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politifact_397
politifact_397
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/24/brian-fitzpatrick/gop-congressman-oversimplifies-claim-classified-do/
“Classified documents can never be taken out of a (sensitive compartmented information facility), ever.”
Brian Fitzpatrick
2023-01-22
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/24/brian-fitzpatrick/gop-congressman-oversimplifies-claim-classified-do/
There are scenarios in which classified documents can be removed from a sensitive compartmented information facility, also known as a SCIF. It’s a physical space that meets intelligence community protocols that allows officials with the proper security clearance to study classified documents. Sensitive compartmented in...
2023-01-22
Half True
true
true
refutes
politifact_397_ret_b0_gn
politifact_397
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/24/brian-fitzpatrick/gop-congressman-oversimplifies-claim-classified-do/
“Classified documents can never be taken out of a (sensitive compartmented information facility), ever.”
Brian Fitzpatrick
2023-01-22
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/24/brian-fitzpatrick/gop-congressman-oversimplifies-claim-classified-do/
There are scenarios in which classified documents can be removed from a sensitive compartmented information facility, also known as a SCIF. It’s a physical space that meets intelligence community protocols that allows officials with the proper security clearance to study classified documents. [...] Referring to Biden’s...
2023-01-22
Half True
false
true
refutes
politifact_397_ret_bn_g1
politifact_397
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/24/brian-fitzpatrick/gop-congressman-oversimplifies-claim-classified-do/
“Classified documents can never be taken out of a (sensitive compartmented information facility), ever.”
Brian Fitzpatrick
2023-01-22
https://www.poynter.org/fact-checking/2023/scif-skiff-classified-documents-removal-biden-trump-pence/
Referring to Biden’s handling of materials with classified markings, Fitzpatrick cited his experience as an FBI special agent and a federal prosecutor, and said: "Classified documents can never be taken out of a SCIF, ever." [...] Moss said classified documents, no matter their level, "cannot simply be removed and take...
2023-01-24
Half True
false
true
refutes
politifact_397_ret_bn_g17
politifact_397
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/24/brian-fitzpatrick/gop-congressman-oversimplifies-claim-classified-do/
“Classified documents can never be taken out of a (sensitive compartmented information facility), ever.”
Brian Fitzpatrick
2023-01-22
https://www.americanprogress.org/article/the-fbis-mar-a-lago-papers-search/
Federal officials do not secure TS/SCI information in this way. First, TS/SCI documents are so sensitive that only officials meeting a very high need-to-know bar are allowed to read them. TS/SCI-cleared officials must also follow standard procedures to conduct their TS/SCI "read." They must do so only in a government-a...
2022-08-22
Half True
false
true
supports
politifact_399
politifact_399
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/dec/10/joe-manchin/how-far-has-us-cut-its-reliance-coal-compared-othe/
The United States had 589 coal-fired plants 10 years ago, and “we're down to 504. … We are the only nation that has reduced our reliance (on) coal energy."
Joe Manchin
2021-12-16
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/dec/10/joe-manchin/how-far-has-us-cut-its-reliance-coal-compared-othe/
Manchin is broadly right to note that the U.S. has decreased its reliance on coal for generating electricity over the past decade, although he incorrectly labeled the units of measurement that went along with his figures. He also has a point that the U.S. has led the world in the number of retirements of coal-fired ass...
2021-12-16
Half True
true
true
insufficient-contradictory
politifact_399_ret_bn_g3
politifact_399
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/dec/10/joe-manchin/how-far-has-us-cut-its-reliance-coal-compared-othe/
The United States had 589 coal-fired plants 10 years ago, and “we're down to 504. … We are the only nation that has reduced our reliance (on) coal energy."
Joe Manchin
2021-12-16
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/list/?category=west-virginia&ruling=half-true
Joe Manchin stated on November 16, 2021 in a Senate hearing: The United States had 589 coal-fired plants 10 years ago, and "we're down to 504. … We are the only nation that has reduced our reliance (on) coal energy." Carol Miller stated on July 28, 2021 in an article in RealClearEnergy: "We became a net exporter of nat...
2023-10-23
Half True
false
true
insufficient-supports
politifact_399_ret_bn_g7
politifact_399
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/dec/10/joe-manchin/how-far-has-us-cut-its-reliance-coal-compared-othe/
The United States had 589 coal-fired plants 10 years ago, and “we're down to 504. … We are the only nation that has reduced our reliance (on) coal energy."
Joe Manchin
2021-12-16
https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg3/chapter/chapter-6/
Reductions in coal consumption have been driven in large part by non-climate factors, most notably environmental regulations to address air pollution, rapidly declining costs of renewables, and lower natural gas prices, especially inexpensive unconventional gas in the USA. (Culver and Hong 2016; Diluiso et al.2021; Vin...
2019-03-01
Half True
false
true
insufficient-neutral
politifact_4
politifact_4
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/aug/28/donald-trump/fact-check-trump-falsely-said-harris-voted-to-hire/
“Kamala cast the tie breaking vote to hire 87,000 new IRS agents to go after your tip income.”
Donald Trump
2024-08-23
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/aug/28/donald-trump/fact-check-trump-falsely-said-harris-voted-to-hire/
Vice President Kamala Harris cast the tiebreaking vote in the Senate in 2022 to pass the Inflation Reduction Act. That bill gave an additional $80 billion to the Internal Revenue Service. A 2021 Treasury Department report said that the IRS would use money to hire about 87,000 new workers over a decade. But they were no...
2024-08-23
False
true
true
supports
politifact_4_ret_b0_gn
politifact_4
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/aug/28/donald-trump/fact-check-trump-falsely-said-harris-voted-to-hire/
“Kamala cast the tie breaking vote to hire 87,000 new IRS agents to go after your tip income.”
Donald Trump
2024-08-23
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/aug/28/donald-trump/fact-check-trump-falsely-said-harris-voted-to-hire/
Fact-check: Trump falsely said Harris voted to hire 87,000 IRS agents to go after tipped income [...] On Aug. 23 at a Las Vegas restaurant, Trump said: "Kamala cast the tiebreaking vote to hire 87,000 new IRS agents to go after your tip income." [...] Trump said Harris "cast the tiebreaking vote to hire 87,000 new IRS ...
2024-08-23
False
false
true
refutes
politifact_4_ret_b17_gn
politifact_4
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/aug/28/donald-trump/fact-check-trump-falsely-said-harris-voted-to-hire/
“Kamala cast the tie breaking vote to hire 87,000 new IRS agents to go after your tip income.”
Donald Trump
2024-08-23
https://time.com/6260075/irs-87000-agents-republican-lie/
Throughout the fall, for instance, Georgia Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker sent multiple fundraising emails promising to vote to repeal the fictitious 87,000 new IRS agents if he were elected. (He lost.) In September, Nikki Haley, now a GOP presidential candidate, emailed Walker’s supporters asking for dona...
2023-03-03
False
false
true
insufficient-refutes
politifact_4_ret_b4_gn
politifact_4
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/aug/28/donald-trump/fact-check-trump-falsely-said-harris-voted-to-hire/
“Kamala cast the tie breaking vote to hire 87,000 new IRS agents to go after your tip income.”
Donald Trump
2024-08-23
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/10/mike-palicz/check-please-are-irs-agents-coming-for-servers-tip/
Mike Palicz, director of tax policy at the conservative advocacy group Americans for Tax Reform, tweeted Feb. 7: "Those 87,000 new IRS agents that you were promised would only target the rich… They’re coming after waitresses’ tips now: ‘monitoring of employer compliance based on actual annual tip revenue and charge tip...
2023-02-07
False
false
true
insufficient-neutral
politifact_4_ret_bn_g1
politifact_4
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/aug/28/donald-trump/fact-check-trump-falsely-said-harris-voted-to-hire/
“Kamala cast the tie breaking vote to hire 87,000 new IRS agents to go after your tip income.”
Donald Trump
2024-08-23
https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2024/08/28/did-harris-vote-hire-87000-irs-agents-go-after-tipped-income-trump-says-fact-check/
On Aug. 23 at a Las Vegas restaurant, Trump said: "Kamala cast the tiebreaking vote to hire 87,000 new IRS agents to go after your tip income." [...] In August, we debunked a similar viral statement on Instagram about Harris and tipped income. Harris cast the tiebreaking vote on the Inflation Reduction Act in August 20...
