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Statement: A video shows a steamroller destroying Bud Light cases in relation to Anheuser-Busch's partnership with a trans person.
Speaker: instagram posts
About the speaker: Posters on Instagram, where people share photos and graphics and sometimes add filters.
Date: April 11, 2023
Topics: facebook fact-checks
Context: an Instagram post
Fact-check justification: #FakeNews 👇 pic.twitter.com/HaMPiPIuJV A February article from the website Border Report said about 87,000 cans of beer confiscated at the Baja California-California border during the COVID-19 pandemic were destroyed by the Mexican government. Nieblas’ tweet sharing the video is embedded in the article. Domestic beer production was halted in Mexico during the pandemic and people were trying to bring in beer from the U.S., which is prohibited without a permit, the article said. While Bud Light labels can be seen on some of the beer being steamrolled in the video, cases of Michelob Ultra beer are also visible. We rate the  that a video shows a steamroller destroying Bud Light cases in relation to Anheuser-Busch’s partnership with a trans person .
Statement: American citizens "pay $155 billion annually to make sure illegal immigrants are taken care of better than American citizens
Speaker: facebook posts
About the speaker: Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.
 
Date: January 7, 2019
Topics: immigration
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: A Facebook post claimed American citizens "pay $155 billion annually to make sure illegal immigrants are taken care of better than American citizens." We couldn’t find  suggesting illegal immigration costs $155 billion annually.  Determining the exact cost of illegal immigration is complex and a source of ongoing debate among experts. Available reports estimate that immigrants in the U.S. illegally cost less than $155 billion annually — with one of the highest totals estimating a cost of $116 billion annually. Regardless of the cost, that doesn’t mean immigrants in the country illegally are "taken care of better than American citizens." We rate this  .
Statement: Democrats announce they will abolish ICE if they win 2020 election.
Speaker: bloggers
About the speaker: Blog posting on the Internet
Date: March 11, 2018
Topics: immigration;fake news;punditfact
Context: a blog post
Fact-check justification: The Nation’s story mentions several Democrats running for Congress and for state offices who support defunding ICE. But it does not cite Democrats with plans to run for president in 2020 calling for ICE’s abolition. While there are calls from some Democrats running for state offices and Congress to defund ICE, yournewswire.com’s post offers no  of presidential hopefuls making such claims. It actually cites one possible presidential contender, Harris from California, as saying ICE should exist. We rate yournewswire.com’s post .
Statement: Says Michelle Obama has 43 people on her staff; Nancy Reagan had just 3.
Speaker: glenn beck
About the speaker: Glenn Beck is the host of The Glenn Beck Program, a nationally syndicated talk-radio show. He also hosts an Internet-based TV show. Beck formerly hosted a television talk show on CNN Headline News and then Fox News.
Date: February 25, 2011
Location: national
Topics: deficit;federal budget;pundits
Context: his radio program
Fact-check justification: Nancy Reagan had a staff of about 15 (not 3, as Beck claimed). The size of Michelle Obama's staff is similar to that of her immediate predecessors. And she did not just hire a new personal shopper. In short, Beck's outrage is based on numbers that are wildly off the mark. We rate his  .
Statement: Says Bruce Poliquin "voted to strip 117,000 Mainers of their insurance.
Speaker: maine democratic party
About the speaker: The Maine affiliate of the Democratic Party.
 
Date: October 1, 2018
Location: national
Topics: health care
Context: a mailer
Fact-check justification: The Maine Democratic Party said Poliquin voted to strip 117,000 Mainers of their insurance. The group refers to his votes to repeal Obamacare and replace it with the Republican-backed American Health Care Act. The 117,000 figure comes from an analysis by the liberal Center for American Progress. It is the highest of estimates we’ve found. The ad’s language would lead the reader to believe that Poliquin literally voted to strip 117,000 Mainers of coverage, and that all would lose their coverage automatically. This is . The statement is partially accurate and needs additional context, so we rate it .
Statement: Says New Jersey lost private-sector jobs between 2000 and 2009 because Democrats increased taxes, fees, regulations and state spending.
Speaker: chris christie
About the speaker: Chris Christie announced June 6, 2023 that he is running for the Republican nomination for president. Christie was the governor of New Jersey and a candidate for the Republican nomination for president in 2016. As governor, Christie won office in 2010 and was re-elected in 2014. Prior to that, he was U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey from 2002 to 2008. 
