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Statement: The Kurds are much safer right now.
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 16, 2019
Location: national
Topics: foreign policy;military
Context: answering questions from reporters
Fact-check justification: Trump said: "The Kurds are much safer right now." In the days since Trump announced the U.S. withdrawal from the Syrian border with Turkey, Turkey has attacked the area, killing scores of Kurds and displacing thousands more. And the Turkish president, who views the Kurds as terrorists, has vowed not to heed calls for a ceasefire. We rate Trump’s statement .
Statement: Police officer is "the occupation with the highest suicide rate of any profession.
Speaker: facebook posts
About the speaker: Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.
 
Date: June 17, 2020
Topics: criminal justice;public health;facebook fact-checks
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: A Facebook post claims police officer is "the occupation with the highest suicide rate of any profession." Data is limited, but what is available does not indicate police officer is at the top. We rate the post .
Statement: One third of our age group (Millennials) have moved back in with their parents.
Speaker: joseph yost
About the speaker: Del. Joseph Yost, R-Montgomery, was elected to the General Assembly in 2012.
Date: February 16, 2015
Location: virginia
Topics: families;jobs
Context: a floor speech
Fact-check justification: Yost says one-third of Millennials "have moved back in with their parents." He has the fraction right, but omits an important detail. This issue is not unique to Millennials. The proportion of 18- to 31-year-olds living with parents has been pretty steady over the years; it was 32 percent in 1968 and, after an increase in 2012, returned to 32 percent last year. It should also be made clear that Yost’s statistic refers to the percentage of Millennials living with their parents. Yost, in saying one-third "have moved back in with their parents," suggests that one in three returned to the fold after trying to set out on their own. But some in this group -- the Pew study doesn’t say how many  -- never left home to begin with. Because it lacks context, we rate Yost’s statement .
Statement: Says the success of his economic agenda is supported by the fact "we went from unemployment at 9.2 percent when I decided to run for governor four years ago to two points lower.
Speaker: scott walker
About the speaker: Scott Walker, a Republican, is the former governor of Wisconsin. He was first elected in November 2010. He survived a recall election in 2012, defeating Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett after igniting controversy with a bill curtailing public-employee union collective-bargaining rights.  He won re-election to a four-year term in November 2014 and was a 2016 presidential candidate before dropping out in September of 2015. He was defeated by Tony Evers in the 2018 gubernatorial election. Walker is a former Milwaukee County executive and former member of the state Assembly.
Date: June 16, 2013
Location: wisconsin
Topics: economy;jobs
Context: a television interview
Fact-check justification: His decision came at an earlier date, when the unemployment rate was either much lower (at the time of his official announcement) or even lower than that (when he was unofficially running). Finally, the construction of the  is  in part on the issue of who gets credit for the improvement. He discloses that he’s going back in time before he was governor but omits Doyle’s record and claims the "success" as his, glossing over the fact that only one-third of the gains took place on his watch. There’s an element of  here, but critical facts are left out. That’s why we’re rating his statement .
Statement: Georgia crackdown on illegal immigration costs state farmers $400 million last year.
Speaker: charlie flemming
About the speaker: Charlie Flemming is president of the Atlanta-North Georgia Labor Council.
Date: May 11, 2012
Location: georgia
Topics: immigration
Context: a speech
Fact-check justification: It’s not completely clear that HB 87 is responsible for all of the farm losses. But even if it is, the amount of those losses if far less than he stated. There’s a kernel of  to what he said. But just a kernel. That’s fits our definition of .
Statement: More than 20 million people are at risk of dying from starvation within 6 months in 4 nations.
Speaker: joseph crowley
About the speaker: Joseph Crowley is the U.S. Representative for New York's 14th Congressional District.
Date: April 7, 2017
Topics: global news service;foreign policy
Context: a tweet
Fact-check justification: Crowley said that 20 million people are at risk of dying from starvation within six months in four nations. That’s in line with the assessments of two U.N. officials who say the threat is of historic proportions. We rate this  .
Statement: Since the Affordable Care Act passed, 90 percent of job growth has been in full-time positions.
Speaker: alan krueger
About the speaker: Alan Krueger chairs the president's Council of Economic Advisers. He has been assistant secretary for economic policy and chief economist at the U.S. Department of the Treasury. He is on leave from his post as professor of economics and public affairs at Princeton University.
