copenlu/druid huggingface dataset:
Claim: Kamala Harris has adopted the Nazi-rooted phrase “Strength Through Joy” as her campaign slogan. (Instagram posts, 2024-08-19)
Evidence (2024-08-27): Vice President Kamala Harris has spoken about joy on the campaign trail and at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. But we found no instances of Harris saying the"strength through joy" phrase in her presidential campaign speeches. We also found no credible news articles about this phrase being her campaign slogan.esidential campaign., a man says,"I’m sure by now you’ve heard Kamala Harris running around the country, ‘Joy! We’re gonna bring back joy! I want you to Google ‘strength through joy. [...] Vice-presidential wannabes parade for the cameras, and Harris campaignIf you turned on your television this weekend — mainly, cable news, of course — you would have a difficult time not seeing it: a parade of Democrats vying, fairly overtly, to join Kamala Harris on the presidential ticket.
Claim: Kamala Harris has adopted the Nazi-rooted phrase “Strength Through Joy” as her campaign slogan. (Instagram posts, 2024-08-19)
Evidence (2024-08-28): In late August 2024, several pro-Donald Trump and pro-Russia social media accounts began sharing the claim that Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris' campaign had adopted the campaign slogan "Strength Through Joy." If true, this would be a controversy because "Strength Through Joy" was a Nazi slogan. [...] Some of Trump's supporters saw the use of the word "joy" and drew a connection to Nazi Germany. Among them was actor and pro-Trump figure Robert Davi. On Aug. 16, 2024, he shared a video on Instagram claiming that "strength through joy" was a slogan adopted by the Harris campaign. [...] Because the Nazi Party does not have any claim to the word "joy," and because neither the Democratic Party nor the Harris campaign is using the motto "Strength Through Joy," the claim is "False."
Claim: Kamala Harris has adopted the Nazi-rooted phrase “Strength Through Joy” as her campaign slogan. (Instagram posts, 2024-08-19)
Evidence (2024-09-01): In the video, Davi suggests that a Nazi phrase, "Strength Through Joy," is being used by Vice President Kamala Harris and the Democratic Party as part of their campaign messaging. [...] No credible evidence to suggest 'Strength Through Joy' has been adopted by Kamala Harris or the Democrats [...] The search yielded no results that indicate "Strength Through Joy" has been used as a slogan by Harris or any Democratic faction. Additionally, this phrase is absent from the Democratic Party’s official platform, which outlines the party’s core principles and messaging.
Claim: Kamala Harris has adopted the Nazi-rooted phrase “Strength Through Joy” as her campaign slogan. (Instagram posts, 2024-08-19)
Evidence (2024-08-29): Vice President Kamala Harris has referred to participants in the Democratic presidential campaign as "joyful warriors," and "joy" has been a theme at the party’s rallies and convention. Instagram posts, however, have falsely claimed the phrase "strength through joy," which echoes a Nazi-era program, has become a Harris campaign slogan. [...] An Aug. 25 Instagram reel begins with a narrator saying, "I’m sure by now you’re heard Kamala Harris running around the country. We’re gonna bring back joy! I want you to Google ‘strength through joy.'" The reel then displays a Wikipedia page and a webpage on German history that describe "Strength Through Joy" as an organization in Nazi Germany that was a division of the national labor organization. [...] We could find no use of the phrase "strength through joy" as a slogan or message in the vice president’s remarks or rallies. The prominent slogan on the Harris campaign homepage is, "Let’s win this." The official campaign merchandise includes a variety of phrases, including, "Yes she can" and "When we fight, we win."
Claim: Kamala Harris has adopted the Nazi-rooted phrase “Strength Through Joy” as her campaign slogan. (Instagram posts, 2024-08-19)
Evidence (2024-09-02): Posts across social media claim that Kamala Harris has adopted a Nazi slogan, ‘Strength Through Joy’, for her presidential election campaign. [...] The claim that Kamala Harris has adopted a Nazi phrase as her campaign slogan is untrue. X (formerly Twitter). (2024). Available at: Kamala’s "Strength Through Joy" messaging derives from the Nazi’s. [Accessed 2 Sep. 2024].
