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Statement: Says Luke Messer and Todd Rokita "voted to fast-track Obama's trade deals.
Speaker: mike braun
About the speaker: Mike Braun is a Republican running in the Indiana GOP primary for U.S. Senate. Having built his career in business, Braun served on the Jasper School Board and in the state House of Representatives.
Date: April 30, 2018
Location: national
Topics: candidate biography;trade
Context: GOP debate
Fact-check justification: Braun said Messer and Rokita "voted to fast-track Obama’s trade deals." Messer and Rokita indeed voted in favor of fast-track authority in 2015. The authority was for three years, counting toward both Obama and his successor’s trade deals. It has and will apply to Trump’s trade deals for another three years if Congress does not vote to block it come July. The law would have applied to the TPP if it had come up for a vote. But a vote in favor of the authority does not equate a vote in favor of the deal. Messer and Rokita could have still voted against "Obama’s trade deals." We rate this statement .
Statement: Rhode Island has the highest percentage of uninsured adults of any state in New England.
Speaker: marie ghazal
About the speaker: Marie Ghazal is the chief executive officer of the Rhode Island Free Clinic in Providence.
Date: December 17, 2010
Location: rhode island
Topics: economy;health care;poverty
Context: The Providence Journal
Fact-check justification: Ultimately, if you ignore the margin of error, Ghazal is correct about our ranking compared with other New England states. But if you take that into account, its possible that her statement could be . More importantly, she's making a selective comparison. When you compare us with the rest of the country, we're better than average. Because of those omissions, we rate her statement .
Statement: Says Hillary Clinton "defended Syria's President Assad as a possible reformer at the start of that country's civil war.
Speaker: chris wallace
About the speaker: Chris Wallace is the host of "Fox News Sunday."
Date: June 1, 2014
Topics: foreign policy;punditfact
Context: comments on "Fox News Sunday"
Fact-check justification: Criticizing parts of Clinton’s tenure as secretary of state, Wallace said Clinton "defended Syria’s President Assad as a possible reformer at the start of that country’s civil war." Clinton’s original comments in March 2011 were not that straightforward. The statement in question was actually, "Many of the members of Congress of both parties who have gone to Syria in recent months have said they believe he's a reformer." Clinton was talking about the beliefs of Congress and didn’t "defend" Assad, as Wallace put it, instead saying that the use of force that he deployed was more "than any of us would want to see." Still, Clinton’s choice to talk about those members’ opinions of Assad without knocking them down suggests she may have found them credible and bolsters Wallace’s . Wallace’s statement is partially accurate but leaves out important details and takes things out of context. We rate the statement .
Statement: NASA will pay you $18,000 to stay in bed and smoke weed for 70 straight days.
Speaker: bloggers
About the speaker: Blog posting on the Internet
Date: January 2, 2017
Topics: fake news;punditfact
Context: an Internet post
Fact-check justification: That means eating, exercising, showering and even, yes, using the facilities while lying down. A NASA spokesman told us that there have not been any sleep studies that involved consuming cannabis. There also aren’t any more sleep studies currently planned, so it’s not like NASA is suddenly going to try it the next time. Blog posts that have been saying that NASA is paying subjects $18,000 to lie in bed and smoke marijuana for 70 days are pretty far out. The only lighting up we see here is when we rate this !
Statement: The Senate immigration bill "has immediate legalization ... and the border security is sometime in the future, and just like in 1986, it's designed never to come into being.
Speaker: ted cruz
About the speaker: Ted Cruz is a U.S. Senator from Texas, first elected in 2012. Cruz also was a candidate for president of the United States in 2016. He is the former solicitor general for the state of Texas, previously serving as the director of the Office of Policy Planning at the Federal Trade Commission, an Associate Deputy Attorney General at the U.S. Department of Justice, and as a domestic policy advisor on the 2000 Bush-Cheney campaign, according to his campaign biography.
Date: June 24, 2013
Location: national
Topics: immigration;corrections and updates
Context: an interview with Fox News
Fact-check justification: Cruz said the Senate immigration bill offers immediate legalization of unauthorized immigrants and that it indefinitely defers action on border security. Cruz said this bill was just like the major reform bill in 1986. On legalization, the process would not be immediate, but as the CBO uses the term, it would come before the border is fully secured. Proponents of the bill refer to this as "provisional" status. By and large, immigrants could not apply to receive permanent legalized status until border security meets certain benchmarks. The Senate measure also appropriates more than $46 billion for border security and makes that money available immediately. So Cruz is  to say the security measures are designed "never to come into being." Cruz was reasonably accurate on legalization but was way off the mark on the bill’s border security being "designed never to come into being." We rate his statement . Editor's note: This item has been updated to include additional comments we received from Cruz's office after our initial publication.
