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Statement: Because of Bruce Rauner, Illinois went 736 days without a budget, delaying funding for schools while local governments were forced to raise property taxes.
Speaker: jb pritzker
About the speaker: J.B. Pritzker is Illinois' 43rd governor and a former Chicago venture capitalist and entrepreneur.
Date: September 13, 2018
Location: illinois
Context: a TV ad
Fact-check justification: Pritzker’s ad says that "because of Bruce Rauner, Illinois went 736 days without a budget, delaying funding for schools while local governments were forced to raise property taxes." The budget impasse did cause state reimbursements for special education, transportation and several other programs to lag. Yet the Democrat’s ad implies a far broader impact on school funding, ignoring that general state aid to fund day-to-day school operations was provided for even while a broad array of spending for other state programs was not. As for property tax hikes, it’s likely that many school districts raised their levies as the broader budget impasse was ongoing. But that is routine in Illinois, a consequence of state policies that foist the lion’s share of responsibility for overall school funding on to local property tax payers. What’s more, the ad blames Rauner alone for the budget impasse that caused the delay. But Rauner and Democratic lawmakers butted heads for two years over spending and policy priorities, meaning he hardly acted alone. There are small elements of  sprinkled through Pritzker’s ad, but he takes significant liberties in seeking to attach sole blame to Rauner for the budget impasse and then link that to school funding delays and property tax hikes. We rate it .
Statement: Elon Musk said, "I predict that I will buy tomorrow the entire Meta company.
Speaker: instagram posts
About the speaker: Posters on Instagram, where people share photos and graphics and sometimes add filters.
Date: December 2, 2022
Topics: facebook fact-checks
Context: an Instagram post
Fact-check justification: Musk purchased Twitter for about $44 billion, and Forbes estimates that Musk’s net worth is around $160 billion. A TikTok account promoting an app to alter videos "where you can make any celebrity say anything" includes other posts with the same footage of Musk appearing to say things that he didn’t. Among them: that Musk loves Angelina Jolie , that he’s "starting to sell the first tickets to Mars," and that Apple CEO Tim Cook "pissed me off."     These videos are altered, and so is the one in the Instagram post. We rate claims that it’s authentic .
Statement: Trump's daughter works at the White House. Her husband works at the White House. Rudy's son works at the White House. Barr's son-in-law works at the White House. Barr's daughter works at Treasury. Trump's sons do foreign business. Trump's daughter is getting Chinese patents and Saudi grants.
Speaker: facebook posts
About the speaker: Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.
 
Date: December 8, 2019
Location: national
Topics: ethics;facebook fact-checks
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: A viral image said: "Trump’s daughter works at the White House. Her husband works at the White House. Rudy’s son works at the White House. Barr’s son-in-law works at the White House. Barr’s daughter works at Treasury. Trump’s sons do foreign business. Trump’s daughter is getting Chinese patents and Saudi grants." The post gets the White House and government positions right, as well as the fact that the Trump sons are still conducting business internationally. Where it errs is in its portrait of the Saudi grants delivered to the World Bank for a project Ivanka Trump proposed. She does not stand to benefit from them financially. We rate this  .
Statement: All of the science and data say it's perfectly safe to have teachers and students in the classroom.
Speaker: pete snyder
About the speaker: Pete Snyder is a Virginia entrepreneur and a Fox News contributor. He is seeking the Republican nomination for governor in 2021.
He founded New Media Strategies, a social media marketing agency, in 1999. That company was acquired and Snyder worked as CEO through 2011, but continued as a senior adviser afterwards. In 2012, Snyder founded Disruptor Capital, a firm that invests in technology, marketing and public affairs start-ups in Virginia. 
Snyder graduated from the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, and is a member of the board of visitors there. He unsuccessfully sought the GOP nomination for lieutenant governor in 2013.
Date: February 22, 2021
Location: virginia
Topics: corrections and updates;education;public health;coronavirus
Context: a radio interview
Fact-check justification:   Snyder inaccurately says, "All of the science and data say it’s perfectly safe to have teachers and students in the classroom." A number of studies suggest there may be very little - if any - added risk of COVID spread if children and teachers return to schools. But the low risk depends on strictly enforcing mitigation strategies. We haven’t seen a single study that says opening schools is, in Snyder’s words, "perfectly safe." So, we rate Snyder’s statement .  CORRECTION, March 3, 2021: An earlier version of this fact check incorrectly reported that Pete Snyder’s campaign did not respond to PolitiFact’s request for information. This updated version includes the response, which does not change our rating.
