Latest Fact-Checks By Cynthia Needham

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Bill Lynch
Bill Lynch
stated on July 15, 2010 in in a press release:
Cicilline "continues to accept hundreds of thousands of dollars in lobbyist, corporate PAC and insider money to fund his campaign."
Mostly False
By Cynthia Needham • August 1, 2010
Lincoln Chafee
Lincoln Chafee
stated on July 27, 2010 in in a comment on the John DePetro Show:
"I remember one of [Curt Schilling's] teammates said he painted his sock, the bloody sock."
False
By Cynthia Needham • July 27, 2010
John Robitaille
John Robitaille
stated on July 11, 2010 in a comment on Newsmakers:
Because of union rules, cooks helpers moved into DMV jobs they were not trained for
Half-True
By Cynthia Needham • July 25, 2010
Jeremy Kapstein
Jeremy Kapstein
stated on July 20, 2010 in a comment on the Dan York Show:
The lieutenant governor has the power to be an "economic ambassador" and "negotiate" on economic development  
Half-True
By Cynthia Needham • July 23, 2010
David Cicilline
David Cicilline
stated on June 28, 2010 in a statement on Cicilline's website:
He has "ushered in $3 billion in new investment."
False
By Cynthia Needham • July 16, 2010
Leonidas Raptakis
Leonidas Raptakis
stated on June 23, 2010 in announcing his campaign for secretary of state:
Secretary of State A. Ralph Mollis wrongly takes credit for small-business program
Half-True
By Cynthia Needham • July 14, 2010
David Segal
David Segal
stated on June 17, 2010 in a statement on his campaign website:
"As Washington debates cracking down on the big Wall Street banks, I’ve passed legislation that does so."
Mostly False
By Cynthia Needham • July 7, 2010
Democratic Governors Association
Democratic Governors Association
stated on July 23, 2010 in Democratic Governors Association website:
Democrats say Chafee wants to tax equipment that enables amputee veterans to drive
True
By Cynthia Needham • July 5, 2010
Frank Caprio
Frank Caprio
stated on June 10, 2010 in speeches and on his campaign website:
"If every small business in our state, on average, was able to create one new job we would cut our unemployment rate in half."
Half-True
By Cynthia Needham • June 25, 2010
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