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Statement: People can use food stamps "for anything," including "to go to Hawaii," and even millionaires can qualify.
Speaker: newt gingrich
About the speaker: Newt Gingrich is a political adviser and author. A former Georgia congressman, Gingrich served as Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999. Gingrich sought the GOP nomination for president in 2012.
Date: November 30, 2011
Location: national
Topics: poverty
Context: Council Bluffs, Iowa
Fact-check justification: Each of Gingrich’s claims about food stamps is so  -- especially for a self-styled policy wonk -- that we wondered whether he was really intending to be serious. (By publication time, we did not receive answers to several queries made to his press staff.) But the transcript makes it sound like he wasn’t joking, so we’ll assume he wasn’t. For being so   in so many ways, we rate his statement . Update: After we published this item we heard back from USDA spokesman Aaron Lavallee. Lavallee said there was one case in which an unemployed Michigan man who won $2 million in the lottery was deemed eligible for food stamps by the state. He was later removed from the program. Given the isolated nature of the incident and the fact that he was removed from the program, our ruling remains . https://www.sharethefacts.co/share/aa9d6a47-04ea-4af4-b549-7dfc56517ec0
Statement: Unemployment insurance kept more than 620,000 children out of poverty in 2012.
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: January 7, 2014
Location: national
Topics: children;poverty;workers
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: Obama’s Facebook post said that "unemployment insurance kept more than 620,000 children out of poverty in 2012." The number has some backing from an analysis of Census Bureau data published by the Democratic staff of Congress’ Joint Economic Committee. However, this analysis used an unofficial poverty measure rather than the traditional one, and the report Obama’s team cites as support acknowledges that using the traditional poverty measure would have decreased the number of individuals lifted out of poverty by about one-third. A similar decrease among children would have meant the number of children would have been 427,914 rather than roughly 620,000. Overall, we rate the  .
Statement: Says celebrities are calling for a "'total Hollywood strike' until Trump resigns.
Speaker: bloggers
About the speaker: Blog posting on the Internet
Date: April 3, 2020
Topics: facebook fact-checks
Context: a fake news article
Fact-check justification: The group included O’Donnell and called for millions to hold a protest and sign a petition to "create a political crisis that prevents the Trump/Pence fascist regime from consolidating its hold on the governance of society." Many celebrities signed the petition , but they weren’t calling for a strike. And we could find no  to support the latest version of the hoax. The article is . We rate it .
Statement: England's Oxfordshire County Council has passed a trial "climate lockdown," "confining residents to their own neighbourhoods.
Speaker: facebook posts
About the speaker: Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.
 
Date: December 5, 2022
Topics: climate change;facebook fact-checks
Context: an image on Facebook
Fact-check justification: A Facebook post claimed that the Oxfordshire County Council has passed a "climate lockdown" trial "confining residents to their neighbourhoods." A trial run of a traffic filter program in Oxfordshire County is focused on mitigating traffic congestion and making spaces more walkable and bikeable. While the program would increase restrictions on private vehicles driving certain roads during the day, traffic restrictions in general are not unique to this program. It does not amount to a ‘lockdown.’ We rate this  .  PolitiFact contributor Madison Czopek contributed to this report.
Statement: A witness will testify against Hillary Clinton.
Speaker: bloggers
About the speaker: Blog posting on the Internet
Date: July 30, 2017
Topics: elections;fake news;punditfact
Context: a headline
Fact-check justification: Bloggers said, "A witness will testify against Hillary Clinton." The post used details from several real news events in a way that would lead readers to draw some unproven conclusions. The article said that a founding partner in an opposition research firm was being called to testify against Clinton. Simpson was being asked to discuss details about a dossier filled with unsavory (and largely unsubstantiated) details about Trump as part of an investigation into Russian efforts to undermine the presidential election. We rate this statement .
Statement: Over 22,000 unique Internet Protocol addresses -- in Wisconsin alone -- have downloaded child pornography.
Speaker: j.b. van hollen
About the speaker: J.B. Van Hollen, a Republican, was elected Wisconsin attorney general in 2006. He is a former U.S. attorney for Wisconsin's Western District and previously served as district attorney in both Ashland and Bayfield counties.
Date: March 18, 2010
Location: wisconsin
Topics: children;crime
Context: written testimony to a Wisconsin Senate committee
Fact-check justification: As Wisconsin’s attorney general -- and a candidate for re-election -- Republican J.B. Van Hollen has declared one of his priorities to be fighting Internet crimes against children. The issue is cited on the home page of both the state Department of Justice website and his campaign website .
