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pomt-03627
Six out of 10 of the highest unemployment rates are also in so-called right to work states.
half-true
/ohio/statements/2013/may/06/chris-redfern/ohio-democratic-party-chairman-chris-redfern-ties-/
When a couple of Statehouse Republicans prepared to introduce bills to make Ohio a "right to work" state last week, Ohio Democratic Party Chairman Chris Redfern lost no time going on the attack. Hours after Reps. Ron Maag and Kristina Roegner sent letters to House colleagues seeking co-sponsorship for what they called ...
null
Chris Redfern
null
null
null
2013-05-06T06:00:00
2013-04-30
['None']
pomt-09611
No Democratic campaign for (Fla.) governor has ever had these kinds of resources this early on in an election cycle.
true
/florida/statements/2010/jan/15/alex-sink/floridas-alex-sink-says-2009-fundraising-tops-for-/
Florida's leading Republican candidate for governor, Bill McCollum, is bragging that he raised more money in the last three months of 2009 than any other candidate running for the state's top elected post. That produced some crowing in response from Alex Sink, the major Democratic candidate. Sink raised more than $5 mi...
null
Alex Sink
null
null
null
2010-01-15T13:59:00
2010-01-06
['None']
tron-00214
Forward an email for Jasmine
fiction!
https://www.truthorfiction.com/jasmine/
null
9-11-attack
null
null
null
Forward an email for Jasmine
Mar 17, 2015
null
['None']
snes-04484
Pope Francis endorsed Donald Trump for president.
false
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/pope-francis-donald-trump-endorsement/
null
Junk News
null
Dan Evon
null
Pope Francis Shocks World, Endorses Donald Trump for President
10 July 2016
null
['None']
pomt-06704
Says Ron Paul insisted FEMA should be shut down.
true
/texas/statements/2011/sep/03/maureen-dowd/maureen-dowd-says-ron-paul-insisted-closing-fema/
Commenting on the federal response to Hurricane Irene, New York Times op-ed columnist Maureen Dowd wrote Aug. 30, 2011 that Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul’s scorn of government is "so great that he doesn’t even want it to coordinate (relief) in natural disasters." Dowd’s column says next that the Texas cong...
null
Maureen Dowd
null
null
null
2011-09-03T06:00:00
2011-08-30
['None']
pomt-15232
Says Hillary Clinton has "been in office and in government longer than anybody else running here tonight."
mostly false
/truth-o-meter/statements/2015/aug/07/marco-rubio/rubio-says-hillary-clinton-office-longer-any-repub/
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., says the electorate should pick a candidate based on more than his or her resume. At the first prime-time debate for the 2016 Republican presidential primary, Rubio said he’s qualified even though he doesn’t have executive experience. "This election cannot be a resume competition," he said. "I...
null
Marco Rubio
null
null
null
2015-08-07T00:55:38
2015-08-06
['None']
pomt-02638
In 1916, the U.S. government predicted that by the 1940s all paper would come from hemp and that no more trees would need to be cut down.
false
/truth-o-meter/statements/2014/jan/17/facebook-posts/viral-internet-meme-says-us-government-predicted-1/
With the recent legalization of recreational marijuana in Colorado, pot is hot. So when a reader was curious about the accuracy of an Internet meme about hemp -- a close botanical cousin of marijuana that has been caught up on in the war on drugs -- they sent it our way. The graphic says: "In 1916, the U.S. government ...
null
Facebook posts
null
null
null
2014-01-17T14:19:04
2014-01-16
['United_States']
vogo-00562
Statement: “In total, the City Auditor’s Office identified $7,425,271 in potential monetary recoveries and cost savings for the City, which equates to $3 in potential savings for every $1 of audit costs,” wrote Eduardo Luna, San Diego auditor, in a memorandum to City Hall’s audit committee.
determination: mostly true
https://www.voiceofsandiego.org/topics/news/fact-check-the-auditors-worth/
Analysis: “Potential” is the key word in the statement we’re evaluating. The city of San Diego’s auditor and his staff have indeed recommended hundreds of changes in the way the city does business.
null
null
null
null
Fact Check: The Auditor's Worth
June 25, 2010
null
['San_Diego']
tron-00513
Pray for Chad, a soldier shot in the head in Iraq
truth!
https://www.truthorfiction.com/chad-snowden/
null
appeals
null
null
null
Pray for Chad, a soldier shot in the head in Iraq
Mar 17, 2015
null
['None']
pomt-08426
On privatization of Social Security.
full flop
/ohio/statements/2010/oct/19/jim-renacci/jim-renacci-has-come-down-both-sides-privatizing-s/
In the latest campaign ad for Alliance Democratic Rep. John Boccieri, a Greek chorus of indignant senior citizens ties Republican congressional candidate Jim Renacci to the third rail of politics. "Mr. Renacci. I’d rather put my Social Security money in here, or in here, or in here, than let you privatize MY Social Sec...
null
Jim Renacci
null
null
null
2010-10-19T06:00:00
2010-10-18
['None']
pomt-06491
Current projections indicate that Medicare will go bankrupt by 2017, while Social Security will bottom out by 2037.
half-true
/georgia/statements/2011/oct/14/herman-cain/cain-says-medicare-social-security-financial-troub/
You can’t accuse Herman Cain of lacking confidence. Metro Atlanta’s Republican hopeful for president ran for the U.S. Senate in 2004 without a lick of experience as an elected official. Now he’s running for president without ever having served in public office. His new book, "This is Herman Cain!: My Journey to the Whi...
null
Herman Cain
null
null
null
2011-10-14T06:00:00
2011-10-04
['Medicare_(United_States)', 'Social_Security_(United_States)']
pomt-00986
The 2012 National Survey on Drug Use and Health found that up to half of daily marijuana smokers become addicted -- an estimated 2.7 million people in the U.S.
