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David Cicilline
David Cicilline
stated on September 25, 2012 a campaign commercial
Brendan Doherty wants "to repeal Obamacare, increasing drug prices for seniors."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 30, 2012
Brendan Doherty
Brendan Doherty
stated on September 26, 2012 a news release
"The Doherty Campaign, unlike the Cicilline Campaign, is funded mostly by individual donors -- not the big PACs that Cicilline relies on."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 30, 2012
Barry Hinckley
Barry Hinckley
stated on September 14, 2012 a story on 630WPRO.com
A poll conducted in Egypt revealed that 80 percent of Egyptians oppose receiving foreign aid from the United States.
True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 26, 2012
Bernard Jackvony
Bernard Jackvony
stated on September 2, 2012 an appearance on "A Lively Experiment."
David Cicilline is "the 5th most liberal person in the House of Representatives."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 17, 2012
Brendan Doherty
Brendan Doherty
stated on September 12, 2012 a news release
David Cicilline was "required to provide key information about city finances to an independent outside auditor. The deadlines were clear -- yet [he intentionally] missed them by months" until after the November 2010 election.
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 14, 2012
David Cicilline
David Cicilline
stated on September 4, 2012 a debate
"The auditor [for the city of Providence] was not locked out" of access to the city's finances.
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 7, 2012
Anthony Gemma
Anthony Gemma
stated on August 28, 2012 an online debate
U.S. military uniforms are manufactured in China.
Pants on Fire!
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 2, 2012
David Cicilline
David Cicilline
stated on August 28, 2012 a debate on WPRI.com
"When President Obama took office, we were losing 700,000 jobs a month. Now we've had job growth, I think, for 24 consecutive months."
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 30, 2012
Sheldon Whitehouse
Sheldon Whitehouse
stated on August 15, 2012 a news release
"For Social Security, which is projected to remain solvent through 2033, Whitehouse has cosponsored [a bill that] . . . would extend the life of the program by an additional 75 years."
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 26, 2012
Barry Hinckley
Barry Hinckley
stated on August 7, 2012 a news conference
"Thirty percent of [Sheldon Whitehouse' campaign] money is coming from special interests."
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 19, 2012
Mike Stenhouse
Mike Stenhouse
stated on July 29, 2012 a commentary in The Providence Journal
Rhode Island has "the most burdensome level of health-insurance mandates in the nation."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 12, 2012
Chain email
Chain email
stated on July 12, 2012 a message via the Internet
Medicare insurance premiums will be rising to "$120.20 per month in 2013 and $247.00 per month in 2014."
Pants on Fire!
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 7, 2012
Sheldon Whitehouse
Sheldon Whitehouse
stated on August 16, 2012 a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate.
"An April study found that about 70 percent of ads in this election cycle have been negative [due to SuperPACs], up from only 9 percent through the same period in 2008."
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 5, 2012
Michael Riley
Michael Riley
stated on July 26, 2012 a taped debate on "State of the State"
The Congressional Budget Office "has already doubled its estimate for the cost (of Obamacare) so far from roughly $800 billion to $1.7 trillion."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 2, 2012
NARAL Pro-Choice America
NARAL Pro-Choice America
stated on July 19, 2012 a news release
"In 2010, Mr. [Anthony] Gemma described himself as a 'pro-life' candidate. Now, he claims to be pro-choice."
True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 27, 2012
Robert DiMuccio
Robert DiMuccio
stated on June 14, 2012 a letter to policy holders
"Rhode Islanders pay among the highest auto repair bills in the nation."
True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 22, 2012
Vincent
Vincent "Buddy" Cianci
stated on July 11, 2012 a question to a candidate
President Obama’s health care law says "when you sell your house now you have to pay a 3.8 percent tax."
Pants on Fire!
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 15, 2012
Elizabeth Roberts
Elizabeth Roberts
stated on July 29, 2012 a panel discussion on "A Lively Experiment"
"Two thirds to three quarters of people without [health] insurance in Rhode Island work."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 8, 2012
Sheldon Whitehouse
Sheldon Whitehouse
stated on June 19, 2012 a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate
"No one in Rhode Island -- not just children, no one in Rhode Island -- should eat more than one serving of freshwater fish caught in our state each month."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 2, 2012
Helio Melo
Helio Melo
stated on June 7, 2012 a House floor debate
"People who wash cars at home will use approximately 80 percent more water than they do in a car wash."
Pants on Fire!
By C. Eugene Emery Jr., Tom Mooney • July 1, 2012
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