Latest Fact-Checks By Cynthia Needham

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Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on November 18, 2010 in blog postings:
Sheldon Whitehouse and 18 other senators "voted to censor the internet."
False
By Cynthia Needham • December 10, 2010
Angel Taveras
Angel Taveras
stated on November 27, 2010 in an appearance on WPRI-12's Newsmakers:
Providence teachers "can go five or six years without an evaluation."
Mostly True
By Cynthia Needham • December 3, 2010
Steven Brown
Steven Brown
stated on November 20, 2010 in story in the Providence Journal:
"Over half of the foreign-born population in Rhode Island is white."
Half-True
By Cynthia Needham • December 1, 2010
Lincoln Chafee
Lincoln Chafee
stated on November 15, 2010 in comments to reporters following a news conference:
"Rhode Island is one of only six states" to use E-Verify.
False
By Cynthia Needham • November 19, 2010
Robert Healey
Robert Healey
stated on October 18, 2010 in a commentary in The Providence Journal:
"Of the states that have a lieutenant governor, many are currently discussing the need for such an obsolete office."
Mostly False
By Karen Lee Ziner, Cynthia Needham • October 30, 2010
Americans for Common Sense Solutions
Americans for Common Sense Solutions
stated on October 21, 2010 in a radio ad:
"As a state representative, David Cicilline argued against Megan's Law and voted against mandatory registration of sex offenders."
Mostly False
By Cynthia Needham • October 27, 2010
David Cicilline
David Cicilline
stated on October 19, 2010 in a campaign radio advertisement:
 Says "John Loughlin voted to let people accused of domestic violence keep their guns."
Mostly True
By Cynthia Needham • October 24, 2010
John Robitaille
John Robitaille
stated on October 15, 2010 in a biography on Robitaille's campaign website:
His biography says he was the top ROTC officer in the nation.
True
By Cynthia Needham • October 17, 2010
Erik Wallin
Erik Wallin
stated on September 27, 2010 in a news release:
Says Peter Kilmartin voted "in favor of expanding the 'good behavior' statute to sex offenders."
False
By Cynthia Needham • October 7, 2010
John Loughlin
John Loughlin
stated on February 24, 2010 in a meet-the-candidates forum:
"Social Security is a Ponzi scheme."
False
By Cynthia Needham • October 3, 2010
David Cicilline
David Cicilline
stated on September 23, 2010 in in a senior center address:
"The Republican candidate [John Loughlin] has talked about privatizing Social Security ... so we know where he stands on the issue."
Half-True
By Cynthia Needham • October 2, 2010
Peter Kilmartin
Peter Kilmartin
stated on September 20, 2010 in a statement on his campaign website:
Kilmartin has helped pass laws to "create a witness protection program."
Mostly True
By Cynthia Needham • September 26, 2010
Peter Palumbo
Peter Palumbo
stated on September 9, 2010 in an interview on Fox News' "On the Record with Greta Van Susteren":
Rhode Island gives undocumented pregnant women health insurance, plus a cash card "with $400 a month on it" and "$250 a month or $275 a month to spend on food."
Mostly False
By Cynthia Needham • September 19, 2010
Steven Costantino
Steven Costantino
stated on September 1, 2010 in a TV commercial :
"He's the only candidate who's balanced budgets and brought jobs to Providence."
Mostly True
By Cynthia Needham • September 11, 2010
John Lombardi
John Lombardi
stated on August 24, 2010 in a WPRI Channel 12 debate:
"80 to 85 percent of my campaign funds go to donations to various organizations throughout the City of Providence."
Pants on Fire!
By Cynthia Needham • September 3, 2010
Frank Caprio
Frank Caprio
stated on August 26, 2010 in his campaign website:
"1 in 4 Rhode Islanders under the age of 65 does not have health insurance."  
Half-True
By Cynthia Needham • August 31, 2010
Anthony Gemma
Anthony Gemma
stated on August 19, 2010 in a news release following a candidate debate:
"Bill Lynch told three lies in ten seconds"
Mostly True
By Cynthia Needham • August 26, 2010
John Robitaille
John Robitaille
stated on August 12, 2010 in a campaign news release:
"Mr. Caprio is a career politician who has never worked in the private sector."
False
By Cynthia Needham • August 20, 2010
Elizabeth Dennigan
Elizabeth Dennigan
stated on June 28, 2010 in a statement on her campaign website:
"We are amassing most of our military strength in a country where fewer than 100 members of al Qaeda remain."
Mostly True
By Cynthia Needham • August 13, 2010
Donald Carcieri
Donald Carcieri
stated on July 27, 2010 in an interview on Fox News' "The Neil Cavuto Show," about U.S. Sen. John Kerry's boat:
Repealing the sales tax on boats in Rhode Island has spawned 2,000 companies, 7,000 jobs and close to $2 billion a year in sales activity.
Half-True
By Cynthia Needham • August 8, 2010
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