Statement: As unbelievable as it sounds, your tax dollars are funding the federal government's Zombie Apocalypse Plan. I kid you not.
Speaker: sarah palin
About the speaker: Sarah Palin was the Republican nominee for vice president in 2008. She is also the former governor of Alaska and the author of  Going Rogue: An American Life. Sarah Palin's previous experience includes leading the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission and serving as the mayor of Wasilla, Alaska.
Date: May 22, 2014
Topics: federal budget;punditfact
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: Palin wrote on Facebook, "As unbelievable as it sounds, your tax dollars are funding the federal government's Zombie Apocalypse Plan. I kid you not." People who worry about the zombie apocalypse will not be comforted to hear this, but there is no plan. The CDC played off the zombie apocalypse craze in 2011 as way to pass along real information about preparing for emergencies that don't involve zombies. They wrote up a tongue-in-cheek blog post, which successfully generated plenty of attention.  So when the zombies come, you’re on your own. And Palin’s  is . May 28 update (2:04 p.m.) : Since our fact-check first posted, our zombie friends have alerted us to some more zombie government business that we think is worth mentioning. None of it affects our rating of . In the first case, the Washington Examiner reported on the Department of Homeland Security allowing federal government contractors to potentially be reimbursed for attending HALO Corp.'s 2012 Counter-Terrorism Summit. As part of the summit, Halo put on a "live war game of a zombie apocalypse, complete with 40 actors in full zombie makeup," the Washington Examiner reported. In the second, Foreign Policy magazine found a 2011 military training document that included plans for a zombie attack. But it’s not really a "plan." It’s part of a training exercise, the magazine reported. "The document is identified as a training tool used in an in-house training exercise where students learn about the basic concepts of military plans and order development through a fictional training scenario," Navy Capt. Pamela Kunze, a spokeswoman for U.S. Strategic Command, told CNN . "This document is not a U.S. Strategic Command plan."
Statement: Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp "mandates restaurants reopen
Speaker: facebook posts
About the speaker: Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.
 
Date: April 29, 2020
Topics: facebook fact-checks;coronavirus
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: Our ruling  Gianoulidis wrote in a Facebook post that Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp "mandates restaurants reopen." Kemp’s order didn’t force restaurants to reopen, but it allowed them to reopen as long as they follow 39 conditions. Many have determined that they will not open their dining rooms, due to health, safety or financial reasons. The challenges and pain faced by restaurant owners is real, but the specific  about Kemp’s order mandating restaurants to reopen is . We rate this statement .
Statement: Says Austin Mayor Steve Adler's transportation plans linked to Proposition 1 on the ballot remove "27+ miles of traffic lanes around the city," replacing "them with lanes dedicated to usage by bicycles" and buses.
Speaker: sensible transportation solutions for austin pac
About the speaker: The Sensible Transportation Solutions for Austin PAC urged voters to reject Proposition 1 on the November 2016 ballot. Its treasurer was Michael Levy of Austin.
Date: October 23, 2016
Location: texas
Topics: city budget;city government;corrections and updates;elections;transportation
Context: the Austin American-Statesman
Fact-check justification: The PAC said transportation plans linked to Proposition 1 on Austin's ballot remove "27+ miles of traffic lanes around the city," replacing "them with lanes dedicated to usage by bicycles" and buses. About that many car travel lane miles stand to go away if the bond proposition passes. However, 20 removed lane miles would be converted from center-turn lanes to raised medians and turning bays—not bus lanes. Also unsaid: The bond proposal would support the addition of at least 14 lane miles open to car traffic outside the city's smart corridors. We rate the  .  – The statement contains an element of  but ignores critical facts that would give a different impression. Click here for more on the six PolitiFact ratings and how we select facts to check. CORRECTION, 3:25 p.m., Oct. 27, 2016: After this fact check posted, Levy said we'd overlooked portions of city plans converting pieces of existing car travel lanes to make way for bicycles. We have amended the story, also removing a sentence stating that no lanes would be yanked to make way for bikes. These revisions didn't change our rating of the full . https://www.sharethefacts.co/share/a53a0ab5-2f99-4ece-abbf-6804da3616b8
Statement: When I took office in 2003, we had very little reserves.
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: March 4, 2011
Location: rhode island
Topics: city government
Context: newspaper interview
Fact-check justification: After all, that’s almost five times what was in the reserve fund in his last year in office. Given municipal finance standards, there is an element of  in Cicilline’s , but his statement ignores critical facts that would give a much different impression. On the -O-Meter, that is the definition of "."    Editor's note: This statement was rated  when it was published. On July 27, 2011, we changed the name for the rating to .
