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Statement: Statistics show that more people at this time telecommute than they ride carpools, mass transit, bicycle or walk.
Speaker: debbie dooley
About the speaker: Debbie Dooley is the Georgia Tea Party Patriots state coordinator
Date: June 12, 2012
Location: georgia
Topics: transportation
Context: a speech
Fact-check justification: She meant to say only 2 percent offer those classes daily. Obama  got a  on the -O-Meter. In this case, Dooley’s overall thrust of her statement is correct. But including carpools into the mix takes it down a notch or two on the -O-Meter. Our ruling: .
Statement: Jim Renacci supports a national sales tax of 23 percent.
Speaker:  afscme
About the speaker: AFSCME, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, is the largest public employee and health care workers union in the United States.
Date: August 9, 2010
Location: ohio
Topics: federal budget;message machine 2010;taxes
Context: a television election ad
Fact-check justification: He’s been consistent in endorsing the Fair Tax plan with caveats: The plan must address the potential negative consequences of implementing it and the plan has to produce a net tax decrease, a point he’s made on his Web site from the beginning of his campaign. "While I believe that a form of "consumption tax" or "fair tax" in lieu of a federal income tax is an idea worthy of further examination, I could only potentially support such a concept if the tax would serve as a replacement to the income tax, not an addition to it," he states. We thought those details were important context for the issue. That’s why we rated AFSCME’s statement . Comment on this item .
Statement: I want clean air. I want crystal clean water. And we've got it. We've got the cleanest country in the planet right now.
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 21, 2018
Location: national
Topics: environment;water
Fact-check justification: Trump said, "I want clean air. I want crystal clean water. And we’ve got it. We’ve got the cleanest country in the planet right now." No ranking places the United States at the top of their list for cleanliness. The United States has ample room to improve on air quality when it comes to other developed democracies. While some cities’ water systems violate domestic environmental standards, the United States overall ties for best when it comes to drinking water. We rate this statement .
Statement: I was always labeled as one of the most liberal members of the United States Congress.
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: May 1, 2019
Location: national
Topics: congress;voting record
Context: an interview
Fact-check justification: Biden said, "I was always labeled as one of the most liberal members of the United States Congress." A review of several databases that grade lawmakers based on ideology shows Biden has not always earned high grades for liberalism, and occasionally earned low marks. Among Senate Democrats, he was in the middle of the pack in terms of liberalism. Over his 35 years in the Senate, he showed a willingness to buck the left wing of his party and cross the partisan aisle. We rate this .
Statement: Says Donald Trump "asserted that immigrants would quote, 'carve you up with a knife'.
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: August 7, 2019
Location: national
Topics: immigration
Context: Iowa
Fact-check justification: Biden said that Trump "asserted that immigrants would quote, ‘carve you up with a knife’." Trump was talking about MS-13 gang members. We rate this  .
Statement: Retired U.S. presidents and members of Congress collect full salaries "for life.
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: January 3, 2019
Topics: congress;public service;retirement;social security;facebook fact-checks
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: A viral image shared on Facebook claimed that former presidents and members of Congress collect salaries "for life." Former members of Congress do not receive full congressional salaries for life. After serving five years in Congress, former members become eligible to collect a pension. The amount of the pension varies based on length of service, but it would be less than their salary when they were in office.  Presidents earn $400,000 a year when they’re in office, not for life. Former presidents are entitled to a pension equivalent to the salary of a cabinet secretary; the current rate is $226,300 a year. We rate this  .
Statement: Bill Clinton's hitman confesses on his deathbed.
Speaker: the patriot report
About the speaker: The Patriot Report is a website that posts fake news.
Date: January 8, 2018
Topics: fake news;punditfact
Context: a headline
Fact-check justification: We find that the website posts  news. We sent a message to The Patriot Report on Facebook and did not hear back. A headline said that "Bill Clinton’s hitman confesses on his deathbed." There is no  that such a confessing hitman exists. We rate this story .
Statement: In the last seven years of my tenure, Texas created 1.5 million new jobs. As a matter of fact, without Texas, America would have lost 400,000 jobs.
Speaker: rick perry
About the speaker: Rick Perry is the U.S. Energy Secretary and was governor of Texas from late December 2000 through 2014. He was re-elected in 2002, 2006 and 2010. He unsucessfully ran for president in 2012 and 2016.
