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Statement: Says a photograph shows Seattle Seahawks player Michael Bennett burning the United States flag.
Speaker: vets for trump
About the speaker: The Facebook page for www.veteransfordonaldtrump.com.
Date: September 28, 2017
Topics: fake news;punditfact
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: Trump’s feud has led to other  claims beyond this one. We previously checked claims that the NFL fined Steelers players $1 million each and that Fox Sports refused to broadcast games " until players respect the flag ." We rated both ! That’s the only thing burning about this , too. For taking an old photo and grossly misrepresenting its content, we rate it !
Statement: Site selectors who decide where businesses expand or relocate shun closed shop states like Wisconsin in favor of Right to Work states like Iowa, Indiana and Michigan.
Speaker: wisconsin manufacturers and commerce
About the speaker: Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce is Wisconsin's largest business group. It says its members include large and small manufacturers, service companies, local chambers of commerce and specialized trade associations. WMC is also a lobbying organization and often gets involved in state political races.
Date: December 8, 2014
Location: wisconsin
Topics: workers
Context: an opinion piece
Fact-check justification: "When asked what one thing state government can do to improve Wisconsin’s business climate, 35 percent said reduce taxes, 15 percent said become a Right to Work state and 14 percent said reform employment laws, like harmonizing the state and federal versions of family medical leave," a WMC news release noted. Our rating Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce said: "Site selectors who decide where businesses expand or relocate shun closed shop states like Wisconsin in favor of Right to Work states like Iowa, Indiana and Michigan." There’s anecdotal  that some firms screen out states without right to work laws when seeking to expand, and surveys of site selectors say this issue is important. But its far down the list of top concerns for many site selectors, suggesting that "shun" is too strong a term. We rate the  .
Statement: A national paid leave program "would potentially put into the economy $21 billion dollars annually.
Speaker: kirsten gillibrand
About the speaker: Kirsten Gillibrand is a senator from New York. Gillibrand was appointed as senator in 2009 to fill Hillary Clinton’s vacated seat, as Clinton became U.S. Secretary of State under Barack Obama. Gillibrand won a special election in 2010 to retain her senate seat and won re-elections in 2012 and 2018. From 2007 to 2009, she served as the representative of New York’s 20th Congressional District. Gillibrand received a bachelor’s degree in Asian Studies from Dartmouth College and a J.D. from UCLA School of Law. In 2019, she ran for the Democratic nomination for president and dropped out in August.
Date: May 16, 2017
Location: new york
Topics: economy;labor;women
Context: a speech at a conference
Fact-check justification: Gllibrand said a national paid leave program "would potentially put into the economy $21 billion dollars annually." Researchers say workers would receive at least $20.6 billion in paid leave. But Gillibrand’s  ignores the money that would be taken out of the economy to pay for it. The program would be adding money to the same pot it’s being taken from. Her  contains an element of  but ignores critical facts that would give a different impression. We rate it .
Statement: Recently we have seen our government debt grow by $3.4 trillion during the first 29 months of the Obama administration -- the equivalent of about $4 billion per day.
Speaker: leonard lance
About the speaker: Leonard Lance is a Republican congressman representing New Jersey's 7th district.
Date: July 17, 2011
Location: new jersey
Topics: deficit
Context: a column
Fact-check justification: Let’s review. Lance correctly stated that government debt held by the public grew by $3.4 trillion during Obama’s tenure. But experts said that while Obama can be blamed for some of that increase, he isn’t responsible for it all.    We rate Lance’s statement . To comment on this ruling, go to NJ.com .
Statement: Thousands of folks are opening West Virginia E-ZPass accounts.
Speaker: jim justice
About the speaker: Jim Justice is the Republican governor of West Virginia. A businessman, Justice was originally elected as a Democrat.
Date: August 27, 2018
Location: west virginia
Topics: transportation
Context: a tweet
Fact-check justification: Justice tweeted that "thousands of folks are opening West Virginia E-ZPass accounts." The E-ZPass authority reported 13,630 new accounts between August 1 and October 15. Prorated to the period covered by Justice’s tweet, that works out to about 5,000, which meets the definition of "thousands." We rate the statement .
Statement: When Trump wanted to turn a taxpayer-owned building into an $800 a night hotel, (Congressman Jeff Denham, R-CA) helped broker the deal and bragged about it.
