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Statement: It's four or five states where the number of insurance options have narrowed" under the Affordable Care Act.
Speaker: debbie wasserman schultz
About the speaker: Debbie Wasserman Schultz became the chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee in 2011 and resigned in July 2016. The Florida Democrat was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2004 after serving in the state senate. She represents Congressional District 23 in Broward and Miami-Dade counties.
Date: October 25, 2016
Location: florida
Topics: health care
Context: an interview on CNN
Fact-check justification: Wasserman Schultz said, "It's four or five states where the number of insurance options have narrowed" under the Affordable Care Act. According to official federal data, she’s way off, because 29 states have seen the number of insurance options narrowed. We rate her statement . https://www.sharethefacts.co/share/4cc846e0-1d46-443d-806c-c70caaa2a785
Statement: Blocking travel from countries with Ebola should be possible because President Barack Obama "has sealed off Israel in the past.
Speaker: tim murphy
About the speaker: Tim Murphy is a former Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Date: October 19, 2014
Location: national
Topics: ebola;israel;foreign policy;public health;transportation
Context: an interview on Fox News Sunday
Fact-check justification: Murphy said that blocking travel from countries with Ebola should be feasible because Obama "has sealed off Israel in the past." However, the two-day air-travel ban imposed by the FAA earlier this year affected U.S.-owned carriers without halting travel into and out of Israel by foreign-owned carriers, who may have been carrying either Americans or foreigners, and who may have been flying unimpeded into U.S. airports. Comparing this to a travel ban designed to stop Ebola from leaving west Africa is a case of apples and oranges. The  contains some element of  but ignores critical facts that would give a different impression, so we rate it .
Statement: New York "is trying to pass a bill that would allow them to round up non mask wearers and people who don't want to take the vaccine into concentration camps. Then with a court order they can force vaccinate you.
Speaker: facebook posts
About the speaker: Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.
 
Date: January 4, 2021
Location: new york
Topics: public health;facebook fact-checks
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: Social media posts  that New York officials are trying to pass a bill that would allow them to round up non-mask wearers and those who don’t want to get vaccinated into "concentration camps" to eventually force vaccinations for COVID-19. This is . While the bill, A416, may be applicable in the COVID-19 era, it has sat dormant since it was introduced in 2015 during the Ebola outbreak and has not gained any traction in the New York State Assembly. The legislation specifies that it applies to infected people and their contacts who refuse to quarantine in a health emergency. The bill has no co-sponsors and has never once been heard by committee despite being introduced in the 2015-16, 2017-18, 2019-20 sessions, and the current session.  We rate this .
Statement: We don't get a lot of calls from this White House… I have, frankly, never had a call from them.
Speaker: rick perry
About the speaker: Rick Perry is the U.S. Energy Secretary and was governor of Texas from late December 2000 through 2014. He was re-elected in 2002, 2006 and 2010. He unsucessfully ran for president in 2012 and 2016.
Date: July 13, 2010
Location: texas
Topics: bipartisanship
Context: an interview
Fact-check justification: Does the Democratic president routinely seek the Texas Republican’s counsel? We doubt it. But both the White House’s information and Perry’s own schedule contradict his  he’s never had a call from this White House. Presuming his state schedule reflects what actually happened, Perry got such a call two weeks before the Fox interview aired. !
Statement: Solar and wind energy are "both cheaper than nuclear right now.
Speaker: bill clinton
About the speaker: Bill Clinton was president of the United States from 1993 to 2001. He is married to Hillary Clinton, the 2016 presidential nominee of the Democratic Party.
Date: November 8, 2011
Location: national
Topics: environment;energy
Context: an interview on The Daily Show
Fact-check justification: Clinton was correct about wind energy being "cheaper than nuclear right now," at least the onshore kind. But for now, nuclear beats the cheapest form of solar energy on price. So we rate his statement .
Statement: Mississippi got 10,145 warrants for unemployment fraud!!
Speaker: facebook posts
About the speaker: Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.
 
Date: July 26, 2020
Topics: economy;welfare;facebook fact-checks;coronavirus
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: Turner reiterated that unemployment fraud "is very real for us right now, across the country and specifically in Mississippi." "Warrants" could also refer to warrants of payment, which are like state-issued checks, a spokesperson for the state attorney general noted. Those can be given to recipients of unemployment benefits. But we found no reports on Google or Nexis of 10,145 warrants being paid in that sense, either. We rate this Facebook post .
Statement: I left the city with $43 million in the bank.