Statement: Scott Walker has a plan to privatize state lands" and "wants to sell our deer to the highest bidder.
Speaker: tom barrett
About the speaker: Tom Barrett served as the 44th mayor of Milwaukee from 2004 until 2021. The mayoral position is non-partisan. A member of the Democratic Party, he was previously elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly (1984–1989), Wisconsin Senate (1989–1993) and U.S. House of Representatives (1993–2003).
Barrett lost bids for governor in 2002, 2010 and in the 2012 recall race against Gov. Scott Walker. He was sworn in as U.S. ambassador to Luxembourg on Dec. 23, 2021.
Date: May 31, 2012
Location: wisconsin
Topics: recreation
Context: a web ad
Fact-check justification: The  for the  goes back to a 10-year-old article that describes Kroll’s views about hunting in his home state of Texas, not Wisconsin. His final report has not been made, there is nothing about privatization in any preliminary recommendations, and Kroll has stated clearly he does not support private management of state lands for hunters. Walker has said the same. Without any direct , this  looks like all heat and no light. !
Statement: The Fed created $1.2 trillion out of nothing, gave it to banks, and some of them foreign banks, so that they could stabilize their operations.
Speaker: dennis kucinich
About the speaker: Dennis Kucinich is running in the Democratic primary for governor of Ohio in 2018. Kucinich was elected to Congress in 1996. He previously served as a member of the city council and as mayor in Cleveland, the city where he was born in 1946. He earned bachelor's and master's degrees from Case Western University. He has been married since 2005 to Elizabeth Harper. He was married twice before and has one child. He withdrew from the presidential race on Jan. 25, 2008.
Date: September 7, 2011
Location: ohio
Topics: economy;financial regulation
Context: a television interview
Fact-check justification: Two of the several foreign banks getting help were Royal Bank of Scotland Plc at $84.5 billion and UBS AG of Switzerland at $77.2 billion. The Federal Reserve treats foreign banks operating in the United States the same as U.S. banks because they are all part of the same financial system. On a side note, even some companies, including General Electric, received emergency cash. So while Kucinich’s comment that "the Fed created $1.2 trillion out of nothing, gave it to banks and some of them foreign banks so that they could stabilize their operations" is a bit flip, maybe even pejorative, he was essentially correct in describing the unique money-creating capabilities of the Federal Reserve and how it was used. On the -O-Meter, his statement rates .
Statement: Says gubernatorial recall candidate Tom Barrett supported passage of Gov. Scott Walker's bill stripping collective bargaining of state employees.
Speaker:  afscme
About the speaker: AFSCME, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, is the largest public employee and health care workers union in the United States.
Date: April 3, 2012
Location: wisconsin
Topics: labor;state budget
Context: a web site posting
Fact-check justification: The group cites a video that includes a snippet of a radio interview in which Barrett suggests a way to break the stalemate. Barrett did say it was important to separate the higher pension and health care payments from the collective bargaining changes. But he made it clear this was so the piece with broad support -- even from the unions -- could move forward. In the part cut from the video, Barrett clearly states: "I would vote no on the changes in collective bargaining." We rate the union’s  .
Statement: Video shows Palestinians faking a funeral procession for a child.
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: May 10, 2021
Topics: israel;facebook fact-checks
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: Doing a reverse image search, we found that this video has been online for more than a year . It was published on YouTube in March 2020, and translated into English, the title says, "A () funeral during home quarantine in Jordan. "  A media outlet in the United Arab Emirates published an article that month that said Twitter users were then sharing the video of a group of people in Jordan who were trying to break a stay-at-home order the government imposed to try to slow the spread of COVID-19. Reuters reported that it was shared as a satirical example of Jordanians creatively trying to circumvent the lockdown.   We rate claims that this was staged and filmed in Palestine .
Statement: While I was mayor of the city of Providence we had the lowest crime rate in 30 years.
Speaker: david cicilline
About the speaker: David Cicilline was elected to the 1st Congressional District in 2010. Before that, he was mayor of Providence, beginning in January, 2003. A Brown University graduate, he received his law degree from Georgetown University Law Center.
Date: October 16, 2012
Location: rhode island
Topics: crime
Context: a debate
Fact-check justification: The downward trend in Providence coincides with a national decline in the rate of serious crimes, but the decline in the early years of his administration was steeper than the national average. Cicilline and the Providence Police Department may have played a significant role in bringing the numbers down as well, but the scope of that effect is impossible to quantify with any certainty. Nonetheless, the  is strong enough for the judges to rate Cicilline's statement  . (Get updates from PolitiFact Rhode Island on Twitter: @politifactri . To comment or offer your ruling, visit us on our PolitiFact Rhode Island Facebook page.)
