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The Rhode Island Truth-O-Meter Thursday, September 2nd, 2010

A scorecard separating fact from fiction

"1 in 4 Rhode Islanders under the age of 65 does not have health insurance."  

In Rhode Island "there are 150 different pension plans for public workers."

"(I) helped to invent a system that saved over a billion dollars on welfare."

"Bill Lynch told three lies in ten seconds"

"One of the things we found very clearly and consistently is that [video gaming] is a growth industry."

"Mr. Caprio is a career politician who has never worked in the private sector."

Rhode Island is "at the top of the country for alcohol-related fatalities."

Lincoln Chafee "voted with President George W. Bush and the conservative leadership 76% of the time."

"We are amassing most of our military strength in a country where fewer than 100 members of al Qaeda remain."

Repealing the sales tax on boats in Rhode Island has spawned 2,000 companies, 7,000 jobs and close to $2 billion a year in sales activity.

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