Thursday, November 13th, 2014
On Nov. 10, President Barack Obama came out in support of “the strongest possible rules to protect net neutrality.”

What is net neutrality?

Net neutrality is back in the news -- following President Barack Obama’s Nov. 10 proposal for "the strongest possible rules to protect net neutrality."

The Latest from PolitiFact

Mostly True

The last six elections, not the last six elected governors

United for Care
United for Care

Amendment 2 won a higher percentage of the vote than the last six Florida governors, including Jeb Bush’s 2002 landslide.

— PolitiFact Florida

False

Let's go to the video

Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi

"I don't know who (Jonathan Gruber) is."

Mostly False

No, but they are more reliable voters

Brit Hume
Brit Hume

"It is senior citizens, not Hispanics, who are the fastest-growing demographic in this country."  

— PunditFact

Half-True

It's more nuanced than that

Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz

Says Obama's net neutrality proposal "puts the government in charge of determining Internet pricing, terms of service and what types of products and services can be delivered."

Make the Veterans Administration a national leader in health reform

Update: Legislation passed to address veterans’ health problems, but what will impact be?

Reduce the Veterans Benefits Administration claims backlog

Update: We note some progress, but the Veterans Benefits Administration claims backlog is still large
True

2012 recall vote was higher

Scott Walker
Scott Walker

"The president of the United States came in the Tuesday before the election in a ward that went 99% for him in the last election and they couldn't even (increase) the vote there."

— PolitiFact Wisconsin

True

We hate 'em, but we keep voting 'em in

Facebook posts
Facebook posts

Congress has 11 percent approval ratings, yet 96.4 percent of incumbent lawmakers were re-elected in 2014.

Mostly False

99% are temporary

Anna Kooiman
Anna Kooiman

"There would be tens of thousands of jobs created" if President Barack Obama approved the Keystone XL pipeline.

— PunditFact

Pants on Fire!

The alleged victim: one of 'The Golden Girls'

AmericanNews.com
AmericanNews.com

"According to recent reports, a group of death panels organized under Obamacare ordered their first execution."

True

State once led nation in fatalities

Sloan Roach
Sloan Roach

Georgia has led the nation in student fatalities caused by motorists illegally passing stopped school buses.

— PolitiFact Georgia

Support network neutrality on the Internet

Update: Obama reaffirms support for net neutrality by backing major shift in federal regulations
Mostly True

Yep, they don't like it

Sean Hannity
Sean Hannity

Every new Republican member of the U.S. Senate said they "will vote to repeal and replace Obamacare."

— PunditFact

Pants on Fire!

At least they didn't confuse her with Loretta Lynn

Breitbart
Breitbart

Loretta Lynch, the new nominee for attorney general, "was a member of Bill Clinton's defense team during the 1992 Whitewater corruption probe."

— PunditFact

False

Knows how to rock, not so great on iron ore

Bob Seger
Bob Seger

The proposed mine in northern Wisconsin would be built without any government oversight, and will be nine miles long.

— PolitiFact Wisconsin

Mostly True

8 actually -- from three different agencies

Greta Van Susteren
Greta Van Susteren

New Jersey has had "seven credit downgrades" since Chris Christie became governor.

— PunditFact

Half-True

A big share, but not quite

Barack Obama
Barack Obama

"We've created more jobs in the United States than every other advanced economy combined since I came into office."

True

Doctor in the House

Dave Brat
Dave Brat

"I’ll be the only economist in the (U.S.) House."

— PolitiFact Virginia

True

Postage included

Robert Healey
Robert Healey

I spent only $36.29 on my campaign for governor.

— PolitiFact Rhode Island

Mostly False

The official dropout rate is in the single digits

Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush

"1/3 of our kids drop out (of high school), cannot go to college or start a career."

— PolitiFact Florida