Speaker: dccc
About the speaker: Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee 
Date: October 4, 2016
Location: california
Topics: elections
Context: a campaign TV advertisement
Fact-check justification: The DCCC advertisement greatly  Denham’s role in the process and falsely describes him as helping "broker" the deal. We rate the  .    –  The statement is not accurate. Click here for   more   on the six PolitiFact ratings and how we select facts to check. https://www.sharethefacts.co/share/64c2aefc-6a2b-4b4d-8e91-5c0c8d0a7b60
Statement: Because of Barack Obama the mission in Iraq ended.
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: November 3, 2011
Location: national
Topics: iraq
Context: a campaign ad
Fact-check justification: The Obama campaign ad (the original one) said "Because of Barack Obama the mission in Iraq ended." It’s  that the president held steadfast to his promises of ordering military leaders to end the war, halting combat operations and finally bringing the remaining troops home. But those benchmarks were put in place by a previous president. Obama, when he took office, could have steered the operation in a different direction, amping up the military force in Iraq or pledging a long-term presence there. But he adhered to the blueprint, including trying to extend the withdrawal deadline. Only when that failed because of the immunity question did Obama announce -- and take credit for -- the full withdrawal. It was a savvy political move maybe, but not a totally forthright statement. Also, the U.S. mission in Iraq will be continued to a large extent by contractors and diplomats. Therefore, we rate it .
Statement: In the 1950s and 1960s, "the minimum wage was such that it would lift you out of poverty.
Speaker: jack reed
About the speaker: Jack Reed, a former attorney and army officer, is Rhode Island's senior. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1991 until 1996, when he was elected to the U.S. Senate.
Date: May 1, 2014
Location: rhode island
Topics: economy;history;income;poverty;welfare
Context: a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate
Fact-check justification: Sen. Jack Reed, lobbying for an increase in the minimum wage, said that in the 1950s and 1960s, "the minimum wage was such that it would lift you out of poverty." We found that during that period, the minimum wage always generated enough income to keep an individual out of poverty. But when it comes to making enough money to support a family -- and Reed made several references to families -- that wasn't always  during those two decades. Based on federal data, the minimum wage didn't become high enough to support a two-person family until about 1956 and it wasn't consistently high enough to lift a family of three until 1967. It never covered a family of four, regarded as a typical family size in that era. One might assume that Reed was talking about families, but the statement we're checking isn't specific. Because that statement is accurate but needs clarification or additional information, we rate it   . (If you have a  you’d like PolitiFact Rhode Island to check, email us at [email protected] And follow us on Twitter: @politifactri.)
Statement: An iron ore mine in northern Wisconsin could operate for 100 years and generate billion of dollars in economic activity.
Speaker: wisconsin manufacturers and commerce
About the speaker: Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce is Wisconsin's largest business group. It says its members include large and small manufacturers, service companies, local chambers of commerce and specialized trade associations. WMC is also a lobbying organization and often gets involved in state political races.
Date: June 12, 2011
Location: wisconsin
Topics: jobs
Context: a radio ad
Fact-check justification: In short, it’s a complete guess. It’s no surprise the state’s largest business group wants to put the best possible spin on a project that will generate heated debate. Surely, the mine could generate an economic boon to numerous parts of the state. But the  leaves out some critical information -- the permits, details of the legislation, and assumptions of the market for steel decades in the future -- as it makes a sweeping  about jobs and longevity. We rate the  .
Statement: The substitute budget now adds in tax breaks and tax deductions for those who buy these prisons.
Speaker: matt lundy
About the speaker: Matt Lundy is a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 57th District, which includes a portion of Lorain County.
Date: May 2, 2011
Location: ohio
Topics: state budget
Context: a news conference
Fact-check justification: Lundy is correct that the the substitute budget includes tax breaks and tax deductions for those who buy the prisons. There would be no sales tax on the purchase and there are other exclusions for income and commercial taxes. The administration is demanding that local property taxes absolutely be paid, which could yield significant revenue to local governments and schools. And Lundy is correct that the tax breaks and deductions in the budget bill were added in by the House. On the -O-Meter, we rate Lundy’s comment as .
Statement: Olive Garden employees are allowed to wear Black Lives Matter masks "but NOT the American flag.
Speaker: facebook posts
About the speaker: Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.
 
Date: August 28, 2020
Topics: race and ethnicity;patriotism;facebook fact-checks;coronavirus
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: "I saw this post on someone’s FB page, is it ?" the person asked . "That is not ," Olive Garden replied on Sept. 10. "Team members may wear either if they choose to do so. "  We rate this  .
Statement: The states that actually have lots of teachers in teacher unions tend to be the states that have done the best in terms of academic success in this country.
