Latest Fact-Checks In City Government

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Lori Lightfoot
Lori Lightfoot
stated on March 5, 2019 a tweet
Says the percentage of officers the Chicago Police Board fired after hearing their cases or who chose to resign prior to a board hearing roughly doubled during her tenure.
Mostly True
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • March 10, 2019
Paul Vallas
Paul Vallas
stated on November 14, 2018 a press release
Says Susana Mendoza’s assertion that she fought efforts to hike vehicle sticker prices when she was Chicago’s city clerk "is absurd … Mendoza pushed a draconian sticker penalty program."
Half-True
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • November 18, 2018
Florida Strong
Florida Strong
stated on October 17, 2018 a Facebook video
Says Andrew Gillum "oversaw a 52 percent increase in murder."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • October 19, 2018
Alexander Strenger
Alexander Strenger
stated on October 1, 2018 response cited in an interactive voter guide
Says 60 percent of Austin’s "waterways are found to be contaminated with fecal matter and deemed unsafe to swim."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • October 16, 2018
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on October 15, 2018 a gathering in West Miami of Ron DeSantis supporters
After Hurricane Hermine in 2016, Tallahassee "didn’t have power for weeks because (Mayor Andrew Gillum) stood in the way of crews being able to come in and restore power, because they weren’t members of the right union or something."
False
By Amy Sherman • October 16, 2018
Republican Party of Florida
Republican Party of Florida
stated on October 10, 2018 an ad
Says Andrew Gillum is running "from the FBI."
False
By Amy Sherman • October 12, 2018
Republican Party of Florida
Republican Party of Florida
stated on October 4, 2018 an ad
After Hurricane Hermine struck Tallahassee, "utility companies lined up trucks to restore power. But as mayor, Andrew Gillum refused help from workers."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • October 10, 2018
John Cox
John Cox
stated on October 8, 2018 a campaign debate
Says Gavin Newsom "didn’t solve the homeless problem at all" as mayor of San Francisco, "and it’s gotten worse."
Half-True
By Chris Nichols • October 8, 2018
Nate McMurray
Nate McMurray
stated on August 8, 2018 a news conference at the UAW 897 hall in Hamburg.
Says he’s a "small-town supervisor who has kept a balanced budget, who has increased surpluses, who has led us to the highest credit rating our town has ever had."
True
By Jill Terreri Ramos • August 29, 2018
Texas Campaign for the Environment
Texas Campaign for the Environment
stated on April 26, 2018 a handout
Says most of Austin’s biggest parks have recycling though as "many as 293 out of 300" Austin city "parks have no recycling, including almost every neighborhood park."  
True
By W. Gardner Selby • June 8, 2018
stated on May 8, 2018 an Austin American-Statesman news story
Says Austin has "been ranked repeatedly as one of the most, if not the most, economically segregated cities in the country."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 31, 2018
Bob Donovan
Bob Donovan
stated on May 23, 2018 a news release
"Since 2015, the City of Milwaukee has spent more than $22 million on settlements with litigants accusing police of misconduct."  
Mostly True
May 24, 2018
Steve Adler
Steve Adler
stated on April 25, 2018 a tweet
Says Austin is the "safest big city in Texas with an unemployment rate under 3% that has been named the best place to live in the entire United States two years running."    
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • April 26, 2018
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on January 11, 2018 a tweet
Says Paul Soglin took Madison backward -- "businesses have left and murders have gone up."  
Mostly False
January 31, 2018
Keisha Lance Bottoms
Keisha Lance Bottoms
stated on January 2, 2018 her inaugural speech
"Atlanta is on its strongest financial footing in 40 years."  
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • January 12, 2018
TheLastLineOfDefense.org
TheLastLineOfDefense.org
stated on December 16, 2017 a headline
"Breaking: Muslim New Jersey Mayor just banned the word ‘Christmas.’"  
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • December 20, 2017
Nancy McFarlane
Nancy McFarlane
stated on November 6, 2017 on a mailer
Charles Francis "vows to slash funding for parks and open space."
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • November 6, 2017
Charles Francis
Charles Francis
stated on October 20, 2017 in a televised debate
"There are parks in Southeast Raleigh that still don’t have air conditioning in the gym"
Mostly True
By Paul Specht • October 25, 2017
John Eaves
John Eaves
stated on September 13, 2017 an Atlanta mayoral candidate forum
"The current city mayor (Kasim Reed) has been virtually absent in terms of regional cooperation the last eight years."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • September 28, 2017
Save Our City, Milwaukeeans Can't Wait
Save Our City, Milwaukeeans Can't Wait
stated on July 7, 2017 a recall filing
Says Tom Barrett "has directed that tens of millions of City of Milwaukee tax dollars be used for the construction of a downtown trolley at the expense of: health and public safety; repair and replacement of public infrastructure; public education; and, job creation and economic development."  
Mostly False
July 14, 2017
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