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Statement: Says "Scott Walker says he would ban stem cell research
Speaker: tom barrett
About the speaker: Tom Barrett served as the 44th mayor of Milwaukee from 2004 until 2021. The mayoral position is non-partisan. A member of the Democratic Party, he was previously elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly (1984–1989), Wisconsin Senate (1989–1993) and U.S. House of Representatives (1993–2003).
Barrett lost bids for governor in 2002, 2010 and in the 2012 recall race against Gov. Scott Walker. He was sworn in as U.S. ambassador to Luxembourg on Dec. 23, 2021.
Date: October 1, 2010
Location: wisconsin
Topics: message machine 2010
Context: a campaign TV ad
Fact-check justification: Democrat Tom Barrett is running a TV ad claiming his opponent for governor, Republican Scott Walker, "would ban stem cell research in Wisconsin."   In , Walker has repeatedly said he supports research involving adult stem cells, but opposes research involving embryonic stem cells. That is a critical distinction in the world of science — and of politics. Barrett’s ad ignores it, presenting Walker as so extreme on the matter that he is "against hope." We rate Barrett’s  .
Statement: Says Gov. Tony Evers "proposed raising taxes on the agriculture industry to pay for expanded welfare programs.
Speaker: john nygren
About the speaker: John Nygren is a Republican who represents the 89th District in the Wisconsin State Assembly
Date: January 22, 2020
Location: wisconsin
Topics: agriculture;welfare;taxes
Context: a news release
Fact-check justification: Nygren said the governor proposed raising taxes on the agricultural industry to expand welfare programs. It’s not unreasonable to connect tax changes to welfare programs, since both tie into the General Fund and were part of the same proposed budget. Of course, that budget contained a multitude of other changes as well. But Nygren is off base saying Evers proposed raising taxes on agriculture. Evers explicitly left the agriculture side of a tax credit alone, though some agriculture operations could have been indirectly affected since their products are used by manufacturers. That leaves us with a statement that contains an element of  but ignores critical facts that would give a different impression. We rate Nygren’s  .
Statement: Says Joe Biden plans to "mandate net-zero carbon emissions for homes, offices and all new buildings by 2030. That basically means no windows, no nothing.
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: July 14, 2020
Location: national
Topics: environment;climate change;corrections and updates
Context: White House Rose Garden
Fact-check justification: Trump said that the Biden-Sanders task force "mandate net-zero carbon emissions for homes, offices and all new buildings by 2030. That basically means no windows, no nothing." Biden has a net-zero emissions goal for new buildings by 2030, but his plan doesn’t mention a mandate. Neither the task force recommendation nor Biden’s new climate plan say anything about getting rid of windows, and net-zero emissions buildings can have windows (and many do). Trump’s statement doesn’t align with the facts. We rate it . CORRECTION , July 20: This fact-check wrongly described how energy efficient windows allow more light into a building. The post has been updated to clarify that allowing more natural light reduces the need for artificial light.
Statement: President Obama's recent plan to cut $100 million of waste within his administration won't actually save money because he's going to spend it elsewhere.
Speaker: jim jordan
About the speaker: Jim Jordan is a member of the House of Representative from Ohio's 4th Congressional District. A conservative Republican, Jordan is chair of the Republican Study Committee.
Date: November 13, 2011
Location: ohio
Topics: deficit;federal budget
Context: a newspaper column
Fact-check justification: Whether the government spends money well or needs a starvation diet is not the issue here. Jordan’s point was clear, and we do not think he was trying to be cute or clever. He made his statement amid a national and unfinished conversation about taxes, spending and the size of government. But his statement needs clarification, partly because his figure was off -- although that does not affect his overall point -- and also because the concept of saving money can be qualified differently for other purposes. That’s why we rate it .
Statement: Says Donald Trump's presidential victory was "an electoral landslide.
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: November 14, 2016
Location: wisconsin
Topics: elections;history;states
Context: an interview
Fact-check justification: Indeed, the narrower of Obama’s two wins -- in 2012 with 332 electoral votes -- was described at the time as not being a landslide by The Atlantic, Politico, conservative columnist Jonah Goldberg, Fox News’ Brit Hume and others. Our rating Priebus said Trump’s win was "an electoral landslide." But aside from the fact Trump lost the popular vote, his margin in the Electoral College isn’t all that high, either. None of the 10 experts we contacted said Trump’s win crosses that threshold. We rate Priebus’  .
Statement: A royal guard member collapsed because of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Speaker: instagram posts
About the speaker: Posters on Instagram, where people share photos and graphics and sometimes add filters.
