Latest Fact-Checks In City Government

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Stacey Campfield
Stacey Campfield
stated on September 11, 2012 a post on his blog.
Says that "you can’t destroy the guns purchased in a (gun) buyback program as the city (of Memphis) wants to do."
False
By Richard Locker • September 26, 2012
Brendan Doherty
Brendan Doherty
stated on September 12, 2012 in a news conference
"The Providence Economic Development Partnership . . .which you [Cicilline] chaired, loaned $103,000 in taxpayer funds to one of your campaign workers. The worker never paid back the loan."
Mostly True
By Tom Mooney • September 18, 2012
Brendan Doherty
Brendan Doherty
stated on September 12, 2012 a news release
David Cicilline was "required to provide key information about city finances to an independent outside auditor. The deadlines were clear -- yet [he intentionally] missed them by months" until after the November 2010 election.
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 14, 2012
David Cicilline
David Cicilline
stated on September 4, 2012 a debate
"The auditor [for the city of Providence] was not locked out" of access to the city's finances.
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 7, 2012
Nick Fish
Nick Fish
stated on August 16, 2012 a statement.
Says "cities save an estimated $38 in dental costs for every $1 invested in fluoridation."
Mostly True
By Ian K. Kullgren • August 23, 2012
Tommy Thompson
Tommy Thompson
stated on August 3, 2012 a TV ad
Says U.S. Senate rival Eric Hovde "refused to pay his property taxes until he was taken to court."
Mostly True
August 10, 2012
John Ludlow
John Ludlow
stated on June 7, 2012 campaign website
Says "As Mayor of Wilsonville, I drove TriMet out of town and replaced their bloated transit system with our own local bus line that offers better service and has saved our businesses millions of dollars."
Mostly False
By Janie Har • June 7, 2012
stated on May 24, 2012 a website alert
Says Gov. Scott Walker made "draconian cuts" to public safety budgets that put police officers at "greater risk of harm."
False
By Dave Umhoefer • June 3, 2012
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on May 31, 2012 a debate
Says Tom Barrett plans "to spend $100 million on a trolley that goes barely two miles on the east side of Milwaukee."
Half-True
June 1, 2012
stated on May 31, 2012 a debate
"No one on my staff has ever been charged with a crime."
False
June 1, 2012
Reince Priebus
Reince Priebus
stated on May 30, 2012 an interview
Because of voter fraud, Republican candidates "need to do a point or two better" to win statewide elections in Wisconsin.
False
May 31, 2012
Mary Nolan
Mary Nolan
stated on March 30, 2012 a debate.
Says Amanda Fritz "manages less than 5 percent of city operations."
True
By Ian K. Kullgren • May 31, 2012
Jefferson Smith
Jefferson Smith
stated on May 15, 2012 a questionnaire
Says the city of Portland has one manager for every six "front-line" workers.
True
By Ian K. Kullgren • May 25, 2012
Brigid Shea
Brigid Shea
stated on May 7, 2012 a campaign mailer.
Says Lee Leffingwell "raised property taxes 20 percent in three years."
Half-True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms, W. Gardner Selby • May 11, 2012
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on May 7, 2012 a TV ad
Says Democratic recall opponent Tom Barrett is campaigning on "lifting property tax" limits.
Mostly False
May 11, 2012
Dominic Chavez
Dominic Chavez
stated on March 30, 2012 a campaign video
Says since 2000, Austin’s "tax burden" rose more than 40 percent while family income rose more than 20 percent.
Mostly True
By Sue Owen • May 11, 2012
Shaun Ireland
Shaun Ireland
stated on March 30, 2012 a campaign video on the city's website
Says no Austin City Council "member lives south of" Lady Bird Lake "or north of 45th Street."
Mostly True
By Sue Owen • May 9, 2012
Charlie Hales
Charlie Hales
stated on April 30, 2012 a debate
Says "I never billed a single hour of my time to the City of Portland in the last 10 years -- so, no revolving door."
Mostly False
By Janie Har • May 5, 2012
Jefferson Smith
Jefferson Smith
stated on April 30, 2012 a debate
Says the mayor’s job "is to make sure that if somebody is trying to build a set of water treatment plants to cure us from cryptosporidium we don’t have, we don't say yes even if CH2M Hill wants us to."
False
By Janie Har • May 5, 2012
Eileen Brady
Eileen Brady
stated on April 30, 2012 a debate
Says we could have saved ourselves the cost of building the Powell Butte water reservoir.
False
By Janie Har • May 5, 2012
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