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Statement: Gov. Ron DeSantis sealed "all beaches" in Florida.
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: April 22, 2023
Location: florida
Topics: public health;coronavirus
Context: a statement
Fact-check justification: Trump's  contains an element of  but ignores critical facts that would give a different impression. We rate it . RELATED:   Did Donald Trump tell governors to close states during the pandemic? The answer is complicated
Statement: Says the proposed fiscal year 2013 budget "is still below the level of state spending when I took office.
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: state budget
Context: his budget speech
Fact-check justification: In his Feb. 21 budget speech, Christie claimed in regard to his proposed fiscal year 2013 budget: "While this represents minimal growth from last year, it is still below the level of state spending when I took office." According to state Treasury documents, Christie is accurate. The proposed budget is $32.146 billion -- about $5 million less than the $32.151 billion spending plan in place when Christie took office. We rate the statement . To comment on this ruling, go to NJ.com .
Statement: David Simpson actually voted for driver's licenses for illegal immigrants.
Speaker: bryan hughes
About the speaker: Bryan Hughes of Mineola, a Texas House member since 2003, is a 2016 candidate to represent District 1 in the Texas Senate.
Date: December 1, 2015
Location: texas
Topics: immigration;transportation;voting record
Context: a campaign press release
Fact-check justification: Hughes said Simpson "voted for driver's licenses for illegal immigrants." No such vote occurred. In the clearest vote we could find, Simpson voted to make it harder, not easier, to obtain licenses when, in 2011, he joined nearly every House member in approving a new mandate that applicants for driver’s licenses be required to document their legal residency. But we did find an element of  to Hughes’ statement. Simpson voted in 2013 for an unsuccessful proposal that could generously be interpreted as foreseeing a path to individuals living here without authorization getting resident driving permits, though significantly such permits as sought by Alonzo and others didn’t (and don’t) exist. We rate this  .  – The statement contains an element of  but ignores critical facts that would give a different impression. Click here for  more  on the six PolitiFact ratings and how we select facts to check.
Statement: Republicans on the Joint Finance Committee removed more than $8 billion in spending increases from Gov. Evers' budget proposal.
Speaker: wisconsin assembly gop
About the speaker:  Wisconsin Assembly Republican caucus.
Date: May 7, 2021
Location: wisconsin
Topics: state budget;taxes
Context: Twitter
Fact-check justification: In a tweet, the Assembly GOP said "Republicans on the Joint Finance Committee removed more than $8 billion in spending increases from Gov. Evers' budget proposal." The GOP-led committee did return the 2021-23 budget proposal to previous spending levels, which negated the increases proposed by Evers. But the  doesn’t acknowledge that Republicans took away potential revenue sources and will likely put spending increases back in the budget as they draft their plan. A statement is  when it is accurate but needs clarification or additional information. That fits here.
Statement: Says the New York Giants "train in New Jersey, they play in New Jersey and most of their players live in New Jersey.
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: January 22, 2012
Location: new jersey
Topics: sports
Context: an interview on “Meet the Press”
Fact-check justification: Christie claimed the New York Giants are New Jersey’s team. "They train in New Jersey, they play in New Jersey and most of their players live in New Jersey," he said. The Giants have called East Rutherford home since 1976 and started playing in its current stadium in 2010. For 15 years the team held its summer training camp at the University at Albany, but this year’s camp was held in New Jersey at the team’s regular-season training facility. And every player on the team’s current roster calls New Jersey home during football season, according to a Giants spokesman. We’ll leave the debate on whether that makes the Giants New Jersey’s team to gridiron fans, but we rate Christie’s statement . To comment on this ruling, go to NJ.com .
Statement: I am "the first Latina to run for governor of Texas.
Speaker: miriam martinez
About the speaker: Miriam Martinez is running for governor in 2014.
Date: November 11, 2013
Location: texas
Topics: candidate biography;elections;history;race and ethnicity
Context: her campaign website
Fact-check justification: Martinez said that she’s the first Latina to run for governor of Texas. Election results indicate she is at least the second Latina aspirant behind Aguado, a Democrat who ran in 2010. We rate this , since amended on Martinez’s website, as .  – The statement is not accurate. Click here for more on the six PolitiFact ratings and how we select facts to check.
