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Latest Fact-Checks By John Hill

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Dawson Hodgson
Dawson Hodgson
stated on March 27, 2014 a TV interview
The Rhode Island Parole Board "never received an objection from the attorney general" to the parole of  convicted murder Alfred Brissette.
True
By John Hill • April 30, 2014
Gina Raimondo
Gina Raimondo
stated on April 3, 2014 a website statement
"My Treasury team eliminated a 900-case backlog in the Crime Victim Compensation Program."
True
By John Hill • April 27, 2014
Kenneth Block
Kenneth Block
stated on April 14, 2014 a campaign website
In Rhode Island, "Nearly 9 percent of covered employees go out on short term disability every year, with an average outage from work of almost 12 weeks each."
Half-True
By John Hill • April 15, 2014
Allan Fung
Allan Fung
stated on March 7, 2014 a radio interview
After hiring a campaign manager in 2006, "I got this $100 and something fee ... for hazardous materials."  
Mostly False
By John Hill • March 23, 2014
NAACP
NAACP
stated on March 3, 2014 a news release
In the U.S., "African-Americans continue to be arrested at nearly three and one half times the rate of whites" on marijuana charges.
True
By John Hill • March 16, 2014
Kenneth Block
Kenneth Block
stated on March 2, 2014 a TV interview
Under a bill before the legislature, "you’d have to go to court to fire an employee."
False
By John Hill • March 10, 2014
Bing West
Bing West
stated on February 25, 2014 a radio interview
Seventy-five percent of the young adults in this country are not mentally or physically fit to serve.
True
By John Hill • March 2, 2014
Leonidas Raptakis
Leonidas Raptakis
stated on February 11, 2014 a news conference
Rhode Island is "almost dead last" among Northeastern states in the length of time first-degree murderers must spend in prison before they’re eligible for parole.
True
By John Hill • February 22, 2014
Mike Stenhouse
Mike Stenhouse
stated on January 27, 2014 a news release
Of minimum wage workers in Rhode Island "only 14 percent serve as sole income earner for their family."  
True
By John Hill • February 14, 2014
Lincoln Chafee
Lincoln Chafee
stated on January 15, 2014 his state of state speech
"Since I took office in January 2011, we have created 11,100 Rhode Island-based jobs."
Half-True
By John Hill • February 2, 2014
Steven King
Steven King
stated on January 5, 2014 a TV interview
"We’ve had the private sector more than double the investment that was made by the public sector" at Quonset Business Park.
True
By John Hill • January 22, 2014
Nicholas Gorham
Nicholas Gorham
stated on December 30, 2013 a newspaper commentary
The General Assembly "has no explicit constitutional authority to impose income, sales, estate and the myriad of other taxes upon us."
True
By John Hill • January 19, 2014
Jonathan Harris
Jonathan Harris
stated on December 24, 2013 a newspaper commentary
"You don’t see Norway losing population, and its taxes are astronomical."
Mostly True
By John Hill • January 7, 2014
Brett Smiley
Brett Smiley
stated on December 19, 2013 a campaign speech
"Of all cities in the United States with more than 100,000 people, Providence is the 183rd safest."
Mostly True
By John Hill • December 30, 2013
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
stated on December 11, 2013 an advertisement
"Rhode Island’s teen binge drinking rate is double the national average."
False
By John Hill • December 22, 2013
Daniel McKee
Daniel McKee
stated on November 13, 2013 a campaign speech
The town of Cumberland has "its highest bond rating in history."
Mostly True
By John Hill • December 13, 2013
Joseph Henchman
Joseph Henchman
stated on November 19, 2013 hearing testimony
"Only 25 percent of what people buy is subject to Rhode Island’s sales tax."
False
By John Hill • December 1, 2013
John DePetro
John DePetro
stated on October 21, 2013 a statement on WPRO-AM
"Under Mayor Cicilline, [Providence] was a sanctuary city."
False
By John Hill • November 24, 2013
Diane Ravitch
Diane Ravitch
stated on October 15, 2013 a speech
"Test scores had gone up steadily for 40 years until No Child Left Behind and Race to the Top."    
Mostly False
By John Hill • October 27, 2013
Grover Fugate
Grover Fugate
stated on August 23, 2013 a TV interview
If sea levels rise six feet due to climate change, Waterplace Park in Providence and Wickford village would be swamped
True
By John Hill • September 28, 2013
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