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Statement: Planned Parenthood is "nothing more than a referral service. … They don't do anything except profit from killing babies and then selling body parts of those aborted babies.
Speaker: dan patrick
About the speaker: As a Houston state senator, Dan Patrick won election as lieutenant governor of Texas in November 2014 after earlier defeating incumbent David Dewhurst for his party's nomination. Patrick also has hosted a daily talk show on AM700 in Houston.
Date: October 19, 2015
Location: texas
Topics: abortion;health care;public health;state budget
Context: an interview with Neil Cavuto of Fox News
Fact-check justification: Patrick said Planned Parenthood is "nothing more than a referral service. … They don’t do anything except profit from killing babies and then selling body parts of those aborted babies." To the contrary, Planned Parenthood provides family planning and other women’s health services, including abortions and there’s been no confirmation it sells body parts. We rate this  and  statement .  – 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 a recent study found no asymptomatic or presymptomatic spread of COVID.
Speaker: facebook posts
About the speaker: Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.
 
Date: December 27, 2020
Topics: public health;coronavirus
Context: social media posts
Fact-check justification: Facebook posts said a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association by University of Florida researchers has found no asymptomatic or presymptomatic spread of COVID. The journal article in question did find lower transmission rates from asymptomatic individuals compared with symptomatic individuals, though the rate was not zero, as the post said. The posts ignore that the paper itself warns that the number of studies looking at asymptomatic transmission is small. And the paper looks only at household transmission, not community spread. Asymptomatic people going about their lives in the community would encounter many more people than someone stuck at home, meaning they could still infect a sizable number of people. We rate the statement .
Statement: Our bold reforms have Wisconsin's unemployment rate down to an all-time LOW of 2.9 percent, and the number of people working at an all-time HIGH!
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: April 4, 2018
Location: wisconsin
Topics: economy;jobs;government regulation;taxes
Context: a tweet
Fact-check justification: Our rating Walker says: "Our bold reforms have Wisconsin’s unemployment rate down to an all-time LOW of 2.9 percent, and the number of people working at an all-time HIGH!" Walker is correct on the two statistics. But his various reforms can only be considered to be a contributing factor, at most, given many factors that affect the state’s economy. We rate Walker’s statement .
Statement: Since 2013 alone, the Obama administration has allowed 300,000 criminal aliens to return back into United States communities. These are individuals encountered or identified by (Immigration and Customs Enforcement), but who were not detained or processed for deportation because it wouldn't have been politically correct.
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: August 31, 2016
Location: national
Topics: immigration;criminal justice;homeland security;crime
Context: Phoenix
Fact-check justification: Trump said that "since 2013 alone, the Obama administration has allowed 300,000 criminal aliens to return back into United States communities. These are individuals encountered or identified by ICE, but who were not detained or processed for deportation because it wouldn't have been politically correct." One can make a reasonably strong -- though not foolproof -- case for 100,000. But immigration professions are divided over how credible the next 200,000 is. Meanwhile, Trump’s description of the number in his speech is not entirely accurate. On balance, we rate the .
Statement: Over the last 10 years, Texas created 33 percent of the net new jobs nationwide.
Speaker: rick perry
About the speaker: Rick Perry is the U.S. Energy Secretary and was governor of Texas from late December 2000 through 2014. He was re-elected in 2002, 2006 and 2010. He unsucessfully ran for president in 2012 and 2016.
Date: May 9, 2013
Location: texas
Topics: economy;jobs
Context: an advertisement
Fact-check justification: Perry said: "Over the last 10 years, Texas created 33 percent of the net new jobs nationwide." That conclusion is supported by comparing state-by-state job gain estimates and a separate calculation of net job gains nationally, both by the federal government. This might be an imperfect way to explore this facet, but there also don't appear to be better approaches. We rate the  as .
Statement: Hillary Clinton wants to shut down family farms" using "radical regulation," by raising business tax "rates as high as nearly 50 percent" and by taxing "family farms again at death by as much as 45 percent.