Statement: Says Florida had five sanctuary cities while Jeb Bush was governor.
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: July 11, 2015
Location: florida
Topics: immigration
Context: Phoenix
Fact-check justification: Trump said Florida had five sanctuary cities while Bush was governor.  There’s no legal definition of a sanctuary city, and therefore no official classification. A federal report from 2006, when Bush was governor, didn’t name any Florida cities. We found one list on the Internet that claimed five Florida locations as current sanctuary cities, but the supporting  was virtually nonexistent. City officials told us they weren’t sure why their cities were on the list. For lack of , we rate Trump’s statement .
Statement: Under Scott Walker, the Department of Corrections has only 18 people tracking 25,000 sex offenders" and "there are nearly 3,000 sex offenders that are unaccounted for.
Speaker: tony evers
About the speaker: Tony Evers, a Democrat, was elected Wisconsin governor in November 2018. His term begins in January 2019. Evers has served as the Wisconsin superintendent of public instruction, a non-partisan position, since 2009. He previously worked as a teacher and school district administrator.
Date: September 26, 2018
Location: wisconsin
Topics: criminal justice;legal issues;public safety
Context: a campaign ad
Fact-check justification: But the ad uses real numbers to create distortions. There are 18 sex offender registration specialists, but thousands more are involved in keeping tabs on the 25,000 offenders -- many of whom are still behind bars. There are nearly 3,000 offenders deemed "non-compliant," but that is different than "unaccounted for." A report offered a much smaller figure for those who had absconded -- that is, were refusing to keep in touch with DOC agents. For a statement that contains an element of  but ignores critical facts that would give a different impression, our rating is .
Statement: Says Mitch McConnell voted "three times for corporate tax breaks that send Kentucky jobs overseas.
Speaker: alison lundergan grimes
About the speaker: Alison Lundergan Grimes is a Democrat challenging Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., for his Senate seat in 2014. She currently serves as Kentucky's secretary of state.
Date: August 15, 2014
Location: national
Topics: corporations;message machine 2014;voting record;wealth;taxes
Context: A campaign ad
Fact-check justification: Grimes said McConnell voted "three times for corporate tax breaks that send Kentucky jobs overseas." The ad makes it seem like McConnell voted to approve corporate tax breaks that incentivize outsourcing. Actually, he voted "no" on legislation that would have eliminated the standard business expense deductions -- which exist for all businesses -- for costs associated with outsourcing. (Current law includes no provision that specifically addresses insourcing or outsourcing.) These bills had little chance of passing, and they were largely symbolic. We rate this  .
Statement: Says Novak Djokovic said of Simone Biles: "Pressure is a privilege, my friend. ...If you are aiming to be at the top of the game you better start learning how to deal with pressure…
Speaker: facebook posts
About the speaker: Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.
 
Date: August 2, 2021
Topics: facebook fact-checks
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: Djokovic has referenced the quote before , crediting King for the "wonderful quote" that describes a mindset he said he tries to stand by. A Facebook post claimed that Novak Djokovic was commenting on Simone Biles when he said "pressure is a privilege. "  The Reuters reporter who asked the question did mention Biles in his question, but it’s not clear that Djokovic’s response was about Biles. In fact, he referenced his own experience on the tennis court, saying "you have to learn … how to cope with those moments on the court." We rate this  .
Statement: There are a lot of private charters. And in fact, (Tony Evers) sought and received the largest charter school grant in the country from the Trump-DeVos administration to start new charter schools in Wisconsin.
Speaker: kelda helen roys
About the speaker: Kelda Helen Roys, a Madison Democrat, was elected to the Wisconsin Assembly in 2008 and served until 2012. In 2012, she lost to Mark Pocan in the race for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. House of Representatives. She is running for the Democratic nomination for governor in 2018. An attorney, Roys is the former executive director of NARAL Pro-Choice Wisconsin, which supports abortion rights.
