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Statement: Across the United States, 25 percent of voting age African Americans do not have the photo ID that this bill would require.
Speaker: armond budish
About the speaker: Rep. Armond Budish, a Democrat from Beachwood, Ohio, formerly was speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives. Be became the minority leader in 2011 after Republicans regained control of the House in the 2010 elections.
Date: March 22, 2011
Location: ohio
Topics: elections
Fact-check justification: Budish was using the national statistic to argue that the new law would disproportionately impact potential black voters in Ohio. Yet there has been no study of this issue in Ohio so there are no specific figures for the state population. ID rates in other states where studies were done differed greatly. So while Budish’s statement is accurate, it leaves out those important details needed to understand it in full context. On the -O-Meter that rates as .
Statement: Says New Jersey Devils managing partner Jeff Vanderbeek "froze all those monies during the toughest years in '08-'09" and "refused to give the charitable dollars that he was required to give by the contract.
Speaker: cory booker
About the speaker: Cory Booker is a senator from New Jersey. He was first elected to the Senate in 2013, making him the first African-American senator from New Jersey and the first African-American elected to the Senate since Barack Obama in 2004. Booker served as mayor of Newark from 2006 until 2013. He has a bachelor's degree in political science and a master’s degree in sociology from Stanford University, an honors degree in United States history from The Queens College as a Rhodes Scholar and a J.D. from Yale Law School. In 2019, he ran for the Democratic nomination for president and suspended his campaign in January 2020.
Date: April 9, 2012
Location: new jersey
Topics: city government
Context: an interview on MSNBC’s Morning Joe
Fact-check justification: In an interview on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, Booker claimed Vanderbeek "froze all those monies during the toughest years in ‘08-’09" and "refused to give the charitable dollars that he was required to give by the contract." According to the arbitrators’ decision, the Devils paid $346,576 toward youth and community sports programs and job training programs for the first year of the contract. But the hockey team did not pay $1.5 million in combined payments over the next three years of the contract. We rate the statement . To comment on this ruling, go to NJ.com .
Statement: Says Oprah Winfrey was wearing an ankle monitor during her Meghan Markle interview.
Speaker: facebook posts
About the speaker: Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.
 
Date: March 8, 2021
Topics: facebook fact-checks
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: We watched clips of the interview and looked at still images . What some people are identifying as a hidden ankle monitor looks to us like a fold in Winfrey’s leather boot.    Unfounded claims that powerful figures such as politicians and celebrities have been arrested are not new and they’re rooted in the QAnon conspiracy theory.   There is no  to corroborate the  that Winfrey was wearing an ankle monitor in the interview.   We rate this post .
Statement: Protestors in France have released animals from the zoo.
Speaker: instagram posts
About the speaker: Posters on Instagram, where people share photos and graphics and sometimes add filters.
Date: July 4, 2023
Location: national
Topics: animals
Context: a post
Fact-check justification: Another video of lions walking along a road, this one during the day, is even older. A reverse-image search showed that it was first posted in July 2021 by an Iranian website . Lastly, a clip of a rhino taking a leisurely stroll through a town wasn’t filmed in France and wasn’t a recent occurrence, either. The video was taken in January 2020 in Nepal.   We rate claims that say protesters in Paris have released animals from the zoo .
Statement: Says the average government worker won't be impacted in the first two years under the reform of state health benefits.
Speaker: stephen sweeney
About the speaker: State Senate President Stephen Sweeney is a Democrat representing Salem County and parts of Gloucester and Cumberland counties.
Date: June 23, 2011
Location: new jersey
Topics: health care;state budget
Context: an interview on New Jersey 101.5 FM
Fact-check justification: But the senator’s own figures prove him , showing increases starting in the second year. Also, the premiums at the heart of this debate have yet to be determined by the new committees. Have no fear, senator, this statement isn’t getting a . We rate the statement . To comment on this ruling, go to NJ.com .
Statement: Roy Barnes is part of the team that has run up trillions of dollars in debt that Americans will spend years paying off, and they've done it without creating one job.
Speaker: brian robinson
About the speaker: Brian Robinson is the communications director for Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal, a Republican.
