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Statement: Members of the US Women's National Soccer team turned their backs on the flag as a 98-year-old World War II veteran played the anthem.
Speaker: facebook posts
About the speaker: Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.
 
Date: July 5, 2021
Location: national
Topics: sports;facebook fact-checks
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: Other images and clips show the flag’s location, and that many fans also turned to face it during the anthem.   Last one before Tokyo 😤 🇺🇸 vs. 🇲🇽 coming up at 5pm ET on @espn and https://t.co/cLngpSiyzF pic.twitter.com/DA0DNcq7ih And this is a proof...next time before #ThePostMillennial judge someone watch closely! #Fakenews pic.twitter.com/QQzXICoFpi We rate this  .
Statement: Congress and President Obama have accumulated more debt since he took office than the total amount of debt accumulated during the first 200 years of the United States existence.
Speaker: chip rogers
About the speaker: State Senator Chip Rogers is a Republican from Woodstock.
Date: August 19, 2010
Location: georgia
Topics: federal budget
Context: a campaign flyer
Fact-check justification: Rogers ignored critical facts about the economy and national debt that budget analysts of all stripes routinely take into account. Plus, he blamed Obama for debt he had little, if anything, to do with. When those experts performed what they consider a more fair and accurate comparison, neither concluded that the debt Obama ran up is equal to the amount run up by this country during its first 200 years. Both came up with much lower figures. We rate Rogers' statement .
Statement: Says opponent Tammy Baldwin 'has had not one positive ad' in the campaign for U.S. Senate.
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: October 5, 2012
Location: wisconsin
Topics: elections;negative campaigning
Context: a Milwaukee Press Club appearance
Fact-check justification: Groups on both sides of the race have also ran negative ads, contributing to the all-negative sense about the race. Our rating At the Press Club event, Thompson said Baldwin had not aired "one positive ad" in the campaign. That is certainly  for the general election, and it’s reasonable to assume that’s what he was referring to. But a longer view of the campaign, extending before the primary, provides a very different picture. We rate the  .
Statement: A bill by Earl Blumenauer would "mandate GPS tracking devices on all our vehicles.
Speaker: delia lopez
About the speaker:  
Delia Lopez is the Republican candidate for Oregon's 3rd Congressional District. She says on her website she previously  worked at Federal Express in California before moving to Oregon 26 years ago. She is married with three children and she is a real estate investor and developer.
Date: September 15, 2010
Location: oregon
Topics: transportation;privacy issues
Context: a statement on campaign website
Fact-check justification: They don’t want to admit that this is exactly what they want to do." Squirmy verbiage or not, a $154 million pilot program with no specific mandates for GPS and a clause that keeps an eye out for personal privacy is miles away from Lopez’s description of a bill that would mandate tracking devices in "all our vehicles." Lopez is significantly distorting what Blumenauer's bill would do and ignoring the fact that GPS isn't even mentioned in it. With all that in mind, we rate this  .    Comment on this item.
Statement: As of June 23, the COVID-19 death rate is "way down.
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: June 23, 2020
Topics: public health;coronavirus
Context: a tweet
Fact-check justification: Trump said that mortality from coronavirus is "way down." This is one of the few coronavirus measurements that Trump can point to with optimism. The number of deaths has remained substantial, at a bit below 600 per day by mid-to-late June, but that’s more than two-thirds lower than the peak of about 2,000 daily deaths in late April. The number of coronavirus deaths per day has continued to fall in June even as the number of cases has risen.  Trump’s statement is accurate for now, though it’s too soon to know whether the recent rise in new cases will produce an uptick in deaths by early July. We rate his statement .
Statement: U.S. Rep. Stephen Fincher is "the only working farmer currently serving in the House.
Speaker: corn commentary
About the speaker: Blog of the National Corn Growers Association.
Date: July 25, 2011
Location: tennessee
Topics: agriculture
Context: blog post about farm bill.
Fact-check justification: Earlier this year, EWG noted that 23 members of the 112th Congress, including five senators, have received farm program payments since 1995. Corn Commentary says Fincher is the only working farmer in the House, and in an emailin response to a PolitiFact inquiry, reporter Cindy Zimmerman doubled-down: "To my knowledge, the other members of Congress who  agriculture as a ‘profession’ are investors or part-timers." Our Ruling Several other House members seem comfortable with manure on their work boots and do work farms when back home in their districts. They have the added cachet of actually serving on the committee overseeing farm programs, which Fincher does not. We rate this statement .
Statement: Says Cathy Jordan was "arrested" and dragged out of her home by "a SWAT team of hooligans" for using medical marijuana.
