Latest Fact Checks By C. Eugene Emery Jr.

Facebook group says Congress has raised the minimum wage three times in 25 years while giving itself 15 raises

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.

December 2, 2013

"Since 1988, Congress has raised its own salary 15 times 'to reflect rising costs.' But raised the minimum wage only three times."

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U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse says most young Republicans think poorly of climate change deniers

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.

November 25, 2013

In a poll, "53 percent of young Republican voters . . . under age 35 said that they would describe a climate [change] denier as…

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Ken Block says Rhode Island’s unemployment insurance system is the most expensive in the U.S.

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.

November 17, 2013

Rhode Island's unemployment insurance system "is the most expensive such system in the country."

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Gubernatorial candidate Mayor Allan Fung says his administration created over 1,000 jobs in Cranston

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.

November 10, 2013

"We have created new jobs here in Cranston -- more than 1,000."

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R.I. General Treasurer Gina Raimondo says Providence invests more of its pension money in hedge funds than the state does

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.

November 3, 2013

"Providence has more of its pension fund invested in hedge funds and is less transparent" about it than the state.

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Rhode Island Tea Party says soldiers who donate to the tea party face military discipline

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.

October 30, 2013

"Soldiers Donating to Tea Party Now Face Punishment Under the Uniform Code of Military Justice."

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Anti-abortion activist Barth Bracy says people who buy health insurance on the Rhode Island Obamacare exchange must pay Gov. Chafee’s mandatory abortion fee

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.

October 23, 2013

Gov. Lincoln Chafee has imposed "a mandatory abortion fee" on all Rhode Islanders who buy health insurance through the state’s Obamacare exchange.

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Activist says local police will have access to Obamacare database with private medical records and financial information

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.

October 20, 2013

"Local law enforcement . . . will have access to the [Obamacare] Data Hub’s treasure trove of personal info."

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Sheldon Whitehouse, Ted Cruz spar over how many Rhode Islanders signed up for Obamacare

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.

October 17, 2013

"Thirteen hundred" applicants in Rhode Island signed up for insurance through Obamacare.

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Offshore wind power critic James O’Neil says wind power is the most unreliable type of renewable energy

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.

September 8, 2013

"Wind power is the most undependable form of renewable energy."

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Commentator Steven Frias says once tolls paid off the construction bonds for the Newport Bridge, it was supposed to be toll free

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.

September 1, 2013

The R.I. Turnpike and Bridge Authority "was supposed to exist only until the bonds used to build the Newport Bridge were paid off through tolls.…

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Global warming skeptic says global surface temperatures have not increased in the last 16 years

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.

August 25, 2013

"Global surface temperatures have been flat for 16 years."

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