Date: September 14, 2022
Topics: facebook fact-checks;coronavirus
Context: an Instagram post
Fact-check justification: Hello!, a lifestyle magazine covering royal and celebrity news, reported recently that fainting isn’t uncommon among royal guards. The Daily Express, a British tabloid, wrote in 2011 that the guards are even taught how to faint "to attention." " grit is displayed by those soldiers who can topple forward face first," the story said.    Claims that a guard to the queen’s casket fell because of the COVID-19 vaccine are unfounded. We rate them .
Statement: Photo shows "all the men who have killed police officers this year (2020).
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: September 16, 2020
Topics: crime;facebook fact-checks
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: It’s  that the people in the images were accused of killing law enforcement officers.  But that was in 2016, not 2020. And more than 16 people were accused of killing police that year. According to the FBI , 118 law enforcement officers were killed in line-of-duty incidents in 2016, including 66 law enforcement officers who died as a result of criminal acts. We rate this post .
Statement: Over the past 5 years, natural gas costs have gone up over 200%" in the United States.
Speaker: joe manchin
About the speaker: Joe Manchin is a U.S. senator from West Virginia. The former governor of West Virginia won a special election in November 2010 to complete the balance of the late Sen. Robert Byrd’s term.
Date: September 20, 2022
Location: west virginia
Topics: energy
Context: a tweet
Fact-check justification: Manchin said that "over the past 5 years, natural gas costs have gone up over 200%" in the United States. Natural gas prices have definitely spiked, but not even the data cited by Manchin’s office supported the 200% figure. Comparing the annual wholesale costs in 2017 and 2022, natural gas prices have increased by 108%, while comparing residential customer costs over the same period, the increase is 53%. The statement is partially accurate but leaves out important details, so we rate it .
Statement: Says John Boehner "admits 'we are not going to be any different than we've been' " by returning to "the same failed economic policies" that "wrecked our economy.
Speaker: nancy pelosi
About the speaker: Rep. Nancy Pelosi represents a district in California. She served as speaker of the U.S. House January 2019-2021. Formerly the speaker of the House from 2007-11, Pelosi served as the House minority leader from 2003 to 2007 and from 2011 to 2019.
Date: September 23, 2010
Location: national
Topics: economy
Context: a blog post
Fact-check justification: "The preamble is a prelude to the pledge, which is a roadmap right back to failed policies of the past." That's an opinion that many Democrats share, but we still feel that the Speaker's office significantly distorted Boehner's comments. Even if you believe that the Republicans would indeed return to Bush-era economic policies, it does not justify making that point by twisting Boehner's comment, which was specifically tailored to social issues. Nor does it justify running a video clip that is highly abbreviated and removes all context from Boehner's statement. For these reasons, we rate the blog post .
Statement: Says "out of 588 school districts, we give 31 (former Abbott) districts 70 percent of the aid.
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 18, 2011
Location: new jersey
Topics: education
Context: a forum at the University of Notre Dame
Fact-check justification: At the University of Notre Dame, Christie claimed "we give 31 (former Abbott) districts 70 percent of the aid." The governor wasn’t too far off. Between K-12 aid and preschool aid, the former Abbott districts are slated to receive about 60 percent of the state dollars allocated in the 2011-12 school year. We rate the statement . To comment on this ruling, go to NJ.com .
Statement: When students leave our high schools and they go to the community college, 70-75 percent of them have to pay to take remedial math.
Speaker: deborah gist
About the speaker: Deborah A. Gist has been Rhode Island's education commissioner since 2009. She had previously been the education chief in Washington, D.C.
Date: March 22, 2013
Location: rhode island
Topics: children;education
Context: an appearance on "A Lively Experiment."
Fact-check justification: Education Commissioner Deborah Gist said, "When [students] leave our high schools and they go to the community college . . . 70-75 percent of them have to pay to take remedial [math] courses." The actual rate this past fall at CCRI was 65.7 percent. It's not in the range cited by Gist, but it's close enough to earn her a  .   (If you have a  you’d like PolitiFact Rhode Island to check, e-mail us at [email protected] And follow us on Twitter: @politifactri.)
Statement: Missouri has the worst roads in the Midwest and nearly the worst roads in the country.
Speaker: renee hoagenson
About the speaker: Renee Hoagenson is the Democratic candidate for the 4th Congressional District of Missouri.
Date: August 28, 2018
Location: missouri
Topics: transportation
Context: a tweet
Fact-check justification: Hoagenson claimed that "Missouri has the worst roads in the Midwest and nearly the worst roads in the country." Missouri did not rank worst in the Midwest on metrics we looked at except besides Hoagenson’s chosen graphic. That was only for the state’s rural roads. None of the measures, though, paints a smooth ride for Missouri’s roads. The state ranked near the bottom of the Midwest in nearly all important measures and fell in the bottom half of most rankings nationally. So, Hoagenson has a point that the state’s roads need work. For those reasons, we rate this  .