Speaker: maurice ferre
About the speaker: Maurice Ferre served as mayor of Miami from 1973 to 1985. He campaigned for the U.S. Senate in 2010 and was defeated in the Democratic primary on Aug. 24, 2010.
Date: January 14, 2010
Location: florida
Context: An interview with Newsmax
Fact-check justification: So almost a week after our first inquiry, Ferre and his campaign aides seem as confused as we are. Was it $43 million, $34 million, or now $53 million? He keeps changing his definitions -- and effectively moving the goal posts. So we'll dock him for his repeated lack of precision but acknowledge that his underlying point is right that he left the city in the black. We find his  .
Statement: Some "20,000 Delphi salaried retirees lost up to 70 percent of their pensions" as a result of "political favoritism and backroom deals.
Speaker: michael turner
About the speaker: Michael Turner, a former mayor of Dayton, is a member of the House of Representatives from Ohio's 3rd District in the southwestern corner of the state.
Date: April 22, 2012
Location: ohio
Topics: corporations;economy;financial regulation;pensions;unions
Context: a news release
Fact-check justification: We can’t know for sure because of the lack of transparency, nor can Turner, but there isn’t  to prove it. And the  still requires a considerable amount of context to understand fully. But until the SIGTARP report’s release, the extent of Treasury’s role -- the backroom considerations -- were more a matter of speculation than fact. We believe this warrants an upgrade. On the -O-Meter, the  rates .
Statement: Says that in Texas, Republican nominees "get 40 percent of the Latino vote on average.
Speaker: karl rove
About the speaker: Karl Rove is a former senior adviser and deputy chief of staff to President George W. Bush. He has worked as a commentator and political analyst for Fox News.
Date: May 18, 2013
Location: texas
Topics: elections
Context: a speech at the convention of the Georgia Republican Party
Fact-check justification: Rove said Republican candidates in Texas draw 40 percent of the Hispanic vote on average. That  holds up if you consider the limited array of public polls going back back to 2000, though polls taken in connection with the latest elections suggest not every Republican draws 40 percent. Perhaps there has been slippage since the immigration debate roiled anew and Bush stopped appearing on the ballot. We rate the statement as . Snapshot: Texas Latino Support for Republicans Year Republican Candidate Estimated Percentage of State's Latino Vote Poll Source 2000 U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison 50 William C. Velásquez Institute 2000 George W. Bush (for president) 49 National exit poll 2000 George W. Bush 32 William C. Velásquez Institute 2002 Gov. Rick Perry 35 Mike Baselice 2004 Bush 49 National exit poll 2006 Hutchison 44 National exit poll 2006 Perry 31 National exit poll 2008 Sen. John Cornyn 36 National exit poll 2008 Sen. John McCain (for president) 35 National exit poll 2010 Perry 38 National exit poll 2010 Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst 40 Mike Baselice 2012 Mitt Romney (for president) 29 Latino Decisions 2012 Ted Cruz (for U.S. Senate) 35 Latino Decisions 2012 Romney 40 Mike Baselice 2012 Cruz 36 Mike Baselice 2012 Cruz Low 40s Wilson Allen Perkins Research Sources : Poll of Hispanic voters, Texas, 2000, William C. Velásquez Institute; National exit polls, Texas results, 2010 ; 2008 ; 2006 ; 2004 (as posted on CNN.com and provided by Republican Party of Texas); telephone interview, Mike Baselice, Austin pollster; Latino Decisions "election eve" poll , November 2012; memo from Baselice, October 2012; and telephone interview, Steve Munisteri, chairman, Republican Party of Texas.
Statement: Says Bill Nelson is "one of America's most independent senators.
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: May 21, 2018
Location: florida
Topics: voting record
Context: an ad
Fact-check justification: The Senate Majority PAC said Nelson is "one of America’s most independent senators." There are multiple ways to conceptualize independence, so any  stating that a lawmaker is independent requires context. If we liken independence with a "moderate" legislative record, then it is fair to say that on his legislative record, Nelson is one of the more independent Senate members. Analyses suggest Nelson voted with his party-line less than other Democrats. That said, experts cautioned there’s more that goes in to being an independent then just a moderate or centrist voting record — including having an open dialogue with both sides of the aisle, which can be hard to measure. We rate this  .
Statement: The best type" of drinking water is H3O2, from fruits, "a more structured form of water.
Speaker: facebook posts
About the speaker: Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.
