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politifact_7
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/aug/26/instagram-posts/no-kamala-harris-isnt-using-a-nazi-rooted-phrase-a/
Kamala Harris has adopted the Nazi-rooted phrase “Strength Through Joy” as her campaign slogan.
Instagram posts
2024-08-19
https://spotlight.ebu.ch/p/claim-that-kamala-harris-is-using
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" messagi...
2024-09-02
False
false
true
refutes
politifact_7_ret_bn_g18
politifact_7
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/aug/26/instagram-posts/no-kamala-harris-isnt-using-a-nazi-rooted-phrase-a/
Kamala Harris has adopted the Nazi-rooted phrase “Strength Through Joy” as her campaign slogan.
Instagram posts
2024-08-19
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/aug/23/kamala-harris/kamala-harris-slightly-claim-about-veterans-suicid/
Kamala Harris, tweet, August 18, 2016 Kamala Harris, campaign website, accessed August 2016 Interview, Nathan Click, Kamala Harris campaign spokesman, August 22, 2016
2016-08-18
False
false
true
insufficient-supports
politifact_718
politifact_718
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/apr/17/mark-pocan/yes-in-2023-congress-passed-the-fewest-number-of-b/
“We passed 27 bills last year, which is the fewest since the Depression.”
Mark Pocan
2024-03-27
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/apr/17/mark-pocan/yes-in-2023-congress-passed-the-fewest-number-of-b/
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
2024-03-27
True
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politifact_718_ret_b12_gn
politifact_718
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/apr/17/mark-pocan/yes-in-2023-congress-passed-the-fewest-number-of-b/
“We passed 27 bills last year, which is the fewest since the Depression.”
Mark Pocan
2024-03-27
https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/politifactwisconsin/2024/05/08/are-more-bills-than-usual-being-signed-into-law-vetoed-in-wisconsin/73598873007/
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-...
2024-05-08
True
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politifact_718_ret_b2_g1
politifact_718
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/apr/17/mark-pocan/yes-in-2023-congress-passed-the-fewest-number-of-b/
“We passed 27 bills last year, which is the fewest since the Depression.”
Mark Pocan
2024-03-27
https://spectrumnews1.com/oh/columbus/news/2023/12/21/congress-ineffective-2023
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 la...
2023-12-21
True
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politifact_718_ret_bn_g4
politifact_718
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/apr/17/mark-pocan/yes-in-2023-congress-passed-the-fewest-number-of-b/
“We passed 27 bills last year, which is the fewest since the Depression.”
Mark Pocan
2024-03-27
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/118th-congress-track-become-productive-us-history/story?id=106254012
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 c...
2024-01-11
True
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politifact_73
politifact_73
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/15/joe-biden/is-political-violence-unheard-of-the-long-history/
“The idea that there’s political violence or violence in America like this is just unheard of.”
Joe Biden
2024-07-13
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/15/joe-biden/is-political-violence-unheard-of-the-long-history/
Examples of political violence against U.S. presidents date back to Abraham Lincoln in 1865. Lawmakers, presidents and political candidates have also been targeted. U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords, D-Ariz., was injured in a 2011 shooting and Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., was injured in a 2017 shooting. The Jan. 6, 2021, assault ...
2024-07-13
False
true
true
refutes
politifact_73_ret_b15_gn
politifact_73
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/15/joe-biden/is-political-violence-unheard-of-the-long-history/
“The idea that there’s political violence or violence in America like this is just unheard of.”
Joe Biden
2024-07-13
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2023/04/us-extremism-portland-george-floyd-protests-january-6/673088/
This past February, Biden sought to dispel that shadow as he stood before Congress to deliver his State of the Union address. "There’s no place for political violence in America," he said. "And we must give hate and extremism in any form no safe harbor." Biden’s speech was punctuated by jeers and name-calling by Republ...
2023-04-28
False
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true
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politifact_73_ret_b4_gn
politifact_73
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/15/joe-biden/is-political-violence-unheard-of-the-long-history/
“The idea that there’s political violence or violence in America like this is just unheard of.”
Joe Biden
2024-07-13
https://theintercept.com/2024/07/14/trump-shooting-political-violence/
"The idea that there’s political violence … in America like this, is just unheard of, it’s just not appropriate," said President Joe Biden, the backer of Israel’s genocidal war against Palestine, with a death toll that researchers believe could reach 186,000 Palestinians. Biden’s narrower point was correct, though: Dea...
2024-07-14
False
false
true
insufficient-contradictory
politifact_73_ret_bn_g12
politifact_73
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/15/joe-biden/is-political-violence-unheard-of-the-long-history/
“The idea that there’s political violence or violence in America like this is just unheard of.”
Joe Biden
2024-07-13
https://abc30.com/post/joe-biden-orders-independent-review-security-measures-around-donald-trump-shooting-assassination-attempt/15058936/
And he said he had ordered an independent review of how security was handled at the political rally in Pennsylvania and would be speaking to the nation Sunday night. The White House said his address from the Oval Office would be at 8 p.m. ET. [...] "There's no place in America for this kind of violence. It's sick. It's...
2024-07-14
False
false
true
insufficient-supports
politifact_73_ret_bn_g19
politifact_73
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/15/joe-biden/is-political-violence-unheard-of-the-long-history/
“The idea that there’s political violence or violence in America like this is just unheard of.”
Joe Biden
2024-07-13
https://carnegieendowment.org/research/2023/09/polarization-democracy-and-political-violence-in-the-united-states-what-the-research-says
People who commit political violence have aggressive personalities.23 Many who commit forms of political violence that do not include preplanning—such as most hate crimes, threats, and violence at rallies—also have poor self-control or have lowered their self-control temporarily (by drinking, for instance).24 These tra...
2023-09-05
False
false
true
insufficient-neutral
politifact_74_ret_bn_g0
politifact_74
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/13/joe-biden/biden-campaign-hits-and-misses-with-trump-and-foxc/
"The Trump administration handed out taxpayer dollars to a foreign company. Hundreds of homes and farms were bulldozed, and over $500 million in taxpayer dollars were wasted preparing for Foxconn."
Joe Biden
2024-05-17
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/13/joe-biden/biden-campaign-hits-and-misses-with-trump-and-foxc/
Hundreds of homes and farms were bulldozed, and over $500 million in taxpayer dollars were wasted preparing for Foxconn," the Biden-Harris campaign said in a May 16 news release. [...] So, saying that "$500 million in taxpayer dollars were wasted preparing for Foxconn" is a bit muddy at best. [...] Finally, although it...
2024-05-16
Half True
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true
insufficient-refutes
politifact_74_ret_bn_g1
politifact_74
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/13/joe-biden/biden-campaign-hits-and-misses-with-trump-and-foxc/
"The Trump administration handed out taxpayer dollars to a foreign company. Hundreds of homes and farms were bulldozed, and over $500 million in taxpayer dollars were wasted preparing for Foxconn."
Joe Biden
2024-05-17
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/08/22/foxconn-wisconsin-trump/
It might be funny, she added — except that local and state governments spent roughly $500 million to buy land, bulldoze houses and build infrastructure for an unfulfilled manufacturing megasite that was supposed to include dozens of futuristic buildings and a factory to produce flat-panel displays for televisions. [......
2023-08-22
Half True
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politifact_74_ret_bn_g4
politifact_74
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/13/joe-biden/biden-campaign-hits-and-misses-with-trump-and-foxc/
"The Trump administration handed out taxpayer dollars to a foreign company. Hundreds of homes and farms were bulldozed, and over $500 million in taxpayer dollars were wasted preparing for Foxconn."
Joe Biden
2024-05-17
https://www.theverge.com/21507966/csk-8th-wonder-of-the-world
That illusion has had real costs. State and local governments spent at least $400 million, largely on land and infrastructure Foxconn will likely never need. Residents were pushed from their homes under threat of eminent domain and dozens of houses bulldozed to clear property Foxconn doesn’t know what to do with. And a...
