Latest Mostly False Fact-checks in Rhode Island Clear Any Rating True Mostly True Half True Mostly False False Pants on Fire Full Flop Half Flip No Flip Any Speaker Any Date Range Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last 12 Months 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Any Category David Cicilline stated on May 6, 2011 in a radio interview: "Most military experts say there is anywhere between 25 and 30 members of al Qaeda in Afghanistan." David Cicilline stated on April 22, 2011 in a television interview: "We just fought a Republican budget that ends Medicare as we know it." Bill Fischer stated on April 5, 2011 in a Providence Journal story: "Full marriage equality [would provide same-sex couples] with about 1,700 rights." George Nee stated on March 20, 2011 in a television interview: "Public sentiment in favor of collective bargaining and in favor of the unions has actually gone up as these governors, I think, have overreached and gone too far and tried to destroy the labor movement." David Cicilline stated on March 4, 2011 in newspaper interview: "When I took office in 2003, we had very little reserves." Peter Palumbo stated on January 25, 2011 in a news release: "There are nearly 500,000 registered sex offenders across the country and at any one time about 100,000 are unaccounted for." Lincoln Chafee stated on November 3, 2010 in a news conference: Experts say the property tax "is the most harmful to economic growth and . . . the sales tax is least harmful." Robert Healey stated on October 18, 2010 in a commentary in The Providence Journal: "Of the states that have a lieutenant governor, many are currently discussing the need for such an obsolete office." Americans for Common Sense Solutions stated on October 21, 2010 in a radio ad: "As a state representative, David Cicilline argued against Megan's Law and voted against mandatory registration of sex offenders." James Langevin stated on October 16, 2010 in campaign debates: "In Rhode Island, there were thousands of jobs that were created" by the federal stimulus program Mark S. Zaccaria stated on October 1, 2010 in a news release: Says James Langevin voted to spend "$3 billion for a jet engine no one wants." Peter Palumbo stated on September 9, 2010 in an interview on Fox News' "On the Record with Greta Van Susteren": Rhode Island gives undocumented pregnant women health insurance, plus a cash card "with $400 a month on it" and "$250 a month or $275 a month to spend on food." John Loughlin stated on August 20, 2010 in a campaign commercial: After Ronald Reagan cut taxes in 1981 the U.S. enjoyed "exponential growth." Keith Stokes stated on August 7, 2010 in an interview on WJAR-TV: "One of the things we found very clearly and consistently is that [video gaming] is a growth industry." Democratic Governors Association stated on July 29, 2010 in a statement on a DGA-created website: Lincoln Chafee "voted with President George W. Bush and the conservative leadership 76% of the time." 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." 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."
Clear Any Rating True Mostly True Half True Mostly False False Pants on Fire Full Flop Half Flip No Flip Any Speaker Any Date Range Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last 12 Months 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Any Category
David Cicilline stated on May 6, 2011 in a radio interview: "Most military experts say there is anywhere between 25 and 30 members of al Qaeda in Afghanistan." David Cicilline stated on April 22, 2011 in a television interview: "We just fought a Republican budget that ends Medicare as we know it." Bill Fischer stated on April 5, 2011 in a Providence Journal story: "Full marriage equality [would provide same-sex couples] with about 1,700 rights." George Nee stated on March 20, 2011 in a television interview: "Public sentiment in favor of collective bargaining and in favor of the unions has actually gone up as these governors, I think, have overreached and gone too far and tried to destroy the labor movement." David Cicilline stated on March 4, 2011 in newspaper interview: "When I took office in 2003, we had very little reserves." Peter Palumbo stated on January 25, 2011 in a news release: "There are nearly 500,000 registered sex offenders across the country and at any one time about 100,000 are unaccounted for." Lincoln Chafee stated on November 3, 2010 in a news conference: Experts say the property tax "is the most harmful to economic growth and . . . the sales tax is least harmful." Robert Healey stated on October 18, 2010 in a commentary in The Providence Journal: "Of the states that have a lieutenant governor, many are currently discussing the need for such an obsolete office." Americans for Common Sense Solutions stated on October 21, 2010 in a radio ad: "As a state representative, David Cicilline argued against Megan's Law and voted against mandatory registration of sex offenders." James Langevin stated on October 16, 2010 in campaign debates: "In Rhode Island, there were thousands of jobs that were created" by the federal stimulus program Mark S. Zaccaria stated on October 1, 2010 in a news release: Says James Langevin voted to spend "$3 billion for a jet engine no one wants." Peter Palumbo stated on September 9, 2010 in an interview on Fox News' "On the Record with Greta Van Susteren": Rhode Island gives undocumented pregnant women health insurance, plus a cash card "with $400 a month on it" and "$250 a month or $275 a month to spend on food." John Loughlin stated on August 20, 2010 in a campaign commercial: After Ronald Reagan cut taxes in 1981 the U.S. enjoyed "exponential growth." Keith Stokes stated on August 7, 2010 in an interview on WJAR-TV: "One of the things we found very clearly and consistently is that [video gaming] is a growth industry." Democratic Governors Association stated on July 29, 2010 in a statement on a DGA-created website: Lincoln Chafee "voted with President George W. Bush and the conservative leadership 76% of the time." 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." 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."
David Cicilline stated on May 6, 2011 in a radio interview: "Most military experts say there is anywhere between 25 and 30 members of al Qaeda in Afghanistan."
David Cicilline stated on April 22, 2011 in a television interview: "We just fought a Republican budget that ends Medicare as we know it."
Bill Fischer stated on April 5, 2011 in a Providence Journal story: "Full marriage equality [would provide same-sex couples] with about 1,700 rights."
George Nee stated on March 20, 2011 in a television interview: "Public sentiment in favor of collective bargaining and in favor of the unions has actually gone up as these governors, I think, have overreached and gone too far and tried to destroy the labor movement."
David Cicilline stated on March 4, 2011 in newspaper interview: "When I took office in 2003, we had very little reserves."
Peter Palumbo stated on January 25, 2011 in a news release: "There are nearly 500,000 registered sex offenders across the country and at any one time about 100,000 are unaccounted for."
Lincoln Chafee stated on November 3, 2010 in a news conference: Experts say the property tax "is the most harmful to economic growth and . . . the sales tax is least harmful."
Robert Healey stated on October 18, 2010 in a commentary in The Providence Journal: "Of the states that have a lieutenant governor, many are currently discussing the need for such an obsolete office."
Americans for Common Sense Solutions stated on October 21, 2010 in a radio ad: "As a state representative, David Cicilline argued against Megan's Law and voted against mandatory registration of sex offenders."
James Langevin stated on October 16, 2010 in campaign debates: "In Rhode Island, there were thousands of jobs that were created" by the federal stimulus program
Mark S. Zaccaria stated on October 1, 2010 in a news release: Says James Langevin voted to spend "$3 billion for a jet engine no one wants."
Peter Palumbo stated on September 9, 2010 in an interview on Fox News' "On the Record with Greta Van Susteren": Rhode Island gives undocumented pregnant women health insurance, plus a cash card "with $400 a month on it" and "$250 a month or $275 a month to spend on food."
John Loughlin stated on August 20, 2010 in a campaign commercial: After Ronald Reagan cut taxes in 1981 the U.S. enjoyed "exponential growth."
Keith Stokes stated on August 7, 2010 in an interview on WJAR-TV: "One of the things we found very clearly and consistently is that [video gaming] is a growth industry."
Democratic Governors Association stated on July 29, 2010 in a statement on a DGA-created website: Lincoln Chafee "voted with President George W. Bush and the conservative leadership 76% of the time."
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."
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."