Date: June 4, 2015
Location: texas
Topics: corrections and updates;economy;jobs;states
Context: his speech declaring his candidacy for president
Fact-check justification:   Perry said: "In the last seven years of my tenure, Texas created 1.5 million new jobs. As a matter of fact, without Texas, America would have lost 400,000 jobs."   These figures hold up though Perry cherry-picked a time period arguably giving Texas more of a gloss than it might get with other periods. More generally, no governor determines job gains or losses in a state; outside factors tend to prevail. In Texas, the fracking boom comes to mind. Governors don’t create oil and gas fields.   We rate this  .    – The statement is accurate but needs clarification or additional information.   CORRECTION, 12:40 p.m., June 18, 2015: This fact check was revised to correct our error in quoting an email from Cheryl Abbot of the BLS. This change, clarifying that 24 states had net decreases in civilian employment in the period singled out by Perry, did not affect our rating.
Statement: About 3 percent of Gov. Nathan Deal's appointments have been African-American.
Speaker: vincent fort
About the speaker: State senator representing District 39, which runs from East Point to Buckhead.
Date: March 26, 2013
Location: georgia
Topics: civil rights;public service
Context: a speech
Fact-check justification: Our research showed it’s slightly more than 7 percent. The senator’s overarching  that Deal has appointed a relatively low percentage of minorities has merit. But he was  by a handful of percentage points. It was based on an incomplete sampling of Deal’s total appointees. We rate the  .
Statement: The water quality in the ocean is perfect. It's been tested up and down every ocean shore in New Jersey.
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: September 2, 2011
Location: new jersey
Topics: environment;water
Context: a press conference at Point Pleasant Beach
Fact-check justification: Encouraging people to return to the Jersey shore, Christie claimed the water quality is "perfect," and that frequent test results have been favorable up and down the coast. While test results show that the shore’s waters are better than in past years, some environmental organizations disagree with the governor’s assessment. We rate this  . To comment on this ruling, go to NJ.com .
Statement: Republican (small business tax cut) bill spends $80 million for better Google searches, not job creation
Speaker: cory mason
About the speaker: Wisconsin state Rep. Cory Mason (D-Racine) has been a member of the Assembly since 2006. The former union organizer represents the Racine County communities of Sturtevant and Elmwood Park, and parts of Racine and Mount Pleasant.
Date: January 13, 2011
Location: wisconsin
Topics: small business;taxes
Context: a news release
Fact-check justification: The bill would not spend any money; it would reduce state revenue by nearly $80 million. On his larger point, it does not appear the tax credits alone would create jobs. But Mason cherry picks and trivializes comments by one GOP lawmaker -- Klenke -- to suggest the aim of the tax credits is to improve Google searches. In our analysis, Mason’s  contains some element of , but ignores critical facts that would give a different impression. We rate it .
Statement: Under a new law, doctors performing drug-induced abortions could be charged if women don't return to them for follow-up care
Speaker: wisconsin medical society
About the speaker: The Wisconsin Medical Society is a trade group for the state's physicians. It has more than 12,000 members.
Date: April 19, 2012
Location: wisconsin
Topics: abortion;legal issues;women
Context: an interview
Fact-check justification: Our conclusion The president of the Medical Society said a new abortion law means doctors could be charged if patients don’t return for a follow-up appointment after a drug-induced abortion. On that specific portion of the law, no criminal liability was inserted, and doctors’ duty is limited to orally informing the patient she must return. There is a new criminal penalty for failing to personally supervise such abortions, but Wetterneck clearly was referring to the follow-up care section of the bill. We rate her statement . (You can comment on this item on the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's web site )
Statement: Norway decided "that (the coronavirus) should be treated like other respiratory diseases, such as the flu or cold, because… it is no more dangerous than those mentioned.