2020-10-19
Half True
false
true
insufficient-supports
politifact_740
politifact_740
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/mar/01/michael-bloomberg/bloombergs-claim-reducing-street-homelessness-corr/
During his tenure as mayor of New York City, “street homelessness decreased by 28 percent.”
Michael Bloomberg
2020-01-30
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/mar/01/michael-bloomberg/bloombergs-claim-reducing-street-homelessness-corr/
City data show that street homelessness decreased by 28 percent from when counting began in 2005 until Bloomberg's last year in office. Experts warned that counts of people living on the street can be flawed. ​Most people experiencing homelessness in New York live in shelters, where populations rose dramatically.
2020-01-30
True
true
true
insufficient-supports
politifact_740_ret_b1_gn
politifact_740
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/mar/01/michael-bloomberg/bloombergs-claim-reducing-street-homelessness-corr/
During his tenure as mayor of New York City, “street homelessness decreased by 28 percent.”
Michael Bloomberg
2020-01-30
https://www.politifact.com/homeless/
Coalition for the Homeless stated on April 8, 2020 in a newspaper interview New York City could pay to house its homeless population in hotel rooms currently sitting vacant, but Mayor Bill de Blasio "has absolutely to this point refused to do that." Michael Bloomberg stated on January 30, 2020 in a news release During ...
2024-06-30
True
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supports
politifact_740_ret_bn_g0
politifact_740
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/mar/01/michael-bloomberg/bloombergs-claim-reducing-street-homelessness-corr/
During his tenure as mayor of New York City, “street homelessness decreased by 28 percent.”
Michael Bloomberg
2020-01-30
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/mar/01/michael-bloomberg/bloombergs-claim-reducing-street-homelessness-corr/
If Your Time is short - City data show that street homelessness decreased by 28 percent from when counting began in 2005 until Bloomberg's last year in office. [...] On his campaign website, Bloomberg claims that during his tenure, "street homelessness decreased by 28 percent." "As Mayor of New York City, Mike led one ...
2020-01-30
True
false
true
insufficient-neutral
politifact_740_ret_bn_g13
politifact_740
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/mar/01/michael-bloomberg/bloombergs-claim-reducing-street-homelessness-corr/
During his tenure as mayor of New York City, “street homelessness decreased by 28 percent.”
Michael Bloomberg
2020-01-30
https://ny.curbed.com/2018/9/26/17901364/new-york-homeless-shelters-turning-the-tide-de-blasio
The Bergen Street shelter was one of the first announced under "Turning the Tide on Homelessness," Mayor Bill de Blasio’s ambitious, five-year plan to revamp the way New York’s shelter system operates. With a long-term goal of reducing the homeless population by 2,500 people (or about four percent of the then-total of ...
2018-09-26
True
false
true
insufficient-supports
politifact_740_ret_bn_g9
politifact_740
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/mar/01/michael-bloomberg/bloombergs-claim-reducing-street-homelessness-corr/
During his tenure as mayor of New York City, “street homelessness decreased by 28 percent.”
Michael Bloomberg
2020-01-30
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/10/28/hidden-city
Most New Yorkers I talk to do not know this. They say they thought there were fewer homeless people than before, because they see fewer of them. In fact, during the twelve years of the Bloomberg administration, the number of homeless people has gone through the roof they do not have. There are now two hundred and thirt...
2013-10-28
True
false
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refutes
politifact_745
politifact_745
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/sep/24/chris-larson/yes-gop-controlled-legislature-has-refused-act-lea/
The GOP-controlled Legislature has "refused to act on at least 150" appointees of Gov. Tony Evers.
Chris Larson
2021-09-10
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/sep/24/chris-larson/yes-gop-controlled-legislature-has-refused-act-lea/
Since Evers took office in January 2019, he has been stymied by the GOP-controlled Legislature on many fronts. The Legislature has delayed action on a large range or appointees. These include the Department of Transportation and Department of Workforce Development. The non-partisan Legislative Reference Bureau puts the...
2021-09-10
True
true
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insufficient-supports
politifact_745_ret_bn_g0
politifact_745
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/sep/24/chris-larson/yes-gop-controlled-legislature-has-refused-act-lea/
The GOP-controlled Legislature has "refused to act on at least 150" appointees of Gov. Tony Evers.
Chris Larson
2021-09-10
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/list/?category=&ruling=true&speaker=chris-larson
Chris Larson stated on November 9, 2023 in X, formerly Twitter: Says expanding Medicaid in Wisconsin would save the state $530 million, which could pay for 3,287 K-12 teachers, or 7.8 educators per district. Chris Larson stated on September 10, 2021 in Twitter: The GOP-controlled Legislature has "refused to act on at l...
2023-11-09
True
false
true
insufficient-neutral
politifact_745_ret_bn_g3
politifact_745
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/sep/24/chris-larson/yes-gop-controlled-legislature-has-refused-act-lea/
The GOP-controlled Legislature has "refused to act on at least 150" appointees of Gov. Tony Evers.
Chris Larson
2021-09-10
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/list/?category=legal-issues&ruling=true
Chris Larson stated on September 10, 2021 in Twitter: The GOP-controlled Legislature has "refused to act on at least 150" appointees of Gov. Tony Evers. Tim Kaine stated on May 24, 2021 in an op-ed on CNBC: "New Haven, Conn., had to issue bonds for a bridge after using funds for that bridge to pay for a police miscondu...
2024-03-27
True
false
true
insufficient-neutral
politifact_745_ret_bn_g4
politifact_745
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/sep/24/chris-larson/yes-gop-controlled-legislature-has-refused-act-lea/
The GOP-controlled Legislature has "refused to act on at least 150" appointees of Gov. Tony Evers.
Chris Larson
2021-09-10
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/06/wisconsin-governor-orders-stop-to-in-person-voting-on-eve-of-election-168527
The ruling came after the GOP-controlled state legislature challenged Evers’ order. The state Supreme Court split 4-2 along ideological lines, with Justice Daniel Kelly, who is up for reelection in Tuesday’s balloting, abstaining. [...] "The clerks of this state should stand ready to proceed with the election," state H...
2020-04-06
True
false
true
insufficient-supports
politifact_745_ret_bn_g9
politifact_745
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/sep/24/chris-larson/yes-gop-controlled-legislature-has-refused-act-lea/
The GOP-controlled Legislature has "refused to act on at least 150" appointees of Gov. Tony Evers.
Chris Larson
2021-09-10
https://www.modernhealthcare.com/safety-quality/coronavirus-outbreak-live-updates-covid-19
9:44 AM CT on 2/4/21 (AP) The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Assembly is scheduled Thursday to vote on repealing the statewide mask mandate issued by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers, but the order will remain in effect until the state Senate concurs. [...] The Supreme Court could end the legislative back and forth with a r...
2021-02-05
True
false
true
insufficient-neutral
politifact_755
politifact_755
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/mar/06/tony-evers/yes-wisconsin-correctional-officer-training-classe/
“We're having the largest classes of correctional officers we've ever had before.”
Tony Evers
2024-02-11
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/mar/06/tony-evers/yes-wisconsin-correctional-officer-training-classe/
Wisconsin lawmakers passed a pay raise for corrections officers last year in hopes of fixing staffing shortages. The state Department of Corrections graduated its largest training class ever in February with 214 graduates. Prison staff vacancy rates have been trending down since they peaked at 35% in August.
2024-02-11
True
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politifact_755_ret_b15_gn
politifact_755
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/mar/06/tony-evers/yes-wisconsin-correctional-officer-training-classe/
“We're having the largest classes of correctional officers we've ever had before.”
Tony Evers
2024-02-11
https://www.publicservicedegrees.org/how-to-become/correctional-officer/
Correctional officers maintain order and calm in detention centers, jails, and prisons. Before deciding on this career path, it’s important to understand the necessary education and training. This guide will also reveal how to complete your education online and tips to land your first job. Correctional officers are cri...
