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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
By Ciara O'Rourke • 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
By Robert Farley • 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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