Date: October 24, 2012
Location: new jersey
Topics: jobs
Context: New Hampshire
Fact-check justification: At a campaign event in New Hampshire last week, Christie claimed New Jersey lost private-sector jobs between 2000 and 2009 because Democrats increased taxes, fees, regulations and state spending. The governor’s right about the drop in private-sector jobs: New Jersey lost 155,000 jobs between December 1999 and December 2009. But the reasons behind those job losses are complex and Christie failed to acknowledge the impact of the recession, which coincided with the bulk of the job losses. We rate the statement . To comment on this ruling, go to NJ.com .
Statement: Obama said he would unilaterally renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement.
Speaker: john mccain
About the speaker: John McCain was a U.S. senator from Arizona, a post he held from 1987 to his death in 2018. He previously served two terms in the U.S. House. He was the Republican nominee for president in 2008. McCain was a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and spent his career in the military, as his father did. He was a combat pilot in Vietnam who was shot down and spent 5 1/2 years as a prisoner of war. He was born in 1936 in Panama. 
Date: October 15, 2008
Location: national
Topics: foreign policy
Context: Hempstead, N.Y
Fact-check justification: There's little indication Canada wants to renegotiate the agreement, so it's not clear how Obama would do so without initiating the negotiation "unilaterally." Perhaps it was a bit  for McCain to highlight Obama's harsher rhetoric on NAFTA instead of his softer stance. But only a bit – the fact is, Obama has often spoken of NAFTA in such a way that a fair listener would conclude he would press to renegotiate it regardless of how the other parties feel. Characterizing that as a "unilateral" renegotiation, though not the clearest language in the world, was a pretty fair shorthand for McCain to use. We find his  .
Statement: The Uvalde, Texas, school shooter was a "transsexual leftist illegal alien named Salvatore Ramos.
Speaker: facebook posts
About the speaker: Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.
 
Date: May 24, 2022
Location: texas
Topics: facebook fact-checks
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: Social media posts  that the Uvalde, Texas school shooter was a "transsexual leftist illegal alien named Salvatore Ramos."  Officials and news reports have said that the shooter was Salvador Ramos, a U.S. citizen and Uvalde resident. We found no  to corroborate claims that Ramos was transgender or a leftist.  We rate this post .
Statement: Says there are "probably 2 million, it could be even 3 million" criminal immigrants in the country illegally.
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: November 13, 2016
Location: national
Topics: immigration;homeland security
Context: a 60 Minutes interview
Fact-check justification: Trump said there are "probably 2 million, it could be even 3 million" criminal immigrants in the country illegally. Trump’s slightly hedged numbers stem from a federal report that said there are about 1.9 million "removable criminal aliens," but that includes people here legally and illegally. Trump’s  that it could even be 3 million is based on an assumption. He's in the ballpark but misses important details. We rate Trump’s statement .
Statement: Challenger Tim Tuggey "is a lobbyist who donated over $41,000 to Democrats who support abortion and same-sex marriage.
Speaker: ken mercer
About the speaker: Ken Mercer, a software engineer, was first elected to the State Board of Education in 2006. He is also a former member of the Texas House.
Date: February 19, 2010
Location: texas
Topics: abortion;education;elections;lgbtq
Context: an advertisement
Fact-check justification: But the 2008 state platform doesn't address same-sex marriage while the national platform backs equal protections for same-sex couples with no reference to marriage. Mercer accurately tallied Tuggey's donations to Democrats, but made sweeping judgments unsupported by facts. We rate his statement as . Editor's note: This statement was rated  when it was published. On July 27, 2011, we changed the name for the rating to .
Statement: We admit about 100,000 permanent immigrants from the Middle East every year.
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: August 15, 2016
Location: national
Topics: immigration
Context: Youngstown, Ohio
Fact-check justification: In a speech in Ohio, Trump said, "We admit about 100,000 permanent immigrants from the Middle East every year." By a broad measure of which countries are part of the Middle East, Trump is close to the number of new green card holders during fiscal 2014, though the average from 2005 to 2014 was 88,088. By stricter regional parameters, about 70,000 got green cards in fiscal year 2014. We rate Trump’s statement . https://www.sharethefacts.co/share/a8d776cd-2b0c-4353-bcc2-9b3c0baf6d8e
Statement: Almost 40% of borrowers with student loan debt didn't finish their degree.
Speaker: alma adams
About the speaker: Alma Adams is a Democrat who represents the 12th Congressional District of North Carolina.
Date: February 9, 2021
Location: north carolina
Topics: education
Context: a tweet
Fact-check justification: Adams tweeted "almost 40% of borrowers with student loan debt didn't finish their degree." Three different analyses of data from the National Center for Education Statistics found that 38% to 39% of people who took out college loans between 2012-2017 didn’t finish college in that period. While there's a lack of data on this specific issue, experts say this analysis is the most reliable to date. We rate this  .
