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Statement: About 1.1 million people legally enter the U.S. each year as permanent residents -- "65 percent of that is some kind of chain migration; 22 percent is diversity lottery, 'asyling,' refugees; only about 14, 15 percent has anything to do with work.
Speaker: ron johnson
About the speaker: Ron Johnson is a Republican U.S. senator from Wisconsin. A businessman and accountant, Johnson defeated Democratic Sen. Russ Feingold in the 2010 election. He is seeking re-election in 2016.
Date: January 12, 2018
Location: wisconsin
Topics: immigration;labor;legal issues;foreign policy;race and ethnicity
Context: an interview
Fact-check justification: But to say that 65 percent come through "chain migration" -- which typically refers to the extended-family members of an immigrant in the United States -- is . The vast majority of individuals in that group are spouses, children or parents, not more distant relatives. Johnson’s statement is partially accurate but leaves out important details -- our definition of .    Related fact check: Would Trump bill have kept his grandfather and Melania from immigrating to U.S.? (And you, too?)
Statement: Our "kids can't openly celebrate Christmas or pray in school.
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: December 7, 2011
Location: texas
Topics: education;message machine 2012;religion
Context: an Iowa TV ad
Fact-check justification: So, can kids pray and openly celebrate Christmas in school? Absolutely, we conclude, though public school officials are barred from advancing a religion or making children pray or celebrate solely the Christian aspects of Christmas. The Supreme Court has not held that students can’t pray; Perry’s home state even has laws protecting that right. The highest court also hasn’t held that kids can’t openly celebrate Christmas at school. His statement shakes out as .
Statement: Says President Donald Trump "signs a visa-free travel policy" for Ghana and Malawi.
Speaker: bloggers
About the speaker: Blog posting on the Internet
Date: January 30, 2017
Topics: global news service;immigration;fake news;foreign policy
Context: a blog post
Fact-check justification: The USA Television website reported that people from Ghana and Malawi could travel to the United States without a visa. Both countries are missing from the State Department’s visa waiver list. There were many versions of this story, naming different countries. None of them were  and in the case of Ghana, the American embassy warned people not to believe these reports. So don’t believe them. We rate these claims . Update Feb. 15, 2017:  Sorry residents of Mauritius, Gambia, Sri Lanka and Botswana. Your pathway to visiting the United States has not gotten any easier, despite what you might have read. The  news mill that is "USA Television" and "CNN Channel" has been churning out versions of its debunked headline "Donald Trump signs visa-free policy for (insert country here.)" We first flagged similar invented claims for Ghana and Malawi on Feb. 9, 2017, as part of our partnership with Facebook to quash  news. The articles are virtually word-for-word copies of each other. They all say that "the United States President, Donald Trump has signed an executive order to allow all [country] nationals travel to the United States without visas." They all say this is about fostering trade between the two nations. The U.S. State Department is the final authority on which countries enjoy visa-free status. The purveyors of bunk might say that Mauritius , Gambia , Sri Lanka and Botswana are on the State Department’s list, but they aren’t. If you see anyone sharing these posts, feel free to let them know they might as well  book a trip to Fantasy Island. https://www.sharethefacts.co/share/b17efc7a-1a5e-41a5-9697-9e770c766b69
Statement: The United States paid for a 274-mile wall between Jordan and Syria, "approved by the Dems in the house and senate," in order "to keep ISIS out.
Speaker: facebook posts
About the speaker: Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.
 
Date: September 16, 2019
Topics: foreign policy;terrorism;facebook fact-checks
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: A Facebook post claimed the United States paid for a 274-mile wall between Jordan and Syria, "approved by the Dems in the house and senate," in order "to keep ISIS out." The post alludes to a U.S.-Mexico border wall like Trump has championed, and there certainly is no such end-to-end physical wall spanning the Jordan-Syria border. There are high-tech barriers, some of which predated U.S. participation. A major portion was funded by the United States, with bipartisan support, and a major reason was to fight the ISIS terrorist group, but also to block refugees. The statement contains only an element of . Our rating is .
Statement: The use and possession of marijuana on U.S. college campuses "remains prohibited under federal law
Speaker: clarence mcneill
About the speaker: Clarence L. McNeill is the dean of students at the University at Albany. He earned his B.A. in Africana studies and his M.S and C.A.S in educational administration and policy studies at the university.
Date: April 7, 2021
Location: new york
Topics: legal issues;marijuana
Context: an email to students
Fact-check justification: Our Ruling McNeill wrote, "Despite this change to state law, the use and possession of marijuana on … campuses remains prohibited under federal law." He is correct that marijuana possession and use has been illegal under federal law for four decades. That said, the federal government does not typically prosecute marijuana possession and use cases, leaving it up to states to either enforce their own laws against marijuana or else legalize the drug within the state’s borders. However, even in states that have legalized the recreational use of marijuana, universities can still choose to ban the drug from their campuses. The statement is accurate but needs additional information, so we rate it .