Claim: Kamala Harris has adopted the Nazi-rooted phrase “Strength Through Joy” as her campaign slogan. (Instagram posts, 2024-08-19)
Evidence (2024-09-29): Much has been said, written and memed about all the ways in which joy has been a central part of Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign, from her trademark laugh, to the cat and dog TikToks, to the way she strides out onstage, beaming, to Beyoncé’s power anthem, "Freedom." "I think we should all find joy and have a sense of optimism about who we are as Americans and what we mean to each other," Harris said recently at a National Association of Black Journalists panel interview. [...] Crowds of supporters wait in line to cheer on the presidential nominees, former President Donald J. Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, at their campaign rallies. The difference between the fun of the MAGA movement and Kamala’s political ode to joy is that one faces back while the other faces forward, Cashin writes. [...] One thing that made the civil rights movement joyful, if not fun, was white allies crossing the color line to defy the southern segregationist way of life. People of all races working together are very dangerous to white supremacy. The difference between the fun of the MAGA movement and Kamala’s political ode to joy is that one faces back, looking fearfully at immigrants as pet-eating invaders, while the other faces forward, embracing America’s demographic destiny, when no one racial group will be in the majority.
Claim: Kamala Harris has adopted the Nazi-rooted phrase “Strength Through Joy” as her campaign slogan. (Instagram posts, 2024-08-19)
Evidence (2024-08-19): No, Kamala Harris isn’t using a Nazi-rooted phrase as her campaign slogan [...] The Instagram post’s caption said "Strength Through Joy" is Harris’ "latest campaign slogan." [...] But there’s no evidence that Harris has made "strength through joy" her campaign slogan. PolitiFact searched campaign speech transcripts and news articles and found no instances of Harris using that exact phrase.
Claim: Kamala Harris has adopted the Nazi-rooted phrase “Strength Through Joy” as her campaign slogan. (Instagram posts, 2024-08-19)
Evidence (2024-06-21): Email interview with Samuel Woolley, an assistant professor in the School of Journalism and Media and program director of the propaganda research team at the Center for Media Engagement at the University of Texas at Austin, June 20, 2024
Claim: Kamala Harris has adopted the Nazi-rooted phrase “Strength Through Joy” as her campaign slogan. (Instagram posts, 2024-08-19)
Evidence (2016-08-28): "Looking back, I shouldn't have used those words, and I wouldn't use them today," she said.
Claim: Kamala Harris has adopted the Nazi-rooted phrase “Strength Through Joy” as her campaign slogan. (Instagram posts, 2024-08-19)
Evidence (2016-08-18): Kamala Harris, tweet, August 18, 2016 Kamala Harris, campaign website, accessed August 2016 Interview, Nathan Click, Kamala Harris campaign spokesman, August 22, 2016
Claim: Kamala Harris has adopted the Nazi-rooted phrase “Strength Through Joy” as her campaign slogan. (Instagram posts, 2024-08-19)
Evidence (2023-07-20): Experts on Black history said that such language is factually misleading and offensive. Vice President Kamala Harris drew wide attention when she called a section about slavery in Florida’s new middle school social studies standards an "insult." "They push forward revisionist history," Harris said July 20 at a national convention of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. "Just yesterday, in the state of Florida, they decided middle school students will be taught that enslaved people benefited from slavery. They insult us in an attempt to gaslight us, and we will not stand for it — we who share a collective experience in knowing we must honor history and our duty in the context of legacy."
Claim: Kamala Harris has adopted the Nazi-rooted phrase “Strength Through Joy” as her campaign slogan. (Instagram posts, 2024-08-19)
Evidence (2024-05-01): "Just this week in an interview, (Trump) said states have the right to monitor pregnant women to enforce these bans and states have the right to punish pregnant women for seeking out abortion care," Harris told campaign supporters. [...] Harris’ statement is accurate but needs clarification. We rate it Mostly True. [...] Vice President Kamala Harris speech, May 1, 2024
Claim: Kamala Harris has adopted the Nazi-rooted phrase “Strength Through Joy” as her campaign slogan. (Instagram posts, 2024-08-19)
Evidence (2024-08-27): At the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Harris and fellow Democrats touted their records on curbing drug prices. Harris supporters point to her past and present. [...] "In the United States of America, no senior should have to choose between either filling their prescription or paying their rent," Harris said Aug. 15 in her first joint appearance with Biden since he exited the presidential race. [...] Harris also backed a contentious policy that, in some instances, would empower the federal government to inject more competition into the marketplace by seizing the patents on some high-cost drugs developed with federal funds.
