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Statement: Says Gavin Newsom "didn't solve the homeless problem at all" as mayor of San Francisco, "and it's gotten worse.
Speaker: john cox
About the speaker: John Cox is a Republican businessman who lives in San Diego County. He is a candidate in the 2021 election to recall California Gov. Gavin Newsom. He ran and lost in the 2018 race for California governor.
Date: October 8, 2018
Location: california
Topics: city government;homeless;housing
Context: a campaign debate
Fact-check justification: Republican John Cox claimed Gavin Newsom "didn’t solve the homeless problem" in San Francisco "at all," adding "it’s gotten worse." Under Newsom’s administration, San Francisco’s homeless street population fell by 31 percent, from 2002 to 2011. Newsom has been credited with taking an aggressive stance on the topic and for helping move thousands off the street into housing or onto buses. The overall sheltered and unsheltered homeless population, however, rose slightly during Newsom’s tenure, and has increased since he left office by more than 1,000, supporting the second part of Cox’s statement.   But the first part of his , that Newsom didn’t solve the problem "at all," ignores his accomplishments. While homelessness didn’t end on Newsom’s watch, he made steps considered unprecedented for the city. We rate Cox’s statement .   – The statement is partially accurate but leaves out important details or takes things out of context. Click here for  more  on the six PolitiFact ratings and how we select facts to check. See all of PolitiFact California's governor's race fact checks here .  Related coverage from Capital Public Radio:  The Key Moments From John Cox and Gavin Newsom's Only California Governor's Debate Insight Special: California Governor's Debate Recap
Statement: At least Obama didn't marry his cousin," as Giuliani did.
Speaker: obama girl
About the speaker: Obama girl was a character in music videos that promoted the candidacy of then-Sen. Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential campaign.
Date: July 19, 2007
Location: national
Topics: candidate biography
Context: a YouTube video
Fact-check justification: In a 1993 memo for his mayoral campaign, a Giuliani strategist noted the "weirdness" factor of the marriage, according to a copy posted on the Smoking Gun Web site. But such a marriage is completely legal. In New York, even first cousins can wed.
Robin Bennett, senior genetic counselor at the University of Washington, said little scientific research exists about the risk of developmental difficulties for the offspring of second cousins. But she said, "for second cousins, the risks are likely similar to the risks of couples from the same ethnic population who also may have common ancestors." Giuliani and Peruggi did not have any children, and the marriage ended after 14 years.
Statement: And just like that, your $15/hr doesn't buy you as much as $7.50/hr did a year ago.
Speaker: facebook posts
About the speaker: Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.
 
Date: March 4, 2022
Topics: economy;income;facebook fact-checks
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: A Facebook post claimed: "And just like that, your $15/hr doesn’t buy you as much as $7.50/hr did a year ago." Inflation rose 7.5% over the last year, a 40-year high but still far below what the  suggests. A person would need to earn just over $8 an hour — not more than $15 an hour — to have the same buying power as a $7.50 hourly wage in 2021. We rate this  . RELATED: Mitt Romney jab over 7% inflation ignores rising wages RELATED: Biden’s boast about rising wages ignores effect of inflation
Statement: Four players have dropped out of the Australian Open with "chest pains.
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: January 19, 2022
Topics: sports;facebook fact-checks;coronavirus
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: Nikoloz Basilashvili of Georgia and Nick Kyrgios of Australia.   On Jan. 5 — before the Australian Open — Basilashvili retired from a match in the ATP Cup in Sydney due to breathing difficulties.   He and a doctor "had a conversation before another doctor joined as hand gestures suggested he was feeling tightness in his chest," the Sun reported . "He was overheard saying: ‘Every shot I’m out of breath.’ "  Basilashvili competed in the Australian Open, losing to Andy Murray on Jan. 18 in a "five-set thriller," ESPN reported .
Statement: Says "Meryl Streep just got fired from a major project for lying about Trump.
Speaker: bloggers
About the speaker: Blog posting on the Internet
Date: January 9, 2017
Topics: fake news;punditfact
Context: a headline
Fact-check justification: For fans of the Fonz, we must also note that the suggestion of a Happy Days reboot (with or without Streep) also appears . There has been no verified report of any kind of reboot of Happy Days . RadioTimes.com wrote last year that series creator Garry Marshall said the show may one day be revived by Paramount , but there’s little to suggest that’s been greenlit. The only other mention of a new Happy Days series was a story that said Netflix was creating one , but that post, too, came from a  news website trying to be funny. We rate this  !
Statement: BREAKING NEWS: All Charges Dropped for Kyle Rittenhouse.
