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Statement: Says "Eric Holder and his group came in and made" the Wisconsin Supreme Court race "highly partisan.
Speaker: scott walker
About the speaker: Scott Walker, a Republican, is the former governor of Wisconsin. He was first elected in November 2010. He survived a recall election in 2012, defeating Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett after igniting controversy with a bill curtailing public-employee union collective-bargaining rights.  He won re-election to a four-year term in November 2014 and was a 2016 presidential candidate before dropping out in September of 2015. He was defeated by Tony Evers in the 2018 gubernatorial election. Walker is a former Milwaukee County executive and former member of the state Assembly.
Date: April 9, 2018
Location: wisconsin
Topics: campaign finance;elections;negative campaigning
Context: an interview
Fact-check justification: And a group he leads said it and its affiliates spent more than $500,000 backing Dallet. That added a national partisan dimension to the campaign. But you can’t get any more partisan than a political party, and county Republican Party groups started backing Screnock months earlier, in November 2017. Ultimately, Republican Party groups, led by the state party, backed Screnock to the tune of some $400,000. For a statement that contains only some , we give Walker a .
Statement: Says that under Gov. Rick Perry, Texas Department of Public Safety troopers have had "standing orders" not to inquire into the immigration status of people unless they're under arrest.
Speaker: bill white
About the speaker: Bill White, an author, is a San Antonio native who was mayor of Houston from 2004-2009. He was the 2010 Democratic nominee for governor of Texas.
Date: October 15, 2010
Location: texas
Topics: immigration;public safety
Context: an interview
Fact-check justification: To recap, White didn't show us  of so-called standing orders forbidding officers to ask into anyone's immigration status unless they're under arrest. And DPS didn't cough up a document spelling out a different policy.    However, the agency does say its officers do not ask into the legality of anyone's presence here. That seems to hint at standing orders. Without those orders in hand, though, we rate White's statement .
Statement: There have been more terrorist attacks on U.S. soil by ... Muslims in Obama's first 18 months in office than in the six years under Bush after he invaded Iraq.
Speaker: ann coulter
About the speaker: Ann Coulter is a conservative columnist and author.
Date: September 8, 2010
Location: national
Topics: homeland security;foreign policy;military;pundits;terrorism
Context: a column
Fact-check justification: It's based on carefully constructed parameters that could have produced a different comparison if those parameters had been tweaked. It suggests that terrorist plots can be blamed on a specific presidency, even though plots can take years to come together. And it suggests that the only way to measure success in combating terrorism is by comparing deadly attacks on U.S. soil, even though "it's immensely relevant whether someone has become motivated to attack U.S. persons or interests anywhere in the world, including Afghanistan and Iraq," said Robert Chesney, a law professor and terrorism specialist at the University of Texas. Ultimately, we think the statement is accurate but doesn't provide needed context. We rate it .
Statement: Obama just broke federal law in attempt to take over presidency from Trump.
Speaker: universal news portal
About the speaker: Universal News Portal is a website that posts fake news.
Date: March 18, 2018
Topics: fake news;punditfact
Context: a fake news blog post
Fact-check justification: Since Obama is now out of office, doing so would be considered illegal under the Logan Act, which bars private citizens from interfering with diplomatic relations between the United States or foreign governments. While Obama has met with some world leaders , such as President Xi Jinping of China and Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India, it was part of a longstanding tradition of former presidents traveling overseas after leaving office to try and attract donations and support for their foundations, libraries and presidential centers. Obama has also leisurely traveled and made speeches abroad since he has left his presidency. We found no  of any illegal action taken by Obama since he has been out of office or any attempts to illegitimately take over the presidency. We rate this post .
Statement: A 9-0 Supreme Court ruling is very rare.
Speaker: trey wingo
About the speaker: Trey Wingo was a long-time host and sportscaster for ESPN. He now has an interview show on YouTube.
