Latest Fact-Checks In New York

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Chris Jacobs
Chris Jacobs
stated on March 4, 2020 a television commercial
"Nate McMurray wants to reward illegals with amnesty."
Mostly False
By Jill Terreri Ramos • March 24, 2020
Andrew Cuomo
Andrew Cuomo
stated on March 17, 2020 a news conference
“No city in the state can quarantine itself without state approval.”
True
By Jill Terreri Ramos • March 20, 2020
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on March 11, 2020 a blog post
“NYC man drops dead in middle of street — suspected coronavirus!”
False
March 12, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on March 2, 2020 a Tweet
Michael Bloomberg “did not poll well as mayor in handling crisis!”
Half-True
By Jill Terreri Ramos • March 11, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 4, 2020 a post on Facebook
“Man visited Albany, N.Y. days before dying from coronavirus.”
False
By Madison Czopek • March 4, 2020
Michael Bloomberg
Michael Bloomberg
stated on January 30, 2020 a news release
During his tenure as mayor of New York City, “street homelessness decreased by 28 percent.”
True
By Jill Terreri Ramos • March 1, 2020
X posts
X posts
stated on February 29, 2020 posts on Twitter and Facebook
Says Sen. Chuck Schumer deleted a Feb. 5 tweet criticizing President Donald Trump’s decision to ban some forms of travel to and from China.
Pants on Fire!
By Aaron Sharockman • February 29, 2020
Michael Bloomberg
Michael Bloomberg
stated on February 20, 2020 a tweeted video
Video shows Democratic presidential candidates speechless for 20 seconds when discussing whether any of them started a business.
Mostly False
By Daniel Funke • February 20, 2020
Free Thought Project
Free Thought Project
stated on January 24, 2020 in a blog post
“State Forces Citizens to Pay for ‘Stargazing Permit’ to View Night Sky in Public Parks”
Mostly False
By Jill Terreri Ramos • February 9, 2020
Charles Schumer
Charles Schumer
stated on January 24, 2020 a news conference
"The American people are overwhelmingly with us" in calling witnesses in Senate trial 
True
By Jill Terreri Ramos • January 28, 2020
Michael Bloomberg
Michael Bloomberg
stated on January 1, 2020 a television ad
"Mayor Bloomberg helped lower the number of uninsured by 40 percent, covering 700,000 more New Yorkers"
True
By Jill Terreri Ramos • January 28, 2020
Andrew Cuomo
Andrew Cuomo
stated on January 8, 2020 a speech
"We have the lowest corporate tax rate since 1968."
True
By Jill Terreri Ramos • January 18, 2020
Michael Bloomberg
Michael Bloomberg
stated on December 15, 2019 a speech
"We cut New York City’s carbon footprint twice as much as the rest of the country." 
Mostly True
By Jill Terreri Ramos • January 11, 2020
New York City Police Benevolent Association
New York City Police Benevolent Association
stated on December 2, 2019 a Tweet
"Defendants charged with producing, directing or promoting an obscene sexual performance by a child will be arraigned & set free." 
Mostly True
By Jill Terreri Ramos • December 22, 2019
David DiPietro
David DiPietro
stated on October 30, 2019 an interview
When it comes to how many of the 35 different federal welfare benefits each state can offer, "the average in the country is about 12 to 14. Why are we giving every one?"  
False
By Jill Terreri Ramos • December 3, 2019
Donald Trump Jr.
Donald Trump Jr.
stated on November 1, 2019 a Tweet
"Tens of thousands" of people leave New York every week.
False
By Jill Terreri Ramos • November 8, 2019
Crystal Peoples-Stokes
Crystal Peoples-Stokes
stated on October 9, 2019 a radio interview
"If folks are vaping a legal medical cannabis product that comes from any of the New York state operators, they will not have to worry about the negative impacts on their lungs." 
Mostly False
By Jill Terreri Ramos • November 2, 2019
Brian Kolb
Brian Kolb
stated on September 24, 2019 a Tweet
The Buffalo Billion is "still breaking every job promise"
Half-True
By Jill Terreri Ramos • October 29, 2019
Nate McMurray
Nate McMurray
stated on September 10, 2019 a Tweet
"Under @BarackObama illegal immigration dropped to a 50-year low."
Mostly False
By Jill Terreri Ramos • September 23, 2019
Tom Reed
Tom Reed
stated on August 20, 2019 a Tweet
After the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, "the typical American worker’s pay growing at more than 3 percent a year, record low unemployment."
Half-True
By Jill Terreri Ramos • September 6, 2019
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