Statement: Estimates for adopting Obamacare's Medicaid expansion show it will cost Virginia taxpayers $902 million through 2022.
Speaker: campaign for liberty
About the speaker: The Campaign for Liberty is a non-profit political organization by former U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, in the aftermath of his 2008 presidential campaign. The group, which claims 500,000 members, is dedicated to electing candidates who share its beliefs for limited government, a non-interventionist foreign policy and opposition to the Federal Reserve System.
Date: April 29, 2014
Location: virginia
Topics: medicaid;state budget
Context: a petition
Fact-check justification: Campaign for Liberty says estimates show Medicaid expansion will cost Virginia taxpayers $902 million over the next decade. One forecast indeed showed that: A 2012 study by the Kaiser Family Foundation offering broad estimates of the net cost expansion for each state. Kaiser stressed in the report that it did not examine all of the savings states might realize and said its net projections "should be considered an overestimate of costs or an underestimate of savings." The Campaign for Liberty ignores the most current and detailed study, released in January by Virginia’s Medicaid agency. This report, which examined all avenues for savings based on updated trends, concluded Medicaid expansion would save the state $604 million through 2022. The campaign’s use of the plural "estimates" suggests there’s broad agreement Medicaid expansion will cost Virginia taxpayers $902 million. Not so. So the campaign’s statement has an element of , but ignores critical facts that would give a different impression. We rate it .
Statement: The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines contain a deadly parasite.
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 10, 2021
Topics: facebook fact-checks;coronavirus
Context: a blog post
Fact-check justification: What’s more, she said, there’s no  of a parasite in the image.   "The blurry object shown is not Trypanosoma cruzi or any other parasite," she said.   As for the  that this particular parasite causes AIDS, that’s also , she said.   "The only thing that causes AIDS is an infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)," she said, "and this cannot be acquired through the Pfizer vaccine. "  We rate the post !
Statement: Says of immigrant family separations at the border, "we had the exact same policy as the Obama administration.
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: November 25, 2018
Location: national
Topics: immigration;homeland security
Context: a tweet
Fact-check justification: Tweeting about family separations at the border, Trump claimed, "we had the exact same policy as the Obama administration." That’s not . Families were separated at the border as a result of a new Trump policy called "zero-tolerance." There were some family separations under the Obama administration, but experts say not at the scale of the Trump administration's and that they were relatively rare. We rate Trump’s statement .
Statement: I never supported" a state income tax for Texas.
Speaker: paul sadler
About the speaker: Paul Sadler, a lawyer who previously worked with the Wind Coalition energy advocacy group, served in the Texas House from 1991 through 2003, an East Texas district around Henderson. He was his party's 2012 U.S. Senate nominee.
Date: October 2, 2012
Location: texas
Topics: taxes
Context: Dallas
Fact-check justification: Sadler said he has "never" supported a state personal income tax. To the contrary, he authored a 1992 proposal that, with voter approval, would have resulted in a state personal income tax dedicated to education and five years later, he was clear about not ruling out legislative study of an income tax as members explored tax options. Cruz may have been  in the debate when he said Sadler used to routinely introduce himself as the guy for an income tax. However, Sadler’s rejoinder -- that he never supported an income tax -- isn’t supported by his legislative record or his past comments. This "never"  isn’t just . It’s . !
Statement: We've already lost $500 million in economic impact" from HB2 fallout in North Carolina.
Speaker: chris sgro
About the speaker: Chris Sgro is the executive director of Equality NC.
Date: May 4, 2016
Location: north carolina
Topics: economy;lgbtq;sexuality;states
Context: a press release
Fact-check justification: North Carolina’s economy has already lost, by various counts, either $77 million, $86.3 million, $141.7 million or $201.3 million. None of those are even close to the $500 million Sgro claimed has already been lost. It’s  that the state might eventually lose up to $567.5 million in economic impact, according to one study. Sgro was using that number, but the vast majority of that money hasn’t already been lost, like he claimed it had been. What’s more, many of the businesses threatening boycotts haven’t even said for certain that they will cancel if HB2 remains law, meaning the $567.5 million figure could drop substantially. And if HB2 is repealed, it’s also possible that some of the "already lost" money might return in the form of new jobs and investments. We rate this  . https://www.sharethefacts.co/share/48fe6bc0-b383-4020-adf3-d8135ab9a49a
Statement: Zach Nunn took money from Adventureland's CEO, then sponsored legislation to loosen amusement park safety rules. A child died. Zach Nunn put his big donor first, ahead of the safety of Iowa families.