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: August 27, 2016
Location: iowa
Topics: agriculture;economy;government regulation;wealth;taxes
Context: a speech
Fact-check justification: Trump said, "Hillary Clinton wants to shut down family farms" using "radical regulation," by raising tax "rates as high as nearly 50 percent" and through a death tax as high as 45 percent. So let's harvest the arguments. Clinton wants to shut down family farms? We've seen no  she's ever said that. Radical regulation? Trump's not providing any  to evaluate. Raising taxes to nearly 50 percent? Clinton's proposing an extra 4 percent increase, but that's on the wealthiest Americans, and very few family farms will face it. Death tax? Family farms have been surviving with the death tax for years, and the best data suggest that it affects no more than about 20 estates nationwide per year, if that. We rate this combination of claims as . https://www.sharethefacts.co/share/114a083e-bf90-4b4b-90b8-cd9819ef30b9
Statement: Says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he wants America's "sons and daughters to go die in Ukraine.
Speaker: marjorie taylor greene
About the speaker: Marjorie Taylor Greene is a Republican representative from Georgia.
Date: March 3, 2023
Location: georgia
Topics: facebook fact-checks;ukraine;russia
Context: a Conservative Political Action Conference speech
Fact-check justification: Greene claimed that Zelenskyy said he wants America’s "sons and daughters to go die in Ukraine." Zelenskyy did not say that.  During a press conference, he predicted that if Ukraine loses the war, Russia will invade a NATO member country next. If that happens, Zelenskyy said, Americans would be required to "send their sons and daughters" to war because of NATO’s mutual defense treaty.  He did not mention U.S. troops going to Ukraine.  We rate this  .
Statement: The Stupak Amendment doesn't just say you can't use your federal insurance subsidy to pay for an abortion, it says, if you're getting a federal subsidy of any kind, you're not allowed to buy an insurance plan that covers abortion even with your own money.
Speaker: rachel maddow
About the speaker: Rachel Maddow is the host of MSNBC’s “The Rachel Maddow Show”. She formerly hosted a radio program of the same name on the defunct Air America network.
Date: November 12, 2009
Location: national
Topics: abortion;health care;pundits
Context: her show on MSNBC
Fact-check justification: Ultimately, we'll give Maddow credit for linguistic care, but we continue to hold that the Stupak Amendment does not, as she suggests, prevent subsidized women on the exchange from buying abortion coverage. They can buy a rider that adds that coverage. We rate Maddow's statement .    Editor's note: This statement was rated  when it was published. On July 27, 2011, we changed the name for the rating to .
Statement: Ken Hodges badly botched this investigation and, as a result, justice wasn't done in this case.
Speaker: rob teilhet
About the speaker: Rob Teilhet is a Democratic candidate for Georgia Attorney General.
Date: July 13, 2010
Location: georgia
Topics: message machine 2010
Context: a telephone interview
Fact-check justification: Teilhet argues not swearing in Glisson hurt the public's confidence in the prosecution. The Georgia Legislature passed a bill earlier this year that requires prosecutors to swear in all witnesses. The second point, Hodges tried to "hide" the video of the shooting. Hodges argued in an Oct. 15, 2004, legal brief with the Prosecuting Attorneys' Council of Georgia and the District Attorneys Association of Georgia against releasing video of the shooting to the news media before any criminal proceedings took place, court records show. The grand jury saw the video several times before the November 2004 decision not to indict Glisson.
Statement: Says "(Clinton) called President Assad a 'reformer.' She called Assad a 'different kind of leader.' 
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: July 19, 2016
Location: national
Topics: foreign policy
Context: a speech at the Republican National Convention
Fact-check justification: Christie attacked Clinton for calling Assad a "reformer" and a "different kind of leader." She did use those words, , but there is more to the story. When she used the word "reformer," Clinton was referencing the opinions of members of Congress who had interacted with the Syrian president and hoped he represented change for the country. And she said, "There is a different leader in Syria now," and not "a different kind of leader." Christie is taking quotes by Clinton out of context, and ignoring historical events that followed, when Clinton denounced Assad and called for his exit. We rate this statement . https://www.sharethefacts.co/share/06c21bfc-2627-4703-8efa-4fd56f844b1c
Statement: We have the highest graduation rate of basketball players in the history of the NCAA. We have the highest graduation rate of African-American basketball players in the history of the NCAA in basketball.
Speaker: john calipari
About the speaker: John Calipari is the head coach of the University of Kentucky men's basketball team.
