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Statement: Donald Trump's strategy is pretty simple. They have even said in his campaign it's to get women to stay home, get young people to stay home, get people of color to stay home, and get a lot smart, intelligent men to stay home, too.
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: October 29, 2016
Location: florida
Topics: elections
Context: Daytona Beach, Fla
Fact-check justification: Clinton said, "Donald Trump's strategy is pretty simple. They have even said in his campaign it's to get women to stay home, get young people to stay home, get people of color to stay home, and get a lot get a lot of smart, intelligent men to stay home, too." That’s leaving a lot of details out. Trump never literally told women, young people, people of color and "intelligent men," to stay home on Nov. 8. Clinton’s remark refers to news articles that quote anonymous sources from the campaign saying the strategy is to reduce turnout for Clinton by targeting specific groups of people, including young people, women and people of color. Yet Trump himself has tried to woo women and African-Americans on the campaign trail and said anonymous-sourced stories from his campaign should not be trusted. Lastly, experts say what Clinton is describing is a fairly typical type of negative campaigning. Clinton’s statement is partially accurate. We rate it .
Statement: President Obama has declared disasters in 48 of 50 states this year.
Speaker: harry reid
About the speaker: Harry Reid is a former U.S. senator from Nevada. He served as the Democratic minority leader in the U.S. Senate immediately prior to leaving office.
Date: September 26, 2011
Location: national
Topics: homeland security
Context: a speech on the Senate floor
Fact-check justification: Reid said, "President Obama has declared disasters in 48 of 50 states this year." He's right that a large majority of states have had those declarations, but he overstates the number. We counted 42 states with presidential federal disaster declarations, plus one with the lesser emergency declaration and four that received only help for fires. But the fire aid isn’t a presidential declaration and Delaware was an emergency, not a disaster, so they shouldn’t count in Reid's tally. That means the number is 42 -- not 48 as Reid said. We rate his  .
Statement: Two members of the Senate," Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema, "voted more with my Republican friends" than with the president from their own party.
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: June 1, 2021
Location: west virginia
Topics: congress;arizona
Context: Tulsa, Okla
Fact-check justification: Biden said that two senators — Manchin and Sinema — "voted more with my Republican friends" than with the president from their own party. Manchin and Sinema support continued use of the filibuster, a position that imperils key elements of Biden’s agenda. Manchin also defied Biden on one cabinet nomination and on aspects of the president’s coronavirus relief bill. But on actual votes taken in the Senate, both Manchin and Sinema supported Biden’s position 100% of the time. We rate the statement .
Statement: Says the California congressional district he represents "has a higher GDP than Russia.
Speaker: ro khanna
About the speaker: Ro Khanna is a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from a district that includes portions of such cities as Cupertino, Santa Clara and San Jose.
Date: December 20, 2019
Location: california
Topics: economy;foreign policy
Context: an interview with MSNBC
Fact-check justification: Khanna said the California congressional district he represents "has a higher GDP than Russia." That’s , as Khanna acknowledged. Russia’s GDP is about 16 times larger than that of California’s 17th congressional district. When a speaker we’re checking acknowledges their error before publication, we note their comments but do not change our ruling, since many more people would have seen the interview with the  information. So we rate the statement .
Statement: Says an array of statistics show that conditions in some parts of Baltimore rival that of "the West Bank in Palestine," "North Korea," and "distressed cities in Nigeria, India, China and South Africa.
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: April 24, 2016
Topics: global news service;poverty;public health
Context: a speech
Fact-check justification: Sanders presented a series of comparisons showing that conditions in some parts of Baltimore rivaled that of "the West Bank in Palestine," "North Korea," and "distressed cities in Nigeria, India, China and South Africa. Some of Sanders’ figures need to be updated, but the gist of his specific comparisons are accurate: 12 Baltimore neighborhoods have a lower life expectancy than North Korea; 11 have a higher infant mortality rate than the West Bank; and research shows health conditions are worse for poor teens than in Baltimore than in Ibadan, New Delhi and Shanghai. We rate his  .
