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Statement: In Malaysia … many of the workers are indentured servants because their passports are taken away when they come into this country and are working in slave-like conditions.
Speaker: bernie sanders
About the speaker: Bernie Sanders is a senator from Vermont. Sanders was first elected to the Senate in 2007 and was re-elected in 2012 and 2018. The senator also ran an unsuccessful presidential campaign in 2016, losing the Democratic primary to Hillary Clinton. From 1991 until 2007, he was the representative of Vermont’s At-Large District of the House of Representatives. Sanders was the mayor of Burlington from 1981 to 1989. He received a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Chicago. In 2019, he announced he was running for the Democratic nomination for president and dropped out in April 2020.
Date: April 4, 2016
Topics: global news service;human rights;labor;foreign policy;trade
Context: an interview with the New York Daily News
Fact-check justification: Sanders said, "In Malaysia … many of the workers are indentured servants because their passports are taken away when they come into this country and are working in slave-like conditions." Forced migrant labor and passport withholding is widely documented across Malaysia by human rights and labor groups. The United States acknowledged the abuses in several government reports and databases. While there is a debate about whether free trade can help curtail these abuses, there is no debate to the veracity of Sanders’ . We rate it .
Statement: In 2010, everybody said you can't dare let guns go into the national parks, and of course the rapes, murders, robberies and assaults are down about 85 percent since we did that.
Speaker: tom coburn
About the speaker: Tom Coburn is a former U.S. Senator from Oklahoma and a physician.
Date: May 9, 2013
Location: national
Topics: recreation;guns
Context: an interview with MSNBC's "Morning Joe"
Fact-check justification: On Morning Joe , Coburn said, "In 2010, everybody said you can't dare let guns go into the national parks, and of course the rapes, murders, robberies and assaults are down about 85 percent since we did that." Coburn’s office acknowledges that he misspoke; they actually calculated a decline of 12 percent, which is dramatically lower than 85 percent. But we find even the revised statistic to be questionable. It hinges on using 2008 data, when 2009 data would be more appropriate -- and a comparison using data from 2009 actually shows an increase in violent crime in national parks since the gun ban was lifted. Meanwhile, it’s far from clear that guns had an influence on the relatively small number of crimes that take place in national parks. We rate Coburn’s statement .
Statement: Brown v. Board of Education "was never about sending Black children to white schools. It was about parents being able to decide where to send their children to school.
Speaker: winsome earle-sears
About the speaker: Winsome Earle-Sears, a Republican, was elected Virginia's lieutenant governor in 2021. She is the first Black woman to be elected to statewide office in Virginia.
Sears lives in Winchester, Va. and owns a plumbing and appliance repair store. She was born in Jamaica in 1964 and reared in New York City. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Old Dominison University and a Master of Arts degree in organizational leadership from Regent University. 
Sears served in the U.S. Marines from 1983 to 1986. She represented Virginia Beach in the House of Delegates from 2002 to 2004 but did not seek reelection, opting to launch an unsuccessful campaign for the U.S. House of Repesentatives in 2004. 
Date: February 2, 2023
Location: virginia
Topics: civil rights;education;supreme court
Context: a radio interview
Fact-check justification: We believe that it does." We rate Earle-Sears’ statement . Correction, Feb. 22, 2023: An emailed statement from Earle-Sears was originally misattrubuted to her chief of staff, Julianne Condrey.  Our ruling is unchanged.
Statement: As governor of Massachusetts, "Romney reduced unemployment to just 4.7 percent.
Speaker: mitt romney
About the speaker: Mitt Romney is a U.S. senator from Utah. He ran for president in 2012 as the Republican nominee, losing to incumbent President Barack Obama. Prior to that, Romney served one term as governor of Massachusetts, elected to the post in 2002. He was born in 1947 in Michigan, where his father was governor from 1963 to 1969. Romney graduated from Brigham Young University and received both a law degree and an MBA from Harvard University. Romney helped found the investment firm Bain Capital in 1984, which launched or rebuilt such companies as Staples and Dominos Pizza. Romney managed the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City from 1999-2002. He ran for president in 2008 but lost the Republican nomination. He and his wife, Ann, have five sons, Tagg, Craig, Matt, Ben and Josh.
Date: June 8, 2012
Location: national
Topics: economy;history;jobs;message machine 2012;states
Context: a campaign ad
Fact-check justification: The number is correct, but the ad oversteps in suggesting that Romney did this on his own. The employment situation in Massachusetts was subject to many factors, not just the governor’s policy. On balance, we rate the  . EDITOR'S NOTE : We have changed the headline for this story to remove any confusion about which statement we were rating. PolitiFact always rates the "ruling statement" -- the  in large type at the very top of the article, usually a direct quote or paraphrase of a spoken or written statement -- not the headline.
