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John Faso
John Faso
stated on February 27, 2018 an interview on C-SPAN:
"The vast majority of crime that is gun related is committed by people who illegally are possessing that firearm."
Mostly True
By Dan Clark • March 12, 2018
Chris Collins
Chris Collins
stated on February 27, 2018 a tweet:
"Because of #TaxReform, 4 million American workers have received raises and bonuses, and 90% of Americans are seeing bigger paychecks this month."
Mostly True
By Dan Clark • March 9, 2018
Joel Giambra
Joel Giambra
stated on February 10, 2018 a Republican debate for governor:
"I'm the only candidate on this stage who has actually cut taxes."
False
By Dan Clark • February 28, 2018
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on February 22, 2018 a tweet:
"Under N.Y. State ‘Assault Weapon’ ban 1 simple cosmetic change pictured here is difference between legal & banned"
True
By Dan Clark • February 28, 2018
Claudia Tenney
Claudia Tenney
stated on February 21, 2018 a radio interview:
"So many of these people that commit the mass murders end up being Democrats."
Pants on Fire!
By Dan Clark, Paul Specht • February 23, 2018
Kellyanne Conway
Kellyanne Conway
stated on February 11, 2018 an interview on ABC's 'This Week':
"I don’t need a lecture from Kirsten Gillibrand or anybody else who protected and defended and harbored a sitting president who had sexual relations in the Oval Office and was impeached for lying."
Mostly False
By Dan Clark • February 16, 2018
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
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