true
/rhode-island/statements/2015/feb/09/susan-shapiro/foe-legalizing-marijuana-says-half-daily-users-bec/
Vigorous debate surrounds efforts to legalize marijuana around the nation and in Rhode Island, where advocates are pushing legalization proposals in the General Assembly. (In 2013, the state decriminalized possession of small amounts of non-medical marijuana.) Author Susan Shapiro, who says she is ambivalent about lega...
null
Susan Shapiro
null
null
null
2015-02-09T00:01:00
2015-01-15
['United_States']
pomt-14885
Says the United States is in "the worst recovery from an economic recession since World War II."
half-true
/truth-o-meter/statements/2015/nov/10/chris-christie/christie-us-worst-recovery-wwii/
The central theme of the Republican presidential debate in Milwaukee, Wis., was business and economics. Fox Business moderator Sandra Smith laid out a bleak employment picture for New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. She said there are 90 million Americans unemployed or not in the workforce at all. For those that are workin...
null
Chris Christie
null
null
null
2015-11-10T21:50:05
2015-11-10
['United_States']
snes-03162
A law firm working with Donald Trump was named "Russia Law Firm of the Year."
mixture
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/russian-law-firm-of-the-year/
null
Politicians
null
Dan Evon
null
Did Donald Trump Engage the ‘Russian Law Firm of the Year’?
11 January 2017
null
['None']
tron-00133
Muslims Were Banned from U.S. in 1952
fiction!
https://www.truthorfiction.com/muslims-were-banned-from-u-s-in-1952/
null
9-11-attack
null
null
null
Muslims Were Banned from U.S. in 1952
Dec 11, 2015
null
['United_States']
pomt-09814
Van Jones "is an avowed, self-avowed radical revolutionary communist."
mostly false
/truth-o-meter/statements/2009/sep/08/glenn-beck/glenn-beck-says-van-jones-avowed-communist/
Radio and TV political commentator Glenn Beck has spent weeks detailing what he says is a web of Obama administration officials with socialist or communist ties. And Exhibit A in the Beck argument has been Van Jones, Obama's so-called green jobs czar (his actual title was special adviser for green jobs at the Council o...
null
Glenn Beck
null
null
null
2009-09-08T18:42:27
2009-09-01
['None']
snes-05436
McDonald's is getting rid of its "Dollar Menu" come 2016.
mostly false
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/mcdonalds-getting-rid-dollar-menu/
null
Business
null
Kim LaCapria
null
McDonald’s Getting Rid of the Dollar Menu?
29 December 2015
null
['None']
pomt-09496
Bill McCollum said tax cuts don't work.
mostly false
/florida/statements/2010/feb/24/alex-sink/sink-says-mccollum-said-tax-cuts-dont-work/
A Republican candidate against tax cuts would be like President Barack Obama being against hope, right? But that's the accusation that Florida's Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink, a Democratic candidate for governor, makes against Republican opponent Bill McCollum, the state's attorney general. On her Facebook page Feb...
null
Alex Sink
null
null
null
2010-02-24T19:37:59
2010-02-16
['None']
tron-00176
The 9/11 story of Robert Matthews
fiction!
https://www.truthorfiction.com/jakematthews/
null
9-11-attack
null
null
null
The 9/11 story of Robert Matthews
Mar 17, 2015
null
['None']
snes-02597
A teacher's letter home upbraids student for correcting him in class.
unproven
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/letter-go/
null
Humor
null
David Mikkelson
null
Adam Hilliker Detention Letter
29 November 2006
null
['None']
abbc-00400
The claim: Mike Baird says other countries like the UK and Canada have lower GST thresholds for online shopping and that these thresholds can also be achieved in Australia.
in-between
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-12-12/mike-baird-online-gst-claim-uncertain/5134960
The claim: Mike Baird says other countries like the UK and Canada have lower GST thresholds for online shopping and that these thresholds can also be achieved in Australia.
['retail', 'states-and-territories', 'nsw', 'australia']
null
null
['retail', 'states-and-territories', 'nsw', 'australia']
Can a lower GST threshold for online purchases be achieved in Australia?
Wed 11 Dec 2013, 11:23pm
null
['Australia', 'Canada']
pose-00727
Will "support an increase in the cigarette tax" if it is proposed and passes through the legislature.
promise kept
https://www.politifact.com/oregon/promises/kitz-o-meter/promise/757/would-support-increase-in-cigarette-tax-if-one-wer/
null
kitz-o-meter
John Kitzhaber
null
null
Would support increase in cigarette tax if one were to pass legislature
2011-01-04T21:58:42
null
['None']
pomt-05681
Says Gov. Scott Walker cut aid to local schools despite campaigning on trying to restore two-thirds state funding for education
mostly true
/wisconsin/statements/2012/mar/14/kathleen-falk/kathleen-falk-says-gov-scott-walker-cut-school-aid/
Kathleen Falk has a theory about what drove the recall campaign against Gov. Scott Walker -- and it’s not all about his move to sharply curtail collective bargaining by public employees. The Dane County Democrat, a candidate in the all-but-certain recall race, says the recall was rooted in people’s anger at what she co...
null
Kathleen Falk
null
null
null
2012-03-14T09:00:00
2012-02-29
['None']
pomt-04246
Says New Hampshire had the fourth-lowest unemployment rate in the country during Maggie Hassan’s time in the state Senate.
half-true
/new-hampshire/statements/2012/nov/16/maggie-hassan/new-hampshires-new-governor-maggie-hassan-claims-l/
Throughout her campaign, Maggie Hassan, New Hampshire’s new governor-elect, vowed repeatedly to veto any statewide income or sales tax that crossed her desk. But, even as she celebrated her victory, Hassan was asked to address the matter one more time last week, this time before a national audience. Interviewing Hassan...
null
Maggie Hassan
null
null
null
2012-11-16T17:06:38
2012-11-07
['None']
pomt-14686
Says Bernie Sanders’ health care plan would "empower Republican governors to take away Medicaid, to take away health insurance for low-income and middle-income working Americans."
mostly false
/truth-o-meter/statements/2016/jan/14/chelsea-clinton/chelsea-clinton-mischaracterizes-bernie-sanders-he/
Hitting the campaign trail on her mother’s behalf, Chelsea Clinton attacked Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders’ universal health care plan. "Sen. Sanders wants to dismantle Obamacare, dismantle the CHIP program, dismantle Medicare, and dismantle private insurance," Clinton said in New Hampshire Jan. ...
null
Chelsea Clinton
null
null
null
2016-01-14T14:59:30
2016-01-12
['United_States', 'Republican_Party_(United_States)', 'Bernie_Sanders']
pomt-07590
Withheld union dues fund half of Dem (Democratic) campaigns in Florida.
pants on fire!