Statement: Walmart management is helping with rising prices with $500 grocery cards for $2.
Speaker: facebook posts
About the speaker: Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.
 
Date: September 5, 2022
Topics: facebook fact-checks
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: We win! Then the catch: You have to enter your credit card information to pay $2 to ship the gift card to your home.   We didn’t find anything on Walmart’s website to corroborate the  in the Facebook post that the company is virtually giving away $500 in grocery gift cards. In fact, among the tips on Walmart’s website to avoid gift card fraud is one cautioning customers against buying, selling or checking a gift card balance "on online marketplaces outside of Walmart.com." We rate this post .
Statement: Says Donald Trump "started his career back in 1973 being sued by the Justice Department for racial discrimination because he would not rent apartments in one of his developments to African-Americans.
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: September 27, 2016
Location: national
Topics: candidate biography;housing;race and ethnicity
Context: the first presidential debate
Fact-check justification: Clinton said that Trump "started his career back in 1973 being sued by the Justice Department for racial discrimination because he would not rent apartments in one of his developments to African-Americans." Both parts of the statement are carefully worded and accurate. The Justice Department sued Trump, his father and their company under the Civil Rights Act in 1973. In many instances, the government said, prospective black tenants were blocked from renting in his buildings. The case was settled and Trump never admitted guilt, though his company had to agree to stipulations meant to prevent future discrimination at his rental properties. We rate the statement . https://www.sharethefacts.co/share/a1eeeec4-fa30-47b3-a119-110b7b898ef1
Statement: World Health Organization wants to BAN all women aged 18-50 from drinking alcohol.
Speaker: bloggers
About the speaker: Blog posting on the Internet
Date: June 17, 2021
Topics: alcohol;corrections and updates;public health;women;facebook fact-checks
Context: a story's headline
Fact-check justification: An article headline claims that the WHO is trying to ban all women between the ages of 18 and 50 from drinking alcohol. This is an exaggeration of the WHO’s draft report. The report suggested more monitoring of alcohol consumption in some women due to the deleterious effects it can have on a fetus. But the organization did not propose that women between those ages should be banned from drinking alcohol entirely, neither could it enforce such a ban. We rate this  . UPDATE, Aug. 3, 2021 : Following publication of this fact-check, the Irish Post published a correction on its piece, which can be found here .
Statement: Says when he was governor, Wisconsin cut unemployment to 2.1 percent and the state's unemployment rate was "the lowest in the country for 40 consecutive months.
Speaker: tommy thompson
About the speaker: Tommy Thompson, a Republican, was a 2012 candidate for the U.S. Senate from Wisconsin. He served as governor of Wisconsin from 1987 until 2001, when he left office to become President George W. Bush's secretary of health and human services. He previously spent 20 years in the Wisconsin Assembly. Thompson briefly ran for president, withdrawing in 2007.
Date: March 3, 2012
Location: wisconsin
Topics: economy;jobs
Context: a speech
Fact-check justification: And he didn’t say below the average. He said lowest. Our rating In a speech in Sauk County , Thompson contended Wisconsin’s unemployment rate dipped to 2.1 percent and was lowest in the nation for more than three years running when he sat in the governor’s chair. Federal statistics clearly refute the "lowest in the nation" , and the 2.1 percent is on target only if you cite preliminary numbers from a less-preferred statistical method. We rate this statement .
Statement: Says Gov. Jeb Bush vetoed the "Quiñones Plan" because it was "taxation without representation on a large scale.
Speaker: alan grayson
About the speaker: Alan Grayson was initially elected to Congress in 2008, then defeated for re-election in 2010. He was elected again to Congress from a different district in 2012. He lost the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Florida in 2016.
Date: August 6, 2012
Location: florida
Topics: taxes
Context: a campaign mailer
Fact-check justification: Grayson says Bush vetoed the "Quiñones Plan" because it was "taxation without representation on a large scale." His mailer accurately quotes Bush’s veto message but lacks context about what the vetoed "Quiñones Plan" entailed. There’s no denying Quiñones played a hand in legislation that would have allowed county residents to vote on an additional $2 per day surcharge on rental cars, which would  have hit tourists. He sponsored language that ended up in the final bill. But the mailer has no details for voters, unless residents somehow connect it with the words "rental cars" in a cluster of items Grayson says Quiñones taxed. It’s unfair to say Quiñones taxed rental cars when the "plan" in question would be up to county voters and it never happened because of Bush’s veto. Plus, even though Quiñones sponsored a version of the surcharge legislation, his clout trails the influence of two Central Florida colleagues widely credited for getting the language in the final version of SB 1350 -- which was certainly not known as the "Quiñones Plan" around the Capitol. We rate the  .
