Latest Fact-Checks In New York

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stated on January 14, 2026 a statement
New York ranks No. 1 in the nation for individual tax burden.
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By Jill Terreri Ramos • February 17, 2026
stated on January 20, 2026 an op-ed
“New Yorkers pay 49% more than the national average for electricity.”
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By Brooke Johnpier • February 13, 2026
Robert Ortt
Robert Ortt
stated on August 4, 2025 a statement
During Gov. Hochul’s tenure, there has been “more crime on our streets.”
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By Jill Terreri Ramos • September 27, 2025
Michael Lawler
Michael Lawler
stated on March 21, 2025 a television interview
“If we don’t pass the tax bill by the end of the year, we will have the largest tax increase in American history.”
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By Jill Terreri Ramos • April 22, 2025
Kathy Hochul
Kathy Hochul
stated on November 19, 2024 a public event
We’ve created 732,000 jobs since I've been governor.
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By Jill Terreri Ramos • December 26, 2024
Coalition to Protect Kids NY
Coalition to Protect Kids NY
stated on September 29, 2024 a campaign website
"The ERA could also mandate that schools allow biological males to compete in girls' sports."
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By Jill Terreri Ramos • October 15, 2024
Jonathan Becker
Jonathan Becker
stated on February 16, 2024 a letter to college presidents
After a 2022 law, “the vast majority of colleges in New York State do not have on-campus poll sites.”
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By David Scibilia • April 8, 2024
Carl Weisbrod
Carl Weisbrod
stated on March 3, 2024 an op-ed
“The average commute time for people who drive to work in (New York City) is 43 minutes, the longest in the nation.”
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By Mary McNaughton, Delainey Muscato • March 25, 2024
Brad Holyman-Sigal
Brad Holyman-Sigal
stated on February 26, 2024 a press release
“Nearly a quarter million birds in New York City, and more than one billion across the country, die each year from collisions with buildings.”
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By Jefrey Canova, Ciaran Conneely • March 24, 2024
Linda Rosenthal
Linda Rosenthal
stated on February 6, 2024 a quote in a news article
“Each year, more than $1 billion is stolen from” workers in New York state through wage theft.
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By Jefrey Canova, Ciaran Conneely • February 21, 2024
Charles Schumer
Charles Schumer
stated on January 29, 2024 a press release
“TSA found with metal detectors nearly 7,000 firearms at airports last year — an all-time high.”
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By David Scibilia • February 21, 2024
Nick LaLota
Nick LaLota
stated on March 29, 2023 a press release
“For every dollar in federal taxes my constituents pay, we get a mere 93 cents back.”
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By Cameron Carr • June 19, 2023
Kathy Hochul
Kathy Hochul
stated on May 9, 2023 a news conference
The New York state budget covers 96% of eligible preschoolers
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By Jill Terreri Ramos • May 18, 2023
Charles Schumer
Charles Schumer
stated on March 10, 2023 a news release
Sullivan County “has the highest opioid death rate in all of New York state” yet “it’s the only county in the Hudson Valley not included in the federal High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area” program.
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By Conor Amendola • April 4, 2023
Rebuild by Design
Rebuild by Design
stated on March 1, 2023 a report
“Every single county in New York has experienced a federal climate disaster between 2011-2021.”
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By Cameron Carr • March 29, 2023
William Barclay
William Barclay
stated on March 7, 2023 a tweet
“A proposal in Syracuse would pay gang members $100-$200 per week to stay out of trouble.”
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By Marnique O. Panepento • March 29, 2023
Elise Stefanik
Elise Stefanik
stated on February 3, 2023 a news release
New York City Mayor Eric Adams proposes to “ban chocolate milk.”
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By Cameron Carr, Marnique O. Panepento • March 8, 2023
Stanley Litow
Stanley Litow
stated on February 7, 2023 a news release
“Lifetime earnings of someone with a college degree is over a million dollars more than those entering the workforce without one.”
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By Elizabeth Egan, Marnique O. Panepento • March 8, 2023
Eric Adams
Eric Adams
stated on January 7, 2023 a radio interview
“Fifty-one percent of our taxes are paid by 2% of New Yorkers.”
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By Jill Terreri Ramos • January 24, 2023
Kathy Hochul
Kathy Hochul
stated on October 25, 2022 a debate
The state is absorbing the cost of overtime pay for farmworkers, and farm owners do not have to pay any more.
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By Jill Terreri Ramos • November 5, 2022
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