Latest Fact-Checks In New York

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Yuh-Line Niou
Yuh-Line Niou
stated on September 28, 2022 a tweet
Sen. Marco Rubio and U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis “voted against aid for Hurricane Sandy.”
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By Amy Sherman • September 30, 2022
Lee Zeldin
Lee Zeldin
stated on September 6, 2022 a news conference
Every time a Republican has been elected president over the last few decades, House Democrats have objected to the result
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By Jill Terreri Ramos • September 21, 2022
Kathy Hochul
Kathy Hochul
stated on June 30, 2022 a campaign advertisement
Lee Zeldin “voted for abortion bans even when the mother’s health is at risk.”
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By Jill Terreri Ramos • July 17, 2022
Charles Schumer
Charles Schumer
stated on May 25, 2022 a floor speech
“The leading cause of death among children is a firearm.”
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By Jill Terreri Ramos • June 4, 2022
Claudia Tenney
Claudia Tenney
stated on April 1, 2022 a press release
In 2021, “11,201 pounds of fentanyl were seized by Customs and Border Protection, which is enough to kill every American nearly seven times over.”
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By Elizabeth Egan, Marnique O. Panepento • April 27, 2022
Melanie D'Arrigo
Melanie D'Arrigo
stated on February 6, 2022 a Tweet
“Teachers can only deduct up to $250 for school supplies on their taxes, but billionaires can write off the entire cost of a private jet.”
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By Jill Terreri Ramos • February 18, 2022
Lee Zeldin
Lee Zeldin
stated on December 8, 2021 a Tweet
“Voter ID is supported by an overwhelming majority of NYers, from all across the state, walks of life, & political parties.”
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By Jill Terreri Ramos • December 18, 2021
Byron Brown
Byron Brown
stated on August 23, 2021 an interview
Before 2020, “crime had been falling, every year, year after year, in the city of Buffalo.”
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By Jill Terreri Ramos • September 11, 2021
Elise Stefanik
Elise Stefanik
stated on July 6, 2021 a tweet
Every time outgoing New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo “says the firearm industry ‘is immune from lawsuits,’ it's false.”
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By Cassidey Kavathas • August 13, 2021
Clarence McNeill
Clarence McNeill
stated on April 7, 2021 an email to students
The use and possession of marijuana on U.S. college campuses “remains prohibited under federal law”
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By Landon Allison • June 7, 2021
Nicholas Langworthy
Nicholas Langworthy
stated on March 17, 2021 a mass email
Residents of New York state “pay the highest taxes in the nation.”
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By Landon Allison, John Pullano • April 12, 2021
Kirsten Gillibrand
Kirsten Gillibrand
stated on February 23, 2021 an interview with WNYC
“We had the highest number of (military) sexual assaults ever reported in the last year” and “we had the lowest conviction rate and the lowest prosecution rate.”
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By Landon Allison, Cassidey Kavathas • March 25, 2021
Nicole Malliotakis
Nicole Malliotakis
stated on March 8, 2021 a Tweet
"If you are a hard-working law-abiding citizen who earns $80,000, you don’t get a stimulus check. But if you are a convicted murderer or rapist sitting in jail, you do."
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By Jill Terreri Ramos • March 19, 2021
Andrew Cuomo
Andrew Cuomo
stated on January 14, 2021 a tweet
“No state gets back less from Washington than New York state.”
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By Cassidey Kavathas, Hannah Roesch • February 11, 2021
Andrew Cuomo
Andrew Cuomo
stated on January 29, 2021 a news conference
“But we’re below the national average in number of deaths in nursing homes.”
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By Jill Terreri Ramos • February 9, 2021
Stefan Mychajliw
Stefan Mychajliw
stated on January 29, 2021 a press release
"The (Erie Co., N.Y.) health commissioner makes more than the governor, the vice president of the United States, and has a salary that is comparable to Dr. Anthony Fauci.”
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By John Pullano • February 5, 2021
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
stated on November 7, 2020 a Tweet
“Every single swing-seat House Democrat who endorsed #MedicareForAll won re-election or is on track to win re-election. Every. Single. One.”
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By Jill Terreri Ramos • November 17, 2020
Chris Jacobs
Chris Jacobs
stated on October 21, 2020 a debate
"I am for protecting pre-existing conditions. … I actually co-sponsored legislation to do just that."
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By Jill Terreri Ramos • October 30, 2020
TikTok posts
TikTok posts
stated on June 5, 2020 on social media
“Central Park actually used to be a town called Seneca Village” founded by African Americans in 1825.
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By Hannah Roesch, Julia Schneider • August 12, 2020
Chris Jacobs
Chris Jacobs
stated on June 13, 2020 remarks in a debate
Says Nate McMurray said that “gun owners are part of the most insecure and dangerous club on earth,” that “the NRA are homegrown terrorists,” and that “abortion opponents are the American Taliban.”
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By Meghan Hall, Julia Schneider • June 18, 2020
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