Latest Fact-Checks In Animals

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Peter Palumbo
Peter Palumbo
stated on January 22, 2013 a news release
Driving with a dog in your lap is dangerous, in part, because it could fly forward in a crash. "An 80-pound dog at only 30 mph packs a 2,400-pound punch."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 30, 2013
Pew Environment Group
Pew Environment Group
stated on December 11, 2012 a newspaper advertisement
"In recent years, menhaden numbers along our coast have plummeted by 90 percent."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • December 14, 2012
Sheldon Whitehouse
Sheldon Whitehouse
stated on June 19, 2012 a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate
"No one in Rhode Island -- not just children, no one in Rhode Island -- should eat more than one serving of freshwater fish caught in our state each month."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 2, 2012
Allen West
Allen West
stated on May 14, 2012 a newsletter
An "Obamacare slush fund" paid to spay and neuter dogs and cats, then counted it as an "anti-obesity campaign."
False
By Amy Sherman • May 30, 2012
National Rifle Association
National Rifle Association
stated on May 16, 2012 a radio ad
Says Tom Barrett "voted to ban 15 different kinds of guns, even a lot of common deer rifles."
Mostly False
May 29, 2012
American Civil Liberties Union of Florida
American Civil Liberties Union of Florida
stated on March 1, 2012 interview on "The Colbert Report"
There are "a larger number of shark attacks in Florida than there are cases of voter fraud."
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders • March 2, 2012
Maria Sachs
Maria Sachs
stated on January 17, 2012 a press conference
Florida is "the largest dog-racing state in the country."
True
By Katie Sanders • February 24, 2012
Frank Niceley
Frank Niceley
stated on February 1, 2012 a House Conservation and Environment Committee meeting
Says the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency brought coyotes into the state "to try to keep the deer population down."
Pants on Fire!
By Tom Humphrey, Zack McMillin • February 23, 2012
Ken Cuccinelli
Ken Cuccinelli
stated on January 13, 2012 an interview.
Says the D.C. city council passed a law banning lethal rat trapping.
Pants on Fire!
By Sean Gorman • January 23, 2012
Chain email
Chain email
stated on December 10, 2011 a message via the Internet
"What is the proper collective noun for a group of baboons? Believe it or not . . . a Congress!"
Pants on Fire!
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 2, 2012
Bear Education and Resource Group
Bear Education and Resource Group
stated on December 6, 2011 a website
"99% of NJ voters do NOT support hunting."
Pants on Fire!
By Erin O'Neill • December 8, 2011
Adam Putnam
Adam Putnam
stated on October 30, 2011 an interview on the CBS News show "Sunday Morning"
Says the giant African land snail "carries human meningitis."
Half-True
By Becky Bowers • November 3, 2011
Gail Collins
Gail Collins
stated on September 8, 2011 a column
Mitt Romney "drove to Canada with the family dog Seamus strapped to the roof of the car."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 13, 2011
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
stated on December 20, 2010 an article
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals estimates 200 animals will be spared annually as the result of former President Bill Clinton adopting a vegan diet.
Half-True
By M.B. Pell • August 31, 2011
Elaine Boyer
Elaine Boyer
stated on July 20, 2011 an interview
"[T]his breed (of pit bulls) is most often associated with aggressive behavior."
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • August 3, 2011
Wisconsin Humane Society
Wisconsin Humane Society
stated on June 13, 2011 a news release
An amendment inserted by lawmakers into the state budget "exempts scientific researchers from all state animal cruelty laws."
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • June 14, 2011
Kathleen Passidomo
Kathleen Passidomo
stated on May 30, 2011 a newspaper article
"It is a greater crime to have an untagged alligator than to host an open house party (for kids)."
True
By Amy Sherman • June 2, 2011
E.J. Finocchio
E.J. Finocchio
stated on April 24, 2011 a television interview
"Most of your serial killers, most of your people who commit domestic violence, they start off by abusing animals."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 31, 2011
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