2024-08-28
False
false
true
refutes
politifact_403_ret_b10_gn
politifact_403
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/oct/28/instagram-posts/phoenix-tv-station-did-not-call-election-katie-hob/
A Phoenix TV station aired the election results more than a week early.
Instagram posts
2022-10-27
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/early-returns/
Claim: Two television stations aired 2012 election "results" early. [...] Even so, it will be interesting to compare the "results" broadcast over two weeks earlier with the actual 2012 returns. [...] Schortgen, Kenneth Jr. "Television Stations in Ohio and Arizona Announce Obama Victory Before Election." Examiner.com. 2...
2012-11-05
Half True
false
true
insufficient-neutral
politifact_403_ret_b11_gn
politifact_403
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/oct/28/instagram-posts/phoenix-tv-station-did-not-call-election-katie-hob/
A Phoenix TV station aired the election results more than a week early.
Instagram posts
2022-10-27
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/oct/29/youtube-videos/detroit-tv-station-accidentally-airs-fake-election/
A Detroit TV station’s airing of "The Bachelorette" featured a sidebar that appeared to be showing results from the 2020 election a week before Election Day. [...] And, for some watchers in the Detroit area, the Oct. 27 episode also appeared to preview the results for the 2020 presidential election and other contests i...
2020-10-27
Half True
false
true
insufficient-supports
politifact_408
politifact_408
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/oct/05/david-mckinley/did-west-virginia-see-45-increase-overdose-deaths-/
“Overdose deaths in WV are up 45% from the prior year.”
David McKinley
2021-08-10
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/oct/05/david-mckinley/did-west-virginia-see-45-increase-overdose-deaths-/
Overdose deaths in West Virginia have increased by about 45% between calendar year 2019 and calendar year 2020, according to state data. Preliminary data covering a portion of 2021 shows that the increase has recently accelerated further.
2021-08-10
True
true
true
insufficient-supports
politifact_408_ret_b14_gn
politifact_408
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/oct/05/david-mckinley/did-west-virginia-see-45-increase-overdose-deaths-/
“Overdose deaths in WV are up 45% from the prior year.”
David McKinley
2021-08-10
https://api.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/oct/05/david-mckinley/did-west-virginia-see-45-increase-overdose-deaths-/
If Your Time is short • Overdose deaths in West Virginia have increased by about 45% between calendar year 2019 and calendar year 2020, according to state data. [...] Between February 2020 and February 2021, the most recent period for which the CDC data is available, the number of cumulative overdose deaths in West Vir...
2021-08-10
True
false
true
insufficient-contradictory
politifact_408_ret_bn_g1
politifact_408
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/oct/05/david-mckinley/did-west-virginia-see-45-increase-overdose-deaths-/
“Overdose deaths in WV are up 45% from the prior year.”
David McKinley
2021-08-10
https://mountainstatespotlight.org/2021/04/21/west-virginia-overdose-deaths-set-new-record-amid-pandemic/
More West Virginians died of drug overdoses in 2020 than in any previous year on record, according to new data showing the toll of the COVID-19 pandemic on the addiction crisis. At least 1,275 West Virginians died of an overdose in 2020 — a 45% increase from the 878 deaths in 2019, according to the preliminary data. An...
2021-04-21
True
false
true
supports
politifact_411
politifact_411
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/may/08/greg-abbott/recovery-data-coronavirus-lacking/
“Texas ranks 3rd highest among states for the number of people who have recovered from” the coronavirus.
Greg Abbott
2020-05-03
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/may/08/greg-abbott/recovery-data-coronavirus-lacking/
Looking just at the cumulative recovery statistics from the available states — 14 states have not published current data on recoveries — Texas ranks third. But it is important to note that there are many different definitions of what constitutes a recovery. For example, the Texas figure is an estimate based on hospital...
2020-05-03
Half True
true
true
insufficient-supports
politifact_411_ret_b0_gn
politifact_411
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/may/08/greg-abbott/recovery-data-coronavirus-lacking/
“Texas ranks 3rd highest among states for the number of people who have recovered from” the coronavirus.
Greg Abbott
2020-05-03
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/may/08/greg-abbott/recovery-data-coronavirus-lacking/
Ahead of his this announcement, Abbott shared the statement we’re checking and said Texas is the third highest in the nation for the number of people who have recovered from the coronavirus. [...] The raw counts of recovered cases available show that Texas does rank third, but there is a lot to unpack with this data. A...
2020-05-03
Half True
false
true
supports
politifact_411_ret_bn_g10
politifact_411
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/may/08/greg-abbott/recovery-data-coronavirus-lacking/
“Texas ranks 3rd highest among states for the number of people who have recovered from” the coronavirus.
Greg Abbott
2020-05-03
https://kinder.rice.edu/urbanedge/report-texas-moves-no-39-list-most-aggressive-states-combating-covid-19-update
The updated rankings, released today, are based on data available as of 1 p.m. CT on March 23, so they don’t reflect the stay-at-home order issued this morning for Houston and Harris County. That order goes into effect at 11:59 p.m. tonight and will expire on April 3. [...] These were the rankings for Texas based on th...
2020-03-17
Half True
false
true
insufficient-neutral
politifact_411_ret_bn_g3
politifact_411
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/may/08/greg-abbott/recovery-data-coronavirus-lacking/
“Texas ranks 3rd highest among states for the number of people who have recovered from” the coronavirus.
Greg Abbott
2020-05-03
https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/how-many-people-have-recovered-from-coronavirus-in-mass/2120909/?os=vbkn42_&ref=app
There, public health officials count as recovered any COVID-19 patient who is still alive 30 days after testing positive for the virus. On Sunday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott tweeted that more people in his state had recovered from COVID-19 than had been newly diagnosed with it over the last two days. [...] In Abbott's stat...
2020-05-08
Half True
false
true
insufficient-neutral
politifact_412
politifact_412
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/feb/19/bernie-sanders/sanders-claim-buttigieg-favorite-health-care-indus/
“Pete Buttigieg is a favorite candidate of Wall Street and the health care industry.”
Bernie Sanders
2020-02-07
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/feb/19/bernie-sanders/sanders-claim-buttigieg-favorite-health-care-indus/
If the health care sector is broadly defined, Bernie Sanders leads the Democratic presidential primary field in terms of donations. Buttigieg leads in terms of campaign contributions from pharmaceutical companies as well as health services and HMOs, a classification that includes large insurance companies. When contrib...
2020-02-07
Half True
true
true
insufficient-supports
politifact_412_ret_b12_gn
politifact_412
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/feb/19/bernie-sanders/sanders-claim-buttigieg-favorite-health-care-indus/
“Pete Buttigieg is a favorite candidate of Wall Street and the health care industry.”
Bernie Sanders
2020-02-07
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/the-finance-202/2019/12/10/the-finance-202-pete-buttigieg-is-poised-to-rake-in-even-more-wall-street-money/5deed828602ff1440b4deb69/
That’s in part because Wall Street loves a winner, and Buttigieg — who is kicking off a two-day swing through New York City that includes three fundraisers — has been climbing in the polls and leads the pack both in Iowa and New Hampshire. [...] And hedge fund billionaire Paul Tudor Jones, who has predicted the stock m...
2019-12-10
Half True
false
true
supports
politifact_412_ret_b1_gn
politifact_412
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/feb/19/bernie-sanders/sanders-claim-buttigieg-favorite-health-care-indus/
“Pete Buttigieg is a favorite candidate of Wall Street and the health care industry.”
Bernie Sanders
2020-02-07
https://kffhealthnews.org/news/sanders-claim-that-buttigieg-is-favorite-of-the-health-care-industry-is-broad-and-needs-context/
The campaign of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), for instance, distributed talking points that zeroed in on fundraising, saying that "Pete Buttigieg is a favorite candidate of Wall Street and the health care industry." [...] Sanders’ comments led us to wonder if Buttigieg really is the sweetheart of the health care industr...
