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Statement: If your roommate catches HIV, you will be exposed to it and will probably contract it too, given long enough.
Speaker: facebook posts
About the speaker: Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.
 
Date: March 27, 2022
Topics: public health;facebook fact-checks
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: That’s because it’s not accurate that you will probably contract HIV if your roommate has it. In 2009, a New York Times columnist dealt with a question from the roommate of someone who was HIV positive. "I believe he need not tell housemates about his status," the person seeking advice wrote, but added that "many disagree, saying that household items — a razor, a toothbrush — could be used accidentally. "  The Times quoted epidemiologist Dr. Paul Marantz, who said that "the risk of transmission from household contacts is very low. "  We rate this post .
Statement: Says that he's responsible for Austin including Anderson Mill Road in the city's proposed transportation bond package.
Speaker: jimmy flannigan
About the speaker: Jimmy Flannigan, a 2016 candidate for the District 6 seat on the Austin City Council, also ran for the post in 2014. He says on his campaign website he's a small businessman and community leader.
Date: September 12, 2016
Location: texas
Topics: candidate biography;city budget;city government;transportation
Context: an Austin Monitor interview that day plus forums later
Fact-check justification: Flannigan said he’s responsible for Anderson Mill Road being part of the city’s proposed transportation bond issue. No doubt, Flannigan advocated for improvements to the road to be part of the 2016 bond proposal lately before Austin voters. Then again, Flannigan didn’t provide nor did we find independent indications that he himself caused the road to land on the ballot. We rate this  .  – The statement contains an element of  but ignores critical facts that would give a different impression. Click here for more on the six PolitiFact ratings and how we select facts to check.  https://www.sharethefacts.co/share/b314d601-7e84-4b84-9575-7be0ff84af1b
Statement: Roughly one in four fish eaten in the United States was caught here and sent to Asia for processing before being re-imported for American consumers.
Speaker: elizabeth warren
About the speaker: Elizabeth Warren is a senator from Massachusetts. Warren was elected to the Senate in 2012 and was re-elected in 2018 and is running for re-election in 2024. Warren received a bachelor’s degree in speech pathology and audiology from the University of Houston and a J.D. from Rutgers Law School. In 2019, she announced her race for the Democratic nomination for president and dropped out March 5, 2020.
Date: December 10, 2019
Location: national
Topics: climate change;corrections and updates;food;jobs
Context: a policy white paper
Fact-check justification: Warren said one out of four fish caught in the United States is processed in Asia and then eaten here. That relies on a misreading of a research article that aimed to debunk a widely used statistic. One of the co-authors said Warren’s statistic was significantly too high and the method her staff used to derive it was not correct. The issue of domestic seafood being processed overseas is large, but experts said it is not as large as Warren said. We rate this  . CORRECTION (April 20, 2020) : This fact-check originally relied on government data that blended live weight with processed weight. This led us to understate the share of pollock sold overseas, and overstate the amount that went to China. The fact-check has been reflected to show the accurate figure.
Statement: 118-year-old William Bradley voted via an absentee ballot in Wayne County, Michigan this year. William died in 1984. They're trying to steal this election.
Speaker: facebook posts
About the speaker: Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.
 
Date: November 4, 2020
Location: michigan
Topics: elections;facebook fact-checks
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: A Facebook post said "118-year-old William Bradley voted via an absentee ballot in Wayne County, Michigan this year. William died in 1984. They’re trying to steal this election." A city elections official said that no ballot was cast for the now deceased Bradley. The official said that a man with a nearly identical name (Bradley’s son) voted in the election; however, when his ballot was initially logged it was incorrectly attributed to the William Bradley born 118 years ago. This was a clerical error, not voter fraud. This statement rates . PolitiFact researcher Caryn Baird contributed to this report. This fact check is available at IFCN’s 2020 US Elections FactChat #Chatbot on WhatsApp. Click here , for more.
Statement: Says U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi said, "Employers cutting hours is a good thing. It then gives that person time to pursue their dreams and passions.
Speaker: turning point usa
About the speaker: Turning Point USA is a conservative group that advocates for limited government and free markets. It was founded on June 5, 2012 by Charlie Kirk, and targets high school and college campuses.
