City Government Scorecard True 0% 34 Checks Mostly True 0% 39 Checks Half True 0% 0 Checks Mostly False 0% 35 Checks False 0% 42 Checks Pants on Fire 0% 11 Checks For more details, see the Principles of PolitiFact All Fact-checks for City Government Donald Trump stated on June 25, 2025 in a Truth Social post: New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is a communist. June 26, 2025 Kelly Ayotte stated on September 12, 2024 in an ad: In Manchester, N.H., gubernatorial candidate Joyce Craig “pushed for a city sales tax. Then, Joyce Craig overrode the tax cap and tried to raise taxes six times.” By Louis Jacobson • October 7, 2024 Scott Adams stated on March 8, 2023 in a tweet: The 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, was “an American intel op against Trump.” By Gabrielle Settles • March 10, 2023 Levar Stoney stated on October 26, 2022 in a news conference.: “I don’t get involved in the hiring and firing of police chiefs.” By Warren Fiske • November 2, 2022 Byron Brown stated on September 9, 2021 in a debate: “Three percent is not a modest tax increase, if you own a $100,000 home in the city of Buffalo, that means an extra $300 a year.” By Jill Terreri Ramos • October 28, 2021 George P. Bush stated on August 13, 2020 in a tweet: Says a video shared to his social media shows vehicles with broken windows in a parking garage used by state agencies in Texas on “the same night the City of Austin voted to cut $150 million” from the police department.” By Madlin Mekelburg • August 24, 2020 Levar Stoney stated on June 16, 2020 in a news conference.: On conducting a national search for a new Richmond police chief. By Warren Fiske • July 1, 2020 Jeanette Kowalik stated on June 14, 2020 in an appearance on WISN-TV's "UpFront": "Our health department, our city and our county declared racism as a public health crisis last year.” By Lawrence Andrea • June 18, 2020 Donald Trump stated on March 2, 2020 in a Tweet: Michael Bloomberg “did not poll well as mayor in handling crisis!” By Jill Terreri Ramos • March 11, 2020 Michael Bloomberg stated on January 30, 2020 in a news release: During his tenure as mayor of New York City, “street homelessness decreased by 28 percent.” By Jill Terreri Ramos • March 1, 2020 Load More Latest Articles Can Trump invoke a federal takeover of Washington, DC? Experts say it’s possible, but not simple • August 6, 2025 In Context: Zohran Mamdani’s use of phrase ‘seizing the means of production.’ What’s it mean? • July 3, 2025 After hottest month on record, can novel solutions address ‘urban heat islands’? • August 17, 2023 Kevin Faulconer Wants To Tackle California’s Homelessness Crisis. What Did He Do As San Diego Mayor? By Chris Nichols • July 23, 2021 How states are enforcing coronavirus stay-at-home orders By Miriam Valverde • April 2, 2020 Fact-checking a Miami Beach Commissioner’s statement about coronavirus and first responders By Amy Sherman • March 18, 2020