Statement: Drilling in ANWR would have minimal impact, covering only "2,000 out of 20-million acres.
Speaker: sarah palin
About the speaker: Sarah Palin was the Republican nominee for vice president in 2008. She is also the former governor of Alaska and the author of  Going Rogue: An American Life. Sarah Palin's previous experience includes leading the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission and serving as the mayor of Wasilla, Alaska.
Date: August 29, 2008
Location: national
Topics: energy
Context: an interview on CNBC
Fact-check justification: Each time, Democrats and some moderate Republicans expressed deep reservations about lasting environmental damage to the ecosystem, including herds of native caribou. Republicans managed to advance a broader drilling plan out of the House in 2005, but it fell victim to a Democratic filibuster in the Senate. Palin is technically correct that viable drilling operations could be confined to a small portion of the refuge. But to take full advantage of the oil resources in ANWR would almost certainly require an extensive network of roads, pipelines and related infrastructure that couldn't possibly be contained on such a footprint. Because of the economic realities associated with large-scale energy development, we find her  .
Statement: Comparing the price of oil and gas in June 2008 to March 2022 shows that oil companies are "price gouging.
Speaker: facebook posts
About the speaker: Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.
 
Date: March 14, 2022
Location: national
Topics: economy;energy;gas prices;russia
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: A Facebook post claimed that comparing the price of oil and gas in June 2008 to March 2022 shows that oil companies are "price gouging." Experts said it takes time for gas prices to respond to drops in crude oil costs, and that’s not necessarily indicative of price gouging. The post’s numbers are cherry-picked; the difference in prices isn’t as great as it suggests.  The current situation differs from 2008 because increased labor costs, the pandemic, additional taxes and inflation were all already contributing to rising gasoline prices before Russia invaded Ukraine in February. Direct comparisons lack important context, experts said. We rate these posts . RELATED: Ask PolitiFact: Why are gas prices going up? RELATED: How much blame does Putin deserve for high gasoline prices?
Statement: In the case of General Motors, the (Bush) administration wrote a check without asking for any conditions of change.
Speaker: rahm emanuel
About the speaker: Rahm Emanuel is the mayor of Chicago. He represented the Chicagoland area as a U.S. congressman prior to joining the White House as the first chief of staff in President Barack Obama’s administration. Emanuel also held various posts in the Clinton Administration from 1993 to 1998, and worked as an investment banker in the private sector.
Date: June 20, 2010
Location: national
Topics: corporations;financial regulation;regulation;this week - abc news;transportation
Context: an interview on "This Week."
Fact-check justification: Despite their different political parties and policy perspectives, President Bush stressed that we needed to provide his successor with the time and space he would need in the opening weeks of his Presidency." The Obama administration continued loaning GM money that wasn't repaid until April 2010, and the government still owns a majority of GM stock in connection with the company's June 2009 bankruptcy. Emanuel's statement -- "In the case of General Motors, the (Bush) administration wrote a check without asking for any conditions of change" -- implies that the Obama administration was tough while the Bush administration just threw money at the problem. Actually, the Bush administration detailed a number of conditions for change at General Motors, and Obama's administration could have recalled the loans soon after taking office if officials felt the auto companies were not compliant. The Treasury Department documents and press reports contradict Emanuel's , so we rate his statement .
Statement: Two years ago this week, 18 million people were out of work needing unemployment benefits. Today, that number is under 1.6 million, the lowest in decades.
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: January 25, 2023
Topics: economy;jobs
Context: a tweet
Fact-check justification: Biden tweeted, "Two years ago this week, 18 million people were out of work needing unemployment benefits. Today, that number is under 1.6 million, the lowest in decades." The 18 million figure accurately represents the combination of traditional unemployment insurance recipients and those who benefited from temporary programs during the coronavirus pandemic. And Biden’s 1.6 million figure for unemployment claims today is accurate.  But Biden’s two snapshots in time aren’t precisely comparable because the pandemic programs have been phased out, effectively offering more lenient opportunities for assistance two years ago than there are today. And some people who received unemployment benefits two years ago, including gig workers who worked fewer hours than they typically would, also didn’t fit the official definition of being unemployed.  There’s data supporting Biden’s , but his statement leaves out important details and context. We rate it .