2020-02-20
Half True
false
true
insufficient-supports
politifact_412_ret_b3_gn
politifact_412
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/feb/19/bernie-sanders/sanders-claim-buttigieg-favorite-health-care-indus/
“Pete Buttigieg is a favorite candidate of Wall Street and the health care industry.”
Bernie Sanders
2020-02-07
https://www.news-medical.net/news/20200219/Sanders-claim-that-Buttigieg-is-favorite-of-the-health-care-industry-is-broad-and-needs-context.aspx
The campaign of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), for instance, distributed talking points that zeroed in on fundraising, saying "Pete Buttigieg is a favorite candidate of Wall Street and the health care industry." [...] Sanders' comments led us to wonder if Buttigieg really is the sweetheart of the health care industry. We...
2020-03-31
Half True
false
true
insufficient-contradictory
politifact_42
politifact_42
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/31/facebook-posts/claim-netflix-lost-subscribers-over-co-founders-ca/
“Netflix loses 6 million subscribers within hours of donation announcement.”
Facebook posts
2024-07-26
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/31/facebook-posts/claim-netflix-lost-subscribers-over-co-founders-ca/
This claim originated on a self-described satire site.
2024-07-26
False
true
true
refutes
politifact_42_ret_bn_g0
politifact_42
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/31/facebook-posts/claim-netflix-lost-subscribers-over-co-founders-ca/
“Netflix loses 6 million subscribers within hours of donation announcement.”
Facebook posts
2024-07-26
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/31/facebook-posts/claim-netflix-lost-subscribers-over-co-founders-ca/
"Netflix loses 6 million subscribers within hours of donation announcement: ‘The people have spoken,’" text in an image featuring Harris said in a July 26 Facebook post. The misspelled caption said, "NETFLIX Lost 6 million subscribes within HOURS of political donation $$$$$ to Kamal Harris' platform." [...] We found no...
2024-07-26
False
false
true
refutes
politifact_42_ret_bn_g10
politifact_42
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/31/facebook-posts/claim-netflix-lost-subscribers-over-co-founders-ca/
“Netflix loses 6 million subscribers within hours of donation announcement.”
Facebook posts
2024-07-26
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-62226912
Netflix loses almost a million subscribers [...] "Netflix's subscriber loss was expected but it remains a sore point for a company that is wholly dependent on subscription revenue from consumers," said Insider Intelligence analyst Ross Benes. [...] Shares climbed more than 7% in after-hours trade on relief that the los...
2022-07-20
False
false
true
insufficient-neutral
politifact_42_ret_bn_g4
politifact_42
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/31/facebook-posts/claim-netflix-lost-subscribers-over-co-founders-ca/
“Netflix loses 6 million subscribers within hours of donation announcement.”
Facebook posts
2024-07-26
https://www.dexerto.com/tv-movies/netflix-kamala-harris-controversy-explained-2839533/
Social media users spread disinformation following Hastings’ donation to Harris’ campaign. Netflix did not lose 6 million subscribers in the hours after the news broke. A "satirical" X account posted a graphic that read, "Netflix loses more than 6 million subscribers within hours of its big donation announcement." No r...
2024-07-31
False
false
true
refutes
politifact_42_ret_bn_g5
politifact_42
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/31/facebook-posts/claim-netflix-lost-subscribers-over-co-founders-ca/
“Netflix loses 6 million subscribers within hours of donation announcement.”
Facebook posts
2024-07-26
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/netflix-loses-200000-subscribers-projects-even-deeper-losses-this-spring
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Netflix suffered its first subscriber loss in more than a decade, causing its shares to plunge 25 percent in extended trading amid concerns that the pioneering streaming service may have already seen its best days. The company’s customer base fell by 200,000 subscribers during the January-March per...
2022-04-20
False
false
true
insufficient-neutral
politifact_421_ret_b11_gn
politifact_421
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/feb/20/michael-bloomberg/fact-checking-mike-bloombergs-claim-95-decline-sto/
“When we discovered, I discovered, that we were doing many, many, too many stop and frisks, we cut 95% of it out.”
Michael Bloomberg
2020-02-20
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8023581/Mike-Bloomberg-declared-loser-Democratic-debate.html
Biden called the stop and frisks 'abhorrent' and the former mayor admitted that it 'got out of control'. 'When we discovered – I discovered – that we were doing many, many – too many – stop and frisks, we cut 95 per cent of it out,' Bloomberg asserted. [...] 'Let's get something straight. The reason that stop and frisk...
2020-02-20
Half True
false
true
insufficient-supports
politifact_421_ret_bn_g13
politifact_421
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/feb/20/michael-bloomberg/fact-checking-mike-bloombergs-claim-95-decline-sto/
“When we discovered, I discovered, that we were doing many, many, too many stop and frisks, we cut 95% of it out.”
Michael Bloomberg
2020-02-20
https://reggieshuford.medium.com/what-we-know-about-mass-incarceration-7cdf7f9cbcaf
The criminalization of youth of color starts young, with the school to prison — or cradle to grave, according to some — pipeline, through stop and frisk and racial profiling. This society sees black boys as older and more threatening than they are. [...] Ending stop and frisk and other police practices that disproporti...
2018-04-23
Half True
false
true
insufficient-neutral
politifact_421_ret_bn_g14
politifact_421
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/feb/20/michael-bloomberg/fact-checking-mike-bloombergs-claim-95-decline-sto/
“When we discovered, I discovered, that we were doing many, many, too many stop and frisks, we cut 95% of it out.”
Michael Bloomberg
2020-02-20
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/it-takes-a-lot-of-stop-and-frisks-to-find-one-gun/
Shootings are on the rise this year in New York City, and the trends are raising questions about whether Mayor Bill de Blasio’s decision to cut down on stop-and-frisk tactics has made it easier to carry guns in New York. The best data available on stop-and-frisk makes it clear that the search tactic turned up relativel...
2015-06-03
Half True
false
true
insufficient-contradictory
politifact_421_ret_bn_g2
politifact_421
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/feb/20/michael-bloomberg/fact-checking-mike-bloombergs-claim-95-decline-sto/
“When we discovered, I discovered, that we were doing many, many, too many stop and frisks, we cut 95% of it out.”
Michael Bloomberg
2020-02-20
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/ap-fact-check-donald-trump-and-the-audacity-of-hype
Photo by Kevin Lamarque/Reuters. ___ STOP AND FRISK DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE MIKE BLOOMBERG, on the stop-and-frisk policing policy when he was New York mayor: "What happened, however, was it got out of control and when we discovered — I discovered — that we were doing many, many, too many stop and frisks, we c...
2020-02-22
Half True
false
true
refutes
politifact_425_ret_b0_gn
politifact_425
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jul/09/jon-erpenbach/wisconsin-ranks-near-last-federal-money-received-p/
“Wisconsin is 49th in public health spending.”
Jon Erpenbach
2021-06-15
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jul/09/jon-erpenbach/wisconsin-ranks-near-last-federal-money-received-p/
Wisconsin did rank 49th in the nation in the amount of federal funds spent on public health during the previous fiscal year, receiving $18.65 per resident for U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention programs. [...] "(Wisconsin) is 49th in public health spending," Erpenbach tweeted. "We just had a pandemic and w...
2021-06-15
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politifact_425_ret_bn_g0
politifact_425
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jul/09/jon-erpenbach/wisconsin-ranks-near-last-federal-money-received-p/
“Wisconsin is 49th in public health spending.”
Jon Erpenbach
2021-06-15
https://wisconsinwatch.org/2023/06/unhealthy-wisconsin-health-problems-solutions/
While public health budgets have shriveled across the country, Wisconsin’s seems to stand out. By one measure, Wisconsin in 2022 ranked 49th among the states in per-capita public health funding — $72 per person per year compared to a national average of $116. Department of Health Services spokesperson Jennifer Miller a...
2023-07-06
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politifact_425_ret_bn_g3
politifact_425
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jul/09/jon-erpenbach/wisconsin-ranks-near-last-federal-money-received-p/
“Wisconsin is 49th in public health spending.”