Date: August 14, 2010
Location: georgia
Topics: stimulus
Context: a newspaper interview
Fact-check justification: We agree with Bullock that it is tenuous to link Barnes to Obama's policies. As for the other aspects of the : Robinson is correct to say debt has risen since the stimulus, but we have trouble with the final portion of his quote to the Athens Banner-Herald. The way the federal government counts stimulus jobs has been problematic, but several independent groups say the stimulus has saved or created some jobs. It's a stretch, we believe, to say the stimulus has not created "one job." All in all, we rate Robinson's statement as .
Statement: He has asked for $932-million of earmark pork-barrel spending, nearly a million dollars for every day that he's been in the United States Senate.
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: September 26, 2008
Location: national
Topics: federal budget
Context: Oxford, Miss
Fact-check justification: Since then, there have been about 930 working days, as they are defined by most people, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, which would mean McCain would be completely right if he had specified working days. Technically, Obama's been "in Congress" for more than 1,350 days, if you count weekends. So how many points do you take off for McCain not saying "every working day"? Not many. We say this  is .
Statement: Kathleen Peters refuses to 'take a stand' to repeal Obamacare.
Speaker: david jolly
About the speaker: David Jolly won a special election in March 2014 to represent the 13th U.S. Congressional District in Pinellas County, Florida. He won re-election in 2014 and was defeated by Democrat Charlie Crist in 2016. He is a former Washington lobbyist and aide to C.W. Bill Young.
Date: December 13, 2013
Location: florida
Topics: health care
Context: a mailer to 13th Congressional District voters
Fact-check justification: Jolly wanted to portray Peters as soft on Obamacare, in an attempt to win over conservative voters. His use of Peters’ quote, "I do not think we should take a stand and say absolutely repeal it" without context is designed to appeal to voters who want the law taken off the books entirely. Peters has repeatedly said she doesn’t support the law, but doesn’t feel it would be good policy to simply strip the Affordable Care Act off the books without addressing some of the problems in the health care system. Her stance lacked specifics before the mailing came out, but it was always clear she wasn’t a staunch Obamacare advocate. She repeatedly said or implied the law should go, so long as some provisions could be retained, such as helping people with pre-existing conditions get insurance. The mailer attempts to make it appear as if she supports the law, which she didn’t do even before clarifying her message. We rate this statement .
Statement: Says the Annie's List political group supports third-trimester abortions on demand.
Speaker: dwayne bohac
About the speaker: State Rep. Dwayne Bohac is a Republican from Houston.
Date: October 4, 2010
Location: texas
Topics: abortion
Context: a mailer
Fact-check justification: That's a premise that he fails to back up. Annie's List makes no bones about being comfortable with candidates who oppose further restrictions on late-term abortions. Then again, this year it’s backing two House candidates who voted for more limits. Honestly? Bohac's sweeping, unsupported statement is .
Statement: I created the school choice program.
Speaker: gary george
About the speaker: Gary George, a Democrat, represented Milwaukee in the Wisconsin Senate and was co-chair of the influential Joint Finance Committee. He is a former candidate for governor. In 2003, he was recalled from office as a state senator and convicted a year later of a felony count of conspiring to defraud the government for his role in a $270,000 kickback scheme.
In 2014 he re-entered politics and was an unsuccessful candidate in the Aug. 12, 2014 Democratic primary for the 4th Congressional seat held by Rep. Gwen Moore.
Date: July 6, 2014
Location: wisconsin
Topics: education
Context: an interview
Fact-check justification: Clearly the former senator helped give birth to choice, steering it through the Senate with crucial changes and granting his crucial support. But George didn’t conceive of the idea. And his account crowds out the long leadership -- and more prominent role -- of both Williams and Thompson, not to mention Williams’ authorship of the bill George modified. Our definition of  is a statement that is partially accurate, but leaves out important details or takes things out of context. That fits here.
Statement: We have encountered the largest surge of migrants (at the southern border) in the last 20 years.
Speaker: glenn grothman
About the speaker: Republican Glenn Grothman, of the Town of Glenbeulah in Sheboygan County, was first elected to Congress in 2014 after serving 21 years in the Wisconsin Legislature. He represents the 6th Congressional District in east-central Wisconsin that includes all or parts of Ozaukee, Sheboygan, Manitowoc, Fond du Lac, Dodge, Winnebago, Columbia, Green Lake, Marquette and Waushara counties.  
