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Statement: The Democrats are "responsible" for "the swift, mindless drawdown of a military that was generations in the making.
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 15, 2015
Location: national
Topics: federal budget;military
Context: his presidential announcement speech
Fact-check justification: Bush said Democrats are "responsible" for "the swift, mindless drawdown of a military that was generations in the making." There has certainly been a decline in military spending during much of Obama’s presidency, and to the extent that sequestration has contributed to this, it’s not unreasonable to call the cuts "swift" and "mindless." But to pin that solely on the Obama administration is . Obama has proposed increases for defense spending beyond the rate of inflation lasting years into the future, and Bush’s decision to exclusively blame the Democrats for past cuts isn’t justified. It has taken two to tango, experts say. We rate the  .
Statement: Fleeing Syria, "a million children are now refugees.
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: September 1, 2013
Location: national
Topics: foreign policy;military
Context: an interview on "Face the Nation"
Fact-check justification: McCain said the Syrian civil war has turned 1 million children into refugees. More than 2 million people have registered with the UNHCR as refugees and over half of them are children. We rate the  .
Statement: Says President Donald Trump is trying to make $451 billion in Medicare cuts "in the middle of a deadly pandemic.
Speaker: priorities usa action
About the speaker: Priorities USA Action is a PAC that is supportive of President Barack Obama.
Date: May 19, 2020
Topics: medicare;health check;coronavirus
Context: a TV and digital ad
Fact-check justification: "  Moreover, the ad leaves the impression that Trump is trying to whack Medicare for seniors at a time when panic is particularly high because of the coronavirus. But that connection to the pandemic is also . The presidential budget was released weeks before most of the nation began to comprehend the threat of COVID-19.   The  contains an element of  but ignores critical facts and context that would give a different impression. We rate it .
Statement: Says 85 percent of IDEA charter-school students come from low-income families and about 99 percent of its graduates go to college.
Speaker: greg abbott
About the speaker: Greg Abbott won election as governor of Texas in November 2014, carrying 59 percent of the vote. Abbott was re-elected in 2018. Abbott, a former member of the Texas Supreme Court, served three terms as the state's attorney general before being succeeded by Ken Paxton in early 2015.
Date: December 12, 2013
Location: texas
Topics: children;education
Context: as quoted during a school visit
Fact-check justification: Abbott said 85 percent of IDEA students come from low-income families and about 99 percent of its graduates go to college. In 2012-13, 84 percent of IDEA’s students came from economically disadvantaged households and according to IDEA, more than 99 percent of 950 IDEA graduates since 2007 subsequently went to college. Then again, the 99 percent figure does not account for any of perhaps 50 IDEA students who left its schools without graduating from 2007 through 2012. We rate Abbott’s , which did not acknowledge this limitation, as .  – 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: Jeff Mann has an ethics complaint against him alleging he used county workers for campaign work, which is an indictable offense.
Speaker: vernon jones
About the speaker: Vernon Jones is a Democrat running to represent Georgia's 4th Congressional District.
Date: July 10, 2014
Location: georgia
Topics: ethics
Context: an Atlanta Press Club debate
Fact-check justification: Far more clear is the fact that at least one ethics complaint has been lodged against Mann, as Jones claims. Anyone can file a complaint against most elected officials and county workers in DeKalb, though. There is real uncertainty about whether the county’s Board of Ethics has jurisdiction over the constitutionally elected sheriff. So while the statement contains a lot of literal , it lacks a good deal of context to fully understand how ethics complaints work. We rate the  .
Statement: Shelby County donated – I'm sorry, gave – 44 schools to the city of Memphis.
Speaker: chris thomas
About the speaker: After 16 years as Shelby County's elected Probate Court Clerk, Thomas was elected to the County Commission in 2010. He previously served on the Memphis City Schools board before moving out of the city.
Date: February 6, 2012
Location: tennessee
Topics: education;infrastructure
Context: a Shelby County Commission meeting
Fact-check justification: So did Shelby County in fact "give" 44 school buildings to Memphis City Schools? As the consultants note, exactly $0.00 in real dollars has exchanged hands for the buildings MCS took over during annexations. But there were serious past negotiations where the county received considerations of real value, even if it never got a check. Some of the suburban municipalities, in fact, benefitted from new schools or renovations made possible by Memphis agreeing to "credit" the county for some value of schools it took over. Because of that, we rate the statement .
Statement: Under Scott Walker, Wisconsin is "still 16,000 manufacturing jobs lower than we were during the recession.