Jon Erpenbach
2021-06-15
https://publichealth.wustl.edu/oct-blog-3-keeping-the-public-healthy-who-will-pay/
A review of public health funding in the United States, before and after the release of the 2002 IOM report, does not project confidence in a country committed to reducing preventable deaths. Using the OECD model for public health funding, the U.S. allots approximately three percent of total national health spending fo...
2018-10-29
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politifact_429
politifact_429
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/sep/20/joe-biden/joe-biden-leaves-out-context-60-minutes-comment-de/
“This year, it's going to be over $1.5 trillion (that we’ve) reduced the debt."
Joe Biden
2022-09-18
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/sep/20/joe-biden/joe-biden-leaves-out-context-60-minutes-comment-de/
The Congressional Budget Office’s latest projection shows that the deficit is about $1.7 trillion lower now than it was in 2021. However, this large decrease is because of an unusual historical circumstance — the expiration of large, temporary programs related to coronavirus pandemic relief. The federal debt is not low...
2022-09-18
Half True
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politifact_429_ret_b5_gn
politifact_429
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/sep/20/joe-biden/joe-biden-leaves-out-context-60-minutes-comment-de/
“This year, it's going to be over $1.5 trillion (that we’ve) reduced the debt."
Joe Biden
2022-09-18
https://www.politifact.com/deficit/
Devin LeMahieu stated on January 3, 2023 in Senate address "In 2010, (Wisconsin Republicans) inherited a multi-Billion dollar deficit … Today we are looking at a projected surplus approaching 7 Billion." Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on January 27, 2023 in an interview with reporters "The largest contributor to the d...
2024-03-07
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politifact_429_ret_b6_gn
politifact_429
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/sep/20/joe-biden/joe-biden-leaves-out-context-60-minutes-comment-de/
“This year, it's going to be over $1.5 trillion (that we’ve) reduced the debt."
Joe Biden
2022-09-18
https://checkyourfact.com/2022/09/23/fact-check-joe-biden-debt-60-minutes/
FACT CHECK: Joe Biden Claims The Debt Was Reduced Under His Presidency [...] President Joe Biden sat down with Scott Pelly, the host of 60 Minutes, where he discussed subjects such as inflation, the economy, COVID-19 and Ukraine. During the interview, Biden claimed that "[his administration] also reduced the debt and r...
2022-09-23
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politifact_429_ret_b9_gn
politifact_429
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/sep/20/joe-biden/joe-biden-leaves-out-context-60-minutes-comment-de/
“This year, it's going to be over $1.5 trillion (that we’ve) reduced the debt."
Joe Biden
2022-09-18
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/jul/28/janet-yellen/white-houses-big-deficit-cut-and-why-it-merits-ast/
Often, administration officials cite today’s historically low unemployment rate. On occasion, they’ve touted progress on reducing the federal deficit. During an appearance on NBC’s "Meet the Press," Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said, "We've cut the deficit by a record $1.5 trillion this year." [...] "While I welcome...
2022-07-24
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politifact_429_ret_bn_g12
politifact_429
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/sep/20/joe-biden/joe-biden-leaves-out-context-60-minutes-comment-de/
“This year, it's going to be over $1.5 trillion (that we’ve) reduced the debt."
Joe Biden
2022-09-18
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2022/08/26/remarks-by-president-biden-at-a-at-a-democratic-national-committee-grassroots-rally/
But we’ve chosen a different path: forward, the future, unity, hope, and optimism. (Applause.) I mean it sincerely. We choose to build a better America. [...] We’ve done all this, but then our critics say "inflation." You mean the global inflation caused by the worldwide pandemic and Putin’s war in Ukraine? [...] Well,...
2022-08-26
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politifact_431
politifact_431
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jan/11/sherrod-brown/black-lives-matter-protests-faced-more-militarized/
Black Lives Matter protesters outside the White House faced a more militarized response than rioters who assaulted the Capitol.
Sherrod Brown
2021-01-08
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jan/11/sherrod-brown/black-lives-matter-protests-faced-more-militarized/
At the earliest encounters between police and Black Lives Matter protesters in D.C., officers were ready with full riot gear, shields and chemical agents. Capitol Police in regular uniforms were the first line of defense when Trump supporters marched on the Capitol. Federal officials were quick to see fires and looting...
2021-01-08
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politifact_431_ret_bn_g0
politifact_431
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jan/11/sherrod-brown/black-lives-matter-protests-faced-more-militarized/
Black Lives Matter protesters outside the White House faced a more militarized response than rioters who assaulted the Capitol.
Sherrod Brown
2021-01-08
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jan/11/sherrod-brown/black-lives-matter-protests-faced-more-militarized/
In remarks to Ohio reporters, Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, said there was a big difference in police response between what Black Lives Matter protesters faced and what riotous Trump supporters encountered at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. In the summer, "peaceful Black protesters outside the White House were met with tear ...
2021-01-08
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politifact_431_ret_bn_g14
politifact_431
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jan/11/sherrod-brown/black-lives-matter-protests-faced-more-militarized/
Black Lives Matter protesters outside the White House faced a more militarized response than rioters who assaulted the Capitol.
Sherrod Brown
2021-01-08
https://time.com/5847967/george-floyd-protests-trump/
The rare display of military might outside the seat of American power was only the beginning. "I am your President of law and order," Trump declared in the Rose Garden, just before curfew descended on Washington on the seventh night of national unrest. Trump threatened to deploy "thousands and thousands" of "heavily ar...
2020-06-04
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politifact_431_ret_bn_g16
politifact_431
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jan/11/sherrod-brown/black-lives-matter-protests-faced-more-militarized/
Black Lives Matter protesters outside the White House faced a more militarized response than rioters who assaulted the Capitol.
Sherrod Brown
2021-01-08
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/how-was-a-violent-mob-able-to-breach-the-u-s-capitol-activists-see-double-standard-in-police-response
But many have been quick to point out the differences between the police responses to the mostly white mob that stormed the Capitol and Black organizers who have called for the end of police brutality and over-policing in communities of color. Summer protests following the police killing of George Floyd last May were m...
2021-01-12
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politifact_431_ret_bn_g2
politifact_431
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jan/11/sherrod-brown/black-lives-matter-protests-faced-more-militarized/
Black Lives Matter protesters outside the White House faced a more militarized response than rioters who assaulted the Capitol.
Sherrod Brown
2021-01-08
https://acleddata.com/2020/09/03/demonstrations-political-violence-in-america-new-data-for-summer-2020/
The escalating use of force against demonstrators comes amid a wider push to militarize the government’s response to domestic unrest, and particularly demonstrations perceived to be linked to left-wing groups like Antifa, which the administration views as a "terrorist" organization (New York Times, 31 May 2020). In the...
2020-09-03
True
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politifact_434
politifact_434
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/feb/02/tony-evers/is-gov-evers-right-that-wisconsins-unemployment-ra/
“In April last year, our state unemployment rate hit a record low of 2.4%. Last year, Wisconsin had an all-time lowest number of unemployed workers ever in modern history.”
Tony Evers
2024-01-23
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/feb/02/tony-evers/is-gov-evers-right-that-wisconsins-unemployment-ra/
Wisconsin hit its lowest unemployment rate of 2.4% in April 2023. That is the lowest unemployment rate from available U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data dating back to 1976. April’s low rate beat the previous record of 2.5% which was set just a month prior in March 2023.
2024-01-23
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politifact_434_ret_b1_gn
politifact_434
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/feb/02/tony-evers/is-gov-evers-right-that-wisconsins-unemployment-ra/
“In April last year, our state unemployment rate hit a record low of 2.4%. Last year, Wisconsin had an all-time lowest number of unemployed workers ever in modern history.”
Tony Evers
2024-01-23
https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/WIGOV/bulletins/3869794
During Gov. Evers’ tenure, Wisconsin’s unemployment rate has hit record lows, reaching an all-time low of 2.4 percent in April 2023, and Wisconsin continues to have an unemployment rate below the national average and a labor participation rate above the national average. [...] Still, with historically low unemployment ...
