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Is whole milk prohibited from being offered in New York schools? Yes

By John Pullano

June 7, 2021

It’s not currently “legal for a New York state student to have a glass of fresh whole milk.”

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Does New York state have the highest taxes in the United States?

By Landon Allison , John Pullano

April 12, 2021

Residents of New York state “pay the highest taxes in the nation.”

How much did New York’s revenue suffer in the pandemic year?

By John Pullano

February 26, 2021

“New York, for all of their complaining, Gov. Cuomo's complaining, has only had a 1.5% decrease in revenue” due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Is Erie County’s health commissioner paid roughly the same as Anthony Fauci?

By John Pullano

February 5, 2021

"The (Erie Co., N.Y.) health commissioner makes more than the governor, the vice president of the United States, and has a salary that is comparable…

How bad have New York state’s recent population losses been?

By Landon Allison , John Pullano

January 26, 2021

“New York leads the nation in out-migration of residents, with 126,000 people leaving last year and over one million in the past decade.”

New York Republican leader miscasts Democratic moves on tuition, scholarships

By John Pullano

August 20, 2020

Says Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Democratic lawmakers are “granting free tuition to illegal immigrants while closing Excelsior Scholarship applications to citizen students.”

Do two months of coronavirus deaths exceed the number of drug overdoses in the last year?

By John Pullano

June 18, 2020

Significantly more people died of Covid-19 in two months than died of overdoses all of last year or the year before.

Do immigrants make up a majority of essential workers in New York City?

By John Pullano

May 7, 2020

“Immigrants make up a majority of essential workers in places like New York City.”

Both Cuomo, de Blasio can exercise power to close NYC schools

By Rachel Kimmel , John Pullano

April 30, 2020

Says that under the law, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio “can’t open” the city’s schools.

Latest Fact Checks By John Pullano

Is whole milk prohibited from being offered in New York schools? Yes

Does New York state have the highest taxes in the United States?

How much did New York’s revenue suffer in the pandemic year?

Is Erie County’s health commissioner paid roughly the same as Anthony Fauci?

How bad have New York state’s recent population losses been?

New York Republican leader miscasts Democratic moves on tuition, scholarships

Do two months of coronavirus deaths exceed the number of drug overdoses in the last year?

Do immigrants make up a majority of essential workers in New York City?

Both Cuomo, de Blasio can exercise power to close NYC schools