Speaker: kathleen vinehout
About the speaker: Democrat Kathleen Vinehout is a Wisconsin state senator from Alma, in western Wisconsin. The former university professor and dairy farmer was elected to the Senate in 2006 and re-elected in 2010. She ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination to run against Gov. Scott Walker in the gubernatorial recall election in 2012.
Date: August 6, 2017
Location: wisconsin
Topics: economy;jobs;workers
Context: a TV interview
Fact-check justification: "Governor Walker’s reforms have led to a resurgence in Wisconsin manufacturing and have created opportunities few could have imagined during the last recession," Evenson said. Our rating In a TV interview, Vinehout said Wisconsin under Walker is "still 16,000 manufacturing jobs lower than we were during the recession." She mixes and matches data from a few government sources, but is right in saying Wisconsin hasn’t hit pre-recession manufacturing job numbers. However, in using the number to criticize Walker, she ignores the fact he was not in office until several years after the recession ended and that governors only have a limited impact on the economy. We rate her  .
Statement: More people have been put on food stamps by Barack Obama than any president in American history.
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: January 16, 2012
Location: national
Topics: economy;families;welfare
Context: Myrtle Beach, S.C
Fact-check justification: The number of SNAP beneficiaries is at a record level, and it has risen in most months of the Obama presidency. But Gingrich oversimplifies when he suggests that Obama is the root cause. Much of the reason for the increase was a combination of the economic problems Obama inherited combined with a longstanding upward trend from policy changes. But Obama has supported those policies. On balance, we rate Gingrich’s statement . https://www.sharethefacts.co/share/040c2b5a-abd6-45ae-9435-c08b06b6a214
Statement: President Barack Obama spent "$5 billion paying Ukrainians to riot and dismantle their democratically elected government.
Speaker: facebook posts
About the speaker: Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.
 
Date: March 19, 2014
Topics: foreign policy;punditfact
Context: a Facebook meme
Fact-check justification: Contrary to claims, the United States did not spend $5 billion to incite the rebellion in Ukraine. That’s a distorted understanding of remarks given by a State Department official. She was referring to money spent on democracy-building programs in Ukraine since it broke off from the Soviet Union in 1991. We rate the  .
Statement: Joe Biden received a military funeral service Jan. 20, 2021
Speaker: facebook posts
About the speaker: Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.
 
Date: April 2, 2023
Location: national
Topics: facebook fact-checks
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: The deaths of current and former U.S. presidents draw worldwide news coverage, and there is none to corroborate this unfounded . The only thing the post gets right is the information about Executive One or "EXEC1," which is the air traffic control call sign for any civil aircraft carrying the president.   When transporting the first lady or other members of the president's family, but not the president himself, the flight can use the call sign "Executive One Foxtrot" or "EXEC1F." The military helicopter that normally has the Marine One call sign is assigned as Executive One when it ferries the outgoing president   from the U.S. Capitol following a successor’s inauguration. The image of an April 2 flight featured in the post was carrying first lady Jill Biden, who had attended the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s women’s basketball championship game in Dallas.   We rate this !
Statement: Says Hillary Clinton "plans to massively increase admissions (of Middle East refugees) … including a 500 percent increase in Syrian refugees coming into our country.
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: June 13, 2016
Location: national
Topics: immigration;families;homeland security;human rights;foreign policy;terrorism
Context: a speech
Fact-check justification: Trump said Clinton "plans to massively increase admissions (of Middle East refugees) … including a 500 percent increase in Syrian refugees coming into our country." Clinton has, in fact, said that in response to the refugee crisis she would raise Obama's limit of 10,000 to 65,000. That's 550 percent more, a bit higher than what Trump said. But Clinton has also made it clear that they would have to first be vetted by a screening process, an important detail in the context of Trump's larger point that would-be terrorists have to be kept out of the country. Because the statement is  accurate but needs clarification or additional information, we rate it .
Statement: When it comes to aid, "the United States is still about half as what European countries give as a percentage.
Speaker: bono
About the speaker: Bono is the frontman of the rock group U2 and co-founder of the ONE Campaign.
Date: October 23, 2009
Location: national
Topics: foreign policy;pop culture
Context: an interview with the Associated Press
Fact-check justification: Again, if Bono had clearly switched gears and said he was talking about foreign aid when he said the United States only gives about half as much as Europe, as a percentage, he'd be right — at least according to one measure from the respected OECD. But in the context of the interview, Bono appeared to be talking about AIDS relief — in which case he'd be . We checked with the AP reporter who did the interview, and it was her understanding that he was talking about global AIDS relief. At the least, by toggling back and forth between statistics on foreign aid and global HIV/AIDS relief, Bono left room for confusion. And so we rate him .
