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Statement: Mitt Romney is worth "at least a quarter billion dollars" and the bulk of his wealth "remains in blind trusts and overseas bank accounts.
Speaker: winning our future
About the speaker: Winning Our Future is a Super PAC supporting Newt Gingrich for president in 2012.
Date: January 10, 2012
Location: national
Topics: candidate biography;corrections and updates;message machine 2012
Context: the online video "King of Bain"
Fact-check justification:     Winning Our Future’s movie puts Romney’s personal fortune at $250 million and says most of it "remains in blind trusts and overseas bank accounts."     According to one analysis of Romney’s financial disclosure, his wealth may total $264 million -- but it may also be closer to $85 million. It’s clear that most of it has been held in blind trusts since 2003, which is common practice among elected officials to avoid conflicts of interest.     But the super PAC didn't provide, and we didn't find, good  that "the bulk" of Romney’s money is in overseas accounts. His tax returns show he previously had a Swiss account and that he made almost $3 million in foreign income in 2010. But the tax returns and financial disclosures indicate that a relatively small share of Romney’s wealth is overseas. Taken all together, we rate the  .
Statement: Georgia is on track for 1,200 traffic fatalities this year, a reversal of nine years of declines.
Speaker: russell mcmurry
About the speaker: Russell McMurry is commissioner of the Georgia Department of Transportation.
Date: May 11, 2015
Location: georgia
Topics: public safety;transportation
Context: news reports
Fact-check justification: Georgia DOT Commissioner Russell McMurry said in recent news reports that the state is on pace to see 1,200 people die in traffic accidents this year – all before the start of the busy summer driving season. Transportation numbers back up that . That data, and figures about the number of registered vehicles in the state, also confirm that would be the first time in nine years that Georgia has not seen a decline in those deaths. We rate the commissioner’s statement .
Statement: Says Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison "took 154 private flights all funded by taxpayers" though "commercial flights were readily available at a fraction of the cost.
Speaker: rick perry
About the speaker: Rick Perry is the U.S. Energy Secretary and was governor of Texas from late December 2000 through 2014. He was re-elected in 2002, 2006 and 2010. He unsucessfully ran for president in 2012 and 2016.
Date: February 5, 2010
Location: texas
Topics: ethics
Context: an online ad
Fact-check justification: "No way you can do it" in a day without using chartered planes, Portillo said. The upshot: Perry accurately identified 154 taxpayer-funded private plane trips taken by Hutchison during 16 years of her Senate service, including 15 planes provided by donors, corporations and one identified lobbyist from 2000 through 2009. That single lobbyist does not support the ad's three references to "lobbyists." And Perry's  that Hutchison could instead have taken readily available commercial flights for her trips is questionable. We rate Perry's ad as .
Statement: I don't need a lecture from Kirsten Gillibrand or anybody else who protected and defended and harbored a sitting president who had sexual relations in the Oval Office and was impeached for lying.
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: February 11, 2018
Location: new york
Topics: congress;ethics;women
Context: an interview on ABC's 'This Week'
Fact-check justification: We could find no  that Gillibrand "protected and defended and harbored a sitting president who had sexual relations in the Oval Office and was impeached for lying." Gillibrand was not elected to Congress until 2006. She worked for the Clinton administration briefly in 2000 after the president was impeached. She has been close with the Clintons since her election in 2006, and she did not publicly condemn the former president until last year. We rate Conway’s  .
Statement: The average age of the minimum wage worker is 35 years old.
Speaker: erin lynch
About the speaker: Erin Lynch is a lawyer and has served in the Rhode Island Senate since 2009.
Date: June 11, 2014
Location: rhode island
Topics: corporations;economy;income;labor;government regulation;poverty;states;wealth;workers
Context: a speech on the floor of the Rhode Island Senate
Fact-check justification: The , including data from the two reports cited by the AFL-CIO, suggests that the actual age of the typical person now earning minimum wage is significantly lower than 35. Clearly a lot of people earning the minimum wage are not teenagers. That's the kernel of  in Lynch's statement. But she seems so far off, we rate her assertion  . (If you have a  you’d like PolitiFact Rhode Island to check, email us at [email protected] And follow us on Twitter: @politifactri.)
Statement: More people hunt and fish in Texas in a given year than attend the... games of the Dallas Cowboys, the Dallas Mavericks, the Houston Texans and the Houston Rockets combined.
Speaker: todd staples
About the speaker: Staples was first elected agriculture commissioner of Texas in 2006 after previously serving in the Texas Senate and House. He unsuccessfully sought the 2014 Republican nomination for lieutenant governor, afterward resigning for another job.