 
Date: May 18, 2023
Topics: public health;water;facebook fact-checks
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: With no  to back the video’s , we rate the  . RELATED: Magically nutritious? Joe Rogan’s  post about guidelines for Lucky Charms and steak RELATED: No, human teeth and bones aren’t added to food RELATED: The FDA didn’t approve Twinkies, just some of its ingredients
Statement: The Republican National Convention "is a Super Bowl times four.
Speaker: reince priebus
About the speaker: Reince Priebus was the first chief of staff to President Donald Trump, replaced by John Kelly in July 2017. Priebus was previously chairman of the Republican National Committee, a post he assumed in 2011. He is also the former chairman of the Republican Party of Wisconsin. He was an unsuccessful Wisconsin state Senate candidate in 2004. He is a Kenosha, Wis., native and lawyer.
Date: August 3, 2011
Location: florida
Topics: economy;elections;tourism
Context: Tampa
Fact-check justification: Added Matheson: "By any reasonable estimate the Super Bowl generates roughly the same amount of outside expenditure, so he is way off." We see no reason to disagree. Though you can debate about the overall economic impact of mega-events like the Super Bowl or a national political convention, there's no debate about the relative size of one compared to the other. They're about the same. We rate this  .
Statement: Texas remains one of the most severely impacted states from drug trafficking. Nearly 3,000 Texans died from drug related deaths in 2017 – with half being overdoses involving opioids.
Speaker: john cornyn
About the speaker: John Cornyn is a U.S. senator from Texas, former Texas attorney general and former justice on the Texas Supreme Court. He earlier served as a Bexar County state district judge.
Date: June 11, 2019
Location: texas
Topics: drugs
Context: a tweet
Fact-check justification: Cornyn said, "Texas remains one of the most severely impacted states from drug trafficking. Nearly 3,000 Texans died from drug related deaths in 2017 – with half being overdoses involving opioids." Cornyn’s tweet as-written includes accurate figures about drug overdose deaths in Texas and across the country, but his characterization of Texas as one of the "most severely impacted states from drug trafficking" based on these deaths doesn’t take population into account. Looking at raw figures, Texas was among the states with the most drug-related deaths in 2017. But when we look at the rate of drug-related deaths (which accounts for population), Texas is at the lower end and had fewer drug overdose deaths per capita than 46 other states in 2017. Also: Cornyn’s tweet originated from comments he made at a Senate hearing, which suggested that he was looking at a range of factors when considering the severity of the impact of drug trafficking in Texas, not just drug overdose deaths. We rate this  .   – The statement is partially accurate but leaves out important details or takes things out of context.
Statement: I didn't inherit money from my parents.
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: January 19, 2012
Location: national
Topics: candidate biography;corrections and updates
Context: Charleston, S.C
Fact-check justification: "We were happy, studying hard. Neither one of us had a job, because Mitt had enough of an investment from stock that we could sell off a little at a time," she said. When the couple moved to Boston so Romney could study business and law at Harvard, his parents helped them buy a house. It's not clear who paid for his education, but Romney wasn't exactly a struggling student: enough cash for plane tickets, a car as a wedding gift, stock that kept him from having to work, help buying a home.   What about that hard work he mentioned?
Statement: The White House removed its climate change web page. And the healthcare, civil rights and LGBT sections.
Speaker: george takei
About the speaker: George Takei is an actor known for playing Mr. Sulu on Star Trek. He now has a large online following and often speaks out on political issues.
Date: January 20, 2017
Topics: civil rights;climate change;health care;lgbtq;technology;punditfact
Context: a Tweet
Fact-check justification: Takei said, "The White House removed its climate change web page. And the healthcare, civil rights and LGBT sections." It is literally accurate that since Trump became president, whitehouse.gov no longer has specific issue pages about health care, civil rights, LGBT issues or climate change. This reflects a difference in priorities between the Obama and Trump administrations. But it’s important to keep in mind that when the Obama administration handed the whitehouse.gov domain to Trump’s team, it was a blank slate. All of the online content published during Obama’s term was purged and archived. They’re now available on a website set up by the National Archives, as was done at the end of the Clinton and Bush administrations. While Takei’s  has  to it, this additional context is important, so we rate this  .
Statement: Most of West Virginia is still owned, in excess of 90 percent, by out-of-state interests.
Speaker: bob kincaid
About the speaker: Bob Kincaid is a liberal radio host and co-founder of Appalachian Community Health Emergency.
