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Statement: Every taxpayer owes about $130,000 to pay off the national debt.
Speaker:  young americans for liberty
About the speaker: Young Americans for Liberty is the continuation of Students for Ron Paul and a network of more than 200 chapters nationwide.
Date: March 24, 2011
Location: georgia
Topics: federal budget
Context: a press release
Fact-check justification: A so-called "Gang of Six," a group of U.S. senators that includes Georgia’s Saxby Chambliss, is meeting regularly to consider long-term solutions -- some suggested by President Barack Obama’s bipartisan committee -- to lower the debt. Young Americans for Liberty used figures from a group that had most of its numbers right. The IRS uses a different standard to calculate the number of taxpayers. We’ll give the students the benefit of the doubt on whether it’s better to use the total debt figure or debt owed by the public. This  needs some clarification, and under our guidelines, it rates as .
Statement: Photo of vaccine package with 2018 date stamp shows COVID-19 outbreak was planned.
Speaker: hal turner radio show
About the speaker: Hal Turner uses internet and radio broadcasts to float conspiracy theories and hate speech. In 2010, he was sentenced to 33 months in prison for threatening three federal judges over their decision to uphold handgun bans in Chicago.
Date: October 12, 2021
Topics: public health;science;facebook fact-checks;coronavirus
Context: an article
Fact-check justification: In a statement to AFP, an AstraZeneca spokesperson confirmed that the 2018 date stamp was  and had been digitally added to the photo of the package. AstraZeneca announced its partnership with Oxford University to develop and distribute a COVID-19 vaccine on April 30, 2020, and signed an agreement in June 2020 to create the packaging. The vaccine was first approved for emergency use in the United Kingdom on Dec. 30, 2020, and approved for use in Europe on Jan. 29, 2021.   PolitiFact reached out to the "Hal Turner Radio Show" for comment, but did not get a response. We rate this  !
Statement: In preparing a rules package for the 112th Congress, the GOP had no discussions with Democrats.
Speaker: steny hoyer
About the speaker: Steny Hoyer is the current House minority whip, having served in the position once before from 2003 to 2007. He was majority leader of the House from 2007 to 2011, and is the dean of the Maryland congressional delegation, having served the 5th district since 1981.
Date: January 4, 2011
Location: national
Topics: bipartisanship
Context: a news release
Fact-check justification: He’s also right that the final rules package -- which includes many provisions that Democrats oppose -- was written by Republicans alone. That is the way the process has worked in the House for as long as anyone can remember. But we believe Hoyer significantly overstepped when he said that there was "zero" Democratic input in the process. The Democratic input may have been only advisory, but GOP leaders did reach out to several Democrats for conversations on the rules package draft – something the Republicans were under no obligation to do. So we rate Hoyer's statement .
Statement: The Milwaukee Bucks are "actually younger than the Marquette team.
Speaker: peter feigin
About the speaker: Peter Feigin is president of the Milwaukee Bucks.
Date: January 6, 2015
Location: wisconsin
Topics: economy;education;recreation;sports
Context: a speech
Fact-check justification: Our rating In building the case for a new arena, Feigin says his team will become more engaged with the community -- and that the young Bucks were learning about life as professional ballplayers. The team did start the season as the second youngest of 30 NBA teams. But the  we are looking at is whether they are younger on average than the Marquette squad. They are not. We rate the  .
Statement: CDC numbers" show that among children, the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines have a death rate "174 times higher" than the COVID-19 death rate.
Speaker: tweets
About the speaker: Twitter is a messaging service where people often discuss politics. Individual messages are called Tweets.
Date: October 1, 2021
Topics: children;public health;facebook fact-checks;coronavirus;ask politifact
Context: a tweet
Fact-check justification: A tweet claimed that "CDC numbers" show that among children, the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines have a death rate "174 times higher" than the COVID-19 death rate.  There is no data to back up this . The CDC has not reported data for children showing a higher death rate from COVID-19 vaccines than from COVID-19. And there is no clear  that COVID-19 vaccines have caused any deaths in the U.S., according to the CDC. We rate the post !
Statement: We've got to give the American public a rough estimate of how long we think this is going to take, based mostly on the South Korean model, which seems to be the trajectory that we are on, thankfully, and not the Italian model.
