Latest Fact-Checks In New York

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Eric Schneiderman
Eric Schneiderman
stated on September 19, 2017 an announcement
Some states hit hardest by opioid deaths "have more opioid prescriptions than residents."
True
By Dan Clark • October 2, 2017
Edward Cox
Edward Cox
stated on September 19, 2017 a conversation with reporters
New York has "the biggest outmigration of citizens of any state."
Mostly True
By Dan Clark • September 29, 2017
José Serrano
José Serrano
stated on September 12, 2017 a tweet
"Republicans want to restore #gunrights to felons"
Mostly True
By Dan Clark • September 22, 2017
Louise Slaughter
Louise Slaughter
stated on September 5, 2017 a tweet
Rescinding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program "will harm our economy."
True
September 10, 2017
American Israel Public Affairs Committee
American Israel Public Affairs Committee
stated on August 3, 2017 an email blast to supporters
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand "no longer supports the fight to combat the international delegitimization of Israel."
False
By Dan Clark • September 8, 2017
Betty Jean Grant
Betty Jean Grant
stated on August 17, 2017 a Spectrum News story after the debate
"I'm the only candidate who has not accepted money from Carl Paladino nor LPCiminelli; two of the biggest developers in the city of Buffalo."
True
By Dan Clark • August 25, 2017
Sean Patrick Maloney
Sean Patrick Maloney
stated on August 3, 2017 a radio interview
"Most people on Medicaid are kids, or seniors, or the disabled."
Mostly True
By Dan Clark • August 23, 2017
Andrew Cuomo
Andrew Cuomo
stated on July 18, 2017 an article on LinkedIn
"70 million Americans have a criminal record — that’s one in three adults."
Half-True
By Dan Clark • August 18, 2017
Chris Collins
Chris Collins
stated on August 2, 2017 an op-ed for The Buffalo News
"Violent crimes where a firearm is used have remained static since 2013 in both New York State and Erie County"
Mostly False
By Dan Clark • August 11, 2017
Eric Schneiderman
Eric Schneiderman
stated on July 17, 2017 a speech at Mount Sinai, Icahn School of Medicine
"We have been able to cut New York’s uninsured rate in half since 2013 from 10 percent to 5 percent of our population."
True
By Dan Clark • July 24, 2017
John Faso
John Faso
stated on July 15, 2017 an article in the Times Herald-Record
"We now have about one-third of New York’s population on Medicaid."
True
By Dan Clark • July 21, 2017
Diane Savino
Diane Savino
stated on May 17, 2017 an interview on NY1
Giving a committee chair’s stipend in the New York State Senate to another member of that committee "has been, in fact, a legislative practice for decades."
False
By Dan Clark • July 10, 2017
Raymond Walter
Raymond Walter
stated on June 23, 2017 a press release
"Western New Yorkers pay some of the highest property taxes in the state."
Half-True
By Dan Clark • July 7, 2017
Samantha Bee
Samantha Bee
stated on June 21, 2017 a segment on her show "Full Frontal"
The New York State Senate "passed legislation allowing minors to race snowmobiles, get their own hunting licenses, and not be employed gathering or picking rags, cigar stumps, or collecting bones."
True
By Dan Clark • June 30, 2017
John Faso
John Faso
stated on June 1, 2017 a radio town hall
A waiver in the American Health Care Act "doesn’t apply to things like maternity coverage."
False
By Dan Clark • June 22, 2017
Kirsten Gillibrand
Kirsten Gillibrand
stated on May 16, 2017 a speech at a conference
A national paid leave program "would potentially put into the economy $21 billion dollars annually."
Mostly False
By Dan Clark • June 15, 2017
Kathy Hochul
Kathy Hochul
stated on May 25, 2017 a speech at City & State’s State of NY Women forum
"We have pay equity. When you think about that wage gap, we all know it's 78 cents to the dollar. Well, in New York state it's 90 cents to the dollar."
Mostly True
By Dan Clark • June 9, 2017
Anthony Brindisi
Anthony Brindisi
stated on May 26, 2017 a press release
"State economic development dollars were used to support a project where goods were manufactured in China."
False
By Dan Clark • June 2, 2017
Chris Collins
Chris Collins
stated on April 28, 2017 an interview with Bloomberg
Farmers "are now dumping milk into the ditches" because of a trade dispute with Canada
False
By Dan Clark • May 18, 2017
Thomas Croci
Thomas Croci
stated on April 27, 2017 a press release
In some cases, a sex offender "who appears on the New York State Sex Offender Registry" would be able to drive for Uber or Lyft when ride-hailing is allowed upstate in July
True
By Dan Clark • May 8, 2017
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