Date: August 31, 2010
Location: texas
Topics: environment;recreation
Context: an interview
Fact-check justification: We then multiplied that rate increase by the 2006 federal estimate of Texans who fished and hunted in the state (2.6 million) and added the result to the 2006 figure. Our calculation: More than 2.9 million Texans went hunting or fishing in the state last year. All told, it's risky business to stake a , as Staples did, on a nearly five-year-old federal survey. But more recent numbers suggest that the  still holds : More people hunted and fished in Texas than attended home games for the four selected Dallas and Houston sports franchises in their latest completed seasons. We rate the statement .
Statement: There were "50 percent more murders" in Orlando and Orange County, Fla., last year "than in all of Sweden.
Speaker: carl bildt
About the speaker: Carl Bildt was Minister of Sweden from 1991 to 1994.
Date: February 20, 2017
Location: florida
Topics: crime
Context: a tweet
Fact-check justification: Bildt said, "Last year there were app 50% more murders only in Orlando/Orange in Florida, where Trump spoke the other day, than in all of Sweden. Bad." We're not sure where Bildt got his numbers from because data from 2016 is incomplete. But if history is any guide, he will actually have understated the comparison between Orlando, Orange County and Sweden. For almost a decade, homicide rates in those Florida municipalities have far exceeded that of Sweden. His argument also would have been on par for Melbourne too, had Bildt designated that as the city Trump spoke in. We rate this  . https://www.sharethefacts.co/share/79abc69a-1b6b-43da-8af5-8f86e6eb3fb7
Statement: The war in Ukraine is "all over.
Speaker: facebook posts
About the speaker: Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.
 
Date: December 12, 2022
Topics: facebook fact-checks;ukraine;russia
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: Ukraine has requested such a system to intercept Russian missile and drone attacks.   We rate claims that the war in Ukraine is over . RELATED: Lie of the Year 2022: Putin’s lies to wage war and conceal horror in Ukraine
Statement: There's already 10,000 businesses that are not likely to open again, and a significant number of small businesses and minority businesses.
Speaker: joe biden
About the speaker: Joe Biden is the president of the United States. A Democrat, Biden served as a Delaware senator from 1973 (elected at the age of 29) until 2009. During his time in the Senate, he served as chair of the Foreign Relations Committee, chair of the International Narcotics Control Caucus and chair of the Judiciary Committee. He subsequently served as Barack Obama’s vice president from 2009 to 2016. Biden launched unsuccessful presidential campaigns in 1988 and 2008. He received a degree in history and political science from the University of Delaware and his J.D. from Syracuse School of Law. 
Date: July 22, 2020
Topics: small business
Context: a campaign video
Fact-check justification: Biden said 10,000 businesses likely won’t reopen due to COVID-19, and that the health crisis is significantly affecting small and minority-owned businesses. That’s , although the problem is substantially worse than he described. Biden’s campaign said he intended to say 100,000 businesses, a figure that lines up with recent research.  Biden is right that Black and minority-owned small businesses have been disproportionately affected by the economic crisis brought on by the pandemic, according to census data research. Biden’s  is accurate — 10,000 businesses are certainly unlikely to reopen — but the caveat is a lot more businesses will also likely close. We rate this  .
Statement: Says David Dewhurst "explicitly advocated" a guest worker program for all illegal immigrants.
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: July 23, 2012
Location: texas
Topics: immigration;workers
Context: Houston
Fact-check justification: Dewhurst’s 2007 speech advocates a guest-worker program for "those here today illegally," a view he seems to have aired again in an interview a couple months later and one that he also has not forsworn, far as we can tell. So, it can fairly be said Dewhurst advocated a guest-worker program for illegal immigrants already here. Would every single illegal immigrant be in the program, as Cruz says? As a practical matter, probably not, but Dewhurst’s speech laid out no limits. His speech did, however, cite the need for border security, and of late, Dewhurst has said secure borders should be ensured before a guest-worker program is implemented. This significant clarification isn’t acknowledged in Cruz’s , which we rate .
Statement: Tim Kaine supported "higher energy costs for families.
Speaker: u.s. chamber of commerce
About the speaker: From the chamber's Web site: "The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is the world's largest business federation representing 3 million businesses of all sizes, sectors, and regions, as well as state and local chambers and industry associations. More than 96% of U.S. Chamber members are small businesses with 100 employees or fewer."
