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Glenford Shibley

Glenford Shibley

Mostly True

Not quite a bull's-eye.

"Rhode Island is the only state where officers at state-supported [colleges] carry out their duties unarmed."

David Cicilline

David Cicilline

Half-True

Exaggerated to make a point

Enacting the Right-to-Carry Act would amount to "expanding the rights of sex offenders, terrorists, child predators, and abusers to carry concealed weapons across state lines.’’

Michael Chippendale

Michael Chippendale

False

Something smells wrong here.

"Hydrogen sulfide . . . [was] used in the genocide of Jews in Germany. "

David Quiroa

David Quiroa

True

From 2002-2003

"Under Governor Almond the RI DMV had a program that allowed undocumented [people to] use their Personal Tax Identification Number . . . to apply [for] and receive a RI driver’s license."

Stephen Lisauskas

Stephen Lisauskas

False

Cites national average that isn't

Thirty-seven percent of Central Falls’ retired police officers and firefighters are out on disability pensions; in most municipalities, about 5 percent of retirees collect disability pensions.

Joseph Trillo

Joseph Trillo

Pants on Fire!

Restrain yourself

"There are 30,000 people that have been killed with seat belts."

Paul Doughty

Paul Doughty

True

Ablaze with activity

"Providence is one of the busiest fire departments for its relative size in the country."

E.J. Finocchio

E.J. Finocchio

False

There is an association, but it's not "most."

"Most of your serial killers, most of your people who commit domestic violence, they start off by abusing animals."

Richard Ferruccio

Richard Ferruccio

False

Most generous in New England, but not in U.S.

"What we have now is the most generous, in my opinion, 'good time' bill in the entire United States."

Susan Sosnowski

Susan Sosnowski

Half-True

Second? Scratch that statistic

"Lyme disease is one of the fastest growing infectious diseases in the United States, and Rhode Island has the second-highest incidence of this disease in the country."

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