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pose-00737
“Kill the death tax. You know the death tax, all these people who are successful, they’re moving to Florida. Florida doesn’t have a death tax. So we’ve got to get rid of that so the entrepreneurs, the job creators, stay."
promise kept
https://www.politifact.com/ohio/promises/kasich-o-meter/promise/767/eliminate-ohios-estate-tax/
null
kasich-o-meter
John Kasich
null
null
Eliminate Ohio's estate tax
2011-01-07T15:00:02
null
['None']
snes-00835
Did Emma González 'Admit' to Bullying the Parkland School Shooter?
false
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/emma-gonzalez-shooter-bullying/
null
Politics
null
Arturo Garcia
null
Did Emma González ‘Admit’ to Bullying the Parkland School Shooter?
28 March 2018
null
['None']
goop-00062
Kim Kardashian Divorcing Kanye West For Meeting With President Of Uganda?
0
https://www.gossipcop.com/kim-kardashian-kanye-west-divorce-meeting-president-uganda/
null
null
null
Andrew Shuster
null
Kim Kardashian Divorcing Kanye West For Meeting With President Of Uganda?
3:07 pm, October 30, 2018
null
['None']
vees-00094
​VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte’s recollection of own SONA inaccurate
none
http://verafiles.org/articles/vera-files-fact-check-dutertes-recollection-own-sona-inaccur
null
null
null
null
Duterte,SONA
​VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte’s recollection of own SONA inaccurate
August 22, 2018
null
['None']
vogo-00154
Working for the (Small Business) Man: Fact Check TV
none
https://www.voiceofsandiego.org/topics/economy/working-for-the-small-business-man-fact-check-tv/
null
null
null
null
null
Working for the (Small Business) Man: Fact Check TV
December 18, 2012
null
['None']
tron-00216
Golden Corral restaurants leave God out of “God Bless America”
fiction!
https://www.truthorfiction.com/goldencorral/
null
9-11-attack
null
null
null
Golden Corral restaurants leave God out of “God Bless America”
Mar 17, 2015
null
['God']
snes-04562
The Republican Party has hypocritically declared their national convention to be a "gun-free zone."
false
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/republican-convention-gun-free-zone/
null
Guns
null
Kim LaCapria
null
Republican Party Declares Their Convention a ‘Gun-Free Zone’
23 June 2016
null
['Republican_Party_(United_States)']
snes-05333
Ten percent of college grads surveyed indicated Judge Judy was a Supreme Court justice.
mostly false
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/college-grads-judge-judy/
null
Legal
null
Kim LaCapria
null
Do 10 Percent of College Grads Think Judge Judy Is on the Supreme Court?
21 January 2016
null
['None']
tron-00060
Alex Jones Appointed White House Press Secretary
fiction!
https://www.truthorfiction.com/alex-jones-white-house-press-secretary/
null
9-11-attack
null
null
['conspiracy theories', 'donald trump', 'media']
Alex Jones Appointed White House Press Secretary
Jun 22, 2017
null
['None']
pomt-05190
Overwhelming Democrat and Republican votes in 2011 for legislation in two special sessions on jobs demonstrated the bipartisan nature of the Wisconsin Legislature.
mostly false
/wisconsin/statements/2012/jun/13/scott-walker/gov-scott-walker-says-he-got-overwhelming-bipartis/
Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s optimistic talk of attaining bipartisan cooperation in the wake of the June 5, 2012 recall election got a skeptical reaction from a conservative radio talk show host the day after Walker’s big win. WTMJ’s Charlie Sykes asked Walker if he really expected Democrats who have been "protesting...
null
Scott Walker
null
null
null
2012-06-13T09:00:00
2012-06-06
['Republican_Party_(United_States)', 'Democratic_Party_(United_States)', 'Wisconsin']
pomt-10397
From Obama's book: "I found a solace in nursing a pervasive sense of grievance and animosity against my mother's race."
pants on fire!
/truth-o-meter/statements/2008/jun/10/chain-email/obama-didnt-write-that/
An e-mail making the rounds purports to cite quotations from Sen. Barack Obama's memoir, Dreams from My Father . Most of the quotes have to do with Obama's thoughts on race relations and growing up as a black man in America. Many of the quotes are real, though taken out of context and edited for maximum negative effect...
null
Chain email
null
null
null
2008-06-10T00:00:00
2008-05-19
['Barack_Obama']
pomt-09280
GM has "repaid our government loan, in full, with interest, five years ahead of the original schedule."
half-true
/truth-o-meter/statements/2010/apr/27/ed-whitacre/ceo-says-gm-has-repaid-government-loans-full/
In an ad reminiscent of Lee Iacocca's "Thanks, America" commercials in 1983 after Chrysler had repaid government-backed loans, General Motors CEO Ed Whitacre has taken to the prime-time airwaves to boast that GM has paid back its government loans, in full, and ahead of schedule. "A lot of Americans didn't agree with gi...
null
Ed Whitacre
null
null
null
2010-04-27T16:59:38
2010-04-21
['None']
snes-00573
A photograph shows millions of Germans abandoning their cars in protest over high gasoline prices.
miscaptioned
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/german-fuel-protest-image/
null
Fauxtography
null
David Mikkelson
null
Does a Photograph Show Germans Protesting High Fuel Prices?