Speaker: brian fitzpatrick
About the speaker: U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, Republican from Pennsylvania's Bucks County 
Date: March 23, 2020
Location: national
Topics: coronavirus;pennsylvania
Context: comments he made on the radio
Fact-check justification: Fitzpatrick said the spread of the coronavirus in the United States matches the spread of the virus in South Korea, not Italy. The U.S. and South Korea have similar case fatality rates — Italy’s is higher — but all three countries have age-specific mortality rates that are about the same. In addition, public health experts say the fatality rate wouldn’t be the only or the most important metric used to determine when businesses may reopen. The growth in cases and hospitals’ capacity to treat new patients is the most important factor, and in that department, the United States looks more like Italy than South Korea. We rate this statement .
Statement: In this last election in November, ... 63 percent of the American people chose not to vote, ... 80 percent of young people, (and) 75 percent of low-income workers chose not to vote.
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: March 31, 2015
Location: national
Topics: elections
Context: Austin, Texas
Fact-check justification: Sanders said that "in this last election in November, ... 63 percent of the American people chose not to vote, ... 80 percent of young people, (and) 75 percent of low-income workers chose not to vote." Sanders was too loose with some of his numbers and his wording, but he has a point that rates of non-voting among Americans, and especially among younger and poorer Americans, are high. We rate the  .
Statement: No one has died of cancer or heart disease since the COVID-19 thing started.
Speaker: viral image
About the speaker: Graphics, pictures and charts shared on social media give chain emails a run for their money when it comes to spreading too-good-to-be-true claims all over the Internet. A common form is is the "Internet macro," which uses an easily recognized and repurposed image (called a meme) wth superimposed text to make a funny but political argument. Sometimes these images are passed across social networks like Facebook, Twitter and Reddit so widely that the original source is nearly impossible to determine.
Date: August 14, 2020
Topics: facebook fact-checks;coronavirus
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: About 655,000 Americans die of it each year.   COVID-19, meanwhile, was the third most common cause of death in the United States in 2020, according to provisional mortality data from the National Vital Statistics System . It caused about 375,000 deaths here in 2020. The leading cause of death was heart disease, killing 690,000 people, followed by cancer, which killed 598,000 people. We rate this post .
Statement: Says "Hugo Chavez's family still owns" Dominion Voting Systems.
Speaker: facebook posts
About the speaker: Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.
 
Date: November 30, 2020
Topics: elections;facebook fact-checks
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: A Facebook video claims that "Hugo Chavez’s family still owns" Dominion Voting Systems. According to Dominion, 75.2% of its shares are owned by Staple Street Capital, a New York-based private equity firm, and 12% of its shares are owned by John Poulos, its CEO. No other investor holds more than a 5% stake in the company.  The  — which is tied to other baseless conspiracy theories that we have debunked —  is not accurate. We rate it . ​
Statement: A "Delta Force" seized a shipment of weapons headed to the IRS.
Speaker: tiktok posts
About the speaker: Posts on the video-sharing platform TikTok.
Date: August 8, 2022
Topics: corrections and updates;military;taxes;facebook fact-checks
Context: a TikTok video
Fact-check justification: A TikTok video shared an article claiming that the military seized a truckload of weapons headed to the IRS. The tax agency does purchase weapons and ammunition for its criminal division, so there would be no reason to try to keep that quiet, as the article suggests, or to confiscate the weapons. The article was published on a website with a documented history of fabricating stories, often involving the military. We rate this ! PolitiFact staff writer Jon Greenberg contributed to this report. UPDATE, Aug. 12, 2022:  This story has been updated to reflect that, after initial publication, a spokesperson for the IRS confirmed to PolitiFact that the events detailed in this  did not happen. The rating is unchanged.
Statement: You will need a WHO Yellow Vaccination Passport if you plan on traveling internationally once borders open.
Speaker: tiktok posts
About the speaker: Posts on the video-sharing platform TikTok.
Date: March 17, 2021
Topics: facebook fact-checks;coronavirus
Context: a video caption
Fact-check justification: A TikTok post said: "You will need a WHO Yellow Vaccination Passport if you plan on traveling internationally once borders open." That’s not literally .  International health regulations for travelers require inoculations only against yellow fever. The WHO has advised countries not to require COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of travel. However, some countries have started to check for proof of vaccination to avoid quarantine and testing requirements — and the WHO’s vaccination record can be used in some circumstances. The post contains an element of  but ignores critical facts that would give a different impression. We rate it . RELATED:  Can vaccination and infection rates add up to reach COVID-19 herd immunity?