Statement: Said they reached a  "power-sharing agreement" with Republican Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle
Speaker: republican state senators
About the speaker: leaders of Georgia Senate
Date: November 5, 2010
Location: georgia
Topics: elections
Context: Statements to reporters
Fact-check justification: In the aftermath of the Macon coup, the GOP Senate leadership now has all the power. And it doesn't plan to share it with Cagle. We find the GOP  about power sharing with the lieutenant governor not only not accurate. It's . .
Statement: Every time we go to court," against the Trump administration, "for the most part, we win.
Speaker: xavier becerra
About the speaker: Xavier Becerra is California's attorney general and a Democrat. Previously, he was member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Date: August 26, 2019
Location: california
Topics: environment;immigration;states;supreme court
Context: a news conference
Fact-check justification: "  Given this context and California’s early success in court, Becerra’s  is generally accurate.   We rate his  .     – The statement is accurate but needs clarification or additional information. Click here for  more  on the six PolitiFact ratings and how we select facts to check.
Statement: The IAEA, or the International Atomic Energy Agency, "last month said the Iranians are not currently living up to their obligations.
Speaker: liz cheney
About the speaker: Liz Cheney was first elected to the House of Representatives in 2016 in Wyoming and lost a primary re-election in 2022. Cheney is the daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney. She briefly ran for the U.S. Senate in Wyoming before abandoning her candidacy.
Date: March 22, 2015
Topics: israel;nuclear;punditfact
Context: comments on "Fox News Sunday"
Fact-check justification: Cheney said, "The IAEA last month said the Iranians are not currently living up to their obligations." The IAEA published a report a month ago that said Iran wasn’t giving the agency the level of access and information required to verify that all nuclear activity in Iran is peaceful -- a violation of their obligations as signatories of the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons Treaty. That is separate and distinct from the interim Joint Plan of Action deal between the United States and Iran. The IAEA has found Iran is keeping up with its obligations in that regard. Given the context of Cheney’s comments, people could assume she was talking about the Joint Plan of Action. Because that clarification is needed, we rate her statement .
Statement: The Georgia Regional Transportation Authority "concluded that light rail in Cobb County would more than double commute time and would therefore be unsuccessful in alleviating traffic congestion.
Speaker: transportation leadership coalition
About the speaker: Transportation Leadership Coalition opposes a referrendum to raise sales taxes by one cent across metro Atlanta to pay for a transportation overhaul. The vote takes place July 31, 2012.
Date: April 30, 2012
Location: georgia
Topics: transportation
Fact-check justification: Trains make regularly scheduled stops. But even if data collected as part of the Northwest Connectivity study, or any other transportation studies in the early part of the past decade, did confirm that this were , that data would be very old.    To sum up: The Transportation Leadership Coalition said that the GRTA "concluded that light rail in Cobb County would more than double commute time and would therefore be unsuccessful in alleviating traffic congestion." The GRTA denied it made this conclusion, and we found no  it did, either. The Transportation Leadership Coalition earns a .
Statement: I just want to assure [you] we're not talking about cutting Medicare benefits.
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 11, 2009
Location: national
Topics: health care;medicare
Context: a town hall meeting
Fact-check justification: That leaves us with Obama's  that, under the health care reform proposal, Medicare benefits will not be cut. He's right that the bill does not directly trim Medicare benefits; instead, the government is proposing ways to slow or eliminate some Medicare spending to beef up other aspects of the plan. But experts told us it's conceivable or even likely that those financial changes could lead to reduced benefits, particularly for people in the Advantage program. From that perspective, it's a stretch for Obama say that Medicare patients won't see changes in their plans as a result. We give Obama a .
Statement: Wisconsin's attorney general and state treasurer ordered the daughter of Earth Day founder Gaylord Nelson not to discuss climate change on state time.
Speaker: nextgen climate action committee
About the speaker: Next Generation Climate Action Committee, or NextGen, is a Democratic-aligned super PAC promoting awareness and solutions to global warming. The group was founded by Thomas Steyer, a billionaire who in 1986 founded Farallon Capital Management, a San Francisco hedge fund.
