Latest Fact-Checks In New York

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Edward Cox
Edward Cox
stated on February 10, 2018 opening remarks at a Republican gubernatorial debate
About New York state: "We have the highest debt per capita."
True
By Dan Clark • February 16, 2018
Andrea Stewart-Cousins
Andrea Stewart-Cousins
stated on January 23, 2018 a press conference
"New York consistently ranks as one of the worst voting turnout states in the nation."
True
By Dan Clark • February 1, 2018
Brian Kavanagh
Brian Kavanagh
stated on January 17, 2018 a press conference
"New York has the third lowest rate of gun-caused death in America."
True
By Dan Clark • February 1, 2018
Robert Mujica
Robert Mujica
stated on January 18, 2018 a radio interview
"70 percent of the income tax that the state collects happens to come from Westchester, Nassau, Suffolk and New York City"
True
By Dan Clark • February 1, 2018
Andrew Cuomo
Andrew Cuomo
stated on January 3, 2018 his State of the State address
"A case before Washington’s Supreme Court seeks to effectively end public labor unions."
False
By Dan Clark • January 17, 2018
Edward Cox
Edward Cox
stated on January 9, 2018 a radio interview
"Of all the 62 counties in New York state, all of them, unemployment is going up except for the five counties of New York City."
Mostly True
By Dan Clark • January 17, 2018
Bill de Blasio
Bill de Blasio
stated on January 3, 2018 a press conference
"The graduation rate in New York City has increased by 50 percent in 13 years"
True
By Dan Clark • January 17, 2018
Brian Kolb
Brian Kolb
stated on December 9, 2017 an op-ed
"New York state spends more than $8 billion in taxpayer money each year on job-creation programs - more than the combined total of the next three largest states"
Half-True
By Dan Clark • January 5, 2018
Kirsten Gillibrand
Kirsten Gillibrand
stated on December 15, 2017 Buffalo
"The truth is this tax [plan] raises middle-class taxes."
Half-True
By Dan Clark • December 22, 2017
Claudia Tenney
Claudia Tenney
stated on December 3, 2017 a local news interview
On the Republican tax plan: "Unfortunately, the wealthy are, again, not going to do well in this bill"
Mostly False
By Dan Clark • December 21, 2017
Kathy Sheehan
Kathy Sheehan
stated on November 16, 2017 an interview on Tucker Carlson Tonight
"Simply being in this country without documentation is not a crime"
Mostly True
By Dan Clark • December 2, 2017
Brian Higgins
Brian Higgins
stated on November 3, 2017 remarks at a House hearing
"The elimination of income and sales taxes in New York is equal to 9 percent of taxable income, meaning that if you make $100,000 a year you lose $9,000"
False
By Dan Clark • November 20, 2017
Andrew Cuomo
Andrew Cuomo
stated on November 6, 2017 a conference call
"Bump stocks are already illegal in the state of New York. You can't buy one."
Mostly False
By Dan Clark • November 17, 2017
Andrew Cuomo
Andrew Cuomo
stated on November 14, 2017 a tweet
Congressional Republicans "want to take health care from millions of Americans in order to pay for" a tax bill.
Half-True
By Dan Clark, Louis Jacobson • November 16, 2017
The Creative Resistance
The Creative Resistance
stated on October 24, 2017 a video
"IDC members also get tons of campaign money from real estate, charter school, and health care lobbyists, some of whom are Republicans with connections to Trump"
Mostly True
By Dan Clark • November 5, 2017
New York Republican State Committee
New York Republican State Committee
stated on November 1, 2017 a political mailer
"Liberals in County Hall want our community to be a sanctuary county"
Pants on Fire!
By Dan Clark • November 3, 2017
Michael Kearns
Michael Kearns
stated on October 23, 2017 a television ad
"When I saw corruption and sexual harassment cover-ups I called on Sheldon Silver to resign."
True
By Dan Clark • November 3, 2017
Kevin Cahill
Kevin Cahill
stated on October 11, 2017 a radio interview on The Capitol Pressroom
Abortion in the U.S. "is at an all time legal low."
Half-True
By Dan Clark • October 25, 2017
Andrew Cuomo
Andrew Cuomo
stated on October 6, 2017 a statement
"Women in our state will continue to have cost-free access to reproductive health care"
Mostly True
By Dan Clark • October 21, 2017
Charles Schumer
Charles Schumer
stated on October 1, 2017 an interview on CBS' Face the Nation
Trump’s tax plan is "completely focused on the wealthy and the powerful - not the middle class."
False
By Dan Clark • October 9, 2017
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