20 May 2018
null
['None']
pomt-14482
Building a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border "will take literally years."
true
/texas/statements/2016/feb/27/rick-perry/rick-perry-claims-donald-trumps-wall-southwest-bor/
Donald Trump says part of the answer to the complicated question of immigration has a seemingly simple solution: Build a "great, great" wall along the southern border and make neighboring Mexico pay for it. The logistics of that idea leave many people, including former Texas Gov. Rick Perry, agog. "Building a wall" on ...
null
Rick Perry
null
null
null
2016-02-27T18:00:00
2016-01-15
['None']
snes-00950
Federal authorities are calling senior citizens and asking for personal information, before sending out a new Medicare card
scam
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/new-medicare-card-scam/
null
Fraud & Scams
null
Dan MacGuill
null
New Medicare Card Telephone Scam
28 February 2018
null
['None']
pomt-05654
Every 1 percent increase in the cost of health insurance today causes about 30,000 Georgians to be uninsured.
mostly false
/georgia/statements/2012/mar/20/judson-hill/health-insurance-coverage-loss-claim-need-overhaul/
We all know how rough the economy has been in Georgia in recent years. Personal bankruptcies in the state are among the highest in the nation. Job growth is near the bottom. Georgia has more bank failures than any state. But a state senator from Cobb County offered up a statistic earlier this month that added a differe...
null
Judson Hill
null
null
null
2012-03-20T06:00:00
2012-03-07
['None']
pomt-11366
Mexico has "very strong border laws -- ours are pathetic."
mostly false
/truth-o-meter/statements/2018/apr/02/donald-trump/donald-trump-base-comparison-us-mexico-border-laws/
President Donald Trump offered an unflattering comparison between immigration laws in the United States and those of its southern neighbor, Mexico, in a series of immigration tweets. "Mexico is making a fortune on NAFTA...They have very strong border laws -- ours are pathetic. With all of the money they make from the U...
null
Donald Trump
null
null
null
2018-04-02T17:57:45
2018-04-02
['Mexico']
pomt-04676
After a decade of decline, this country created over half a million manufacturing jobs in the last two and a half years.
true
/truth-o-meter/statements/2012/sep/06/barack-obama/barack-obama-says-us-has-gained-half-million-ma/
During his acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., President Barack Obama touted recent growth in manufacturing jobs. "After a decade of decline, this country created over half a million manufacturing jobs in the last two and a half years," Obama said. Because of the wording of his c...
null
Barack Obama
null
null
null
2012-09-06T23:45:01
2012-09-06
['None']
snes-03286
An habitual alcohol abuser lost his penis to frostbite after a drunken sexual encounter with a snowman.
false
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/drunk-man-has-sex-with-snowman/
null
Junk News
null
Kim LaCapria
null
Drunk Man has Sex with Snowman, Loses Genitals to Frostbite
15 December 2016
null
['None']
snes-05925
Michigan has passed a law exempting emergency medical personnel from treating gay people.
mixture
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/slake-michigan/
null
Politics
null
Snopes Staff
null
Did Michigan Exempt Emergency Medical Personnel from Treating Gay People?
7 December 2014
null
['None']
chct-00104
FACT CHECK: Is Trump The First Republican To Win Wisconsin Since 1952?
verdict: false
http://checkyourfact.com/2018/06/30/fact-check-trump-republican-wisconsin-1952/
null
null
null
David Sivak | Fact Check Editor
null
null
9:16 AM 06/30/2018
null
['None']
snes-00262
A video shows dozens of spiderlings dispersed from their mother after she was squashed with a broom.
true
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/squashed-spider-babies/
null
Fauxtography
null
Dan Evon
null
Does This Video Show Baby Spiders Dispersing from Their Recently Squashed Mother?
2 August 2018
null
['None']
farg-00234
Claimed that 72 people from the seven countries covered by President Donald Trump’s 90-day travel ban “have been implicated in terroristic activity in the United States” since the 9/11 attacks.
none
https://www.factcheck.org/2017/02/terrorism-and-trumps-travel-ban/
null
the-factcheck-wire
Stephen Miller
Eugene Kiely
['immigration']
Terrorism and Trump’s Travel Ban
February 24, 2017
[' Interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press" – Sunday, February 12, 2017 ']
['United_States']
pomt-08034
The Democratic majority led the 111th Congress to spend more money in two years than the first 100 congresses before them combined.
false
/truth-o-meter/statements/2011/jan/05/kevin-mccarthy/kevin-mccarthy-says-111th-congress-spent-more-mone/
In a recent Q&A feature called, "Ask the Californian," reader Gerald Sutliff wrote the Bakersfield Californian newspaper to ask why his Congressman, Republican Kevin McCarthy, did not cast a vote on several key bills during the busy lame-duck session of the 111th Congress. "One can't help noting that last week's vote r...
null
Kevin McCarthy
null
null
null
2011-01-05T10:01:05
2011-01-02
['United_States_Congress', 'Democratic_Party_(United_States)']
goop-02556
Justin Bieber, Pastor Rich Wilkerson Jr. Gay “Lovers,”
0
https://www.gossipcop.com/justin-bieber-pastor-rich-wilkerson-jr-not-gay-lovers/
null
null
null
Shari Weiss
null
Justin Bieber, Pastor Rich Wilkerson Jr. NOT Gay “Lovers,” Despite Claim
4:24 pm, August 21, 2017
null
['None']
pomt-09707
That 3.5 percent (increase in the third quarter GDP) came from two things — government spending on Cash for Clunkers — they just moved fourth-quarter auto sales into the third quarter — and the first-time home buyer thing.
half-true
/truth-o-meter/statements/2009/nov/03/rush-limbaugh/rush-limbaugh-said-bump-gdp-due-cash-clunkers-and-/
While many hailed the news that the gross domestic product had increased 3.5 percent in the third quarter as a sign that the recession has ended, political commentator Rush Limbaugh was not one of them. On the Fox News Sunday program on Nov. 1, Limbaugh scoffed at a question about whether President Barack Obama had sav...
null
Rush Limbaugh
null
null
null
2009-11-03T18:40:13
2009-11-01
['None']
snes-01819
A 25-year-old woman was drugged and nearly abducted by sex traffickers in the bathroom of a Shelby Township Meijer in August 2017.
