Latest Fact-Checks In New York

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Social Media
Social Media
stated on May 30, 2024 a post
Under federal law, former President Donald Trump’s “felony convictions mean he can no longer possess guns.”
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By Sara Swann • May 31, 2024
Patrick Burke
Patrick Burke
stated on March 2, 2024 a press release
The Great Lakes account for “over 20% of the world’s freshwater and over 80% of North America’s freshwater.”
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By David Scibilia • March 20, 2024
Elise Stefanik
Elise Stefanik
stated on January 28, 2024 a television interview
“We’ve seen an 800% increase in the Swanton sector, which is the part of the northern border that I represent, in illegal crossings.”
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By Jill Terreri Ramos • February 23, 2024
Kirsten Gillibrand
Kirsten Gillibrand
stated on February 3, 2024 a newsletter for constituents
“Marijuana is currently classified in the same category of drugs as heroin and a more dangerous category than fentanyl or cocaine.”
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By Conor Amendola, Brooke Johnpier • February 20, 2024
Kirsten Gillibrand
Kirsten Gillibrand
stated on March 20, 2023 a speech at John Jay College of Criminal Justice
“Many law enforcement agencies didn’t submit their (hate crime) data to the FBI.”
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By Cameron Carr • April 25, 2023
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on March 20, 2023 a news conference
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg “has downgraded over 50% of the felonies to misdemeanors.”
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By Jill Terreri Ramos • April 8, 2023
Robert Ortt
Robert Ortt
stated on January 20, 2023 in a news conference
If New York’s proposed limits on natural gas in buildings take effect, the grid today can’t handle the increased electric load.
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By Jill Terreri Ramos • February 8, 2023
Elise Stefanik
Elise Stefanik
stated on November 17, 2022 a news release
Proposed rule would limit milk for WIC participants
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By Jill Terreri Ramos • December 10, 2022
Andrea Stewart-Cousins
Andrea Stewart-Cousins
stated on May 3, 2022 a news conference
When the New York State Senate voted to legalize abortion in 1970, 12 Republican senators voted in favor of it.
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By Jill Terreri Ramos • May 7, 2022
Lee Zeldin
Lee Zeldin
stated on April 12, 2022 a tweet
“New York leads the U.S. in population loss.”
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By Elizabeth Egan, Marnique O. Panepento • May 6, 2022
Kathy Hochul
Kathy Hochul
stated on April 19, 2022 a campaign commercial
Since taking office, Hochul has passed more than 400 new bills
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By Jill Terreri Ramos • April 30, 2022
Kathy Hochul
Kathy Hochul
stated on February 27, 2022 a news conference
“We are No. 1 among all large states in having fully vaccinated teenagers. We are No. 2 in all large states for having fully vaccinated five- to 11- year-olds.”
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By Jill Terreri Ramos • March 11, 2022
Robert Ortt
Robert Ortt
stated on January 22, 2022 a news release
“With the ongoing pandemic, our State Park attendance is at the highest it’s ever been.”
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By Meghan Hall • March 9, 2022
NYS Department of Corrections and Community Supervision
NYS Department of Corrections and Community Supervision
stated on November 8, 2021 a news release
New York is "leading the nation with the lowest imprisonment rate of any large state”
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By Jill Terreri Ramos • November 19, 2021
Lorraine Lewandrowski
Lorraine Lewandrowski
stated on February 24, 2021 a hearing of the New York Senate Agriculture Committee
It’s not currently “legal for a New York state student to have a glass of fresh whole milk.”
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By John Pullano • June 7, 2021
Chris Jacobs
Chris Jacobs
stated on October 22, 2020 campaign mailer
“While serving as Town Supervisor, Nate McMurray voted to raise taxes on homeowners.”
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By Jill Terreri Ramos • October 28, 2020
Monica Wallace
Monica Wallace
stated on June 8, 2020 a newspaper interview
Significantly more people died of Covid-19 in two months than died of overdoses all of last year or the year before.
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By John Pullano • June 18, 2020
George Borrello
George Borrello
stated on May 11, 2020 a press release
“Infection rates in Allegany, Cattaraugus and Chautauqua counties have consistently been among the lowest in the state.”
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By Michael Hogan, Sean Mickey • June 12, 2020
American Automobile Association
American Automobile Association
stated on April 27, 2020 a news report
“New York is one of only 12 states where the average gallon of gas costs more than $2.00.”
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By Michael Hogan, Sean Mickey • May 8, 2020
Jamie Nadler
Jamie Nadler
stated on April 14, 2020 a newspaper interview
“Small trials” to test convalescent plasma therapy for coronavirus patients “seem to have had some degree of success.”
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By Julia Schneider • April 29, 2020
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