Statement: The federal health care law is "probably the biggest tax increase ever in the history of our country.
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: February 3, 2011
Location: florida
Topics: health care;taxes
Context: comments during a tour of a manufacturing plant
Fact-check justification: The health care-related tax increases are smaller than the tax increase signed into law by President Ronald Reagan in 1982 and a temporary tax signed into law in 1968 by President Lyndon B. Johnson. And they are significantly smaller than two tax increases passed during World War II and a tax increase passed in 1961. The tax increases in the health care legislation do reverse a trend of federal tax cuts and represents the first significant tax increases since 1993. But for Scott to suggest they are the largest in U.S. history is . We rate this  .
Statement: 2008: Unions Spent $400 Million to Elect Obama.
Speaker: republican national committee
About the speaker: The Republican National Committee is the national arm of the Republican Party.
Date: February 24, 2011
Location: national
Topics: campaign finance;elections
Context: a political advertisement
Fact-check justification: When we looked at the public disclosures after the election, we found the unions reported $206.7 million in spending for all Democrats. It's clear that the unions raised additional money for get-out-the-vote activities, but we don't know how much more -- nor does the RNC. Finally, all that money went to support Obama and other Democrats, not just Obama alone. In short, we don't see the  to support that unions spent $400 million to elect Obama. So we rate the statement .
Statement: Photo shows "people coming from California to Washington DC" to protest election results.
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 3, 2021
Location: california
Topics: elections;facebook fact-checks
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: The event’s organizer, Shawn Farash, tweeted the image in the Facebook post that day, writing: "We had reports of 9000+ cars...And one airplane today at the #LongIslandLOUDMajority Trump Parade from Seaford to Montauk!" "@realDonaldTrump Long Island loves you!" said someone else who tweeted the image on Oct. 18.   We rate this Facebook post . This fact check is available at IFCN’s 2020 US Elections #Chatbot on WhatsApp. Click here , for more.
Statement: In Afghanistan, "it is very, very rare that someone who is killed in action is not killed by an" improvised explosive device, or IED.
Speaker: bob casey
About the speaker: Bob Casey, a Democrat, is a U.S. Senator representing Pennsylvania.
Date: August 26, 2011
Location: national
Topics: military;veterans
Context: a conference call with reporters
Fact-check justification: We agree in the accuracy of Casey’s underlying point that IEDs pose a special danger to troops in Afghanistan. However, we think it’s important to correct the record for those who may have been misled by the specific statistic he cited. We think most people would consider 38 percent to 50 percent of hostile deaths to be something more than a "very, very rare" occurrence. So we rate Casey’s comment .
Statement: The election in Brazil "was very clearly a rigged election.
Speaker: tucker carlson
About the speaker: Tucker Carlson was a Fox News pundit until his departure in April 2023.
Date: January 9, 2023
Topics: elections;pundits
Context: a broadcast
Fact-check justification: Carlson said the election in Brazil "was very clearly a rigged election."  Officials in Brazil have taken several steps to increase voting security, including the formation of a transparency commission before the election that includes experts who inspect and audit the electoral process.  The Carter Center, which sent observers to Brazil for the election, said it was not aware of any  of fraud, and none of the international or Brazilian observers reported any  of significant fraud. More than 100 international observers were in Brazil for the elections in October. Academics have suggested ways to improve the security of the machines, but saying security could be strengthened is not akin to  of rigging. Carlson has not provided  that the election was rigged. We rate this statement . RELATED: Tucker Carlson on the -O-Meter RELATED: Viral photo of copycat ‘QAnon shaman’ in Brazil wasn’t taken during 2023 riots RELATED: Trump’s baseless  about 2020 election fraud and suspending the Constitution Staff researcher Caryn Baird contributed to this report.
Statement: Says that in Texas, it's "already illegal to enter a bathroom to harm someone.
Speaker: sylvia garcia
About the speaker: Sylvia Garcia, a Houston attorney, a former member of the Harris County commissioners court, the former controller for the City of Houston and former presiding judge for the city's municipal court system. She joined the Texas Senate in 2013.