Speaker: cindy axne
About the speaker: U.S. Rep. Cindy Axne is a Democrat from Iowa. She was elected to represent the states 3rd District in 2018.
Date: June 14, 2022
Location: iowa
Topics: campaign finance;recreation;ad watch
Context: a campaign ad
Fact-check justification: The Axne for Congress ad said, "A tragedy that could have been avoided. But Zach Nunn took money from Adventureland’s CEO, then sponsored legislation to loosen amusement park safety rules. A child died. Zach Nunn put his big donor first, ahead of the safety of Iowa families." Nunn sponsored a bill in the Iowa Senate that was the counterpart of one that became law in 2021. The law reduced the minimum age for running an amusement park ride in Iowa from 18 to 16. In addition, he has accepted $34,000 in campaign donations collectively from the family that owned the park at the time. However, the ad oversteps when it suggests that the Adventureland death could have been avoided if the law hadn’t passed. The operators of the ride that led to the teenager’s death were older than 18. We rate the statement .
Statement: Says Gov. Tony Evers vetoed a school computer program, "saying it would be better spent in urban districts like Madison and Milwaukee.
Speaker: rob swearingen
About the speaker: State Rep. Rob Swearingen, R-Rhinelander, is a member of the Wisconsin state Assembly, first elected in 2012.
Date: September 5, 2019
Location: wisconsin
Topics: education
Context: Republican weekly radio address
Fact-check justification: Swearingen claimed Evers vetoed a statewide computer devices program, "saying it would be better spent in urban districts like Madison and Milwaukee."  The setup paints Evers as not prioritizing rural districts like those Swearingen represents. But Swearingen offered no convincing  to support his . Evers didn’t specifically shift the funds. And nothing in the veto message signals a rural-to-urban shift like the one Swearingen suggests — much less anything specific to Milwaukee and Madison. Evers offered ideological objections based on how funding was allocated and how he felt education dollars could be best spent. We rate Swearingen’s  .
Statement: A CNN headline shows Uganda's president saying he doesn't support Ukraine because it would be "disgusting.
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 22, 2022
Topics: facebook fact-checks;ukraine;russia
Context: an Instagram post
Fact-check justification: The story features a paused video of Museveni in which he appears wearing the same outfit and in front of the same background as the image of him in the Instagram post.   The headline of this story: "Uganda president: ‘Homosexuals are ‘disgusting.’" At the time, Museveni was talking to CNN about anti-homosexuality laws in Uganda. We found no credible news reports or other sources documenting Museveni as saying it would be disgusting to support Ukraine.   We rate that  .
Statement: The Obama Administration agreed to take thousands of illegal immigrants from Australia.
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: February 1, 2017
Location: national
Topics: immigration;homeland security
Context: a tweet
Fact-check justification: Trump tweeted, "The Obama Administration agreed to take thousands of illegal immigrants from Australia." Trump’s referring to a deal for the United States to take in 1,250 people --  from Iran, Iraq and Somalia -- held by Australia in offshore detention centers. The detainees were caught at sea by Australian officials as they tried to illegally land on the island. The United States is expected to vet the individuals and determine who will be accepted as refugees. Refugees arrive in the United States legally. Trump’s  is partially accurate but leaves out important details. We rate it . https://www.sharethefacts.co/share/e3995915-11af-4036-a175-903c2c7a4786
Statement: Tanzania farmers face 12 years in prison for trading seeds thanks to foreign aid.
Speaker: danielle nierenberg
About the speaker: Danielle Nierenberg is president of the advocacy group Food Tank.
Date: January 9, 2017
Topics: global news service;agriculture;food;poverty
Context: a tweet
Fact-check justification: Nierenberg tweeted, "Tanzania farmers face 12 years in prison for trading seeds thanks to foreign aid." Under the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition, Tanzania received millions in aid and investments from Western governments and businesses. At the same time, it enacted stronger intellectual property rights for seed varieties that included a maximum sentence of 12 years for violations.  So the penalty is an indirect effect of the aid, but whether the sentence was a condition for it is unclear. Futhermore, the government doesn't appear to be enforcing the law. We rate Nierenberg’s  .
Statement: Governor Evers' budget would increase property taxes by the largest amount in a decade
Speaker: wisconsin assembly republicans
About the speaker: Members of the Wisconsin Assembly Republican Caucus
Date: March 27, 2019
Location: wisconsin
Topics: taxes
Context: a tweet
Fact-check justification: The estimate they relied on does show the largest year-over-year increase since 2009-’10. But the increase is not solely a result of Evers’ budget. Rather, it is based, in part, on a host of decisions by voters in referendums, by local units of government and by Walker and Republican leaders in years past. Indeed, the overall impact of Evers’ budget is to help keep the increase in check. We rate the  .