Date: May 28, 2018
Location: wisconsin
Topics: education
Context: a radio interview
Fact-check justification: In-district charters are often housed in the same building as the traditional school, their staff are hired under contract from the school district, and in general moving funds from "traditional" to "charter" doesn’t affect resources for the students. Our rating Criticizing "privatization" of the public school system, Roys said Evers sought and received the largest federal grant for charter schools. The grant is the largest awarded under Trump, though it’s one of several received by the state since 1997. Although private entities (non-profits) -- if authorized -- can apply for the grant money and use it to run charter schools, technically, all charter schools are public schools. We rate Roys’  .
Statement: Bill White has a long history of trying to limit or even disenfranchise military voters.
Speaker: republican party of texas
About the speaker: The Republican Party of Texas says it promotes a conservative government philosophy in the Lone Star state.
Date: June 4, 2010
Location: texas
Topics: military
Context: an e-mail
Fact-check justification: Did White's positions — which he hasn't backed off — equate to limiting the right of military personnel to vote? Well, he'd certainly make it harder for those personnel wanting to vote in state and local elections with the same ease some exploited to cast ballots in the Val Verde County election of 1996. However, the 1997 lawsuits and a moment of legislative action in the wake of one election does not a long history make. The Republicans' statement leaves the impression White has been working steadily to restrict military voting rights for decades. We rate the statement as .
Statement: Biden preparing 2020 presidential bid -- with Obama as vice president.
Speaker: yournewswire.com
About the speaker: A website associated with fake news.
Date: March 15, 2018
Topics: fake news;punditfact
Context: a blog
Fact-check justification: Since he left office, Obama has given public speeches at universities and is working on new books. The article goes on to quote two different real stories from the Hill  newspaper, but it only provides a link to one changing the context of the quotes given in different stories regarding speculation of Biden’s bid. Quotes from Biden’s aides about Biden and Obama reclaiming the White House were also made up. When searching for these quotes, the only results we found came from the Your News Wire story. We rate this headline .
Statement: George Bush ... used a signing statement (on a FEMA bill) to say, 'I don't have to follow that, unless I choose to.'
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: December 13, 2007
Location: national
Topics: legal issues
Context: Johnston, Iowa
Fact-check justification: "The president has the authority to determine what the relationship is between them." We're not going to try resolving the constitutional dispute that's raised here. Bush may very well be right. But just because he is, doesn't mean Clinton isn't. Her statement about how Bush viewed the background requirements for a FEMA director is .
Statement: 229 Christian missionaries were sentenced to death in Afghanistan.
Speaker: facebook posts
About the speaker: Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.
 
Date: August 18, 2021
Topics: afghanistan;facebook fact-checks
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: A Facebook post claimed that 229 Christian missionaries were sentenced to death by Afghan Islamists. Variations of this  have circulated since 2009, and there is no  that "Afghan Islamists" or the Taliban will soon execute Christian missionaries. We rate this  .
Statement: Europe and U.S. households waste 15 times more food than a person in Africa.
Speaker: foodmentum
About the speaker: Foodmentum is a website that advocates to reduce food waste.
Date: October 10, 2016
Topics: global news service;food
Context: a tweet
Fact-check justification: The advocacy website FoodMentum said that Americans and Europeans waste 15 times as much food as the typical African. The number is on the high end of estimates and there are plenty of gaps in the data. But experts who study this say people in wealthier countries waste much more food than people in poorer ones. We rate the  . https://www.sharethefacts.co/share/b0e5b3b6-2e90-4d24-963f-1c3980479917
Statement: California store owner prices all items at $951 so thieves can be prosecuted.
Speaker: facebook posts
About the speaker: Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.
 
Date: December 14, 2021
Location: california
Topics: crime;facebook fact-checks
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: A reverse-image search revealed that the article in the screenshot is from the Glorious American , a website that posts satirical content.   The website includes a disclaimer on it's "About Us" page that says it is a "satire publication. "   But that information is absent from the social media post. As such, we rate this  .