Date: August 2, 2013
Location: national
Topics: economy;jobs;workers
Context: an interview with Bloomberg television
Fact-check justification: Krueger said that "since the Affordable Care Act passed, 90 percent of job growth has been in full-time positions." The statistics show that 87 percent of the increase in jobs between March 2010 and July 2013 consisted of full-time jobs. A shorter time frame would show the opposite pattern, but on the numbers, Krueger is right. We rate the  .
Statement: While Mandel's been busy traveling the country raising campaign money, he hasn't shown up for work.
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: September 8, 2012
Location: ohio
Topics: message machine 2012;negative campaigning
Context: a campaign commercial
Fact-check justification: During the time he has been state treasurer, the state’s credit rating for it’s STAR Ohio investment fund has remained at the top level. It is not uncommon for politicians to run for higher office while holding an elected seat, and the that can have an impact on the amount of time they are in their current jobs. But the implication of the  in the Brown campaign ad is that Mandel has neglected his duties as state treasurer while he campaigns for Senate. While there is support for the  that he has been out of the office, we don’t see  that the office is not functioning properly. On the -O-Meter, the  rates .
Statement: Zero Planned Parenthood facilities are licensed to do mammograms. Planned Parenthood, women don't need you!
Speaker: alliance defending freedom
About the speaker: Alliance Defending Freedom is a conservative Christian legal organization.
Date: August 3, 2015
Location: georgia
Topics: abortion
Context: a Twitter post
Fact-check justification: Covert videos showing discussions of fetal tissue sales have reignited the abortion debate nationally and in Georgia. In an effort to debunk defenders that Planned Parenthood provides essential women’s health services in addition to abortions, an anti-abortion group claimed that none of the organization’s clinics is licensed to provide mammograms. Federal data and Planned Parenthood’s own documents back up the  from the Alliance Defending Freedom. However, that narrow bit of information ignores that Planned Parenthood physicians perform the clinical exams that lead to referrals for a mammogram or other specialized breast care. The physical exam is a necessary step in the process of getting the screening, although ADF has a valid point that other physicians could provide that piece of the process. That puts the  in the realm that won’t make either side happy: partially accurate but  without additional details. We rate the  .
Statement: Russia has never attacked anyone throughout its history.
Speaker: dmitry peskov
About the speaker: Dmitry Peskov has served since 2012 as the deputy chief of staff of the presidential executive office in Russia and press secretary to President Vladimir Putin. 
Date: February 20, 2022
Topics: history;foreign policy;military;ukraine;russia
Context: an interview with a Russian TV network
Fact-check justification: Peskov said, "Russia has never attacked anyone throughout its history." Historians cite upwards of a dozen examples dating back to the 1500s in which Russia or the Soviet Union attacked another country without being militarily attacked first.  Russia may offer various justifications for why it attacked another country in these instances, but contrary to Peskov’s statement, each of these examples did involve militarily unprovoked actions by Russia or the Soviet Union. We rate the statement .
Statement: Says Alex Sink's plans for governor include $12.5 billion in new spending.
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: October 20, 2010
Location: florida
Topics: education;state budget;transportation
Context: a Leadership Florida/Florida Press Association debate
Fact-check justification: And Scott hypothesizes that Sink wants to add funding for needs-based student aid rather than simply reallocate existing funding. We think it's certainly fair for Scott to question Sink on how she proposes to pay for something like high-speed rail in Florida (since she hasn't offered a plan), but it's disingenuous to suggest her plan is to simply add that $9.2 billion cost to a $70 billion state budget in one lump sum. It's similarly disingenuous to ignore all the policy statements where Sink says she can save money -- by reforming state contracting, reducing state office space and eliminating unneeded management positions. There are just too many holes in this . We rate it .
Statement: The 5-4 decisions the Supreme Court reaches "are going up.
Speaker: stephen carter
About the speaker: Stephen L. Carter is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Yale, where he has taught since 1982. 
Date: October 9, 2018
Topics: legal issues;supreme court;punditfact
Context: an interview
Fact-check justification: Carter said that the 5-4 decisions the Supreme Court reaches "are going up." The most recent Supreme Court term had a higher rate of 5-4 decisions than the previous two terms. However, the data since at least 2005 shows 5-4 decisions are not trending upward. Carter himself said he misspoke, and meant to say there was a perception that such cases were on the rise. We rate this .
Statement: In the period from 2007 to 2011, the Office of Health Insurance Commissioner reported an 18 percent decline in the state's total medical spending.
Speaker: joshua miller
About the speaker: Sen. Joshua Miller, a Democrat, represents District 28 in the Rhode Island State Senate. The district includes portions of Warwick and Cranston.
