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Statement: The various offices of state government have purchased more than $11 million in vehicles, not counting leases, for use from the Governor on down during the last two years.
Speaker: susana mendoza
About the speaker: Susana Mendoza is the Illinois comptroller. Mendoza served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 2001-2010, before becoming the first woman to be elected city clerk of Chicago in February 2011. 
Date: February 19, 2017
Location: illinois
Context: a press release
Fact-check justification: Added together, the total amount state government has spent on vehicles since Rauner has been in office and at the time of the comptroller’s statement is $11.91 million.     Our rating After being criticized by the Illinois GOP for purchasing a $32,000 used SUV, Comptroller Susana Mendoza issued a statement noting the various offices of state government have purchased more than $11 million in vehicles since Rauner became governor in January 2015. A search of expenditures through the comptroller’s Ledger database shows state agencies have spent more than $11 million on cars during Rauner’s time in office and throughout much of the budget impasse. But after being attacked herself by the Illinois Republican Party, Mendoza incorrectly implies that Rauner had a direct role in the more than $11 million in vehicle purchases by the state government since he took office. We rate Mendoza’s  .
Statement: Obama's position on nuclear arms is a "march toward global zero.
Speaker: jon kyl
About the speaker: Jon Kyl represented Arizona in the U.S. Senate from January 3,1995 to January 3, 2013. He served as the Republican party whip from 2007 to 2013. Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey appointed Kyl to succeed Sen. John McCain, who died while in office Aug. 25, 2018.
Date: November 28, 2010
Location: national
Topics: foreign policy;nuclear
Context: an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
Fact-check justification: "And that's not the church that Mr. Obama attends." Some may argue over how quickly Obama intends to "march toward global zero" -- Obama has said he's not even sure it's possible in his lifetime. Obama has always noted that as long as other countries retain nuclear weapons, the United States will maintain a strong nuclear arsenal. Nonetheless, Obama has consistently and repeatedly stated that his ultimate goal is to enact policies that bring the world closer to his ultimate goal: a world without nuclear weapons. And so we rate Kyl's statement .
Statement: It's an absolute fact" that China and North Korea "have consistently over many, many years" meddled in U.S. elections.
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: July 9, 2017
Location: wisconsin
Topics: campaign finance;china;elections;foreign policy
Context: an interview
Fact-check justification: Our rating Speaking to Russia’s meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, Priebus said: "It's an absolute fact" that China and North Korea "have consistently over many, many years" meddled in U.S. elections. During President Bill Clinton’s 1996 reelection campaign, money from Chinese citizens, including the head of China’s military agency, was illegally funneled to the reelection effort. But there is no  that either China or North Korea -- consistently and over many years -- meddled in U.S. elections. And certainly nothing on the scale of the Russian efforts in the 2016 presidential race, which reached to the highest levels of the Russian government. We rate Priebus’ statement .
Statement: Says there were "600,000 plus unlawful votes in Philly and Pitt.
Speaker: rudy giuliani
About the speaker: Rudy Giuliani is the former mayor of New York City. He was born in Brooklyn in 1944 and previously served as a federal prosecutor, as well as an associate attorney general under President Reagan. He graduated from Manhattan College and earned a law degree from New York University Law School. He has been married since 2003 to Judith Nathan and was married twice before. He has two children, Andrew and Caroline. He withdrew from the presidential race on Jan. 30, 2008.
Date: November 11, 2020
Location: national
Topics: elections;pennsylvania
Context: a tweet
Fact-check justification: Giuliani said over 600,000 votes were unlawful in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. There is no  to back that up. Pennsylvania law allows representatives from both parties to observe the count, and Republicans in the state told a judge that they did have monitors in the room. Pennsylvania’s Department of State denied that any votes were improperly counted. We rate this  .
Statement: According to the Congressional Budget Office, repealing Obamacare would increase the budget deficit.
Speaker: carol shea-porter
About the speaker: Carol Shea-Porter is serving her third term in the U.S. House of Representatives in New Hampshire's First District. She defeated Republican Frank Guinta who unseated her during the 2010 election. She lives in Rochester and received a Master’s degree in public administration, University of New Hampshire. She's married to her husband Gene, and they have two adult children.     
Date: September 20, 2013
Location: new hampshire
Topics: deficit;federal budget;health care
Context: a press release
Fact-check justification: Shea-Porter said that, "according to the Congressional Budget Office, repealing Obamacare would increase the budget deficit." She phrased her press release carefully -- she said "repealing" the law would increase the deficit. The CBO did indeed make that projection more than a year ago. However, it’s worth noting that her release targeted a different legislative approach -- defunding Obamacare, rather than repealing it -- and that’s an approach about which the CBO has not yet passed judgment. The statement is accurate but needs clarification or additional information. We rate it .