false
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/shelby-meijer-human-trafficking/
null
Crime
null
Kim LaCapria
null
Shelby Township Meijer ‘Human Trafficking’ Warning
29 August 2017
null
['None']
afck-00287
“The prevalence of pregnancy increased with age, rising from 0.7% for females aged 14 years, to 12.1% for females aged 19 years.”
correct
https://africacheck.org/reports/national-youth-policy-health-and-violence/
null
null
null
null
null
National Youth Policy: crime & health claims fact-checked
2015-06-11 11:46
null
['None']
thal-00088
FactCheck: You asked, we answered - suicide, austerity and the Troubles when it comes to the years 2007-2014, it does certainly appear that the number of deaths by suicide was greater than the number of deaths during the troubles
mostly true
http://www.thejournal.ie/suicide-austerity-troubles-ireland-tim-pat-coogan-3124487-Dec2016/
null
null
null
null
null
FactCheck: You asked, we answered - suicide, austerity and the Troubles
Dec 18th 2016, 8:30 PM
null
['None']
pomt-11309
Studies show "the 2016 shooting and murder rate in Chicago cost us about $9.6 BILLION DOLLARS" and "the entire City budget for 2018 is $8.6 billion dollars. This math does not work, it is financially killing our city."
false
/illinois/statements/2018/apr/17/garry-mccarthy/chicago-gun-violence-really-killing-citys-bottom-l/
Garry McCarthy was Chicago Police Superintendent under Mayor Rahm Emanuel until getting fired as controversy engulfed the administration over the investigation into the 2014 videotaped police shooting death of teenager Laquan McDonald. Now McCarthy is trying to mount a comeback as a challenger to Emanuel in next year’s...
null
Garry McCarthy
null
null
null
2018-04-17T07:00:00
2018-03-30
['Chicago']
farg-00213
Claimed that a Democratic National Committee staffer “apparently was assassinated” after “having given WikiLeaks something like … 53,000 [DNC] emails and 17,000 attachments.”
unsupported
https://www.factcheck.org/2017/05/gingrich-spreads-conspiracy-theory/
null
the-factcheck-wire
Newt Gingrich
Eugene Kiely
['Democratic National Commitee', 'hacking']
Gingrich Spreads Conspiracy Theory
May 22, 2017
[' Fox and Friends – Sunday, May 21, 2017 ']
['Democratic_National_Committee', 'WikiLeaks']
vees-00196
Sasot in a 17-minute Facebook video the next day slammed Hontiveros:
none
http://verafiles.org/articles/vera-files-fact-check-pro-duterte-bloggers-claim-about-china
Sasot’s claim is inaccurate.
null
null
null
China,sass sasot,nuclear power
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pro-Duterte blogger's claim about China nuclear history inaccurate
May 28, 2018
null
['None']
pomt-03373
Says a growing number of extremely premature babies survive into healthy childhood.
mostly true
/texas/statements/2013/jul/11/rick-perry/rick-perry-says-more-and-more-extremely-premature-/
Gov. Rick Perry spoke up for restricting abortions earlier in pregnancy by saying that extremely premature births increasingly result in healthy children. To Democratic opposition and a sustained uproar in the Texas Senate gallery, a proposal intended to tighten the regulation of abortion in Texas perished at the end o...
null
Rick Perry
null
null
null
2013-07-11T06:00:00
2013-06-27
['None']
pomt-11277
Obama’s Private ‘security’ Company Sets Up Massive Camps Outside 3 Major Cities.
pants on fire!
/punditfact/statements/2018/apr/25/blog-posting/barack-obama-has-security-company-camps-outside-3-/
A website called Newsfeed USA is peddling fake news about former President Barack Obama, claiming he’s planning "a coup against his own government." "Obama’s Private ‘security’ Company Sets Up Massive Camps Outside 3 Major Cities," said the headline of an April 14 post on newsfeedusa.us. "Barack Obama has decided to sp...
null
Bloggers
null
null
null
2018-04-25T13:32:17
2018-04-14
['None']
vees-00019
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Facebook post claiming UN hailed Duterte ‘world’s best president’
fake
http://verafiles.org/articles/vera-files-fact-check-facebook-post-claiming-un-hailed-duter
null
null
null
null
Duterte,fake news
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Facebook post claiming UN hailed Duterte ‘world’s best president’ FAKE
October 23, 2018
null
['None']
pomt-14803
Says Thomas Jefferson helped "craft" the Constitution.
false
/virginia/statements/2015/nov/27/ben-carson/carson-falsely-says-thomas-jefferson-helped-craft-/
During a recent TV interview, Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson was asked which Founding Father impressed him the most. "I’m particularly impressed with Thomas Jefferson, who seemed to have a very deep insight into the way people would react and tried to craft a constitution in a way that would control peopl...
null
Ben Carson
null
null
null
2015-11-27T10:06:25
2015-11-22
['None']
bove-00098
Karnataka CM’s Twitter Handle Tweeted A Photo From Germany For The Shakti Sthala Project
none
https://www.boomlive.in/karnataka-cms-twitter-handle-tweeted-a-photo-from-germany-for-the-shakti-sthala-project/
null
null
null
null
null
Karnataka CM’s Twitter Handle Tweeted A Photo From Germany For The Shakti Sthala Project
Mar 05 2018 5:26 pm, Last Updated: Mar 10 2018 1:33 am
null
['Germany']
pose-00837
FitzGerald will direct the county Jobs & Family Services department to establish metrics-based programming that focuses on connecting young people with suitable internship and job opportunities and develop a meaningful internship program for Cuyahoga County.
in the works
https://www.politifact.com/ohio/promises/fitz-o-meter/promise/869/develop-internships-and-job-opportunities-for-youn/
null
fitz-o-meter
Ed FitzGerald
null
null
Develop internships and job opportunities for young people
2011-01-20T13:56:11
null
['None']
pomt-08702
My supporters aren't special interest groups in Madison and Milwaukee.