Speaker: facebook posts
About the speaker: Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.
 
Date: October 13, 2020
Location: national
Topics: legal issues;guns;wisconsin
Context: Facebook post
Fact-check justification: A Facebook post said:  "All charges dropped for Kyle Rittenhouse."  That is flatly and plainly . The shootings happened in Wisconsin, not Illinois. The Wisconsin charges remain. Rittenhouse was never charged in Illinois, so when authorities said they found no basis to issue gun-possession charges, it didn’t change anything. We rate the
Statement: Ed Perlmutter voted for "Viagra for rapists" paid for with tax dollars.
Speaker: american action network
About the speaker: The American Action Network is a conservative, nonprofit advocacy organization. Its leadership includes Republican former officials.
Date: October 21, 2010
Location: national
Topics: health care;crime;message machine 2010
Context: a campaign ad
Fact-check justification: We've looked at similar claims made against U.S. senators and rated the claims . But this  is different. The House never voted on the sex offenders amendment. Perlmutter never voted on it either. So we rate the statement the statement .
Statement: Says Barack Obama "knew half of the population of the United States would lose their health insurance.
Speaker: glenn beck
About the speaker: Glenn Beck is the host of The Glenn Beck Program, a nationally syndicated talk-radio show. He also hosts an Internet-based TV show. Beck formerly hosted a television talk show on CNN Headline News and then Fox News.
Date: November 4, 2013
Topics: health care;punditfact
Context: a broadcast of the Glenn Beck Show
Fact-check justification: Beck said that when Obama promised that people could keep the plans they like, he knew that half of all Americans would lose their health insurance. Beck is  in every respect. The primary study he relied on contradicts his number, saying that at most 50 million people would lose coverage, not 125 million. Beck’s staff said they believe that any change in a plan means you have lost your health insurance. Not even the author of the study Beck cites agrees with that, nor do the other health policy experts we consulted.   On top of that, the government estimate of the number of plans that would be fully exposed to the new insurance requirements actually says little about the law’s impact. The law’s requirements would only matter for plans that did not measure up; many of them already did. Lastly, there is no  that Obama knew or believed that a calamity of this magnitude was in store. The  needs a checkup. We rate it .
Statement: Obama voted to support President Bush between 40 and 50 percent of the time over the past two years.
Speaker: john mccain
About the speaker: John McCain was a U.S. senator from Arizona, a post he held from 1987 to his death in 2018. He previously served two terms in the U.S. House. He was the Republican nominee for president in 2008. McCain was a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and spent his career in the military, as his father did. He was a combat pilot in Vietnam who was shot down and spent 5 1/2 years as a prisoner of war. He was born in 1936 in Panama. 
Date: June 3, 2008
Location: national
Topics: bush administration
Context: a campaign e-mail
Fact-check justification: Obama and Bush also were allied on legislation that raised the minimum wage to $7.25 per hour over two years and provided $8.3-billion in small-business tax incentives. In 2006, as Obama was laying the foundation for his presidential bid, he supported the president's position on key votes dealing with immigration policy and on making permanent 14 provisions in the "Patriot Act" antiterrorism law. All of which hardly makes Obama a full-blown Bush supporter. But his record also doesn't put him near the Senate's top 10 Bush foes — a list headed in 2007 by Democrats Debbie Stabenow of Michigan, Barbara Boxer of California, Sherrod Brown of Ohio and Patrick J. Leahy of Vermont, who each were opposed to Bush more than 65 percent of the time. Because Obama has shown a willingness to vote the administration's position on a number of occasions over the past two years, we rule the McCain campaign's  .
Statement: Says he has "a fiduciary responsibility to his business, his family and his employees to pay no more tax than legally required.
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: October 1, 2016
Location: national
Topics: candidate biography;financial regulation;taxes
Context: a statement from the campaign
Fact-check justification: The statement from Trump’s campaign said he has "a fiduciary responsibility to his business, his family and his employees to pay no more tax than legally required." That might have been a credible argument if he were referring to his companies’ tax returns. But the statement was in response to controversy surrounding Trump’s personal tax returns. Experts we contacted said there is no generally accepted fiduciary obligation keep one’s own taxes low.    The statement is not accurate. We rate it .
Statement: Rick Scott "doesn't have any ties to a lobbyist.
Speaker: jennifer carroll
About the speaker: Jennifer Carroll, a former Florida state representative from House District 13 in North Florida, was elected Florida lieutenant governor on Nov. 2, 2010, as Gov. Rick Scott's running mate. Carroll resigned from office on March 13, 2013.