Statement: It is a "myth" that "per-student funding only rose by 47 cents this year.
Speaker: florida house majority office
About the speaker: The Florida House Majority Office is currently led by Rep. Ray Rodrigues, R-Estero. 
Date: May 17, 2018
Location: florida
Topics: education
Context: a video
Fact-check justification: The Florida House Majority Office said that it’s "a myth" that per-student funding only rose by 47 cents this year. The  that per-student funding only rose by 47 cents definitely needs context. But calling it a myth goes too far, as does the Republicans’  that per-pupil spending is really closer to $100. Moreover, not every district will get that per-pupil amount. An amount that high is only possible once you factor in all education-related spending. That includes a good chunk of money that has to be spent on specific purposes like school security and mental health. The increase in the base student allocation (47 cents) represents the amount of money left over for flexible spending, which districts can use for student programs, teacher salaries and other operational costs. The office's statement contains an element of  but ignores critical facts that would give a different impression. We rate this  .
Statement: Says it's illegal to hold an absentee-only election or mail ballots to every registered voter
Speaker: chris kapenga
About the speaker: Republican Chris Kapenga, a certified public accountant and small-business owner, was elected to the Wisconsin Assembly in 2010. He represents the Delafield area west of Milwaukee.
Date: April 6, 2020
Location: wisconsin
Topics: elections;states
Context: an email
Fact-check justification: Kapenga told a constituent that it’s currently illegal to hold an absentee-only election or mail ballots to every registered voter. State statute does prohibit both measures as currently written. Lawmakers could change that, but it’s unclear if or when that will happen. We rate Kapenga’s  . window.gciAnalyticsUAID = 'PMJS-TEALIUM-COBRAND';
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Statement: Says Joe Biden took a knee during the national anthem.
Speaker: facebook posts
About the speaker: Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.
 
Date: October 10, 2020
Topics: elections;facebook fact-checks
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: The Facebook post claims that Biden took a knee during the national anthem, using a photo from an Oct. 5 event at the Little Haiti Cultural Center in Miami.  Biden knelt during a group photo with performers, who stood behind him. The photo was taken by a Miami Herald correspondent. Two journalists present at the event confirmed that the national anthem was not playing at the time.  We rate this  .
Statement: If Roe is overturned, Wisconsin has a law on the books that would immediately make abortion a crime.
Speaker: planned parenthood
About the speaker: Planned Parenthood Federation of America identifies itself as the nation's leading women's health care provider, educator, and advocate, serving women, men, teens, and families. The Planned Parenthood Action Fund is an independent, nonpartisan, not-for-profit organization formed as the advocacy and political arm of Planned Parenthood Federation of America. Planned Parenthood Votes is a super PAC affiliated with Planned Parenthood.
 
Date: March 4, 2020
Location: wisconsin
Topics: health care;legal issues
Context: news release
Fact-check justification: Nonetheless, the law that would criminalize the procedure is on the books in the Badger State.   Our rating  If federal abortion law were overturned, Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin claims there’s a law on the books that would make the procedure a crime.   There is such a law, and if Roe disappears, the right would return to the state to enforce it.   We rate this  .   window.gciAnalyticsUAID = 'PMJS-TEALIUM-COBRAND';
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Statement: I've been standing up against ... the Chinese government over women's rights and standing up for human rights.
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: March 5, 2008
Location: national
Topics: foreign policy
Context: an interview on CNN's <i> American Morning</i>
Fact-check justification: The Clinton administration made U.S. pledges of assistance in that effort a subject of the trip. The legal aid center dealt with a wide range of women's legal issues, including rape, job discrimination and family planning. Yes, Clinton delivered a tough speech implying Chinese policies were unacceptable at a global gathering in that nation's capital city. But the Clinton campaign has failed to show she has been involved in the long-term commitment for improvements in China that her statement suggests. We find her  to be .
Statement: Go to 2020census.gov and fill out this census form so you can get your stimulus check.
Speaker: facebook posts
About the speaker: Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.