mostly true
/wisconsin/statements/2010/sep/07/mark-neumann/mark-neumann-says-he-doesnt-receive-support-specia/
In his bid for governor, businessman Mark Neumann badly lags behind rival Republican Scott Walker in fundraising -- that is, if you don’t count the $2.7 million Neumann has lent his own campaign. In most scenarios, that would be considered a negative. But this is politics. In a recent radio spot, Neumann put a positive...
null
Mark Neumann
null
null
null
2010-09-07T09:15:45
2010-08-16
['Milwaukee', 'Madison,_Wisconsin']
pomt-05558
Republicans in Congress refuse to list a single tax loophole they are willing to close.
true
/truth-o-meter/statements/2012/apr/05/barack-obama/obama-says-republicans-congress-wont-name-one-tax/
President Barack Obama said a budget proposed by House Republicans lacked "a shred of credibility," especially when it came to tax cuts. Obama said their budget includes $4.6 trillion in lower taxes over the next 10 years, with no way to pay for them. "We’re told that these tax cuts will supposedly be paid for by closi...
null
Barack Obama
null
null
null
2012-04-05T17:29:46
2012-04-03
['United_States_Congress', 'Republican_Party_(United_States)']
pomt-15036
We have 650 people who move to Texas every day.
true
/texas/statements/2015/oct/01/glenn-hegar/glenn-hegar-says-650-people-giddyap-texas-every-da/
No mistake, Glenn Hegar is bullish on the Texas economy. The Republican state comptroller has launched a 27-city "Good for Texas" tour of the state that got our attention after he told Georgetown residents Texas remains a magnet for people otherwise stuck elsewhere. "We have 650 people who move to Texas every day who w...
null
Glenn Hegar
null
null
null
2015-10-01T17:43:17
2015-09-10
['Texas']
pomt-13985
Says the United States has "treaties with apparently 69 countries where we are obligated to defend their borders. And these were treaties that were executive treaties, not authorized by Congress."
mostly false
/truth-o-meter/statements/2016/jun/09/gary-johnson/libertarian-candidate-gary-johnson-mischaracterize/
Is the United States really obligated to be the world’s bodyguard? Speaking on Meet the Press on June 5, Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson said that the United States is already committed — without congressional approval — to protecting the borders of 69 other countries (about one-third of the world). "We...
null
Gary Johnson
null
null
null
2016-06-09T17:00:00
2016-06-05
['United_States', 'United_States_Congress']
pomt-02247
The insurance risk corridors aren't going broke like Republicans predicted.
mostly false
/punditfact/statements/2014/apr/13/james-carville/carville-insurance-risk-corridors-arent-going-brok/
It will be some time before we know how the Affordable Care Act actually works in practice. The initial enrollment period has ended more or less. Now we wait to see how many people pay their premiums, how much the insurance companies pay out in claims and tally what the expansion of Medicaid did for the working poor. Y...
null
James Carville
null
null
null
2014-04-13T14:45:24
2014-04-13
['None']
snes-05162
Former first lady Nancy Reagan has endorsed Hillary Clinton.
false
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/nancy-reagan-hillary-clinton/
null
Junk News
null
Dan Evon
null
Nancy Reagan Endorsed Hillary Clinton?
24 February 2016
null
['Nancy_Reagan', 'Hillary_Rodham_Clinton']
snes-06179
Facebook is removing photographs of military amputees from their network, deeming them "offensive."
false
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/facebook-removing-amputee-photos/
null
Computers
null
David Mikkelson
null
Facebook Removing Amputee Photos
15 October 2013
null
['None']
snes-05986
A public high school in Hilliard, Ohio, hosts a Muslim prayer room.
false
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/room-service/
null
Religion
null
David Mikkelson
null
Does Hilliard High School Have a Muslim Prayer Room?
16 September 2014
null
['Ohio', 'Hilliard,_Ohio', 'Islam']
pomt-04779
His new running mate, Congressman Ryan, put forward a plan that would let Governor Romney pay less than 1 percent in taxes each year.
mostly true
/new-hampshire/statements/2012/aug/24/barack-obama/barack-obama-says-paul-ryan-tax-plan-would-have-el/
By his own admission, Mitt Romney pays a lower tax rate than many Americans. But, President Barack Obama says Romney’s rate would be far lower under a plan proposed by the presumptive Republican nominee’s new running mate. Obama took aim at Romney and his running mate, U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, last week in a speech at Wind...
null
Barack Obama
null
null
null
2012-08-24T15:39:51
2012-08-18
['None']
hoer-00604
Picture: Fields of Spider Silk After Australian Floods
true messages
https://www.hoax-slayer.com/spider-fields-australian-floods.shtml
null
null
null
Brett M. Christensen
null
Picture: Fields of Spider Silk After Australian Floods
November 26, 2013
null
['None']
snes-03930
Donald Trump said that pregnancy is an inconvenience for businesses, then denied having said it.
true
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-pregnancy-inconvenient/
null
Politicians
null
Bethania Palma
null
Donald Trump: Pregnancy Is an ‘Inconvenience’ for Businesses
28 September 2016
null
['None']
pose-01324
Establish new immigration controls to boost wages and to ensure that open jobs are offered to American workers first.
in the works
https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/promises/trumpometer/promise/1416/hire-american-workers-first/
null
trumpometer
Donald Trump
null
null
Hire American workers first
2017-01-17T09:06:53
null
['United_States']
goop-02167
Khloe Kardashian Quitting “KUWTK” For Maternity Leave?
1
https://www.gossipcop.com/khloe-kardashian-quitting-kuwtk-maternity-leave/
null
null
null
Shari Weiss
null
Khloe Kardashian Quitting “KUWTK” For Maternity Leave?