Date: September 27, 2010
Location: florida
Topics: candidate biography
Context: a speech
Fact-check justification: Carroll told the Broward GOP in September that Scott "doesn't have any ties to a lobbyist." Scott wasn't the go-to preferred pick among the lobbyist crowd during the primary. But he has taken multiple donations from lobbyists and, since the primary, lobbyists organized at least two fundraisers for him. And in 2009, Scott's Solantic employed Florida lobbyists. It would be extremely unusual for any statewide candidate who won the primary to be completely devoid of lobbyist ties. We rate this  .
Statement: In six years, (U.S. Rep. Gary) Peters introduced zero bills that became law.
Speaker: ending spending action fund
About the speaker: The Ending Spending Action Fund describes itself as “an independent organization that proudly supports candidates regardless of party affiliation who favor enhancing free enterprise, reducing the size of government, and balancing our nation's budget.” It was founded in 2010 under another name by Joe Ricketts, a businessman who founded TD Ameritrade and whose family owns the Chicago Cubs baseball club, according to Open Secrets, a website that tracks money in politics. Ricketts has said he is a registered independent.
Date: August 13, 2014
Location: national
Topics: congress;corrections and updates;voting record
Context: a campaign ad
Fact-check justification: The Ending Spending ad claims that Peters hasn't accomplished anything, making this statement: "In six years, Peters introduced zero bills that became law." If you search congressional databases, you won't find a bill introduced solely by Peters that became law. But we found several instances in which Peters was credited with writing the legislation that did become law, sponsoring a bill that became part of a larger package signed by Obama, offering a bill similar to one that became law, or was an original co-sponsor.  There’s a shred of  in the  by Ending Spending, but it ignores critical facts that would give a different impression. We rate the  . Update: After we published this piece, we heard from Brian Baker, president of Ending Spending Action Fund. Baker pointed to the  (which is included in our fact-check) that Peters was not sole sponsor on any bill that became law and stood by the group’s . "First, it is great that PolitiFact acknowledges, as it must, that ‘if you search congressional databases, you won’t find a bill introduced solely by Peters that became law.’ This sentence confirms the  of the central assertion in our advertisement," Baker said. We stand by our original analysis and keep the rating the same at .
Statement: There has been "$5 trillion in debt added over the last four years.
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 28, 2012
Location: national
Topics: debt
Context: Tampa
Fact-check justification: Christie’s  -- that there has been "$5 trillion in debt added over the last four years" -- is just about on target. His number is either slightly high or a little low, depending on the type of measurement used, and that’s actually for a period short of a full four years. His implication that Obama and the Democrats are to blame has some merit, but it ignores the role Republicans have had. On balance, we rate the  . https://www.sharethefacts.co/share/1946db8e-eefc-46db-95e4-0c5031d907e1
Statement: Says Tammy Baldwin was the only member of the Wisconsin congressional delegation "to have a report outlining that a doctor was overprescribing opioids" at the Tomah VA, "later a veteran died" and Baldwin "covered it up.
Speaker: leah vukmir
About the speaker: Republican Leah Vukmir was elected to the Wisconsin state Senate in 2010, representing a suburban Milwaukee district. She served in the state Assembly from 2002 to 2008. She lost a bid for the U.S. Senate in 2018.
Date: September 23, 2018
Location: wisconsin
Topics: public health;transparency;veterans
Context: an interview
Fact-check justification: Baldwin was the only one, and she didn’t make the report public or go public with her concerns until the scandal made news. But she received the report only a day before the veteran died. On the cover up part of the , there was on inaction on Baldwin’s part -- not releasing the report, declining for weeks to answer questions and to confirm that she had fired a top aide. But there is no  Baldwin took active steps to cover up the matter, and a Senate committee determined that Baldwin had not engaged in a cover up. For a statement that contains elements of  but ignores critical facts that would give a different impression, our rating is .
Statement: The United States doesn't have the highest murder rate among developed countries. You look at Russia, you look at Brazil, those are countries that have 3 to 5 times higher murder rates than what we have here in the United States.
Speaker: john lott
About the speaker: John Lott is president of the Crime Prevention Research Center, a pro-gun research group.
Date: June 24, 2015
Topics: punditfact;guns
Context: comments on Fox News
Fact-check justification: Lott said that the "United States doesn’t have the highest murder rate among developed countries. You look at Russia, you look at Brazil, those are countries that have 3 to 5 times higher murder rates than what we have here in the United States." Although the specific murder rates vary across different sources, Lott’s statement about Russia’s and Brazil’s murder rates did match up with the information the OECD had. What didn’t quite match up was the consensus on how to classify Brazil and Russia. They are advanced on some fronts, especially Russia, but not as developed as others. Ultimately, they may not be the best choice when comparing murder rates in the United States and other "developed" nations. Lott’s statement is partially accurate. We rate it .
