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Statement: It's a plan that incorporates ideas from many of the people in this room tonight – Democrats and Republicans.
Speaker: barack obama
About the speaker: Barack Obama is the former president of the United States. Obama also served as a U.S. senator from Illinois. He was born in 1961 in Hawaii, where his parents met as students at the University of Hawaii. Obama's father is from Kenya and his mother is from Kansas. He graduated from Columbia University and received his law degree from Harvard Law School. Obama previously served in the Illinois state Senate and was an instructor at the University of Chicago Law School. He and his wife, Michelle, have two daughters, Malia and Sasha.
Date: September 9, 2009
Location: national
Topics: health care
Context: an address to a joint session of Congress
Fact-check justification: When Obama said the health plan incorporated ideas from Democrats and Republicans, we think he grossly overstated the bipartisanship of the process to date. Both sides  the other party is to blame for that, an issue that we will not wade into here. However, we note that none of the plans that have graduated from congressional committees have received a single Republican vote. Yes, Congress adopted dozens of the amendments proposed by Republicans, but we couldn't find any that dramatically altered the plan. Still, to the extent there were at least some, we give Obama's statement a .
Statement: The attack on Paul Pelosi was a "false flag.
Speaker: instagram posts
About the speaker: Posters on Instagram, where people share photos and graphics and sometimes add filters.
Date: November 3, 2022
Topics: facebook fact-checks
Context: an Instagram post
Fact-check justification: U.S. Capitol Police officers, who monitor security camera footage from the Pelosi home there, saw a man with a hammer breaking a glass door panel and breaking into the residence, the Washington Post reported. San Francisco police arrested DePape after officers who arrived on scene said they witnessed DePape hit Pelosi on the head with a hammer. Officials with that department, the San Francisco District Attorney’s office, and the U.S. Justice Department have spoken publicly about the case authorities are building against DePape. State and federal court filings detail that case and the incident behind it.   We rate claims this is a  flag !
Statement: Says Facebook is now a "public entity" that will be able to "use your photos" and "information" unless you post a statement declining your permission.
Speaker: facebook posts
About the speaker: Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.
 
Date: April 24, 2019
Topics: fake news;privacy issues;facebook fact-checks
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: An old refurbished rumor claims that posting a message on your Facebook wall will effectively bar the company from using your photos and information. The rumor has been debunked as a hoax for some time and does not override Facebook’s terms of use that users agree to when they sign-up. We rate it !
Statement: Thanks to our policies, "for the first time in state history, we have put millions of dollars into our rainy day fund in consecutive years.
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: May 11, 2012
Location: wisconsin
Topics: state budget
Context: a blog post on campaign website
Fact-check justification: Our rating Walker’s took credit for what the campaign said was a historic double-up of surplus tax funds into a rainy day fund for stabilizing future state budgets. The chances for a second straight transfer into the fund appear good, but it’s premature to say the money is in the bank. Walker gets the bulk of the credit, but his campaign  is just partially accurate, because it skips over the important fact that the deal’s not done yet. We rate it . (You can comment on this item on the Journal Sentinel's website )
Statement: Says Barack Obama "acknowledged over 20 times" that his administration's Deferred Action for Parents of Americans "immigration edict was a violation of law and the separation of powers.
Speaker: ken paxton
About the speaker: As a Republican state senator, Ken Paxton won election as Texas attorney general in 2014. He previously served as a Texas House member from McKinney.
Date: June 16, 2017
Location: texas
Topics: immigration
Context: a press release
Fact-check justification: Paxton said Obama "acknowledged over 20 times" that his administration’s DAPA "immigration edict was a violation of law and the separation of powers." Paxton might have been trying to revisit  accurate earlier claims about what Obama once repeatedly said. But there are significant differences between the earlier statements and this one. Paxton specified that Obama was speaking about his DAPA policy; in fact, Obama’s statements were made long before DAPA was announced and were not about a specific policy initiative. Contrary to Paxton’s statement, Obama has always maintained the DAPA policy was legal. We find that Paxton’s statement has an element of  but ignores the critical fact that Obama has stood by his DAPA policy since it was issued. 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: Says Oregon canned blueberries will be cheaper in South Korea thanks to a trade agreement.
Speaker: ron wyden
About the speaker: Ron Wyden is the Democratic U.S. Senator from Oregon.
