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David Cicilline

David Cicilline

Mostly False

90 percent was for two years in the 1980s

Historically, the Social Security tax has been assessed on about 90% of U.S. income. Now it captures 83% because there's been such a growth of income among the highest earners.

Gary Sasse

Gary Sasse

True

CVS got 59 percent of the total

Of six Rhode Island tax-credit programs worth about $35 million, "three companies got 90 percent of that -- CVS and two companies not even located in the state of Rhode Island."

David Cicilline

David Cicilline

False

Data "rigged;" China and Russia not in count

"There are more oil rigs in operation in the United States than the rest of the world combined."

Barry Hinckley

Barry Hinckley

Pants on Fire!

Bonus claim bogus

U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse "rewarded Wall Street executives with millions in bonuses."

Brendan Doherty

Brendan Doherty

Mostly False

Audit wouldn't have been ready before the election anyway

David Cicilline was "required to provide key information about city finances to an independent outside auditor. The deadlines were clear -- yet [he intentionally] missed them by months" until after the November 2010 election.

David Cicilline

David Cicilline

Mostly False

Access delayed, access denied.

"The auditor [for the city of Providence] was not locked out" of access to the city's finances.

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