Statement: Health insurance companies pay CEOs $24 million a year
Speaker: health care for america now
About the speaker: a health care reform advocacy group
Date: September 15, 2009
Location: national
Topics: corporations;health care
Context: a television advertisement
Fact-check justification: In other words, Williams was the one health insurance CEO who has consistently been paid on the highest end of the scale. The ad leaves viewers with the impression that $24-million is a typical compensation for a health insurer's CEO. But in fact, it is the highest example and the average of the others is considerably lower — just under $4 million. So HCAN has certainly cherry-picked the most dramatic number. We find the  .
Statement: A proposal in Syracuse would pay gang members $100-$200 per week to stay out of trouble.
Speaker: william barclay
About the speaker: New York State Assembly Member William A. Barclay is the leader of the Republican minority. He lives in Pulaski, in central New York. 
Date: March 7, 2023
Location: new york
Topics: crime
Context: a tweet
Fact-check justification: Our Ruling  Barclay said, "A proposal in Syracuse would pay gang members $100-$200 per week to stay out of trouble." Syracuse’s mayor has introduced a proposal to pay people affiliated with gangs $100 to $200 a week as part of an effort to divert them from crime. The program would also include resources for mental health, education and career advancement.   The program hasn’t yet been implemented, because the city council has not yet voted to approve it. The statement is accurate but needs additional context, so we rate it .
Statement: I've taken a pledge not to take one dime of corporate PAC donations.
Speaker: theresa greenfield
About the speaker: Theresa Greenfield in a Democratic candidate for Senate in 2020. 
Date: May 18, 2020
Location: iowa
Topics: campaign finance
Context: a debate
Fact-check justification: Greenfield says she hasn’t taken any corporate PAC money. That’s largely accurate in the sense that she has no donations directly from corporate PACs. She has been endorsed by End Citizens United, an organization that pushes to end corporate donations to politicians. Her funding is in line with their no-corporate-PAC pledge.  Much of the money she has received from Senate leaders may have originated from corporations. But she didn’t seek it or receive it directly. Campaign finance advocates and experts agree there’s a difference between leadership and corporate PACs. We rated Greenfield’s  .
Statement: According to ATF data, 70 percent of firearms recovered and traced in drug cartel crimes in Mexico originated from the United States.
Speaker: jim moran
About the speaker: Rep. Jim Moran, D-8th, was first elected in 1990 to represent a district covering Falls Church, Alexandria, Arlington County and part of Fairfax County.
He serves on the Appropriations Committee and is the ranking member on the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, as well as serving on the Defense Subcommittee.
Moran previously served as the mayor of Alexandria from 1985 to 1990.
Moran was born in Buffalo, N.Y. He graduated from College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Mass., in 1967, and received a master of public administration from the University of Pittsburgh in 1970.
Date: May 9, 2012
Location: virginia
Topics: crime;guns
Context: a floor speech
Fact-check justification: Moran said ATF statistics show "70 percent of firearms recovered and traced in drug cartel crimes in Mexico come from the United States." He muffed his statement; the U.S. guns were involved in Mexican crimes, not necessarily drug trafficking. But officials in both governments say U.S. -sourced guns make up a large proportion of guns carried by drug traffickers. We rate Moran’s statement .
Statement: Race to the Top grants "require participating states to adopt the Common Core standards as a condition for receiving federal funding.
Speaker: david jolly
About the speaker: David Jolly won a special election in March 2014 to represent the 13th U.S. Congressional District in Pinellas County, Florida. He won re-election in 2014 and was defeated by Democrat Charlie Crist in 2016. He is a former Washington lobbyist and aide to C.W. Bill Young.
Date: April 4, 2016
Location: florida
Topics: education
Context: a statement on his campaign website
Fact-check justification: Jolly said Race to the Top grants "require participating states to adopt the Common Core standards as a condition for receiving federal funding." Adopting education guidelines — Common Core or otherwise — was an element of a state’s overall application score and would add to point totals. Common Core critics have since accused Washington of coercing states. But there was no concrete requirement to adopt standards in exchange for grant money. Experts told us the promise of federal money during the recession may have spurred Common Core adoption in some places, but there’s no way to know that for sure. We rate Jolly’s statement .
Statement: Says Marco Rubio "knows full well I voted for his amendment to increase military spending to $697 billion.
Speaker: ted cruz
About the speaker: Ted Cruz is a U.S. Senator from Texas, first elected in 2012. Cruz also was a candidate for president of the United States in 2016. He is the former solicitor general for the state of Texas, previously serving as the director of the Office of Policy Planning at the Federal Trade Commission, an Associate Deputy Attorney General at the U.S. Department of Justice, and as a domestic policy advisor on the 2000 Bush-Cheney campaign, according to his campaign biography.