Speaker: john morgan
About the speaker: John Morgan is an attorney for the law firm of Morgan & Morgan. He spearheaded the campaign in Florida to change the Constitution to allow the use of medical marijuana which passed in 2016.
Date: February 24, 2014
Location: florida
Topics: drugs;health care;crime;marijuana
Context: a medical marijuana debate at the University of Tampa
Fact-check justification: No one was arrested. No one was dragged anywhere. It seems Morgan may have read a report of the incident awash in hyperbole and recalled that. There was an incident at the Jordans’ home, but the police reaction was not nearly as drastic as Morgan described. We rate the statement .
Statement: While (Charlie Crist) was governor, utility costs went up 30 percent and went from below the national average to above the national average. Since I got elected, utility rates have come down 11 percent and now we are below the average.
Speaker: rick scott
About the speaker: Rick Scott, a wealthy Florida businessman, was first elected Florida's 45th governor on Nov. 2, 2010 and re-elected Nov. 4, 2014. He was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2018 and is running for re-election in 2024.
Date: October 15, 2014
Location: florida
Topics: debates;energy;message machine 2014
Context: a debate
Fact-check justification: Scott said that while Crist was governor, "utility costs went up 30 percent and went from below the national average to above the national average. Since I got elected, utility rates have come down 11 percent and now we are below the average." Scott is off in a lot of ways. First, his statistics don’t parse out the base rate from the rest of an electric bill, which is critical to understanding how bills go up. Doing so shows base rates for the four large investor-owned power companies have consistently gone up under Scott’s watch. Perhaps more egregiously, Scott’s campaign fumbled the data in a report to make it seem like rates were much lower when Crist took office and higher when he left. We found the right numbers, and it paints a completely different picture. On comparing the state to the rest of the country, data shows Florida’s rates were higher than the national average well before Crist took office, but the gap narrowed during his time in office. Florida is now below the national average, but it’s not because prices dropped under Scott. By several measures overall rates are actually higher now than they were when he took office, despite a decrease in fuel costs. There’s so much  in Scott’s statement. We rate it .
Statement: When I was born, less than 10 percent of the federal budget was entitlement spending. It's now 60 percent of the budget.
Speaker: rick santorum
About the speaker: Rick Santorum is running for the Republican nomination for president in 2016. He is a former U.S. senator from Pennsylvania and was a Republican presidential candidate in 2012.
Date: February 22, 2012
Location: national
Topics: federal budget;medicare;social security
Context: Mesa, Ariz
Fact-check justification: Santorum is close on the current percentage of the federal budget going to entitlements, but he understates the figure for his birth year. This makes the expansion, which is dramatic in any case, seem even more so. With one statistic right and one , we rate the  .
Statement: Says electric utilities "are trying to fool you into amending your state Constitution in a way that gives them the authority to shut down net metering.
Speaker: al gore
About the speaker: Former Vice President Al Gore cofounded and chairs both Generation Investment Management and Current TV. He is on the Board of Directors of Apple Computer, Inc. and is a senior advisor to Google, Inc. He is also a visiting professor at Middle Tennessee State University.
Gore wrote An Inconvenient Truth, a best-selling book on global warming, and is the subject of the Academy Award-winning movie of the same title.
Date: October 11, 2016
Location: florida
Topics: corrections and updates;energy;florida amendments
Context: a campaign speech
Fact-check justification: Gore said electric utilities "are trying to fool you into amending your state Constitution in a way that gives them the authority to shut down net metering." Amendment 1 doesn’t immediately give utilities authority to do anything, on its face. But it would potentially give them a constitutional argument to eventually charge solar customers more, or change net metering policies. There’s no certain proof that Florida regulators would approve either, but experts told us it’s a very reasonable suspicion.  The amendment is widely considered to be deceptively worded and erects barriers to solar power that would favor traditional utilities. Gore is right to warn solar proponents it would work against their broader efforts. Nonetheless, he went a bit too far to say the amendment would automatically grant utilities unchecked "authority" to kill net metering. We rate his statement . Clarification, Oct. 24, 2016: This fact-check was updated to clarify that third-party sales of electricity from solar power are banned in Florida. https://www.sharethefacts.co/share/b5fa6588-4ecc-454f-9a48-028843014ede
Statement: The American healthcare system burns 18 percent of our national GDP. Nobody else is close.
Speaker: sheldon whitehouse
About the speaker: Sheldon Whitehouse is a Democratic U.S. Senator from Rhode Island.
Date: September 21, 2011
Location: rhode island
Topics: federal budget;health care
Context: a speech
Fact-check justification: Whitehouse said that U.S. health care spending accounts for 18 percent of the national GDP, far outstripping other countries. He got his facts right, accurately summarizing two reports based on federal government data. We rate his statement . (Get updates from PolitiFactRI on Twitter . To comment or offer your ruling, visit us on our PolitiFact Rhode Island Facebook page.)
