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Latest Fact-Checks In Consumer Safety

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Tim Burns
Tim Burns
stated on February 6, 2018 in a TV ad:
Says he is "one of America's leading consumer lawyers."  
False
By Tom Kertscher • February 15, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on July 31, 2016 in a web article:
"New regulation requires motorcycle owners to install 75 MPH governor by January 2017"
Pants on Fire!
By Nick Reid • April 2, 2017
Daily Caller
Daily Caller
stated on September 19, 2016 in an article in the Daily Caller:
"Former President Bill Clinton and his Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) distributed ‘watered-down’ HIV/AIDS drugs to patients in sub-Saharan Africa."
False
By Jon Greenberg • September 23, 2016
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on June 1, 2016 in a news conference:
"There are tens of thousands of homes right here in California where you turn on the faucet but you can't drink the water."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 14, 2016
Occupational Knowledge International
Occupational Knowledge International
stated on April 20, 2016 in a petition on Change.org:
Says Sherwin-Williams is "making lead paint and poisoning people around the world."  
Half-True
By Nadia Pflaum • April 26, 2016
Eric Turner
Eric Turner
stated on April 7, 2015 in testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee.:
There was "a 57-percent decrease in fireworks-related injuries in 2000 [after Connecticut legalized sparklers] compared to the 14 years prior."
Pants on Fire!
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 24, 2015
Kathleen Sullivan
Kathleen Sullivan
stated on April 29, 2015 in testimony before the House Judiciary Committee:
"The proportion of Rhode Islanders entering substance abuse treatment primarily due to marijuana use has reached its highest point in 20 years."
False
By Mark Reynolds • May 17, 2015
Dino Baccari
Dino Baccari
stated on April 16, 2015 in testimony before the Senate Committee on Health & Human Services.:
A Penn State University study found that "electronic cigarettes . . . are far less addictive than cigarettes."
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 3, 2015
Donna Nesselbush
Donna Nesselbush
stated on March 6, 2015 in a commentary:
"In an average grocery store, roughly 75 percent of processed foods contain genetically modified organisms, or GMOs."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr., Mark Reynolds • March 22, 2015
Louise Slaughter
Louise Slaughter
stated on October 9, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC:
"Eighty percent of the antibiotics in this country are fed to livestock."
Mostly True
By Becky Bowers • October 15, 2013
Teresa Tanzi
Teresa Tanzi
stated on July 1, 2013 in a House debate:
"We have no idea what is contained in [electronic cigarette] vapor."  
False
July 27, 2013
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on March 15, 2013 in a speech at CPAC:
"Already, a prototype driverless car has traveled more than 300,000 miles in the crowded maze of California streets without a single accident."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • March 25, 2013
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on March 16, 2013 in a speech at CPAC:
"We have a federal government that thinks they have the authority to regulate our toilet seats."
True
By Becky Bowers • March 21, 2013
Peter Palumbo
Peter Palumbo
stated on January 22, 2013 in a news release:
Driving with a dog in your lap is dangerous, in part, because it could fly forward in a crash. "An 80-pound dog at only 30 mph packs a 2,400-pound punch."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 30, 2013
Vince Megna
Vince Megna
stated on January 1, 2013 in a statement on campaign website:
"200 consumer laws were destroyed" in 2011 when Gov. Scott Walker signed Act 92.  
False
By Dave Umhoefer • January 14, 2013
Marsha Blackburn
Marsha Blackburn
stated on October 1, 2012 in in a letter co-signed with others in Congress.:
Signs letter saying Consumer Product Safety Commission is acting "without consultation or input from the company" to stop the sale of Buckyballs.
False
By Bartholomew Sullivan • October 15, 2012
Phil Roe
Phil Roe
stated on October 1, 2012 in in a letter co-signed with others in Congress.:
Signs letter saying Consumer Product Safety Commission is acting "without consultation or input from the company" to stop the sale of Buckyballs.
False
By Bartholomew Sullivan • October 15, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on January 4, 2012 in a news release:
Barack Obama’s recess appointment of Richard Cordray "is precisely what then-Sen. Obama claimed would be ‘the wrong thing to do.’"
Half-True
By Henry J. Gomez • January 11, 2012
Sherrod Brown
Sherrod Brown
stated on December 7, 2011 in a Senate banking subcommittee hearing:
Richard Cordray’s nomination to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau marks the first time in Senate history "that a political party has blocked a nomination of someone because they didn't like the construction of the agency."
True
By Stephen Koff • December 12, 2011
James Langevin
James Langevin
stated on September 21, 2011 in a speech:
"Foster children are disproportionately victims of identity theft."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 20, 2011
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