2020-08-14
True
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politifact_755_ret_b4_gn
politifact_755
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/mar/06/tony-evers/yes-wisconsin-correctional-officer-training-classe/
“We're having the largest classes of correctional officers we've ever had before.”
Tony Evers
2024-02-11
https://www.corrections1.com/corrections-training/articles/the-shock-factor-of-correctional-officer-training-ZjMoGQOByL3Vlbx0/
With staggering staff vacancy rates plaguing American prisons, state departments of correction are having to recruit and hire thousands of individuals to serve as correctional officers each year. Among these new recruits are individuals with varying backgrounds and experiences, with most previously working in the servi...
2023-11-28
True
false
true
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politifact_755_ret_bn_g0
politifact_755
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/mar/06/tony-evers/yes-wisconsin-correctional-officer-training-classe/
“We're having the largest classes of correctional officers we've ever had before.”
Tony Evers
2024-02-11
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/mar/06/tony-evers/yes-wisconsin-correctional-officer-training-classe/
Yes, Wisconsin correctional officer training classes are largest they’ve ever been [...] The state Department of Corrections graduated its largest training class ever in February with 214 graduates. [...] During a TV interview, Evers claimed pay raises for correctional officers had led to "the largest classes of correc...
2024-02-11
True
false
true
supports
politifact_755_ret_bn_g1
politifact_755
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/mar/06/tony-evers/yes-wisconsin-correctional-officer-training-classe/
“We're having the largest classes of correctional officers we've ever had before.”
Tony Evers
2024-02-11
https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/politifactwisconsin/2024/03/06/gov-tony-evers-is-correct-that-correctional-officer-training-classes-are-the-largest-theyve-ever-bee/72750374007/
It’s true, correctional officer training classes are the largest they’ve ever been [...] A graduation ceremony on Feb. 21 at Madison College for newly-certified corrections officers had 214 graduates, according to the DOC. [...] During a TV interview, Evers claimed pay raises for correctional officers had led to "the l...
2024-03-06
True
false
true
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politifact_757
politifact_757
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/nov/19/nys-department-corrections-and-community-supervisi/among-large-states-ny-has-lowest-imprisonment-rate/
New York is "leading the nation with the lowest imprisonment rate of any large state”
NYS Department of Corrections and Community Supervision
2021-11-08
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/nov/19/nys-department-corrections-and-community-supervisi/among-large-states-ny-has-lowest-imprisonment-rate/
Federal data on imprisonment rates supports the claim that New York has the lowest rate among states with populations of more than 10 million people. Imprisonment rates in some smaller states, including Massachusetts, Maine, and Minnesota, are lower than the rate in New York.
2021-11-08
True
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politifact_757_ret_b11_gn
politifact_757
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/nov/19/nys-department-corrections-and-community-supervisi/among-large-states-ny-has-lowest-imprisonment-rate/
New York is "leading the nation with the lowest imprisonment rate of any large state”
NYS Department of Corrections and Community Supervision
2021-11-08
https://www.prisonpolicy.org/origin/ny/2020/report.html
New York City, by far the largest city in the state, has an imprisonment rate of 185 per 100,000. This is undoubtedly high, but it is much lower than many other cities across the state. The city of Rochester — the fourth most populous city in the state — with an incarceration rate of 1,051 per 100,000 city residents, i...
2010-08-06
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politifact_757_ret_b3_gn
politifact_757
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/nov/19/nys-department-corrections-and-community-supervisi/among-large-states-ny-has-lowest-imprisonment-rate/
New York is "leading the nation with the lowest imprisonment rate of any large state”
NYS Department of Corrections and Community Supervision
2021-11-08
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/policy-solutions/poverty-and-mass-incarceration-new-york-agenda-change
Despite efforts to shrink it, New York’s prison infrastructure is one of the largest in the country. Today, more than 40,000 New Yorkers are behind bars and another 337,000 have spent time in prison at some point in their lives; three-quarters of them are people of color. As the recent Brennan Center report Conviction,...
2021-02-23
True
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true
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politifact_757_ret_b5_gn
politifact_757
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/nov/19/nys-department-corrections-and-community-supervisi/among-large-states-ny-has-lowest-imprisonment-rate/
New York is "leading the nation with the lowest imprisonment rate of any large state”
NYS Department of Corrections and Community Supervision
2021-11-08
https://thecrimereport.org/2023/05/10/a-model-for-criminal-justice-reform-how-new-york-city-lowered-its-jail-population-and-crime-rates/
More remarkably, as the crime and murder rates declined, so did the jail population. Currently, there are less than 6,000 people incarcerated—a reduction of 16,000 or 73% in the jail population. Clearly, NYC has shown that crime and jail populations can be drastically reduced at the same time. Both the current NYC murd...
2023-05-10
True
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true
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politifact_757_ret_b6_gn
politifact_757
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/nov/19/nys-department-corrections-and-community-supervisi/among-large-states-ny-has-lowest-imprisonment-rate/
New York is "leading the nation with the lowest imprisonment rate of any large state”
NYS Department of Corrections and Community Supervision
2021-11-08
https://www.hks.harvard.edu/research-insights/policy-topics/human-rights/study-reveals-new-york-citys-remarkable
A paper released today, Better by Half: The New York City Story of Winning Large-Scale Decarceration while Increasing Public Safety, suggests that quite the opposite is true. New York City’s rapid and well-publicized crime rate decline was coupled with a sustained and dramatic reduction in incarceration, allowing the s...
2024-01-01
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politifact_76
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/12/social-media/did-bbc-news-publish-a-graphic-saying-joe-biden-wa/
BBC News published a graphic quoting President Joe Biden saying, “Let me say this as clearly and simply as I can: [inaudible].”
Social media posts
2024-07-11
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/12/social-media/did-bbc-news-publish-a-graphic-saying-joe-biden-wa/
A social media graphic highlighting another supposed flub appears to have come from BBC News. Shared in a July 11 Instagram post, the graphic quotes Biden saying, "Let me say this as clearly and simply as I can: [inaudible]." [...] We rate the claim that BBC News published a graphic quoting Biden as "inaudible" False. ...
2024-07-11
False
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politifact_76_ret_bn_g2
politifact_76
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/12/social-media/did-bbc-news-publish-a-graphic-saying-joe-biden-wa/
BBC News published a graphic quoting President Joe Biden saying, “Let me say this as clearly and simply as I can: [inaudible].”
Social media posts
2024-07-11
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/bbc-biden-fake-graphic/
In July 2024, a viral post purported to share a real graphic from British broadcaster BBC News, quoting U.S. President Joe Biden as saying "inaudible" during a speech, as though reading from a teleprompter. The graphic included an image of Biden speaking, with the caption below reading: "Let me say this as clearly and ...
2024-07-11
False
false
true
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politifact_763
politifact_763
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/mar/25/tom-nelson/democrat-tom-nelson-right-claim-two-thirds-us-sena/
“Right now, two-thirds of the U.S. Senate is composed of millionaires.”
Tom Nelson
2021-03-07
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/mar/25/tom-nelson/democrat-tom-nelson-right-claim-two-thirds-us-sena/
As of 2018, the last year when lawmakers filled out financial disclosures, 61 were worth $1 million Many of the newly-elected members of the Senate are also millionaires
2021-03-07
True
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true
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politifact_763_ret_bn_g18
politifact_763
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/mar/25/tom-nelson/democrat-tom-nelson-right-claim-two-thirds-us-sena/
“Right now, two-thirds of the U.S. Senate is composed of millionaires.”
Tom Nelson
2021-03-07
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/commentisfree/2018/oct/04/few-us-politicians-working-class
I have been researching this issue for the past 10 years, and the results, published in my new book, The Cash Ceiling: Why Only the Rich Run for Office – and What We Can Do About It, are clear. Contrary to the cherished ideal of a government of and by the people, Americans are almost always governed by the very privile...