Statement: Says car insurance rates have decreased since about a decade ago because of market-based solutions that attracted more auto insurers to New Jersey.
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: June 16, 2011
Location: new jersey
Topics: transportation
Context: an "On the Line" interview with Steve Adubato
Fact-check justification: "They’ve unleashed a competitive frenzy in New Jersey." Let’s recap. Christie said market-based reforms enacted during McGreevey’s tenure helped drive down auto insurance costs in New Jersey, and experts we spoke with said reforms enacted in 2003 played a significant -- if not complete -- role in reducing rates. We rate Christie’s statement . To comment on this ruling, go to NJ.com .
Statement: Said Katie Hobbs "fought to" "prevent students from learning (about) the Pledge of Allegiance, Constitution, Mayflower Compact and Declaration of Independence.
Speaker: kari lake
About the speaker: Kari Lake, a former anchor for Fox 10 News in Phoenix, was the Republican nominee for governor of Arizona in 2022. She lost the general election to Katie Hobbs.
Date: September 20, 2022
Location: arizona
Topics: education
Context: a tweet
Fact-check justification: Kari Lake said that Katie Hobbs tried to "purge the pledge, anthem and Constitution from our schools." Hobbs voted against Senate Bill 1289. This bill amended existing language in a statute to include  "In God we Trust" and the state motto "Ditat deus", which means "God enriches." Her vote would not have kept teachers from discussing other core U.S. documents.  We rate this  .
Statement: Vladimir Putin "released 35,000 children from tunnels and subway in Ukraine.
Speaker: facebook posts
About the speaker: Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.
 
Date: April 16, 2022
Topics: facebook fact-checks;ukraine;russia
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: We’ve reported extensively on Real Raw News, both debunking the outlandish and  allegations it publishes, and investigating the person responsible for the site.   There is absolutely no  to support the  that Putin has freed 35,000 children in Ukraine, a country he’s invaded, or anywhere else. There are no credible sources nor news reports to support this.   Searching for  that Putin saved thousands of children, we only found articles reporting that Russian police jailed several children for leaving flowers at Ukraine’s embassy in Moscow.   We rate this post !
Statement: The fact is that in terms of the risk to schoolkids, this is lower risk than seasonal influenza.
Speaker: ron desantis
About the speaker: Ron DeSantis announced on May 24, 2023 that he is running for president in the Republican primary. DeSantis won the race for Florida governor in 2018 and 2022. DeSantis was first elected to Congress in 2012 and resigned in September 2018 to focus on his campaign. He represented Florida's 6th Congressional District which is south of St. Augustine and north of Orlando and includes Daytona Beach. DeSantis initially ran for U.S. Senate in 2016 but dropped out after Marco Rubio decided to seek re-election.
Date: August 10, 2020
Location: florida
Topics: health check;coronavirus
Context: during a televised roundtable discussion on education
Fact-check justification: DeSantis said that COVID-19 is a lower risk for schoolchildren than is seasonal influenza. Studies show the number of COVID-related deaths and hospitalizations among children is lower than flu averages. Still, it’s uncertain if these lower rates among children were partly because schools were closed since March and whether those rates will rise as classrooms reopen this fall. It’s also unclear whether opening schools — particularly in communities with a high number of people testing positive — will lead to more spread of the disease. We rate the statement .
Statement: (Strickland) raised taxes last year to the tune of $840 million.
Speaker: john kasich
About the speaker: John Kasich is the governor of Ohio. A Republican and a former congressman, he defeated Democratic Gov. Ted Strickland in 2010 and was reelected in 2014. He ran for president in 2016.
Date: October 4, 2010
Location: ohio
Topics: taxes
Context: a news conference
Fact-check justification: One of those decisions was postponing the income tax cut which meant taking money out of the pockets of Ohioans. But while the freeze is expected to be lifted next year, there are no guarantees that will happen in what is still a rough economic landscape for Ohio. And state taxpayers, who had to pay more in income taxes than what had been promised, may continue to pay at the higher rate. We rate Kasich’s statement . Comment on this item .