2020-03-01
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politifact_434_ret_b2_g1
politifact_434
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/feb/02/tony-evers/is-gov-evers-right-that-wisconsins-unemployment-ra/
“In April last year, our state unemployment rate hit a record low of 2.4%. Last year, Wisconsin had an all-time lowest number of unemployed workers ever in modern history.”
Tony Evers
2024-01-23
https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/politifactwisconsin/2024/02/02/evers-claims-wisconsin-hit-record-low-unemployment-in-2023/72397899007/
"In April last year, our state unemployment rate hit a record low of 2.4%," Evers said during his Jan. 23 address. [...] April’s record low beat Wisconsin’s previous lowest unemployment rate of 2.5% from just the month prior. And before the pandemic, Wisconsin’s lowest unemployment rate on record was 2.9% in March 2020...
2024-02-02
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politifact_434_ret_b5_gn
politifact_434
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/feb/02/tony-evers/is-gov-evers-right-that-wisconsins-unemployment-ra/
“In April last year, our state unemployment rate hit a record low of 2.4%. Last year, Wisconsin had an all-time lowest number of unemployed workers ever in modern history.”
Tony Evers
2024-01-23
https://dwd.wisconsin.gov/press/2023/230518-april-state.htm
MADISON – The Department of Workforce Development (DWD) today released the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) preliminary employment estimates for the month of April 2023, which showed Wisconsin's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped to a record low of 2.4%. The total number of unemployed people dropped by ...
2023-05-18
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politifact_438
politifact_438
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/nov/08/liquid-death/giving-water-voter-within-150-feet-ga-polling-plac/
In Georgia, it's "illegal to give people water within 150 feet of a polling place" and "punishable by up to a year in prison."
Liquid Death
2022-10-27
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/nov/08/liquid-death/giving-water-voter-within-150-feet-ga-polling-plac/
Georgia passed a law in 2021 that makes it a misdemeanor, punishable by up to 12 months in jail, to give water to voters within 150 feet of a polling place.
2022-10-27
True
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politifact_438_ret_b1_gn
politifact_438
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/nov/08/liquid-death/giving-water-voter-within-150-feet-ga-polling-plac/
In Georgia, it's "illegal to give people water within 150 feet of a polling place" and "punishable by up to a year in prison."
Liquid Death
2022-10-27
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/mar/29/josh-holmes/facts-about-georgias-ban-food-water-giveaways-vote/
The law makes it a misdemeanor to give away food or water within 150 feet of the outer edge of a polling place building or within 25 feet of any voter in line. Violations of this law are punishable by up to a year in jail and a $1,000 fine. While people other than poll workers can give away food or water, they have to ...
2021-03-28
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politifact_438_ret_b3_gn
politifact_438
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/nov/08/liquid-death/giving-water-voter-within-150-feet-ga-polling-plac/
In Georgia, it's "illegal to give people water within 150 feet of a polling place" and "punishable by up to a year in prison."
Liquid Death
2022-10-27
https://www.wral.com/story/fact-check-in-georgia-is-it-illegal-to-give-water-to-people-in-line-to-vote/20616116/
The commercial’s two-part claim — that it's "illegal to give people water within 150 feet of a polling place" and doing so is "punishable by up to a year in prison" — is accurate. [...] The Liquid Death beverage company said in an ad that in Georgia, it's "illegal to give people water within 150 feet of a polling place...
2022-12-06
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politifact_438_ret_bn_g0
politifact_438
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/nov/08/liquid-death/giving-water-voter-within-150-feet-ga-polling-plac/
In Georgia, it's "illegal to give people water within 150 feet of a polling place" and "punishable by up to a year in prison."
Liquid Death
2022-10-27
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/nov/08/liquid-death/giving-water-voter-within-150-feet-ga-polling-plac/
Giving water to voter within 150 feet of Georgia polling place is punishable by up to a year in jail [...] The commercial’s two-part claim — that it's "illegal to give people water within 150 feet of a polling place" and doing so is "punishable by up to a year in prison" — is accurate. [...] The Liquid Death beverage c...
2022-10-27
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politifact_438_ret_bn_g8
politifact_438
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/nov/08/liquid-death/giving-water-voter-within-150-feet-ga-polling-plac/
In Georgia, it's "illegal to give people water within 150 feet of a polling place" and "punishable by up to a year in prison."
Liquid Death
2022-10-27
https://www.post-journal.com/news/local-news/2021/10/bill-would-end-ban-on-providing-food-drink-in-election-lines/
State Sen. Zellnor Myrie, D-Brooklyn, has introduced S.7382 to repeal Section 17-140 of the state Election Law, relating to furnishing money or entertainment to induce attendance at polls. Commonly known as the "line warming ban" the legislation prohibits organizations from handing out refreshments, water or other item...
2021-10-03
True
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politifact_439
politifact_439
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/sep/28/mike-oliverio/has-the-high-school-stadium-in-bluefield-wva-been/
“A few years back,” Mitchell Stadium in Bluefield, W.Va., “was voted the best high school football field in America.”
Mike Oliverio
2023-08-29
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/sep/28/mike-oliverio/has-the-high-school-stadium-in-bluefield-wva-been/
In a USA Today contest in 2019, Bluefield’s Mitchell Stadium was voted "America's best high school football stadium" based on nearly 6 million votes cast. In a 2023 ranking of the best high school stadiums in each state, the website Stadium Talk chose Mitchell Stadium as the best in West Virginia.
2023-08-29
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politifact_439_ret_b0_g6
politifact_439
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/sep/28/mike-oliverio/has-the-high-school-stadium-in-bluefield-wva-been/
“A few years back,” Mitchell Stadium in Bluefield, W.Va., “was voted the best high school football field in America.”
Mike Oliverio
2023-08-29
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitchell_Stadium
Mitchell Stadium is a 10,000 seat stadium in Bluefield, West Virginia.[1] It was built by the Works Progress Administration in 1935, and is located in Bluefield's city park that straddles the West Virginia–Virginia state line. [...] America's Best High School Football Stadium [edit]On November 4, 2019, Mitchell Stadium...
2024-06-13
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politifact_439_ret_b3_gn
politifact_439
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/sep/28/mike-oliverio/has-the-high-school-stadium-in-bluefield-wva-been/
“A few years back,” Mitchell Stadium in Bluefield, W.Va., “was voted the best high school football field in America.”
Mike Oliverio
2023-08-29
https://www.smokingmusket.com/2019/11/4/20948768/americas-best-high-school-football-stadium-is-in-west-virginia
Mitchell Stadium of Bluefield, West Virginia, is the winner of the America’s Best High School Football Stadiums contest by USA Today High School Sports. The contest seeded the top 16 high school football stadiums in the country, which included Mitchell at the 13th seed, and then allowed fans to vote online to decide th...
2019-11-04
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politifact_439_ret_b4_gn
politifact_439
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/sep/28/mike-oliverio/has-the-high-school-stadium-in-bluefield-wva-been/
“A few years back,” Mitchell Stadium in Bluefield, W.Va., “was voted the best high school football field in America.”
Mike Oliverio
2023-08-29
https://www.bluefieldwv.gov/parksrec/page/mitchell-stadium
America’s Best High School Football Stadium is in West Virginia! Mitchell Stadium is home to Bluefield Middle School (Buccaneers), Bluefield High School (Beavers), Graham Middle School (G-Men), Graham High School (G-Men), Bluefield University (Rams), Bluefield State University (Big Blues). Mitchell Stadium of Bluefield...
2024-01-01
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politifact_439_ret_bn_g3
politifact_439
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/sep/28/mike-oliverio/has-the-high-school-stadium-in-bluefield-wva-been/
“A few years back,” Mitchell Stadium in Bluefield, W.Va., “was voted the best high school football field in America.”
Mike Oliverio
2023-08-29
https://wchstv.com/sports/top-sports/high-school-football-mitchell-stadium-is-tabbed-the-best-by-usa-today-high-school-sports
Nestled in the beautiful mountains on the West Virginia-Virginia border is historic Mitchell Stadium, which won the title of "Best High School Football Stadium" in America by USA Today High School Sports last year. [...] Mitchell Stadium is home to both the Bluefield, West Virginia Beavers and the Bluefield, Virginia-b...