Date: December 12, 2011
Location: oregon
Topics: trade
Context: a speech
Fact-check justification: It makes sense that South Koreans who want canned blueberries from Oregon should see prices go down -- or not increase as much -- over time, because the tariff on the product will decrease. But the tariff is going to be phased in slowly, so the full savings are still a ways off. We think Wyden’s statement needs that clarification. Based on our findings, we rate the statement : accurate but needing additional information. Let us know what you think, by heading over to OregonLive and leaving a comment .
Statement: Says Gov. Tony Evers "removed the American flag from the Capitol building
Speaker: facebook posts
About the speaker: Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.
 
Date: June 12, 2020
Location: wisconsin
Topics: states;coronavirus
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: A Facebook post claims Evers ordered the U.S. flag removed from the state Capitol, posting as support a picture of an empty flagpole. Our research shows that photo was taken seven weeks before the Facebook post in front of the west  wing of the Capitol, which is controlled by the state Assembly. The flag only flies when the Assembly is in session, and it wasn’t that day. So the post is not only , it moves into the realm of the  by manufacturing the assertion that Evers had specifically ordered the flag removed. We rate this  .
Statement: Supreme Court 15 times over the last 120 years has said marriage is a fundamental right" and never said "it had to be between a man and a woman.
Speaker: ted olson
About the speaker: Theodore "Ted" Olson is a former U.S. solicitor general and Republican attorney who argued for George W. Bush in Bush v. Gore. He has emerged an advocate of same-sex marriage, arguing against California's Proposition 8 before the Supreme Court.
Date: January 18, 2015
Topics: lgbtq;marriage;supreme court;punditfact
Context: an interview on "Fox News Sunday"
Fact-check justification: Olson said, the "Supreme Court 15 times over the last 120 years has said marriage is a fundamental right" and never said "it had to be between a man and a woman." Olson provided a list of 15 cases that addressed marriage as something like a "fundamental right" that did not specify marriage as a union between a man and woman. Several experts backed up his . Until recent years, though, the Supreme Court never had to address the question of whether or not marriage should be limited to a man and woman. Because of societal norms, they assumed that the decision would be interpreted as referring to a heterosexual relationship. Still, Olson’s  is on point. We rate this statement .
Statement: Says the Asian, Hong Kong, swine and bird flus each "killed more people than coronavirus.
Speaker: facebook posts
About the speaker: Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.
 
Date: April 6, 2020
Topics: public health;facebook fact-checks;coronavirus
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: A Facebook post that questions the lethality of COVID-19 cites specific figures in claiming that the Asian, Hong Kong, swine and bird flus each "killed more people than coronavirus." The post is correct on the number of people killed only for the Asian flu.  What the post calls the Asian, Hong Kong and swine flus each killed more people worldwide than COVID-19 has so far. But raw-number comparisons are meaningless, given that those pandemics each ran well over a year, and the COVID-19 outbreak is only four months old. We rate the statement .
Statement: Says three research universities "came out and said (CPS is) the best public school system in the United States of a major urban system.
Speaker: rahm emanuel
About the speaker: Rahm Emanuel is the mayor of Chicago. He represented the Chicagoland area as a U.S. congressman prior to joining the White House as the first chief of staff in President Barack Obama’s administration. Emanuel also held various posts in the Clinton Administration from 1993 to 1998, and worked as an investment banker in the private sector.
Date: September 25, 2018
Location: illinois
Topics: education
Context: remarks at an event
Fact-check justification: Emanuel said Stanford, the University of Chicago and the University of Illinois at Chicago all pronounced CPS "the best public school system in the United States of a major urban system." The mayor’s blanket assertion contains an element of  — and some very good news — in that reports from all three universities underscored significant strides the district has made and ranked CPS at or near top of the list on certain measures of performance. But Emanuel dispensed with all the nuance in proclaiming CPS the "best" overall among big city districts, a declaration beyond the scope of any of the academic studies he cited to underpin his boast. We rate his  .
Statement: Says Marco Rubio "said Social Security and Medicare have 'weakened us as a people.'
Speaker: patrick murphy
About the speaker: Patrick Murphy won his first seat in 2012 for the U.S. House of Representatives representing District 18 in Florida. Murphy lost a U.S. Senate race against Marco Rubio in 2016. 