2018-10-22
True
false
true
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politifact_763_ret_bn_g19
politifact_763
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/mar/25/tom-nelson/democrat-tom-nelson-right-claim-two-thirds-us-sena/
“Right now, two-thirds of the U.S. Senate is composed of millionaires.”
Tom Nelson
2021-03-07
https://www.opensecrets.org/news/reports/a-decade-under-citizens-united
Years prior, the court dealt another blow to the law meant to limit the power of wealthy individuals. In 2008's Davis v. FEC, the court struck down the Millionaire's Amendment, which allowed opponents of wealthy self-funding congressional candidates to bypass contribution limits. In recent cycles, self-funding candidat...
2019-11-12
True
false
true
insufficient-neutral
politifact_763_ret_bn_g5
politifact_763
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/mar/25/tom-nelson/democrat-tom-nelson-right-claim-two-thirds-us-sena/
“Right now, two-thirds of the U.S. Senate is composed of millionaires.”
Tom Nelson
2021-03-07
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate
The annual salary of each senator, since 2009, is $174,000;[40] the president pro tempore and party leaders receive $193,400.[40][41] In 2003, at least 40 senators were millionaires;[42] by 2018, over 50 senators were millionaires (partly due to inflation).[43] [...] - ^ Sean Loughlin and Robert Yoon (June 13, 2003). "...
2024-10-05
True
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politifact_77
politifact_77
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/12/threads-posts/no-proof-donald-trump-made-settlements-to-10-to-13/
List shows settlements Donald Trump made to 10- to 13-year-old victims of child sex crimes.
Threads post
2024-07-08
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/12/threads-posts/no-proof-donald-trump-made-settlements-to-10-to-13/
We found no evidence of these cases or settlements.
2024-07-08
False
true
true
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politifact_77_ret_bn_g0
politifact_77
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/12/threads-posts/no-proof-donald-trump-made-settlements-to-10-to-13/
List shows settlements Donald Trump made to 10- to 13-year-old victims of child sex crimes.
Threads post
2024-07-08
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/12/threads-posts/no-proof-donald-trump-made-settlements-to-10-to-13/
No proof Donald Trump made settlements to 10- to 13-year-olds for child sex crimes [...] A list circulating on social media claims to reveal a set of settlements made by former President Donald Trump for sex crimes against children as young as 10 years old. [...] There’s no evidence that Trump made six settlements to 1...
2024-07-08
False
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true
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politifact_77_ret_bn_g10
politifact_77
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/12/threads-posts/no-proof-donald-trump-made-settlements-to-10-to-13/
List shows settlements Donald Trump made to 10- to 13-year-old victims of child sex crimes.
Threads post
2024-07-08
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-child-rape-settlements/
(1) Michael Parker, 10-years old, oral rape, Mar-a-Lago, Palm Beach, FL, 1992. Trump paid his parents a $3 million settlement. [...] (4) Rebecca Conway, 13-years old, intercourse and oral sex. Trump Vineyard Estates, Charlottesville, VA, 2012, $5 million settlement. [...] Of course, it's also possible to make accusatio...
2024-07-08
False
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politifact_77_ret_bn_g11
politifact_77
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/12/threads-posts/no-proof-donald-trump-made-settlements-to-10-to-13/
List shows settlements Donald Trump made to 10- to 13-year-old victims of child sex crimes.
Threads post
2024-07-08
https://whowhatwhy.org/politics/government-integrity/speaking-of-an-alleged-rape-by-donald-trump/
When I read about E. Jean Carroll’s victory in her civil case against former President Donald J. Trump, I couldn’t help thinking about a 13-year-old girl who was also raped, allegedly, by both Trump, and the late Jeffrey Epstein. [...] People wondering how Jeffrey Epstein acquired his enormous wealth may find a clue on...
2023-05-11
False
false
true
insufficient-neutral
politifact_77_ret_bn_g7
politifact_77
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/12/threads-posts/no-proof-donald-trump-made-settlements-to-10-to-13/
List shows settlements Donald Trump made to 10- to 13-year-old victims of child sex crimes.
Threads post
2024-07-08
https://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/donald-trump-rape-lawsuit-dropped-230770
Woman suing Trump over alleged teen rape drops suit, again A woman who accused Donald Trump of raping her two decades ago when she was a 13-year-old aspiring teen model has again dropped a federal lawsuit over the alleged assaults. [...] Doe named Trump and Epstein as defendants in the suits and says they knew she was ...
2016-04-11
False
false
true
insufficient-neutral
politifact_79
politifact_79
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/10/byron-donalds/its-true-kamala-harris-was-an-original-backer-of-t/
Kamala Harris "co-sponsored, fully sponsored" the Green New Deal.
Byron Donalds
2024-07-07
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/10/byron-donalds/its-true-kamala-harris-was-an-original-backer-of-t/
When senators introduced their version of the Green New Deal in February 2019, Harris was one of 11 Democrats who were original co-sponsors. In a Medium post published the day the resolution was introduced, Harris wrote that she was "proud" to have signed on as an original Senate co-sponsor.
2024-07-07
True
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politifact_79_ret_b7_gn
politifact_79
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/10/byron-donalds/its-true-kamala-harris-was-an-original-backer-of-t/
Kamala Harris "co-sponsored, fully sponsored" the Green New Deal.
Byron Donalds
2024-07-07
https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2024/07/16/fla-lawmaker-said-vp-harris-was-co-sponsor-green-new-deal-fact-check/
Donalds told Bream that Harris had "co-sponsored, fully sponsored this radical Green New Deal, which will cost the American people $100 trillion." [...] However, we confirmed through public documentation that Harris did co-sponsor Senate legislation backing the Green New Deal and, to date, still supports the measure’s ...
2024-07-16
True
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politifact_81
politifact_81
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/08/threads-posts/no-project-2025-didnt-call-for-period-passports-fo/
Project 2025 mandates women carry “period passports” to “track their menstrual cycles” and “monitor pregnancies.”
Threads post
2024-07-07
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/08/threads-posts/no-project-2025-didnt-call-for-period-passports-fo/
This claim originated on a satirical X account. Project 2025 is a policy agenda created by conservative groups in the hope that former President Donald Trump will enact it should he win the presidency in November. The agenda does not call for women to carry period passports.
2024-07-07
False
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politifact_81_ret_b13_gn
politifact_81
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/08/threads-posts/no-project-2025-didnt-call-for-period-passports-fo/
Project 2025 mandates women carry “period passports” to “track their menstrual cycles” and “monitor pregnancies.”
Threads post
2024-07-07
https://countylocalnews.com/2024/07/07/womenperiodpassportstrackingidchecks-bidens-win-trumps-project-2025-proposes-controversial-period-passports/
In a shocking announcement, Trump’s #Project2025 group proposes the implementation of "period passports" for women to track their menstrual cycles. These passports would be mandatory and women would have to present them to police officers during random ID checks to monitor pregnancies. The proposal has sparked outrage ...
2024-07-07
False
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politifact_81_ret_bn_g1
politifact_81
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/08/threads-posts/no-project-2025-didnt-call-for-period-passports-fo/
Project 2025 mandates women carry “period passports” to “track their menstrual cycles” and “monitor pregnancies.”
Threads post
2024-07-07
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/08/threads-posts/no-project-2025-didnt-call-for-period-passports-fo/
No, Project 2025 didn’t call for ‘period passports’ for women; claim originated as satire [...] A July 7 Threads post warned, "The Project 25 group says women should be mandated to carry ‘period passports’ that track their menstrual cycles and must be kept up to date, and women must present these to police officers dur...
2024-07-07
False
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true
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politifact_81_ret_bn_g4
politifact_81
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/08/threads-posts/no-project-2025-didnt-call-for-period-passports-fo/
Project 2025 mandates women carry “period passports” to “track their menstrual cycles” and “monitor pregnancies.”
Threads post
2024-07-07
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/maga-plan-attack-birth-control-surveil-women-ban-abortion-pill-1234934807/
Those plans — and many more, including proposals to attack contraception access, use the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to increase "abortion surveillance" and data collection, rescind a Department of Defense policy to "prohibit abortion travel funding," punish states that require health insurance plans to ...
