Latest Fact-Checks In Public Safety

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Charles
Charles "Chuck" Spahos
stated on December 3, 2014 a joint legislative hearing
When Colorado  eased its medical marijuana laws, fatal accidents involving pot-using drivers soared while overall traffic fatalities decreased.
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By April Hunt • December 15, 2014
Angel Taveras
Angel Taveras
stated on July 12, 2014 an interview with The Providence Journal
"If you look at what we’ve done over the last several years, the crime rate has actually gone down in [Providence] and . . . the number of shootings has been going down."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 24, 2014
Senate Majority PAC
Senate Majority PAC
stated on June 19, 2014 a television ad
"Congressman (Tom) Cotton is the only Arkansan in Congress -- Democrat or Republican -- to vote against disaster relief five times."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • July 1, 2014
Matt Caldwell
Matt Caldwell
stated on April 30, 2014 a Florida House discussion of SB 392
There is no "incontrovertible proof that speed, in and of itself, is the contributing factor to increasing (vehicular) fatalities."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • May 12, 2014
Generation Opportunity
Generation Opportunity
stated on December 10, 2013 a Facebook post
"Obamacare could force thousands of volunteer fire stations to cut service or close entirely!"
Half-True
By Steve Contorno • December 13, 2013
S.E. Cupp
S.E. Cupp
stated on September 13, 2013 a discussion on CNN's "Crossfire"
"The CDC issued a report commissioned by President Obama just earlier this year, and it found some very inconvenient facts. Armed citizens are less likely harmed by attackers. Effectiveness of gun control laws is mixed. Gun buybacks don't work."
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By Becky Bowers • September 18, 2013
Rick Kriseman
Rick Kriseman
stated on July 28, 2013 a Tampa Bay Times questionnaire
"The fact is that red light cameras change driver behavior and cut down on the most dangerous types of accidents."
Half-True
By Katie Sanders • August 1, 2013
Jeff Kruse
Jeff Kruse
stated on July 8, 2013 a Senate floor speech
Says that in Curry County, "if you make a 911 call you’re likely to wait for an hour for a response."
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By Janie Har • July 13, 2013
Joe Negron
Joe Negron
stated on April 10, 2013 a gaggle of reporters
Says PETA "is using this really fancy drone to follow hunters around in some places in other countries."
Half-True
By Katie Sanders • April 12, 2013
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 15, 2013 a Facebook post
"Harvard Study Finds States With Most Gun Laws Have Fewest Gun Deaths."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • April 10, 2013
Peter Palumbo
Peter Palumbo
stated on January 22, 2013 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
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on January 17, 2013 an interview on Fox News
"Washington, D.C., had some of the strictest gun laws in the country. And when they passed them, violence skyrocketed."
Half-True
By Becky Bowers • January 28, 2013
Mike Martinez
Mike Martinez
stated on February 10, 2012 his campaign website.
Says he banned texting while driving in Austin.
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • February 21, 2012
David Cicilline
David Cicilline
stated on November 18, 2011 a fundraising letter
Enacting the Right-to-Carry Act would amount to "expanding the rights of sex offenders, terrorists, child predators, and abusers to carry concealed weapons across state lines.’’
Half-True
By Lynn Arditi • January 1, 2012
Peter Pantuso
Peter Pantuso
stated on June 7, 2011 a speech at a press conference.
Commercial buses in the United States have "a stellar safety record, a safety record that exceeds that of any other commercial mode or surface transportation mode."
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By Jacob Geiger • June 11, 2011
Waco Tea Party
Waco Tea Party
stated on May 25, 2011 an e-mail blast
Says the federal government threatened to impose a no-fly zone in Texas if state legislators bar airport security officials from performing pat-downs.
Half-True
June 8, 2011
Susan Sosnowski
Susan Sosnowski
stated on February 3, 2011 a news release
"Lyme disease is one of the fastest growing infectious diseases in the United States, and Rhode Island has the second-highest incidence of this disease in the country."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 20, 2011
Bill White
Bill White
stated on October 15, 2010 an interview.
Says that under Gov. Rick Perry, Texas Department of Public Safety troopers have had "standing orders" not to inquire into the immigration status of people unless they're under arrest.
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • November 1, 2010
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