Statement: Says a photo shows thousands of Donald Trump supporters outside his Orlando rally.
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: June 19, 2019
Topics: elections;facebook fact-checks
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: Trump himself said on June 26 that there were "literally tens of thousands of people" who couldn’t get into his reelection campaign launch rally at the Amway Center in Orlando. However, the Orlando Sentinel reported that the arena, which has a capacity of about 20,000, was "nearly filled to capacity." "Whether it was the weather — hot earlier in the day, rainy in the afternoon — or people just wanting invitations to the historic event for keepsakes, it did appear there were fewer people than were planned," the newspaper wrote on June 18. "The planned overflow area across from the arena was virtually empty as the rally began inside the arena." We rate this Facebook post !
Statement: After my first year as governor, I was one of the most unpopular governors, maybe the most unpopular governor in the country. ... It changed.
Speaker: john kasich
About the speaker: John Kasich is the governor of Ohio. A Republican and a former congressman, he defeated Democratic Gov. Ted Strickland in 2010 and was reelected in 2014. He ran for president in 2016.
Date: April 24, 2016
Location: ohio
Topics: elections;polls and public opinion
Context: comments on "Face the Nation"
Fact-check justification: Kasich said, "After my first year as governor, I was one of the most unpopular governors, maybe the most unpopular governor in the country." At its lowest, in March 2011, his favorability among the Ohioans who had just elected him was an abysmal 30 percent. That was bad enough to crown Kasich as the least-popular governor in America for a brief period.  We rate this  .
Statement: Says Kamala Harris and other Democratic senators "voted to let babies scream until they die if born alive.
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: August 18, 2020
Topics: abortion;congress;facebook fact-checks
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: A viral image says that 41 senators voted "to let babies scream until they die if born alive," paying special emphasis to Harris.  The image mischaracterizes the votes that have been conducted on the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protections Act and the effect of the legislation on protections for infants born following abortion attempts.  In voting against cloture, Democratic senators didn’t vote to roll back protections for live-born infants but rather to keep them as they are. So the Facebook post’s  that their vote allowed parents and doctors to let infants "scream until they die"  the effect of their vote.  We rate this post . ​
Statement: Says Chris Koster "opposes right-to-work efforts because he has taken $8 million from 'union bosses.'
Speaker: eric greitens
About the speaker: Eric Greitens, a combat veteran who served in Afghanistan and Iraq, founded The Mission Continues, a Missouri-based non-profit that helps returning veterans. He won his race for Missouri governor as a Republican in 2016. He resigned on May 29, 2018 after he was charged with felony computer tampering and faced allegations related to an extramarital affair.
Date: September 30, 2016
Location: missouri
Topics: campaign finance;workers
Context: a press release
Fact-check justification: Greitens said Koster received $8 million from unions and opposes right-to-work legislation. There is no doubt Koster opposes right-to-work laws. And Greitens actually understates the total amount of Koster’s labor donations. He has received more than $12 million from unions, according to the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry. But there is no  his position against right-to-work is influenced by these donations. Greitens is taking two accurate talking points and putting them together in a  way.   We rate this  to be .
Statement: Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted, "I see people are rushing out to fill up their cars for this hurricane at the gas station. This wouldn't be an issue if they had electric cars. If the power is out for a week how are they going to get gas? We need to start planning ahead and moving forward.
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 4, 2019
Topics: environment;climate change;natural disasters ;facebook fact-checks
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: The image has been around at least since Aug. 31, when Sebastian Gorka, a former official in President Donald Trump’s administration, asked on Twitter if Ocasio-Cortez really tweeted that.   "Nope," Ocasio-Cortez replied.   Searching through her recent tweets , we saw nothing like the image in the Facebook post. We also didn’t see it on Politwoops , which tracks deleted tweets by public officials.   We rate this Facebook post .
