Latest Fact-Checks In New York

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Claudia Tenney
Claudia Tenney
stated on April 1, 2022 a press release
In 2021, “11,201 pounds of fentanyl were seized by Customs and Border Protection, which is enough to kill every American nearly seven times over.”
Mostly True
By Elizabeth Egan, Marnique O. Panepento • April 27, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 13, 2022 a Facebook post
“Leftist justice reform” is the reason that the NYC subway shooting suspect wasn’t in jail at the time of the attack.
False
By Samantha Putterman • April 18, 2022
Crystal Peoples-Stokes
Crystal Peoples-Stokes
stated on March 29, 2022 a news release
“Cities in notoriously ‘tough on crime’ states like Texas and Florida saw a more significant increase in violent crime than cities in NYS.”
Half-True
By Jill Terreri Ramos • April 16, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 12, 2022 a Facebook post
The Brooklyn subway attack was a false flag.
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • April 14, 2022
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on April 5, 2022 a press conference
New York City is “wasting taxpayer money on” billboards in Florida.
False
By Yacob Reyes • April 11, 2022
Rob Astorino
Rob Astorino
stated on January 20, 2022 a tweet
Gov. Kathy Hochul’s “record” includes “firing” 34,000 health care workers.
Half-True
By Tom Gaughan, Caroline Paterno • April 6, 2022
Sean Ryan
Sean Ryan
stated on March 3, 2022 an op-ed
“New York state has already lost 99% of its historic freshwater wetlands.”
Mostly False
By Elizabeth Egan, Marnique O. Panepento • March 29, 2022
Pam Helming
Pam Helming
stated on March 8, 2022 a radio interview
"Almost half of every dollar that we spend on gas, it goes to New York State."
False
By Jill Terreri Ramos • March 17, 2022
Tom Suozzi
Tom Suozzi
stated on January 21, 2022 a campaign ad
“The Manhattan DA is actually proposing to downgrade armed robbery to a misdemeanor, and to stop prosecuting resisting arrest.”
Half-True
By Tyler Smith, Jonny Walker • March 16, 2022
Kathy Hochul
Kathy Hochul
stated on February 27, 2022 a news conference
“We are No. 1 among all large states in having fully vaccinated teenagers. We are No. 2 in all large states for having fully vaccinated five- to 11- year-olds.”
True
By Jill Terreri Ramos • March 11, 2022
Robert Ortt
Robert Ortt
stated on January 22, 2022 a news release
“With the ongoing pandemic, our State Park attendance is at the highest it’s ever been.”
True
By Meghan Hall • March 9, 2022
Jamaal Bowman
Jamaal Bowman
stated on January 26, 2022 a tweet
“More white legacy students get admitted to top universities than Black & Latinx students admitted through affirmative action.”
Half-True
By Elizabeth Egan, Marnique O. Panepento • March 7, 2022
X posts
X posts
stated on February 23, 2022 a tweet
Photo shows Empire State Building lit up to support Ukraine.
False
February 25, 2022
Melanie D'Arrigo
Melanie D'Arrigo
stated on February 6, 2022 a Tweet
“Teachers can only deduct up to $250 for school supplies on their taxes, but billionaires can write off the entire cost of a private jet.”
Mostly True
By Jill Terreri Ramos • February 18, 2022
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on January 22, 2022 a post
The New York City Police Department arrested a 9-year-old "because she didn’t have a vaccine card in the museum."
False
By Monique Curet • February 15, 2022
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 15, 2022 a speech
“In New York state, if you’re white, you have to go to the back of the line to get medical help.”
Pants on Fire!
By Jill Terreri Ramos • January 27, 2022
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on January 11, 2022 a speech on voting rights in Georgia
“In the 2020 election, President Trump voted from behind the desk in the White House in Florida.”
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • January 13, 2022
Tim Baxter
Tim Baxter
stated on January 4, 2022 an ad
Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez “says that all young people want to be socialists.”
False
January 12, 2022
Tom Suozzi
Tom Suozzi
stated on January 4, 2022 a Tweet
Hochul is an “interim Governor.”
Pants on Fire!
By Jill Terreri Ramos • January 10, 2022
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
stated on December 20, 2021 an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe"
“I represent more, or just as many or more, people than Joe Manchin does.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • December 22, 2021
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