Statement: Says New Jersey has gained "143,000 new private-sector jobs.
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: November 10, 2013
Location: new jersey
Topics: jobs
Context: interviews on four Sunday morning news shows
Fact-check justification: A recent segment on The Colbert Report shows Christie emphasizing his work as governor by saying New Jersey has gained "143,000 new private-sector jobs." BLS data and an analysis by a Rutgers economics professor back up Christie’s figure, which is rounded up a bit from the actual figure of 142,400 new private-sector jobs created. The governor’s overall point is that private-sector employment in New Jersey is increasing, and he’s right. We rate the statement . To comment on this story, go to NJ.com .
Statement: Says Democratic Party created the Ku Klux Klan.
Speaker: stephen martin
About the speaker: Stephen Martin, R-Chesterfield, represents the 11th District in the Virginia Senate. He joined the senate in 1994, after serving in the House of Delegates from 1988 to 1994. Martin is chairman of the Senate Education and Health Committee and also serves on the Local Government, General Laws and Technology, Privileges and Elections, Commerce and Labor, and Rules committees.
In 2000, Martin unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for the 7th District congressional seat, losing a close primary to Eric Cantor. In 2013, he unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor.
Martin was born in Chesterfield County. He is the principal at Martin Financial Services.
 
Date: May 24, 2013
Location: virginia
Topics: civil rights;history
Context: an interview
Fact-check justification: Martin said the KKK was created by the Democratic Party. He acknowledged he was . Historians say the KKK consisted of a group of Southern whites after the Civil War who were Democrats. But there’s no  the KKK was created by their political party. It should also be noted that the anti-black Democratic Party of the 1860s and 1870s bears no similarity to the party of today. Recognizing that Martin has expressed regret for his statement. We rate his  .
Statement: The Rev. Rick Warren "has called Christians who advance a social gospel Marxists.
Speaker: people for the american way
About the speaker: According to its Web site, People for the American Way "was founded in 1981 by Norman Lear, the late Congresswoman Barbara Jordan, and a group of business, civic, religious, and civil rights leaders who were disturbed by the divisive rhetoric of newly politicized televangelists."
Date: December 17, 2008
Location: national
Topics: religion
Context: Press release
Fact-check justification: Warren did liken the social agenda of some early 20th century Protestant theologians to "Marxism in Christian clothing." But Warren is referring to the ideas and agendas of theologians at a time when socialism and Marxism were part of the national dialogue. To put Warren's comment in the present tense — saying Warren "has called Christians who advance a social gospel Marxists" — is a serious distortion of his comment. And we note that Warren concludes his thoughts by saying he believes both positions are right, and that he'd like to bring both wings together. We rate the People for the American Way's characterization of Warren's comments .
Statement: The FBI has become America's secret police …  like the old KGB.
Speaker: gregg jarrett
About the speaker: Gregg Jarrett is a former defense attorney and a host on Fox News.
Date: December 6, 2017
Topics: legal issues;crime;punditfact
Context: an interview on "Hannity"
Fact-check justification: Jarrett said that "the FBI has become America's secret police … "The FBI has become America's secret police …  like the old KGB." He also agreed with Hannity that the statement was not an exaggeration. Numerous historians of the FBI and the KGB say the comparison is . The KGB implemented the goals of the Communist Party leadership, including countless examples of tortures and summary executions. The FBI, by contrast, is subject to the rule of law and is democratically accountable. We rate the statement .
Statement: An image shows President Joe Biden touching Olivia Rodrigo's shoulders during a White House press briefing.
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 15, 2021
Topics: facebook fact-checks
Context: Facebook posts
Fact-check justification: A post shared by President Joe Biden (@potus) "Thanks for stopping by, Olivia, and for using your voice to urge young people to get vaccinated," reads the caption from the POTUS Instagram account. The photo of Biden in the manipulated image appears to be lifted from a swearing-in ceremony for former Defense Secretary Ash Carter in 2015. His wife, Stephanie Carter, said Biden was squeezing her shoulders in support because she was "uncharacteristically nervous," and the photo had been misconstrued. We rate this viral image !   RELATED FACT-CHECK : Fact-checking the pedophilia attacks against Joe Biden
Statement: Says in Chicago, "we take more guns off the streets than New York or L.A.
