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Statement: Today, the Social Security system is broke.
Speaker: steve lonegan
About the speaker: The former mayor of Bogota in Bergen County, Steve Lonegan is the New Jersey director of Americans for Prosperity, a conservative advocacy group. Lonegan ran unsuccessfully in 2005 and 2009 for the Republican nomination for governor.
 
Date: October 1, 2011
Location: new jersey
Topics: social security
Context: an interview on News 12 New Jersey’s Power & Politics show
Fact-check justification: Lonegan claimed "the Social Security system is broke." It’s  that annual tax revenues no longer support the program’s expenses. But made up of government securities, Social Security’s trust funds should be able to cover full benefits until at least 2036. That deadline may be cause for concern, but it also means the system is not broke. We rate the statement . To comment on this story, go to NJ.com .
Statement: According to Congress, travel nurses need a pay cap.
Speaker: facebook posts
About the speaker: Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.
 
Date: February 6, 2022
Topics: congress;corrections and updates;health care;coronavirus
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: A Facebook post said that "according to Congress, travel nurses need a pay cap." A group of nearly 200 legislators sent a letter to the White House asking for a federal investigation into what it called "inflated" prices that staffing agencies are charging hospitals to supply nurses. A similar letter was sent by hospital and nursing home groups. No investigation has been announced by the White House or FTC. However, the letters did not call for pay caps on what travel nurses make, nor has any legislation been proposed in Congress. The two main authors of the letter said they do not want to see lower pay for travel nurses as a result and would not support any legislation that proposes that. Some states are considering rate caps on what staffing agencies can charge hospitals and that could ultimately result in lowered salaries for nurses, an industry expert said. But that’s not what the Facebook post is claiming. We rate this  . CORRECTION, Feb. 17, 2022: U.S. Rep. Peter Welch is a Democrat. An earlier version of this post listed the  party affiliation.
Statement: The president looks like he was ahead of the curve – as you know, he talks about this all the time – on shutting down travel from China.
Speaker: rick santorum
About the speaker: Rick Santorum is running for the Republican nomination for president in 2016. He is a former U.S. senator from Pennsylvania and was a Republican presidential candidate in 2012.
Date: April 13, 2020
Location: national
Topics: coronavirus;pennsylvania
Context: on CNN
Fact-check justification: Santorum said, "The president looks like he was ahead of the curve – as you know, he talks about this all the time – on shutting down travel from China." Trump wasn’t "ahead of the curve," as Santorum said. He was following the advice of experts in his own administration – and the actions of the industry directly affected by the move. And about 45 nations restricted travel from China before the United States. The statement contains an element of  but ignores critical facts that would give a different impression. We rate this  .  PolitiFact’s Miriam Valverde contributed to this report.
Statement: Says Lamar Smith "sponsored the bill that funded Obamacare.
Speaker: texas liberty pac
About the speaker: Dave Nalle, a founder of the Texas Liberty PAC, told us it is a Republican-led super PAC founded in February 2014 with an initial focus on defeating two Republican House members.
Date: February 22, 2014
Location: texas
Topics: federal budget;health care;space
Context: Austin
Fact-check justification: The PAC’s sign said Smith "sponsored the bill that funded Obamacare." To the contrary, legislative leaders amended a brief Smith proposal related to space ships to fold in the 2014 appropriations act, which included some Obamacare-tied expenditures. This  distorts a leadership strategic maneuver to continue government spending to misrepresent Smith’s role and position on the Obamacare law. We rate it as .  – The statement is not accurate. Click here for more on the six PolitiFact ratings and how we select facts to check.
Statement: Virginia is "the number one state per capita in screening out people with mental illness from gun purchases.
Speaker: ken cuccinelli
About the speaker: Ken Cuccinelli became acting director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services on June 10, 2019. Cuccinelli, a Republican, was Virginia's attorney general from 2010 to 2014. In 2013, he lost the general election for governor to Democrat Terry McAuliffe. In 2016, he was a adisver to the presidential campaign of Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas.
Born in 1968, Cuccinelli has a B.S. in mechanical engineering from the University of Virginia, a J.D. from Geroge Mason University School of Law and an M.A. in International Commerce and Policy from George Mason University.
He represented Fairfax County in the state senate from 2002 to 2010.
 
 
 
 
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Date: September 25, 2013
Location: virginia
Topics: guns
Context: a debate
Fact-check justification: Cuccinelli said Virginia is "the number one state per capita in screening out people with mental illness from gun purchases." His  is based on outdated numbers.   Virginia used to be No.1, but was surpassed by Pennsylvania last year. Now, we’re a distant No. 2. That’s still impressive. So Cuccinelli’s statement is largely accurate but needs the clarification. We rate it .
