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0% 77 Checks
Mostly True
0% 73 Checks
Half True
0% 0 Checks
Mostly False
0% 55 Checks
False
0% 128 Checks
Pants on Fire
0% 33 Checks
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stated on January 14, 2026 in a statement:
New York ranks No. 1 in the nation for individual tax burden.
Mostly True
February 17, 2026
stated on January 20, 2026 in an op-ed:
“New Yorkers pay 49% more than the national average for electricity.”
Mostly True
February 13, 2026
Claudia Tenney
Claudia Tenney
stated on January 16, 2026 in a post on X:
Said she has led the House effort to build a large Micron semiconductor facility near Syracuse.
Half-True
February 13, 2026
X posts
X posts
stated on January 31, 2026 in an X post:
Images show New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani as a child with his mother, Mira Nair, and Jeffrey Epstein.
Pants on Fire!
February 2, 2026
Elise Stefanik
Elise Stefanik
stated on November 7, 2025 in a television interview:
Gov. Kathy Hochul has raised taxes.
Half-True
December 11, 2025
Nancy Mace
Nancy Mace
stated on November 6, 2025 in a fundraising email:
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani “is bringing Sharia law to America.”
Pants on Fire!
November 7, 2025
X posts
X posts
stated on November 2, 2025 in an X post:
New York state has "no ID requirement" to vote, and people could lie about their address and "vote in multiple precincts."
Mostly False
November 4, 2025
Elon Musk
Elon Musk
stated on November 4, 2025 in an X post:
“The New York City ballot form is a scam” because “mayoral candidates appear twice.”
False
November 4, 2025
Robert Ortt
Robert Ortt
stated on August 4, 2025 in a statement:
During Gov. Hochul’s tenure, there has been “more crime on our streets.”
Mostly True
September 27, 2025
X posts
X posts
stated on July 28, 2025 in an X post:
Suspect in July 28 New York City shooting “was shouting Free Palestine and wearing a Keffiyeh.”
False
July 29, 2025
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