Speaker: randi weingarten
About the speaker: Randi Weingarten is president of the American Federation of Teachers.
Date: August 29, 2010
Location: national
Topics: education;this week - abc news
Context: ABC's "This Week"
Fact-check justification: We agree. Weingarten's  that states that have lots of teachers in teacher unions tend to be the states that have done the best in terms of academic success is perhaps technically correct -- at least by some measures. But the empirical scientific research on this subject is -- in the words of Burroughs -- "limited, ambiguous and incomplete." Further, there is even less  to support the implication that strong unionization is the cause for one state performing better than another. And so we rate Weingarten's  .
Statement: Masks will kill quite a few people, it's well known that they reduce blood oxygen levels and those with respiratory and cardiac disorders will die.
Speaker: facebook posts
About the speaker: Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.
 
Date: November 30, 2020
Topics: facebook fact-checks;coronavirus
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: Public health experts say it is not  that masks reduce blood oxygen levels. The CDC says that people with underlying medical conditions should still wear masks. The post is not factual. We rate it .   RELATED : There’s no  that wearing standard masks is harmful to your health
Statement: Says opponent Mary Burke says she "supports Obamacare unequivocally and wants to expand it.
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: September 18, 2014
Location: wisconsin
Topics: federal budget;health care;medicaid
Context: a TV ad
Fact-check justification: Walker provided no  that Burke has expressed unequivocal support for the Affordable Care Act, and we are not aware of any. At the same time, Burke does back the law and she supports expanding it through making more people eligible for Medicaid. Walker’s statement is partially accurate but leaves out important details. We rate it . To comment on this item, go to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's web page .
Statement: Thanks to (North Carolina's) governor and the legislature, the average teacher salary can barely support a family.
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: June 22, 2016
Location: north carolina
Topics: education;families;state budget;workers
Context: Raleigh, NC
Fact-check justification: Clinton said the average North Carolina teacher’s salary "can  support a family" and placed the blame squarely on Gov. Pat McCrory and Republican legislators. The average teacher salary of just less than $48,000 is higher than what most households around the state make per year. Yet it’s also right around what’s considered the bare minimum "living wage" for a couple with two kids. Clinton, however, muddles the political blame. Average teacher pay did hit its lowest point when Republicans controlled both the governor’s office and General Assembly. Yet the only actual salary cuts happened under Democratic control. And more recently, Republicans have raised teacher pay almost back to pre-recession levels. We rate this  .   https://www.sharethefacts.co/share/af0c5cf5-08de-414b-8ccd-705444c458a8
Statement: Wisconsin is the only state that allows parents or guardians to purchase alcohol for their children – regardless of whether that child is seven or 20 years old – at bars and restaurants.
Speaker: health first wisconsin
About the speaker: In 2011, SmokeFree Wisconsin became Health First Wisconsin. The non-profit organization works to promote nutrition and physical activity, curb tobacco use and prevent alcohol abuse in Wisconsin. The organization continues to work on tobacco prevention and control efforts under the SmokeFree Wisconsin coalition.
Date: November 12, 2012
Location: wisconsin
Topics: alcohol;public health
Context: a news release
Fact-check justification: But it doesn’t stand alone. Our rating A health advocacy group pushing to tighten up drinking laws said Wisconsin is "the only state that allows parents or guardians to purchase alcohol for their children – regardless of whether that child is seven or 20 years old – at bars and restaurants." We found less than a handful of states that allow that, but a few others do. So Wisconsin’s law is not unique. We rate the group’s statement .
Statement: Statistics show "you are about nine times more likely to be assaulted by a taxi driver" in Austin than a driver for a ride-hailing service.
Speaker: ellen troxclair
About the speaker: Ellen Troxclair, elected in 2014 to represent a Southwest Austin district on the Austin City Council, says she otherwise volunteers in the community and manages a real estate management business.
Date: April 10, 2016
Location: texas
Topics: crime;transportation
Context: a voter forum hosted by the League of Women Voters of the Austin Area
Fact-check justification: Troxclair said statistics show "you are about nine times more likely to be assaulted by a taxi driver" in Austin than a driver for a ride-hailing service. This  shakes out to dividing oranges into apples and getting grapefruits--a  notion. Vital data, at the least about the number and length of trips by taxi cabs or ride-hailed vehicles, remains to be seen, making it impossible to definitively say which type of driver or ride more likely risks an assault. It's also worth mention that the chances of assault in either seem very low. This leaves the "nine times" statement  and . !  – 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: This type of mass violence does not happen in other advanced countries. It doesn't happen in other places with this kind of frequency.
