Latest Fact Checks By C. Eugene Emery Jr.

Brendan Doherty says incumbent U.S. Rep. David Cicilline, as Providence mayor, intentionally missed deadlines for providing information to the city’s external auditors

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.

September 14, 2012

David Cicilline was "required to provide key information about city finances to an independent outside auditor. The deadlines were clear -- yet [he intentionally] missed…

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U. S. Rep. David Cicilline says that when he was mayor of Providence, the city’s internal auditor was not blocked from accessing financial records

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.

September 7, 2012

"The auditor [for the city of Providence] was not locked out" of access to the city's finances.

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Anthony Gemma asks why U.S. military uniforms are made in China

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.

September 2, 2012

U.S. military uniforms are manufactured in China.

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U.S. Rep. David Cicilline says the United States has been growing jobs for 24 months

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.

August 30, 2012

"When President Obama took office, we were losing 700,000 jobs a month. Now we've had job growth, I think, for 24 consecutive months."

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U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse says proposal would keep Social Security, solvent through 2033, alive for 75 additional years

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.

August 26, 2012

"For Social Security, which is projected to remain solvent through 2033, Whitehouse has cosponsored [a bill that] . . . would extend the life of…

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U.S. Senate candidate Barry Hinckley says incumbent Sheldon Whitehouse gets 30 percent of his reelection money from special interests

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.

August 19, 2012

"Thirty percent of [Sheldon Whitehouse' campaign] money is coming from special interests."

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R.I. Center for Freedom and Prosperity CEO Mike Stenhouse says Rhode Island has the most health-insurance mandates in U.S.

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.

August 12, 2012

Rhode Island has "the most burdensome level of health-insurance mandates in the nation."

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Blue Cross logo gives new fuel to bogus e-mail claiming huge after-election premium increase for Medicare recipients.

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.

August 7, 2012

Medicare insurance premiums will be rising to "$120.20 per month in 2013 and $247.00 per month in 2014."

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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse of R.I. says growth of SuperPACs led to eightfold increase in negative campaign ads

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.

August 5, 2012

"An April study found that about 70 percent of ads in this election cycle have been negative [due to SuperPACs], up from only 9 percent…

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R.I. congressional candidate Michael Riley says the Congressional Budget Office’s estimate of the cost of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) has doubled

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.

August 2, 2012

The Congressional Budget Office "has already doubled its estimate for the cost (of Obamacare) so far from roughly $800 billion to $1.7 trillion."

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Abortion rights group says Democratic congressional candidate Anthony Gemma has switched from “pro-life” to “pro-choice”

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.

July 27, 2012

"In 2010, Mr. [Anthony] Gemma described himself as a 'pro-life' candidate. Now, he claims to be pro-choice."

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Amica Insurance President Robert DiMuccio says Rhode Islanders pay some of the highest auto repair bills in the U.S.

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.

July 22, 2012

"Rhode Islanders pay among the highest auto repair bills in the nation."

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