Date: March 1, 2013
Location: rhode island
Topics: health care
Context: a news release
Fact-check justification: Sen. Joshua Miller said, "In the period from 2007 to 2011, the Office of Health Insurance Commissioner reported an 18 percent decline in the state’s total medical spending." In touting Rhode Island’s progress in "cost containment," Miller’s accurate but limited citation of a report gives the impression that overall medical costs are falling in Rhode Island. But his news release left out some important context: that spending by insurers has fallen mainly because it reflected spending on fewer people. In fact, in recent years, per-person costs have increased. That full context is required to provide a  picture of how Rhode Island is doing in controlling health-care costs. So we rule Miller’s   . (If you have a  you’d like PolitiFact Rhode Island to check, e-mail us at [email protected] And follow us on Twitter: @politifactri.)
Statement: Says "72% of refugees admitted into U.S. (2/3 -2/11) during COURT BREAKDOWN are from 7 countries: SYRIA, IRAQ, SOMALIA, IRAN, SUDAN, LIBYA & YEMEN.
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: February 12, 2017
Location: national
Topics: immigration
Context: a tweet
Fact-check justification: Trump said that 72 percent of the refugees admitted into United States between Feb. 3 and Feb. 11 were from seven countries his executive order targets. According to the Refugee Processing Center, of the 1,462 refugees entering the United States between that time frame, roughly 72 percent were from Syria, Iran, Iraq, Somalia, Syria and Sudan. No refugees were from Libya and Yemen. We rate Trump’s  . https://www.sharethefacts.co/share/364b2394-dfb6-425b-ba8e-5811aa0694f0
Statement: Says Republican candidates in Oregon are "advocating violence" against gays.
Speaker: basic rights oregon
About the speaker: Basic Rights Oregon describes itself as a 501(c)(4) organization, focusing primarily on policy and legislative changes "that contribute to a more fair and equal Oregon. 2007's historic domestic partnership and anti-discrimination legislation are prime examples of the work of Basic Rights Oregon."
Date: October 12, 2010
Location: oregon
Topics: lgbtq
Context: an e-mail
Fact-check justification: Blackmun concedes that the e-mail could have done with a bit of editing. It would have been fairer, she said, had the e-mail read something to the effect of "it’s shocking that an adviser to candidates in Oregon would be so blatantly anti-gay." "We made a ," Blackmun said. "The additional words would have made it clearer." We find the  that Senate Republicans are advocating violence against gays .   Comment on this story.
Statement: Hillary Clinton killed in monster truck mishap.
Speaker: daily world update
About the speaker: Daily World Update is a fake news site promoting false information. 
Date: May 1, 2018
Topics: fake news;punditfact
Context: a headline
Fact-check justification: The latest story said Clinton was sitting at the Chappaqua Motor Speedway in upstate New York (spoiler: it doesn’t exist) "when 11 tons of American steel and irony jumped the rails, injuring thirty-five people and killing Clinton." Clinton’s Twitter feed shows what she has actually been up to, and it doesn’t involve monster truck rolls. On April 30, she said she was headed to an event in New York City for Onward Together , an organization she founded with former Gov. Howard Dean after the 2016 election to work on progressive causes. Clinton is alive. This story rates .
Statement: Since 2008, we have cut 5,000 positions" from Virginia public schools.
Speaker: terry mcauliffe
About the speaker: Terry McAuliffe, a Democrat, was elected governor of Virginia on Nov. 5, 2013. He received 47.8 percent of the vote in defeating Republican Ken Cuccinelli, who came in at 45.2 percent. Robert Sarvis, a Libertarian, finished a distant third with 6.5 percent.
McAuliffe's inaguration as Virginia's 72nd governor is scheduled on Jan. 11, 2014.
McAuliffe, a wealthy businessman and noted political fundraiser, was co-chairman of President Bill Clinton's 1996 reelection campaign. He was chairman of the Democratic National Committee from 2001 to 2005 and chairman of Hillary Clinton's unsuccessful presidential campaign in 2008. In 2009, McAuliffe unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination for Virginia governor.
McAuliffe was born in Syracuse, N.Y., on Feb. 9, 1957. He has a bachelor's degree from The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C., and a law degree from Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C. McAuliffe has lived in Fairfax County for more than 20 years, is married and has five children.
 
Date: December 3, 2015
Location: virginia
Topics: education;jobs;state budget
Context: a news conference
Fact-check justification: McAuliffe told journalists, "Since 2008, we have cut 5,000 positions" in state public schools. The actual number is 4,811, but we won’t carp with the rounding up. In a similar statement on a radio show, the governor said "about 5,000 jobs." It should be noted that about one-fourth of the positions belonged to instructors and that the vast majority of lost jobs affected support staff. That said, we rate McAuliffe’s statement .
