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Joseph Cariz

Joseph Cariz

Intern

Joseph Cariz is a PolitiFact intern and a graduate of the University of Chicago.

carizjoseph@gmail.com

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Latest Fact-Checks By Joseph Cariz

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Al Gore
Al Gore
stated on October 11, 2016 a speech
Global warming leads to much quicker spread of the Zika virus because the increased temperature, "makes mosquitoes mature faster,  . . . bite more due to having a higher metabolism, and makes the Zika virus inside of them incubate faster."
Half-True
By Joseph Cariz • October 28, 2016
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 20, 2016 a speech to the Leader's Summit on Refugees
"Refugees are subject to more rigorous screening than the average tourist in the U.S."  
True
By Joseph Cariz • October 13, 2016
Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau
stated on August 25, 2016 a letter
Young women, "account for a shocking 74% of all new HIV infections among adolescents in Africa."
Mostly True
By Joseph Cariz • September 7, 2016
Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson
stated on August 3, 2016 a town hall meeting
Legal prescription drugs "statistically kill 100,000 people a year, (but) there are no documented deaths due to marijuana."
Half-True
By Joseph Cariz • August 16, 2016
Bill Mitchell
Bill Mitchell
stated on April 20, 2016 a speech
"Over the last six years, the state of Illinois spent about $320 million on illegal immigrants."
True
By Joseph Cariz • July 14, 2016
Snapchat
Snapchat
stated on June 30, 2016 a snapchat
"90% of rural women and 55% of all women are illiterate" in Morocco.  
False
By Joseph Cariz • July 14, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 21, 2016 an email
"As Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton laundered money to Bill Clinton through Laureate Education, while Bill Clinton was an honorary chairman of the group."  
False
By Joseph Cariz, Lauren Carroll • July 1, 2016
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