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Latest Fact-Checks By Jacqueline Tempera

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William Devereaux
William Devereaux
stated on May 10, 2016 a legislative hearing :
"You can import as many hemp products into this country as you want...but we can’t grow it."  
True
By Jacqueline Tempera • May 22, 2016
Michael O'Neill
Michael O'Neill
stated on April 26, 2016 a legislative hearing :
"There’s no data that says a gun-free zone has saved lives."  
Mostly True
By Jacqueline Tempera • May 8, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on April 16, 2016 a radio ad in spanish:
"She is the only candidate who has stood by our community and immigration reform from the beginning."  
Mostly False
By Jacqueline Tempera • April 24, 2016
John Pagliarini
John Pagliarini
stated on April 11, 2016 a speech:
"You’re in more trouble if you leave your pet in the car than if you leave your child in the car."  
Half-True
By Jacqueline Tempera • April 17, 2016
Hilary Treadwell
Hilary Treadwell
stated on April 6, 2016 an interview:
"Rhode Island: 3% bigger at low tide."  
Pants on Fire!
By Jacqueline Tempera • April 10, 2016
Coalition To Save Memorial Hospital Birthing Center
Coalition To Save Memorial Hospital Birthing Center
stated on March 13, 2016 statement:
"This unit is the only one in the state that strives to implement the principles of Mother-Friendly care as outlined by the national Coalition for Improving Maternity Services Mother-Friendly Childbirth Initiative."  
False
By Jacqueline Tempera • March 27, 2016
Richard Ferruccio
Richard Ferruccio
stated on February 23, 2016 a legislative hearing :
"We do not have an overcrowding problem. As a matter of fact, Rhode Island has one of the lowest incarceration rates in the country."  
True
By Jacqueline Tempera • March 20, 2016