Date: January 19, 2014
Topics: environment;public health;wealth;punditfact
Context: a broadcast of MSNBC's "Melissa Harris-Perry"
Fact-check justification: Kincaid said during the broadcast that more than 90 percent of West Virginia is owned by out-of-state interests. He told us he realized his  after the show and apologized for his error. Kincaid gets credit for his readiness to correct his original statement, but we fact-check what he said on air. His  was . We rate it .
Statement: Video shows Elon Musk "urging everyone in the UK to take advantage of this great opportunity before the big banks close completely.
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: July 10, 2023
Topics: facebook fact-checks
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: (Read more about our partnership with Meta , which owns Facebook and Instagram.) This video is bogus and echoes similar altered clips wrongly connecting Musk to a cryptocurrency scheme.   What really happened at the May shareholder meeting: Musk said Tesla wasn’t immune to the global economy and warned of a difficult year ahead.   We rate this post .
Statement: Says that U.S. Rep. Andy Barr was "even dismissing the importance of military service" by saying, "We both served our country. I've served in a position where ideas matter.
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: October 8, 2018
Location: national
Topics: military;veterans
Context: a TV ad
Fact-check justification: A DCCC ad says Barr is belittling military service while emphasizing the role of holding political office. Barr did compare military service with being a politician. But the ad doesn’t present the full quote, making what Barr said appear to be much worse than it was. We rate it .
Statement: Under Ryan plan, "those 54 and younger would receive the same kind of healthcare options now enjoyed by members of Congress.
Speaker: scott rigell
About the speaker: Scott Rigell, R-2nd, is a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. The Second District includes Virginia Beach, the Eastern Shore and parts of Norfolk and Hampton. Rigell, who joined Congress in 2011, serves on the Armed Services and Budget committees.
Rigell was raised in Titusville, Fla. Rigell, who owns two new car dealerships, served for six years in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve. He has an associates degree from Brevard Community College, now Eastern Florida State College, a bachelor's degree from Georgia's Mercer University, and a master's degree from Regent University, Virginia Beach.
 
Date: June 23, 2011
Location: virginia
Topics: health care;medicare
Context: a newsletter
Fact-check justification: While Rigell’s office -- via the House Budget Committee -- points to similarities in the two plans’ flexibility, they remain fundamentally different at the core. At a minimum, the premium supports of the Medicare plan would not keep pace with the historic record of rapidly increasing health care costs. Additionally, seniors make significantly less income than members of Congress and would not likely have the same options to buy more expensive plans. And, finally, they would not receive the same protection against rising costs that "Fair Share" provides members of Congress. We rate Rigell’s statement .
Statement: Zoo animals were released during protests in Chicago.
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: June 1, 2020
Topics: animals;crime;facebook fact-checks
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: The photo of the giraffe appeared online as early as five years ago, when social media users spread misinformation about a giraffe set loose in Louisville. The hippo? From 2016, when a Spanish publication reported the animal escaped from a circus. And in 2018, the Sydney Morning Herald documented the wallaby that disrupted traffic as it crossed the city’s Harbour Bridge.   We rate this Facebook post .
Statement: President Obama's refusal to grant permits for offshore drilling is one reason gasoline prices are soaring.
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: April 2, 2012
Location: rhode island
Topics: environment;energy;gas prices;pundits
Context: a robocall
Fact-check justification: Mike Huckabee is telling people who receive his robocall that Obama has refused to issue offshore drilling permits -- one reason, he says, why gasoline prices are soaring. In fact, 140 permits for new deep-water wells have been issued since the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill in 2010. More than hundred shallow water permits have also been issued since the moratorium was lifted, but we didn't ask how many of those were new because it is clear, just from the deep-water data, that Huckabee's  is bogus. "Don't let anyone tell you different," Huckabee says in his robocall as he faults the president for not approving new wells. Well, we're telling you different. His statement is so  at odds with the facts, we've tapped our own reservoir of flammable hydrocarbons to give him -- and by association, the Presidential Coalition -- a ! (Get updates from PolitiFactRI on Twitter . To comment or offer your ruling, visit us on our PolitiFact Rhode Island Facebook page.)
Statement: Canada joins the no jab, no food trend
Speaker: facebook posts
About the speaker: Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.
 
Date: December 7, 2021
Topics: facebook fact-checks;coronavirus
Context: a post
Fact-check justification: The province of New Brunswick in Canada gave retail and grocery stores the option to either enforce physical distancing or require proof of vaccination against COVID-19. Grocery stores are not required to ask for proof of vaccination. One of two national grocery retailers in Canada said it would not ask shoppers for proof of vaccination. The  contains an element of  but is lacking important context that would give a different impression. We rate it .