Statement: Says 11 percent of the nation's fatal car crashes in 2009 were attributed to distracted driving.
Speaker: judith zaffirini
About the speaker: Judith Zaffirini, initially elected to the Texas Senate in 1986, represents a district stretching from Laredo toward Austin.
 
Date: May 25, 2011
Location: texas
Topics: public safety
Context: remarks on the Senate floor
Fact-check justification: Each method for analyzing the risks involved with distracted driving "has strengths and limitations and because of this no study is definitive," according to the report. "There is no single research approach or design that will answer all the questions about the magnitude and characteristics of the problem and the risks it poses." Where does that leave us? In warning against the dangers of texting while driving, Zaffirini misstated the percentage of fatal crashes attributed to distracted driving: It’s 16 percent, not 11 percent. We rate her  .
Statement: The House-passed Build Back Better bill is a "government takeover of child care.
Speaker: kevin mccarthy
About the speaker: Kevin McCarthy, who was first elected in 2006, is a Republican member of Congress representing a district in California. McCarthy was elected as House Speaker in January 2023.
Date: November 18, 2021
Location: national
Topics: children;congress;religion;california
Context: a speech
Fact-check justification: McCarthy said the Build Back Better Act would represent a "government takeover of child care."  The bill does expand the federal government’s role in child care, including potential new restrictions on religious institutions that take the new federal funds for child care programs. But calling it a "government takeover" is a mischaracterization. The bill puts states — not the federal government — primarily in charge of overseeing the effort, and nothing in the law suggests that government officials will micromanage curricula, staffing, or other key features. In addition, the federal government has long been involved in funding child care and pre-kindergarten, through block grants and Head Start. Perhaps most importantly, neither states, child care centers nor parents are forced to accept the new federal funding, which means that it lacks the mandatory nature of a "takeover." We rate the statement .  RELATED: Biden includes universal preschool proposal in American Families Plan RELATED: Comparing the price of child care with college tuition
Statement: Under Barack Obama's watch, we have expended $805 billion to liberate the people of Iraq and, more importantly, 4,400 American lives.
Speaker: michele bachmann
About the speaker: Michele Bachmann, first elected to the U.S. Congress in 2006, represents the 6th Congressional District of Minnesota. She was reelected in 2008. Previously, she served in the Minnesota State Senate. Prior to that, she spent five years as a federal tax litigation attorney. Bachmann and her husband, Marcus, who have five children and have opened their home to 23 foster children, live in Stillwater, Minn., and own a mental health care practice.
Date: October 28, 2011
Location: national
Topics: federal budget;iraq;military
Context: an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer
Fact-check justification: Bachmann’s numbers are essentially on target, but she errs badly in blaming Obama for all $805 billion spent and 4,400 American lives lost in Iraq "on his watch." Most of the money spent and lives lost in Iraq came during George W. Bush’s presidency. The idea that Obama -- who wasn’t even in the Senate until two years into the war -- is responsible for all the costs and casualties in Iraq is . We rate her statement .
Statement: What happens is people like Warren Buffett — and he says this himself...pay 15 percent on the millions of dollars that they earn from wealth income... while their secretary is paying a higher rate on her work income. It's not right.
Speaker: john edwards
About the speaker: John Edwards is a former U.S. senator from North Carolina who was John Kerry's running mate in 2004. A personal injury attorney, Edwards was born in South Carolina in 1953 and now lives in Chapel Hill, N.C. He graduated from North Carolina State University and earned a law degree from the University of North Carolina Law School. He is married to Elizabeth Edwards, who has been diagnosed with cancer. They have three children; a fourth was killed in an auto accident. He withdrew from the presidential race on Jan. 30, 2008.
Date: September 20, 2007
Location: national
Topics: taxes
Context: Davenport, Iowa
Fact-check justification: Taxes on capital gains and dividends are lower because corporate profits already are taxed at 35 percent by federal law. Some critics say any tax on individuals for capital gains and dividends amounts to double taxations that hurts the economy. Buffett's employees may end up paying at a higher tax rate because standard, earned income, which is the bulk of their income, is taxed at progressively higher brackets up to 35 percent. Edwards borrowed the Buffett moment at the Clinton event to bolster his argument that the capital gains tax rate is too low. Edwards wants the capital gains rate raised back to 28 percent for people earning more than $200,000, its level before President Bush won lower tax rates.