Date: June 21, 2021
Topics: supreme court
Context: a tweet
Fact-check justification: In , 9-0 rulings aren’t rare at all. In the past decade, they accounted for a plurality of rulings and never fell below 36% of all rulings. They are more common than 5-4 rulings. Experts said it’s easy to understand why this misperception is so common, since many of the 9-0 rulings are on technical cases that don’t receive as much attention as the more dramatic 5-4 splits. We rate the statement .
Statement: Says signers of recall petitions against Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker are at risk because of newly "discovered" provisions in state law.
Speaker: media trackers
About the speaker: Media Trackers is a suburban Milwaukee nonprofit that describes itself as a conservative “watchdog dedicated to promoting accountability in the media and government across Wisconsin.” The group is funded by American Majority, a Virginia-based organization founded by a tea party leader.
Date: November 17, 2011
Location: wisconsin
Topics: elections;transparency
Context: an article
Fact-check justification: There never have been. Our conclusion Media Trackers said recall petition signers are vulnerable to crime or harassment because of two newly discovered provisions in Wisconsin’s recall process. Neither provision is new, so it’s  to call them newly discovered. As for the risk to petition signers, Media Trackers provided no  that they have been victims of crime, although some have received phone calls from out-of-state telemarketers in the past. We rate Media Trackers’ statement .
Statement: Says Ohio's economic recovery "started in February 2010.
Speaker: ted strickland
About the speaker: Ted Strickland was governor of Ohio from 2007 through 2010. He lost his bid for re-election in 2010 to Republican John Kasich.
Date: January 8, 2013
Location: ohio
Topics: economy
Context: a news release
Fact-check justification: It was Kasich, after all, who repeatedly dinged Strickland for hundreds of thousands of lost jobs. The issue is likely to remain a key talking point in the 2014 gubernatorial race. So if Strickland and his Democratic allies must resort to the 2010 recovery to defend themselves, they would better serve the  by not singling out a month. As is, Strickland’s  requires clarification. On the -O-Meter, that makes it .
Statement: U.S. Rep. John Barrow, D-Ga., does not want to audit the Federal Reserve.
Speaker: rick allen
About the speaker: Rick W. Allen is running as a Republican for the U.S. House seat currently held by Democrat John Barrow. He unsuccessfully ran for the seat in 2012. Allen owns an Augusta-based construction business.
Date: January 10, 2014
Location: georgia
Topics: financial regulation
Context: a tweet
Fact-check justification: In short, McLagan said, Barrow is not truly committed to auditing the Fed. "He’s on both sides of every issue," McLagan said repeatedly of Barrow. To sum up, Allen’s Twitter page posted a  that Barrow does not want to audit the Federal Reserve. Barrow, though, has co-sponsored and voted for legislation in favor of an audit. We rate Allen’s  .
Statement: Says businesses pay roughly 60 percent of taxes in Texas.
Speaker: bill hammond
About the speaker: Bill Hammond, a former Texas House member, also previously served as chairman of the Texas Workforce Commission.
Date: April 15, 2013
Location: texas
Topics: state budget;taxes
Context: a press conference with Gov. Rick Perry, April 15, 2013
Fact-check justification: Hammond said businesses pay roughly 60 percent of the state’s tax bill. By our calculations using state projections that do not take into account all taxes, businesses will pay 52 percent of taxes in the state in 2015. In contrast, Hammond’s source, a national group representing corporations, calculates that businesses paid 61 percent of all taxes in Texas in fiscal 2011. So, estimates vary because different taxes are considered. Keeping in mind, too, that businesses offload many expenses including taxes, we rate Hammond’s  as .   From 2013 comptroller report : Predicted 2015 "tax burden" Businesses Consumers Sales tax (state) $11.7 billion $16.5 billion Franchise tax (state) $4.8 billion $0 Gasoline tax (state) $4.3 billion $2 billion Motor vehicle sales tax (state) $1.5 billion $2.3 billion School property taxes (local) $13.6 billion $12.7 billion Cigarette tax (state) $0 $1.3 billion Oil production tax (state) $2.3 billion $0 Natural gas tax (state) $1.3 billion $0 Insurance premium tax (state) $1.6 billion $0
Statement: Says students who receive free or reduced lunch are "performing just as well" as students who do not.