Statement: We bailed out" Johnson Controls when "we saved the auto industry" and "now they want to avoid paying taxes.
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: February 4, 2016
Location: wisconsin
Topics: corporations;federal budget;technology;transportation;taxes
Context: a debate
Fact-check justification: But the company hasn’t disputed the tax benefits. Our rating Clinton said "we bailed out" Johnson Controls when "we saved the auto industry" and "now they want to avoid paying taxes." Johnson Controls was not a direct recipient of the 2008-’09 federal bailouts of the auto industry, but it did push for the funds and, as an auto parts supplier, benefited indirectly. On federal taxes, the company has said it will save $150 million per year by moving its headquarters from suburban Milwaukee to Ireland. For a statement that is accurate but needs clarification, our rating is .
Statement: Lady Gaga announced she would cover her face "until Trump gets fired from office.
Speaker: bloggers
About the speaker: Blog posting on the Internet
Date: November 25, 2016
Topics: fake news;punditfact
Context: posts on the Internet
Fact-check justification: Bloggers said Lady Gaga announced she would cover her face "until Trump gets fired from office." The original post, which has been taken down, was on a site that billed itself as a hybrid of news and satire, and referenced a real interview on CBS Sunday Morning . There was no indication of what was real and what was made up in the story, and it was copied by several other sites that also didn’t identify the fabricated portions. Although Gaga has spoken out against Trump, there’s no mention of him in the CBS interview — nor did she announce a plan to shield her face out of grief. Bloggers may have been looking to garner applause for this one, but Gaga’s supposed mask appears to be made out of whole cloth. We rate it !
Statement: Photo shows former President Donald Trump detained by police.
Speaker: tweets
About the speaker: Twitter is a messaging service where people often discuss politics. Individual messages are called Tweets.
Date: March 18, 2023
Topics: facebook fact-checks
Context: a tweet
Fact-check justification: His  mug shot , meanwhile, shows a jumble of numbers in the background that don’t appear to be meaningful in any way.   The photos initially were shared by two accounts. One is a self-described parody account of political activist James O’Keefe. The other describes itself in its bio as an "a.i. whisperer Threatening democracy. "  We rate claims that these are authentic photos of Trump’s arrest .
Statement: Says Thom Tillis voted to support Trump's emergency declaration to fund the border wall even though it would "raid $80 million from North Carolina.
Speaker: democratic senatorial campaign committee
About the speaker: The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee works to elect Democrats to the U.S. Senate.
Date: September 29, 2019
Location: north carolina
Topics: border security;federal budget;military
Context: a tweet
Fact-check justification: The DSCC said Tillis supported Trump’s emergency declaration, which enabled the administration to raid $80 million from North Carolina military projects. The group is correct that the Trump administration diverted $80 million that had been appropriated by Congress for four military projects in North Carolina. But that included an elementary school at Fort Bragg that had already been canceled.  The  is accurate but needs additional information. We rate it .
Statement: Says Steve Spinnett has court judgments against him for trespass and harassment.
Speaker: livable damascus
About the speaker: The Committee for a Livable Damascus Political Action Committee is a 501c3, nonprofit organization composed of local citizens of Damascus, which "operates as an educational outreach to help keep the Damascus citizens informed about local civic issues."
Date: October 30, 2010
Location: oregon
Topics: ethics
Context: a campaign mailer
Fact-check justification: Remember though, the document released from Livable Damascus claims Spinnett had judgments against him for both trespassing and harassment. We have one   (trespassing) and one  for which no proof has been offered, which we rate therefore as  (harassment.) When those two are added together, what does the -O-Meter say? . Comment on this item.
Statement: It matters that we nominate a candidate who saw the destruction wrought by a broken health care system and gave people universal health care. … These things really matter. And these are the things that I've done in New York.
Speaker: bill de blasio
About the speaker: Bill de Blasio is the mayor of New York City. He has been mayor since 2014. De Blasio received a bachelor’s degree in metropolitan studies from New York University and a master’s degree in international affairs from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs. In 2019, he ran for the Democratic nomination for president and dropped out in September.
Date: June 26, 2019
Topics: health care;health check
Context: comments made during the first Democratic presidential primary debate
Fact-check justification: De Blasio said he gave New Yorkers universal health care. According to the World Health Organization , "universal health coverage" means anyone can use the health services they need, of a good enough quality to be effective, without being exposed to financial hardship. To be sure, de Blasio unveiled a plan in January that includes a new program that aims to give anyone (who has lived in New York City for at least six months) access to New York’s renowned public health system at a price tailored to their financial situation. But for the most part, de Blasio did not create a new system so much as make sure New Yorkers can use the one they have — and it remains to be seen how well his methods will work. The statement contains an element of  but ignores critical facts that would give a different impression. So we rate it .