/florida/statements/2011/mar/25/grover-norquist/anti-tax-leader-grover-norquist-said-union-dues-fu/
Grover Norquist, whom a Miami Herald writer recently called the "the high priest of anti-taxation," is interjecting himself -- accidentally or on purpose -- into a debate over whether Florida governments should collect union dues through automatic payroll deduction. Norquist, the president and founder of the group Amer...
null
Grover Norquist
null
null
null
2011-03-25T11:24:23
2011-03-24
['Democratic_Party_(United_States)']
pomt-08043
Rhode Island has the highest percentage of uninsured adults of any state in New England.
mostly true
/rhode-island/statements/2011/jan/04/marie-ghazal/health-clinic-executive-says-rhode-island-has-high/
The cost of health care is a huge issue for everyone. If you have health insurance, the chances are excellent that you've seen your costs, along with co-payments and deductibles, go up significantly. If you don't have health insurance, the bill you get from your doctor or hospital is strikingly higher than what people ...
null
Marie Ghazal
null
null
null
2011-01-04T00:01:00
2010-12-17
['New_England', 'Rhode_Island']
pose-01310
“And if people don't like it, we've got to have a country folks. Got to have a country. Countries in which immigration will be suspended would include places like Syria and Libya. And we are going to stop the tens of thousands of people coming in from Syria.”
promise kept
https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/promises/trumpometer/promise/1402/suspend-immigration-terror-prone-places/
null
trumpometer
Donald Trump
null
null
Suspend immigration from terror-prone places
2017-01-17T09:12:17
null
['Syria', 'Libya']
pomt-13817
Do you know what the second sport with the most concussions is? Women’s soccer… And the third most dangerous sport? Cheerleading.
half-true
/texas/statements/2016/jul/15/drew-brees/drew-brees-says-womens-soccer-cheerleading-pose-co/
Drew Brees, the New Orleans Saints quarterback headed into his 16th NFL season, insists he doesn’t fret about concussions. But the Austin native, who led the Westlake High School Chaparrals to a state football championship in 1996, stirred our curiosity in his June 2016 interview with Kirk Bohls of the Austin American-...
null
Drew Brees
null
null
null
2016-07-15T14:51:46
2016-06-12
['None']
goop-00935
Sarah Jessica Parker, Matthew Broderick Marriage “On The Rocks”?
0
https://www.gossipcop.com/sarah-jessica-parker-matthew-broderick-marriage-rocks-trouble/
null
null
null
Shari Weiss
null
Sarah Jessica Parker, Matthew Broderick Marriage “On The Rocks”?
11:01 am, May 25, 2018
null
['None']
pomt-11794
Says Doug Jones "is for full-term abortion."
false
/truth-o-meter/statements/2017/nov/21/kayla-moore/moores-wife-coins-new-anti-abortion-term-attack-hi/
As Alabama Republican Senate nominee Roy Moore wrestles with accounts of sexual encounters with underaged teens, his Democratic opponent faces political attacks about abortion. Doug Jones is unabashedly pro-abortion rights, and Moore’s wife Kayla spoke at a rally in Montgomery, Ala., about his position. Reading from a ...
null
Kayla Moore
null
null
null
2017-11-21T13:53:21
2017-11-17
['None']
goop-02804
Selena Gomez “So Upset” Over “13 Reasons Why” Backlash,
2
https://www.gossipcop.com/selena-gomez-upset-13-reasons-why-backlash-controversy/
null
null
null
Shari Weiss
null
Selena Gomez NOT “So Upset” Over “13 Reasons Why” Backlash, Despite Report
10:40 am, May 11, 2017
null
['None']
vogo-00464
50 False Claims, Visualized
none
https://www.voiceofsandiego.org/topics/news/50-false-claims-visualized/
null
null
null
null
null
50 False Claims, Visualized
December 20, 2010
null
['None']
pomt-08487
For the first time in history, Wisconsin has more government jobs than manufacturing jobs.
mostly true
/wisconsin/statements/2010/oct/11/leah-vukmir/gop-state-senate-candidate-leah-vukmir-says-wiscon/
Ever since achieving statehood in 1848, Wisconsin has stood proudly as a Goliath of manufacturing: Milwaukee became "the machine shop of the world," Green Bay was home to the world’s largest cheese maker, an internationally known steam valve manufacturer emerged in La Crosse. The Badger State remains a national leader ...
null
Leah Vukmir
null
null
null
2010-10-11T09:00:00
2010-10-09
['Wisconsin']
vogo-00204
Statement: “That thing which occurred at Dulles airport was a complete fraud made up by the lady in question. She never appeared in court. The court threw it out. And that was the end of that,” Bob Filner, a San Diego mayoral candidate, said on the Mike Slater radio show, Aug. 16.
determination: misleading
https://www.voiceofsandiego.org/mayor-2012/fact-check-filners-legal-problem/
Analysis: Congressman Bob Filner made national headlines in 2007 following a run-in at Dulles International Airport outside Washington D.C.