3:37 pm, November 21, 2017
null
['Keeping_Up_with_the_Kardashians']
snes-05808
Emordnilap is a real word referring to words that produce other words when spelled backwards.
mixture
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/emordnilap/
null
Language
null
David Mikkelson
null
Emordnilap
13 December 2014
null
['None']
pomt-06184
Richard Cordray’s nomination to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau marks the first time in Senate history "that a political party has blocked a nomination of someone because they didn't like the construction of the agency."
true
/ohio/statements/2011/dec/12/sherrod-brown/sen-sherrod-brown-says-republicans-refusal-confirm/
The U.S. Senate on Dec. 8 failed to confirm Richard Cordray to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, with Republicans successfully blocking confirmation by using a procedural measure. It wasn’t that the GOP disliked Cordray, Ohio’s attorney general until his election defeat in 2010. Rather, Republican senators...
null
Sherrod Brown
null
null
null
2011-12-12T18:00:00
2011-12-07
['None']
vogo-00105
Statement: “The school board is a part-time position, which currently pays about $17,500 per year.”
determination: true
https://www.voiceofsandiego.org/topics/education/fact-check-full-time-gigs-for-school-board-trustees/
Analysis:
null
null
null
null
Fact Check: Full-Time Gigs for School Board Trustees
June 11, 2013
null
['None']
pose-00817
Will work with lawmakers to "pass legislation allowing prosecutors to seek life without parole for repeat offenders convicted of sexual assault or aggravated sexual assault."
promise kept
https://www.politifact.com/texas/promises/perry-o-meter/promise/849/pass-law-permitting-prosecutors-to-seek-life-witho/
null
perry-o-meter
Rick Perry
null
null
Pass law permitting prosecutors to seek life without parole for certain repeat sex offenders
2012-12-10T10:00:00
null
['None']
goop-00844
Drake Suing Pusha T For $5 Million?
2
https://www.gossipcop.com/drake-pusha-t-suing-lawsuit-feud/
null
null
null
Shari Weiss
null
Drake Suing Pusha T For $5 Million?
1:00 pm, June 11, 2018
null
['None']
thal-00019
Q&A: Can the proposed legislation allowing abortion up to 12 weeks be changed in the future?
none
http://www.thejournal.ie/qa-changing-legislation-after-repeal-4006293-May2018/
null
null
null
null
null
Q&A: Can the proposed legislation allowing abortion up to 12 weeks be changed in the future?
May 22nd 2018, 6:05 AM
null
['None']
pomt-07870
Says he never said he would keep education funding the same.
false
/florida/statements/2011/feb/08/rick-scott/education-cuts-show-rick-scotts-budget/
Gov. Rick Scott unveiled his highly anticipated state budget on Feb. 7, 2011, which, as promised, calls for major reductions to government spending along with tax cuts for property owners and businesses. Scott's two-year spending plan would shrink the overall state budget from $70.3 billion to $65.9 billion in 2011-201...
null
Rick Scott
null
null
null
2011-02-08T11:17:48
2011-02-07
['None']
pomt-12824
Says CNN’s Chris Cuomo "never asked" Sen. Richard Blumenthal about Blumenthal's misstatements on his own service in Vietnam.
false
/truth-o-meter/statements/2017/feb/09/donald-trump/trump-wrong-sen-blumenthals-cnn-interview-and-viet/
President Donald Trump lashed out at CNN New Day anchor Chris Cuomo for failing to get tough with Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D- Conn. Cuomo had interviewed Blumenthal after the senator made headlines by saying that Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch had told him he was "disheartened" by the president’s dismissive comment...
null
Donald Trump
null
null
null
2017-02-09T14:49:26
2017-02-09
['Richard_Blumenthal', 'Vietnam']
pose-01025
For victims of Superstorm Sandy: "We are going to be with them every step of the way in helping them to rebuild their lives."
promise kept
https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/promises/obameter/promise/1105/help-victims-superstorm-sandy-rebuild-their-lives/
null
obameter
Barack Obama
null
null
Help victims of superstorm Sandy 'rebuild their lives'
2013-01-20T06:00:00
null
['None']
tron-01905
The red-faced TV news anchor
unproven!
https://www.truthorfiction.com/tvanchor/
null
humorous
null
null
null
The red-faced TV news anchor
Mar 17, 2015
null
['None']
pomt-11246
You (Evan Jenkins) said your philosophy was ‘progressive mainstream’ back in 2003.
half-true
/truth-o-meter/statements/2018/may/02/patrick-morrisey/did-evan-jenkins-once-say-his-philosophy-was-progr/
The accusations flew fast and furious in a Fox News-sponsored debate between three Republican Senate contenders in West Virginia. We’re checking several claims from the May 1 debate, which featured former coal CEO Don Blankenship, U.S. Rep. Evan Jenkins, and state Attorney General Patrick Morrisey. Each is running for ...
null
Patrick Morrisey
null
null
null
2018-05-02T18:02:12
2018-05-01
['None']
goop-00711
Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie In “New Scandal,”
0
https://www.gossipcop.com/brad-pitt-margot-robbie-scandal/
null
null
null
Andrew Shuster
null
Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie NOT In “New Scandal,” Despite Report
1:06 pm, July 2, 2018
null
['Brad_Pitt']
goop-01779
Kylie Jenner “Using” Tyga For “Attention,”
0
https://www.gossipcop.com/kylie-jenner-using-tyga-made-up/
null
null
null
Shari Weiss
null
Kylie Jenner NOT “Using” Tyga For “Attention,” Despite Report
10:33 am, January 20, 2018
null
['None']
pomt-00492
Says Winston Churchill said, "The fascists of the future will call themselves anti-fascists."