Date: October 26, 2016
Location: florida
Topics: medicare;social security
Context: a Florida Senate debate
Fact-check justification: Murphy said that Rubio "said Social Security and Medicare have ‘weakened us as a people,' " he said. In a speech in 2011, Rubio talked about government programs intended to help people and said, "These programs actually weakened us as a people." Rubio argued that people no longer had to worry about saving once they viewed it as the government’s job and that the government supplanted the role of families and religious institutions to help people in need. Rubio also expressed concern that that lawmakers lacked foresight as to how to pay for the programs in the future. The caveat here is that the quote is not  of Rubio aiming to dismantle these programs. We rate this  .
Statement: Says Marshawn Lynch is "second all-time in terms of average yards per rush only to Terrell Davis.
Speaker: joel klatt
About the speaker: Joel Klatt is a host of Fox Football Daily.
Date: January 29, 2014
Topics: sports;punditfact
Context: a Fox Sports panel about Super Bowl XLVIII
Fact-check justification: Klatt said Marshawn Lynch is "second all-time in terms of average yards per rush only to Terrell Davis." When counting all NFL players, Klatt is . But he is on solid ground when calculating for players who have run the ball at least 100 times in the playoffs. Klatt’s statement is partially accurate. So we rate it .
Statement: Roughly 700 Georgians die needlessly each year because they are too far from a trauma center.
Speaker: kevin bloye
About the speaker: Spokesman for the Georgia Hospital Association.
Date: March 11, 2011
Location: georgia
Topics: polls and public opinion
Context: AJC story
Fact-check justification: And if Georgia lowered the number of trauma deaths to the national average through a comprehensive approach including the creation of new trauma centers, better emergency transportation and innovative public policy approaches, hundreds of lives would be saved each year. In 2003, Georgia could have saved 719 lives if the state had matched the national rate of trauma deaths; since then, the number is not in the "roughly 700" range, according to CDC data. But with more trauma centers, the state could save hundreds of lives. Bloye’s statement contains some elements of , but it ignores critical facts that would give the reader a different impression. That’s PolitiFact’s definition of .
Statement: The WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION recently reversed its stance on children getting the Covid vaccine.
Speaker: facebook posts
About the speaker: Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.
 
Date: June 22, 2021
Topics: facebook fact-checks;health check;coronavirus
Context: a social media post
Fact-check justification: An Instagram post and other posts across social media falsely claimed that the WHO recently reversed its stance on children receiving a COVID-19 vaccine because the vaccines were "poison" and would be dangerous for children. The WHO first posted its guidance for children and COVID-19 vaccinations on April 8. That guidance did include the wording, "Children should not be vaccinated for the moment." But, that wording was a reflection of the WHO saying that children should not be prioritized for vaccinations over other groups because in many countries supplies of vaccine are limited and health care workers, front-line workers, the elderly and those with high-risk medical conditions should have first dibs. There’s no  the WHO "reversed" its position on childhood COVID-19 vaccination in the way the viral social media posts allege. The WHO updated its guidance on June 23 to reflect a meeting of one of its scientific advisory groups, which said the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine could be safely given to children ages 12 and up. But this came after those  posts first appeared. We rate this  .
Statement: California "admitted" there were "a million" illegal votes in the 2016 presidential election.
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: June 23, 2019
Location: california
Topics: elections;voting record
Context: an interview on "Meet the Press"
Fact-check justification: President Trump recently claimed California "admitted" there were "a million" illegal votes in the 2016 presidential election, in an effort to support his widely debunked  of massive voter fraud in the state.  Trump cited a January settlement between the state and Judicial Watch.  But that agreement says nothing about voter fraud or illegal voting. Instead, it requires Los Angeles County election officials to begin the process of removing inactive registrations, for people who have gone years without voting often because they’ve moved or died, to comply with federal law.  It says all parties agreed there was no admission of liability or wrongdoing by the state or county. State and county elections officials strongly rejected the president's statement. We found Trump's new voter fraud  as baseless as his past allegations. We rate it .    – The statement is not accurate and makes a  . Click here for more on the six PolitiFact ratings and how we select facts to check.
Statement: Says Mark Pryor "votes with Obama 93 percent of the time.
Speaker: tom cotton
About the speaker: Tom Cotton, a Republican, was elected to the House of Representatives in 2012 from a district in Arkansas.