 
Date: March 24, 2021
Location: national
Topics: immigration;border security;families;wisconsin
Context: Twitter
Fact-check justification: Grothman claimed "we have encountered the largest surge of migrants in the last 20 years." While the number of people attempting to enter the county via the U.S.-Mexico border has increased, the numbers so far are nowhere near those reported in the early 2000s, which were in the neighborhood of about 1 million annually.  That said, Biden’s own Homeland Security secretary said the country is "on pace to encounter more individuals on the southwest border than we have in the last 20 years." Our definition for  is "the statement contains an element of  but ignores critical facts that would give a different impression." That fits here.
Statement: Says "Obama wants to give (Iran) nuclear weapons and Michael Bennet, he was all for it.
Speaker: jon keyser
About the speaker: Jon Keyser is a 2016 Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate from Colorado. A former Jefferson County state representative, Keyser is an Air Force Academy graduate and a veteran of Iray and Afghanistant.
 
 
 
Air Force Academy graduate and veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan, announced his run Monday.
Date: May 31, 2016
Location: colorado
Topics: nuclear
Context: a TV ad
Fact-check justification: Keyser said, "Obama wants to give these guys nuclear weapons and Michael Bennet, he was all for it." Keyser portrays the agreement as a plot to arm Iran with nukes when it’s designed to do exactly the opposite. The terms of the deal forbid Iran from pursuing a militarized nuclear program. There are limits on uranium enrichment and facility uses, and Iran must allow inspections. It also must abide by terms of international treaties to not seek weapons even after the deal’s guidelines end. To develop nuclear weapons, Iran would have to either break the terms of the agreement or else wait it out and start building one anew once the deal’s provisions have expired (which would be counter to the provisions of treaties that predated this deal). It's  to say Obama and Bennet wanted this deal because they want to give Iran a nuclear weapon. We rate the statement ! https://www.sharethefacts.co/share/c9edf88f-91bb-450c-82cf-14dacd88c0e3
Statement: Obama ... gave almost a million dollars to the (Kenya) opposition campaign who just happened to be his cousin, Raila Odinga.
Speaker: chain email
About the speaker: Chain emails circulate on the Internet, usually anonymously, making a variety of political claims.
Date: April 18, 2008
Location: national
Topics: candidate biography
Fact-check justification: "It should have said he was a socialist trained in East Germany," Barkan said. "He's populist politics, but he's no socialist." A nugget of  in a mountain of wholesale inaccuracy does nothing to diminish our ruling on this irresponsible . Neither does the fact the American author says it wasn't meant for worldwide distribution. This is  .
Statement: A letter from Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves says that at "the beginning of October 2020 the statewide mask requirements will be abolished.
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 26, 2020
Topics: facebook fact-checks;coronavirus
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: On Aug. 4, the governor signed an executive order effective Aug. 5 requiring all residents to wear face coverings in schools, businesses, indoor public spaces, and outdoor public spaces where physical distancing isn’t possible. The order was set to expire on Aug. 17, but the governor extended it until Sept. 30 .   Certainly, the state could decide not to extend the mask requirement and residents will be free to not wear masks on Oct. 1. But the governor has made no such announcement, and this letter, as the emergency management agency pointed out, is .   We rate this post .
Statement: Congressman Perriello voted in lock step with Nancy Pelosi 90 percent of the time.
Speaker: robert hurt
About the speaker: Robert Hurt, Republican, represents Virginia's 5th District, which is composed of 19 counties and two independent municipalities and is Virginia's largest, in Congress. Hurt was first elected to the U.S. House in 2010. He serves on the Financial Services Committee and on its Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises and Housing and Insurance subcommittees.
Hurt, a Pittsylvania County native, previously served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 2002 to 2007 and in the state senate from 2008 to 2010.
Hurt graduated from Hampden-Sydney College, Hampden Sydney, in 1991 and earned a law degree from Mississippi College School of Law, Jackson, Miss., in 1995.
Date: October 14, 2010
Location: virginia
Topics: voting record
Context: a statement on candidate's web site
Fact-check justification: So let’s recap. First, the Hurt campaign says Perriello voted with Pelosi 90 percent of the time, which is . He voted with his party 90 percent, but voted with Pelosi only 78.4 percent, which is significantly lower. Still, there is support for Hurt’s underlying point that Perriello votes with his party much of the time. So we find the  .
Statement: Silver Solution used on strains of coronavirus "totally eliminate it. Kills it. Deactivates it.
Speaker: sherill sellman
About the speaker: Sherill Sellman is a naturopath, author, lecturer, and podcaster.