Statement: As Virginia's governor, Allen cut spending and waste with bipartisan support.
Speaker: u.s. chamber of commerce
About the speaker: From the chamber's Web site: "The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is the world's largest business federation representing 3 million businesses of all sizes, sectors, and regions, as well as state and local chambers and industry associations. More than 96% of U.S. Chamber members are small businesses with 100 employees or fewer."
Date: February 8, 2012
Location: virginia
Topics: regulation;state budget
Context: a TV ad
Fact-check justification: Last August, we gave a  rating to Allen’s unqualified boast of "reigning in" state spending when he was governor. Spending continued its normal growth pattern during Allen’s term. Now, the national Chamber of Commerce, in a TV ad, says "Allen cut spending and waste with bipartisan support" when he was governor. There is some qualification in this statement. The  does not square with the big picture left by Allen’s administration. General fund spending rose by 45.6 percent from the budget Allen inherited in 1994 to the one left behind in 1998. It should be noted that Allen’s major effort to control spending was thwarted by the Democratic-controlled legislature, and the growth under Allen was about average for a Virginia governor. The Chamber, however, is focusing on a detail in the big picture. In the ad’s fine print, the group backs its statement by citing welfare reform championed by Allen in 1995. The law passed with strong bipartisan support and is credited with saving Virginia  $957 million over its first 12 years. Beyond the Chamber’s footnote, Allen could legitimately  to have saved the Commonwealth money through some of his actions to pare the state workforce and regulations. So the  is partially accurate, but omits the important point that bottom line spending went up significantly during the Allen years. We rate the statement .
Statement: Says "Scott Baio .. dies in small plane crash.
Speaker: daily usa update
About the speaker: Daily USA Update is a fake news website.
Date: June 1, 2017
Topics: fake news;punditfact
Context: a website post
Fact-check justification: The error, along with the rest of the article, showed up in a May 29 post on a similarly  news website. The rumor-monitoring website Snopes declared that  the same day. This is not the first time Baio has been prematurely declared dead. A 1997 hoax said he had died in a car accident. We rate the Daily USA Update headline that Scott Baio is dead !
Statement: Property taxes have increased 20 percent under four years of Chris Christie.
Speaker: milly silva
About the speaker: Milly Silva is the executive vice president of 1199 SEIU, a union representing more than 7,000 healthcare workers in New Jersey. She also is running with Democrat Barbara Buono as lieutant governor in the Nov. 5, 2013 gubernatorial election.
Date: October 7, 2013
Location: new jersey
Topics: taxes
Context: Little Ferry
Fact-check justification: Silva said, "Property taxes have increased 20 percent under four years of Chris Christie." The state DCA points to Christie’s property tax cap as reining in taxes during his tenure, without mentioning the impact of tax relief programs that have been reduced greatly in the past few years. But reduced or eliminated tax rebates means taxpayers generally have to pony up more money to pay their tax burdens. But a number of organizations have pointed to previous DCA figures showing a net property tax increase of nearly 20 percent. An Associated Press report said the actual increase for the first three years of Christie’s gubernatorial tenure has been 13 percent, considering a variety of factors -- including estimates, rather than final numbers, for 2012. Given the disparity between NJ Spotlight’s and the AP’s figures, and factoring in past -O-Meter fact-checks on this topic, it’s clear the increase isn’t as high as 20 percent, but it doesn’t appear to be as low as 13 percent. Silva is right that property taxes have increased under Christie, but it’s not as much as she said. As a result, we rate her  . To comment on this story, go to NJ.com . Editor's Note: This story has been updated to clarify that NJ Spotlight is an online news site and is not considered liberal-leaning. NJ Spotlight can be accessed at www.njspotlight.com.
Statement: Says Jon Corzine "gave away 14 percent raises over 4 years and he stood on the front steps of the Capitol at a public-sector union rally and said, 'I will fight to get you a great contract.'
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: August 9, 2012
Location: new jersey
Topics: unions
Context: a video posted on YouTube
Fact-check justification: At a campaign event in Bellevue, Wash., Christie said Corzine "gave away 14 percent raises over 4 years and he stood on the front steps of the Capitol at a public-sector union rally and said, 'I will fight to get you a great contract.’" Corzine did authorize four-year contracts with a total of 13 percent in raises, and vowed to "fight" for public employees at a union rally. But Christie’s criticism ignores how the contracts included certain union concessions. We rate the statement . To comment on this ruling, go to NJ.com .