Claim: “We passed 27 bills last year, which is the fewest since the Depression.” (Mark Pocan, 2024-03-27)
Evidence (2024-03-27): During 1931-1933, the 72nd Congress passed only 21 bills Last year, the 118th Congress passed only 27 bills, the smallest since the 21 bills during the Great Depression
Claim: “We passed 27 bills last year, which is the fewest since the Depression.” (Mark Pocan, 2024-03-27)
Evidence (2023-01-03): Statistics and Historical Comparison [...] Bills by Final Status [...] Since World War II (the earliest we have data), Congress has typically enacted 4-6 million words of new law in each two-year Congress. However, those words have been enacted in fewer but larger bills. Therefore, the generally decreasing number of bills enacted into law does not reflect less legislative work is occurring.
Claim: “We passed 27 bills last year, which is the fewest since the Depression.” (Mark Pocan, 2024-03-27)
Evidence (2024-01-09): But this question is largely one for and from — the history books. And the narrow claim does not provide great insight for the political picture today, so we’re setting aside of Truth-O-Meter in favor of a deeper dive into the history.
Claim: “We passed 27 bills last year, which is the fewest since the Depression.” (Mark Pocan, 2024-03-27)
Evidence (2024-05-08): That may seem like a fairly large number, especially after PolitiFact Wisconsin just found that Congress passed only 27 bills last year, the fewest since the Great Depression. However, onlookers of state government have pointed out that fewer bills now become law, especially with a Democratic governor and a Republican-led Legislature. [...] All of this creates a complicated picture of how productive state government was last session. But it’s important context to keep in mind when state lawmakers talk about it this summer on the campaign trail.
Claim: “We passed 27 bills last year, which is the fewest since the Depression.” (Mark Pocan, 2024-03-27)
Evidence (2023-12-22): Much of the news in Congress this year had little to do with actual legislation, but lawmakers did manage to send 27 bills to President Biden's desk for a signature. That's a dramatic productivity decline relative to previous years, even when compared to other eras of divided government. [...] Congress also named two VA clinics and commissioned a commemorative coin for the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Marine Corps.
Claim: “We passed 27 bills last year, which is the fewest since the Depression.” (Mark Pocan, 2024-03-27)
Evidence (2023-04-10): "In less than 100 days … we have passed more bills, had more bills reach the President’s desk, and will have an equal number signed into law compared to last Congress," Scalise’s spokeswoman Lauren Fine said in a statement Sunday. "This is especially notable since we did that with a Democratic Senate and White House, while last Congress they had total one party control."
Claim: “We passed 27 bills last year, which is the fewest since the Depression.” (Mark Pocan, 2024-03-27)
Evidence (2024-04-17): Pocan claimed that Congress last year passed the fewest number of bills since the Great Depression. [...] As for this Congress, last year they passed 27 bills, so not many more than that slow 1930’s Congress. [...] Spectrum News, "Congress only passed 27 bills that were signed into law in 2023, the least since the Great Depression," Dec. 21, 2023
Claim: “We passed 27 bills last year, which is the fewest since the Depression.” (Mark Pocan, 2024-03-27)
Evidence (2023-12-21): WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congress just wrapped up its least productive year since the Great Depression, passing just 27 bills that were signed into law. Of those 27, one law created a commemorative coin and two renamed medical centers. What You Need To Know - In 2023, Congress passed the fewest bills that were signed into law than any year since 1931 - Democrats and Republicans in both chambers blamed each other for the lack of legislation passed - Prospects remain dim for more legislation next year amid partisanship, intraparty fighting and politics of an election year The term "Do Nothing Congress" was famously coined by former President Harry S. Truman in 1948. That year, however, Congress passed 511 bills that were signed into law. For comparison, the last 10 Congresses averaged 391 bills signed into law per term.