Speaker: thad altman
About the speaker: Thad Altman was elected to the state Senate in 2008 from Senate District 24. Previously he served in the state House.
Date: March 10, 2011
Location: florida
Topics: education
Context: comments while discussing merit pay for teachers
Fact-check justification: Altman wanted to insert language in an education bill that would have given school districts more leeway to offer raises to teachers who instruct children receiving free or reduced lunch, saying it was important to acknowledge the "extra challenges" those teachers face. When pressed by Siplin if he was suggesting poor students aren't as smart as others, he said no -- that students receiving free or reduced lunch are performing as well as everyone else. To be clear, we're only talking about test scores here, not capabilities or smarts. Though in a roundabout way it may actually help his point, Altman made a general  about student performance that contradicts the facts.   We rate it .
Statement: Oregon has the sixth highest combined death tax rate in the country.
Speaker: oregon transformation project
About the speaker: The Oregon Transformation Project was started by Republicans in 2010 to transform the way Oregon talks about budget and spending.
Date: November 15, 2011
Location: oregon
Topics: federal budget;state budget;states;taxes
Context: online post
Fact-check justification: For tax year 2009, only some 15 estates out of 1,000 had the 16 percent rate assessed on any portion of their estate, according to Mazen Malik of Oregon’s Legislative Revenue Office. Because chunks of estates are taxed at different rates, a person’s taxable estate needs to be more than $500 million for 16 percent of the estate to be due. We think those are all critical facts that would give a different impression about how our estate tax measures up to other states. Since the statement contains an element of  we rate it . Return to OregonLive to comment .
Statement: The Trump administration's policy of separating families is "the same way Barack Obama did it.
Speaker: matt schlapp
About the speaker: Matt Schlapp is chairman of the American Conservative Union.
Date: June 15, 2018
Topics: immigration;punditfact
Context: an interview
Fact-check justification: Schlapp said the Trump administration’s policy of separating families is "the same way Barack Obama did it." Obama’s immigration policy specifically sought to avoid breaking up families. While some children were separated from their parents under Obama, this was relatively rare, and occurred at a far lower rate than under Trump, where the practice flows from a zero tolerance approach to illegal border-crossings. We rate this .
Statement: All Missouri businesses can open Monday, May 4, under our new Order as long as new guidelines are followed.
Speaker: mike parson
About the speaker: Mike Parson, a Republican, was elevated to governor of Missouri after the resignation of Gov. Eric Greitens in 2018.
Date: April 27, 2020
Location: missouri
Topics: coronavirus
Context: a tweet
Fact-check justification: In a tweet April 27, Parson said, "All Missouri businesses can open Monday, May 4, under our new Order as long as new guidelines are followed." Were all Missouri businesses open? The short and long answer is no. Localities had extended restrictions on businesses before Parson’s tweet. Although most businesses were allowed to open, some weren’t. We rate Parson’s statement .
Statement: Greg Abbott did "nothing" to pursue reports of the sexual abuse of boys at a West Texas state-run school.
Speaker: wendy davis
About the speaker: Wendy Davis, a Fort Worth attorney, was initially elected to the Texas Senate in 2008. She was the 2014 Democratic gubernatorial nominee, giving up a shot at winning re-election to the Senate.
