Latest Fact-Checks In Public Safety

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Steve Acenbrak
Steve Acenbrak
stated on November 11, 2012 an article
"When you look at the number of crashes before the cameras were installed compared to after, they’re virtually the same."
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By Eric Stirgus • November 27, 2012
Jefferson Smith
Jefferson Smith
stated on March 10, 2012 a candidates' forum.
Says "at the state level we're spending more on tax expenditures than we are on public safety, health care and education combined."
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By Ian K. Kullgren • April 10, 2012
Glenford Shibley
Glenford Shibley
stated on December 9, 2011 a news release
"Rhode Island is the only state where officers at state-supported [colleges] carry out their duties unarmed."
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By Alex Kuffner • March 7, 2012
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on December 18, 2011 a presidential campaign stop in Decorah, Iowa
Says there’s no proven instance where hydraulic fracking has polluted groundwater.
Mostly True
By Sue Owen • February 29, 2012
Judith Zaffirini
Judith Zaffirini
stated on May 25, 2011 remarks on the Senate floor
Says 11 percent of the nation’s fatal car crashes in 2009 were attributed to distracted driving.
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June 20, 2011
Steve Loomis
Steve Loomis
stated on May 9, 2011 a news conference
Says the state’s new collective bargaining law effectively eliminates police unions' ability to negotiate.
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By Tom Feran • June 15, 2011
Randi Shade
Randi Shade
stated on May 18, 2011 a campaign mailer.
Says opponent Kathie Tovo "believes that Austin invests too much in the cops, firefighters and paramedics that protect our families and neighborhoods."
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By W. Gardner Selby • June 11, 2011
Art Acevedo
Art Acevedo
stated on November 14, 2010 an interview.
Texas leads "the country in drunk driving fatalities."
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By W. Gardner Selby • November 18, 2010
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on October 13, 2010 a campaign television ad
Says he's arrested more criminals, "including thousands of child predators and sex offenders," than any previous Texas attorney general.
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By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • November 11, 2010
Harry Reid
Harry Reid
stated on October 7, 2010 a campaign commercial
"Sharron Angle voted to protect sex offenders."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • October 15, 2010
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