Date: April 8, 2015
Location: wisconsin
Topics: climate change
Context: a blog post
Fact-check justification: We contacted Nelson and she declined to discuss the board’s action -- or climate change. She did note she was going to be on vacation April 22, which is Earth Day, giving a talk about her father at his alma mater, San Jose State University. Our rating The advocacy group NextGen Climate says Nelson, daughter of the founder of Earth Day, is under orders not to discuss global warming on state time. That’s indeed the wording of the resolution approved 2-1 by the agency’s board. We rate the statement .
Statement: DeKalb County has graduated five police academies and three fire academies to help reach its ambitious hiring goals in both departments.
Speaker: lee may
About the speaker: Lee May is the interim chief executive officer of DeKalb County government.
Date: January 22, 2015
Location: georgia
Topics: county budget;public safety
Context: the 2015 State of the County address
Fact-check justification: So where does that leave us? May said that the county had held five police academies and three fire/rescue academies in 2014. He is right on the number of academies, but off on what that means. Being spot on with the amount of training underway for DeKalb’s hiring binge in public safety doesn’t translate into the goals of that training being fully met. We rate May’s statement .
Statement: The Chinese last year probably stole $360 billion in intellectual property from the United States.
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: May 15, 2016
Topics: legal issues;foreign policy;technology;trade;punditfact
Context: an interview on "Fox News Sunday"
Fact-check justification: Gingrich said, "The Chinese last year probably stole $360 billion intellectual property from the United States." The $360 billion figure comes from a senior government official, and there are indications that it could, if anything, understate the scale of the problem. However, it’s worth remembering that all estimates in this field are subject to guesstimation. The statement is accurate but needs clarification or additional information, so we rate it .
Statement: With North Korea, "nobody has ever seen such a positive response on our behalf from China.
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: April 17, 2017
Location: national
Topics: china;foreign policy
Context: an interview with Fox News
Fact-check justification: Trump said with North Korea, no one has ever seen such a such a positive response from China on America’s behalf. In the eyes of the experts we reached, China is doing more. Some were more enthusiastic than others. The record shows that China has gradually moved in this direction over the years. Refusing coal shipments is in line with U.N. economic sanctions that China voted for last year. China has largely maintained its trade ties with North Korea and so far, its actions have been more rhetorical than substantive. It is difficult to quantify a "positive response." Whether the latest moves represent a sea shift that "no one has ever seen," or the logical conclusion of a longer pattern, probably lies in the eye of the beholder. We rate his statement .
Statement: The Green New Deal would require that 99% of homes in the country be torn down and rebuilt more 'energy efficient' over a ten year period.
Speaker: instagram posts
About the speaker: Posters on Instagram, where people share photos and graphics and sometimes add filters.
Date: October 28, 2020
Topics: environment;climate change;facebook fact-checks
Context: a post
Fact-check justification: An Instagram post says, "The Green New Deal would require that 99% of homes in the country be torn down and rebuilt more ‘energy efficient’ over a ten year period."  An FAQ about the Green New Deal that was later retracted included a goal of upgrading or replacing every building in the U.S. for energy efficiency within 10 years. It did not mention tearing down 99% of buildings.  The updated version of the FAQ mentions only upgrading buildings for efficiency, which can include replacing elements of the home, such as windows and electrical systems.  We rate this  .  This fact check is available at IFCN’s 2020 US Elections FactChat #Chatbot on WhatsApp. Click  here , for more.
Statement: Ted Budd's family used AgriBioTech money to help "give donations to these Washington special interest groups that are running negative ads against me in the Senate race.
Speaker: pat mccrory
About the speaker: Pat McCrory, a Republican, was governor of North Carolina from 2013 to 2017. Previously, he served as mayor of Charlotte.
Date: September 17, 2021
Location: north carolina
Topics: agriculture
Context: a radio interview
Fact-check justification: McCrory said the Budd family "made" money by having its loan repaid by AgriBioTech. There are several reasons available  doesn’t support that. The Budd family loaned the company $10 million, got about $10 million back, then had to repay $6 million of it.  So, in a vacuum, the family is down about $6 million. Now, it would be hypothetically possible for the Budd family (or anyone who’s fiscally savvy) to take that $10 million repayment, invest it wisely, and have it grow — all before having to repay $6 million. However, Budd’s spokesman says the family used the money to repay the bank. Budd’s father and brother have donated money to Club for Growth Action, a group that’s now running attack ads against the former governor. But the donations were made in 2016 and 2018, years before Budd decided to run for senate. So it’s highly unlikely those donations, specifically, are being used against McCrory now. McCrory’s statement contains an element of  -- the Budd family has, in the past, contributed to a political group that is now running ads against McCrory. But it ignores critical facts that would give a different impression. That’s our definition of .
