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David Cicilline
David Cicilline
stated on November 18, 2011 a fundraising letter
Enacting the Right-to-Carry Act would amount to "expanding the rights of sex offenders, terrorists, child predators, and abusers to carry concealed weapons across state lines.’’
Half-True
By Lynn Arditi • January 1, 2012
Michael Chippendale
Michael Chippendale
stated on December 16, 2011 a public forum
"Hydrogen sulfide . . . [was] used in the genocide of Jews in Germany. "
False
By Alex Kuffner • December 21, 2011
Kasim Reed
Kasim Reed
stated on October 17, 2011 statements to the public
On letting Occupy Atlanta protesters stay in Woodruff Park.
No Flip
By Willoughby Mariano • October 24, 2011
David Quiroa
David Quiroa
stated on October 3, 2011 a news release
"Under Governor Almond the RI DMV had a program that allowed undocumented [people to] use their Personal Tax Identification Number . . . to apply [for] and receive a RI driver’s license."
True
By Lynn Arditi • October 16, 2011
Jose Rodriguez
Jose Rodriguez
stated on September 9, 2011 a press release.
Says El Paso was named America’s "Safest Large City" a year after San Antonio, Houston and Dallas had the nation’s highest crime rates.
Mostly False
By Sue Owen • October 11, 2011
Maureen Dowd
Maureen Dowd
stated on August 30, 2011 an oped column.
Says Ron Paul insisted FEMA should be shut down.
True
By W. Gardner Selby • September 3, 2011
Stephen Lisauskas
Stephen Lisauskas
stated on July 19, 2011 a public meeting
Thirty-seven percent of Central Falls’ retired police officers and firefighters are out on disability pensions; in most municipalities, about 5 percent of retirees collect disability pensions.
False
By Lynn Arditi • August 18, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on August 15, 2011 a speech.
Says the government wants to require farm tractor drivers to hold commercial driver’s licenses even if they’re just crossing a single public road.
False
By W. Gardner Selby • August 16, 2011
Joseph Trillo
Joseph Trillo
stated on June 29, 2011 a House debate over mandatory seat belt use
"There are 30,000 people that have been killed with seat belts."
Pants on Fire!
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 13, 2011
Paul Doughty
Paul Doughty
stated on June 12, 2011 an appearance on WPRI's "Newsmakers.
"Providence is one of the busiest fire departments for its relative size in the country."
True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 24, 2011
Judith Zaffirini
Judith Zaffirini
stated on May 25, 2011 remarks on the Senate floor
Says 11 percent of the nation’s fatal car crashes in 2009 were attributed to distracted driving.
Mostly True
June 20, 2011
Steve Loomis
Steve Loomis
stated on May 9, 2011 a news conference
Says the state’s new collective bargaining law effectively eliminates police unions' ability to negotiate.
Mostly True
By Tom Feran • June 15, 2011
Randi Shade
Randi Shade
stated on May 18, 2011 a campaign mailer.
Says opponent Kathie Tovo "believes that Austin invests too much in the cops, firefighters and paramedics that protect our families and neighborhoods."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • June 11, 2011
Peter Pantuso
Peter Pantuso
stated on June 7, 2011 a speech at a press conference.
Commercial buses in the United States have "a stellar safety record, a safety record that exceeds that of any other commercial mode or surface transportation mode."
Half-True
By Jacob Geiger • June 11, 2011
Waco Tea Party
Waco Tea Party
stated on May 25, 2011 an e-mail blast
Says the federal government threatened to impose a no-fly zone in Texas if state legislators bar airport security officials from performing pat-downs.
Half-True
June 8, 2011
E.J. Finocchio
E.J. Finocchio
stated on April 24, 2011 a television interview
"Most of your serial killers, most of your people who commit domestic violence, they start off by abusing animals."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 31, 2011
Michael Reese
Michael Reese
stated on April 15, 2011 a speech
If we had the same staffing ratio (of officers to residents) as Seattle, we'd have 300 more officers in our department."
True
By Ian K. Kullgren • April 21, 2011
Lawrence O'Donnell
Lawrence O'Donnell
stated on March 22, 2011 MSNBC's "Last Word"
"Most Americans live within 50 miles of a nuclear power plant."
True
March 24, 2011
Richard Ferruccio
Richard Ferruccio
stated on March 8, 2011 a radio interview
"What we have now is the most generous, in my opinion, 'good time' bill in the entire United States."
False
By Peter Lord • March 21, 2011
Susan Sosnowski
Susan Sosnowski
stated on February 3, 2011 a news release
"Lyme disease is one of the fastest growing infectious diseases in the United States, and Rhode Island has the second-highest incidence of this disease in the country."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 20, 2011
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