Statement: Says Obama called Israel "a constant sore" that infects U.S. foreign policy.
Speaker: john boehner
About the speaker: John Boehner of Ohio is the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. He was formerly the Republican minority leader from 2007-2011, and was the majority leader briefly prior to that.
Date: May 12, 2008
Location: national
Topics: israel
Context: a news release
Fact-check justification: Boehner's statement alleges that Obama was saying that Israel, a key ally of the United States, is a "constant wound ... constant sore." But it's clear from the rest of the interview that Obama was referring to the Middle East conflict, not Israel. And Goldberg himself said in this blog posting "that Obama was clearly calling the Middle East conflict, and not Israel, a sore." Goldberg added sarcastically that he was sure Boehner would issue a corrected press release because during the interview, "Obama expressed — in 12 different ways — his support for Israel." Given the context for Obama's remarks and his repeated support of Israel throughout the interview, we find Boehner's statement to be .
Statement: Mayor White has major stake in Barnett Shale production company.
Speaker: farouk shami
About the speaker: Farouk Shami is a Palestinian-born businessman from Houston. He is the founder and chairman of Farouk Systems, Inc., a $1 billion corporation known for it's BioSilk and CHI hair care product lines.
Date: February 9, 2010
Location: texas
Topics: environment;economy;energy;transparency
Context: a press release
Fact-check justification: But Shami's assertion that White's $45,000 investment in Exxon constitutes a "major stake" in XTO is off the mark. Though we found that White has a larger interest in ConocoPhillips, which owns another company drilling in the Barnett Shale, that too is a tiny piece of a multinational oil company's action. We rate Shami's statement as . Editor's note: This statement was rated  when it was published. On July 27, 2011, we changed the name for the rating to .
Statement: Says Senate candidate Katie McGinty "made thousands from companies she previously regulated.
Speaker: freedom partners action fund
About the speaker: The Freedom Partners Action Fund, a Super PAC, says it supports "candidates who believe in freedom, who will empower innovators and entrepreneurs over special interests to expand opportunities, create strong communities, and give everyone the best shot at a better life."
Date: September 21, 2016
Location: pennsylvania
Topics: transparency
Context: In a political ad
Fact-check justification: The pro-Republican PAC Freedom Partners Action Fund attacked Senate candidate Katie McGinty in a recent ad, stating, "she’s made thousands from companies she previously regulated." After McGinty stopped working as DEP secretary in 2008, she worked for or served on the board for energy companies NRG Energy, Iberdrola and Plextronics, among others. NRG Energy and Iberdrola both compensated her with more than $100,000. According to the Department of Environmental Protection, the office is responsible for regulating the activities of energy companies. We rule the  .
Statement: A Medicaid provision added to the Senate health care reform bill "is not a special deal for Nebraska.
Speaker: ben nelson
About the speaker: Ben Nelson, a Democrat, is the senior U.S. senator from Nebraska.
Date: December 22, 2009
Location: national
Topics: health care
Context: a speech on the Senate floor
Fact-check justification: Maybe it will open the door so that in the next seven years, other states will be able to change the law so that they can get the same deal as Nelson got for Nebraska. But for now, Nebraska is the only state in the bill that would get the deal. Other states may fight in the future, but Nelson has already won that battle for Nebraska. And unless or until all states get the same treatment, it is a special deal for Nebraska. We rule Nelson's statement .
Statement: Says Tennessee is providing "millions of dollars" to virtual school company for "results at the bottom of the bottom.
Speaker: andy berke
About the speaker: A graduate of Stanford University and Chicago University School of Law, Berke returned to his hometown of Chattanooga and in 2007 was elected to the state Senate. He is the vice-chairman of the Democratic caucus.
Date: August 31, 2012
Location: tennessee
Topics: education;state budget
Context: a letter to state Senate education committee chairwoman Dolores Gresham
Fact-check justification: One of the state’s leading critics of aggressive "school choice" reforms said the state is sending millions of dollars to a virtual-school company but getting results that are "at the bottom of the bottom." The numbers back him up. We rate this statement .
Statement: Sarah Palin "has had 12 years of elected office experience.
Speaker: john mccain
About the speaker: John McCain was a U.S. senator from Arizona, a post he held from 1987 to his death in 2018. He previously served two terms in the U.S. House. He was the Republican nominee for president in 2008. McCain was a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and spent his career in the military, as his father did. He was a combat pilot in Vietnam who was shot down and spent 5 1/2 years as a prisoner of war. He was born in 1936 in Panama. 