 
Date: March 22, 2020
Topics: census;facebook fact-checks;coronavirus
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: By law, the Census Bureau must keep your answers confidential; the information it receives is used only to produce statistics. You can respond to the Census here .   Lawmakers, meanwhile, are still working on a stimulus plan to try to shore up the economy during the coronavirus pandemic. On Sunday, Senate Democrats blocked action on the package because they said it didn’t have enough protections for workers and needed stricter restrictions on businesses that would be bailed out under the deal.   We rate this Facebook post .
Statement: Gerry Connolly and his fellow Democrats went on a spending spree and now their credit card is maxed out.
Speaker: national republican congressional committee
About the speaker: National Republican Congressional Committee
Date: May 18, 2011
Location: virginia
Topics: deficit;federal budget
Context: an e-mail
Fact-check justification: Going one step further, why should Democrats take the full hit? Republicans deserve blame here as well. The nation’s current financial situation is a rare bipartisan feat. At the same time, 35 percent of the nation’s debt has come during Connolly’s two-and-a-half years in Congress. We rate the NRCC’s attack .
Statement: Since 2010, America has put more people back to work than Europe, Japan, and all advanced economies combined.
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: January 20, 2015
Location: national
Topics: economy
Context: his 2015 State of the Union address
Fact-check justification: Obama said, "Since 2010, America has put more people back to work than Europe, Japan, and all advanced economies combined." From publicly available data, we know that since 2010, the United States has created more jobs than the 35 other advanced economies combined. However, it’s not as clear cut that this recovery involves putting "more people back to work," as Obama suggests. The labor force participation rate has consistently declined during this period, suggesting that more and more unemployed Americans are dropping out of the workforce, rather than taking new jobs. On balance, we rate Obama's  .
Statement: Almost every country on Earth sees America as stronger and more respected today than they did eight years ago when I took office.
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: July 27, 2016
Location: national
Topics: polls and public opinion
Context: a speech at the Democratic national convention
Fact-check justification: Obama said, "Almost every country on Earth sees America as stronger and more respected today than they did eight years ago when I took office." The general sentiment that the United States is viewed more positively around the world is supported by three different sets of polls, but they don’t specifically talk about strength or respect. We rate Obama’s  . https://www.sharethefacts.co/share/f4f46dae-b333-47ce-9d97-e1d7e68cb191
Statement: Says Donald Trump thinks "a grown man pretending to be a woman (should) be allowed to use the women's restroom.
Speaker: ted cruz
About the speaker: Ted Cruz is a U.S. Senator from Texas, first elected in 2012. Cruz also was a candidate for president of the United States in 2016. He is the former solicitor general for the state of Texas, previously serving as the director of the Office of Policy Planning at the Federal Trade Commission, an Associate Deputy Attorney General at the U.S. Department of Justice, and as a domestic policy advisor on the 2000 Bush-Cheney campaign, according to his campaign biography.
Date: April 22, 2016
Location: national
Topics: candidate biography;corrections and updates;lgbtq;negative campaigning
Context: an attack ad
Fact-check justification: A Cruz ad said Trump thinks "a grown man pretending to be a woman (should) be allowed to use the women's restroom."  There's a grain of  in this , but the overall message is highly distorted to scare voters. Trump did say he'd be fine with letting Caitlyn Jenner, a transgender women, use the bathroom of her choice in Trump Tower rather than the bathroom that corresponds to the sex on Jenner's birth certificate. But Trump did not say he supports a man "pretending to be a woman" using a woman's restroom.  Trump talked about how bathroom laws that allow people to use the bathroom of their choice are not a problem and bemoaned the business backlash that hit North Carolina with a state law that said people have to use the bathroom that corresponds with their gender at birth. The state would have been better off leaving it alone, he argued, but as president he would not want the federal government to be involved. Doing nothing about a local government's decision is not an endorsement. We rate Cruz’s  . Editor’s note, April 27, 2016: After we published this item, we heard from readers and others who said our description of a transgender woman made it sound as if there is no public debate over transgender issues or how gender is defined. We did not mean to suggest that, and we have edited our report to more fully reflect that ongoing debate. Our rating still stands, however, because the ad distorts Trump’s views on access to public bathrooms. https://www.sharethefacts.co/share/6b5dec59-b7ec-4ec6-a34d-87428af82a41