Date: September 15, 2014
Location: texas
Topics: children;criminal justice;crime
Context: a TV ad
Fact-check justification: In her ad, Davis said Greg Abbott did nothing to pursue reports of the sexual abuse of boys at a state-run school. In 2006, Abbott’s office reacted to a Ranger’s report detailing such allegations by saying a local prosecutor needed to seek state assistance--and a state lawyer reportedly did nothing more. But this charge ignores a pivotal development. In 2007, after the local prosecutor requested help, state attorneys overseen by Abbott steered a grand-jury presentation leading to indictments. We rate this  .  – The statement contains an element of  but ignores critical facts that would give a different impression. Click here for more on the six PolitiFact ratings and how we select facts to check.
Statement: Says President Barack Obama has said "that everybody should hate the police.
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: December 21, 2014
Topics: civil rights;criminal justice;crime;punditfact
Context: an interview on Fox News
Fact-check justification: Giuliani said Obama has said "that everybody should hate the police." Throughout all of his comments since August, when the latest unrest over racial disparities in the criminal justice system began, Obama has continuously encouraged working with police to find solutions and make change. He has also repeatedly emphasized the importance of law enforcement in communities of color and the fact that police officers have a dangerous job. Giuliani’s  is an outlandish distortion of what Obama actually said. We rate this . Help fund PolitiFact's Kickstarter to live fact-check the 2015 State of the Union and GOP response.
Statement: Says Gov. Rick Perry was for Wall Street bailout before he was against it.
Speaker: kay bailey hutchison
About the speaker: Kay Bailey Hutchison, initially elected to the U.S. Senate in 1993, did not seek re-election in 2012. She ran for governor in 2010, losing the Republican nomination to incumbent Rick Perry.
Date: January 14, 2010
Location: texas
Topics: economy;federal budget
Context: the Jan. 14 GOP gubernatorial debate
Fact-check justification: All in all, it's easy to see Hutchison’s rationale for charging Perry with being for the legislation before he was against it. The Manchin-Perry letter did urge action on the day the Senate was poised to take up the bailout package. But Perry is correct that the joint letter didn’t explicitly advocate the Senate plan. And his second Oct. 1, 2008, statement could be taken as a timely signal he didn’t want Congress to rescue Wall Street the way it did Of course, Perry could have held his tongue entirely and spared himself the resulting questions and explanations. In the end, we rate Hutchison’s  .
Statement: The U.S. Census believes that by 2030 the majority of Americans will use Spanish as their first language.
Speaker: glee
About the speaker: Glee is a TV show about a fictional high school Glee Club in Ohio.
Date: February 7, 2012
Location: florida
Topics: immigration;census;pop culture
Context: an episode on TV
Fact-check justification: Ricky Martin’s character said on Glee , "The U.S. Census believes that by 2030 the majority of Americans will use Spanish as their first language." The Census Bureau predicts that in 2030 about 23 percent of the U.S. population will be Hispanic -- but all of those Hispanics in the future won’t speak Spanish as their first language. Two census researchers projected that somewhere between 13 and 15.3 percent of people in the U.S. will speak Spanish in 2020 -- a far cry from the majority of Americans, and we don’t know how many of those will speak it as their first language. They said the numbers from 2030 would still be nowhere close to the 50-percent mark. Ricky Martin may have looked good singing in his tight pants, but we’re going to light the show’s  anyway. ! And though they don’t say it like this in Spanish:  Pantalones en Fuego !
Statement: While "Arkansas seniors depend on Social Security and Medicare," Sen. Mark Pryor supports an overhaul so they "couldn't get Social Security until they turn 68 or 69.
Speaker: crossroads gps
About the speaker: Crossroads GPS is a conservative advocacy group founded by prominent Republicans, including former White House political adviser Karl Rove.
