fight 'white privilege.'
Speaker: facebook posts
About the speaker: Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.
 
Date: July 5, 2019
Topics: fake news;facebook fact-checks
Context: a post on Facebook
Fact-check justification: On Facebook, though, the screenshot lacks context, and someone has stamped the word "cuck" on the forehead of the man pictured. In the post’s comments, other Facebook users appear to believe the story’s authentic.   "That is literally pathetic," one person said.   No, it’s actually just . We rate this post .
Statement: The United States is now the No. 1 energy producer in the world. That happened just recently.
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: September 29, 2018
Location: west virginia
Topics: energy
Context: Wheeling, W.Va
Fact-check justification: Trump said, "The United States is now the No. 1 energy producer in the world. That happened just recently." The United States does rank first internationally in petroleum, crude oil, and natural gas production, though it ranks third in the world in coal production. Meanwhile, only for crude oil was the No. 1 spot achieved recently. For petroleum and natural gas, the United States has ranked first for years. We rate the statement .