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: April 2, 2013
Location: national
Topics: crime;guns
Context: a CNN interview
Fact-check justification: Emanuel, arguing for stronger federal laws to help Chicago tamp down on gun crime, said, "we take more guns off the streets than New York or L.A." Gun seizure data gathered by the University of Chicago Crime Lab and a federal youth crime initiative show just that. We rate his statement .
Statement: Of the roughly 15 percent of Americans who don't have health insurance, "half of them made more than $50,000 a year.
Speaker: rand paul
About the speaker: Rand Paul, a U.S. senator from Kentucky elected in 2010. He ran for president in 2016 before dropping out to seek re-election to the Senate. Paul is a medical doctor and an ophthalmologist. His father is Ron Paul, a 2008 presidential candidate and a former member of Congress from Texas. 
Date: August 12, 2013
Location: national
Topics: health care;income
Context: an interview on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show"
Fact-check justification: Paul said that of the roughly 15 percent of Americans who don’t have health insurance, "half of them made more than $50,000 a year." In reality, if you measure what individuals make, Census data shows that 28 percent of uninsured Americans earn $50,000. By another measure, using household income, almost 38 percent of uninsured Americans earn at least $50,000. Both of these figures are pretty far from the 50 percent Paul cited in the interview. We rate his  .
Statement: Texas Roadhouse is sending vouchers for a free steak dinner for four to everyone who shares and comments on a Facebook post.
Speaker: facebook posts
About the speaker: Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.
 
Date: January 25, 2022
Topics: consumer safety;food;facebook fact-checks
Context: Facebook posts
Fact-check justification: A spokesperson told PolitiFact in an email that they are not offering these meal vouchers and that the post from the unverified account is a scam. It’s not the first time a scam like this one has been shared on Facebook. In September, the verified Texas Roadhouse Facebook account posted a message that a similar post about meal vouchers was a scam and that whoever was behind it was attempting to gain access to Facebook users’ personal information. The restaurant said it reported that post and encouraged anyone who saw it not to engage with it. We rate this  .
Statement: Says Al Franken "voted to exempt himself and Congress from enrolling in (the Affordable Care Act marketplaces).
Speaker: mike mcfadden
About the speaker: Mike McFadden is a Republican businessman who is challenging incumbent Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., in the 2014 midterm election.
Date: April 17, 2014
Location: national
Topics: health care;voting record
Context: a TV ad
Fact-check justification: McFadden’s ad claimed Franken voted to exempt himself from enrolling in the Affordable Care Act marketplaces. The senator did vote against one amendment. However, he supported a different amendment that required Congress to buy marketplace insurance, and he clearly articulated his support for the idea on the Senate floor. Now he's buying his own insurance through the Minnesota exchange and voluntarily forgoing a subsidy. We rate this statement .
Statement: Typical minimum wage earners in America are teenagers living with their parents in middle class families.
Speaker: wisconsin manufacturers and commerce
About the speaker: Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce is Wisconsin's largest business group. It says its members include large and small manufacturers, service companies, local chambers of commerce and specialized trade associations. WMC is also a lobbying organization and often gets involved in state political races.
Date: April 20, 2014
Location: wisconsin
Topics: jobs;workers
Context: an opinion piece
Fact-check justification: Our rating Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce stated that "the typical minimum wage earners in America are teenagers living with their parents in middle class families." By one definition of minimum-wage workers, teenagers make up the largest sub-group compared with other age groupings. But teenagers are less than a third of minimum wage workers by any measure, and hard data is scarce on how many live in middle-class families. Three experts -- two sympathetic to stopping a wage increase -- thought the statistical reality fell short of making the teenage cohort "typical" of the minimum wage pool. We rate the WMC  .
Statement: A video shows an actor "getting into character before his press interview less than 24 hours after the supposed killing of his 6-year-old daughter.
Speaker: instagram posts
About the speaker: Posters on Instagram, where people share photos and graphics and sometimes add filters.
Date: October 16, 2022
Topics: facebook fact-checks;guns
Context: an Instagram post
Fact-check justification: Parker’s dad was standing nearby and encouraged him, using a childhood nickname that prompted the laugh.   Parker isn’t the only family member of shooting victims who has been wrongly accused of being an actor in a plot to disarm gun owners.  flag conspiracy theories have followed every mass shooting in recent memory.   But they’re , and so is this. We rate claims that Robbie Parker is an actor .
Statement: We have to recognize that our salaries for faculty are the lowest in New England with the exception of the University of Maine.
Speaker: david dooley
About the speaker: David Dooley is the president of the University of Rhode Island.
