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Peter Kilmartin
Peter Kilmartin
stated on September 20, 2010 a statement on his campaign website
Kilmartin has helped pass laws to "create a witness protection program."
Mostly True
By Cynthia Needham • September 26, 2010
Peter Palumbo
Peter Palumbo
stated on September 9, 2010 an interview on Fox News' "On the Record with Greta Van Susteren"
Rhode Island gives undocumented pregnant women health insurance, plus a cash card "with $400 a month on it" and "$250 a month or $275 a month to spend on food."
Mostly False
By Cynthia Needham • September 19, 2010
Patrick Lynch
Patrick Lynch
stated on June 20, 2010 an appearance on Newsmakers
"Deepwater's own testimony . . . is they said they'll create six jobs."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 17, 2010
Steven Costantino
Steven Costantino
stated on September 1, 2010 a TV commercial
"He's the only candidate who's balanced budgets and brought jobs to Providence."
Mostly True
By Cynthia Needham • September 11, 2010
Peter Kilmartin
Peter Kilmartin
stated on September 1, 2010 a campaign commercial
"When the mayor of Providence's brother wrote over 100 grand in bad checks to the city, Joe Fernandez didn't have the guts to prosecute him. He let him off the hook."
Pants on Fire!
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 10, 2010
Joseph Fernandez
Joseph Fernandez
stated on August 25, 2010 a candidate mailing
I "kicked crooked cops and government officials off the public pension rolls."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 10, 2010
Michael J. Gardiner
Michael J. Gardiner
stated on August 30, 2010 a Rhode Island News Channel debate
"It costs us, logistically, three times more to fight in Afghanistan than it does in any other place."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 7, 2010
John Loughlin
John Loughlin
stated on August 20, 2010 a campaign commercial
After Ronald Reagan cut taxes in 1981 the U.S. enjoyed "exponential growth."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 5, 2010
John Lombardi
John Lombardi
stated on August 24, 2010 a WPRI Channel 12 debate
"80 to 85 percent of my campaign funds go to donations to various organizations throughout the City of Providence."
Pants on Fire!
By Cynthia Needham • September 3, 2010
Frank Caprio
Frank Caprio
stated on August 26, 2010 his campaign website
"1 in 4 Rhode Islanders under the age of 65 does not have health insurance."  
Half-True
By Cynthia Needham • August 31, 2010
Kernan
Kernan "Kerry" King
stated on August 21, 2010 an interview on WPRI-TV's "Newsmakers
In Rhode Island "there are 150 different pension plans for public workers."
True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 30, 2010
Kenneth Block
Kenneth Block
stated on June 19, 2010 a TV and Internet commercial
"(I) helped to invent a system that saved over a billion dollars on welfare."
True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 29, 2010
Anthony Gemma
Anthony Gemma
stated on August 19, 2010 a news release following a candidate debate
"Bill Lynch told three lies in ten seconds"
Mostly True
By Cynthia Needham • August 26, 2010
Keith Stokes
Keith Stokes
stated on August 7, 2010 an interview on WJAR-TV
"One of the things we found very clearly and consistently is that [video gaming] is a growth industry."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 25, 2010
John Robitaille
John Robitaille
stated on August 12, 2010 a campaign news release
"Mr. Caprio is a career politician who has never worked in the private sector."
False
By Cynthia Needham • August 20, 2010
Stephen Archambault
Stephen Archambault
stated on August 12, 2010 a candidate debate
Rhode Island is "at the top of the country for alcohol-related fatalities."
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 19, 2010
Democratic Governors Association
Democratic Governors Association
stated on July 29, 2010 a statement on a DGA-created website
Lincoln Chafee "voted with President George W. Bush and the conservative leadership 76% of the time."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 15, 2010
Elizabeth Dennigan
Elizabeth Dennigan
stated on June 28, 2010 a statement on her campaign website
"We are amassing most of our military strength in a country where fewer than 100 members of al Qaeda remain."
Mostly True
By Cynthia Needham • August 13, 2010
Donald Carcieri
Donald Carcieri
stated on July 27, 2010 an interview on Fox News' "The Neil Cavuto Show," about U.S. Sen. John Kerry's boat
Repealing the sales tax on boats in Rhode Island has spawned 2,000 companies, 7,000 jobs and close to $2 billion a year in sales activity.
Half-True
By Cynthia Needham • August 8, 2010
Chain email
Chain email
stated on August 3, 2010 referring to a YouTube video
"Obama admits he is not a citizen."
Pants on Fire!
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 5, 2010
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