Claim: “We passed 27 bills last year, which is the fewest since the Depression.” (Mark Pocan, 2024-03-27)
Evidence (2023-12-29): Congress wasn't very productive in 2023. Here are the 27 bills it passed It was a very newsy year for Congress, but lawmakers did not manage to pass much legislation. Only 27 bills passed through both chambers. [...] MCDANIEL: No, basically not. I mean, there were only 27 bills passed through both chambers in the first year of this Congress, including three crisis bills, I guess I'd call them. These are the big ones, two short-term extensions of funding to keep the government open and one to raise the U.S. government's borrowing limit - you may have heard it called the debt ceiling - essentially so the government could pay the credit card bills for the money Congress had already directed it to spend. So these are must-do stuff. But other than that, I mean, they named some Veterans Affairs clinics. They commissioned a commemorative coin for the 250th anniversary of the Marine Corps and not much else - way behind even previous years of divided government.
Claim: “We passed 27 bills last year, which is the fewest since the Depression.” (Mark Pocan, 2024-03-27)
Evidence (2023-12-22): Congress passed so few laws this year that we explained them all in 1,000 words Much of the news in Congress this year had little to do with actual legislation, but lawmakers did manage to send 27 bills to President Biden's desk for a signature. That's a dramatic productivity decline relative to previous years, even when compared to other eras of divided government. [...] Congress also named two VA clinics and commissioned a commemorative coin for the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Marine Corps.
Claim: “We passed 27 bills last year, which is the fewest since the Depression.” (Mark Pocan, 2024-03-27)
Evidence (2023-12-21): The House has voted 749 times this year, but passed just 27 bills that have become law. That makes this Congress the least productive in decades. [...] CHANG: That was representative Chip Roy of Texas on the House floor in November, expressing his frustration with how his Republican majority has governed. The House has voted 749 times this year, but it's passed only 27 bills that have become law. That makes this Congress the least productive in decades. SHAPIRO: Now, the Republican-led House does face President Biden and a Senate controlled by Democrats. The House has passed a lot of bills that are non-starters with Democrats, but that tally of 27 laws is far lower than other recent years, even those with divided government. In 2013, for example, when Republicans also controlled the House and Democrats also controlled the Senate and the presidency, the House passed 72 bills that became law.
Claim: “We passed 27 bills last year, which is the fewest since the Depression.” (Mark Pocan, 2024-03-27)
Evidence (2024-03-24): Like the current Congress, the previous record-holder for the fewest laws enacted, the 113th, had a Democratic Senate and a Republican House. [...] A longer look at the data shows that someone would need to go back to at least the Civil War to find any competitor for enacting the fewest laws. [...] Axios, Capitol Hill stunner: 2023 led to fewest laws in decades, Dec. 18, 2023
Claim: “We passed 27 bills last year, which is the fewest since the Depression.” (Mark Pocan, 2024-03-27)
Evidence (2024-03-27): Last year, the 118th Congress passed only 27 bills, the smallest since the 21 bills during the Great Depression [...] Pocan claimed that Congress last year passed the fewest number of bills since the Great Depression. [...] Spectrum News, "Congress only passed 27 bills that were signed into law in 2023, the least since the Great Depression," Dec. 21, 2023
Claim: “We passed 27 bills last year, which is the fewest since the Depression.” (Mark Pocan, 2024-03-27)
Evidence (2023-01-01): Now, let us turn to the business at hand. It's been nearly 6 months since I first reported to you on the state of the nation's economy. I'm afraid my message that night was grim and disturbing. I remember telling you we were in the worst economic mess since the Great Depression. Prices were continuing to spiral upward, unemployment was reaching intolerable levels, and all because government was too big and spent too much of our money. We're still not out of the woods, but we've made a start. And we've certainly surprised those longtime and somewhat cynical observers of the Washington scene, who looked, listened, and said, ``It can never be done; Washington will never change its spending habits.'' Well, something very exciting has been happening here in Washington, and you're responsible.
Claim: “We passed 27 bills last year, which is the fewest since the Depression.” (Mark Pocan, 2024-03-27)
Evidence (2012-06-16): Right now we're still fighting our way back from the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. The economy is growing again, but it's not growing fast enough. Our businesses have created 4.3 million new jobs over the last 27 months, but we're not creating them fast enough. And we're facing some pretty serious headwinds, the effects of the recent spike in gas prices to the financial crisis in Europe.