Statement: Companies that use prison labor: Whole Foods, McDonald's, Walmart, Victoria's Secret, AT&T, Bank of America, Starbucks, Wendy's.
Speaker: instagram posts
About the speaker: Posters on Instagram, where people share photos and graphics and sometimes add filters.
Date: June 2, 2020
Topics: corporations;criminal justice
Context: an Instagram post
Fact-check justification: Whole Foods, Victoria’s Secret, AT&T, Bank of America, Starbucks, and Wendy’s told PolitiFact that they do not use prison labor or rely on suppliers that do. Walmart said it has some suppliers that use voluntary inmate labor. McDonald’s did not provide information and we found no  confirmation that it uses prison labor or contracts companies that hire inmates. The post contains an element of  but ignores critical facts that would give a different impression. We rate it .
Statement: Says Chris Dudley thinks Oregon's minimum wage is too high.
Speaker: john kitzhaber
About the speaker: John Kitzhaber, a Democrat, was governor of Oregon for two terms, starting in 1995. He was inaugurated in 2011 for an unprecedented third term.
He was elected to the Oregon Legislature in 1978, rising to the position of Senate President. He spearheaded the Oregon Health Plan as a legislator and as governor. Kitzhaber graduated from Dartmouth College and the University of Oregon Medical School (now Oregon Health & Science University). He worked as an emergency room physician in Roseburg from 1974 to 1988.
Date: October 14, 2010
Location: oregon
Topics: jobs;message machine 2010
Context: a television ad
Fact-check justification: Dudley said he "agrees" with the questioner on the issue, but now his campaign says he was merely acknowledging a theory. But if Dudley is ducking, Kitzhaber is stretching. Oregon Democrats and Kitzhaber go too far in claiming that Dudley thinks waitresses make too much money and that he wants to lower the minimum wage. Nevertheless, any reasonable person watching the original exchange would believe that Dudley agrees the minimum wage is too high or, at the least, problematic -- despite what his camp says now. We rate the  .   Comment on this item.
Statement: Under Republican Governor Chris Christie, tolls cost more. Train and bus rides cost more. College tuition goes up. But Christie protected a tax cut for millionaires.
Speaker: one new jersey
About the speaker: One New Jersey is a 501(c)4 advocacy organization that opposes Gov. Chris Christie's policies.
Date: May 3, 2013
Location: new jersey
Topics: education;transportation;taxes
Context: A radio ad
Fact-check justification: Part of an ad about Christie claims, "Under Republican Governor Chris Christie, tolls cost more. Train and bus rides cost more. College tuition goes up. But Christie protected a tax cut for millionaires." The ad is correct that tolls, train and bus fares, and college tuition increased on Christie’s watch but disregards that some of those increases resulted because the governor slashed funding in an effort to close budget gaps. As for protecting a tax cut for millionaires, we’ve heard this one before and we’ll point out again that Christie technically didn’t cut the millionaire’s tax since it expired before he took office. Still, opinions vary wildly on that . We rate this portion of the ad . To comment on this story, go to NJ.com .
Statement: The Koch Brothers are "spending more money than either the Democratic or Republican parties" in the 2016 elections.
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: October 28, 2015
Location: virginia
Topics: campaign finance;elections
Context: a speech
Fact-check justification: Sanders said "one family" - the Koch brothers - will spend more than either major political party in the 2016 campaign. Since it’s too early to know what each party will spend on the next year’s elections, Sanders bases his  on what each party’s congressional and presidential campaign committees spent in the 2012 cycle. That came to $647 million by Democrats and $675 million by Republicans. These, however, are low-ball figures. When spending by the parties’ state and local committees are considered, the total rises to about $1.1 billion for Democrats and $1 billion for Republicans. On the other hand, Sanders high-balls the Kochs’ plans, pointing their announced goal in January to raise $900 million and not their updated estimate last month of raising $750 million. In either case, the Kochs made it clear that most of the money would not come from their own pockets but from a political network of anonymous contributors. Sanders also overlooks the Kochs’ assurances that only one-third of the money will go to political campaigns, with the remainder dedicated to research and educational programs that "promote a culture of freedom." So anyway you dice it, it does not appear that the Koch brothers will outspend either one of the major political parties in next year’s elections. The burden is on Sanders to prove otherwise, and he falls short. We rate his statement .