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Stephen Ucci
Stephen Ucci
stated on March 30, 2011 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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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