2023-12-22
False
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politifact_81_ret_bn_g5
politifact_81
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/08/threads-posts/no-project-2025-didnt-call-for-period-passports-fo/
Project 2025 mandates women carry “period passports” to “track their menstrual cycles” and “monitor pregnancies.”
Threads post
2024-07-07
https://msmagazine.com/2024/02/08/project-2025-conservative-right-wing-trump-woke/
Called the 2025 Presidential Transition Project—or "Project 2025," for short—the plan has "four pillars": [...] —Project 2025: Presidential Transition Project
2024-02-08
False
false
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politifact_82
politifact_82
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/08/threads-posts/ap-didnt-report-prosecutors-are-reconsidering-rape/
The Associated Press reported “prosecutors are reconsidering bringing charges against former President Donald J. Trump on child rape and molestation charges.”
Threads posts
2024-07-07
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/08/threads-posts/ap-didnt-report-prosecutors-are-reconsidering-rape/
The Associated Press didn’t report this.
2024-07-07
False
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true
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politifact_82_ret_b10_gn
politifact_82
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/08/threads-posts/ap-didnt-report-prosecutors-are-reconsidering-rape/
The Associated Press reported “prosecutors are reconsidering bringing charges against former President Donald J. Trump on child rape and molestation charges.”
Threads posts
2024-07-07
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66508259
Former President Donald Trump is facing dozens of criminal charges and will go on trial several times in the next 18 months. [...] Mr Trump has appeared in court three times already to face other charges and denied them all. [...] Do you have any questions relating to Donald Trump's legal cases?
2023-08-25
False
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politifact_82_ret_b2_gn
politifact_82
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/08/threads-posts/ap-didnt-report-prosecutors-are-reconsidering-rape/
The Associated Press reported “prosecutors are reconsidering bringing charges against former President Donald J. Trump on child rape and molestation charges.”
Threads posts
2024-07-07
https://checkyourfact.com/2024/07/12/fact-check-ap-news-donald-trump-child-molestation/
A post shared on Facebook claims AP News reported that charges of child rape and molestation have been brought against former President Donald Trump. [...] A Facebook post claims AP News has reported that child molestation charges have been brought against Trump. "BREAKING NEWS Prosecutors Are Reconsidering Bringing Ch...
2024-07-12
False
false
true
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politifact_82_ret_b6_g10
politifact_82
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/08/threads-posts/ap-didnt-report-prosecutors-are-reconsidering-rape/
The Associated Press reported “prosecutors are reconsidering bringing charges against former President Donald J. Trump on child rape and molestation charges.”
Threads posts
2024-07-07
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/epstein-documents-trump.html
In 2016 a woman who went by the pseudonyms Katie Johnson and Jane Doe in legal filings accused Trump of raping her in 1994, when she was 13, during an orgy held at Epstein’s home in Manhattan. She accused Epstein of raping her as well. [...] Trump has been accused of sexual misconduct by more than 20 other women over t...
2024-09-19
False
false
true
refutes
politifact_83
politifact_83
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/05/threads-posts/no-c-sections-are-not-coded-as-abortions-in-hospit/
C-sections are coded as abortions in hospitals.
Threads post
2024-06-27
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/05/threads-posts/no-c-sections-are-not-coded-as-abortions-in-hospit/
A cesarean section, commonly known as a C-section, is a surgical procedure that delivers a fetus through incisions in the mother's abdomen. C-sections have their own procedural codes for tracking and insurance that cover this type of delivery. These codes do not mention abortion. C-sections can be risky and are not typ...
2024-06-27
False
true
true
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politifact_83_ret_b2_gn
politifact_83
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/05/threads-posts/no-c-sections-are-not-coded-as-abortions-in-hospit/
C-sections are coded as abortions in hospitals.
Threads post
2024-06-27
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/list/?category=abortion&ruling=false
Tim Sheehy stated on June 8, 2024 in in a U.S. Senate candidate debate: "Elective abortions up to and including the moment of birth. Healthy, 9-month-year-old baby killed at the moment of birth. That’s what Jon Tester and the Democrats have voted for." Threads posts stated on July 7, 2024 in a Threads post: Project 202...
2024-09-11
False
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true
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politifact_83_ret_bn_g0
politifact_83
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/05/threads-posts/no-c-sections-are-not-coded-as-abortions-in-hospit/
C-sections are coded as abortions in hospitals.
Threads post
2024-06-27
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/05/threads-posts/no-c-sections-are-not-coded-as-abortions-in-hospit/
No, US hospitals do not code C-sections as abortions [...] In response to a June 27 Threads post about the rarity of nine-month abortions, one user wrote that, "Technically there is. It’s called a cesarean section, also know(n) as a c-section. Coded in hospitals as an abortion. Remember abortion means termination/endin...
2024-07-27
False
false
true
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politifact_83_ret_bn_g6
politifact_83
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/05/threads-posts/no-c-sections-are-not-coded-as-abortions-in-hospit/
C-sections are coded as abortions in hospitals.
Threads post
2024-06-27
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK588377/table/sb302.tab4/
Abortion codes (for exclusion)
2022-12-13
False
false
true
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politifact_839
politifact_839
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/feb/15/joe-biden/has-black-entrepreneurship-hit-a-record-during-joe/
Under Joe Biden, there are “record numbers of new Black entrepreneurs”
Joe Biden
2024-02-13
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/feb/15/joe-biden/has-black-entrepreneurship-hit-a-record-during-joe/
U.S. Census Bureau and the Federal Reserve Board datasets found record levels of Black business ownership in 2021 and 2022, the most recent year available. Independent analyses show some of President Joe Biden’s policies laid the groundwork for the increases.
2024-02-13
True
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politifact_839_ret_b15_gn
politifact_839
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/feb/15/joe-biden/has-black-entrepreneurship-hit-a-record-during-joe/
Under Joe Biden, there are “record numbers of new Black entrepreneurs”
Joe Biden
2024-02-13
https://www.washingtoninformer.com/black-entrepreneurship-bidenomics/
During President Biden’s visit Wednesday to the Wisconsin Black Chamber of Commerce, he showcased the unprecedented growth of Black small business ownership under his administration. In a press call, top White House officials attributed the surge in Black entrepreneurship, the fastest in 30 years, to Bidenomics, which ...
2023-12-20
True
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true
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politifact_839_ret_b6_gn
politifact_839
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/feb/15/joe-biden/has-black-entrepreneurship-hit-a-record-during-joe/
Under Joe Biden, there are “record numbers of new Black entrepreneurs”
Joe Biden
2024-02-13
https://www.blackenterprise.com/biden-takes-credit-black-owned-small-businesses-boom/
President Biden Takes Credit For Prompting Financial Boom For Black-Owned Small Businesses This Year [...] During a Milwaukee event, President Joe Biden took credit for creating a financial boom for Black-owned small businesses. On Dec 20, he brought to the forefront some of the Biden-Harris administration’s investment...
2023-12-26
True
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true
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politifact_839_ret_bn_g0
politifact_839
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/feb/15/joe-biden/has-black-entrepreneurship-hit-a-record-during-joe/
Under Joe Biden, there are “record numbers of new Black entrepreneurs”
Joe Biden
2024-02-13
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/feb/15/joe-biden/has-black-entrepreneurship-hit-a-record-during-joe/
What about "record numbers of new Black entrepreneurs"? Biden has made similar comments a few times recently, including in campaign speeches Jan. 27 in South Carolina and Feb. 4 in Las Vegas. Data supports the claim that the prevalence of Black-owned small businesses has reached record levels under Biden, based on avai...