null
null
null
null
Fact Check: Filner’s Legal Problem
August 22, 2012
null
['San_Diego', 'Bob_Filner']
snes-02901
A 2016 bill before the Kentucky legislature would have required men to get their wives' permission before obtaining a prescription for Viagra or other erectile dysfunction drug.
true
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/kentucky-bill-wives-permission-viagra/
null
Politics
null
David Emery
null
Kentucky Lawmaker Introduced Bill Requiring Men to Get Wives’ Permission to Take Viagra
20 February 2017
null
['Kentucky']
pomt-00725
Fifteen years ago, you couldn't even get a pizza delivered in that neighborhood.
mostly false
/texas/statements/2015/apr/24/sabino-pio-renteria/councilman-sabino-renteria-says-15-years-ago-pizza/
East Austin neighborhoods near downtown Austin north of Lady Bird Lake have gentrified rapidly, the Austin Chronicle noted in a recent cover story. "The lower Eastside is increasingly dotted with high-end restaurants and chic bars where homes once stood. Many residents seem surprised at the brisk pace of new developmen...
null
Sabino "Pio" Renteria
null
null
null
2015-04-24T10:00:00
2015-04-10
['None']
tron-01163
A List of New California Laws effective July 1
mostly fiction!
https://www.truthorfiction.com/california-tickets/
null
crime-police
null
null
null
A List of New California Laws effective July 1
Mar 17, 2015
null
['None']
pomt-00847
In an average grocery store, roughly 75 percent of processed foods contain genetically modified organisms, or GMOs.
half-true
/rhode-island/statements/2015/mar/22/donna-nesselbush/sen-donna-nesselbush-three-quarters-processed-food/
There’s a longstanding campaign to require special labels for foods made from genetically modified organisms -- plants or animals created by precisely manipulating their DNA, in ways that don’t occur in nature. In Rhode Island, Sen. Donna Nesselbush, D-Pawtucket, has submitted legislation requiring such GMO labeling. "...
null
Donna Nesselbush
null
null
null
2015-03-22T00:01:00
2015-03-06
['Genetically_modified_organism']
tron-00457
15 Foot Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake Caught in Florida
fiction!
https://www.truthorfiction.com/stjohn-rattlesnake/
null
animals
null
null
null
15 Foot Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake Caught in Florida
Mar 17, 2015
null
['None']
snes-03290
Centerville Elementary School in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, canceled a Christmas play because two parents complained about reference to God.
unproven
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/lancasters-centerville-elementary-school-cancels-offensive-christmas-play/
null
Religion
null
Kim LaCapria
null
Lancaster’s Centerville Elementary School Cancels ‘Offensive’ Christmas Play
20 December 2016
null
['Pennsylvania', 'God', 'Lancaster,_Pennsylvania']
pomt-04845
We actually made history in 2010. We came the closest in 24 years to defeating Frank Pallone.
false
/new-jersey/statements/2012/aug/13/anna-little/congressional-candidate-anna-little-claims-she-mad/
Even though her 2010 bid to unseat U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone ended in defeat, Republican congressional candidate Anna Little says she still made history. As Little prepares for a rematch against Pallone in the Nov. 6 general election, the Monmouth County native has said the 2010 victory was his narrowest win in more than...
null
Anna Little
null
null
null
2012-08-13T07:30:00
2012-08-02
['None']
vees-00258
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: News of Rappler CEO Ressa as FOCAP president
none
http://verafiles.org/articles/news-rappler-ceo-ressa-focap-president-satirical
null
null
null
null
Rappler,Maria Ressa,Adobo Chronicles,satire
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: News of Rappler CEO Ressa as FOCAP president satirical
April 17, 2018
null
['None']
pomt-01583
Obama admin gutted @ProjChildSafe budget to provide trigger locks and safety kits.
false
/punditfact/statements/2014/sep/08/dana-loesch/loesch-obama-slashed-funding-gun-safety-program/
For well over a decade, gun owner groups have promoted the use of trigger locks to protect children from weapons around the home. One long-standing effort is Project Child Safe, run by the National Shooting Sports Foundation, the voice of gun makers, shooting ranges, and retailers. Conservative radio host and commentat...
null
Dana Loesch
null
null
null
2014-09-08T11:10:45
2014-09-04
['None']
snes-03347
Everyone with cancer has a pH that is too acidic.
false
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/everyone-who-has-cancer-has-a-ph-that-is-too-acidic/
null
Medical
null
Alex Kasprak
null
Does Everyone with Cancer Have a pH That Is Too Acidic?
14 December 2016
null
['None']
goop-01139
Gwen Stefani Pregnant With Blake Shelton’s Baby Because She Was Spotted At Hospital?
0
https://www.gossipcop.com/gwen-stefani-pregnant-hospital-blake-shelton-baby/
null
null
null
Shari Weiss
null
Gwen Stefani Pregnant With Blake Shelton’s Baby Because She Was Spotted At Hospital?
4:26 pm, April 21, 2018
null
['Blake_Shelton', 'Gwen_Stefani']
pomt-13880
Says Donald Trump’s proposed tax treatment of hedge fund managers "makes the current loophole even worse."
true
/truth-o-meter/statements/2016/jul/01/hillary-clinton/clinton-right-say-trumps-plan-good-hedge-funders/
Hillary Clinton is attacking Donald Trump’s tax plan, saying it actually benefits the hedge fund managers Trump had promised to cut down to size. "Now, before releasing his plan, Trump said, ‘Hedge fund guys are getting away with murder.’ And he added, ‘They’ll pay more,’ " Clinton said. "Then his plan came out. And it...
null
Hillary Clinton
null
null
null
2016-07-01T11:54:08
2016-06-21
['None']
snes-06191
Ordinary use of canola oil is dangerous to consumers.