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: June 18, 2015
Location: national
Topics: corrections and updates;criminal justice;crime;guns
Context: remarks at the White House
Fact-check justification: Obama said after the church shootings in Charleston that "this type of mass violence does not happen in other advanced countries. It doesn’t happen in other places with this kind of frequency." The data shows that it clearly happens in other countries, and in at least three of them, there’s  that the rate of killings in mass-shooting events occurred at a higher per-capita rate than in the United States between 2000 and 2014. The only partial support for Obama’s  is that the per-capita gun-incident fatality rate in the United States does rank in the top one-third of the list of 11 countries studied. On balance, we rate the  . EDITOR’S NOTE , June 22, 2015: We heard from several of you regarding Obama's use of the word "frequency," and that frequency could refer to the incidents of mass shootings, not deaths as we examined. Looking at Obama's  by incident, the United States has a higher rate of incidents than Finland, Norway and Switzerland. We agree that there is no preferred comparison and each is valid , and we've changed some language in this article to reflect that. We also agree that China has a larger population than the United States, a fact we weren't initially clear about but have since fixed. That said, we are sticking with our rating of , in large measure because of Obama's  that "this type of mass violence does not happen in other advanced countries." That is . We know some of you will disagree, and we'll be sure to air out some of your objections in our next reader mailbag.
Statement: The public health order Title 42 is "the last tool Border Patrol has to stop the overwhelming flood of illegal immigrants pouring into our country.
Speaker: adam laxalt
About the speaker: Adam Laxalt is the 2022 Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in Nevada. He served as Nevada's attorney general from 2014 to 2018 and ran for governor in 2018. He is the grandson of Paul Laxalt, a prominent Nevada governor and senator.
Date: August 8, 2022
Location: nevada
Topics: immigration;border security;elections;homeland security
Context: a statement
Fact-check justification: That is . Title 42 is not an immigration enforcement tool, despite it in effect limiting entries into the United States during the pandemic. Immigration law had been codified and enforced by Border Patrol agents for decades before the public health policy was invoked in March 2020.   Expedited removals, physical barriers and legal consequences for repeated crossers remain available to prevent illegal immigration into the United States. We rate this  .
Statement: The coronavirus can't be so dangerous because there are no biohazard bins for COVID-19 masks and gloves.
Speaker: facebook posts
About the speaker: Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.
 
Date: July 11, 2020
Topics: public health;public safety;facebook fact-checks;coronavirus
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: The coronavirus spreads almost exclusively through respiratory droplets carried through the air. It does not live or spread on surfaces, so masks and gloves used by the general public to protect against COVID-19 infection aren’t considered medical waste that requires special handling.   Health experts say it’s safe to throw away disposable masks used to guard against infection. Gloves are not needed unless a person is cleaning or caring for someone who is sick, and they can be thrown away afterward. We rate this  .
Statement: Bill Nelson voted to confirm Sonia Sotomayor, "who signed a Supreme Court opinion saying Americans do not have an individual right to own firearms.
Speaker: national rifle association
About the speaker: An advocacy group that fights restrictions on the right to bear arms.
Date: September 4, 2012
Location: florida
Topics: supreme court;guns
Context: an anti-Nelson mailer
Fact-check justification: The NRA is correct in saying Nelson voted to confirm Sonia Sotomayor as an associate justice of the Supreme Court. And many experts see the group’s assertion that she signed an opinion "saying Americans do not have an individual right to own firearms" as fair. We heard lots of agreement from experts about this characterization, though two advocates of gun control said it is over-simplified. Gun-control supporters in particular told us the opinion she signed is not as "anti-gun" as the mailer would have readers believe. What's missing from this attack is the context that Nelson voted to confirm Sotomayor before she signed the opinion in  McDonald.  That context slightly dulls the connection between Nelson and Sotomayor's position. Overall, we rate this  .
Statement: Says police are warning shoppers to use wipes to clean their carts over deadly risk of fentanyl residue.
Speaker: facebook posts
About the speaker: Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.
 
Date: May 15, 2019
Topics: drugs;public health;facebook fact-checks
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: A viral Facebook post says police are warning shoppers to use wipes to clean their cart handles to mitigate the risk of overdosing on fentanyl residue. The risk of overdosing from fentanyl residue via the skin is unlikely, medical experts say. As well, the rumor went viral after being mistakenly shared by a police department, which has since apologized and deleted the post.  This  is not accurate. We rate it .