Claim: “We passed 27 bills last year, which is the fewest since the Depression.” (Mark Pocan, 2024-03-27)
Evidence (2023-10-14): Here are some of the noteworthy bills tracked by CalMatters reporters. Bookmark this page for updates. [...] Last year, California passed laws creating a task force to oversee wages in the fast food industry and to ban new oil wells near schools and homes. Industry groups have qualified measures for the November 2024 ballot to kill the laws. Even if they lose, they at least delay their implementation.
Claim: “We passed 27 bills last year, which is the fewest since the Depression.” (Mark Pocan, 2024-03-27)
Evidence (2024-01-11): Only 34 bills were passed last year, according to data. [...] The 118th Congress is on track to being one of the least functional sessions ever, with only 34 bills passed since January of last year, the lowest number of bills passed in the first year of a congressional session since the Great Depression, according to congressional records. [...] Some of the 34 bills last year were not controversial, like the one that renamed Veterans Affairs clinics and one that minted a coin commemorating the anniversary of the Marine Corps.
Claim: “We passed 27 bills last year, which is the fewest since the Depression.” (Mark Pocan, 2024-03-27)
Evidence (2023-12-19): Capitol Hill stunner: 2023 led to fewest laws in decades [...] The 118th Congress is on track to be one of the most unproductive in modern history, with just a couple dozen laws on the books at the close of 2023, according to data from data analytics firm Quorum. [...] That's far below even historically unproductive first years: The 104th, 112th and 113th Congresses, in which Republicans controlled one or both chambers with Democrats Bill Clinton and Barack Obama in the White House, passed between 70 and 73 laws.
Claim: “We passed 27 bills last year, which is the fewest since the Depression.” (Mark Pocan, 2024-03-27)
Evidence (2016-01-08): One year ago, I took office amid two wars, an economy rocked by a severe recession, a financial system on the verge of collapse, and a government deeply in debt. Experts from across the political spectrum warned that if we did not act, we might face a second depression. So we acted -– immediately and aggressively. And one year later, the worst of the storm has passed. [...] Now -- just stating the facts. Now, if we had taken office in ordinary times, I would have liked nothing more than to start bringing down the deficit. But we took office amid a crisis. And our efforts to prevent a second depression have added another $1 trillion to our national debt. That, too, is a fact. [...] That's the work we began last year. Since the day I took office, we've renewed our focus on the terrorists who threaten our nation. We've made substantial investments in our homeland security and disrupted plots that threatened to take American lives. We are filling unacceptable gaps revealed by the failed Christmas attack, with better airline security and swifter action on our intelligence. We've prohibited torture and strengthened partnerships from the Pacific to South Asia to the Arabian Peninsula. And in the last year, hundreds of al Qaeda's fighters and affiliates, including many senior leaders, have been captured or killed -- far more than in 2008.
Claim: “We passed 27 bills last year, which is the fewest since the Depression.” (Mark Pocan, 2024-03-27)
Evidence (1997-05-19): President Clinton's Record on the Economy: In 1992, 10 million Americans were unemployed, the country faced record deficits, and poverty and welfare rolls were growing. Family incomes were losing ground to inflation and jobs were being created at the slowest rate since the Great Depression. Today, America enjoys what may be the strongest economy ever.
Claim: “We passed 27 bills last year, which is the fewest since the Depression.” (Mark Pocan, 2024-03-27)
Evidence (2023-01-01): You may watch the speech on our YouTube channel. [...] Barry Goldwater thinks we can. [...] We'll preserve for our children this, the last best hope of man on earth, or we'll sentence them to take the last step into a thousand years of darkness.
Claim: “We passed 27 bills last year, which is the fewest since the Depression.” (Mark Pocan, 2024-03-27)
Evidence (2004-02-01): Roosevelt and Perkins prepared for rugged opposition. Roosevelt put pressure on Congressmen who had ridden his coattails to election victory in 1936 and who then knifed New Deal legislation. Perkins added to her staff Rufus Pole, a young lawyer, to follow the bill through Congress. Pole worked resourcefully pinpointed the issues that bothered some Congressmen, and identified a large number of Senators and Representatives who could be counted on to vote favorably. [...] 5. Roosevelt, Public Papers, II (June 16, 1933), p.246. 6. Roosevelt, Public Papers, II (July 24 and 27, 1933), pp. 301, 308-12.