Statement: Says Donald Trump is "the worst jobs president in recorded history.
Speaker: joe biden
About the speaker: Joe Biden is the president of the United States. A Democrat, Biden served as a Delaware senator from 1973 (elected at the age of 29) until 2009. During his time in the Senate, he served as chair of the Foreign Relations Committee, chair of the International Narcotics Control Caucus and chair of the Judiciary Committee. He subsequently served as Barack Obama’s vice president from 2009 to 2016. Biden launched unsuccessful presidential campaigns in 1988 and 2008. He received a degree in history and political science from the University of Delaware and his J.D. from Syracuse School of Law. 
Date: September 18, 2020
Topics: economy;jobs
Context: a tweet
Fact-check justification: Biden said that Trump is "the worst jobs president in recorded history." The raw numbers show that Trump, as of now, is the only president since at least Truman to see an overall decline in jobs on their watch.  However, this comparison is less than meets the eye. The economy’s performance under Trump has been hampered by a pandemic that caused an unusually swift and severe recession, and the virus is still spreading. No president in Biden’s comparison experienced an equivalent blow. Any president who served during the 2020 pandemic almost certainly would have experienced a major hit to employment just like Trump did. We rate the statement . This fact check is available at IFCN’s 2020 US Elections FactChat #Chatbot on WhatsApp. Click  here , for more.
Statement: Bob Corker gave us the Iran Deal.
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 8, 2017
Location: national
Topics: homeland security;foreign policy
Context: a tweet
Fact-check justification: Trump said, "Bob Corker gave us the Iran Deal." Corker sponsored legislation to enhance Congress’ authority to review the Iran nuclear deal before allowing the president to lift congressionally-imposed sanctions. He also vocally opposed the deal, urged lawmakers to reject the agreement and voted against it. We don’t see how this could reasonably be construed as Corker giving the United States the Iran deal. Trump’s  doesn’t make logical sense. We rate this .
Statement: Recently, Florida has successfully reduced the environmental permitting time down to just two days.
Speaker: rick scott
About the speaker: Rick Scott, a wealthy Florida businessman, was first elected Florida's 45th governor on Nov. 2, 2010 and re-elected Nov. 4, 2014. He was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2018 and is running for re-election in 2024.
Date: January 21, 2014
Location: florida
Topics: environment;government regulation;regulation
Context: an event with employees from the Department of Environmental Protection
Fact-check justification: Scott said, "Recently, Florida has successfully reduced the environmental permitting time down to just two days." Scott was mistaken; he was actually referring to the amount of time it takes to get a professional license from the Department of Business and Professional Regulation. During Scott’s tenure, the state has reduced the amount of time it takes to get an environmental permit to about 34 days. However, what he said was . We rate his  .
Statement: 30 tons of lost ammonium nitrate on a California-bound train suggest an orchestrated conspiracy.
Speaker: facebook posts
About the speaker: Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.
 
Date: May 24, 2023
Topics: public safety;facebook fact-checks
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: Social media posts claimed that the CIA or unnamed entities plotting  flag events are behind the disappearance of 30 tons of ammonium nitrate from a rail car last month. Investigations into the incident continue, but the explosives company and the railroad involved suspect no foul play and said a rail car leak may have allowed the chemical to escape. We rate the claims . PolitiFact Researcher Caryn Baird contributed to this report.
Statement: Obama did not open new lands to offshore drilling – all of these areas were already open for drilling once Congress and President Bush lifted the moratorium in 2008. Instead, President Obama yesterday announced what areas he would CLOSE to offshore drilling.
Speaker: house natural resources committee republicans
About the speaker: The Republicans on the House Natural Resources Committee
Date: April 5, 2010
Location: national
Topics: environment;economy;energy;transportation;florida
Context: a news release posted on his website
Fact-check justification: But he overlooked the patch of ocean in the eastern gulf that was not part of Bush's plan and is in Obama's proposal.  On their second point, the Republicans are also on less than solid ground. Indeed, Bristol Bay -- which likely would have been leased for drilling under the Bush administration -- is closed to drilling, at least until 2017. But other areas not included in Obama's current five-year drilling plan, such as areas in the Pacific, are not technically closed; they're just unavailable for the time being. As a result, we give the Republican members a .
Statement: The Supreme Court "can't overrule the other two" branches of government.
Speaker: mike huckabee
About the speaker: Mike Huckabee ran for the Republican nomination for president in 2016. He is a former governor of Arkansas; he also sought the Republican presidential nomination in 2008. He left hosting a self-titled television show on Fox News in January 2015.