false
/texas/statements/2018/aug/07/greg-abbott/greg-abbott-misquotes-winston-churchill-fascism/
In a wee-hours tweet, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott presented a meme showing celebrated British statesman Winston Churchill saying: "The fascists of the future will call themselves anti-fascists." In his 1:10 a.m. Aug. 7, 2018 tweet, Abbott prefaced his citation of Churchill, who twice served as England’s prime minister: "Som...
null
Greg Abbott
null
null
null
2018-08-07T12:10:39
2018-08-07
['None']
hoer-00844
New Orleans Library Book Donation Request
true messages
https://www.hoax-slayer.com/library-book-donation.html
null
null
null
Brett M. Christensen
null
New Orleans Library Book Donation Request
April 2006
null
['None']
snes-04690
Hillary Clinton will soon be indicted on racketeering charges.
false
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/clinton-federal-racketeering-charges/
null
Ballot Box
null
Kim LaCapria
null
Hillary Clinton to Be Indicted on Federal Racketeering Charges
30 May 2016
null
['None']
pomt-15125
There has never been a panther attack in the history of Florida.
mostly true
/florida/statements/2015/sep/08/ron-bergeron/no-human-has-been-attacked-florida-panther-state-h/
A state wildlife official opposed plans to alter protections for the Florida panther, saying there was no pressing reason to fear the big cats. On Sept. 2, 2015, the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission considered a policy proposal that critics said would have undercut efforts to expand the population. Opponents s...
null
Ron Bergeron
null
null
null
2015-09-08T16:36:27
2015-09-02
['None']
tron-01062
Michigan Just Made Sodomy a Felony Offense
mostly fiction!
https://www.truthorfiction.com/michigan-makes-sodomy-a-felony-offense-mostly-fiction/
null
crime-police
null
null
null
Michigan Just Made Sodomy a Felony Offense
Feb 9, 2016
null
['None']
pomt-01970
Oregon school districts are directing 24 percent of their food budgets to purchase local foods. That’s the highest percentage in the country.
half-true
/oregon/statements/2014/jun/18/oregon-department-agriculture/do-oregon-school-districts-spend-more-local-food-a/
Several themes have converged in recent years to increase attention on local food production: a desire to reduce carbon footprints, to combat childhood obesity and to increase "food security," among others. Flourishing farmers markets around the state -- they’ve grown from a dozen in 1988 to more than 160 -- indicate t...
null
Oregon Department of Agriculture
null
null
null
2014-06-18T17:03:53
2014-06-12
['Oregon']
snes-03174
Meryl Streep was fired by director Ron Howard from a from a "Happy Days" reboot project for lying about Donald Trump mocking a disabled reporter.
false
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/meryl-streep-fired/
null
Junk News
null
David Emery
null
Meryl Streep Fired from Major Project for Lying About Trump?
9 January 2017
null
['Ron_Howard', 'Meryl_Streep', 'Donald_Trump']
pose-00116
Provide "funds to help communities, nonprofit organizations and police combat domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking."
promise kept
https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/promises/obameter/promise/121/fully-fund-the-violence-against-women-act/
null
obameter
Barack Obama
null
null
Fully fund the Violence Against Women Act
2010-01-07T13:26:48
null
['None']
pomt-01268
America’s least-trusted news sources are also its most popular.
half-true
/punditfact/statements/2014/nov/06/leonard-pitts-jr/liberal-columnist-says-least-trusted-news-sources-/
Many words have been said and many numbers crunched to explain political polarization in America. One theory is that liberals and conservatives swim in different waters when it comes to news and information. Liberal columnist Leonard Pitts, Jr. offered a new spin on this theme. In a Nov.1 op-ed, Pitt said most of the f...
null
Leonard Pitts, Jr.
null
null
null
2014-11-06T16:16:54
2014-11-01
['None']
goop-02000
Britney Spears Did Get Engaged On Her Birthday,
0
https://www.gossipcop.com/britney-spears-engaged-birthday-sam-asghari/
null
null
null
Michael Lewittes
null
Britney Spears Did NOT Get Engaged On Her Birthday, Despite Report
2:15 am, December 20, 2017
null
['None']
pomt-11581
Rep. Paul Gosar asks Capitol Police to arrest illegal immigrants attending State of the Union.
true
/punditfact/statements/2018/feb/01/usa-train-news/rep-paul-gosar-asks-police-arrest-illegal-immigran/
A Republican representative from Arizona contacted law enforcement in response to reports that Democrats planned to bring Dreamers, immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children, to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union. "Rep. Paul Gosar asks Capitol Police to arrest illegal immigrants attending State of t...
null
USA Trainnews
null
null
null
2018-02-01T12:19:14
2018-01-30
['None']
hoer-00098
Anthrax in Tide Detergent Packs
bogus warning
https://www.hoax-slayer.com/anthrax-tide-detergent-hoax.shtml
null
null
null
Brett M. Christensen
null
Hoax Warning - Anthrax in Tide Detergent Packs
5th January 2012
null
['None']
pomt-12550
Says Jon Ossoff wants to "allow illegal immigration."
mostly false
/georgia/statements/2017/apr/17/donald-trump/trump-makes-false-claim-about-jon-ossoffs-immigrat/
A day before a special election in Georgia to replace former U.S. Rep. Tom Price, President Donald Trump went on Twitter to criticize the top Democratic contender. "The super Liberal Democrat in the Georgia Congressioal (sic) race tomorrow wants to protect criminals, allow illegal immigration and raise taxes!" Trump tw...
null
Donald Trump
null
null
null
2017-04-17T15:57:45
2017-04-17
['None']
bove-00226
Arun Jaitley Claims More Violence In Kerala During Left Rule: Is It True?
none
https://www.boomlive.in/arun-jaitley-claims-more-violence-in-kerala-during-left-rule-is-it-true/
null
null
null
null
null
Arun Jaitley Claims More Violence In Kerala During Left Rule: Is It True?