Statement: Children are crossing the border because President Barack Obama said "if you come, you're going to be able to stay, because we're not going to enforce the law.
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: July 13, 2014
Topics: immigration;punditfact
Context: comments on NBC's "Meet the Press"
Fact-check justification: The closest thing we could find to support Santorum's point is an open letter by the Homeland Security secretary to Central Americans. That letter acknowledged there could be a connection between Obama's executive order and the influx of children from Central America -- even though the executive order would not apply to the children approaching the border today.   Obama's deferred action policy applies only to people who had lived in the United States continuously since June 15, 2007. The targeted enforcement policies would provide no advantage to the children showing up at the border, and the administration has sent millions of people back to their home countries. We rate the  .
Statement: Our county now has the fastest growing airport in America, attracting nearly 1,000 new private sector jobs.
Speaker: scott walker
About the speaker: Scott Walker, a Republican, is the former governor of Wisconsin. He was first elected in November 2010. He survived a recall election in 2012, defeating Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett after igniting controversy with a bill curtailing public-employee union collective-bargaining rights.  He won re-election to a four-year term in November 2014 and was a 2016 presidential candidate before dropping out in September of 2015. He was defeated by Tony Evers in the 2018 gubernatorial election. Walker is a former Milwaukee County executive and former member of the state Assembly.
Date: September 14, 2010
Location: wisconsin
Topics: transportation
Context: a primary night victory speech
Fact-check justification: When it comes to growth in passenger count, Mitchell International Airport is leading the nation -- though much of that is through regaining traffic that had been lost in recent years. Experts note this is due to an airline battle, more so than any direct action by Walker or the county. On the jobs side, the new (and promised) jobs won’t replace all the jobs that were lost. If they ultimately come through, Walker’s election-night number of  "nearly 1,000" may be on target, but for now that portion of his  can be marked "Flight delayed." We rate Walker’s statement .
Statement: ICE just rolled up to the school where the families are reunifying after the El Paso shooting to check citizenship papers.
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: August 3, 2019
Topics: immigration;crime;facebook fact-checks
Context: posts on Facebook
Fact-check justification: A widely shared social media post said that "ICE just rolled up to the school where the families are reunifying after the El Paso shooting to check citizenship papers." While ICE did help back up state and local law enforcement officials in the immediate aftermath of the shooting, the agency said that immigration enforcement is specifically prohibited in such situations. We rate the statement .
Statement: Sheldon Whitehouse [got] a secret closed-door briefing, warning of the [2008 economic] crash.
Speaker: people's majority
About the speaker: People's Majority is a super PAC with a post office box in Alexandria, Virginia, organized to defeat U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse.
Date: October 30, 2012
Location: rhode island
Topics: bankruptcy;bush administration;candidate biography;congress;corporations;economy;ethics;financial regulation;history;legal issues;government regulation;message machine 2012;negative campaigning
Context: a TV commercial
Fact-check justification: The super PAC People's Majority said Sheldon Whitehouse got "a secret closed-door briefing warning of the crash" and used the information to sell stocks before the crash. But the organization couldn't provide  that Whitehouse was at any briefing where he got inside information warning that the financial meltdown, already underway, was going to get worse. A People's Majority spokesman told us, "We don't say [Whitehouse] attended the briefing" and the ad was an attempt to "push the envelope." In fact, the ad does say Whitehouse attended the briefing, not only pushing the envelope but shredding it. With no  to back up its inflammatory , the People's Majority ad is worthy of a little inflammation of its own. We rate it  ! (Get updates from PolitiFact Rhode Island on Twitter: @politifactri . To comment or offer your ruling, visit us on our  PolitiFact Rhode Island Facebook page.) (CORRECTION: An earlier version of this item incorrectly reported the crimes for which Martha Stewart went to jail.)
Statement: We can save $125 billion in simply not giving out money to Medicare recipients that don't exist for procedures that didn't happen.
Speaker: darrell issa
About the speaker: Darrell Issa is Republican congressman from California. He is also chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.
Date: January 2, 2011
Location: national
Topics: federal budget;medicare
Context: CBS's "Face the Nation"
Fact-check justification: That alone makes Issa's figure simply . But in addition, Issa wrongly suggests that all of the money from "improper payments" can be "saved" by simply not making those payments. In fact, a good portion of that money lacked proper documentation, but upon further investigation, may very well be verified as proper. In other words, even the $47.9 billion in improper payments in Medicare could not be fully recaptured for taxpayers. We rate Issa's statement .