Date: August 19, 2014
Location: national
Topics: medicare;message machine 2014;retirement;social security
Context: a campaign ad
Fact-check justification: The Crossroads GPS ad said that while "Arkansas seniors depend on Social Security and Medicare," Pryor supports an overhaul by which they "couldn’t get Social Security until they turn 68 or 69." The ad has a point that "Pryor suggested raising the retirement age" in the KTSS interview. However, the ad is explicitly directed toward "Arkansas seniors," and through selective editing of the KTSS interview, Crossroads GPS omits a clear and important qualifier Pryor had made, that any future hike in the retirement age would be for his "kids’ generation -- teenagers today." The  contains an element of  but ignores critical facts that would give a different impression, so we rate it .
Statement: Says President Joe Biden canceled Trump's "child sex ring operation, which saw thousands of arrests last year.
Speaker: facebook posts
About the speaker: Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.
 
Date: February 22, 2021
Topics: facebook fact-checks
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: A Facebook post says Biden canceled a child sex ring operation that started under Trump and saw "thousands of arrests last year."  This isn’t accurate. Operation Talon was not focused on child sex offenders; it was created to target immigrants in the country illegally who were convicted of sex crimes. It was put on pause by ICE officials as the agency awaits new operating guidelines from the Biden new administration.  The agency still investigates sex offenses through its Sex Offender Alien Removal initiative, or SOAR," and through its Homeland Security Investigations division. There’s no  that the program, which was said to have started weeks before Trump left office, was already in operation or responsible for thousands of arrests.  We rate this .
Statement: We are the only industrialized nation that relies heavily on a for-profit medical insurance industry to provide basic health care.
Speaker: dianne feinstein
About the speaker: Dianne Feinstein is a Democratic U.S. Senator from California.
Date: March 8, 2010
Location: national
Topics: health care
Context: a New York Times article
Fact-check justification: But the profit these companies make -- or at least the vast majority of it -- is made from lines of business other than basic health care. Because there is no official definition of "basic health care" in the U.S. system, it is hard to calculate exactly how much profit American insurers are making off basic services. But whatever it is, most experts expect that it is higher than the margins being made on basic health care by for-profit insurers in other countries. We believe that Feinstein is right that the U.S. for-profit insurance industry's role in basic health care is fundamentally different than what goes on in other countries, and that this outweighs her technical error in saying that no other country relies heavily on a for-profit medical insurance industry to provide basic health care. So we rate Feinstein's statement .
Statement: Marijuana is less addictive than both alcohol and tobacco.
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: May 15, 2014
Location: oregon
Topics: drugs;marijuana
Context: a website statement
Fact-check justification: Though Blumenauer’s office provided no sourcing for the , the congressman’s website provides links to a number of studies. A Harvard Medical School psychiatrist agreed that of the three, alcohol is the most addictive in terms of withdrawal. He and other experts we contacted also agreed that alcohol and tobacco are more difficult to give up than marijuana, and said it’s easier to become dependent on alcohol and tobacco in the first place. We rate the  . Return to OregonLive.com/politics to comment on this article.
Statement: The steel industry is producing as much steel in the United States as it ever was. It's just (that) it needs one-tenth of the workers that it used to.
Speaker: barack obama
About the speaker: Barack Obama is the former president of the United States. Obama also served as a U.S. senator from Illinois. He was born in 1961 in Hawaii, where his parents met as students at the University of Hawaii. Obama's father is from Kenya and his mother is from Kansas. He graduated from Columbia University and received his law degree from Harvard Law School. Obama previously served in the Illinois state Senate and was an instructor at the University of Chicago Law School. He and his wife, Michelle, have two daughters, Malia and Sasha.
Date: June 29, 2016
Location: national
Topics: economy;jobs;trade
Context: Ottawa, Canada
Fact-check justification: Obama said that "the steel industry is producing as much steel in the United States as it ever was. It’s just it needs one-tenth of the workers that it used to." In reality, production is down by more than one-third from its historical peak in 1973, and the employment picture -- while still severely shrunken -- is down to about one-fifth of its 1950s level, rather than one-tenth. We rate the  . https://www.sharethefacts.co/share/2a7d3cfd-4d6c-40a7-80b3-df2e6c563bb8