Statement: Rick Scott wants to destroy Social Security by privatizing it.
Speaker: jon “bowzer” bauman
About the speaker: Jon Bauman is the President of Social Security Works PAC. 
Date: April 9, 2018
Location: florida
Topics: social security
Context: a press release
Fact-check justification: The Social Security Works PAC president said Scott "wants to destroy Social Security by privatizing it." The majority of the  provided by Social Security Works stems from remarks Scott made as governor in 2011 and earlier when he was still the CEO of the hospital chain Columbia/HCA. At best, the  suggests Scott shares some of sentiments as those who support privatization, but that doesn’t mean he has a plan to privatize Social Security. In fact, Scott does not have a publicly available position on the issue. We rate this  .
Statement: One out of four of our young people say they are victims of this (dating) violence.
Speaker: beatrice lanzi
About the speaker: Beatrice Lanzi represents Cranston's District 26 in the Rhode Island Senate.
Date: February 24, 2012
Location: rhode island
Topics: criminal justice;human rights;women
Context: "an appearance on A Lively Experiment."
Fact-check justification: Beatrice Lanzi said "one out of four of our young people say they are victims" of dating violence, following a reference to singer Chris Brown, known for physically assaulting his once-girlfriend, Rihanna. The studies we found, however, show that the risk of such physical attacks for teens isn't close to 1 in 4; it's more like 1 in 10. As with most social science research, the numbers can vary depending, for example, on how broadly dating violence is defined and the timeframe examined. A teen who is asked whether he or she has ever experienced dating violence may answer "no," but then respond with a "yes" if asked if she has ever been pushed in anger by a boyfriend or girlfriend. What is clear is that to get to the types of numbers Lanzi is talking about, one must include all kinds of aggression, from physical attack to swearing at someone. In fact, when we talked to her, that was how she defined dating violence. No matter what the definition, all relationship abuse is reprehensible. But because Lanzi’s statement is partially accurate but leaves out important details, we rule it  . (Get updates from PolitiFactRI on Twitter . To comment or offer your ruling, visit us on our PolitiFact Rhode Island Facebook page.)
Statement: Jeff Sessions Caught Colluding with Obama
Speaker: bloggers
About the speaker: Blog posting on the Internet
Date: April 1, 2018
Topics: fake news;punditfact
Context: a blog post
Fact-check justification: I believe those recommendations are right and just. Therefore, I have recused myself in the matters that deal with the Trump campaign." A headline on the Conservative Patriot blog claimed Sessions was "caught colluding with Obama." But there is no  of that. We rate the  !
Statement: An Internet sweepstakes cafe is "a legitimate business that has been vetted and found to be completely legal in the state.
Speaker: peter nehr
About the speaker: Peter Nehr is a state representative elected to serve District 48. He is a former Tarpon Springs city commissioner who was first elected to the state House in 2006.
Date: April 20, 2011
Location: florida
Topics: gambling
Context: the 'St. Petersburg Times'
Fact-check justification: McCollum, the former attorney general, issued an opinion saying they might be illegal, and many think that, in fact, they are. There's no doubt the business was created in a way to work around existing gambling laws. The question is whether it successfully operates within a loophole, or comes too close to illegal gambling. Either way, it's a stretch for Nehr to say the operation has been vetted and is completely legal. So we rate this statement .
Statement: The Affordable Care Act says that "at age 76 when you most need it most, you are not eligible for cancer treatment. …  Cancer hospital will ration care according to the patient's age.
Speaker: chain email
About the speaker: Chain emails circulate on the Internet, usually anonymously, making a variety of political claims.
Date: October 21, 2014
Location: national
Topics: health care
Context: a chain email
Fact-check justification: The chain email says that the Affordable Care Act requires that, "at age 76 when you most need it most, you are not eligible for cancer treatment. … Cancer hospital will ration care according to the patient's age." With this email, longevity has not meant accuracy: Seniors do not need to worry about their cancer care being yanked away once they reach age 76. The claims are based on an  understanding of a bill that never passed. The Affordable Care Act does not include any sections on seniors losing their treatment eligibility once they reach age 76. We rate the  .
Statement: Georgia has the second-highest rate of childhood obesity in the United States.
Speaker: children's healthcare of atlanta
About the speaker: Children's Healthcare of Atlanta is a hospital specializing in pediatric care.
