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Joseph Trillo
Joseph Trillo
stated on June 29, 2011 a House debate over mandatory seat belt use
"There are 30,000 people that have been killed with seat belts."
Pants on Fire!
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 13, 2011
Ocean State Policy Research Institute
Ocean State Policy Research Institute
stated on June 29, 2011 report
"Dubious taxpayer-funded stimulus projects in Rhode Island include … $250,000 to provide digital television to the state’s inmate population."
False
By Richard Salit • July 10, 2011
Gary Sasse
Gary Sasse
stated on June 26, 2011 an interview on 10 News Conference
Rhode Island spends "52 percent more per capita on human service programs than the national average."
True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 8, 2011
Friends of Plum Beach Lighthouse
Friends of Plum Beach Lighthouse
stated on June 1, 2011 A highway billboard
"Voted the ‘best specialty plate in America’"
Mostly False
By Richard Salit • July 3, 2011
Charles Odimgbe
Charles Odimgbe
stated on June 20, 2011 a meeting of the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority board
"We are one of the most expensive [bus] rides in New England."
Mostly True
By Richard Salit • June 28, 2011
David Cicilline
David Cicilline
stated on June 14, 2011 a speech on the floor of the House of Representatives
The WIC program "is an incredibly cost effective program, serving nearly 10 million Americans each year and costing less than $100 per person. In my district, more than 18 percent of residents suffer from food insecurity and depend on WIC to make ends meet."
Pants on Fire!
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 26, 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."
True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 24, 2011
Michael Cutler
Michael Cutler
stated on June 7, 2011 an appearance on the "Helen Glover ShowV
"A couple of hundred American cities are infested by members of the Mexican cartels."
True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 19, 2011
Mike Stenhouse
Mike Stenhouse
stated on June 13, 2011 an appearance on a talk show
"It’s just crazy that the government will ... make it illegal to use the old [incandescent] bulbs."
Pants on Fire!
By Richard Salit • June 16, 2011
Roberto DaSilva
Roberto DaSilva
stated on May 25, 2011 a speech on the floor of the Rhode Island House of Representatives.
"Ten percent of violent deaths in the U.S. each year are due to strangulation."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 12, 2011
Ian Lang
Ian Lang
stated on May 18, 2011 a state Senate committee hearing
"Rhode Island continues to have the highest rates of substance abuse in the country."
True
By Richard Salit • June 9, 2011
John Tassoni Jr.
John Tassoni Jr.
stated on May 19, 2011 a news release
The Central Falls School system "spent $100,000 on a time clock."
Pants on Fire!
By Richard Salit • June 5, 2011
E.J. Finocchio
E.J. Finocchio
stated on April 24, 2011 a television interview
"Most of your serial killers, most of your people who commit domestic violence, they start off by abusing animals."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 31, 2011
Chain email
Chain email
stated on May 16, 2011 a message via the Internet
Members of Congress "receive full pay retirement after serving one term."
Pants on Fire!
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 29, 2011
Angel Taveras
Angel Taveras
stated on May 15, 2011 an interview
The Providence teacher contract "is one of the longest in the country."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 24, 2011
Rhode Island ACLU
Rhode Island ACLU
stated on May 4, 2011 a news release
"No other Northeastern state has passed a photo ID law"
True
By Richard Salit • May 22, 2011
American Beverage Association
American Beverage Association
stated on May 11, 2011 a placard
"The new beverage tax will increase the cost of sodas, juice drinks, sports drinks, iced teas, and flavored water up to 50%."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 18, 2011
David Cicilline
David Cicilline
stated on May 6, 2011 a radio interview
"Most military experts say there is anywhere between 25 and 30 members of al Qaeda in Afghanistan."
Mostly False
By Richard Salit • May 15, 2011
Christopher Plante
Christopher Plante
stated on April 29, 2011 a television interview
"The people of Rhode Island don't want same-sex marriage."
Pants on Fire!
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 11, 2011
Robert Watson
Robert Watson
stated on April 26, 2011 a speech on the House floor
"I'm well aware that medical marijuana is a recognized, medical, viable treatment for this sort of [pancreas] pain condition."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 8, 2011
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