Statement: Says Kamala Harris said, "If elected & you don't surrender your guns, I will sign an executive order & the police will show up at your door.
Speaker: facebook posts
About the speaker: Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.
 
Date: August 11, 2020
Topics: facebook fact-checks;guns
Context: a post on Facebook
Fact-check justification: A post claims that vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris said, "If elected & you don’t surrender your guns, I will sign an executive order & the police will show up at your door." This quote is fabricated. When she was running for president, Harris pledged to take executive action on gun control within the first 100 days of her administration. She did not say she would require people to surrender their guns or say she would order law enforcement to collect guns.  We rate this  .
Statement: The CDC and county health officials have obtained 2020 Census records to enhance their vaccination enforcement protocols.
Speaker: bloggers
About the speaker: Blog posting on the Internet
Date: September 21, 2021
Topics: census;corrections and updates;facebook fact-checks;coronavirus
Context: a blog post
Fact-check justification: "   CDC spokesperson Scott Pauley also told us that this  is . "While current efforts are underway to encourage those who have yet to get vaccinated against COVID-19, we are not using private information to determine who is or is not vaccinated in these efforts," Pauley said. The post first appeared on a website called Real Raw News , which has posted multiple other baseless stories that PolitiFact has debunked .   The site also has a disclaimer that says "this website contains humor, parody and satire. "  We rate this post !
Statement: Veterans can now download their electronic medical records with a click of the mouse.
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 25, 2011
Location: national
Topics: health care;technology;veterans
Context: his State of the Union address
Fact-check justification: But Obama's  that vets "can now download their electronic medical records with a click of the mouse" suggests much more availability than exists. One could reasonably assume he meant a vet could access all of his or her medical records online. In fact, most of the information now available to vets is information they self-entered. Vets can't yet get a lot of medical records though the Blue Button (though more and more information is being added in the near future). So we rate Obama's comment .
Statement: In Florida, for eight years we cut taxes every year, totaling $19 billion.
Speaker: jeb bush
About the speaker: Jeb Bush was a Republican candidate for president of the United States in 2016. He served two terms as the governor of Florida from 1999 to 2007. He is also the brother of former President George W. Bush and the son of former President George H.W. Bush. 
Date: June 2, 2015
Location: florida
Topics: state budget;taxes
Context: Orlando
Fact-check justification: Bush said "for eight years we cut taxes every year, totaling $19 billion." He was citing a projection from his Right To Rise PAC that measured cumulative revenue changes from 1999 to 2007. The total of $19.3 billion is adjusted into 2007 dollars. The analysis includes the federal repeal of the estate tax, for which economists told us Bush couldn’t really take credit. It also includes a big cut to the state’s intangibles tax, which may not benefit your average person much. Experts said there are limits to how economists can estimate the impact of legislative actions, but the PAC’s projections could be considered fair. What’s trickier is whether Bush can take credit for all the revenue changes or even call them all tax cuts. The statement is partially accurate but leaves out important details. We rate it .
Statement: Siobhan Dunnavant "wrote the Republican bill that would let insurance companies deny coverage for pre-existing conditions.
Speaker: rodman debra
About the speaker: Debra Rodman, D-Henrico County, was elected to the House of Delgates in 2017. In 2019, she challenged incumbent Republican Siobhan Dunnavant for the 12th District state Senate seat in Western Hernico and Hanover Counties.
Rodman is an associate professor at Randolph-Macon College, teaching anthropology and women's studies. She was born in Coral Gables, Fla. 
Date: September 20, 2019
Location: virginia
Topics: health care;regulation;voting record
Context: a TV ad
Fact-check justification: Rodman misleadingly claims Dunnevant "wrote the Republican bill that would let insurance companies deny coverage for pre-existing conditions."  Dunnavant opposes Obamacare. She sponsored an unsuccessful bill in 2018 that would have expanded inexpensive, short-term health insurance policies that don’t have to cover pre-existing conditions and many other medical circumstances. They are exempt from Obamacare standards.  But contrary to Rodman’s , Dunnavant’s bill wouldn’t have "let" insurance companies sell short-term plans, they were already permitted to sell 90-day policies in Virginia in accordance with ACA rules. Dunnevant’s bill would have extended the coverage period to 364 days to comply with expected new federal rules - something the state regulators automatically do. would have done. Rodman’s statement also suggests that anyone could have been denied coverage for pre-existing conditions. In fact, 79 percent of Virginians have ACA-compliant insurance, subsidized by their employers or the government, that mandates such coverage. We rate Rodman’s dramatic  .