Date: January 14, 2016
Location: national
Topics: federal budget;military;voting record
Context: North Charleston, S.C
Fact-check justification: Cruz said Rubio "knows full well I voted for his amendment to increase military spending to $697 billion." Cruz did indeed vote for a failed Rubio amendment that would have increased military spending after years of spending cuts.  While the amendment didn’t specifically say spending would be increased to $697 billion, that figure was part of the discussion among the bill’s proponents. Cruz’s point is right on, so we rate his statement .
Statement: Obamacare covers 24 million fewer people than it was expected to, and the projected price tag has more than doubled at $2 trillion.
Speaker: reps. keith rothfus, mike kelly and bill shuster
About the speaker: Republican congressmen from Pennsylvania
Date: February 19, 2017
Location: pennsylvania
Topics: health care
Context: The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Fact-check justification: Fewer people are expected to be covered by private health insurance, but the congressmen conflated that with the Affordable Care Act in totality. In addition, the projected gross cost of the ACA over a 10-year span has more than doubled to reach nearly $2 trillion, but original projections included several years in which spending was negligible. To assert that the "price tag" of Obamacare is $2 trillion is itself a  statement that ignores other provisions of the act that offset those costs. We rate the  . https://www.sharethefacts.co/share/66f65bf9-dd5a-4fed-b232-255de662be92
Statement: I took over the school district when it had a $1 billion structural deficit and left them with $1 billion in cash and 70,000 more students than they have today.
Speaker: paul vallas
About the speaker: Paul Vallas is the former superintendent of several school districts, including CEO of Chicago Public Schools. He ran for Lieutenant Governor with Pat Quinn in 2014.
Date: December 31, 2018
Location: illinois
Topics: city budget;education
Context: a radio interview
Fact-check justification: Vallas said, "I took over the school district when it had a $1 billion structural deficit and left them with $1 billion in cash and 70,000 more students than they have today." The bond rating and bottom line at CPS did improve significantly under Vallas, but new laws passed in Springfield also removed fiscal handcuffs which gave him more flexibility to manage the district’s finances than his predecessors enjoyed. And he is correct that CPS has nearly 70,000 fewer students today than in 2001 when he departed. But that is due at least in part to significant demographic changes in Chicago outside the control of any schools chief. His  is accurate but requires additional information to understand the context. We rate it .    – 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: It wasn't a big deal when Bill Clinton held up the Bible in front of the same exact church (as Donald Trump).
Speaker: facebook posts
About the speaker: Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.
 
Date: June 3, 2020
Location: national
Topics: religion;wisconsin
Context: Facebook post
Fact-check justification: A viral Facebook post claimed "It wasn't a big deal when Bill Clinton held up the Bible in front of the same exact church (as Donald Trump)." The image of Clinton in the post is not from the same church.  And attempting to draw a parallel between the two incidents is a big stretch. Clinton was holding his Bible as he left a service he attended. Trump was manufacturing a photo op that had no other religious content and occurred without the church’s involvement, which was preceded by police forcibly removing protesters to clear a path. We rate this  . window.gciAnalyticsUAID = 'PMJS-TEALIUM-COBRAND';
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Statement: Says Facebook "is banning Trump from advertising for president.
Speaker: facebook posts
About the speaker: Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.
 
Date: September 1, 2020
Topics: facebook fact-checks
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: But other Trump ads are alive and well on Facebook. According to the company’s ad library , as of Sept. 22, there were about 880 active Trump campaign ads on the site.   "There is no  to this," a Facebook spokesperson told PolitiFact in a statement. "The president’s re-election campaign is running ads on our platform right now. "  We rate this Facebook post .
Statement: Video shows the final moments aboard China Eastern Airlines flight 5735 before it crashed.
Speaker: tweets
About the speaker: Twitter is a messaging service where people often discuss politics. Individual messages are called Tweets.
Date: March 21, 2022
Location: national
Topics: china;facebook fact-checks
Context: a tweet
Fact-check justification: The footage doesn’t depict final moments aboard the flight — it’s a flight simulation video of an Ethiopian Airlines crash that killed 157 people in Kenya in 2019. The video was first uploaded to YouTube in March 2019 (the descent starts around the 9:30 minute mark) by a user called "Bull Bosphorus" and contains a disclaimer that it does not show a real plane crash.   "This is not exactly what happened, this is only a simulated flight crash for Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET302," the video’s caption says.   The account has posted other airline disaster simulations. We rate posts that  the simulation shows a real plane crash .