Date: December 8, 2016
Topics: fake news;punditfact
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: A viral image quoted Pelosi as saying, "Employers cutting hours is a good thing. It then gives that person time to pursue their dreams and passions." This attack first came up in 2013, right before the federal insurance exchange opened. It looks to be a misquote based on a CNN interview, in which Pelosi was asked about employers potentially cutting workers’ hours to avoid having to buy them health insurance. Pelosi responded that Obamacare still "liberated" Americans, because workers had an option for affordable insurance beyond having to stay with an employer for the coverage. Those people would then be free to find a job they liked better and still be covered, she said. The image not only puts words in her mouth, it deliberately twists the meaning of what she really said. We rate it . https://www.sharethefacts.co/share/cc6536c8-cfef-43fc-ac0b-75710840ed30
Statement: California has "the highest poverty rate in the nation" when considering the U.S. Census Bureau's Supplemental Poverty Measure.
Speaker: chad mayes
About the speaker: California Assembly Republican Leader Chad Mayes represents parts of San Bernardino and Riverside counties.
Date: January 17, 2017
Location: california
Topics: housing;poverty
Context: a speech
Fact-check justification: State Assembly Republican Leader Chad Mayes said recently that California has "the highest poverty rate in the nation" when considering the U.S. Census Bureau’s Supplemental Poverty Measure. Data from that report, and researchers who study poverty, support Mayes’ statement. The state’s 20.6 percent poverty rate is higher than any other, though Florida’s 19 percent rate is close, especially when considering the margin of error. The supplemental report is considered by experts the best state-by-state measure of poverty, because it takes into account geographic differences in cost-of-living, not just income levels. In his statement, Mayes cited the specific report that backs his , and added the context that another report, one that doesn’t account for cost-of-living, shows California’s poverty closer to the national average. Given this clarity and context, we rate Mayes' statement .  – The statement is accurate and there’s nothing significant missing. Click here for more on the six PolitiFact ratings and how we select facts to check. https://www.sharethefacts.co/share/24e481a0-a0c5-46ec-a538-cc9b3e6cf21a
Statement: CNN coverage has evidence of the "single most egregious, real-time example of electronic vote fraud.
Speaker: facebook posts
About the speaker: Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.
 
Date: July 10, 2022
Topics: elections;facebook fact-checks
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: A Facebook video claims to show that  from CNN’s coverage of the 2019 Kentucky governor’s race proves the election was stolen by changing votes after they were cast.  The post relied on a debunked conspiracy theory that claims a supercomputer operated by a cabal of government operatives was used to change the results.  Government officials and election experts say there are safeguards to catch inconsistencies in the numbers voting machines send and election offices receive.  We rate this !
Statement: Wake County is the only large county in North Carolina that elects its commissioners at-large countywide.
Speaker: erin paré
About the speaker: Erin Paré, a Republican, represents southern Wake County in the North Carolina House of Representatives.
Date: February 18, 2023
Location: north carolina
Topics: elections
Context: a tweet
Fact-check justification: Wake County is, as Paré says, "the only large county in N.C. that elects its commissioners at-large countywide." If we look only at North Carolina’s three most-populous counties, as Paré did, she has a point. Mecklenburg and Guilford each have different election styles that do more to protect and promote the interests of voters in local districts. If we expand that definition of "large" and look at the state's 10 most-populous counties, Paré’s argument becomes a little weaker. Durham, Union and Cabarrus counties, which are the state’s sixth-, eighth- and 10th-most populous counties — hold countywide elections and have no districts at all.  Paré’s statement is accurate but needs clarification or additional information. That’s our definition of .
Statement: Georgia has led the nation in student fatalities caused by motorists illegally passing stopped school buses.
Speaker: sloan roach
About the speaker: Sloan Roach is the executive director of the communications department at Gwinnett County Schools.
Date: November 6, 2014
Location: georgia
Topics: education;public safety
Context: a television interview
Fact-check justification: Georgia has not had a year as bad as the record-setter of 2009-2010, with five child deaths. But it also has not been fatality-free as more than 40 states are each year. Even with the cameras, some motorists remain a problem. Roach correctly stated that a study showed Georgia led the nation for bus-related fatalities at the time lawmakers passed a bill allowing the use of the cameras. We rated her statement as .
Statement: If Russia, or some other entity, was hacking, why did the White House wait so long to act? Why did they only complain after Hillary lost?
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: December 15, 2016
Location: national
Topics: elections;homeland security
Context: a tweet
Fact-check justification: Trump tweeted, "If Russia, or some other entity, was hacking, why did the White House wait so long to act? Why did they only complain after Hillary lost?" About a month before the Nov. 8  election, the Obama administration accused Russia of interfering in the U.S. elections, directing the release of emails "from US persons and institutions, including from US political organizations." This didn’t happen under the radar. Trump was confronted with it at the final presidential debate. For a   statement, we rate it ! https://www.sharethefacts.co/share/bbbb8841-550b-4b5d-85d3-89c77f2a8220
Statement: Georgia's U.S. senators voted for legislation that would "gut clean air protections and increase oil dependence.