Statement: Every city that has a commuter tax — look at Detroit, Philadelphia — they are actually stagnating in terms of their economy. It's been a job-killer.
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: January 6, 2019
Location: illinois
Topics: taxes
Context: a radio interview
Fact-check justification: Mendoza said every city with a commuter tax is stagnating economically under a tax that’s been a job-killer. Mendoza isn’t  to point out that commuter taxes carry the risk of discouraging business and employment in a city, and have been proven to do so in select cases like that of Philadelphia. But she didn’t stop there. Instead, she contended that because some cities with commuter taxes are underperforming economically, all cities with such taxes must be doing badly as well. That is simply not the case. We rate her  .   – 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: I still live in the same working-class neighborhood I grew up in.
Speaker: marco rubio
About the speaker: Marco Rubio, a U.S. senator from Florida, was a candidate for president of the United States in 2016 and then dropped out and won re-election to the Senate. He was first elected to the Senate in 2010 and took office Jan. 5, 2011. Rubio served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008 and is a former Speaker of the Florida House. He served on the West Miami City Commission from 1998 to 2000. He is from Miami and holds a law degree from the University of Miami.
Date: February 12, 2013
Location: florida
Topics: housing
Context: GOP response to Obama's State of the Union
Fact-check justification: And while Rubio’s home is going for $675,000, the median home value of an owner-occupied home is significantly lower at $311,475, according to 2010 Census data. Zillow.com put the median home list value in West Miami at $202,600. Rubio said he still lives in the "same working-class neighborhood" he grew up in. Yes, but he is looking to leave. We rate his  .
Statement: Neither Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump has a plan to address the civil war in Syria.
Speaker: julie pace
About the speaker: Julie Pace is the White House correspondent for the Associated Press and a frequent panelist on "Fox News Sunday."
Date: August 21, 2016
Topics: corrections and updates;foreign policy;military;punditfact
Context: a panel on "Fox News Sunday"
Fact-check justification: Pace said, "Neither Hillary Clinton nor Donald Trump have a plan for addressing the civil war in Syria." This is largely accurate. Clinton has called for a no-fly zone and safe zones in Syria to give civilians reprieve from war and continues to advocate for the ousting of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Her plans for Syria are considerably less detailed than her proposals for many other issues on her website. Trump says he wants to build safe zones and to work with the Russians, who are backing Assad. These proposals are ideas and not comprehensive plans for ending the civil war.  We rate Pace's  . Editor's note: The original version of this fact-check contained an  reference about Russia and the Assad regime. The article has been corrected to reflect Russia's support of Assad.​ This fact-check has also been updated with an additional proposal on Syria from Trump.  https://www.sharethefacts.co/share/3d104f9e-2dd7-41d8-8af2-1ab86d7d0a8d
Statement: Says Bernie Sanders once said, "Instead of removing the conditions that make people depressed, modern society gives them antidepressant drugs.
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: October 15, 2015
Location: national
Topics: health care
Context: a graphic circulating on the Internet
Fact-check justification: The Internet graphic says Sanders said, "Instead of removing the conditions that make people depressed, modern society gives them antidepressant drugs." He didn’t -- Theodore Kaczynski, the Unabomber, wrote that in his 1995 manifesto. !
Statement: A "study showed as many as one in four people have had a package stolen from their residence.
Speaker: rob hutton
About the speaker: Waukesha County supervisor 2005-12. Elected to state Assembly 2012.
