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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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