false
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/oil-of-oleacute/
null
Medical
null
David Mikkelson
null
Canola Oil and Rape Seed
7 February 2001
null
['None']
goop-00979
Angelina Jolie Attending Royal Wedding,
0
https://www.gossipcop.com/angelina-jolie-royal-wedding-guest-not-true-prince-harry-meghan-markle/
null
null
null
Shari Weiss
null
Angelina Jolie NOT Attending Royal Wedding, Despite Speculation
8:32 pm, May 17, 2018
null
['None']
thet-00036
New Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard just gave a speech demanding Scottish Water be “taken back into public ownership”. But it already is.
mostly true
https://theferret.scot/scottish-water-public-ownership/
null
Environment Fact check
John Nicolson
null
null
Claim that Scottish water is in public hands is Mostly True
December 1, 2017
null
['None']
snes-02144
Actor Johnny Depp will be charged with conspiracy to assassinate the president and held as a terrorist enemy combatant after joking about assassinating President Trump.
false
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/johnny-depp-charged-patriot-act/
null
Junk News
null
David Emery
null
Johnny Depp to Be Charged and Held Under the Patriot Act?
26 June 2017
null
['Johnny_Depp']
hoer-00137
Automation Labs Facebook Privacy Warning
bogus warning
https://www.hoax-slayer.com/automation-labs-facebook-warning.shtml
null
null
null
Brett M. Christensen
null
Automation Labs Facebook Privacy Warning Hoax
4th February 2010
null
['None']
tron-00340
Iranian pilot of hijacked flight 93 to be presented with Medal of Honor
fiction!
https://www.truthorfiction.com/iranianpilot/
null
9-11-attack
null
null
null
Iranian pilot of hijacked flight 93 to be presented with Medal of Honor
Mar 17, 2015
null
['Iran']
pomt-07855
More than one-quarter of America’s young adults are too fat to serve in the U.S. military
true
/georgia/statements/2011/feb/11/michelle-obama/michelle-obama-says-many-too-fat-fight-military/
America, the first lady says, has a pudgy problem. A significant percentage of its youths are too fat to fit in military uniforms. First lady Michelle Obama talked about the issue during her visit Wednesday to the Atlanta area to promote healthy eating. In a speech at Alpharetta’s North Point Community Church to highli...
null
Michelle Obama
null
null
null
2011-02-11T06:00:00
2011-02-09
['United_States']
goop-00629
Roseanne Begging Jerry Seinfeld For ‘Career Comeback,’
0
https://www.gossipcop.com/roseanne-beg-jerry-seinfeld-career-comeback-not-true/
null
null
null
Gossip Cop Staff
null
Roseanne NOT Begging Jerry Seinfeld For ‘Career Comeback,’ Despite Report
2:12 pm, July 17, 2018
null
['None']
vogo-00288
Statement: “To make the most of each high school senior’s final year before college, state law should be revised to allow for students to ‘dual enroll’ in a local community college for some classes. State law currently does not allow for this,” mayoral candidate Bonnie Dumanis’ education plan, released Jan. 5, said.
determination: false
https://www.voiceofsandiego.org/mayor-2012/fact-check-whats-illegal-in-schools/
Analysis: Dumanis unveiled her mayoral campaign’s first major initiative last week and it didn’t address San Diego’s financial challenges or any city policies. Instead, she proposed a step toward mayoral control of local schools.
null
null
null
null
Fact Check: What's Illegal in Schools
January 10, 2012
null
['None']
pomt-14763
Says Marco Rubio said "we should be considering internment" of Muslims, and "maybe we should close down cafes and diners where Muslims gather and in fact compared them to the Nazi party."
pants on fire!
/florida/statements/2015/dec/10/debbie-wasserman-schultz/debbie-wasserman-schultz-wrongly-says-marco-rubio-/
Democrats are trying to link Donald Trump’s incendiary statements about Muslims to comments by other Republicans in the presidential race. Democratic National Committee chairwoman and South Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz bashed several GOP candidates, most notably fellow Floridian U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, in a Dec...
null
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
null
null
null
2015-12-10T17:33:33
2015-12-09
['Marco_Rubio', 'Islam']
goop-02024
North West “In Denial” About Getting A Sister?
1
https://www.gossipcop.com/north-west-denial-sister/
null
null
null
Shari Weiss
null
North West “In Denial” About Getting A Sister?
9:33 pm, December 15, 2017
null
['None']
pomt-14594
Arizona is spending "less on a per-capita basis than every single state in this country in higher education."
mostly true
/arizona/statements/2016/feb/04/michael-m-crow/arizona-worst-higher-education-funding/
Arizona State University President Michael M. Crow said Arizona is the worst per-capita in terms of investing in higher education. He made these remarks as he lobbied for more state dollars in front of a state Senate Appropriations Committee Jan. 26. "We need to think seriously what it is about us that has put us in a ...
null
Michael M. Crow
null
null
null
2016-02-04T20:00:00
2016-01-26
['Arizona']
snes-00012
Facebook users who donated to charities on a one-time basis were actually debited that amount every month for one year.
mostly false
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/facebook-birthday-donations/
null
Technology
null
Dan MacGuill
null
Do Facebook Donations Recur Every Month Even When a User Chooses a One-Time Contribution?
5 October 2018
null
['None']
tron-03077
Donald Trump Spills the Beans About Ted Cruz’s Wife: She Was a Call Girl
fiction!
https://www.truthorfiction.com/donald-trump-spills-beans-ted-cruzs-wife-call-girl/
null
politics
null
null
null
Donald Trump Spills the Beans About Ted Cruz’s Wife: She Was a Call Girl
Mar 24, 2016
null
['Ted_Cruz']
wast-00160
I look at the 20,000 jobs that have left America because of the irresponsible medical-device tax"
2 pinnochios
ERROR: type should be string, got " https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2017/03/16/the-claim-that-the-medical-device-tax-led-to-the-loss-of-20000-u-s-jobs/"
null
null
Rep. Kevin Brady (R-Texas)
Michelle Ye Hee Lee
null
The claim that the medical-device tax led to the loss of 20,000 U.S. jobs
March 16, 2017
null
['United_States']
pomt-01932
Candidates for governor routinely disclose their spouses’ tax returns.