Date: December 4, 2019
Location: wisconsin
Topics: consumer safety;criminal justice;legal issues;crime
Context: a radio interview
Fact-check justification: In the GOP radio address, Hutton said a "study showed as many as one in four people have had a package stolen from their residence."  A trio of surveys of online shoppers supports that number, though statistics from law enforcement are hard to come by. We rate the  .                                                                 How to avoid porch piracy  Milwaukee Police Officer Jennifer Feather in a "Cyber Monday" message posted Dec. 2, 201,9 on the Nextdoor social network for neighborhoods, said porch piracy is preventable.  "The Milwaukee Police Department wants to remind residents to be vigilant this holiday season as packages begin to arrive on our doorsteps."  Feather also offered tips to neighbors to help thwart package thefts: 1. Keep each other updated about recent package theft activity 2. Share surveillance footage of a package theft in action 3. Ask a neighbor to pick up a package if your plans have you away from home 4. Offer to pick up a neighbor’s packages 5. Request for packages to be sent to your post office or participating location
Statement: Since taking office, President Obama has signed into law spending increases of nearly 25 percent for domestic government agencies, an 84 percent increase when you include the failed stimulus.
Speaker: paul ryan
About the speaker: U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, R.-Wis., became Speaker of the House in 2015 and served until his retirement in January 2019. Ryan was elected to represent southern Wisconsin in Congress in 1998 and for part of his tenure chaired the House Budget Committee. He was Mitt Romney's vice-presidential running mate in the 2012 presidential election. He did not seek re-election in 2018.
Date: January 25, 2011
Location: wisconsin
Topics: federal budget;stimulus
Context: the GOP response to the State of the Union address
Fact-check justification: And though he adds context with the stimulus disclaimer, the 84 percent is ultimately dubious. It exists only because of the accounting trick used to produce it. Ryan argues he is trying to capture the effect of stimulus funding. A worthy goal, but his method overstates the effect. We rate this statement, a mix of  and exaggeration, as .
Statement: President Trump is officially a political prisoner.
Speaker: tom fitton
About the speaker: Fitton is the president of Judicial Watch, a conservative group that litigates on public corruption and other issues.
Date: April 4, 2023
Topics: human rights;legal issues
Context: a segment on Fox Business
Fact-check justification: Fitton said "President Trump is officially a political prisoner." People are free to take issue with the merits of the case against Trump, but experts were clear that the former president does not meet common definitions of a political prisoner. Trump was not detained. He delivered remarks in Florida just hours after he was arraigned April 4 in New York. He is being given due process. Although there’s not one universally accepted definition of "political prisoner," human rights and international law experts told PolitiFact that they would not classify Trump a political prisoner. The statement is not accurate. We rate it . RELATED: Trump’s indictment, explained: Falsifying business records, prosecutors’ challenges, and what’s next RELATED: Read the 34 felony charges in the Donald Trump indictment over the Stormy Daniels payoff
Statement: Says Donald Trump is "on record extensively supporting (the) intervention in Libya.
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: September 7, 2016
Location: national
Topics: foreign policy
Context: the NBC Commander-In-Chief Forum
Fact-check justification: Clinton said Trump is on record "extensively" supporting the attacks that unseated Libya’s Gadhafi. We actually didn’t find that many comments from Trump about Libya. But when he did speak, he was emphatic. In 2011, before the first bombing runs, Trump said, "We should go in, we should stop this guy." Even when he voiced concern over who would run Libya post-Gadhafi, he supported the intervention. We rate Clinton’s  . https://www.sharethefacts.co/share/06e4eaf5-2b03-451c-9282-da80ca345d38
Statement: Video shows Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer laughing at Novak Djokovic after he was stuck in an Australian airport.
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 5, 2022
Topics: sports;facebook fact-checks;coronavirus
Context: a tweet
Fact-check justification: Some people seem to believe that their comments are real, but the clip is a joke that apparently originated as a satirical story on a German site .   The video itself is authentic and shows Federer and Nadal more than a decade ago. Credit Suisse posted it to YouTube in September 2010 , writing that "they had loads of fun" shooting a video promoting a tennis match that would raise money for charity.    Unlike in the spoof now being posted to social media, the men can be heard speaking in English and cracking up over their lines for the promo.   We rate claims that the video shows them laughing about Djokovic .