Date: July 26, 2012
Location: virginia
Topics: cap and trade;climate change;energy;message machine 2012
Context: a TV ad
Fact-check justification: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce says in a TV ad that Kaine supported "higher energy costs for families." It’s clear, as the Chamber notes in small print, that Kaine backs the concept of cap-and-trade legislation, but there’s no record of his support for a specific bill or proposal. Analyses of two measures that have been before in Congress in recent years concluded that cap-and-trade carries a cost for most consumers. At least one cap-and-trade program in place has resulted in an average lower cost for consumers through energy efficiency and rebates. And cap-and-trade legislation is one of the least expensive options for controlling greenhouse gases, experts said. So the assertion that cap and trade leads to higher energy prices is reasonable but depends on the specifics of a plan. The chamber cannot point to an instance where Kaine directly supported a particular measure that would raise energy bills, which is necessary context. There is an element of  and a great deal of hyperbole in the chamber’s  that Kaine supported higher energy bills for families. We rate it .
Statement: All of the aid has not arrived" to Ukraine.
Speaker: val demings
About the speaker: Val Demings is running against U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio in 2022. Demings won her race for U.S. Representative in 2016 and subsequently won re-election. She represents a central Florida district. She previously served as Orlando's police chief.
Date: January 29, 2020
Location: florida
Topics: impeachment;foreign policy
Context: the impeachment trial
Fact-check justification: Demings said "all of the aid has not arrived" to Ukraine. The Defense Department told us that of the $250 million, about $17 million has not yet been obligated. That’s about 7%. When Trump unfroze the aid in September, that left little time until the end of the fiscal year that month. Congress passed a continuing appropriations bill so the funds could be carried over into 2020.  We rate this  .
Statement: President Barack Obama's health care reform "slashed $500 billion from Medicare.
Speaker: sean duffy
About the speaker: Sean Duffy is a Republican member of the U.S. House, representing Wisconsin's 7th District in the northwestern part of the state. The former Ashland County district attorney was elected In November 2010, taking the seat previously held by Democratic U.S. Rep. Dave Obey of Wausau.
Date: June 7, 2012
Location: wisconsin
Topics: health care;medicare;public health
Context: a news release
Fact-check justification: But even though some of the news article excerpts Richards cited referred to cuts, he acknowledged that the reductions are in the growth of future spending. Our rating Duffy said the federal health care reform law "slashed $500 billion from Medicare." There is an element of  in his statement because Medicare spending will grow by about $500 billion less than it would have without the law. But the law has not already reduced Medicare spending by $500 billion, as Duffy suggests. We rate Duffy's statement .
Statement: For example, when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, my Administration implemented a program to provide any individual without health-insurance coverage access to necessary COVID‑19‑related testing and treatment.
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: September 24, 2020
Topics: public health;health check;coronavirus
Context: an executive order
Fact-check justification: The Trump administration did implement a program to reimburse medical providers for testing and treatment of some uninsured patients, tapping into funding allocated by Congress. Whether — and to what extent — the measure improved "coverage access" to care is hard to determine. The fund has paid out more than $1 billion so far. The administration chose this route, which experts said was an incomplete fix, over following some states’ lead in allowing a special enrollment period on the federal marketplace, which would have enabled people without health insurance to buy more comprehensive coverage. Meanwhile, the program has not been publicized and has confusing eligibility rules — both of which have led to speculation that it is not being used as widely as possible. The administration’s program appears to provide narrow financial assistance for COVID-related health care costs. But patients who fall through the cracks may find themselves facing substantial bills. We rate this statement as .
Statement: 3 American women are murdered every day by their husband or boyfriend.
Speaker: jackie speier
About the speaker: Rep. Jackie Speier, D–Calif., represents the state's 14th District, which includes most of San Mateo County and part of San Francisco.
Date: February 10, 2018
Location: california
Topics: criminal justice;crime;guns
Context: a tweet
Fact-check justification: Speier said in a tweet that "3 American women are murdered every day by their husband or boyfriend." Several domestic violence prevention groups make the same  on their websites, though they cite data that in some cases is a decade old. We examined an analysis  of 2015 homicide data by the Violence Prevention Center, and found that about 2.5 females were killed, on average, by an intimate partner each day in the United States. Speier’s statement could have clarified that assailants include former intimate partners, as well as current ones. Also, her tweet references women, though the victims likely include some teenages. Finally, we found a 2013 Bureau of Justice Statistics report  that cautions the relationship between female homicide victims and their killers is unknown in as many as one third of the cases. This makes the actual number of women killed by intimate partners difficult to determine. One could argue the tally is higher than the studies show. We found Speier’s  is on the right track, but could have used a few clarifications. We rate it .   – The statement is accurate but needs clarification or additional information. Click here for  more  on the six PolitiFact ratings and how we select facts to check.
Statement: Says Paul Ryan "wants to cut Pell Grant scholarships for nearly 10 million students.
Speaker: eva longoria baston
About the speaker: Eva Longoria Baston is an actress and Democratic activist. In August 2020, she hosted the first night of the Democratic National Convention, which was virtual due to COVID-19. In 2012, she was named one of 35 national co-chairs of President Barack Obama's 2012 re-election campaign.
