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Helen Glover
Helen Glover
stated on September 7, 2011 a radio talk show
"A family of four can make up to $88,000 a year and still get a subsidy for health insurance" under the new federal health care law.
True
By Richard Salit • October 5, 2011
Terry Gorman
Terry Gorman
stated on September 21, 2011 a TV interview
"[Federal] law says that you can't give in-state tuition to an illegal alien … unless you first offer it to any other student regardless of their state of residence."
Mostly False
By Lynn Arditi • October 2, 2011
Rhode Island Retirement Security Coalition
Rhode Island Retirement Security Coalition
stated on September 9, 2011 a YouTube video
"In the past six years alone, changes to the pension formula … have saved over half a billion dollars."
Mostly False
By Lynn Arditi • September 25, 2011
Sheldon Whitehouse
Sheldon Whitehouse
stated on July 29, 2011 a Senate speech
"In 1976, the first year that Pell Grants were fully funded, a full Pell Grant paid 72 percent of the cost of attendance at a typical four-year public college. Today, a full Pell Grant covers just 34 percent of those costs.
True
By Edward Fitzpatrick • September 22, 2011
David Cicilline
David Cicilline
stated on September 4, 2011 a letter posted on a blog
Says an amendment specifying when military members may use deadly force "does nothing to change existing rules of engagement for American service members."
True
By Lynn Arditi • September 18, 2011
Vincent
Vincent "Buddy" Cianci
stated on September 1, 2011 a talk show discussion
"Mike Trainor...still owes $250,000 to the state."
Mostly True
By Lynn Arditi • September 11, 2011
Daniel McKee
Daniel McKee
stated on August 21, 2011 a Providence Journal commentary
"This year, the Blackstone Valley Mayoral Academy became the first public school in Rhode Island history to have 100 percent of its elementary-age students proficient in reading on state assessments."
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 8, 2011
Richard Tomlins
Richard Tomlins
stated on August 22, 2011 a recorded telephone message to Cranston residents
"Mayor Fung wants to punish our children's education by removing 12 million dollars from current funding to pay for his private charter school. Your taxes would increase by between 6 and 8 percent per year."
Pants on Fire!
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 4, 2011
James Parisi
James Parisi
stated on August 21, 2011 a TV news show
A national study of 2,500 charter schools shows that "maybe 20 percent do better than the community public schools, 40 percent or so do worse and the rest are not having any significant difference."
True
By Lynn Arditi • September 1, 2011
Joseph Andriole
Joseph Andriole
stated on August 2, 2011 a TV story
The Central Falls fire department is "one of the lowest, if not the lowest, paid fire departments in the state and entire region."
Mostly True
By Lynn Arditi • August 28, 2011
Doreen Costa
Doreen Costa
stated on August 10, 2011 a radio interview
"The studies have shown us that [drug testing for welfare recipients] will be saving us money"
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 26, 2011
James Bennett
James Bennett
stated on August 15, 2011 a news conference
Providence's port is "200 miles closer to Europe than any other Eastern port."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 21, 2011
Stephen Lisauskas
Stephen Lisauskas
stated on July 19, 2011 a public meeting
Thirty-seven percent of Central Falls’ retired police officers and firefighters are out on disability pensions; in most municipalities, about 5 percent of retirees collect disability pensions.
False
By Lynn Arditi • August 18, 2011
Robert Barber
Robert Barber
stated on July 24, 2011 a Providence Journal commentary
Statistically, law-enforcement officers die 10 years earlier than the general population.
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 14, 2011
Daniel McKee
Daniel McKee
stated on August 2, 2011 a radio interview
Central Falls "schools are overfunded by state money by as much as $8 million."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 7, 2011
Barry Hinckley
Barry Hinckley
stated on July 24, 2011 an appearance on Channel 6
"There's no money in Social Security."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 4, 2011
Travis Rowley
Travis Rowley
stated on July 19, 2011 a commentary
"The RI Board of Elections has heard official testimony from Providence residents who claim to have witnessed known illegal aliens voting in local elections."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 31, 2011
Gina Raimondo
Gina Raimondo
stated on July 10, 2011 an appearance on 10 News Conference
"The average 401(k) in America of a person who's 60 years old is under $100,000."
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 24, 2011
Ocean State Policy Research Institute
Ocean State Policy Research Institute
stated on July 29, 2011 a report
"Dubious taxpayer-funded" stimulus spending -- Part II.
Pants on Fire!
By Richard Salit • July 21, 2011
Sheldon Whitehouse
Sheldon Whitehouse
stated on June 16, 2011 a speech in the U.S. Senate
"Some criminals have learned how to spy on Americans, hacking into our home computers and looking out through the video camera attached to the screen."
True
By Richard Salit • July 17, 2011
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