Speaker: stephen kretzmann
Date: August 17, 2010
Location: georgia
Topics: environment;energy
Context: a website
Fact-check justification: Murkowski argued her resolution would not impact the federal Department of Transportation's ability to regulate fuel efficiency. Every expert we talked to said the Murkowski legislation would hurt the EPA's efforts to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. But the experts also said it would not impact federal transportation officials from moving forward with efforts to increase vehicle efficiency. Whether or not the bill would increase oil dependence is still debatable. We rate the statement on the website as .
Statement: New Jersey police chief says black people 'have no value' and should all be executed.
Speaker: truth examiner
About the speaker: The Truth Examiner is a liberal website that largely posts articles critical of Republicans.
Date: November 2, 2017
Topics: fake news;legal issues;crime;race and ethnicity;punditfact
Context: a headline
Fact-check justification: We contacted Nucera’s lawyer and did not get a reply. In a Dec. 22, 2016 interview with FBI agents, Nucera denied touching the male suspect, according to the indictment. The headline stated, "New Jersey police chief says black people ‘have no value’ and should all be executed." A federal criminal complaint states that Nucera expressed those opinions; the case is pending. Because there hasn't been a final determination made by a court, we rate this  .
Statement: Luc Montagnier's death is linked to his "exposing" that there's HIV in the COVID-19 vaccine.
Speaker: facebook posts
About the speaker: Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.
 
Date: February 15, 2022
Topics: public health;facebook fact-checks;coronavirus
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: In May, he falsely claimed that they were causing coronavirus variants. But he was also the subject of misinformation. That same month, another statement about COVID-19 vaccines killing people was attributed to him, but he didn’t say it.   It appears he didn’t say the vaccine causes AIDS, either.   We rate this post .
Statement: San Antonio is "now the largest city in the United States ever to have an African American woman mayor.
Speaker: henry cisneros
About the speaker: Henry Cisneros, a former secretary of Housing & Urban Development and former mayor of San Antonio, is a businessman in the Alamo City.
Date: July 22, 2014
Location: texas
Topics: city government;history;population
Context: a statement after Ivy Taylor's selection as mayor of San Antonio
Fact-check justification: Cisneros said San Antonio is the largest U.S. city to ever have a female African American mayor. .  – The statement is accurate and there’s nothing significant missing. Click here for more on the six PolitiFact ratings and how we select facts to check.
Statement: The vast majority of marketplace enrollees have experienced no average premium hike at all.
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: March 23, 2017
Location: national
Topics: health care
Context: a statement on the 7th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act
Fact-check justification: Obama said that on average, the "vast majority" of people who have insurance through Obamacare experienced no premium increase. The actual numbers are that about 64 percent of enrollees saw their out-of-pocket premiums stay the same. So in terms of their personal experience, the former president is correct. However, premiums did rise. The reason many people didn’t feel it is because the government subsidies increased to insulate them. Obama was largely correct, but he brushed over the reality of rising premiums. We rate this  .
Statement: Since President Obama took office in January 2009, the federal government has issued more than 468,500 pages of regulations.
Speaker: dave brat
About the speaker: Dave Brat represents Virginia's 7th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. He was first elected to the seat in 2014 after pulling of a stunning upset of Majority Leader Eric Cantor in a Republican Primary. He is active in the Freedom Caucus, a conservative wing of Republican congressmen.
Prior to Congress, Brat was chairman of the business and economics department at Randolph-Macon College. 
Brat, a midwestern native, has obtained a Masters in Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary and a Ph.D. in economics from American University. He began teaching at Randolph-Macon in 1996.
Brat served two Governors on the Joint Advisory Board of Economists. He was president of the Virginia Association of Economists.
Date: March 17, 2015
Location: virginia
Topics: regulation
Context: a news release
Fact-check justification: Brat said under Obama, the federal government has issued an 468,500 pages of regulations. The congressman is referring to the number pages published in the Federal Register since 2009. While Brat is right on the page count, he omits important information. Many of those pages don’t concern regulations at all, but are simply notices, executive orders and statements from agencies discussing public comments about a planned rule. About 58 percent of the pages deal with proposed and final regulations. About 32 percent of the pages detail rules that were actually enacted by the White House. Those who believe Washington is too intrusive may be unswayed these distinctions, but it’s Brat who chooses to describe regulation in terms of pages and his eye-popping number overstates the sheer volume of rules Obama has put in place. We rate his  .