mostly true
/florida/statements/2014/jun/26/rick-scott/rick-scott-says-gubernatorial-candidates-routinely/
A new ad by Gov. Rick Scott’s campaign has a simple message: Scott and his wife Ann have shown Florida their tax returns, so it’s only fair that former Gov. Charlie Crist and wife Carole show theirs. In the ad released June 25 called "What’s He Hiding," Scott’s political group Let’s Get To Work demands that Crist relea...
null
Rick Scott
null
null
null
2014-06-26T17:51:25
2014-06-25
['None']
pomt-13143
Says Gerald Daugherty is endorsed by the Austin American-Statesman.
false
/texas/statements/2016/nov/01/austin-board-realtors-pac/austin-realtors-group-incorrect-saying-gerald-daug/
Republican Gerald Daugherty, seeking re-election to the Travis County commissioners court, is "endorsed by" Austin’s daily newspaper, an advocacy group told select members. Hold that pony. The Austin American-Statesman, which is headquarters for PolitiFact Texas, announced in May 2016 its editorial board wouldn’t be en...
null
Austin Board of Realtors PAC
null
null
null
2016-11-01T11:34:40
2016-10-29
['Austin_American-Statesman']
snes-05369
An image shows musicians David Bowie and Lemmy Kilmister together at a party.
false
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/david-bowie-lemmy-photo/
null
Fauxtography
null
Dan Evon
null
FALSE: Photograph Shows Bowie and Lemmy
13 January 2016
null
['David_Bowie', 'Lemmy']
snes-04948
Mississippi has passed a bill granting churchgoers the right to shoot and kill citizens at will.
mostly false
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/mississippi-bill-churches-lethal/
null
Ballot Box
null
Kim LaCapria
null
Mississippi Bill Grants Churches ‘Lethal Force’ Powers
6 April 2016
null
['None']
snes-01562
In October 2017, a "demonic" drag queen read a "sexually explicit" book to children at a Long Beach public library named after Michelle Obama.
mixture
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/drag-queen-library/
null
Viral Phenomena
null
Dan MacGuill
null
Did a Drag Queen in a ‘Demonic’ Outfit Read a Sexually Explicit Book to Children at a Public Library?
18 October 2017
null
['Long_Beach,_California', 'Michelle_Obama']
pomt-10991
Says Mark Pocan’s proposal to eliminate the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) would "eliminate border enforcement."
pants on fire!
/wisconsin/statements/2018/jul/13/leah-vukmir/gop-us-senate-hopeful-leah-vukmirs-pants-fire-clai/
Would a Wisconsin congressman’s proposal to eliminate ICE really mean no more enforcement of the U.S. borders? No. But that’s the claim by Leah Vukmir, who is running for the U.S. Senate seat held by Wisconsin Democrat Tammy Baldwin. Here’s why Vukmir’s blanket statement goes way wrong. Like us on Facebook. Follow us o...
null
Leah Vukmir
null
null
null
2018-07-13T06:00:00
2018-07-05
['None']
pomt-03107
One out of 10 minimum-wage workers in the U.S. live in Texas.
true
/texas/statements/2013/sep/20/stephanie-cutter/crossfire-anchor-undershoots-texans-comprising-one/
As of July 2012, Texans accounted for nearly one in 10 Americans, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. On CNN’S Crossfire Sept. 18, 2013, from-the-left co-host Stephanie Cutter prefaced questions of Texas Gov. Rick Perry by saying: "One out of 10 minimum-wage workers in the U.S. live in Texas." She undershot. In 2012, ...
null
Stephanie Cutter
null
null
null
2013-09-20T17:58:15
2013-09-18
['United_States', 'Texas']
tron-01211
Discussion of Canadian Health Care
mostly truth!
https://www.truthorfiction.com/hillarys-health-care-plan/
null
crime-police
null
null
null
Discussion of Canadian Health Care
Mar 17, 2015
null
['None']
pomt-02081
Governor Scott Cut Taxes 40 Times For Florida Families
half-true
/florida/statements/2014/may/21/rick-scott/gov-scott-claims-he-cut-taxes-40-times-florida-fam/
It seems like just yesterday we were analyzing Gov. Rick Scott’s claim that he had cut taxes for Floridians 24 times. But on May 13, Scott’s campaign raised the count to 40. "Governor Scott Cut Taxes 40 Times For Florida Families," Scott for Florida announced on Twitter. "40 tax cuts in 4 years. #letskeepworking." Scot...
null
Rick Scott
null
null
null
2014-05-21T14:48:38
2014-05-13
['None']
pomt-12293
Says Donald Trump "wants to kick thousands of kids off of BadgerCare."
half-true
/wisconsin/statements/2017/jun/28/tammy-baldwin/tammy-baldwins-half-true-claim-donald-trump-wants-/
Addressing the Wisconsin Democratic Party’s annual convention, U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin laid into Republicans, particularly President Donald Trump. "You know, I remember Donald Trump coming to Wisconsin during the campaign and saying the same things Republicans always say here: I’m on the side of the little guy, I’m for...
null
Tammy Baldwin
null
null
null
2017-06-28T05:00:00
2017-06-02
['None']
tron-00616
Clinton Campaign Paid Beyonce, Jay-Z $62 Million to Secure Black Vote
fiction!
https://www.truthorfiction.com/clinton-campaign-paid-beyonce-jay-z-62-million-to-secure-black-vote/
null
celebrities
null
null
['2016 election', 'hillary clinton', 'the clintons']
Clinton Campaign Paid Beyonce, Jay-Z $62 Million to Secure Black Vote
Nov 8, 2016
null
['None']
tron-02756
Sylvia Thompson on President Obama’s Legacy
confirmed authorship!
