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Latest Fact-Checks By Cynthia Needham

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Bill Lynch
Bill Lynch
stated on July 15, 2010 in a press release
Cicilline "continues to accept hundreds of thousands of dollars in lobbyist, corporate PAC and insider money to fund his campaign."
Mostly False
By Cynthia Needham • August 1, 2010
Lincoln Chafee
Lincoln Chafee
stated on July 27, 2010 in a comment on the John DePetro Show
"I remember one of [Curt Schilling's] teammates said he painted his sock, the bloody sock."
False
By Cynthia Needham • July 27, 2010
John Robitaille
John Robitaille
stated on July 11, 2010 a comment on Newsmakers
Because of union rules, cooks helpers moved into DMV jobs they were not trained for
Half-True
By Cynthia Needham • July 25, 2010
Jeremy Kapstein
Jeremy Kapstein
stated on July 20, 2010 a comment on the Dan York Show
The lieutenant governor has the power to be an "economic ambassador" and "negotiate" on economic development  
Half-True
By Cynthia Needham • July 23, 2010
David Cicilline
David Cicilline
stated on June 28, 2010 a statement on Cicilline's website
He has "ushered in $3 billion in new investment."
False
By Cynthia Needham • July 16, 2010
Leonidas Raptakis
Leonidas Raptakis
stated on June 23, 2010 announcing his campaign for secretary of state
Secretary of State A. Ralph Mollis wrongly takes credit for small-business program
Half-True
By Cynthia Needham • July 14, 2010
David Segal
David Segal
stated on June 17, 2010 a statement on his campaign website
"As Washington debates cracking down on the big Wall Street banks, I’ve passed legislation that does so."
Mostly False
By Cynthia Needham • July 7, 2010
Democratic Governors Association
Democratic Governors Association
stated on July 23, 2010 Democratic Governors Association website
Democrats say Chafee wants to tax equipment that enables amputee veterans to drive
True
By Cynthia Needham • July 5, 2010
Frank Caprio
Frank Caprio
stated on June 10, 2010 speeches and on his campaign website
"If every small business in our state, on average, was able to create one new job we would cut our unemployment rate in half."
Half-True
By Cynthia Needham • June 25, 2010
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