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Instagram posts
stated on May 16, 2022 an Instagram post:
News interview proves that the Buffalo, New York supermarket shooting was staged.
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • May 19, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 14, 2022 a Facebook post:
Photos of the alleged Buffalo shooting gunman show two different people.
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • May 16, 2022
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on May 4, 2022 a press conference:
“It costs more to live in many Florida cities than New York City.”
Half-True
By Yacob Reyes • May 16, 2022
Andrea Stewart-Cousins
Andrea Stewart-Cousins
stated on May 3, 2022 a news conference:
When the New York State Senate voted to legalize abortion in 1970, 12 Republican senators voted in favor of it.
True
By Jill Terreri Ramos • May 7, 2022
Lee Zeldin
Lee Zeldin
stated on April 12, 2022 a tweet:
“New York leads the U.S. in population loss.”
True
By Elizabeth Egan, Marnique O. Panepento • May 6, 2022
Kathy Hochul
Kathy Hochul
stated on April 19, 2022 a campaign commercial:
Since taking office, Hochul has passed more than 400 new bills
True
By Jill Terreri Ramos • April 30, 2022
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
By Ciara O'Rourke • 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
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