https://www.truthorfiction.com/sylvia-thompson-president-obamas-legacy/
null
obama
null
null
null
Sylvia Thompson on President Obama’s Legacy
May 2, 2016
null
['Barack_Obama']
snes-03314
U.S. national security agencies went on "high alert" after President-Elect Donald Trump was caught telling "a dangerous lie."
false
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/national-security-agencies-on-high-alert-after-trump-caught-telling-dangerous-lie/
null
Ballot Box
null
Kim LaCapria
null
National Security Agencies on High Alert After Trump Caught Telling Dangerous Lie
19 December 2016
null
['United_States', 'Donald_Trump']
pomt-02143
Every single one of the 41 Republican senators who just blocked a raise in the minimum wage will receive a $2,800 cost-of-living adjustment on January 1, 2015.
half-true
/truth-o-meter/statements/2014/may/06/facebook-posts/social-media-meme-says-lawmakers-will-get-2800-rai/
There are few things that inspire as much popular outrage as examples of politicians behaving hypocritically. That’s why a recent Facebook post packed such a punch. "Every single one of the 41 Republican senators who just blocked a raise in the minimum wage will receive a $2,800 cost-of-living adjustment on January 1, ...
null
Facebook posts
null
null
null
2014-05-06T15:57:46
2014-05-01
['Republican_Party_(United_States)']
bove-00110
2) CLAIM: Congress is 100% responsible for NPAs
none
https://www.boomlive.in/npas-are-congress-sin-says-pm-modi-a-factcheck/
null
null
null
null
null
NPAs Are Congress’ Sin Says PM Modi: A FactCheck
Feb 08 2018 8:56 pm, Last Updated: Feb 08 2018 11:11 pm
null
['None']
pomt-11957
Says the Dickey Amendment "prevents the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from even researching the relationship between gun violence and public health. ... The government can’t study gun violence but is spending $400,000 analyzing the effects of Swedish massages on rabbits."
mostly true
/truth-o-meter/statements/2017/oct/05/steve-israel/former-democratic-congressman-compares-gun-violenc/
The mass shooting in Las Vegas prompted former Democratic Congressman Steve Israel of New York to write that these horrific events have little impact on public policy. In a New York Times op-ed, Israel walked through a list of shootings -- the murder of 26 children and adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown,...
null
Steve Israel
null
null
null
2017-10-05T13:11:53
2017-10-02
['Sweden']
pomt-11802
Bump stocks are already illegal in the state of New York. You can't buy one.
mostly false
/new-york/statements/2017/nov/17/andrew-cuomo/bump-stocks-are-still-legal-own-and-sell-new-york-/
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo says New York state law already bans the accessory a gunman used to kill 58 people in Las Vegas last month. The accessory, called a bump stock, allows someone to convert a semi-automatic firearm to a nearly fully automatic one. Lawmakers in New York state have introduced legislation to ban the acce...
null
Andrew Cuomo
null
null
null
2017-11-17T15:39:25
2017-11-06
['New_York_City']
pomt-14516
In Sauk City, Wisconsin, "the ID office" that provides identification for voting "is only open on the fifth Wednesday of every month" -- a total of four days in 2016.
mostly true
/wisconsin/statements/2016/feb/19/john-oliver/office-provides-id-voting-one-wisconsin-burg-open-/
Sauk City, which prides itself on being the oldest incorporated village in Wisconsin (yeah, it’s a little confusing), made HBO on Feb. 14, 2016. The mention came on "Last Week Tonight," a Sunday show that takes a satirical look at news, politics and current events. The program is hosted by John Oliver, who used to be a...
null
John Oliver
null
null
null
2016-02-19T09:00:00
2016-02-14
['Wisconsin']
snes-01311
A photograph shows vintage box of fake snow decor made of the carcinogen asbestos.
true
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/was-fake-snow-made-from-asbestos-marketed-as-christmas-decor/
null
Uncategorized
null
Bethania Palma
null
Was Fake Snow Made From Asbestos Marketed As Christmas Decor?
22 December 2017
null
['None']
hoer-00624
Warning - Grapes and Raisins Toxic to Dogs And Cats
true messages
https://www.hoax-slayer.com/grapes-raisins-dogs-cats-warning.shtml
null
null
null
Brett M. Christensen
null
Warning - Grapes and Raisins Toxic to Dogs And Cats
July 29, 2013
null
['None']
snes-05027
Do Opossums Kill Ticks, Inhibit the Spread of Lyme Disease?
mostly true
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/opossums-kill-ticks-inhibit-the-spread-of-lyme-disease/
null
Critter Country
null
Kim LaCapria
null
Do Opossums Kill Ticks, Inhibit the Spread of Lyme Disease?
22 March 2016
null
['None']
snes-02885
Thousands of Marines applied for White House detail after Trump became president, and none applied during President Obama's 8 years in office.
unproven
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/marine-white-house-detail/
null
Politics
null
Dan Evon
null
Did Thousands of Marines Apply for White House Detail After Trump Became President?
24 February 2017
null
['White_House', 'Barack_Obama', 'United_States_Marine_Corps']
snes-01525
A teenage schoolgirl in Texas became pregnant through a flu vaccination.
false
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/14-year-old-pregnant-flu-shot/
null
Junk News
null
Kim LaCapria
null
Did a 14-Year Old Virgin Fall Pregnant After a Flu Shot?
