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Statement: The president's health care proposals will cause "most Americans to have their premiums increased, not decreased, and hundreds of millions of people lose their current insurance coverage.
Speaker: nancy pfotenhauer
About the speaker: Nancy Pfotenhauer is a Republican strategist and was an adviser to John McCain's presidential campaign in 2008.
Date: January 27, 2010
Location: national
Topics: health care;pundits
Context: an interview on CNN
Fact-check justification: Then she said -- and this was not phrased as an opinion -- that the plans will cause "most Americans to have their premiums increased, not decreased, and hundreds of millions of people to lose their current insurance coverage." There's not an independent, nonpartisan analysis out there on the current Democratic proposals that shows that. These are Republican talking points that have repeatedly been proven , but they keep coming back. Pfotenhauer's statement is not just , it's  so. !
Statement: Joe Biden is giving smartphones away to illegal border crossers.
Speaker: facebook posts
About the speaker: Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.
 
Date: April 11, 2022
Topics: immigration;corrections and updates;homeland security;technology;facebook fact-checks
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: A Facebook post claims immigrants who enter the country illegally are receiving smartphones under President Biden and argues that he should be impeached for it.  The smartphones given to immigrants detained by ICE are used to track them with a pre-installed application after being released from custody. The phones cannot be used for anything else. ICE has been using the phones and the tracking application since 2018, before Biden became president.  The post is partially accurate, but leaves out important details and context. We rate it . UPDATE, April 18, 2022: This post has been updated to clarify with more specificity the nature of the Seklow show's commentary regarding the phones. The rating is unchanged.
Statement: When Hillary Clinton "ran the State Department, $6 billion was missing. How do you miss $6 billion? You ran the State Department, $6 billion was either stolen — they don't know.
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: October 19, 2016
Location: national
Topics: candidate biography;corrections and updates;foreign policy
Context: the third presidential debate
Fact-check justification: Trump said that when Clinton "ran the State Department, $6 billion was missing. How do you miss $6 billion? You ran the State Department, $6 billion was either stolen — they don't know." The $6 billion figure comes from a State Department inspector general report that found paperwork for various contracts had been mismanaged. The $6 billion was not missing or stolen — it had been doled out in a number of contracts — but the paperwork was missing. We rate Trump’s  . https://www.sharethefacts.co/share/5513387c-9761-413a-abbd-a5d048e1f79c Correction: The alert summarized previous audits of State Department contracts. A previous version of this fact-check was unclear on this point.
Statement: Says Georgia "has more day-of voting rights than Colorado.
Speaker: tim scott
About the speaker: Tim Scott, a South Carolina Republican senator, announced he is running for president in May 2023. He joined the Senate in 2013. Scott was previously elected to the Charleston County Council, the South Carolina House of Representatives and the United States House of Representatives.
Date: April 6, 2021
Location: colorado
Topics: georgia;national;elections
Context: a tweet
Fact-check justification: Scott cited the rules for early voting to say that Georgia has more days for in-person voting than Colorado. But the comparison doesn’t account for Colorado’s universal vote-by-mail option. When 94% of voters mail their ballots, early voting days play a nominal role in elections. And in Colorado, voters have more options to register and use dropboxes on election day. Scott’s  has a thread of accuracy, but what it leaves out creates a  impression about how voting access compares in the two states. We rate this .
Statement: 1 percent of candidates that (the National Rifle Association) endorsed in 2012 won.
Speaker: van jones
About the speaker: Van Jones is a host of CNN's Crossfire. A former environmental and human rights activist, Jones in 2009, served as the "green jobs" adviser to President Barack Obama. He is the author of two New York Times best-selling books, The Green Collar Economy (2008) and Rebuild the Dream (2012).
 
Date: September 13, 2013
Topics: campaign finance;pundits;punditfact;guns
Context: a discussion on CNN's "Crossfire"
Fact-check justification: Jones said "1 percent of candidates that (the National Rifle Association) endorsed in 2012 won." An independent analysis did find that about 1 percent of money spent by one particular NRA affiliate either helped elect a winning candidate or helped defeat a losing one. But that ignores a second NRA affiliate that did much better, and the study in question looked at dollars spent -- not endorsements. From the data we compiled, the NRA’s endorsements were about 60 percent successful. We rate Jones’  .
Statement: In states where the federal government helps run these (health care) marketplaces, the average American will have more than 50 different plans to choose from, with different levels of coverage.