Date: January 20, 2018
Location: national
Topics: education;sports
Context: an interview
Fact-check justification: Calipari said, "I go back to this: We have the highest graduation rate of basketball players in the history of the NCAA. We have the highest graduation rate of African-American basketball players in the history of the NCAA in basketball." According to available data, the federal graduation rate appears to have been stagnant for some time. It’s also not the highest it’s ever been. The NCAA’s own formula shows remarkable growth in graduation rates since 2002 when its metric was introduced. Indeed, under the NCAA’s measure, graduation rates are at an all-time high. However, experts we spoke to believe these numbers are exaggerated. Some believe the growth is due to an increase in transfer students, not a higher rate of graduates. For context, we looked at an independent metric that compares the graduation rates of full-time men’s Division I basketball players to those of other full-time students. Under this measure, student-athletes graduate at lower rates, and have lost ground to their non-athlete counterparts since 2011. Critics also note that an overemphasis on athletes’ graduation rates as a mark of academic achievement masks serious concerns about the quality of education players receive. We rate this  .
Statement: You're supposed to throw away your shoes" if mercury from a broken CFL light bulb gets on them.
Speaker: bob marshall
About the speaker: Bob Marshall, a Republican, respresents the 13th District -- parts of Prince William and Loudoun counties -- in the House of Delegates. He was first elected in 1992 and serves on the Finance, Counties CIties and Towns, and Science and Technology committees.
Marshall ran unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate seats in 2008 and 2012.
Marshall was born in Takoma Park, Md. He earned an associates degree from Montgomery College, Montgomery County, Md., in 1965, a bachelor's degree from Belmont Abbey College, Belmont, N.C., in 1969, and a master's degree from California State University, in 1991. Before and during his time in the state house, he has worked for the American Life League, a nonprofit Catholic group that opposes abortion.
Date: February 2, 2012
Location: virginia
Topics: energy
Context: a legislative hearing
Fact-check justification: Two of the states’ websites say to clean off the shoes. Our quick search found five additional state websites that recommended wiping off the shoes off and not a single state that advised to throw them out. The Environmental Protection Agency offers no shoe advice. Marshall hasn’t proved his . We rate his statement .
Statement: Says judges "get better benefits at a lower cost than everybody else in the state.
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: October 25, 2011
Location: new jersey
Topics: pensions
Context: a news conference
Fact-check justification: Christie, during a news conference on judicial pensions, said judges "get better benefits at a lower cost than everybody else in the state." The average annual pension benefit for new retirees in the judicial pension system is the largest. And judges contributed, prior to the pension and benefit reform law, 3 percent of their salary toward their pension,  the smallest percentage among public employees. We rate Christie’s statement . To comment on this ruling, go to NJ.com .
Statement: Says Pennsylvania chemical plant and Louisiana liquified natural gas plant "could never have happened" without his administration.
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: August 15, 2019
Location: national
Topics: energy;jobs
Context: Manchester, NH
Fact-check justification: Trump said that two major industrial projects in Louisiana and Pennsylvania exist today thanks to his policies. In reality, both were well underway before he took office. The Louisiana plant had all necessary federal permits by 2014. The Pennsylvania chemical complex was subject to state regulations, and initial approvals came in 2015. Federal regulators approved the rate structure for a key pipeline in 2018, but construction approval for the pipeline itself came from the state, not the federal government. Trump can take credit for boosting LNG exports and pushing a regulatory approach in favor of natural gas, but those dynamics were in play before his election. We rate this  .
Statement: By some estimates, as few as 2 percent of the 50,000 (Central American) children who have crossed the border illegally this year have been sent home.
Speaker: jeb bush
About the speaker: Jeb Bush was a Republican candidate for president of the United States in 2016. He served two terms as the governor of Florida from 1999 to 2007. He is also the brother of former President George W. Bush and the son of former President George H.W. Bush. 
Date: July 23, 2014
Location: national
Topics: immigration
Context: the "Wall Street Journal"
Fact-check justification: Bush wrote, "As few as 2 percent of the 50,000 (Central American) children who have crossed the border illegally this year have been sent home." It’s surprisingly difficult to track down exact numbers, but from what we can gather, that number appears accurate. That figure, though, is only useful as a snapshot of the current state of affairs; it is likely the number will rise as more and more of these children go through the legal process. Further, Bush said the low number was a result of Central American children skipping their court appearances. Actually, it has more to do with how long the legal proceedings take. The statement is accurate but needs clarification or additional information. We rate it .
Statement: You could lose your rights for life over something as simple as driving with a suspended license" in Florida.
Speaker: desmond meade
About the speaker: Desmond Meade, who lives in Orlando, is president of the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition and chairman of Floridians for a Fair Democracy. He is leading an effort to get a question placed on the 2018 ballot to restore voting rights to certain felons after they have completed their sentences.
