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mostly-true
0% 73 Checks
Half True
0% 48 Checks
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stated on January 14, 2026 in a statement:
New York ranks No. 1 in the nation for individual tax burden.
Mostly True
February 17, 2026
stated on January 20, 2026 in an op-ed:
“New Yorkers pay 49% more than the national average for electricity.”
Mostly True
February 13, 2026
Claudia Tenney
Claudia Tenney
stated on January 16, 2026 in a post on X:
Said she has led the House effort to build a large Micron semiconductor facility near Syracuse.
Half-True
February 13, 2026
X posts
X posts
stated on January 31, 2026 in an X post:
Images show New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani as a child with his mother, Mira Nair, and Jeffrey Epstein.
Pants on Fire!
February 2, 2026
Elise Stefanik
Elise Stefanik
stated on November 7, 2025 in a television interview:
Gov. Kathy Hochul has raised taxes.
Half-True
December 11, 2025
Nancy Mace
Nancy Mace
stated on November 6, 2025 in a fundraising email:
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani “is bringing Sharia law to America.”
Pants on Fire!
November 7, 2025
X posts
X posts
stated on November 2, 2025 in an X post:
New York state has "no ID requirement" to vote, and people could lie about their address and "vote in multiple precincts."
Mostly False
November 4, 2025
Elon Musk
Elon Musk
stated on November 4, 2025 in an X post:
“The New York City ballot form is a scam” because “mayoral candidates appear twice.”
False
November 4, 2025
Robert Ortt
Robert Ortt
stated on August 4, 2025 in a statement:
During Gov. Hochul’s tenure, there has been “more crime on our streets.”
Mostly True
September 27, 2025
X posts
X posts
stated on July 28, 2025 in an X post:
Suspect in July 28 New York City shooting “was shouting Free Palestine and wearing a Keffiyeh.”
False
July 29, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 25, 2025 in a Truth Social post:
New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is a communist.
False
June 26, 2025
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on June 8, 2025 in a television interview:
Four million more people live in Florida, but New York gets $20 billion more for Medicaid, because it covers illegal immigrants and adults without chronic illness.
Mostly False
June 22, 2025
X posts
X posts
stated on June 14, 2025 in an X post:
Video shows the New York Mets “showed a Pride flag instead of the American flag” during the national anthem.
False
June 17, 2025
Kathy Hochul
Kathy Hochul
stated on May 5, 2025 in a television interview:
The state budget contains the largest middle class tax cut in 70 years.
False
June 1, 2025
TikTok posts
TikTok posts
stated on May 19, 2025 in una publicación en TikTok:
La presidenta de México Claudia Sheinbaum dijo que el choque del buque Cuauhtémoc contra el puente de Brooklyn en Nueva York no fue un accidente y puede ser un acto hostil.
False
May 21, 2025
Michael Lawler
Michael Lawler
stated on March 21, 2025 in a television interview:
“If we don’t pass the tax bill by the end of the year, we will have the largest tax increase in American history.”
Mostly True
By Jill Terreri Ramos • April 22, 2025
Social Media
Social Media
stated on February 24, 2025 in in social media posts:
Zero votes for 2024 Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris in Rockland County, New York, precinct proves Elon Musk hacked 2024 presidential election.
False
February 26, 2025
Threads posts
Threads posts
stated on January 24, 2025 in a Threads post:
Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Jamie Raskin “have filed articles of impeachment against President Trump for pardoning the J6 prisoners.”
False
January 29, 2025
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on January 11, 2025 in a video:
Says President-elect Donald Trump posted on X that he will “be giving Staten Island to New Jersey.”
False
By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu • January 14, 2025
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 23, 2024 in una publicación en Facebook:
“Ella es Amelia Carter un hombre le prendió fuego mientras dormía en el tren de Nueva York”.
False
By Maria Briceño • January 3, 2025
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