Speaker: bloggers
About the speaker: Blog posting on the Internet
Date: September 27, 2021
Topics: facebook fact-checks;coronavirus
Context: Articles
Fact-check justification: "  Our ruling  A website claimed that Norway decided "that (the coronavirus) should be treated like other respiratory diseases, such as the flu or cold, because... it is no more dangerous than those mentioned." The Norwegian Institute of Public Health said that this is a misinterpretation of its position.   The assistant director of the institute said in an interview that Norway should shift the way it views the disease, because the vast majority of Norway’s population has been fully vaccinated. He did not say that the coronavirus is no more dangerous than the flu but that most vaccinated people who are infected with the virus experience only cold-like symptoms.   We rate this  . ​
Statement: Says ending the direct payment farm subsidy program "could save up to $28.4 billion over ten years that could be used to reduce the deficit.
Speaker: earl blumenauer
About the speaker: Earl Blumenauer is the Democratic representative for Oregon's 3rd Congressional District. He was elected to the US House of Representatives in 1996. He started in politics in the Oregon Legislature in 1972, where he served three terms. In 1978, he was elected to the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners, where he served for eight years before being elected to the Portland City Council in 1986. He was a city commissioner for 10 years.
Date: December 21, 2012
Location: oregon
Topics: agriculture;federal budget
Context: a news release
Fact-check justification: Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., who introduced legislation in 2011 to eliminate direct payments to farmers. If you need help breaking the code, direct payments are federal payments made to qualifying producers "paid at a set rate every year regardless of conditions."              The merits of the program can be debated and the politics will remain tangled. But just as farmers return to the field every spring and seeds sprout into crops by summer, Blumenauer’s numbers are certain and correct. For that reason, we are this : .
Statement: Rare is the president "who's passed more legislation, who's done more things than what we've done, between the executive orders and the job-killing regulations that have been terminated.
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 12, 2017
Location: national
Context: a Cabinet meeting
Fact-check justification: In his Cabinet meeting, Trump said that rare is the president "who's passed more legislation, who's done more things than what we've done, between the executive orders and the job-killing regulations that have been terminated." Scholars of the presidency and Congress are unconvinced that Trump’s legislative and administrative output is exceptional by historical standards. Trump has signed a relatively large number of bills so far, but comparatively few with significant impact. And while some of his executive orders have made an immediate impact, most have merely expressed his policy preferences or set in motion a process that may, or may not, change policies down the road. We rate the statement .
Statement: We haven't passed a budget in more than three years and not a single appropriations bill has been brought to the floor this year.
Speaker: bob corker
About the speaker: Bob Corker is a senator from Tennessee.
Date: September 22, 2012
Location: tennessee
Topics: congress;federal budget
Context: a press release
Fact-check justification: Sen. Corker says it has been more than three years since Congress passed a budget and that this year, not a single appropriations bill has made it the Senate floor. The record shows that he has his facts straight. While other Republicans have tried to lay the blame for the lack of a budget at the feet of Democrats, Corker does not specifically apportion blame just one party. He simply chastised the Senate in general for failing to pass a budget and we rate his statement as .
Statement: Says "Rep. Jim Weidner proposed a bill taking away health care for 80,000 of Oregon's children.
Speaker: blue oregon
About the speaker: The blog BlueOregon describes itself as "the water cooler around which Oregon progressives will gather."
Date: September 30, 2010
Location: oregon
Topics: health care;taxes
Context: a website posting
Fact-check justification: So where does that leave us? Well, while we’re feeling pretty confident that Weidner isn’t anti-health care for kids, he did, as the website alleges, propose a bill that would have eliminated the funding for health care for 80,000 children. Whether he thought it would pass or not doesn’t much change things. And some context about how he was really targeting a tax would have been nice.   Still, we rate this  .
Statement: Some cardiologists estimate "70 percent of all males over 50 have some form of heart disease.
Speaker: gordon quan
About the speaker: Quan is a lawyer specializing in immigration. In 1999, he was elected to the Houston City Council, proving its first Asian American chosen for an at-large position, according to his campaign website. In 2001, he was tapped to serve as mayor pro tem. He is no longer on the council.
Date: June 30, 2010
Location: texas
Topics: health care
Context: an e-mail blast
Fact-check justification: Huschka told us in an e-mail that such estimates wouldn't include men with undiagnosed heart disease, meaning the prevalence of heart disease among males 50 and older is probably higher. That sounds believable. All told, however, the statistics don't confirm Quan's statement that 70 percent of men over 50 have a form of heart disease, though we found numbers that were close. We rate his statement . County judge, July 16, 2010
Statement: Says GOP U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy of Wisconsin "voted twice to end Medicare.