5 October 2015
null
['Texas']
pomt-14031
I believe we should have tax on carbon and deal aggressively with climate change. That is not (Hillary Clinton's) position.
mostly true
/truth-o-meter/statements/2016/may/29/bernie-sanders/bernie-sanders-says-only-he-supports-carbon-tax-an/
Bernie Sanders still doesn’t want to talk about Hillary Clinton’s damn emails. Asked for his reaction to the State Department report of Clinton’s use of a private email server, Sanders told Meet the Press’ Chuck Todd that he’d rather talk policy differences. "Our campaign is about defeating Secretary Clinton on the rea...
null
Bernie Sanders
null
null
null
2016-05-29T17:21:44
2016-05-29
['None']
pomt-06991
There are actually half a million fewer government employees now than there were when (President Barack) Obama took office.
true
/truth-o-meter/statements/2011/jul/11/paul-krugman/paul-krugman-says-government-jobs-have-fallen-half/
In the July 11, 2011, edition of the New York Times, Paul Krugman -- a Nobel Prize-winning economist and liberal columnist -- noted a statistic about recent trends in government employment. He wrote, "Everybody knows that President (Barack) Obama tried to stimulate the economy with a huge increase in government spendin...
null
Paul Krugman
null
null
null
2011-07-11T14:40:33
2011-07-11
['Barack_Obama']
snes-04348
[Name of celebrity] has been summoned for jury duty in [name of town] because he or she supposedly owns property there.
false
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/celebrity-summoned-to-jury-duty-in-your-town/
null
Junk News
null
David Emery
null
Celebrity Summoned to Jury Duty in Your Town!
29 July 2016
null
['None']
afck-00067
“[Of those] fortunate enough to get to matric and pass and enter university, half will drop out before they reach their second year.”
incorrect
https://africacheck.org/reports/verifying-key-claims-in-the-2018-state-of-the-nation-debate/
null
null
null
null
null
Verifying key claims in SA’s 2018 State of the Nation address debate
2018-02-19 02:56
null
['None']
snes-05236
The pilot of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 reappeared in Taiwan two years after the plane disappeared.
false
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/mh370-pilot-mysteriously-resurfaces/
null
Junk News
null
Kim LaCapria
null
Did an MH370 Pilot Mysteriously Resurface Two Years Later?
10 February 2016
null
['Taiwan']
pomt-09242
On military recruiters at Harvard, Elena Kagan "took a position and the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that she was wrong."
true
/truth-o-meter/statements/2010/may/10/john-barrasso/supreme-court-rejected-arguments-kagan-promoted/
One of Elena Kagan's top credentials -- that she was dean of Harvard Law School -- created some controversy on the day that President Barack Obama announced her nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court. As dean, Kagan took a lead role in trying to keep military recruiters off campus because of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" p...
null
John Barrasso
null
null
null
2010-05-10T18:24:15
2010-05-10
['Elena_Kagan', 'Harvard_University']
pose-00547
Will create A-to-F grading scale for school quality. "Schools should be graded just like students on a scale of A to F. Grades awarded under this rating system will be based on objective criteria such as graduation rates, passing rates, enrollment in Advanced Placement courses, standardized test scores, and teacher and...
compromise
https://www.politifact.com/wisconsin/promises/walk-o-meter/promise/570/create-a-to-f-grading-scale-for-school-quality/
null
walk-o-meter
Scott Walker
null
null
Create A-to-F grading scale for school quality
2010-12-20T23:16:36
null
['None']
pomt-15075
Eighty-three law enforcement officers have died in the line of duty this year. Twenty-four of them were shot and killed in cold blood.
true
/georgia/statements/2015/sep/22/casey-cagle/cagle-right-law-enforcement-death-count/
Years have passed, but not the collective chill that comes when our minds are drawn back to Sept. 11, 2001. In the days leading up to this year’s 14th anniversary of the terrorists’ attacks, Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle issued a press release, urging Georgians to stop to reflect on the critical role that law enforcement office...
null
Casey Cagle
null
null
null
2015-09-22T00:00:00
2015-09-08
['None']
goop-02581
Ellen DeGeneres Warning Justin Bieber To Get Help,
0
https://www.gossipcop.com/ellen-degeneres-justin-bieber-help-worried-intervention/
null
null
null
Andrew Shuster
null
Ellen DeGeneres NOT Warning Justin Bieber To Get Help, Despite Report
12:46 pm, August 14, 2017
null
['None']
tron-02642
Arizona Billboard Directs Illegal Immigrants To California
fiction!
https://www.truthorfiction.com/arizona-billboard/
null
miscellaneous
null
null
null
Arizona Billboard Directs Illegal Immigrants To California
Mar 17, 2015
null
['None']
pomt-01498
Every time [the people from Newport Tent] work in a city or town they have a whole different set of permits that they have to get in order to pitch a tent.
true
/rhode-island/statements/2014/sep/25/catherine-taylor/catherine-taylor-says-plethora-rules-tent-permits-/
In her campaign for lieutenant governor, Catherine Taylor has talked broadly of boosting the Rhode Island economy by, among other things, streamlining business regulations. During a recent appearance on Channel 6’s "On the Record," Taylor, a Republican who resigned from her position as head of the state Division of Eld...
null
Catherine Taylor
null
null
null
2014-09-25T00:01:00
2014-09-07
['None']
vees-00391
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte 'jokes' about abolishing CHR, meddling with Ombudsman probes
none
http://verafiles.org/articles/vera-files-fact-check-duterte-jokes-about-abolishing-chr-med
null
null
null
null
Duterte,CHR
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte 'jokes' about abolishing CHR, meddling with Ombudsman probes
August 11, 2017
null
['None']
snes-00644
Does Stepping on a Rusty Nail Cause Tetanus?
false
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/stepping-rusty-nail-cause-tetanus/
null
Medical
null
Alex Kasprak
null
Does Stepping on a Rusty Nail Cause Tetanus?
7 May 2018
null
['None']
tron-01366
Samuel Adams Set to Release New Helium Beer
fiction!
https://www.truthorfiction.com/samuel-adams-set-to-release-new-helium-beer/
null
food
null
null
null
Samuel Adams Set to Release New Helium Beer
Aug 12, 2015
null
['None']
snes-04023
Tens of thousands of Russian troops are surrounding U.S. borders.
false
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/russia-troops-us-borders/
null
Conspiracy Theories
null
Bethania Palma
null
Russia Has Amassed Troops to Surround the U.S. Borders
15 September 2016
null
['United_States', 'Russia']