Aug 08 2017 2:31 pm, Last Updated: Aug 08 2017 2:48 pm
null
['None']
pomt-06207
Some billionaires have a tax rate as low as 1 percent.
mostly false
/truth-o-meter/statements/2011/dec/08/barack-obama/barack-obama-says-some-billionaires-have-tax-rate-/
On Dec. 6, 2011, President Barack Obama gave a speech at Osawatomie High School in Osawatomie, Kan., the site of an address by Theodore Roosevelt just over a century earlier. In it, Obama sought to warn Americans about the perils of economic inequality. Here’s what he said: "Today, the wealthiest Americans are paying t...
null
Barack Obama
null
null
null
2011-12-08T18:12:13
2011-12-06
['None']
pomt-02804
Only 25 percent of what people buy is subject to Rhode Island’s sales tax.
false
/rhode-island/statements/2013/dec/01/joseph-henchman/tax-foundation-official-says-only-25-percent-what-/
Rhode Island’s 7-percent sales tax is the second-highest rate in the nation. Whether it should stay that way, be reduced or even abolished, is being examined by the Special Joint Legislative Commission to Study the Sales Tax Repeal Act of 2013. During the commission’s most recent hearing, on Nov.19, it heard testimony ...
null
Joseph Henchman
null
null
null
2013-12-01T00:01:00
2013-11-19
['None']
pomt-12842
We've dropped from a top 10 state in elementary reading to 30th in the nation under State Schools Superintendent Tony Evers’ watch.
mostly false
/wisconsin/statements/2017/feb/06/john-humphries/schools-candidate-john-humphries-says-tony-evers-o/
In his bid for state school superintendent, John Humphries is trying to use incumbent Superintendent Tony Evers’ long tenure against him. "It's time for Tony Evers for State Superintendent to be held accountable for statewide outcomes," Humphries posted Jan. 12, 2017 on Facebook. "We've dropped from a top 10 state in e...
null
John Humphries
null
null
null
2017-02-06T05:00:00
2017-01-12
['None']
tron-02406
Senator Feinstein Said That  “All Vets Are Mentally Ill”
fiction!
https://www.truthorfiction.com/senator-feinstein-vets/
null
military
null
null
null
Senator Feinstein Said That  “All Vets Are Mentally Ill”
Mar 17, 2015
null
['None']
pomt-14268
Mexico receives "approximately $24 billion a year in remittances from Mexican nationals working in the United States. The majority of that amount comes from illegal aliens."
half-true
/arizona/statements/2016/apr/08/donald-trump/donald-trump-claims-most-wire-transfers-mexico-are/
Donald Trump’s new plan to get Mexico to pay for a wall along the Southern border is drawing comments from all sides. Former Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer said if the plan works, it’s "fantastic." President Barack Obama, on the other hand, called it "half-baked." The plan, released on April 5, 2016, reads as a series of hypo...
null
Donald Trump
null
null
null
2016-04-08T12:00:00
2016-04-05
['United_States', 'Mexico']
pomt-01511
Says Sen. Mark Begich is ineffective because he has only "passed one bill, the naming of a building."
half-true
/truth-o-meter/statements/2014/sep/22/dan-sullivan/senate-candidate-dan-sullivan-says-sen-mark-begich/
Dan Sullivan, the Republican Senate candidate in Alaska, is charging that his opponent, Sen. Mark Begich, is an ineffective lawmaker compared to other Alaska senators. According to a recent Sullivan campaign mailer, Begich -- who has been in office since 2009 -- has passed zero pieces of legislation during his first te...
null
Dan Sullivan
null
null
null
2014-09-22T12:24:03
2014-09-17
['Mark_Begich']
snes-01586
The phrase "a shot of whiskey" originated in the Old West, as a single bullet was worth roughly the same as the drink and often substituted for currency.
false
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/shot-whiskey-origin/
null
Language
null
Kim LaCapria
null
Did the Phrase ‘a Shot of Whiskey’ Originate in the Old West?
14 October 2017
null
['American_frontier']
pomt-10014
The 1908 Model T earned better gas mileage than a typical SUV sold in 2008.
mostly true
/truth-o-meter/statements/2009/mar/19/barack-obama/model-t-better-mileage-SUVs/
President Barack Obama lamented the nation's dependence on foreign oil when visiting an electric car testing center in California on March 19, 2009. "The problem is that, for decades, we have avoided doing what must be done as a nation to turn challenge into opportunity," Obama said. "As a consequence, we import more o...
null
Barack Obama
null
null
null
2009-03-19T13:50:57
2009-03-19
['None']
pomt-11068
Busted: Obama is holding secret meetings to overtake the White House
mostly false
/punditfact/statements/2018/jun/21/blog-posting/-website-falsely-claims-obama-was-bust/
A recent clickbait headline claimed former President Barack Obama was caught holding private meetings in an effort to retake the White House. The headline spins the narrative in a way that could mislead readers. "Busted: Obama is holding secret meetings to overtake the White House," said a June 11, 2018, headline from ...
null
Bloggers
null
null
null
2018-06-21T10:21:40
2018-06-11
['White_House', 'Barack_Obama']
pomt-02237
Says Charlie Crist "implemented Jeb Bush’s A+ Plan."
true
/florida/statements/2014/apr/15/progressive-choice/charlie-crist-implemented-jeb-bushs-plan-group-say/
Gov. Rick Scott isn’t the only one attacking presumptive gubernatorial rival Charlie Crist. An outside group called Progressive Choice Florida has taken a few shots as well -- although there’s some question as to which side the group is on. In a flier that appeared in Florida mailboxes around March 30, the group attack...
null
Progressive Choice Florida
null
null
null
2014-04-15T10:47:02
2014-03-30
['Charlie_Crist']
hoer-00464
Posts About ISIS Attacks in Australia
statirical reports
http://www.hoax-slayer.net/bogus-posts-about-isis-attacks-in-australia-link-to-scam-website/
null
null
null
Brett M. Christensen
null
Bogus Posts About ISIS Attacks in Australia Link to Scam Website
February 11, 2016
null
['None']
snes-02713
Devin Nunes' financial wealth is invested in a wine company with "strong ties" to Russia.
unproven
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/devin-nunes-wine-russia/
null
Uncategorized
null
Bethania Palma
null
Is Devin Nunes Invested in a Wine Company That Does Business in Russia?