2024-02-13
True
false
true
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politifact_839_ret_bn_g6
politifact_839
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/feb/15/joe-biden/has-black-entrepreneurship-hit-a-record-during-joe/
Under Joe Biden, there are “record numbers of new Black entrepreneurs”
Joe Biden
2024-02-13
https://www.reckon.news/news/2024/03/two-truths-and-lie-fact-checking-claims-surrounding-bidens-economic-progress.html
Truth 1: There are "record numbers of new Black entrepreneurs" under Biden’s leadership [...] "...President Biden’s commitment to Black America. Delivering real results for us. The lowest black unemployment rate in history. Black child poverty cut in half. Record numbers of new Black entrepreneurs," the ad narrator sai...
2024-03-26
True
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true
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politifact_84
politifact_84
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/05/facebook-posts/disney-and-google-now-own-the-rights-to-the-king-j/
“Disney and Google bought the rights to the first King James Bible.”
Facebook posts
2024-06-28
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/05/facebook-posts/disney-and-google-now-own-the-rights-to-the-king-j/
This story originated on a satire site.
2024-06-28
False
true
true
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politifact_84_ret_b0_g2
politifact_84
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/05/facebook-posts/disney-and-google-now-own-the-rights-to-the-king-j/
“Disney and Google bought the rights to the first King James Bible.”
Facebook posts
2024-06-28
https://dataconomy.com/2024/02/08/disney-buys-the-bible-rights-tiktok/
There’s been quite the buzz about a wild idea: Disney buys the Bible rights. It all started with a TikTok video from user @claretas.voice, who claimed Disney had shelled out a whopping $7.2 billion for the holy book’s rights. According to her, Disney wanted to make a Bible series. [...] The "Disney buys the Bible right...
2024-02-08
False
false
true
refutes
politifact_84_ret_bn_g1
politifact_84
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/05/facebook-posts/disney-and-google-now-own-the-rights-to-the-king-j/
“Disney and Google bought the rights to the first King James Bible.”
Facebook posts
2024-06-28
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/05/facebook-posts/disney-and-google-now-own-the-rights-to-the-king-j/
"Disney and Google bought the rights to the first King James Bible, they’re already changing it," a man says in a video shared in a June 28 Facebook post. [...] Instead, we discovered a July 2018 post on the satirical Babylon Bee website, which ran a story with this headline: "Disney buys rights to the Bible, plans 37 ...
2024-06-28
False
false
true
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politifact_84_ret_bn_g7
politifact_84
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/05/facebook-posts/disney-and-google-now-own-the-rights-to-the-king-j/
“Disney and Google bought the rights to the first King James Bible.”
Facebook posts
2024-06-28
https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/07/fact-check-disney-and-google-did-not-buy-rights-to-first-king-james-version-bible-its-satire.html
Did Disney and Google buy the rights to the first King James Version of the Bible? No, that's not true: No sources are cited in the Instagram post where the claim is stated. The claim first appeared in a 2018 article from The Babylon Bee, a well-known satirical website. Lead Stories could not find any supporting eviden...
2024-07-03
False
false
true
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politifact_84_ret_bn_g9
politifact_84
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/05/facebook-posts/disney-and-google-now-own-the-rights-to-the-king-j/
“Disney and Google bought the rights to the first King James Bible.”
Facebook posts
2024-06-28
https://www.disneyfanatic.com/did-disney-buy-the-bible-truth-pk1/
An old rumor that Disney bought the rights to the Bible has re-emerged online, so where did this start, and what is actually going on? Here’s Disney Fanatic’s fact-check and deep dive! [...] It appears the origin of the rumor dates back to 2018 when the satire site The Babylon Bee released an article claiming that Disn...
2024-02-07
False
false
true
refutes
politifact_845
politifact_845
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/may/26/facebook-posts/facebook-post-gets-debt-wrong-comparison-florida-t/
Texas and Florida have a “balanced budget” while California is “in debt $54 billion and New York is “in debt $6.1 billion.”
Facebook post
2020-05-17
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/may/26/facebook-posts/facebook-post-gets-debt-wrong-comparison-florida-t/
States commonly take on debt to pay for construction and environmental projects. Debt is not the same as a budget shortfall. All four states have debt. The amount of state budget shortfalls due to the pandemic is a moving target. States can have debt and a balanced budget.
2020-05-17
True
true
true
insufficient-refutes
politifact_845_ret_b0_gn
politifact_845
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/may/26/facebook-posts/facebook-post-gets-debt-wrong-comparison-florida-t/
Texas and Florida have a “balanced budget” while California is “in debt $54 billion and New York is “in debt $6.1 billion.”
Facebook post
2020-05-17
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/may/26/facebook-posts/facebook-post-gets-debt-wrong-comparison-florida-t/
A Facebook post lists metrics for the four most populous states including their budgets. It states that Texas and Florida have "balanced" budgets while California is "in debt $54 billion and New York is "in debt $6.1 billion." While this post didn’t comment on the party affiliations of the governors, similar posts poin...
2020-05-18
True
false
true
insufficient-contradictory
politifact_845_ret_b10_gn
politifact_845
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/may/26/facebook-posts/facebook-post-gets-debt-wrong-comparison-florida-t/
Texas and Florida have a “balanced budget” while California is “in debt $54 billion and New York is “in debt $6.1 billion.”
Facebook post
2020-05-17
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2010/dec/25/john-cornyn/sen-john-cornyn-says-49-states-have-balanced-budge/
Sen. John Cornyn says 49 states have a balanced budget amendment in their state constitutions [...] An appendix in the report lists 45 states, including Texas, with a constitutional citation concerning a balanced budget requirement, and four states that have a statutory requirement. Vermont is the only state with neith...
2010-12-01
True
false
true
insufficient-neutral
politifact_845_ret_b5_gn
politifact_845
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/may/26/facebook-posts/facebook-post-gets-debt-wrong-comparison-florida-t/
Texas and Florida have a “balanced budget” while California is “in debt $54 billion and New York is “in debt $6.1 billion.”
Facebook post
2020-05-17
https://www.texastribune.org/2023/03/13/texas-budget-surplus/
Your Texas lawmakers are required — per the state’s constitution — to pass a balanced budget. They can spend any amount of the surplus before the 2022-23 biennium ends Aug. 31, or they can add all or part of it into the 2024-25 budget. Or they can do nothing with it at all. Exactly how they decide to use this enormous ...
2023-03-13
True
false
true
insufficient-neutral
politifact_845_ret_bn_g7
politifact_845
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/may/26/facebook-posts/facebook-post-gets-debt-wrong-comparison-florida-t/
Texas and Florida have a “balanced budget” while California is “in debt $54 billion and New York is “in debt $6.1 billion.”
Facebook post
2020-05-17
https://aspe.hhs.gov/reports/analysis-joint-distribution-disproportionate-share-hospital-payments-1
The California and New York results illustrate the importance of having information on actual IGTs in examining issues related to the current distribution of Medicaid DSH funds. Across-the-board assumptions such as those made Chapter 4 regarding the proportion of DSH funds that are "new" are not substantiated at the ho...
2002-08-31
True
false
true
insufficient-neutral
politifact_848
politifact_848
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jan/27/marco-rubio/how-joe-bidens-first-executive-orders-compare-past/
Says Joe Biden “has issued more executive fiats than anyone in such a short period of time, ever, more than Obama, more than Trump, more than anyone.”
Marco Rubio
2021-01-22
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jan/27/marco-rubio/how-joe-bidens-first-executive-orders-compare-past/
The total number of presidential directives signed by Biden during his first two days in office is greater than the number signed by Trump and Obama over the same period. The available record before FDR isn’t complete enough to definitively say whether Rubio is also right about all presidents, but experts said it’s lik...
2021-01-22
True
true
true
insufficient-supports
politifact_848_ret_b4_gn
politifact_848
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jan/27/marco-rubio/how-joe-bidens-first-executive-orders-compare-past/
Says Joe Biden “has issued more executive fiats than anyone in such a short period of time, ever, more than Obama, more than Trump, more than anyone.”