Speaker: pat kreitlow
About the speaker: Wisconsin Democrat Pat Kreitlow is a former television and radio anchor and reporter who served one term in the state Senate after being elected in 2006. He is running against Republican U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy in the November 2012 election for a northwest Wisconsin congressional seat.
Date: June 6, 2012
Location: wisconsin
Topics: medicare
Context: a news release
Fact-check justification: But it would still exist. Asked to respond to Kreitlow's , Duffy campaign manager Justin Richards simply noted PolitiFact National's Lie of the Year selection. Our rating Kreitlow said Duffy "voted twice to end Medicare." But under the proposals Duffy voted for, a revamped Medicare would remain. At this stage, Kreitlow’s statement is  and  -- .
Statement: There is no reason to allocate 60 percent of bridge space to satisfy two percent of all travelers.
Speaker: john charles
About the speaker: John Charles is the president and CEO of the Cascade Policy Institute, a free-market think tank.
Date: September 21, 2012
Location: oregon
Topics: county budget;transportation
Context: an online post
Fact-check justification: But the bridge of today is apples to the oranges of the bridge of tomorrow -- making the statistic he’s citing an inappropriate indicator of future use. Non-drivers make robust use of Hawthorne because of the space given them. Present bike traffic on the Sellwood Bridge is so low today because the current bridge is outright hostile and dangerous to pedalers, walkers and runners, with one skinny sidewalk close to a bunch of cars. That’s a significant detail missing from the statement. We rate the statement .
Statement: Social science is irrefutable" that children are better off being raised by a mom and a dad.
Speaker: ralph reed
About the speaker: Ralph Reed is a conservative political strategist and is founder and chairman of the Faith & Freedom Coalition.
Date: April 20, 2014
Topics: children;lgbtq;marriage;punditfact
Context: an interview on ABC's 'This Week'
Fact-check justification: Reed said there’s "irrefutable" social science to show that children are better off being parented by a mother and father. That’s not right. What studies really show is that children are better off with two parents. Those studies do not focus on gender. All reputable research so far indicates that children brought up by gay parents are just well off as those brought up by straight parents. We rate Reed’s statement .
Statement: Six of the 10 richest counties in the United States surround Washington, D.C.
Speaker: mike huckabee
About the speaker: Mike Huckabee ran for the Republican nomination for president in 2016. He is a former governor of Arkansas; he also sought the Republican presidential nomination in 2008. He left hosting a self-titled television show on Fox News in January 2015.
Date: September 24, 2015
Location: virginia
Topics: income;wealth
Context: a radio show
Fact-check justification: Huckabee said six of the 10 richest counties in the United States surround Washington, D.C. Judged by median household income -- a standard way for tracking a county’s wealth -- his statement is correct. We rate his statement .
Statement: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid "said, quote, 'I can't stand John McCain.'
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: September 3, 2008
Location: national
Topics: candidate biography
Context: a speech at the Republican National Convention
Fact-check justification: In 2005, he helped broker a deal among a bipartisan group of senators to prevent a showdown over Democrats' ability to filibuster conservative judicial nominees. And he defied his party by opposing President Bush's tax cuts in 2001 and 2003 (he now supports making them permanent) and pushing for stricter fuel efficiency standards and caps on greenhouse gases to combat global warming. But at least Reid can't be accused of sugarcoating his personal impressions. He's on the record as not being able to stand John McCain. And because Palin correctly cites his recent remarks, we judge her statement .
Statement: Seventy percent of the people living in abject poverty are women.
Speaker: carly fiorina
About the speaker: Carly Fiorina is running for the Republican nomination for president in 2016. She is the former chairman and chief executive officer of Hewlett-Packard Company (HP). She was defeated in her attempt as the Republican nominee to unseat Sen. Barbara Boxer in 2010.
Date: January 12, 2014
Topics: poverty;women;punditfact
Context: a broadcast of ABC's "This Week"
Fact-check justification: Fiorina said that women account for 70 percent of the people in the world who live in poverty. She provided no support for the , nor does any seem to exist. We contacted the international bodies that rely on such statistics, and they told us they do not have the data to back up the . Independent experts echoed that point. At least in Latin America and the United States, the data suggest a much lower figure. We rate this  .