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Latest Fact-Checks In Rhode Island

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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
Tony Capezza
Tony Capezza
stated on January 26, 2016 testimony at General Assembly
"In New England, Rhode Island has the second highest number of police officers being assaulted."
Mostly False
By Mark Reynolds • February 14, 2016
Heather Moore
Heather Moore
stated on November 17, 2015 a Providence Journal commentary
"Each vegan spares more than 100 animals every year."  
Mostly False
By Mark Reynolds • December 6, 2015
Sheldon Whitehouse
Sheldon Whitehouse
stated on October 14, 2015 a news conference
"In 40 years, 23,000 chemicals came on the market and only four were regulated."  
Mostly False
By Mark Reynolds • October 25, 2015
Lincoln Chafee
Lincoln Chafee
stated on May 10, 2015 an interview on CNN
"We had the biggest drop of the rate of unemployment (in) all but 4 states."
Mostly False
By Mark Reynolds • May 10, 2015
Mackubin Thomas Owens
Mackubin Thomas Owens
stated on March 18, 2015 a commentary in The Providence Journal
"In the early 1980s, Sen. Edward Kennedy secretly offered to help Soviet leaders counter the Reagan administration’s position on nuclear disarmament."
Mostly False
By Mark Reynolds • April 12, 2015
Gina Raimondo
Gina Raimondo
stated on February 18, 2015 a presentation
Rhode Island has invested less in tourism, economic development and economic development personnel than four nearby states.
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • March 1, 2015
George Nee
George Nee
stated on February 5, 2015 testimony before R.I. House Labor Committee
Rhode Island "is one of the worst states" for income equality.
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 22, 2015
Rhode Island Center for Freedom and Prosperity
Rhode Island Center for Freedom and Prosperity
stated on January 10, 2015 a tweet
"Common welfare programs give income of $43,330 or $20.83 an hour."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 1, 2015
Patrick Lynch
Patrick Lynch
stated on November 24, 2014 a newspaper commentary
Exposure to the electromagnetic fields from power lines "has been associated with childhood leukemia and other diseases."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 2, 2015
Allan Fung
Allan Fung
stated on October 9, 2014 a TV commercial
Gina Raimondo "paid 70 million in taxpayer dollars to millionaire hedge fund managers."
Mostly False
By Alex Kuffner • October 31, 2014
Gina Raimondo
Gina Raimondo
stated on October 7, 2014 in television commercial
"I fought 38 Studios from the beginning."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 30, 2014
Jorge Elorza
Jorge Elorza
stated on August 28, 2014 a radio debate
"We have a goal of 10 percent of [City of Providence] contracts going to women and minority businesses. In reality, less than 1 percent of contracts go to women and minority businesses."
Mostly False
By Alex Kuffner • October 1, 2014
Angel Taveras
Angel Taveras
stated on August 19, 2014 a commercial
Says Gina Raimondo's "venture capital firm secured a secret no-bid contract funded by taxpayers."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 14, 2014
Mark S. Zaccaria
Mark S. Zaccaria
stated on August 3, 2014 an interview on "10 News Conference."
Sen. Jack Reed "cast the deciding vote in the Senate for the Affordable Care Act."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 17, 2014
Ralph Mollis
Ralph Mollis
stated on August 10, 2014 a TV debate
"The per-pupil cost in the [Blackstone Valley Prep] Mayoral Academy far outweighs the per-pupil cost in Cumberland public schools."
Mostly False
By Karen Lee Ziner • August 7, 2014
Jack Reed
Jack Reed
stated on May 1, 2014 Senate floor speeches and during a news conference
The Senate proposal to restore emergency unemployment benefits for five months was "fully paid for."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 22, 2014
Erin Lynch
Erin Lynch
stated on June 11, 2014 a speech on the floor of the Rhode Island Senate
"The average age of the minimum wage worker is 35 years old."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 20, 2014
Dawson Hodgson
Dawson Hodgson
stated on May 27, 2014 a radio commercial
Peter Kilmartin voted for the 38 Studios loan guarantee and his State House job was to "twist [legislator’s] arms to vote for deals like this."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 30, 2014
Angel Taveras
Angel Taveras
stated on May 12, 2014 a fundraising letter
I turned "a $110 million deficit into a $1.6 million surplus for our city."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 25, 2014
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