Marco Rubio
2021-01-22
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/list/?speaker=marco-rubio
Marco Rubio stated on July 19, 2022 in a campaign ad: Val Demings "called abolishing the police 'thoughtful.'" Marco Rubio stated on May 25, 2022 in an interview on CNN: "There hasn't been a single of these mass shootings that have been purchased at a gun show or on the internet." Marco Rubio stated on July 30, 2021 in...
2024-05-19
True
false
true
supports
politifact_848_ret_bn_g10
politifact_848
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jan/27/marco-rubio/how-joe-bidens-first-executive-orders-compare-past/
Says Joe Biden “has issued more executive fiats than anyone in such a short period of time, ever, more than Obama, more than Trump, more than anyone.”
Marco Rubio
2021-01-22
https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2017/01/13/press-briefing-press-secretary-josh-earnest-1122017
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:37 P.M. EST [...] Q Does the President think Mr. Trump should do more than he has in this area? [...] Q I haven’t -- I don’t recall the President doing anything like that in the last eight years. Has he -- would he do something like that? Would President Obama do something like tha...
2017-01-13
True
false
true
insufficient-neutral
politifact_848_ret_bn_g17
politifact_848
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jan/27/marco-rubio/how-joe-bidens-first-executive-orders-compare-past/
Says Joe Biden “has issued more executive fiats than anyone in such a short period of time, ever, more than Obama, more than Trump, more than anyone.”
Marco Rubio
2021-01-22
https://theweek.com/articles/938981/why-libertarian-voting-biden
No president has assaulted individual liberty, free enterprise, and social harmony like Trump has [...] But CEI didn't even take into account the worst aspect of Trump's regulatory overreach: His unprecedented assaults on immigration almost entirely by executive fiat and administrative means. [...] None of this is to s...
2020-10-16
True
false
true
insufficient-neutral
politifact_848_ret_bn_g2
politifact_848
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jan/27/marco-rubio/how-joe-bidens-first-executive-orders-compare-past/
Says Joe Biden “has issued more executive fiats than anyone in such a short period of time, ever, more than Obama, more than Trump, more than anyone.”
Marco Rubio
2021-01-22
https://www.thegazette.com/government-politics/fact-checker-is-reynolds-correct-that-biden-has-more-executive-orders-than-any-other-president/
As Democratic President Joe Biden signs many executive orders in his first few months in office, many Republicans have rebuked him for issuing the presidential orders instead of relying on Congressional actions. That includes Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, who was critical of Biden’s April 7 order on gun control measures. [.....
2021-05-12
True
false
true
supports
politifact_85
politifact_85
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/05/brigitte-gabriel/18-month-stretch-of-no-us-military-deaths-in-afgha/
"For 18 months under President Trump, not a single American was harmed in Afghanistan.”
Brigitte Gabriel
2024-07-02
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/05/brigitte-gabriel/18-month-stretch-of-no-us-military-deaths-in-afgha/
Defense Department data shows an 18-month stretch with no U.S. service member combat deaths in Afghanistan after then-President Donald Trump and the Taliban reached a deal to end the war in late February 2021. That includes seven months of President Joe Biden’s administration. There were three service members wounded i...
2024-07-02
False
true
true
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politifact_85_ret_b14_gn
politifact_85
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/05/brigitte-gabriel/18-month-stretch-of-no-us-military-deaths-in-afgha/
"For 18 months under President Trump, not a single American was harmed in Afghanistan.”
Brigitte Gabriel
2024-07-02
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trumps-exaggerates-americans-hostages-afghanistan-rcna144967
"For 18 months, we lost nobody in Afghanistan. And then we had that horrible, horrible withdrawal where we lost 13 soldiers, 38 horribly wounded, left Americans behind," Trump said in remarks after his Super Tuesday victories earlier this month. [...] But two senior Biden administration national security officials told...
2024-03-30
False
false
true
insufficient-supports
politifact_85_ret_b16_gn
politifact_85
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/05/brigitte-gabriel/18-month-stretch-of-no-us-military-deaths-in-afgha/
"For 18 months under President Trump, not a single American was harmed in Afghanistan.”
Brigitte Gabriel
2024-07-02
https://api.politifact.com/factchecks/list/?ruling=false&speaker=brigitte-gabriel
Latest False Fact-checks on Brigitte Gabriel Brigitte Gabriel stated on July 2, 2024 in an Instagram post: "For 18 months under President Trump, not a single American was harmed in Afghanistan." Brigitte Gabriel stated on July 2, 2024 in an Instagram post: "For 18 months under President Trump, not a single American was...
2024-07-02
False
false
true
insufficient-neutral
politifact_85_ret_bn_g0
politifact_85
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/05/brigitte-gabriel/18-month-stretch-of-no-us-military-deaths-in-afgha/
"For 18 months under President Trump, not a single American was harmed in Afghanistan.”
Brigitte Gabriel
2024-07-02
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/05/brigitte-gabriel/18-month-stretch-of-no-us-military-deaths-in-afgha/
A July 2 Instagram post by conservative activist Brigitte Gabriel said, "For 18 months under President Trump, not a single American was harmed in Afghanistan." The Instagram post included a video clip from "The Sage Steele Podcast," in which U.S. Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, told a story about Trump negotiating with Tali...
2024-07-02
False
false
true
insufficient-refutes
politifact_85_ret_bn_g2
politifact_85
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/05/brigitte-gabriel/18-month-stretch-of-no-us-military-deaths-in-afgha/
"For 18 months under President Trump, not a single American was harmed in Afghanistan.”
Brigitte Gabriel
2024-07-02
https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-trump-afghanistan-troops-killed-659053265479
CLAIM: When former President Donald Trump was in charge, 18 months went by in Afghanistan when "we didn’t lose one American soldier." [...] THE FACTS: While speaking in Austin, Texas, on Saturday, Trump claimed while discussing the U.S. war in Afghanistan: "When I was in charge, in 18 months, we didn’t lose one America...
2023-11-17
False
false
true
insufficient-neutral
politifact_86
politifact_86
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/03/facebook-posts/referees-officiating-wnba-rookie-caitlin-clarks-ga/
“WNBA organizers have officially announced an investigation into the referees in all of Caitlin Clark's games for ignoring all dirty actions by her opponents against her.”
Facebook posts
2024-06-28
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/03/facebook-posts/referees-officiating-wnba-rookie-caitlin-clarks-ga/
There’s no evidence to support this claim.
2024-06-28
False
true
true
insufficient-refutes
politifact_86_ret_b12_gn
politifact_86
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/03/facebook-posts/referees-officiating-wnba-rookie-caitlin-clarks-ga/
“WNBA organizers have officially announced an investigation into the referees in all of Caitlin Clark's games for ignoring all dirty actions by her opponents against her.”
Facebook posts
2024-06-28
https://daily23news.com/long/breaking-the-wnba-organizers-have-officially-announced-an-investigation-into-the-referees-in-all-of-caitlin-clarks-games-for-ignoring-all-dirty-actions-by-her-opponents-against-her-some-referees-2/
WNBA Launches Investigation into Refereeing in Caitlin Clark’s Games The Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) has officially announced an investigation into the refereeing of all games involving Caitlin Clark, following allegations that referees have consistently ignored dirty actions by her opponents. This m...
2024-07-12
False
false
true
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politifact_86_ret_b15_gn
politifact_86
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/03/facebook-posts/referees-officiating-wnba-rookie-caitlin-clarks-ga/
“WNBA organizers have officially announced an investigation into the referees in all of Caitlin Clark's games for ignoring all dirty actions by her opponents against her.”
Facebook posts
2024-06-28
https://www.cbssports.com/wnba/news/mark-davis-breaks-silence-on-wnbas-investigation-of-aces-owner-says-team-did-absolutely-nothing-wrong/
One day after the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority announced an unprecedented $1.2 million sponsorship of the dozen Aces, the WNBA announced it was opening an investigation into the deal. [...] Davis said the WNBA using the word investigation could have a chilling effect on other potential sponsors both in L...