29 March 2017
null
['Russia']
pomt-09760
The truth is any oil that would be drilled could be sent to any other country in the world, reducing our use of foreign oil not by one single drop.
half-true
/florida/statements/2009/oct/05/bill-nelson/Bill-Nelson-says-offshore-oil-drilling-in-the-Gulf/
The whole fervor behind "Drill, baby drill!" was to reduce America’s dependence on foreign oil, right? We thought so, too. So listen to this: U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, the Florida Democrat opposing drilling closer to Florida's shoreline, says increased drilling in the Gulf of Mexico might not help America at all. "Support...
null
Bill Nelson
null
null
null
2009-10-05T10:19:51
2009-06-11
['None']
goop-02300
Gigi Ha “Desperate” For Zayn Malik To Propose Because Joe Jonas Is Engage
1
https://www.gossipcop.com/gigi-hadid-propose-zayn-malik-engaged-joe-jonas/
null
null
null
Shari Weiss
null
Gigi Hadid NOT “Desperate” For Zayn Malik To Propose Because Joe Jonas Is Engaged
9:52 pm, October 25, 2017
null
['None']
pomt-02768
Obamacare is going to increase the divorce rate.
false
/punditfact/statements/2013/dec/11/rush-limbaugh/rush-limbaugh-says-obamacare-will-cause-increase-d/
If you think divorce is prevalent now, just wait. Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh says marriage in the United States is poised to crumble for a whole new reason. Yes, the culprit is Obamacare. The point came up as Limbaugh chatted with a caller from Jacksonville, Fla., on his Dec. 6, 2013, talk show. Jim the call...
null
Rush Limbaugh
null
null
null
2013-12-11T13:49:50
2013-12-06
['None']
pomt-00547
Our real unemployment is anywhere from 18 to 20 percent. Don't believe the 5.6. Don't believe it.
false
/truth-o-meter/statements/2015/jun/16/donald-trump/donald-trump-says-real-unemployment-rate-18-20-per/
Don’t trust government unemployment statistics, Donald Trump said during his presidential campaign announcement speech. "Our real unemployment is anywhere from 18 to 20 percent," Trump said. "Don't believe the 5.6. Don't believe it." We’ve previously debunked the notion that the government somehow cooks the books when ...
null
Donald Trump
null
null
null
2015-06-16T18:40:36
2015-06-16
['None']
pomt-06882
Our government has spent $2.6 million to teach Chinese prostitutes how to drink responsibly.
half-true
/truth-o-meter/statements/2011/jul/29/judson-phillips/founder-tea-party-nation-claims-us-government-has-/
America has a spending crisis, not a debt crisis, Judson Phillips, founder and chief executive of Tea Party Nation, argued in an opinion piece published by the Washington Post on July 27, 2011. He called the federal government bloated and lambasted legislators for funding too many wasteful programs. And then he offered...
null
Judson Phillips
null
null
null
2011-07-29T09:53:43
2011-07-27
['China']
snes-00395
Did Barack Obama Oversee the Separation of 89,000 Children From Their Parents?
false
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/obama-trump-child-separation-meme/
null
Politics
null
Dan MacGuill
null
Did Barack Obama Oversee the Separation of 89,000 Children From Their Parents?
29 June 2018
null
['None']
goop-02012
Bindi Irwin, Chandler Powell Engaged,
0
https://www.gossipcop.com/bindi-irwin-engaged-chandler-powell-not-true-wedding/
null
null
null
Michael Lewittes
null
Bindi Irwin, Chandler Powell NOT Engaged, Despite Report
6:40 pm, December 18, 2017
null
['None']
pomt-10380
We're borrowing money from China and Saudi Arabia "to finance this war" in Iraq.
half-true
/truth-o-meter/statements/2008/jun/20/barack-obama/other-countries-too/
The presidential candidates are fond of talking about how we like to borrow from Peter to pay Paul, and how bad this is. ( Read our story on this phenomenon here .) "We took out a credit card from the bank of China and the bank of Saudi in the name of our kids, borrowing money to finance this war," Obama said on the ca...
null
Barack Obama
null
null
null
2008-06-20T00:00:00
2008-05-13
['Saudi_Arabia', 'China', 'Iraq']
pomt-05626
Nearly 45 percent of the women who receive health screenings through (the Women’s Health Program) do so at a Planned Parenthood health center.
half-true
/texas/statements/2012/mar/24/elliott-naishtat/democratic-legislators-say-nearly-45-women-who-get/
Speaking out against the exclusion of Planned Parenthood clinics from a Texas family planning program for low-income women, five Democratic legislators aired a statistic indicating that the group is a crucial provider. "Nearly 45 percent of the women who receive health screenings through this program do so at a Planned...
null
Elliott Naishtat
null
null
null
2012-03-24T18:54:43
2012-03-05
['None']
snes-05964
A summary of the 1956 Republican platform describes a significant divergence from the party's focus in recent decades.
mixture
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/1956-republican-platform/
null
Politics
null
David Mikkelson
null
1956 Republican Platform
23 October 2014
null
['Republican_Party_(United_States)']