2020-07-01
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politifact_44
politifact_44
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/30/social-media/project-2025-would-not-end-gay-marriage-but-it-cal/
Project 2025 would end gay marriage.
Social Media
2024-07-13
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/30/social-media/project-2025-would-not-end-gay-marriage-but-it-cal/
As it is outlined in a 900-page document titled "Mandate for Leadership," Project 2025 includes no proposal to eliminate same-sex marriage. The document refers to heterosexual families as "ideal" and calls for the protection of faith-based federal grant recipients who do not support same-sex marriage. Project 2025 is a...
2024-07-13
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politifact_44_ret_bn_g11
politifact_44
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/30/social-media/project-2025-would-not-end-gay-marriage-but-it-cal/
Project 2025 would end gay marriage.
Social Media
2024-07-13
https://newrepublic.com/article/178848/ban-abortion-trump-lgbtq-project-2025
In such a lengthy, expansive plan, it can be easy to get lost in the details. This may be intentional, bogging down discussion and complicating reporting on the project’s potential impact. So let’s focus on the vision of society driving the blueprint. That means beginning with Project 2025’s threat to bodily autonomy: ...
2024-02-08
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politifact_44_ret_bn_g12
politifact_44
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/30/social-media/project-2025-would-not-end-gay-marriage-but-it-cal/
Project 2025 would end gay marriage.
Social Media
2024-07-13
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/30/social-media/project-2025-would-not-end-gay-marriage-but-it-cal/
Project 2025 would not end gay marriage, but it calls heterosexual families 'ideal' [...] "Gay and Married? You won’t be under Project 2025," read a July 13 Facebook post that drew a slash through the phrase "Project 2025." Other posts we saw carried similar doomy messages about gay marriage: Project 2025 will "end mar...
2024-07-13
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politifact_44_ret_bn_g15
politifact_44
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/30/social-media/project-2025-would-not-end-gay-marriage-but-it-cal/
Project 2025 would end gay marriage.
Social Media
2024-07-13
https://capitalbnews.org/project-2025-black-voters/
This assault on civil rights is one plank of Project 2025, a transition plan spearheaded by the Heritage Foundation — a right-wing think tank — for the next Republican president. Trump hasn’t officially co-signed, but many of his associates are authors. [...] LGBTQ issues: Project 2025 seeks to ramp up the assault on L...
2024-04-22
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politifact_442_ret_b5_gn
politifact_442
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/sep/28/nikki-haley/fact-checking-nikki-haleys-debate-attack-on-ron-de/
“Ron DeSantis is against fracking. He is against drilling”
Nikki Haley
2023-09-27
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/miacathell/2023/09/28/desantis-fracking-fact-check-n2629061
Nikki Haley: "Ron DeSantis is against fracking. He's against drilling. He always talks about what happens on day one. You better watch out because what happens on day two is when you're in trouble. Day two in Florida you banned fracking. You banned offshore drilling." pic.twitter.com/Ga2xsy3VE7 — TheBlaze (@theblaze) S...
2023-09-28
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politifact_442
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/sep/28/nikki-haley/fact-checking-nikki-haleys-debate-attack-on-ron-de/
“Ron DeSantis is against fracking. He is against drilling”
Nikki Haley
2023-09-27
https://www.pnj.com/story/news/politics/elections/2023/09/28/did-desantis-ban-fracking-florida-governors-stance-is-unclear/70993888007/
6 takeaways from second GOP debate: Rivals call out Trump's absence, claw each other "Ron DeSantis is against fracking. He’s against drilling," Haley said. "He always talks about what happens on day one, you better watch out because what happens on day two is when you’re in trouble. Day two in Florida, you ban fracking...
2023-09-28
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politifact_442_ret_bn_g0
politifact_442
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/sep/28/nikki-haley/fact-checking-nikki-haleys-debate-attack-on-ron-de/
“Ron DeSantis is against fracking. He is against drilling”
Nikki Haley
2023-09-27
https://www.wmnf.org/ron-desantis-florida-dep-oppose-fracking-off-shore-drilling/
Florida’s new governor, Ron DeSantis, announced several changes to water policy today. In an executive order, DeSantis made moves to ban hydraulic fracturing (fracking), dedicate money to Everglades restoration, fight algae blooms, appoint a Chief Science Officer and create an Office of Environmental Accountability and...
2019-01-10
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politifact_442_ret_bn_g7
politifact_442
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/sep/28/nikki-haley/fact-checking-nikki-haleys-debate-attack-on-ron-de/
“Ron DeSantis is against fracking. He is against drilling”
Nikki Haley
2023-09-27
https://www.politifact.com/florida/promises/desant-o-meter/promise/1498/ban-fracking/
Ron DeSantis "On day one, Ron DeSantis will advocate to the Florida Legislature to pass legislation that bans fracking in the state." [...] Even before he entered office, Gov. Ron DeSantis promised to urge Florida's Legislature to ban hydraulic fracturing, aka fracking, statewide. [...] Almost all of the action DeSanti...
2022-10-21
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politifact_443
politifact_443
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jun/18/mark-born/state-rep-born-claim-unemployment-claims-pandemic-/
“Before the pandemic, just over 40,000 were on continuing UI claims. Now, there are well over 100,000 on state or federal UI benefits.”
Mark Born
2021-06-02
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jun/18/mark-born/state-rep-born-claim-unemployment-claims-pandemic-/
Department of Workforce Development datashows that in the week ending on March 7, 2020, there were 41,015 unemployment claims statewide. For the week of May 22, 202, there were 127,745 claims.
2021-06-02
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politifact_443
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jun/18/mark-born/state-rep-born-claim-unemployment-claims-pandemic-/
“Before the pandemic, just over 40,000 were on continuing UI claims. Now, there are well over 100,000 on state or federal UI benefits.”
Mark Born
2021-06-02
https://www.federalreserve.gov/econres/notes/feds-notes/why-have-initial-unemployment-claims-stayed-so-high-for-so-long-20120702.html
Other changes in UI policy have also kept claims abnormally elevated deep into the recovery. Supplemental benefits of $300 per week (formerly $600) have given unemployed and underemployed workers unusually strong incentives to apply for UI. In addition, almost every state waived its usual job search requirements early ...
2021-02-07
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politifact_443
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jun/18/mark-born/state-rep-born-claim-unemployment-claims-pandemic-/
“Before the pandemic, just over 40,000 were on continuing UI claims. Now, there are well over 100,000 on state or federal UI benefits.”
Mark Born
2021-06-02
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/list/?category=workers&ruling=true
Lisa Subeck stated on February 16, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter: "The United States is an outlier, one of only about half a dozen countries, without any guarantee of paid leave for new parents and/or other health care needs." Tim Kaine stated on March 15, 2022 in a tweet.: "Virginia women are paid 80 cents for every dol...
2024-02-16
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politifact_443_ret_bn_g1
politifact_443
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jun/18/mark-born/state-rep-born-claim-unemployment-claims-pandemic-/
“Before the pandemic, just over 40,000 were on continuing UI claims. Now, there are well over 100,000 on state or federal UI benefits.”
Mark Born
2021-06-02
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/list/?category=jobs&ruling=true
Latest True Fact-checks in Jobs Joe Biden stated on February 13, 2024 in a campaign ad: Under Joe Biden, there are "record numbers of new Black entrepreneurs." Tony Evers stated on January 23, 2024 in Speech: "In April last year, our state unemployment rate hit a record low of 2.4%. Last year, Wisconsin had an all-time...
2024-02-13
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politifact_443_ret_bn_g8
politifact_443
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jun/18/mark-born/state-rep-born-claim-unemployment-claims-pandemic-/
“Before the pandemic, just over 40,000 were on continuing UI claims. Now, there are well over 100,000 on state or federal UI benefits.”
Mark Born
2021-06-02
https://www.datacenterresearch.org/reports_analysis/coming-into-focus-early-indicators-of-pandemic-job-loss-in-the-new-orleans-metro-area/
Since the initial effects of the pandemic on the labor market, many media stories have reported the cumulative number of initial state UI claims as a measure of joblessness. However, this may be misleading since it undercounts claims for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA).3 As a provision of the CARES Act, the PUA ...