Statement: There was even a time when (Donald Trump) didn't get an Emmy for his TV program three years in a row and he started tweeting that the Emmys were rigged.
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: October 19, 2016
Location: national
Topics: candidate biography;elections;pop culture
Context: the third 2016 presidential debate
Fact-check justification: Clinton said, "There was even a time when (Donald Trump) didn't get an Emmy for his TV program three years in a row and he started tweeting that the Emmys were rigged." Trump never directly makes that accusation. He calls the system unfair and political, but he doesn’t go as far as to allege that the process is being rigged or tampered. We rate Clinton's  . https://www.sharethefacts.co/share/2b1d7f48-b399-4796-980c-d228a6cb2dca
Statement: Says Mitt Romney "paid only 14 percent in taxes — probably less than you.
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: August 2, 2012
Location: national
Topics: candidate biography;message machine 2012;taxes
Context: a campaign ad
Fact-check justification: There are two main ways to make this calculation, and they lead to opposite conclusions. While we believe that including payroll taxes in the calculation offers a more accurate picture of what the American public pays the IRS, it's also  that the Obama ad didn't specify which measurement it was using, and in fact used a figure for Romney -- 14 percent -- that was based on income taxes alone. On balance, then, we rate the  .
Statement: A House Republican plan says that if the GOP wins the majority, "Retirees who have a pension, IRAs, 401k, disabled veteran benefits will be ineligible for Social Security benefits.
Speaker: instagram posts
About the speaker: Posters on Instagram, where people share photos and graphics and sometimes add filters.
Date: October 19, 2022
Topics: medicare;social security
Context: social media posts
Fact-check justification: Instagram posts shared a screenshot showing a purported House Republican plan that says that if the GOP wins the majority, "Retirees who have a pension, IRAs, 401k, disabled veteran benefits will be ineligible for Social Security benefits." The screenshot is  and does not align with language in the actual House Republican plan. We rate the posts ! PolitiFact contributing writer Becca Schimmel contributed to this article.
Statement: Congressman Duffy has long record of voting against VA backlog fixes.
Speaker: democratic congressional campaign committee
About the speaker: The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is responsible for assisting Democratic candidates for the U.S. House.
Date: June 2, 2014
Location: wisconsin
Topics: veterans
Context: a news release
Fact-check justification: However, the DCCC ignores that Duffy took other votes in favor of increasing funding for veterans’ services -- just not as much as Democratic proposals would have offered. The bigger issue is that most of these votes came within elaborate games of tit-for-tat, in which each side offers proposals that they expect will fail, just to get lawmakers on the other side to take votes that look superficially bad. The reality of Duffy’s voting record is much more nuanced than the DCCC’s cherry-picked account would suggest. This, combined with the "A-minus" rating he's received from a veterans' advocacy group, undercut the DCCC's  that he has a "long" voting record of voting against the interests of veterans. We rate the  .
Statement: Under Abbott, Texas leads the nation in rape offenses while the rate of arrests for rape has fallen by nearly half.
Speaker: beto o'rourke
About the speaker: Beto O’Rourke is a former representative of Texas’s 16th Congressional District. He represented the district from 2013 until 2019, when he gave up his seat to run a senate campaign against incumbent Ted Cruz, which O’Rourke lost. He received a bachelor’s degree in English literature from Columbia University. In 2019, he ran for the Democratic nomination for president.
Date: June 27, 2022
Location: texas
Topics: abortion;crime
Context: an Instagram post
Fact-check justification: The O’Rourke campaign said the El Paso Democrat would push to extend the statute of limitations for sexual assault crimes and address the rape kit backlog persisting despite 2019 funding from the legislature. Our Ruling O’Rourke said, "Under Abbott, Texas leads the nation in rape offenses while the rate of arrests for rape has fallen by nearly HALF." The numbers in O’Rourke’s  are correct, though for the first half of the  putting offenses in terms of offenses per 100,000 people would be more accurate on how Texas fares compared to the rest of the union. For the latter half of the , O’Rourke's campaign included cases that did not end with an arrest  as the FBI defines it , which includes an arrest, charge, and the offender turned over for prosecution. PolitiFact Texas rated this .