Statement: Says Mitt Romney "pays less tax than the guys who installed his car elevators.
Speaker: jennifer granholm
About the speaker: Jennifer Granholm, a Democrat, is the Energy Secretary in the Biden administration. She served two terms as governor of Michigan, from 2003 to 2011.
Date: January 18, 2015
Topics: taxes;punditfact
Context: an interview on ABC's "This Week"
Fact-check justification: Granholm said that Romney paid less tax than the guys that installed his car elevator.  On the most literal level, we don't even know if the car elevators have been installed. And we don't know anything about the people who did the work. In a broader sense, what elevator installers pay in federal taxes depends on their personal circumstances. They could be taxed at a higher -- or lower -- rate than Romney has been. This statement is partially accurate. We rate it .
Statement: BREAKING: Illegal Muslim From Iran Arrested For Starting California Wildfire
Speaker: usa in front
About the speaker: USA In Front was a website that published misinformation on politicians in 2017. 
Date: December 11, 2017
Location: california
Topics: immigration;fake news;fires;crime;public safety
Context: a headline
Fact-check justification: A story recently posted on the website USA In Front claimed a Muslim man had been arrested for starting the deadly Northern California wildfires. The website and others presented the  as if it were news, though it originated as a  tale on a satirical website. A spokesman for the state’s fire agency, Cal Fire, told us there had been no arrests and that the cause of the fires remains under investigation. The article on USA In Front is another example of the many fabricated claims tied to the deadly blazes. It lacks a byline, any specific sources and any disclaimer about its origin as satire. We didn’t hear back from the website. Posting the story without this key warning is reckless and perpetuates  and damaging information. We rate the  in the USA In Front article .   –  The statement is not accurate and makes a  . Click here for  more  on the six PolitiFact ratings and how we select facts to check. Editor’s Note: In December 2016, PolitiFact.com joined a coalition of fact-checkers who agreed to work with Facebook to try to slow the spread of misinformation in people’s news feeds. The above article by PolitiFact California is a result of that partnership. Facebook introduced a new tool after the 2016 campaign that allows users to mark a post as a " news story," and if enough do, the post is sent to fact-checkers such as PolitiFact, Snopes and Factcheck.org . If the fact-checkers find the story to be "," a warning label is attached to the original post in Facebook’s news feed, and Facebook’s algorithm makes it more difficult for the disputed post to spread virally.
Statement: Disease-ridden" migrants from parts of Africa with Ebola are being "dumped in San Antonio.
Speaker: conservative daily post
About the speaker: The Conservative Daily Post is a website based in Las Vegas whose goal is to "do our part to destroy the 'politically correct' behavior that has inhibited true liberty and democracy in America for so long."
Date: June 10, 2019
Topics: immigration;public health;facebook fact-checks
Context: a post on the Internet
Fact-check justification: Conservative Daily Post published a headline saying, "Disease-Ridden Congolese Migrants Dumped in San Antonio," and referencing an outbreak of Ebola in that region of Africa. While there is an Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo and while a number of Congolese immigrants have been showing up on the U.S.-Mexico border before being routed through San Antonio, government officials agree that none of these migrants have Ebola. Given their months-long journey, they would not have been healthy enough to reach the United States if they had been infected. Moreover, each migrant was screened by U.S. health officials before being let into the country, and they would have received multiple medical screenings before even reaching the United States. We rate the statement .
Statement: Katie Hobbs voted for allowing a baby who survives an abortion — that the hospital would refuse medical care and allow the baby to die on a cold metal tray.
Speaker: kari lake
About the speaker: Kari Lake, a former anchor for Fox 10 News in Phoenix, was the Republican nominee for governor of Arizona in 2022. She lost the general election to Katie Hobbs.
Date: October 9, 2022
Location: national
Topics: abortion;arizona
Context: an interview on CBS News' Face the Nation
Fact-check justification: Lake said Hobbs "voted for allowing a baby who survives an abortion — that the hospital would refuse medical care and allow the baby to die on a cold metal tray." Hobbs voted against a bill that required physicians to use "all available means and medical skills … to promote, preserve and maintain the life" of a baby born after a failed abortion. But legal experts say multiple laws already required care be provided under all circumstances. Voting for or against the Arizona bill did not change that. We rate this  .
