Latest Fact-Checks By Dan Clark

In New York, "Average college debt - $30,000 per student."

ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson "will have to divest his holdings, that’s a requirement" to serve as Secretary of State.

Because of its higher minimum wage, New York State is "already showing signs of various companies picking up and leaving."

"It is more difficult to obtain a Costco membership than it is to get a NYC Municipal ID"

"Taxes for every New Yorker are lower today than when I started"

A recent study found "that cities where Uber operates have 3.6%-5.6% fewer drunk driving deaths than cities without access to ridesharing."

"We spend less than 2 percent more every year. That is the lowest increase in spending since they have been keeping numbers." 

Since the salary for state lawmakers was raised to $79,500, "that purchasing power has now been reduced to $53,000."

"The photonics bill that was sponsored in Congress and written, was written by Congressman Tom Reed, not Congresswoman Louise Slaughter."

When asked about bills in Congress important to the North Country, Derrick responded ‘I just don’t know enough about it.’

"Zephyr Teachout says she is against Super PACs despite taking money from Super PAC donors"

"New York State has been horribly, horribly hurt by NAFTA"