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Latest Fact-Checks By Jill Terreri Ramos

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Andrew Cuomo
Andrew Cuomo
stated on December 17, 2018 a speech
New York has passed "the best paid family leave" program in the United States of America.
True
By Jill Terreri Ramos • January 7, 2019
Carl Heastie
Carl Heastie
stated on November 30, 2018 a public hearing
"Under any objective measure, our static compensation has failed to keep pace with economic realities."
Mostly True
By Jill Terreri Ramos • December 14, 2018
Andrew Cuomo
Andrew Cuomo
stated on November 19, 2018 a radio interview
"There is nothing that we have done on Amazon that we have not done with hundreds of other projects."
True
By Jill Terreri Ramos • December 7, 2018
Kirsten Gillibrand
Kirsten Gillibrand
stated on November 12, 2018 a television interview
"Studies even show that when women go to Congress they get more things done - more bipartisan effort, more bills passed."
Mostly True
By Jill Terreri Ramos • November 16, 2018
Nate McMurray
Nate McMurray
stated on October 30, 2018 a debate
"Do you know that New York State pays out way more than they ever get back?"
True
By Jill Terreri Ramos • November 2, 2018
Marc Molinaro
Marc Molinaro
stated on October 23, 2018 a debate between candidates for governor in New York City
On spending growth under Gov. Andrew Cuomo: "Despite the fact that you continue to suggest that you’ve been able to hold the two percent, you haven’t."  
True
By Jill Terreri Ramos • October 26, 2018
Andrew Cuomo
Andrew Cuomo
stated on October 16, 2018 a campaign advertisement
"He even supports putting a female inmate in shackles during childbirth."
True
By Jill Terreri Ramos • October 19, 2018
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
Andrew Cuomo
Andrew Cuomo
stated on September 14, 2018 a news conference in New York City
"I think I received more votes in the Democratic primary than any governor in history."
True
By Jill Terreri Ramos • September 20, 2018
Andrew Cuomo
Andrew Cuomo
stated on August 29, 2018 a debate between Democratic candidates for governor, at Hofstra University.
"We passed the toughest gun control law in the United States of America, the SAFE Act."
Mostly False
By Jill Terreri Ramos • September 6, 2018
Nate McMurray
Nate McMurray
stated on August 18, 2018 a statement on his campaign website
"Evidence is mounting that marijuana legalization reduces opioid addiction numbers."
Mostly True
By Jill Terreri Ramos • August 31, 2018
Nate McMurray
Nate McMurray
stated on August 8, 2018 a news conference at the UAW 897 hall in Hamburg.
Says he’s a "small-town supervisor who has kept a balanced budget, who has increased surpluses, who has led us to the highest credit rating our town has ever had."
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By Jill Terreri Ramos • August 29, 2018
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