2020-06-25
True
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politifact_45
politifact_45
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/29/social-media/no-democrats-have-not-pre-filled-100-million-ballo/
“100 million ballots (Democrats) prefilled now have the wrong name.”
Social media posts
2024-07-21
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/29/social-media/no-democrats-have-not-pre-filled-100-million-ballo/
There are no official ballots for the general election yet. The 2024 Democratic presidential nominee will be determined in a virtual nominating process ahead of the Democratic National Convention in August. State deadlines for receiving the presidential nominee’s name for ballot printing generally fall after that.
2024-07-21
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politifact_45
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/29/social-media/no-democrats-have-not-pre-filled-100-million-ballo/
“100 million ballots (Democrats) prefilled now have the wrong name.”
Social media posts
2024-07-21
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/nyc-premarked-ballots/
Just days before the 2020 U.S. presidential election, Twitter users began circulating a claim that residents of Queens Village, in the New York borough of Queens, were receiving ballots that had been already filled out for Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and other Democratic candidates. The rumor appears to h...
2020-10-30
False
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politifact_45_ret_bn_g4
politifact_45
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/29/social-media/no-democrats-have-not-pre-filled-100-million-ballo/
“100 million ballots (Democrats) prefilled now have the wrong name.”
Social media posts
2024-07-21
https://law.wm.edu/faculty/inthenews/2024/
July 29 - Professor Rebecca Green is quoted in the Poynter Fact-Checking story in PolitiFact, "No, Democrats have not ‘pre-filled’ 100 million ballots with ‘wrong name.’" Read the story.
2024-09-17
False
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politifact_452
politifact_452
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jul/10/chris-hayes/msnbcs-chris-hayes-right-economic-impact-internati/
"Higher education is one of America's strongest export sectors. Over 1 million international students studied at American universities, (in the) 2018-19 school year. They contributed over $40 billion to the economy.”
Chris Hayes
2020-07-07
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jul/10/chris-hayes/msnbcs-chris-hayes-right-economic-impact-internati/
A new Trump administration directive would bar foreign college students from staying in the U.S. if they take all their courses online. Hayes’ statistics are accurate. Education was the sixth largest U.S. service export in 2019, the International Trade Administration told PolitiFact.
2020-07-07
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politifact_452
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jul/10/chris-hayes/msnbcs-chris-hayes-right-economic-impact-internati/
"Higher education is one of America's strongest export sectors. Over 1 million international students studied at American universities, (in the) 2018-19 school year. They contributed over $40 billion to the economy.”
Chris Hayes
2020-07-07
https://ceoworld.biz/2024/08/14/higher-education-is-americas-10th-top-export-injecting-over-40-billion-into-the-u-s-economy/
Higher Education is America’s 10th Top Export, Injecting Over $40 Billion into the U.S. Economy [...] These international students make a substantial economic contribution, injecting over $40 billion into the U.S. economy and supporting more than 368,000 jobs. Their spending goes far beyond tuition, encompassing everyt...
2024-08-14
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politifact_452
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jul/10/chris-hayes/msnbcs-chris-hayes-right-economic-impact-internati/
"Higher education is one of America's strongest export sectors. Over 1 million international students studied at American universities, (in the) 2018-19 school year. They contributed over $40 billion to the economy.”
Chris Hayes
2020-07-07
https://www.theedadvocate.org/higher-education-is-americas-10th-top-export-injecting-over-40-billion-into-the-u-s-economy/
Higher Education is America’s 10th Top Export, Injecting Over $40 Billion into the U.S. Economy Did you know that the United States has a secret weapon in its economic arsenal? It’s not technology, agriculture, or manufacturing – it’s education. Higher education has quietly become America’s 10th largest export, pumping...
2023-10-06
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politifact_452_ret_bn_g1
politifact_452
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jul/10/chris-hayes/msnbcs-chris-hayes-right-economic-impact-internati/
"Higher education is one of America's strongest export sectors. Over 1 million international students studied at American universities, (in the) 2018-19 school year. They contributed over $40 billion to the economy.”
Chris Hayes
2020-07-07
https://www.iie.org/news/number-of-international-students-in-the-united-states-hits-all-time-high/
WASHINGTON, D.C., November 18, 2019—The number of international students in the United States set an all-time high in the 2018/19 academic year, the fourth consecutive year with more than one million international students. The total number of international students, 1,095,299, is a 0.05 percent increase over last year...
2019-11-19
True
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politifact_46
politifact_46
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/29/donald-trump/fact-checking-donald-trumps-misleading-statement-t/
Kamala Harris “supported abolishing ICE.”
Donald Trump
2024-07-24
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/29/donald-trump/fact-checking-donald-trumps-misleading-statement-t/
As a U.S. senator in 2018, Kamala Harris criticized the Trump administration’s immigration policies, including a policy that led to family separations at the border. In that context, Harris said U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s function should be reexamined and that "we need to probably even think about start...
2024-07-24
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politifact_46
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/29/donald-trump/fact-checking-donald-trumps-misleading-statement-t/
Kamala Harris “supported abolishing ICE.”
Donald Trump
2024-07-24
https://www.npr.org/2018/07/03/625507824/4-questions-about-the-call-to-abolish-ice
"Abolish ICE" sounds simple and straightforward. It's short enough to fit on a bumper sticker — as does "Build the Wall," or "Abolish the IRS." It symbolizes Democrats' opposition to Trump's immigration policies, particularly the separation of children and parents at the border. It's a shorthand way to remind lawmakers...
2018-07-03
False
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politifact_46_ret_b4_gn
politifact_46
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/29/donald-trump/fact-checking-donald-trumps-misleading-statement-t/
Kamala Harris “supported abolishing ICE.”
Donald Trump
2024-07-24
https://www.wusf.org/politics-issues/2024-07-31/politifact-fl-fact-checking-donald-trumps-false-claim-that-kamala-harris-supported-abolishing
"Lyin’ Kamala supported abolishing ICE," Trump said July 24 at a Charlotte, North Carolina, campaign rally. [...] The Trump and Harris campaigns responded to our query about Trump’s rally claim with multiple citations of Harris statements; we found many more through our own research. There is no record of Harris saying...
2024-07-31
False
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politifact_46_ret_bn_g0
politifact_46
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/29/donald-trump/fact-checking-donald-trumps-misleading-statement-t/
Kamala Harris “supported abolishing ICE.”
Donald Trump
2024-07-24
https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/02/politics/abolish-ice-democrats-list/index.html
The White House tweeted at Harris, writing, ".@SenKamalaHarris, why are you supporting the animals of MS-13? You must not know what ICE really does" with a link to a press release about ICE deporting a Salvadoran MS-13 affiliate, as well as an Irish national. [...] Kamala Harris of California "I think there’s no questi...
2018-07-02
False
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true
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politifact_463_ret_b10_gn
politifact_463
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/may/11/kelda-helen-roys/yes-democrats-do-need-more-majority-codify-roe-vs-/
Due to U.S. Senate rules, Democrats need "more than a majority ... to codify Roe vs. Wade."
Kelda Roys
2022-05-08
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/with-senate-split-50-50-heres-what-democrats-can-and-cant-do
By — Candice Norwood Candice Norwood Leave a comment 0comments Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/with-senate-split-50-50-heres-what-democrats-can-and-cant-do Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter With Senate split 50-50, here’s what Democrats can and can’...
2021-01-28
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politifact_463
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/may/11/kelda-helen-roys/yes-democrats-do-need-more-majority-codify-roe-vs-/
Due to U.S. Senate rules, Democrats need "more than a majority ... to codify Roe vs. Wade."
Kelda Roys
2022-05-08
https://www.politifact.com/article/2022/may/10/why-democrats-control-white-house-and-congress-isn/
"If the Court does overturn Roe, it will fall on our nation’s elected officials at all levels of government to protect a woman’s right to choose," Biden said. "And it will fall on voters to elect pro-choice officials this November. At the federal level, we will need more pro-choice Senators and a pro-choice majority in...
2022-05-10
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politifact_463
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/may/11/kelda-helen-roys/yes-democrats-do-need-more-majority-codify-roe-vs-/
Due to U.S. Senate rules, Democrats need "more than a majority ... to codify Roe vs. Wade."