Date: October 13, 2014
Location: national
Topics: bipartisanship;voting record
Context: a debate
Fact-check justification: Cotton said Pryor "votes with Obama 93 percent of the time." Since Obama became president, Pryor has voted in line with the president’s positions between 90 and 95 percent of the time, with 92.6 percent -- basically 93 percent -- as the average, according to the best rating system at our disposal. Pryor doesn’t vote with the Democratic Party quite as often, though, and in 2013 his presidential support votes were lower than every other Senate Democrat. Cotton’s number is on target based on the data, but Pryor has also opposed Obama on a few key issues. We rate his  .
Statement: In the plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, "the perps were ANTIFA and BLM anarchists.
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: October 17, 2020
Location: michigan
Topics: crime;facebook fact-checks
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: The Facebook post claims that the suspects in the kidnapping plot are "ANTIFA and BLM anarchists." We haven’t found anything to support the  that the suspects are antifa activists. We looked for news coverage, court documents or expert opinion that could corroborate that and came up empty.  At least one of the suspects attended a Black Lives Matter protest. But to paint the group as a whole as antifa and BLM activists is disingenuous, and discounts the vast reporting from the media and state and federal officials on the militia and anti-government ties of the men arrested.  We rate this post .
Statement: Gavin Newsom reportedly intervened at the request of Nancy Pelosi and directly ordered the California Highway Patrol to drop all charges" against Paul Pelosi for his DUI arrest.
Speaker: instagram posts
About the speaker: Posters on Instagram, where people share photos and graphics and sometimes add filters.
Date: June 7, 2022
Location: california
Topics: congress;facebook fact-checks
Context: an Instagram post
Fact-check justification: An Instagram post claims DUI charges against Nancy Pelosi’s husband Paul were dropped by the California Highway Patrol after direct intervention by Newsom. In actuality, charges have not been filed against Pelosi for his DUI arrest and the Napa County District Attorney’s Office continues to review the case. A highway patrol spokesperson said the agency does not file charges and a representative for Newsom said neither he nor his office is involved in Pelosi’s case. We rate this  .
Statement: Gov. Gavin Newsom has "no power or authority" to extend the state of emergency in California because it expired "automatically" on May 6, 2020.
Speaker: facebook posts
About the speaker: Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.
 
Date: June 7, 2021
Location: california
Topics: legal issues;public health;facebook fact-checks
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: A video on Facebook posted by a prominent Orange County anti-mask activist  claimed that Gov. Gavin Newsom doesn’t have the authority to extend California’s state of emergency. It further claimed that the state of emergency declaration ended on May 6, 2020, 60 days after it was initially announced. The video cited the California Emergency Services Act, which does set forth rules surrounding state of emergency declarations. However, the video cites a section of the law that is not relevant to the termination of the entire emergency declaration. Instead, the section deals with nonsafety regulations pertaining to the delivery of necessities. Under the correct portion of the California Emergency Services Act, section 8629, Newsom has broad discretion to decide when the state of emergency should be lifted in California. Under the law, a state of emergency should be lifted at "the earliest possible date that conditions warrant." It can be ended by Newsom or by concurrent resolution in the state Legislature. Legal experts say that many emergency declarations in recent years have lasted well beyond 60 days. According to experts, extending emergency declarations can help an area recover from a crisis because it enables state officials to continually adjust restrictions as needed and access state assets and federal aid. It’s clear that Newsom has legal authority to extend California’s state of emergency for the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, we rate this  .  – The statement is not accurate.
Statement: The only budget Ted Cruz "ever voted for in his time in the Senate is a budget that cut defense spending by more than Barack Obama proposes we cut it.
Speaker: marco rubio
About the speaker: Marco Rubio, a U.S. senator from Florida, was a candidate for president of the United States in 2016 and then dropped out and won re-election to the Senate. He was first elected to the Senate in 2010 and took office Jan. 5, 2011. Rubio served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008 and is a former Speaker of the Florida House. He served on the West Miami City Commission from 1998 to 2000. He is from Miami and holds a law degree from the University of Miami.
Date: December 13, 2015
Location: florida
Topics: federal budget;military
Context: an interview on Meet the Press
Fact-check justification: Rubio said that the only budget Cruz "ever voted for in his time in the Senate is a budget that cut defense spending by more than Barack Obama proposes we cut it." Rubio was referring to Cruz’s vote in favor of Paul’s budget proposal in 2013. But Rubio mischaracterized Paul’s plan when he called it a "cut." That proposal included an increase in defense spending each year from 2014 going forward a decade, although it did not keep pace with estimated projections in growth. However, there is a kernel of  here in that Paul’s proposal for defense was below Obama’s request. We rate this statement .