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Rob Astorino
stated on June 13, 2022 in a debate:

“We’ve got a parole board right now that has released 20 cop killers in the last two years under Hochul.”

By Jill Terreri Ramos • June 24, 2022
Charles Schumer
stated on May 25, 2022 in a floor speech:

“The leading cause of death among children is a firearm.”

By Jill Terreri Ramos • June 4, 2022
Harry Wilson
stated on May 6, 2022 in in a campaign ad:

Lee Zeldin “voted for Cuomo’s Billion Dollar Tax hike and every Cuomo budget.”

By Jill Terreri Ramos • May 27, 2022
Instagram posts
stated on May 16, 2022 in an Instagram post:

News interview proves that the Buffalo, New York supermarket shooting was staged.

By Ciara O'Rourke • May 19, 2022
Facebook posts
stated on May 14, 2022 in a Facebook post:

Photos of the alleged Buffalo shooting gunman show two different people.

By Ciara O'Rourke • May 16, 2022
Charlie Crist
stated on May 4, 2022 in a press conference:

“It costs more to live in many Florida cities than New York City.”

By Yacob Reyes • May 16, 2022
Andrea Stewart-Cousins
stated on May 3, 2022 in a news conference:

When the New York State Senate voted to legalize abortion in 1970, 12 Republican senators voted in favor of it.

By Jill Terreri Ramos • May 7, 2022
Lee Zeldin
stated on April 12, 2022 in a tweet:

“New York leads the U.S. in population loss.”

By Elizabeth Egan • May 6, 2022
Kathy Hochul
stated on April 19, 2022 in a campaign commercial:

Since taking office, Hochul has passed more than 400 new bills

By Jill Terreri Ramos • April 30, 2022
Claudia Tenney
stated on April 1, 2022 in a press release:

In 2021, “11,201 pounds of fentanyl were seized by Customs and Border Protection, which is enough to kill every American nearly seven times over.”

By Elizabeth Egan • April 27, 2022
Facebook posts
stated on April 13, 2022 in a Facebook post:

“Leftist justice reform” is the reason that the NYC subway shooting suspect wasn’t in jail at the time of the attack.

By Samantha Putterman • April 18, 2022
Crystal Peoples-Stokes
stated on March 29, 2022 in a news release:

“Cities in notoriously ‘tough on crime’ states like Texas and Florida saw a more significant increase in violent crime than cities in NYS.”

By Jill Terreri Ramos • April 16, 2022
Facebook posts
stated on April 12, 2022 in a Facebook post:

The Brooklyn subway attack was a false flag.

By Samantha Putterman • April 14, 2022
Ron DeSantis
stated on April 5, 2022 in a press conference:

New York City is “wasting taxpayer money on” billboards in Florida.

By Yacob Reyes • April 11, 2022
Rob Astorino
stated on January 20, 2022 in a tweet:

Gov. Kathy Hochul’s “record” includes “firing” 34,000 health care workers.

By Tom Gaughan • April 6, 2022
Sean Ryan
stated on March 3, 2022 in an op-ed:

“New York state has already lost 99% of its historic freshwater wetlands.”

By Elizabeth Egan • March 29, 2022
Pam Helming
stated on March 8, 2022 in a radio interview:

"Almost half of every dollar that we spend on gas, it goes to New York State."

By Jill Terreri Ramos • March 17, 2022
Tom Suozzi
stated on January 21, 2022 in a campaign ad:

“The Manhattan DA is actually proposing to downgrade armed robbery to a misdemeanor, and to stop prosecuting resisting arrest.”

By Tyler Smith • March 16, 2022
Kathy Hochul
stated on February 27, 2022 in a news conference:

“We are No. 1 among all large states in having fully vaccinated teenagers. We are No. 2 in all large states for having fully vaccinated five- to 11- year-olds.”

By Jill Terreri Ramos • March 11, 2022
Robert Ortt
stated on January 22, 2022 in a news release:

“With the ongoing pandemic, our State Park attendance is at the highest it’s ever been.”

By Meghan Hall • March 9, 2022
Jamaal Bowman
stated on January 26, 2022 in a tweet:

“More white legacy students get admitted to top universities than Black & Latinx students admitted through affirmative action.”

By Elizabeth Egan • March 7, 2022
Tweets
stated on February 23, 2022 in a tweet:

Photo shows Empire State Building lit up to support Ukraine.

By Ciara O'Rourke • February 25, 2022
Melanie D'Arrigo
stated on February 6, 2022 in a Tweet:

“Teachers can only deduct up to $250 for school supplies on their taxes, but billionaires can write off the entire cost of a private jet.”

By Jill Terreri Ramos • February 18, 2022
Instagram posts
stated on January 22, 2022 in a post:

The New York City Police Department arrested a 9-year-old "because she didn’t have a vaccine card in the museum."

By Monique Curet • February 15, 2022
Donald Trump
stated on January 15, 2022 in a speech:

“In New York state, if you’re white, you have to go to the back of the line to get medical help.”

By Jill Terreri Ramos • January 27, 2022
Joe Biden
stated on January 11, 2022 in a speech on voting rights in Georgia:

“In the 2020 election, President Trump voted from behind the desk in the White House in Florida.”

By Amy Sherman • January 13, 2022
Tim Baxter
stated on January 4, 2022 in an ad:

Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez “says that all young people want to be socialists.”

By Tom Kertscher • January 12, 2022
Tom Suozzi
stated on January 4, 2022 in a Tweet:

Hochul is an “interim Governor.”

By Jill Terreri Ramos • January 10, 2022
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
stated on December 20, 2021 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe":

“I represent more, or just as many or more, people than Joe Manchin does.”

By Louis Jacobson • December 22, 2021
Lee Zeldin
stated on December 8, 2021 in a Tweet:

“Voter ID is supported by an overwhelming majority of NYers, from all across the state, walks of life, & political parties.”

By Jill Terreri Ramos • December 18, 2021

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