Date: August 11, 2012
Location: wisconsin
Topics: education;federal budget
Context: a tweet
Fact-check justification: But while bringing Pell spending "under control," the budget would nevertheless maintain the maximum Pell grant at $5,500, Ryan wrote in response to criticism of his plan. Our rating Longoria said Ryan "wants to cut Pell Grant scholarships for nearly 10 million students." Her  is slightly different than one made by Obama, who arrived at his 10 million figure by assuming spending cuts called for in Ryan's budget plan would be made uniformly across federal programs. Nevertheless, she uses Obama's methodology in making her . We’re giving Longoria the same rating Obama got for making a  that is partially accurate but leaves out important details -- .
Statement: NASA hired 24 theologians to study human reaction to aliens.
Speaker: instagram posts
About the speaker: Posters on Instagram, where people share photos and graphics and sometimes add filters.
Date: December 28, 2021
Topics: religion;space;facebook fact-checks
Context: a post
Fact-check justification: An Instagram post said, "NASA hired 24 theologians to study human reaction to aliens." NASA awarded a grant in 2015 to the Center of Theological Inquiry to study astrobiology, and a description of the project involved philosophical questions about the prospect of alien life. But those involved in the project were not hired or employed by NASA. The  contains an element of , but gives a  impression about NASA’s role. We rate this  .
Statement: Says photo shows "the Golden Gate Bridge opening to the public for the first time back in 1937, and yes, it almost collapsed.
Speaker: facebook posts
About the speaker: Posters on Facebook and other social media networks.
 
Date: November 29, 2019
Topics: fake news;history;facebook fact-checks
Context: a Facebook post
Fact-check justification: A Facebook post claimed to show "the Golden Gate Bridge opening to the public for the first time back in 1937, and yes, it almost collapsed." The photo isn’t from the bridge’s 1937 opening, but from a 1987 celebration of the bridge’s 50th anniversary. While some people in the 1987 crowd feared a collapse, engineers later said the bridge was built to sustain the crowd. There’s no  a collapse was imminent at its opening in 1937. We rate the post .
Statement: Military arrests Adam Schiff.
Speaker: bloggers
About the speaker: Blog posting on the Internet
Date: June 1, 2021
Topics: facebook fact-checks
Context: a blog post
Fact-check justification: On June 20 he appeared on Face the Nation , sitting across from host John Dickerson.   We searched for news coverage about the congressman’s supposed arrest and found nothing to support the . In December 2020, USA Today fact-checked a similar allegation that Schiff and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had been arrested. That was , and so is this.   We rate this post !
Statement: I differed with my party on business legislation, on consumer protection, and on free trade agreements.
Speaker: suzanne bonamici
About the speaker: Suzanne Bonamici is a member of the Oregon Senate. She is also the Democratic nominee to represent the state's 1st congressional district.
Date: November 27, 2011
Location: oregon
Topics: bipartisanship;voting record
Context: a debate
Fact-check justification: In the first case, she differed with Shields, a Democrat, who controlled the committee, but not from the rest of her caucus. In the second case, she differed with some Democrats who, according to one lobbyist, had to be coaxed into tougher legislation. In the third case, she differed with her primary opponents. But that doesn’t mean she’s differed with Democrats on matters of policy. We combine the three mini-rulings to come up with a .
Statement: USA: Mysterious Nazi submarine from WWII discovered in Great Lakes!
Speaker: bloggers
About the speaker: Blog posting on the Internet
Date: May 22, 2018
Topics: fake news;military;punditfact
Context: a headline
Fact-check justification: "The U-Boat was on tour. It was kind of a post-war, 'we won' tour, and so people got to go on to it and see it, and then as a condition of the armistice, it had to be sunk," Pritzker Military Library CEO Ken Clarke told ABC news. In June of 1921, the sub was sunk by the military. But in this case, the story declaring that a mysterious Nazi submarine from WWII was discovered in Great Lakes is made up. We rate this statement .
Statement: Says a new national poll shows "the majority of the American people believe we should have a gold standard" for U.S. currency.
Speaker: ron paul
About the speaker: Ron Paul, a Texas physician, served two stints in the U.S. House. He also was the Libertarian Party nominee for president in 1988 before later seeking the Republican presidential nomination in 2008 and 2012. He didn't seek re-election to the House in 2012.
Date: January 3, 2012
Location: texas
Topics: economy
Context: a speech after the Iowa caucuses
Fact-check justification: Paul says "the majority of the American people believe we should have a gold standard and not a paper standard." But the polls his campaign cited to back up that  surveyed likely Republican primary voters in three states -- not voters nationwide. The one national poll that addressed this question found 44 percent in favor of a gold standard, and that isn’t a majority. On balance, we rate Paul’s statement .