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Latest Fact-Checks In Rhode Island

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Chain email
Chain email
stated on March 23, 2012 in a message via the Internet:
"Having an entirely Democrat congressional delegation in 2009, when the [federal stimulus] bill passed, increases the per capita stimulus dollars that the state receives per person by $460."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • April 3, 2012
John Elkhay
John Elkhay
stated on March 21, 2012 in a rally.:
If Rhode Island raises the meal and beverage tax to 10 percent, it would be the "fourth-highest in the nation."
Half-True
By Alex Kuffner • April 1, 2012
Harold Metts
Harold Metts
stated on March 14, 2012 in a news release:
Says when Rhode Island Lottery was proposed, "state residents were enticed to vote for it with the promise that the money would be used for education." 
False
By Edward Fitzpatrick • March 28, 2012
Peter Palumbo
Peter Palumbo
stated on March 20, 2012 in a talk radio show.:
"Every poll you see, the overwhelming majority of people want [E-Verify]."
True
By Alex Kuffner • March 25, 2012
Brendan Doherty
Brendan Doherty
stated on March 11, 2012 in a TV news show.:
"We have $60 billion in 2010 in Medicare fraud."
Half-True
By Alex Kuffner • March 20, 2012
Barry Hinckley
Barry Hinckley
stated on March 12, 2012 in a news release:
"More than 27,000 Rhode Island jobs depend on trade with Canada."
True
By Edward Fitzpatrick • March 18, 2012
Robert Jacquard
Robert Jacquard
stated on March 6, 2012 in a speech:
"There are a lot of casinos across the country that have gone bankrupt."
True
By Alex Kuffner • March 15, 2012
Stephen Laffey
Stephen Laffey
stated on March 2, 2012 in a radio interview:
Giant companies like Toyota will not locate in a state that has not passed a right-to-work law
False
By Edward Fitzpatrick • March 11, 2012
Glenford Shibley
Glenford Shibley
stated on December 9, 2011 in a news release:
"Rhode Island is the only state where officers at state-supported [colleges] carry out their duties unarmed."
Mostly True
By Alex Kuffner • March 7, 2012
Beatrice Lanzi
Beatrice Lanzi
stated on February 24, 2012 in "an appearance on A Lively Experiment.":
"One out of four of our young people say they are victims of this (dating) violence."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • March 4, 2012
Sheldon Whitehouse
Sheldon Whitehouse
stated on February 24, 2012 in a speech:
Rhode Island has the "the second-most heavily deployed National Guard in the United States."
True
By Alex Kuffner • March 2, 2012
David Silverman
David Silverman
stated on February 17, 2012 in a story on TV website:
"There are more atheists in the country right now than Jews, Muslims, Hindus and Buddhists combined and doubled."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 26, 2012
Richard Morrison
Richard Morrison
stated on February 15, 2012 in a legislative hearing:
After Arizona banned smoking in "all public places" in 2007, "admissions for acute myocardial infarction … stroke, asthma, [and] angina decreased following the implementation of the ban."
Half-True
By Alex Kuffner • February 22, 2012
John G. Edwards
John G. Edwards
stated on February 7, 2012 in a radio interview:
"They're saying that 40 percent of the traffic that goes over [the Sakonnet River Bridge is from] out of state."
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 20, 2012
Nicholas Kettle
Nicholas Kettle
stated on January 27, 2012 in a radio talk show:
"If you look at states that are right to work, they constantly do not have budget deficits and they have very good business climates."
Mostly False
By Alex Kuffner • February 19, 2012
Richard Licht
Richard Licht
stated on February 5, 2012 in a television interview:
"We aren't the only state cutting back on public television."
True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 14, 2012
Barth Bracy
Barth Bracy
stated on February 3, 2012 in a radio interview:
The polls "show over half of Americans identify themselves as being pro-life."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 12, 2012
Lincoln Chafee
Lincoln Chafee
stated on February 3, 2012 in a news show:
"The commercial property tax [in Providence] is second highest in the country behind Detroit."
Mostly True
By Alex Kuffner • February 10, 2012
Chain email
Chain email
stated on February 2, 2012 in a message via the Internet:
"If you sell your house after 2012 you will pay a 3.8 percent sales tax on it."
Pants on Fire!
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 7, 2012
Joseph Trillo
Joseph Trillo
stated on January 20, 2012 in a debate:
"We got [the Quonset Business Park] for free and we’re getting zero dollars out of it into the state coffers … other than the fact that it produces the jobs."
Half-True
By Alex Kuffner • February 3, 2012
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