 
 
Date: May 10, 2017
Location: florida
Topics: elections;crime
Context: Samantha Bee's Full Frontal show
Fact-check justification: Meade said, "It doesn’t matter if it's a first degree or third degree. You could lose your rights for life over something as simple as driving with a suspended license," he said. The Florida Constitution says people convicted of felonies cannot vote until their civil rights are restored, a process that takes years after felons complete their sentences and is ultimately up to the Florida Cabinet and governor. Meade omits an important caveat about the Florida statute specifically about driving with a suspended license: the first and second convictions are misdemeanors, so the crime only becomes a felony upon the third or subsequent conviction. We rate this  .
Statement: Ranked-choice voting "increases voter turnout and voter engagement.
Speaker: kelley dragoo
About the speaker: Kelley Dragoo is an activist who is the Green Party nominee for lieutenant governor of Missouri.
Date: August 27, 2020
Location: missouri
Topics: elections
Context: a YouTube video
Fact-check justification: Dragoo said ranked-choice voting "increases voter turnout and voter engagement." The  suggests only that it could or that it can in certain circumstances. The number of candidates, the competitiveness and scale of the election, and the new ways in which we vote all drive voter turnout and engagement in the short term. It’s hard to say whether ranked-choice voting definitively increases voter turnout and engagement on a large scale and in the long term because the data isn’t there yet. We rate Dragoo’s statement .
Statement: Politician Reid Ribble wants to phase out Social Security, forcing Wisconsin seniors to fend for themselves.
Speaker: steve kagen
About the speaker: Democrat Steve Kagen of Appleton is a former member of the U.S. House. Until being defeated by Republican Reid Ribble in 2010, he represented Wisconsin's 8th District seat. The district, covering the Green Bay area is considered a swing seat. It previously had been held by Republican Mark Green, who left it in a failed bit for governor.
Date: September 19, 2010
Location: wisconsin
Topics: message machine 2010;social security
Context: a campaign TV ad
Fact-check justification: To make his case that Reid Ribble wants to "phase out" Social Security, Kagen lifts a choice 14 words from a 2009 forum. Snipped out: The fact Ribble immediately goes on to say he is worried about the future of Social Security and believes the current system will need to be replaced or modified. Kagen’s statement splices and dices -- and leaves the  on the cutting room floor. Strike another match. We rate the statement .
Statement: Says that President Obama promised that with the stimulus plan, "unemployment would never go above 8 percent. He even said it would be 6 percent by now.
Speaker: bob latta
About the speaker: Robert "Bob" Latta. a Republican from Bowling Green, is a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 5th Congressional District which covers several counties in Northwest Ohio.
Date: May 5, 2012
Location: ohio
Topics: economy;jobs
Context: an email statement
Fact-check justification: But Latta's statement suggests Obama was offering some sort of guarantee. The administration never characterized it that way and included plenty of disclaimers saying the predictions had "significant margins of error" and a higher degree of uncertainty due to a recession that is "unusual both in its fundamental causes and its severity." It was an economic projection with warnings of a high margin for error, not a take-it-to-the-bank pledge of an upper limit on unemployment. Those are critical facts that Latta’s  ignores. On the -O-Meter, Latta’s  rates .
Statement: When large numbers of people in Butler (Pa.) started killing themselves with narcotics, no one in Washington or New York or Los Angeles said a word about it.
Speaker: tucker carlson
About the speaker: Tucker Carlson was a Fox News pundit until his departure in April 2023.
Date: November 2, 2020
Location: national
Topics: drugs;pundits;punditfact
Context: a Fox News broadcast
Fact-check justification: Carlson said that as opioid deaths climbed in rural communities, "no one in Washington or New York or Los Angeles said a word about it." Carlson went so far as to say that the elites "mocked and despised" such communities. Looking at the response at the federal level, literally speaking, Carlson is . By 2011, the administration had put forth a strategy to reduce prescription opioid deaths. The U.S. Attorney for Western Pennsylvania led a Justice Department task force focused on the epidemic. There is room to criticize Washington for failing to put more money into the problem sooner, but by 2015, the White House was calling for a major increase in spending of $1 billion over two years. A frontline clinician at a Philadelphia hospital said if the response was delayed, it was partly because the sense of what would work evolved along with the epidemic. We rate this  .