Latest Fact-Checks In Public Safety

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Sloan Roach
Sloan Roach
stated on November 6, 2014 a television interview
Georgia has led the nation in student fatalities caused by motorists illegally passing stopped school buses.
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By April Hunt, Nancy Badertscher • November 11, 2014
Jorge Elorza
Jorge Elorza
stated on September 30, 2014 a Providence Journal-WPRI debate
"We have a retiree that is collecting a $17,000 paycheck a month . . . tax free."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 5, 2014
Megyn Kelly
Megyn Kelly
stated on August 25, 2014 a segment on "The O'Reilly Factor"
Al Sharpton went to Ferguson, Mo., and is "declaring as a matter of fact that ... Michael Brown didn't use any deadly force or posed no deadly threat to the officer."
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By Katie Sanders • August 28, 2014
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on August 14, 2014 an opinion column
"Washington has incentivized the militarization of local police precincts."
True
By Lauren Carroll • August 21, 2014
John Oliver
John Oliver
stated on August 17, 2014 a segment on his show, Last Week Tonight
Says Keene, N.H., requested a "military-grade armored personnel truck," citing their annual Pumpkin Festival as "a possible target" for terrorists.
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By Jim Haddadin • August 20, 2014
Dawson Hodgson
Dawson Hodgson
stated on March 27, 2014 a TV interview
The Rhode Island Parole Board "never received an objection from the attorney general" to the parole of  convicted murder Alfred Brissette.
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By John Hill • April 30, 2014
Ban the Box RI
Ban the Box RI
stated on March 20, 2013 a video posted on YouTube
"In Rhode Island, 28 percent of adults released from state prisons are re-incarcerated within a year."
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By Michael McKinney • April 15, 2013
John Kitzhaber
John Kitzhaber
stated on January 14, 2013 in State of the State speech
"It costs $10,000 a year to keep a child in school; it costs $30,000 a year to keep someone in prison."
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By Janie Har • January 18, 2013
Tom Craddick
Tom Craddick
stated on November 12, 2012 a press release.
Says about 25 Texas cities and 39 states have banned texting while driving.
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By W. Gardner Selby • November 21, 2012
Carolyn Medeiros
Carolyn Medeiros
stated on November 13, 2012 a radio interview
Three thousand felons voted in Rhode Island in 2008.
True
By John Hill • November 18, 2012
Brendan Doherty
Brendan Doherty
stated on October 9, 2012 a news release
"David Cicilline was the state representative who opposed tough mandatory sentences for those convicted of domestic violence  and child abuse."
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By John Hill • October 15, 2012
Bruce Elfant
Bruce Elfant
stated on August 13, 2012 a press statement.
Says 88 Texas constables have died in the line of duty.
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By W. Gardner Selby • August 23, 2012
Steve Doell
Steve Doell
stated on July 19, 2012 a press release
Says "About 7 in 10 of Oregon’s inmates are in prison for violent crimes and serious sex offenses."
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By Janie Har • August 3, 2012
Mahlon Mitchell
Mahlon Mitchell
stated on June 12, 2012 a news release
As Massachusetts governor, Mitt Romney used a line-item veto to cut "millions of dollars for firefighting equipment," including firefighters' "coats, pants, helmets and boots."
True
July 1, 2012
Greg Walden
Greg Walden
stated on February 9, 2012 news television interview
You may have driven the length of a football field in the five seconds it takes to check a text. 
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By Janie Har • February 15, 2012
David Quiroa
David Quiroa
stated on October 3, 2011 a news release
"Under Governor Almond the RI DMV had a program that allowed undocumented [people to] use their Personal Tax Identification Number . . . to apply [for] and receive a RI driver’s license."
True
By Lynn Arditi • October 16, 2011
Maureen Dowd
Maureen Dowd
stated on August 30, 2011 an oped column.
Says Ron Paul insisted FEMA should be shut down.
True
By W. Gardner Selby • September 3, 2011
Paul Doughty
Paul Doughty
stated on June 12, 2011 an appearance on WPRI's "Newsmakers.
"Providence is one of the busiest fire departments for its relative size in the country."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 24, 2011
Michael Reese
Michael Reese
stated on April 15, 2011 a speech
If we had the same staffing ratio (of officers to residents) as Seattle, we'd have 300 more officers in our department."
True
By Ian K. Kullgren • April 21, 2011
Lawrence O'Donnell
Lawrence O'Donnell
stated on March 22, 2011 MSNBC's "Last Word"
"Most Americans live within 50 miles of a nuclear power plant."
True
March 24, 2011
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