Date: August 30, 2008
Location: national
Topics: candidate biography
Context: Pittsburgh, Pa.
Fact-check justification: In 2002, Palin ran for lieutenant governor and lost. She did not run for elected offfice again until 2006, when she won the race for Alaska's governor, ousting incumbent Frank Murkowski in the primary and then beating Democrat Tony Knowles in the election, 114,697 votes to 97,238. She took office on Dec. 4, 2006. Palin was about three month's short of two years in the governor's office when McCain made his remarks, but we'll round up because it would be 12 years total elected experience if the ticket wins and takes office in January 2009. We rule McCain's statement .
Statement: Wisconsin took a break, and when they returned, Biden coincidentally came back ahead by 100k.
Speaker: facebook posts
About the speaker: Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.
 
Date: November 4, 2020
Location: wisconsin
Topics: elections
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: A viral Facebook post cites a tweet that claimed, "Wisconsin took a break, and when they returned, Biden coincidentally came back ahead by 100k." The Democratic nominee never held that great of a lead in Wisconsin, even when the Associated Press called the race. And some of the state’s election results arrived late due to an influx of mail-in ballots — not because officials "took a break." We rate this  .
Statement: In 2010, Mr. [Anthony] Gemma described himself as a 'pro-life' candidate. Now, he claims to be pro-choice.
Speaker: naral pro-choice america
About the speaker: NARAL Pro-Choice America, formerly the National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League, is the country's oldest abortion rights advocacy group. It advocates for pro-choice rights on the issues of abortion, birth control, sex education and healthy pregnancies.
Date: July 19, 2012
Location: rhode island
Topics: abortion;candidate biography;health care;legal issues;women
Context: a news release
Fact-check justification: NARAL Pro-Choice America said: "In 2010, [Anthony] Gemma described himself as a 'pro-life' candidate. Now he claims to be pro-choice." It's clear that Gemma's position on abortion rights has changed. He went from saying that he supported a woman’s right to abortion only in cases of rape, incest and the health of the mother, to saying he would defend a woman's right to choose when it comes to health care and family planning options, although his statement doesn't specifically mention abortion. He may be calling himself a "pro-life Democrat" in the same breath, but when the candidate says, "I vow to protect a woman's right to choose," he's trying to put himself in the "pro-choice" camp. NARAL says Gemma changed his position after his appearance on WHJJ. Clearly it predates that. But that's a side issue. When NARAL says Gemma has gone from being a "pro-life" candidate to calling himself a "pro-choice" one, we judge that statement to be  . (Get updates from PolitiFactRI on Twitter . To comment or offer your ruling, visit us on our PolitiFact Rhode Island Facebook page.)
Statement: It has been 269 days since (Hillary) Clinton has held a press conference.
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: August 30, 2016
Location: national
Topics: candidate biography
Context: an email
Fact-check justification: Trump’s email said, "It has been 269 days since Clinton has held a press conference." Only one event in the past 269 days -- Clinton’s appearance before the minority journalists’ convention -- could reasonably be considered a press conference, and there are good arguments for why it isn’t. The questioners were limited to a small pool of convention participants, leaving most of the Clinton campaign press corps  -- the dozens of journalists who know the campaign the best and who had complained the most about lack of access -- without an equal shot at asking a question. The statement is accurate but needs clarification, so we rate it . https://www.sharethefacts.co/share/5b54d70d-9710-4f3e-9eff-02268f8a0dc3
Statement: Universal background checks involve asking people "to submit the serial numbers to their guns to a state or federal official," and that violates the Second Amendment.
Speaker: scott fitzgerald
About the speaker: Scott Fitzgerald is a U.S. Representative, R-Wisconsin, for the state's 5th Congressional District. He took office in 2021. He previously served as the state's Senate Majority Leader. He was first elected as state senator in 1994.
Date: September 22, 2019
Location: wisconsin
Topics: constitutional amendments;government regulation;states;guns
Context: a TV interview
Fact-check justification: Fitzgerald says universal background checks would involve asking people to submit their guns’ serial numbers to the government, which would violate the Second Amendment. The serial numbers that are submitted for background checks don’t end up in government hands for years or decades. And then the federal agency is barred from fashioning them into a database. What’s more, there is no  such a requirement would violate the Second Amendment, since several states have gun registries that have not been struck down by the courts — and a similar provision was upheld by federal courts in a Washington, D.C. case. We define  as "a statement that contains an element of  but ignores critical facts that would give a different impression." That fits here.