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: September 26, 2013
Location: national
Topics: corrections and updates;health care
Context: a speech at Largo, Md
Fact-check justification: Obama said the average American will have more than 50 plans to choose from. A Department of Health and Human Services analysis of the number of plans offered in each state, weighted by population, backs up Obama's figure. But talking about the average number of plans masks significant variation among states and within regions of many states. The average obscures that some people may have far fewer plans to choose from. In some places, just two insurance companies are in the market which undercuts competition even further. We rate the  . Editor’s note: We received a response from the HHS on Oct. 2, 2013, after we initially published our item. The agency clarified that it arrived at its figure of 53 plans by weighting the calculation to account for the number of uninsured in each state, and our report now includes their comments. The rating is unchanged at .
Statement: Blake Masters "unironically quoted a Nazi, called World War II an unjust war, called the Unabomber one of his intellectual influencers, and shared an article attacking Israel as the North Korea of the Middle East.
Speaker: jim lamon
About the speaker: Businessman Jim Lamon is making his first run for public office seeking the 2022 Republican nomination for a U.S. Senate seat from Arizona.
Date: June 2, 2022
Location: arizona
Topics: candidate biography;congress
Context: a statement posted on Twitter
Fact-check justification: Lamon said Masters quoted a Nazi, called World War II unjust, named the Unabomber as one of his intellectual influencers, and shared an article attacking Israel as the North Korea of the Middle East. Each of these statements has some , but leaves out key details. Lamon left out that it was in a college essay in which Masters used a Nazi quote to highlight how governments use propaganda to win support for wars that don’t help their people. In the same essay, Masters implicitly called World War II an unjust war. He has since acknowledged that the statement "went too far." Masters did praise Kaczynski's thoughts, but it was in response to a question about a "subversive thinker," and Masters condemned Kaczynski’s actions, calling him a "terrorist."  Lamon said Masters "shared an article attacking Israel." Masters shared the article on his father’s Facebook page. We rate Lamon’s statement .
Statement: In the rest of the world, there have been 18 school shootings in the last twenty years. In the U.S., there have been 18 school shootings since January 1.
Speaker: jeff greenfield
About the speaker: Jeff Greenfield is a television journalist and author focusing on politics, media and culture. He served as a senior political correspondent for CBS, a senior analyst for CNN, and a political and media analyst for ABC News.
Date: February 14, 2018
Location: wisconsin
Topics: education;crime;guns
Context: a tweet
Fact-check justification: But only three involved a mass shooting. And the count includes two suicides, three accidental shootings and nine incidents in which there were no fatalities or injuries. As for the rest of the world, Greenfield had no  to back up that part of his . And an expert relied on by the New York Times for gun violence statistics told us there is no way to know how many school shootings -- using the definition Greenfield relies on -- have occurred outside of the United States over the past 20 years. For a statement that contains only an element of , our rating is .
Statement: At least 7 dead and 48 wounded in terror attack and Mayor of London says there is 'no reason to be alarmed!'
Speaker: donald trump
About the speaker: Donald Trump is the former president of the United States. He was elected the 45th president of the United States on Nov. 8, 2016.  He has been a real estate developer, entrepreneur and host of the NBC reality show, "The Apprentice." Trump's statements were awarded PolitiFact's 2015, 2017 and 2019 Lie of the Year. In November 2022, he announced he would run for president in 2024.
Date: June 4, 2017
Location: national
Topics: homeland security;terrorism
Context: a tweet
Fact-check justification: Trump tweeted, "At least 7 dead and 48 wounded in terror attack and Mayor of London says there is ‘no reason to be alarmed!’ " Trump portrayed Khan as an official with his head in the sand about the attacks that disrupted his city. The reality is the president plucked five words from the mayor’s longer message that condemned the terrorist acts and explained why Londoners would see an increased police presence in the coming days. Khan was not saying there is "no reason to be alarmed," period,  by the attack -- he was pre-empting concerns about what law enforcement presence might mean in the days to come.  We rate Trump’s statement .
Statement: The United States stopped plans to build a missile defense shield in Eastern Europe "as a gift to Russia.
Speaker: mitt romney
About the speaker: Mitt Romney is a U.S. senator from Utah. He ran for president in 2012 as the Republican nominee, losing to incumbent President Barack Obama. Prior to that, Romney served one term as governor of Massachusetts, elected to the post in 2002. He was born in 1947 in Michigan, where his father was governor from 1963 to 1969. Romney graduated from Brigham Young University and received both a law degree and an MBA from Harvard University. Romney helped found the investment firm Bain Capital in 1984, which launched or rebuilt such companies as Staples and Dominos Pizza. Romney managed the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City from 1999-2002. He ran for president in 2008 but lost the Republican nomination. He and his wife, Ann, have five sons, Tagg, Craig, Matt, Ben and Josh.