Date: May 24, 2015
Location: national
Topics: history;supreme court
Context: an interview on "Fox News Sunday"
Fact-check justification: In trying to make the point that the judicial branch has grabbed too much power, Huckabee said the Supreme Court "can’t overrule the other two" branches of government.  But the Supreme Court indeed has the power to overrule the other branches through judicial review -- the court's ability to rule that a law passed by Congress and signed by the president is unconstitutional. While there are certainly tools the president and Congress can use to go around a Supreme Court decision it doesn't like -- such as amending the Constitution or selecting justices that support the alternate position -- these are difficult to accomplish and usually require years of effort, making them rare. The much more common result is for the executive and legislative branches accept a Supreme Court decision as the final word. Huckabee may not like this state of affairs, but on balance, we rate his  .
Statement: Because of Barack Obama 32 million new people will have healthcare.
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 2, 2011
Location: national
Topics: health care;message machine 2012
Context: a campaign ad
Fact-check justification: The Obama campaign ad said "Because of Barack Obama 32 million new people will have healthcare." As things now stand, the predicted number holds up. Though an estimate, it comes from a nonpartisan source, the Congressional Budget Office. But the health reform law, and the individual mandate in particular, faces serious challenges. If it is ultimately struck down by the Supreme Court, millions fewer will gain insurance coverage. Finally, the president isn’t solely responsible for health reform becoming law. It was the result of an epic fight in Congress that pitted the two parties against each other. Obama, however, was a major force for that fight ending in passage of the law. We rate the  .   Editor's note: A copy of the ad.
Statement: Now, in the House of Representatives, we have 40 different jobs bills that have passed and almost all of them have been bipartisan.
Speaker: frank guinta
About the speaker: Frank Guinta is a Republican Congressman from Manchester who was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2010. In New Hampshire, he served two terms as a Manchester city alderman, two terms as a state representative, and two terms as mayor of Manchester.
Date: June 13, 2012
Location: new hampshire
Topics: bipartisanship;jobs
Context: a statement made after he filed for re-election at the N.H. Secretary of State’s office
Fact-check justification: Only a fraction of the 42 bills referenced by Guinta meet that standard -- six to be exact. And even if you lower the threshold to 25 percent, it's only 10 bills. Guinta makes a sweeping  that suggests broad support for nearly every bill. But in fact, the levels for bipartisanship are pretty skimpy. We rate this  .
Statement: Most Texans aren't millionaires.
Speaker: linda chavez-thompson
About the speaker: Linda Chavez-Thompson, who has West Texas roots, was the 2010 Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor of Texas. The long-time activist with the AFL-CIO also rose to prominence in the national Democratic Party.
Date: January 4, 2010
Location: texas
Topics: economy;elections
Context: a speech
Fact-check justification: We do have a large representation of very disadvantaged people. At the same time, we have a robust economy." Much debate lies in the details. Yet to Eschbach and the rest of Texas, Chavez-Thompson's statement was no surprise. We rate her statement .
Statement: The death penalty "is a deterrent that does affect and impact people.
Speaker: tom coburn
About the speaker: Tom Coburn is a former U.S. Senator from Oklahoma and a physician.
Date: May 1, 2014
Location: national
Topics: criminal justice;crime
Context: an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe"
Fact-check justification: Coburn said, "I think (the death penalty) is a deterrent that does affect and impact people." Overall, many experts say the existing research has limitations and doesn’t clearly show support for or against the death penalty as a deterrent. So Coburn can't prove his viewpoint is correct. However, executions, along with prison sentences and other punishments for crime, do generally deter criminals. We rate Coburn’s  .
Statement: About "3 percent of murders and crimes are committed with guns from people who actually (legally) purchase those guns.
Speaker: joe scarborough
About the speaker: Joe Scarborough, a former Republican congressman from Florida, is the host of "Morning Joe" on MSNBC. He is a lawyer with Beggs and Lane, the oldest firm in Florida and a former publisher and editor of "The Florida Sun," a newspaper.
Date: October 2, 2015
Topics: crime;punditfact;guns
Context: a broadcast of MSNBC's "Morning Joe"
Fact-check justification: Scarborough said that about "3 percent of murders and crimes are committed with guns from people who actually (legally) purchase those guns." Recent studies that look at prisoners who had a gun when they committed a crime found that between 3 and 11 percent purchased the weapon at a store or gun show. But the studies only tell us where the guns came from, not whether they were acquired legally, and there are issues with using the data to reach the conclusion Scarborough did, experts told us. We rate this  .