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Stephen Ucci
Stephen Ucci
stated on March 30, 2011 in a news release:
"A [bank] surveillance camera capturing a criminal’s face and other identifiable traits would certainly discourage robbery attempts and serve as a deterrent to robbers."
False
By Richard Salit • May 6, 2011
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on April 28, 2011 in an automated political phone call:
"The federal government borrows $4 billion every day."
Mostly True
By Richard Salit • May 4, 2011
David Cicilline
David Cicilline
stated on April 22, 2011 in a television interview:
"We just fought a Republican budget that ends Medicare as we know it."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 1, 2011
Colleen Conley
Colleen Conley
stated on April 13, 2011 in a radio interview:
"We are the most generous in New England and New England is known for its generosity toward its welfare recipients."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • April 24, 2011
Bill Fischer
Bill Fischer
stated on April 5, 2011 in a Providence Journal story:
"Full marriage equality [would provide same-sex couples] with about 1,700 rights."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • April 17, 2011
Online petition
Online petition
stated on April 8, 2011 in an online petition:
"For every [coyote] they kill, the population will replace and usually multiply."
Mostly True
By Richard Salit • April 15, 2011
Richard Licht
Richard Licht
stated on April 3, 2011 in TV interview:
Proposed fees for Rhode Island beaches will still be "less than some of the town beaches."
True
By Richard Salit • April 10, 2011
Roberto DaSilva
Roberto DaSilva
stated on March 21, 2011 in a news release:
"We’re paying out-of-state residential facilities hundreds of thousands of dollars, if not more," to house children in state custody
Mostly True
By Peter Lord • April 8, 2011
James Roosevelt
James Roosevelt
stated on April 1, 2011 in a segment of WPRI's Newsmakers program:
Three courts have found the new health care law constitutional and two have found it unconstitutional.
True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • April 6, 2011
James Cenerini
James Cenerini
stated on March 24, 2011 in testimony before the Rhode Island Senate Finance Committee:
When you compare our state pension system "to other systems throughout the country, our benefits are not gold-plated. They are not rich. They are actually average or below average."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • April 3, 2011
George Nee
George Nee
stated on March 20, 2011 in a television interview:
"Public sentiment in favor of collective bargaining and in favor of the unions has actually gone up as these governors, I think, have overreached and gone too far and tried to destroy the labor movement."
Mostly False
By Peter Lord • March 31, 2011
Jon Brien
Jon Brien
stated on March 22, 2011 in a news release:
Woonsocket needs a garbage-burning power plant because "residents are paying through the nose for electricity that’s fueled by foreign oil, at prices that are skyrocketing."
Pants on Fire!
By Peter Lord • March 27, 2011
Joseph McNamara
Joseph McNamara
stated on March 16, 2011 in a news release:
"About 22 percent of adults in Rhode Island and approximately 30 percent of youth (ages 10-17) are considered obese."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • March 25, 2011
Richard Ferruccio
Richard Ferruccio
stated on March 8, 2011 in a radio interview:
"What we have now is the most generous, in my opinion, 'good time' bill in the entire United States."
False
By Peter Lord • March 21, 2011
David Cicilline
David Cicilline
stated on March 4, 2011 in newspaper interview:
"When I took office in 2003, we had very little reserves."
Mostly False
By Edward Fitzpatrick • March 20, 2011
Patti Doyle
Patti Doyle
stated on March 2, 2011 in a radio interview:
At Twin River, "we're more than competitive" with nearby casinos in slot machine payouts.
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • March 13, 2011
Direct Action for Rights & Equality
Direct Action for Rights & Equality
stated on March 9, 2011 in an online petition:
"Roughly 25% of RI has a criminal record"
Pants on Fire!
By Peter Lord • March 10, 2011
Travis Rowley
Travis Rowley
stated on February 22, 2011 in a web commentary:
"Last year it was discovered that Rhode Island's public employees ranked 4th in average pay, while the private sector ranked 23rd."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • March 7, 2011
Kenneth McKay
Kenneth McKay
stated on February 27, 2011 in a TV interview:
Says Sheldon Whitehouse said on Senate floor: "Everybody in Rhode Island who disagrees with me about Obamacare is an Aryan, is a white supremacist."
Pants on Fire!
By Peter Lord • March 6, 2011
Peter Palumbo
Peter Palumbo
stated on January 25, 2011 in a news release:
"There are nearly 500,000 registered sex offenders across the country and at any one time about 100,000 are unaccounted for."
Mostly False
By Peter Lord • March 3, 2011
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