Date: April 8, 2012
Location: rhode island
Topics: education;state budget
Context: a TV news show
Fact-check justification: Dooley said that faculty salaries at URI are the lowest among public universities in New England except for the University of Maine. According to a national survey, he’s correct. Moreover, although salaries for lower-level faculty at URI are comparable to national averages or better, salaries for full professors are 7 percent lower than the national average. We rate Dooley’s statement . (Get updates from PolitiFactRI on Twitter . To comment or offer your ruling, visit us on our PolitiFact Rhode Island Facebook page.)
Statement: Republican state Sens. Paul Newton and Warren Daniel "refused to even give testimony" in North Carolina's latest redistricting case.
Speaker: north carolina state house democratic caucus
About the speaker: Democratic Caucus of the North Carolina state House of Representatives.
Date: January 31, 2022
Location: north carolina
Topics: redistricting
Context: a tweet
Fact-check justification: The N.C. House Democrats’ Twitter account said Newton and Daniel "refused to even give testimony" in North Carolina’s redistricting case. "So the question is—what the hell was going on in the [state Senate] that was so much worse than what was happening in the House?" It’s  that they did not give testimony. But that’s because the senators invoked a legal protection called "legislative privilege" that allowed them to opt out of answering questions in the case. That move alone doesn’t necessarily mean they have something to hide.  The tweet is partially accurate but leaves out important details, which is our definition of .
Statement: If you look at Latino kids between 17 and 20 who graduated high school, 36 percent of them are unemployed or underemployed. … African-American kids are unemployed or underemployed to the tune of 51 percent.
Speaker: bernie sanders
About the speaker: Bernie Sanders is a senator from Vermont. Sanders was first elected to the Senate in 2007 and was re-elected in 2012 and 2018. The senator also ran an unsuccessful presidential campaign in 2016, losing the Democratic primary to Hillary Clinton. From 1991 until 2007, he was the representative of Vermont’s At-Large District of the House of Representatives. Sanders was the mayor of Burlington from 1981 to 1989. He received a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Chicago. In 2019, he announced he was running for the Democratic nomination for president and dropped out in April 2020.
Date: March 9, 2016
Location: national
Topics: economy;jobs;race and ethnicity
Context: Miami
Fact-check justification: Sanders said that "if you look at Latino kids between 17 and 20 who graduated high school, 36 percent of them are unemployed or underemployed. … African-American kids are unemployed or underemployed to the tune of 51 percent." As was the case when we first reviewed this  last July, Sanders’ general point is correct -- that in an apples-to-apples comparison, African-American and Hispanic youth have significantly worse prospects in the job market than whites do. But while Sanders had support for this data when he first began using these numbers eight months ago, there’s reason to believe that the improving job market has lowered these rates, at least somewhat. The statement is accurate but needs clarification or additional information, so we rate it .
Statement: Every single one of the 41 Republican senators who just blocked a raise in the minimum wage will receive a $2,800 cost-of-living adjustment on January 1, 2015.
Speaker: facebook posts
About the speaker: Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.
 
Date: May 1, 2014
Location: national
Topics: economy;jobs
Context: a meme shared on social media
Fact-check justification: The pro-minimum-wage group said in a Facebook meme that "every single one of the 41 Republican senators who just blocked a raise in the minimum wage will receive a $2,800 cost-of-living adjustment on January 1, 2015." That is what would happen if Congress fails to affirmatively reject a raise. But there is hardly a guarantee that lawmakers would simply go along with this pay hike. Accepting a pay raise is so politically unpopular that Congress has rejected such an increase for five years running. The difference between "will receive" a raise and "could receive" a raise is significant enough for us to rate this  .
Statement: There have been 74 "school shootings in America since Sandy Hook.
Speaker: everytown for gun safety
About the speaker: Everytown for Gun Safety is an advocacy group that seeks to prevent gun violence.
Date: June 11, 2014
Location: national
Topics: children;education;guns
Context: an infographic that went viral
Fact-check justification: A statistic calculated by Everytown for Gun Safety, and shared widely on social media, said that there have been 74 "school shootings in America since Sandy Hook." The group’s figure is accurate only if you use a broad definition of "school shooting" that includes such incidents as suicides, accidents and spillover from adjacent criminal activity. The figure has some value in quantifying the proximity of guns to school campuses, but the group makes a significant stretch by tying the statistic so closely to the mass shooting at Sandy Hook. By doing this, the group closely associates the statistic with planned mass shootings targeting students and school staff -- a category that, using a more strict definition, accounts for only 10 of the 74 incidents. The statement contains some element of  but ignores critical facts that would give a different impression. We rate it .