Date: November 20, 2010
Location: georgia
Topics: children
Context: a press release
Fact-check justification: And by one widely respected measure, Georgia's kids are the second-most obese in the nation.   Now, that's not to say you need to throw out your kid's stash of Halloween candy. "Halloween is fun," Davis said. "The problem is we're having Halloween every day." We rate Children's Healthcare Atlanta's statement .
Statement: Says the Army is spending $7 million to sponsor a NASCAR team.
Speaker: betty mccollum
About the speaker: Betty McCollum is a Democrat serving her sixth term in the United States Congress, representing the families of Minnesota’s Fourth District. In 2000, Congresswoman McCollum made history as only the second Minnesota woman elected to serve in Congress since statehood in 1858.
Date: February 16, 2011
Location: national
Topics: federal budget;military
Context: press release, Rep. Betty McCollum
Fact-check justification: "With trillion dollar deficits, this amendment is where the rubber meets the road for my Republican Tea Party colleagues," she said. But her amendment failed. We won't weigh in on the debate over whether the Army's money is well spent or not. When it comes to the dollars, though, McCollum is on the mark, so we rate this statement .    Editor's note:  In an earlier version, the name of Stewart-Haas Racing was misspelled.
Statement: The education tax burden for Shelby County -- and Tennessee -- is "one of the lowest in the country.
Speaker: kriner cash
About the speaker: Kriner Cash was hired as superintendent of Memphis City Schools, Tennessee's largest school district, in 2008. He is under contract with MCS until Aug. 1, 2013, at an annual salary of $276,500.
Cash previously served as chief of accountability and systemwide performance for Miami-Dade County (Fla.) Public Schools.
Date: November 3, 2011
Location: tennessee
Topics: education;taxes
Context: a presentation to Shelby County's schools merger Transition Planning Commission
Fact-check justification: So Cash is right about the state's ranking. The county is more in the middle of the pack nationally, but it accounts for a smaller share of education funding. We rate his  .
Statement: As a result of Roe vs. Wade, "America's maternal mortality rate dropped dramatically.
Speaker: hillary clinton
About the speaker: Hillary Clinton was the 2016 Democratic nominee for president. She served as U.S. Secretary of State during the first four years of the Obama administration. She is formerly a U.S. senator from New York, first elected in 2000. She was a candidate for president in 2008. She previously served as first lady when her husband, Bill Clinton, served two terms as president. She was born in Chicago in 1947, graduated from Wellesley College and earned a law degree at Yale Law School. She and her husband have one daughter.
Date: June 10, 2016
Location: national
Topics: abortion;public health;supreme court;women
Context: remarks at a Planned Parenthood event
Fact-check justification: As a result of Roe vs. Wade , "America’s maternal mortality rate dropped dramatically."   Rates of women dying as a result of pregnancy complications were already on the decline when the Supreme Court decided Roe vs. Wade . But experts told us that a primary reason behind this trend was legalizing abortion nationwide, which took place over a decade, with Roe as a focal point. So Roe solidified this improvement in maternal mortality rates. We rate Clinton’s  . https://www.sharethefacts.co/share/f5af5bca-127a-4301-ab1f-202b4c15c8ed
Statement: Employees in "workplace freedom" states make more money
Speaker: ron maag
About the speaker: Ron Maag, a Republican from Salem Township, is a member of the Ohio House of Representatives. He represents the 62nd District, which includes part of Warren County. Maag, a former salesman for Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., also served on the board of the Warren County Farm Bureau.
Date: May 1, 2013
Location: ohio
Topics: income;jobs;workers
Context: news report
Fact-check justification: But federal data from a nonpartisan government research arm shows that employees in right-to-work states earn less. So does another analysis that tries to hold other things equal. None of it shows a definitive relationship between right-to-work laws and economic outcomes, even though (as the Wall Street Journal noted) the laws were first adopted in the South as part of a larger drive to lure factory jobs from the heavily unionized and better paying North. Maag’s statement, like others we have seen surrounding the highly charged right-to-work issue, suggests a cause-and-effect relationship that is not supported by any . We rate the statement as .
Statement: Cory Gardner is sponsoring a bill to ban all abortions right now.
Speaker: democratic senatorial campaign committee
About the speaker: The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee works to elect Democrats to the U.S. Senate.
Date: August 21, 2014
Location: national
Topics: abortion;message machine 2014;women
Context: a campaign ad
Fact-check justification: The DSCC said Gardner "is sponsoring a bill to ban all abortions right now." The  is based on Gardner’s cosponsorship of a bill that grants a fetus the same rights as a person from the moment of fertilization. It’s clear that such personhood bills are anti-abortion measures, but there’s a lot of uncertainty in the bill’s language that would have to be sorted through, over time, by the court system, and it’s not clear that it would ban all abortions. The statement is partially accurate but leaves out important details, so we rate it .