Date: February 12, 2020
Location: missouri
Topics: public health;punditfact;coronavirus
Context: remarks on the Jim Bakker show
Fact-check justification: Sellman claimed that a Silver Solution used on strains of coronavirus "totally eliminate it. Kills it. Deactivates it." No, no, and no.  There are no pills or remedies that cure any strain of human coronavirus including COVID-19. In fact, Sellman’s "silver solution," and colloidal silver, can hurt you, and not just your wallet.  With that, we rate this  .
Statement: Beaverton "enjoys the most diverse population (by percentage of population) among Oregon cities.
Speaker: beaverton
About the speaker: The city of Beaverton, seven miles west of Portland, is Oregon's sixth largest city with nearly 87,000 residents.
Date: November 23, 2010
Location: oregon
Topics: race and ethnicity
Context: a press release
Fact-check justification: So, we decided to take a look at the demographic breakdown for Woodburn. Our colleague was on to something. About 40 percent of respondents there identified as a race other than "white" and 56 percent identified as Hispanic or Latino. Woodburn far outpaces Hillsboro, Beaverton and Portland insofar as diversity by percentage of population is concerned. Comment on this item.
Statement: Donald Trump is the first president in modern history (who) did not start a new war.
Speaker: donald trump jr.
About the speaker: Donald Trump Jr. is the son of President Donald Trump and his former wife Ivana Trump.
Date: January 22, 2021
Location: national
Topics: military
Context: a tweet
Fact-check justification: Donald Trump Jr. said in a tweet that "Donald Trump is the first president in modern history (who) did not start a new war." Trump did not seek authorization from Congress for use of military force, or a formal declaration of war against any other country. He did not engage the U.S. in any new protracted conflicts during his four years in office. But Trump did order and oversee new military operations under existing authorizations, including counterterrorism raids that have spread to several countries in the Middle East and Africa. The  also ignores the record of Carter, who did not start any new wars under the definitions put forward by military and foreign policy experts. As Carter is still alive, we consider him to be part of modern presidential and military history. The statement contains an element of  but ignores critical facts that would give a different impression. We rate it . ​
Statement: Video shows "Israel's defense system.
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: May 22, 2021
Topics: israel;facebook fact-checks
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: A longer clip of the game was posted on YouTube on Jan. 24 and described as a simulation of shooting down a hostile jet.   On May 14, someone posted a shorter clip of the video and wrote that it was a "created simulation" in Arma 3.   "The graphics of Arma are very good, it almost looks like real life," the post says.   The public relations manager for Bohemia Interactive, the company that makes the game, told Lead Stories that the footage in the post is an altered version of the company’s game.   We rate claims that it shows Israel’s defense system .
Statement: The Biden administration "published a study concluding 4 (of) 5 new cars on the road by 2050 will still require liquid fuels.
Speaker: randy feenstra
About the speaker: Randy Feenstra is a U.S. House member from Iowa's 4th congressional district.
Date: October 5, 2021
Location: iowa
Topics: climate change;energy;transportation
Context: a tweet
Fact-check justification: Feenstra said the Biden Administration predicts that four out of five new cars on the road will require liquid fuels in 2050 and he cites the source. That source, a report from the Biden Administration, states that 79% of vehicles on the road will require liquid fuels by 2050.  We rate Feenstra’s statement to be .
Statement: A photo shows "brave women of the Red Cross" arriving in Normandy on D-Day to help injured troops.
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 6, 2019
Topics: history;facebook fact-checks
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: "As the coffee and doughnut line thins out, American Red Cross girl Grace Smith has a moment to answer the inevitable ‘Where are you from back home?’" Another photo from June 1944 shows "Daniel Boone," the first Red Cross club mobile to land in Normandy after D-Day.    The photo that appeared on Facebook was also taken after D-Day, by several months, and it captures women arriving in Southern France, not Normandy, as the post claims. But it does depict women with the Red Cross arriving to provide help to injured troops. We rate it .
Statement: We're the most highly taxed nation in the world.
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 24, 2015
Location: national
Topics: taxes
Context: an interview on "Fox & Friends"
Fact-check justification: Trump said the United States is "the most highly taxed nation in the world." Depending on the measurement you use, the United States is either in the middle of the pack or on the lighter end of taxation when compared to other advanced industrialized nations. We rate his  .