Kelda Roys
2022-05-08
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/may/11/kelda-helen-roys/yes-democrats-do-need-more-majority-codify-roe-vs-/
Yes, Democrats do need ‘more than a majority ... to codify Roe vs. Wade’ [...] "Because the U.S. Senate is a minority institution, meaning you don't have to get the most votes and still control the chamber, we need to have more than a majority of Democrats in control to codify Roe v. Wade," state Sen. Kelda Roys, D-Mad...
2022-05-08
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politifact_463_ret_bn_g4
politifact_463
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/may/11/kelda-helen-roys/yes-democrats-do-need-more-majority-codify-roe-vs-/
Due to U.S. Senate rules, Democrats need "more than a majority ... to codify Roe vs. Wade."
Kelda Roys
2022-05-08
https://www.bu.edu/articles/2021/what-would-it-mean-to-codify-roe-v-wade/
What Would It Mean to Codify Roe v. Wade? [...] Takeaways - Codifying Roe v. Wade would mean passing a law that would affirm a pregnant person’s right to an abortion without undue interference - The most effective way to codify Roe v. Wade would be for Congress to pass a law, such as the Women’s Health Protection Act, ...
2021-12-06
True
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politifact_47
politifact_47
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/26/social-media/viral-clip-of-abc-news-reporter-does-not-prove-he/
ABC News reporter said “government tried to kill” former President Donald Trump.
Social media posts
2024-07-24
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/26/social-media/viral-clip-of-abc-news-reporter-does-not-prove-he/
ABC News Chief Justice Correspondent Pierre Thomas did not say the "government tried to kill former President Trump," as shortened social media videos claim. In a report that aired July 24 on "Good Morning America," he used the word "gunman" several times and named the shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks, whom the Secret Se...
2024-07-24
False
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politifact_47_ret_b2_gn
politifact_47
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/26/social-media/viral-clip-of-abc-news-reporter-does-not-prove-he/
ABC News reporter said “government tried to kill” former President Donald Trump.
Social media posts
2024-07-24
https://checkyourfact.com/2024/07/26/fact-check-abc-reporter-thomas-government-trump/
FACT CHECK: No, ABC News Reporter Pierre Thomas Did Not Say The Government Tried To Kill Trump A video shared on X claims ABC News journalist Pierre Thomas said the U.S. government tried to kill 2024 Republican nominee and former President Donald Trump when reporting on the shooting that occurred at Trump’s July 13 cam...
2024-07-26
False
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true
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politifact_47_ret_bn_g17
politifact_47
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/26/social-media/viral-clip-of-abc-news-reporter-does-not-prove-he/
ABC News reporter said “government tried to kill” former President Donald Trump.
Social media posts
2024-07-24
https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/1999751/us-forces-kill-isis-founder-leader-baghdadi-in-syria/
"The United States has been searching for Baghdadi for many years," Trump said from the White House. "Capturing or killing Baghdadi has been the top national security priority of my administration. U.S. special operations forces executed a dangerous and daring nighttime raid in northwestern Syria and accomplished their...
2019-10-27
False
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politifact_47_ret_bn_g9
politifact_47
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/26/social-media/viral-clip-of-abc-news-reporter-does-not-prove-he/
ABC News reporter said “government tried to kill” former President Donald Trump.
Social media posts
2024-07-24
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/26/social-media/viral-clip-of-abc-news-reporter-does-not-prove-he/
ABC News Chief Justice Correspondent Pierre Thomas did not say the "government tried to kill former President Trump," as shortened social media videos claim. [...] "ABC News Reporter Says "The Government Tried To Kill President Trump!" exclaimed one TikTok video, sharing a clip of ABC News Chief Justice Correspondent P...
2024-07-24
False
false
true
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politifact_473
politifact_473
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/aug/31/mandela-barnes/yes-over-100-billion-was-spent-military-contracts-/
In Afghanistan, “over 100 billion dollars spent on military contracts.”
Mandela Barnes
2021-08-16
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/aug/31/mandela-barnes/yes-over-100-billion-was-spent-military-contracts-/
News reports show the Pentagon spent $107.9 billion on contracted services in Afghanistan. To be sure, not all of the money was spent appropriately, according to a new report from a special inspector general.
2021-08-16
True
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politifact_473
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/aug/31/mandela-barnes/yes-over-100-billion-was-spent-military-contracts-/
In Afghanistan, “over 100 billion dollars spent on military contracts.”
Mandela Barnes
2021-08-16
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/aug/31/mandela-barnes/yes-over-100-billion-was-spent-military-contracts-/
News reports show the Pentagon spent $107.9 billion on contracted services in Afghanistan. [...] When asked for back up for the statement, Barnes’ spokesman Christian Slater pointed us to a April 23, 2021 Bloomberg Law report which found that "Since 2002, the Pentagon has spent $107.9 billion on contracted services in ...
2021-08-16
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politifact_473
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/aug/31/mandela-barnes/yes-over-100-billion-was-spent-military-contracts-/
In Afghanistan, “over 100 billion dollars spent on military contracts.”
Mandela Barnes
2021-08-16
https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/2021-07-27/ty-article/a-breakdown-of-u-s-military-spending-in-afghanistan/0000017f-f650-d5bd-a17f-f67abdfd0000
A Breakdown of U.S. Military Spending in Afghanistan America’s own government watchdog says oversight of the money spent on military efforts in Afghanistan has been poor with hundreds of millions of dollars misspent and corruption rife The U.S. and NATO have promised to pay $4 billion a year until 2024 to finance Afgha...
2021-07-27
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politifact_473
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/aug/31/mandela-barnes/yes-over-100-billion-was-spent-military-contracts-/
In Afghanistan, “over 100 billion dollars spent on military contracts.”
Mandela Barnes
2021-08-16
https://watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/papers/2022/WartimeContractSpending
Over the 20-year period of the U.S. intervention in Afghanistan, the U.S. Department of Defense paid various companies about $108 billion in contracts for work performed in the country, according to our latest research. This is in addition to the trillions of dollars spent on Department of Defense contracts performed i...
2024-01-01
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politifact_476
politifact_476
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/may/27/tim-kaine/police-misconduct-settlements-can-shift-city-budge/
“New Haven, Conn., had to issue bonds for a bridge after using funds for that bridge to pay for a police misconduct settlement."
Tim Kaine
2021-05-24
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/may/27/tim-kaine/police-misconduct-settlements-can-shift-city-budge/
In 2017, New Haven, Conn., had to pay $8.4 million to settle a police misconduct lawsuit. It drew the funds from other city programs, and restored them the next year using proceeds from bond sales. Few municipalities track the total cost of these lawsuits, which total millions nationally each year.
2021-05-24
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politifact_476
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/may/27/tim-kaine/police-misconduct-settlements-can-shift-city-budge/
“New Haven, Conn., had to issue bonds for a bridge after using funds for that bridge to pay for a police misconduct settlement."
Tim Kaine
2021-05-24
https://www.officer.com/features/honoring-the-fallen/news/11244995/bridge-named-in-memory-of-fallen-conn-police-officer
NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- The bridge that connects West Haven and New Haven at Kimberly Avenue will be known as Officer Robert Vincent Fumiatti Memorial Bridge in honor of the New Haven cop who died in 2007 from complications after being shot in 2002. Police union official Jeffrey Matchett said it's hard to think of a more f...
2013-11-22
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politifact_476
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/may/27/tim-kaine/police-misconduct-settlements-can-shift-city-budge/
“New Haven, Conn., had to issue bonds for a bridge after using funds for that bridge to pay for a police misconduct settlement."
Tim Kaine
2021-05-24
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/may/27/tim-kaine/police-misconduct-settlements-can-shift-city-budge/
In 2017, New Haven, Conn., had to pay $8.4 million to settle a police misconduct lawsuit. [...] We wondered about the New Haven example. Was money for a bridge diverted to settle a lawsuit against the police? [...] Kaine said police settlements can defund city services, as when "New Haven, Conn, had to issue bonds for ...
2021-05-24
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