Date: March 23, 2014
Topics: foreign policy;punditfact
Context: comments on CBS' "Face the Nation"
Fact-check justification: Romney said, the United States stopped plans to build a missile defense shield in Eastern Europe "as a gift to Russia." Romney’s impression about Obama’s decision to end the program is certainly shared by GOP politicians and pundits, and Obama took office with a vow to reset relations with Russia. Russia found Bush’s missile defense program in neighboring countries offensive and was pleased to see it go (though Gates asserts they dislike the new policy more). But Romney’s comments do not reflect the whole story. Gates, the Bush official who recommended the plan in 2006, acknowledged he drove the change in policy because of improved American intelligence of what the Iranians were working on -- not solely to be nice to the Russians. Plus, new defense systems are still planned. We rate the  .
Statement: Says Obama puts "15 unelected, unaccountable bureaucrats in charge of Medicare, who are required to cut Medicare ... that will lead to denied care for current seniors.
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: August 18, 2012
Location: florida
Topics: medicare
Context: The Villages, Fla
Fact-check justification: Ryan said that Obama "puts a board of 15 unelected, unaccountable bureaucrats in charge of Medicare who are required to cut Medicare in ways that will lead to denied care for current seniors." Board members aren’t elected, but it’s a stretch to say they’re entirely unaccountable. They’re appointed by the president and approved by the Senate. The president can fire them for neglect of duty or malfeasance.They’re required to recommend cuts to Medicare in years that other cost-saving measures don’t meet growth targets — but Congress can overrule their recommendations. Meanwhile, "denied care" is a strong way to phrase the board’s possible effect. It’s expected to recommend cutting provider payments, with an eye on cutting waste and inefficiency. That could restrict some seniors’ access to care, depending on the what actions the board actually takes. Meanwhile, the board oversees only a small percentage of the Medicare savings in the health care law. Ryan creates the specter of an unaccountable board making all of Medicare’s spending decisions, but that’s scarcely the case. There’s an element of  to his , but his overstatements add up to a  impression.
Statement: More "25- to 34-year-olds are moving to Austin than any other city in America.
Speaker: will wynn
About the speaker: Will Wynn, a former Austin mayor, says on his website that he consults with and advises various governments, utilities and private entities on issues related to energy policy, downtown revitalization, public health and the creative class.
Date: March 30, 2014
Location: texas
Topics: census;population
Context: a news story
Fact-check justification: Wynn said more 25- to 34-year-olds are moving to Austin than any other city in America. Wynn did not offer nor did we find data specific to individual cities. But four major metro areas, led by Washington, D.C., netted more new residents in the cited age group in the latest three years checked by Brookings demographer James Frey. The Austin area ranked fifth among the nation’s major metros. We see no basis for currently declaring Austin No. 1, but Wynn's  has an element of ; the Austin area was the biggest draw for young adults in some recent three-year periods. We rate his statement as .  – 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: The Great Reset advocates replacing capitalism with an economic system that is "kind of socialism, kind of communism" but "mostly just fascism.
Speaker: liz wheeler
About the speaker: Conservative commentator Liz Wheeler hosts "The Liz Wheeler Show" video podcast.
Date: February 26, 2022
Topics: economy
Context: a video on Facebook
Fact-check justification: A Facebook post says the Great Reset advocates replacing capitalism with an economic system that is "kind of socialism, kind of communism" but " just fascism." The World Economic Forum never advocated for the creation of a totalitarian world government or the replacement of capitalism with another economic system. There is no  to support this theory, and it has been thoroughly debunked.  We rate the  .
Statement: While California is dying … Gavin (Newsom) is vacationing in Stevensville, MT!
Speaker: facebook posts
About the speaker: Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.
 
Date: May 18, 2020
Location: california
Topics: facebook fact-checks;coronavirus
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: A Facebook post said, "While California is dying … Gavin (Newsom) is vacationing in Stevensville, MT!" There is no  of this. Newsom’s office said he has not been vacationing in Stevensville, and so did the lieutenant governor’s office, the Montana governor’s office and the Stevensville mayor. Newsom gave a live press conference from a California restaurant on May 18, the day the post went up. We rate this post .
Statement: Obamacare "is in a death spiral.
Speaker: hugh hewitt
About the speaker: Hugh Hewitt is the host of a nationally syndicated radio show and a columnist.
Date: March 26, 2017
Topics: health care;punditfact
Context: comments on "Meet the Press"
Fact-check justification: Hewitt said Obamacare is "in a death spiral." That’s a specific phrase that describes a process where health people leaving the insurance market causes insurance premiums to rise to the point that more healthy people leave the market. At some point, the system becomes unsustainable. Experts say there is no  that cycle has started with Obamacare, because federal subsidies are keeping people from feeling the brunt of premium increases. The CBO and other independent analyses have found the health care system to be stable. We rate this  .