Date: January 5, 2017
Location: texas
Topics: city government;criminal justice;crime;public safety;sexuality
Context: a press release
Fact-check justification: Garcia said it’s already illegal in Texas to enter a bathroom to harm someone. In many ways, significantly, Texas laws forbid a person from harming another person. Also, a longstanding Houston ordinance bars a person from entering the  bathroom. But Garcia didn’t show nor did we find similar no-entry restrictions in place statewide or in other cities. We rate this  .  – 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. https://www.sharethefacts.co/share/da650416-03c9-4e00-86f3-ae0faad4f8f6
Statement: March 2022 moon crash was orchestrated by the government and visible from Earth.
Speaker: facebook posts
About the speaker: Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.
 
Date: April 11, 2022
Topics: space;facebook fact-checks
Context: a video
Fact-check justification:  does not support the  that it was planned by the government. Scientists said the rocket part was "space junk" from a Chinese rocket mission in 2014 and the crash was unintentional. The crash was not visible from Earth. And the videos in the post were created using visual-effects software in 2020 and 2021. We rate it .
Statement: President Joe Biden's infrastructure proposal "is fully paid for. Across 15 years, it would raise all of the revenue needed for these once-in-a-lifetime investments.
Speaker: pete buttigieg
About the speaker: Pete Buttigieg is the Transportation secretary under President Joe Biden. Buttigieg was elected mayor of South Bend, Ind., in 2011 and was re-elected in 2015. He decided not to seek re-election and his term ended in January 2020. From 2009 to 2017, he served in the U.S. Navy Reserve and was a lieutenant. He received a bachelor’s degree in history and literature from Harvard College and a first-class honors bachelor’s degree in philosophy, politics and economics from Pembroke College as a Rhodes Scholar. He ran for president in the 2020 Democratic primaries.
Date: April 4, 2021
Topics: federal budget;infrastructure;transportation;taxes
Context: an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
Fact-check justification: Buttigieg said Biden’s infrastructure proposal "is fully paid for. Across 15 years, it would raise all of the revenue needed for these once-in-a-lifetime investments." Two independent analyses back up the notion that the new spending will be evened out by the new revenue raised in the plan after 15 years. But long-term projections like this are always tricky, and a 15-year time frame is unusual for evaluating the budget impact of legislation; under the typical 10-year time frame, the plan would not be fully paid for. We rate the statement .
Statement: Says that as a U.S. senator, Scott Brown "delivered for Wall Street, saving big banks $19 billion in taxes.
Speaker: senate majority pac
About the speaker: Senate Majority PAC is a super PAC that works to elect Democrats to the U.S. Senate.
Date: January 8, 2014
Location: new hampshire
Topics: financial regulation;taxes
Context: a campaign ad
Fact-check justification: Brown might have "delivered" for Wall Street by opposing a specific $19 billion tax proposal that would have been part of Dodd-Frank, but his support for the law -- which proved pivotal for its passage, and which drew Brown significant flak from the financial-services industry -- still helped bring about billions worth of new taxes and fees on the financial sector, not to mention additional regulation. The  has an element of , but ignores important details that would give a different impression. So we rate it .
Statement: Speaker Pelosi ... has been busy sticking the taxpayer with her $100,000 bar tab for alcohol on the military jets that she's flying.
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: September 17, 2010
Location: national
Topics: ethics
Context: a speech to the Values Voter Summit
Fact-check justification: If Pelosi is to be believed that no alcohol is served on her domestic flights (which account for most of the flights she took as Speaker) and if you agree with FactCheck.org that she took a total of 12 international trips, then the total cost of alcohol would have been something less than $7,000, far lower than Bachmann's $100,000. It's fair game to argue that buying liquor for lawmaker jaunts is an unjustifiable taxpayer expenditure even if perfectly legal. However, if Bachmann wanted to criticize these outlays, she should have read the Judicial Watch news release more closely. Since Bachmann (or her staff) didn't do so, she ended up citing a figure for alcohol expenditures that was close to the much larger number for all non-plane costs of the trip. We rate her statement .
Statement: Says Mitt Romney has said "we don't need 'more firemen, more policemen, more teachers.'
Speaker: tennessee democratic party
About the speaker: The Tennessee Democratic Party headquarters are in Nashville.
Date: June 12, 2012
Location: tennessee
Topics: economy;education;jobs
Context: a press release
Fact-check justification: The Tennessee Democratic Party says Mitt Romney has said "we don't need 'more firemen, more policemen, more teachers.' " That's a slight exaggeration of Romney's remarks -- he was responding to Obama's comments on them, not outlining his own specific policy against them. Still, that's pretty close to what Romney said. We rate the  .