Statement: Says new U.S. Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib has been linked to an "unindicted terrorist.
Speaker: bloggers
About the speaker: Blog posting on the Internet
Date: January 8, 2019
Topics: fake news;terrorism;facebook fact-checks
Context: a story
Fact-check justification: A story with the headline, "Democrat Congresswoman linked to UNINDICTED Terrorist!" is being spread online about new U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib. Siraj Wahhaj has certainly been a controversial figure and, according to documents, was considered by authorities to be someone who may have had a connection to the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. But he was never charged and remains a significant figure in the Muslim community. The only connection we could find between Wahhaj and Tlaib is that they were both featured speakers at a November 2018 CAIR banquet in California. While the Columbian Post story contains some  regarding Wahhaj’s past, the clickbait headlines -- especially regarding a supposed ‘link’ between Wahhaj and Tlaib -- are exaggerated and make it appear more sinister. The statement contains an element of  but ignores critical facts that would give a different impression, so we rate it .
Statement: Detroit has "2,503 dead people registered" including "one voter born in 1823.
Speaker: facebook posts
About the speaker: Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.
 
Date: November 4, 2020
Location: michigan
Topics: elections;facebook fact-checks
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: A Facebook post stated Detroit has "2,503 dead people registered" including "one voter born in 1823." The post cites a TV news report in December related to a lawsuit filed that month by the Public Interest Legal Foundation. In June, the foundation dropped their lawsuit after they concluded that Detroit elections officials had taken action to fix the voter rolls. The person on the rolls born in 1823 was a typographical error, according to the elections office. The Facebook post misleads by suggesting that dead people on the voter rolls are tied to the current counting of ballots for the Nov. 3 election. Also, dead people on the rolls doesn’t automatically mean fraud, and elections officials take steps to make sure that ballots aren’t cast in the name of dead voters. We rate this statement .   This fact check is available at IFCN’s 2020 US Elections FactChat #Chatbot on WhatsApp. Click here , for more.
Statement: Says President Barack Obama "has not raised taxes.
Speaker: bill pascrell
About the speaker: Bill Pascrell is Democratic member of the House of Representatives from New Jersey.
Date: July 18, 2012
Location: new jersey
Topics: taxes
Context: an interview on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal
Fact-check justification: Pascrell said "this president has not raised taxes." Some taxes have increased during Obama’s time in the White House. In his first months in office, Obama increased the federal excise tax on tobacco products and the national health care law includes a number of tax increases. It’s also  that other taxes -- such as payroll taxes -- have been reduced during the president’s tenure. However, it’s  to broadly state that Obama has not raised taxes. We rate this  . To comment on this ruling, go to NJ.com .
Statement: The omnibus bill "does not designate a single dollar for Planned Parenthood.
Speaker: robert pittenger
About the speaker: Robert Pittenger is a Republican who has represented North Carolina's 9th congressional district since 2013.
Date: April 2, 2018
Location: north carolina
Topics: abortion;federal budget
Context: a newsletter
Fact-check justification: Pittenger said the spending bill "does not designate a single dollar for Planned Parenthood." Technically, in the very literal sense of the word "designate," Pittenger is right. The bill doesn’t specifically direct funding to Planned Parenthood by name. But the federal government continues to pay for Planned Parenthood’s services through Medicaid and other programs. And since voters are more likely to care about whether their tax dollars go to an organization – not whether the organization is specifically named in legislation – we rate Pittenger's  .
Statement: The U.S. is spending "one out of every six Defense Department dollars on Afghanistan.
Speaker: jon huntsman
About the speaker: Jon Huntsman was the governor of Utah from 2005 to 2009. He served as ambassador to China from 2009 to 2011. He is a Republican candidate for president in 2012. 
Date: June 22, 2011
Location: national
Topics: afghanistan;federal budget;military
Context: an interview on "Morning Joe."
Fact-check justification: Another expert, Laura Peterson of Taxpayers for Common Sense, said you could choose to exclude money that goes to the Energy Department’s nuclear weapons budget as well as money that goes to military construction, and then the Afghanistan spending would be between one sixth and one fifth of Defense Department dollars. Huntsman said we're spending "one out of every six Defense Department dollars on Afghanistan." Budget numbers and defense spending experts said that's a reasonable extrapolation, though there are slightly different ways to calculate it as a little more or a little less. Still, Huntsman's number is a legitimate calculation. We rate his statement .