2024-05-22
False
false
true
insufficient-neutral
politifact_86_ret_b6_gn
politifact_86
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/03/facebook-posts/referees-officiating-wnba-rookie-caitlin-clarks-ga/
“WNBA organizers have officially announced an investigation into the referees in all of Caitlin Clark's games for ignoring all dirty actions by her opponents against her.”
Facebook posts
2024-06-28
https://news.ncctv.net/will-the-wnba-organizers-launch-an-investigation-into-the-referees-in-all-of-caitlin-clarks-games-for-ignoring-all-dirty-actions-by-her-opponents-against-her-2/
WNBA rookie Caitlin Clark, a guard for the Indiana Fever, has criticized what she’s described as unfair officiating, but we found no evidence to support claims that the league is investigating referees involved in her games. "BREAKING: The WNBA organizers have officially announced an investigation into the referees in ...
2024-07-24
False
false
true
refutes
politifact_86_ret_bn_g16
politifact_86
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/03/facebook-posts/referees-officiating-wnba-rookie-caitlin-clarks-ga/
“WNBA organizers have officially announced an investigation into the referees in all of Caitlin Clark's games for ignoring all dirty actions by her opponents against her.”
Facebook posts
2024-06-28
https://www.today.com/archive/articles/2024/april
Authorities arrested 4 people in connection with the caseGemini and Scorpio compatibility: What to know about the 2 signs coming togetherComfy flats, lightweight dresses and more Amazon spring fashion finds — starting at just $10Taylor Swift reacts to Ryan Gosling singing her song on ‘SNL’ with Emily BluntCaitlin Clark...
2024-01-01
False
false
true
insufficient-neutral
politifact_865
politifact_865
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jun/08/glenn-grothman/glenn-grothman-target-about-tie-between-vitamin-d-/
“Research illustrates a clear correlation between vitamin D deficiencies and (higher) COVID-19 mortality rates.”
Glenn Grothman
2020-05-21
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jun/08/glenn-grothman/glenn-grothman-target-about-tie-between-vitamin-d-/
U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman touted a correlation between vitamin D deficiencies and COVID-19 deaths, suggesting the supplement may help combat the virus. Early research verifies that correlation, but more work needs to be done. Grothman emphasized that point and didn’t imply vitamin D is a cure for COVID-19.
2020-05-21
True
true
true
insufficient-supports
politifact_865_ret_b7_gn
politifact_865
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jun/08/glenn-grothman/glenn-grothman-target-about-tie-between-vitamin-d-/
“Research illustrates a clear correlation between vitamin D deficiencies and (higher) COVID-19 mortality rates.”
Glenn Grothman
2020-05-21
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00508-021-01833-y
There were data sets from 10 countries that fitted the criteria and were analyzed. Severe vitamin D deficiency was defined as 25(OH)D less than 25 nmol/L (10 ng/dL). Pearson correlation analysis between death rate per million of population from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and prevalence of severe vitamin D defi...
2021-03-15
True
false
true
supports
politifact_865_ret_bn_g0
politifact_865
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jun/08/glenn-grothman/glenn-grothman-target-about-tie-between-vitamin-d-/
“Research illustrates a clear correlation between vitamin D deficiencies and (higher) COVID-19 mortality rates.”
Glenn Grothman
2020-05-21
https://www.statesman.com/story/news/politics/politifact/2021/11/28/covid-fact-check-can-taking-vitamin-d-really-eliminate-all-covid-19-deaths/8751074002/
In May 2020, Glenn Grothman, a Republican congressman from Wisconsin, said that research illustrated a correlation between vitamin D deficiencies and higher COVID-19 mortality rates. We rated that True, as early studies supported the claim. [...] - Instagram post, November 3, 2021 - Lorenz Borsche, independent research...
2021-11-28
True
false
true
insufficient-contradictory
politifact_865_ret_bn_g4
politifact_865
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jun/08/glenn-grothman/glenn-grothman-target-about-tie-between-vitamin-d-/
“Research illustrates a clear correlation between vitamin D deficiencies and (higher) COVID-19 mortality rates.”
Glenn Grothman
2020-05-21
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41430-020-0558-y
Vitamin D deficiency has been strongly associated with various health outcomes, including all-cause mortality [68]. A 2014 Cochrane meta-analysis showed a relevant and significant lower all-cause mortality of ~7% and cancer mortality of ~13% in patients who received vitamin D3 [69]. The results of a meta-analysis by us...
2020-01-20
True
false
true
insufficient-supports
politifact_87
politifact_87
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/03/facebook-posts/no-missing-malaysian-flight-370-has-not-returned-a/
"Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 returns after 10-year mystery"
Facebook Post
2024-06-28
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/03/facebook-posts/no-missing-malaysian-flight-370-has-not-returned-a/
March 8, 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappeared off air traffic control radar. Later evidence signaled it likely crashed into the Indian Ocean. Despite an extensive three-year search, the plane has still not been recovered, but debris confirmed to be part of the plane has been found. The flight has not returned...
2024-06-28
False
true
true
refutes
politifact_87_ret_b5_gn
politifact_87
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/03/facebook-posts/no-missing-malaysian-flight-370-has-not-returned-a/
"Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 returns after 10-year mystery"
Facebook Post
2024-06-28
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-68476289
For the families of those on board these have been 10 years of inescapable grief, battling to keep the search going, to find out exactly what happened to MH370, and why. [...] Over 10 years, the lives of those affected have moved on, yet they also feel chained to the missing plane. [...] Ten years after Malaysia Airlin...
2024-03-07
False
false
true
insufficient-neutral
politifact_87_ret_bn_g2
politifact_87
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/03/facebook-posts/no-missing-malaysian-flight-370-has-not-returned-a/
"Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 returns after 10-year mystery"
Facebook Post
2024-06-28
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/malaysian-airlines-flight-mh370-what-do-we-know/
Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 vanished 10 years ago today. What have we learned about what happened? Malaysia's government has said it may authorize a new hunt for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight 370 a decade after the plane and all 239 passengers and crew on board disappeared on March 8, 2014. What happened to M...
2024-03-08
False
false
true
insufficient-refutes
politifact_87_ret_bn_g3
politifact_87
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/03/facebook-posts/no-missing-malaysian-flight-370-has-not-returned-a/
"Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 returns after 10-year mystery"
Facebook Post
2024-06-28
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/03/facebook-posts/no-missing-malaysian-flight-370-has-not-returned-a/
No, missing Malaysian Flight 370 has not returned after 10 years [...] "Breaking News: Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 Returns After 10-Year Mystery, 239 Passengers’ Journey," read a June 28 Facebook post. [...] Thysak, Breaking News: Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 Returns After 10-Year Mystery, 239 Passengers' Journey,...
2024-06-28
False
false
true
refutes
politifact_873
politifact_873
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jun/22/facebook-posts/1942-milwaukee-ymca-brochure-racist-carnival-game/
Says a 1942 Milwaukee YMCA brochure shows children playing a violent, racist carnival game
Facebook post
2020-06-12
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jun/22/facebook-posts/1942-milwaukee-ymca-brochure-racist-carnival-game/
The game, with a banner including the n-word, was advertised in a 1942 brochure for Camp Minikani, in Washington County. This barbaric game was played widely at local fairs and carnivals from the 1800s into the mid-1900s, often using humans as targets. Newspaper accounts from the era casually reference the "dodgers" be...
2020-06-12
True
true
true
supports
politifact_873_ret_b8_gn
politifact_873
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jun/22/facebook-posts/1942-milwaukee-ymca-brochure-racist-carnival-game/
Says a 1942 Milwaukee YMCA brochure shows children playing a violent, racist carnival game
Facebook post
2020-06-12
https://www.upworthy.com/racist-carnival-games-forgotten-history
People who are still living today played horribly racist games at carnivals and kids’ camps [...] Posts have been circulating on social media showing an old, black-and-white photo of kids playing a game called "Hit the N****r Baby," where they throw baseballs at black people's heads for fun. Such carnival games, also k...
2020-02-25
True
false
true
supports