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Donald Trump Jr.
Donald Trump Jr.
stated on November 1, 2019 a Tweet:
"Tens of thousands" of people leave New York every week.
False
By Jill Terreri Ramos • November 8, 2019
Michael Kearns
Michael Kearns
stated on June 17, 2019 a Tweet:
Undocumented drivers "have protections that US citizens don’t receive under Green light bill."
False
By Jill Terreri Ramos • June 29, 2019
Chris Collins
Chris Collins
stated on May 21, 2019 a fundraising email:
Says Chris Jacobs is a "Never Trumper."
False
By Jill Terreri Ramos • May 31, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 29, 2019 a Tweet:
"They didn’t even put up a fight against SALT"
False
By Jill Terreri Ramos • May 21, 2019
Michael Long
Michael Long
stated on February 3, 2019 a radio interview:
Under New York's new abortion law, "If the baby was born alive, they would just let the baby expire."
False
By Jill Terreri Ramos • February 22, 2019
Chris Collins
Chris Collins
stated on October 10, 2018 a direct mail campaign ad:
"Nate McMurray lobbied to send our jobs to China. (And Korea, too.)"
False
By Jill Terreri Ramos • October 12, 2018
Marc Molinaro
Marc Molinaro
stated on September 14, 2018 in a news conference:
Says Gov. Andrew Cuomo is "stealing money from the MTA and sending it upstate for projects that have nothing to do with transit."
False
By Jill Terreri Ramos • September 21, 2018
Hakeem Jeffries
Hakeem Jeffries
stated on April 29, 2018 an interview on CNN:
President Donald Trump’s budget "threatened to cut $2 trillion from Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid"
False
By Dan Clark • May 4, 2018
Andrew Cuomo
Andrew Cuomo
stated on April 11, 2018 a conversation with reporters:
"I think we're actually ahead" on legalizing marijuana for recreational use in New York state.
False
By Dan Clark • April 17, 2018
Brian Kolb
Brian Kolb
stated on March 31, 2018 a statement on the state budget:
This year’s state budget "continues to direct millions in taxpayer dollars in advertising to the failing Start-Up NY program"
False
By Dan Clark • April 9, 2018
Andrew Cuomo
Andrew Cuomo
stated on March 12, 2018 a press conference:
"The only housing authority in the state that we have actually given money to is NYCHA."
False
By Dan Clark • March 23, 2018
Joel Giambra
Joel Giambra
stated on February 10, 2018 a Republican debate for governor:
"I'm the only candidate on this stage who has actually cut taxes."
False
By Dan Clark • February 28, 2018
Andrew Cuomo
Andrew Cuomo
stated on January 3, 2018 his State of the State address:
"A case before Washington’s Supreme Court seeks to effectively end public labor unions."
False
By Dan Clark • January 17, 2018
Brian Higgins
Brian Higgins
stated on November 3, 2017 remarks at a House hearing:
"The elimination of income and sales taxes in New York is equal to 9 percent of taxable income, meaning that if you make $100,000 a year you lose $9,000"
False
By Dan Clark • November 20, 2017
Charles Schumer
Charles Schumer
stated on October 1, 2017 an interview on CBS' Face the Nation:
Trump’s tax plan is "completely focused on the wealthy and the powerful - not the middle class."
False
By Dan Clark • October 9, 2017
American Israel Public Affairs Committee
American Israel Public Affairs Committee
stated on August 3, 2017 an email blast to supporters:
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand "no longer supports the fight to combat the international delegitimization of Israel."
False
By Dan Clark • September 8, 2017
Diane Savino
Diane Savino
stated on May 17, 2017 an interview on NY1:
Giving a committee chair’s stipend in the New York State Senate to another member of that committee "has been, in fact, a legislative practice for decades."
False
By Dan Clark • July 10, 2017
John Faso
John Faso
stated on June 1, 2017 a radio town hall:
A waiver in the American Health Care Act "doesn’t apply to things like maternity coverage."
False
By Dan Clark • June 22, 2017
Anthony Brindisi
Anthony Brindisi
stated on May 26, 2017 a press release:
"State economic development dollars were used to support a project where goods were manufactured in China."
False
By Dan Clark • June 2, 2017
Chris Collins
Chris Collins
stated on April 28, 2017 an interview with Bloomberg:
Farmers "are now dumping milk into the ditches" because of a trade dispute with Canada
False
By Dan Clark • May 18, 2017
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