Statement: The Biden administration is attempting "to criminalize free speech.
Speaker: sarah palin
About the speaker: Sarah Palin was the Republican nominee for vice president in 2008. She is also the former governor of Alaska and the author of  Going Rogue: An American Life. Sarah Palin's previous experience includes leading the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission and serving as the mayor of Wasilla, Alaska.
Date: March 25, 2022
Location: national
Topics: congress;homeland security;facebook fact-checks
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: A video shared on Facebook by Palin said that Sen. Blackburn exposed "the Biden admin’s attempt to criminalize free speech." In the video, Blackburn criticizes a National Terrorism Advisory System bulletin . The document from DHS mentions  narratives and conspiracy theories shared online as a contributing factor in a "heightened threat environment." But simply drawing attention to online misinformation does not constitute an attempt to criminalize free speech and nowhere in the document does the administration advocate for a policy that would criminalize it. The Biden administration has multiple times expressed its intent to protect free speech in other documents related to the role of misinformation in domestic extremism.  We rate this  .
Statement: Says that PolitiFact Ohio confirms that Betty Sutton "maxed out federal debt
Speaker: national republican congressional committee
About the speaker: National Republican Congressional Committee
Date: June 1, 2011
Location: ohio
Topics: deficit;federal budget
Context: an e-mail news release
Fact-check justification: The -O-Meter has other ratings available, of course, including its lowest, . The definition? "The statement is not accurate and makes a  ." One other way to put it is: We said what? Both fit the NRCC’s characterization perfectly.
Statement: About a third of Wisconsin's high schools "are missing the mark of graduating young adults who are college ready," a "pass rate of 66.6%.
Speaker: lowell holtz
About the speaker: Lowell Holtz was a candidate in the spring 2017 primary for the nonpartisan position of State Superintendent of Public Instruction. He's a former principal and school superintendent in multiple Wisconsin school districts.
Date: March 26, 2017
Location: wisconsin
Topics: education
Context: a post on a campaign web site
Fact-check justification: The need for any remedial help is established in placement tests after their acceptance. The rating About a third of Wisconsin’s high schools "are missing the mark of graduating young adults who are college ready," Lowell Holtz claimed, a "pass rate of 66.6 percent." Holtz cites legitimate data and makes fair use of Evers’ own words to judge the incumbent’s record. But the limits of the data, and Holtz’s blanket characterization of 175 schools as failing on preparing students for college, create significant misperceptions. For a statement that contains some element of  but ignores critical facts, our rating is .
Statement: Here's the fact: The No. 1 source of income into Mexico are Mexicans working here and sending the money back.
Speaker: kellyanne conway
About the speaker: Kellyane Conway is a White House counselor to President Donald Trump. Previously, she was a Republican strategist and pollster who served as campaign manager for Trump's 2016 presidential campaign.
Date: January 27, 2017
Location: national
Topics: financial regulation;foreign policy
Context: an interview with "CBS This Morning"
Fact-check justification: Conway said, "Here's the fact. The No. 1 source of income into Mexico are Mexicans working here and sending the money back." A projected $27 billion influx of cash from the United States into Mexico is nothing to sneeze at, and this money makes a real difference in the lives of many Mexicans who have relatives living and working in the United States, whether legally or illegally. However, contrary to what Conway said, remittances do not rank No. 1 on the U.S.-Mexico income flow list. Rather, U.S. purchases of Mexican goods -- to say nothing of services -- are more than 10 times the size of remittances. And remittances also trail foreign direct investment as a source of income in Mexico. We rate the statement .
Statement: Says the American public "overwhelmingly opposed" Democratic-steered health care plan.
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: April 24, 2010
Location: texas
Topics: health care
Context: a radio address
Fact-check justification: Where does all this leave Hutchison’s  of overwhelming opposition at the time lawmakers acted? Certainly, many Texans clamored against approval. And national polls show more Americans opposed the action than supported it. But Hutchison overreaches by calling that opposition overwhelming. We rate Hutchison’s statement as .
Statement: Three or four countries" out of roughly 60 in the anti-ISIS coalition "are providing military force.
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: December 13, 2015
Location: national
Topics: military;terrorism
Context: an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press"
Fact-check justification: Rubio said that only "three or four countries" out of roughly 60 in the anti-ISIS coalition "are providing military force." The available government data and media reports suggest that Rubio is close to accurate. However, a lack of transparency in the operational data leaves a measure of doubt, and stating it the way he did glosses over the contributions from other nations that are taking important support roles even if they aren’t contributing much in the way of airstrikes. We rate his  .