Statement: 300,000 Floridians will lose their current health plans" because of Obamacare, a plan Alex Sink supports.
Speaker: national republican congressional committee
About the speaker: National Republican Congressional Committee
Date: February 12, 2014
Location: national
Topics: health care
Context: a television ad
Fact-check justification: The National Republican Congressional Committee said in an ad that "300,000 Floridians will lose their current health plans." We know that the insurer Florida Blue had to end plans for 300,000 customers when their plans didn’t meet the law’s new requirements for health insurance. But Florida Blue also said it intended to help its customers select and sign up for new health care plans, not leave them without options, and the customers got an additional year, if they needed it, to make a transition. The ad makes it sound as if people would lose their plans without any replacement.  Overall, we rate the ad’s  .
Statement: Overdose deaths in WV are up 45% from the prior year.
Speaker: david mckinley
About the speaker: David McKinley is a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from West Virginia.
Date: August 10, 2021
Location: west virginia
Topics: drugs;public health
Context: a tweet
Fact-check justification: So between 2015 and 2021, the number of overdoses in West Virginia rose by 114%.    Our ruling  McKinley said, "Overdose deaths in WV are up 45% from the prior year." That figure is correct if you compare calendar year 2019 to calendar 2020. Preliminary data covering a portion of 2021 shows that the increase has accelerated in 2021. We rate the statement .
Statement: Our health department, our city and our county declared racism as a public health crisis last year.
Speaker: jeanette kowalik
About the speaker: Jeanette Kowalik is the commissioner of health in Milwaukee.
Date: June 14, 2020
Location: wisconsin
Topics: city government;county government;race and ethnicity
Context: an appearance on WISN-TV's "UpFront"
Fact-check justification: Kowalik said "Our health department, our city and our county declared racism as a public health crisis last year." All three bodies did make such a declaration, putting them at the forefront of something that has picked up steam nationwide in the months since. We rate this  .
Statement: An image shows the Blue Angels performing a maneuver called the "Hand of God.
Speaker: facebook posts
About the speaker: Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.
 
Date: May 14, 2021
Topics: facebook fact-checks
Context: Facebook posts
Fact-check justification: It was created by Kiev-based artist Alexander Zienko, who posted it to the online art gallery Deviant Art on March 9, 2015. Zienko’s original artwork doesn’t reference the Blue Angels.   The image shows a piece of digital art. It is not an actual image of the Blue Angels performing the hand of God maneuver, as the post says. We rate this post . ​
Statement: 1 out of every 4 car accidents in the U.S. is caused by texting and driving.
Speaker: tony evers
About the speaker: Tony Evers, a Democrat, was elected Wisconsin governor in November 2018. His term begins in January 2019. Evers has served as the Wisconsin superintendent of public instruction, a non-partisan position, since 2009. He previously worked as a teacher and school district administrator.
Date: August 20, 2019
Location: wisconsin
Topics: public health
Context: a tweet
Fact-check justification: Evers said in a tweet that texting and driving accounts for 1 in 4 crashes nationwide. The general point is right that distracted driving is a significant and deadly problem. And cellphone use is a core piece of that. But the statistic he used to make that point is . Experts say we don’t have enough data to show how many crashes are currently related to texting. And the latest attempt to do that using 2013 data found only 6% of crashes were directly tied to texting — far short of what Evers’ claimed. We rate this  .
Statement: Says Hillary Clinton "paid for a Russian dossier to win an election," her husband "made $500k for a Russian speech," "sold 20% of US Uranium to Russia" and her foundation "received $150M from Russia.
Speaker: facebook posts
About the speaker: Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.
 
Date: October 21, 2019
Topics: candidate biography;facebook fact-checks
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: A Facebook post makes four claims about Hillary Clinton’s ties to Russia before and during the 2016 presidential election. The first, that Clinton "paid for a Russian dossier to win an election," contains a hint of  (that the Clinton campaign paid the firm that wrote the Steele dossier), but it isn’t the full picture. It’s  that Bill Clinton once made $500,000 by giving a speech to a Russian company. The  that Clinton "sold 20% of US Uranium to Russia"  the percentage involved and Clinton's role; she didn’t have sole decision-making power over the deal. And it’s an exaggeration to say that the Clinton Foundation "received $150M from Russia" — it may be closer to $4 million from Uranium One investors. The post contains an element of  but ignores critical facts that would give a different impression. We rate it .