Statement: Only half of the murders in the city of St. Louis get solved.
Speaker: catherine hanaway
About the speaker: Catherine Hanaway is a Republican candidate for governor of Missouri. She previously served as speaker of the the state House and later as U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri.
Date: June 6, 2016
Location: missouri
Topics: crime
Context: Missouri
Fact-check justification: Hanaway said "only half of the murders in the city of St. Louis get solved." That’s basically accurate looking at FBI data from 2004-14. We rate this  . https://www.sharethefacts.co/share/f5682c82-966a-4646-90d4-df304162a1ac
Statement: New York state subsidizes private colleges "probably more than any other state except maybe one.
Speaker: andrew cuomo
About the speaker: Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, was elected to his first term as governor of New York in 2010.
Date: February 7, 2017
Location: new york
Topics: education
Context: remarks at a rally at Buffalo State College
Fact-check justification: Cuomo said New York state subsidizes private colleges "probably more than any other state except maybe one." Data from the National Association of State Student Grant and Aid Programs shows New York state ranks second behind Texas in dollar amount of aid given to private school students.  We rate this  as . https://www.sharethefacts.co/share/5f547ed7-141f-4771-8d7e-df2095b52f90
Statement: Says state Sens. Greg Evers, Nancy Detert and Charles Dean "got a failing grade from conservatives.
Speaker: americans for prosperity: florida
About the speaker: Americans for Prosperity Florida is the Florida affiliate of a free-market group that fights "big government."
Date: December 3, 2013
Location: florida
Topics: voting record
Context: a Web video
Fact-check justification: AFP said that Sens. Evers, Detert and Dean "got a failing grade from conservatives." Detert did receive an F from the group, but the others received Ds -- a grade that, while not very good, usually suggests  passing rather than "failing." Meanwhile, the American Conservative Union gave all three a rating higher than F. On balance, we rate the  .
Statement: We were slow with the testing, but very quick with the travel ban. And that's been much more critical in saving lives.
Speaker: jesse watters
About the speaker: Jesse Watters is the host of "Jesse Watters Primetime" and a co-host of "The Five" on Fox News.
Date: March 31, 2020
Location: national
Topics: immigration;public health;health check;punditfact;coronavirus
Context: comments made during an episode of "The Five" on the Fox News Channel
Fact-check justification: Arguing in support of the White House coronavirus response, Watters said the United States was "very quick with the travel ban" and that was "much more critical in saving lives." This is . Travel restrictions could have bought a bit of time. But they were instituted after the coronavirus had already entered the United States. And the  at hand suggests that travel restrictions are most effective in combating viral spread if they are accompanied by targeted, robust testing and quarantining, which are the areas in which the administration stumbled. If you were to pick only one area to excel in – testing people for coronavirus or travel restrictions – experts told us that the research clearly supports testing, even without travel bans. Watters’  has no factual basis and misrepresents real-world  on multiple levels. We rate it .
Statement: The House Democrats snuck a provision into their $3 trillion bailout bill today that would keep the house in recess until July 21.
Speaker: bloggers
About the speaker: Blog posting on the Internet
Date: May 16, 2020
Location: national
Topics: facebook fact-checks
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: Before the vote on the HEROES Act, the House adopted HR 967 , a resolution setting the rules for the vote. That measure said the House could adjourn "on any legislative day during the period from May 19, 2020, through July 21, 2020." The reposted meme was popular, drawing thousands of reactions and shares on Facebook. That said, it is . !
Statement: Contrary to popular belief, we actually don't have that many public employees…We are well below average in the number of public employees.''
Speaker: gina raimondo
About the speaker: Gina Raimondo served a four-year term as Rhode Island's general treasurer beginning in Jan. 4, 2011 before being elected governor in 2014. She cofounded and served as a general partner of Point Judith Capital. She is a graduate of Yale Law School and a Rhodes Scholar. She is married with two children.
Date: February 19, 2015
Location: rhode island
Topics: economy;labor;state budget;workers
Context: a news conference
Fact-check justification: Governor Raimondo said that Rhode Island was "well below average" in the number of public employees. Information provided to us by the governor’s office and the state Department of Labor and Training support that , as does an analysis done by Governing,  the non-partisan magazine and website We rate her   . (If you have a  you’d like PolitiFact Rhode Island to check, email us at [email protected] And follow us on Twitter: @politifactri.)