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Rebuild by Design
stated on March 1, 2023 in a report:

“Every single county in New York has experienced a federal climate disaster between 2011-2021.”

By Cameron Carr • March 29, 2023
William Barclay
stated on March 7, 2023 in a tweet:

“A proposal in Syracuse would pay gang members $100-$200 per week to stay out of trouble.”

By Marnique O. Panepento • March 29, 2023
TikTok posts
stated on March 24, 2023 in a TikTok video:

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced that his office “has decided to drop all charges against Donald Trump.”

By Loreben Tuquero • March 27, 2023
Donald Trump
stated on March 4, 2023 in a post on Truth Social:

Violent crime in Manhattan is "now at a record level."

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • March 24, 2023
Instagram posts
stated on March 1, 2023 in an Instagram post:

Photos of the Statue of Liberty taken in 1920 and 2020 show that the sea level hasn’t changed.

By Loreben Tuquero • March 14, 2023
Nicholas Langworthy
stated on February 10, 2023 in a tweet:

Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm met "with the radical green energy group behind the gas stove ban," which "has ties to the" Chinese Communist Party.

By Conor Amendola • March 9, 2023
Elise Stefanik
stated on February 3, 2023 in a news release:

New York City Mayor Eric Adams proposes to “ban chocolate milk.”

By Cameron Carr • March 8, 2023
Stanley Litow
stated on February 7, 2023 in a news release:

“Lifetime earnings of someone with a college degree is over a million dollars more than those entering the workforce without one.”

By Elizabeth Egan • March 8, 2023
Elise Stefanik
stated on February 9, 2023 in a Tweet:

53% of Americans made aware of the Hunter Biden laptop story would have changed their vote in 2020.

By Jill Terreri Ramos • February 25, 2023
George Santos
stated on February 20, 2023 in an interview with Piers Morgan:

“I never claimed to be Jewish.”

By Louis Jacobson • February 22, 2023
Robert Ortt
stated on January 20, 2023 in in a news conference:

If New York’s proposed limits on natural gas in buildings take effect, the grid today can’t handle the increased electric load.

By Jill Terreri Ramos • February 8, 2023
Eric Adams
stated on January 7, 2023 in a radio interview:

“Fifty-one percent of our taxes are paid by 2% of New Yorkers.”

By Jill Terreri Ramos • January 24, 2023
TikTok posts
stated on January 22, 2023 in a TikTok post:

Damar Hamlin wasn’t at the Buffalo Bills' playoff game.

By Ciara O'Rourke • January 23, 2023
Instagram posts
stated on January 22, 2023 in an Instagram post:

"New York is bombed. At this moment, there are many injured.”

By Jeff Cercone • January 23, 2023
William Barclay
stated on December 1, 2022 in a radio interview:

California has twice the population of New York, but spends $260 billion, while New York spends $220 billion.

By Jill Terreri Ramos • January 13, 2023
Instagram posts
stated on January 4, 2023 in an image shared on Instagram:

Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin’s collapse was caused by the COVID-19 vaccine.

By Madison Czopek • January 4, 2023
Elise Stefanik
stated on November 17, 2022 in a news release:

Proposed rule would limit milk for WIC participants

By Jill Terreri Ramos • December 10, 2022
Viral image
stated on November 8, 2022 in an Instagram post:

Sunny Hostin of “The View” admitted to voter fraud.

By Ciara O'Rourke • November 21, 2022
Viral image
stated on November 10, 2022 in an Instagram post:

A New York election results map is evidence of fraud.

By Ciara O'Rourke • November 11, 2022
Kathy Hochul
stated on October 25, 2022 in a debate:

The state is absorbing the cost of overtime pay for farmworkers, and farm owners do not have to pay any more.

By Jill Terreri Ramos • November 5, 2022
Kathy Hochul
stated on September 28, 2022 in a speech:

New York state is outpacing the rest of the country, because shootings in New York are down 10%, and across the country the drop is only 2%.

By Jill Terreri Ramos • October 24, 2022
Yuh-Line Niou
stated on September 28, 2022 in a tweet:

Sen. Marco Rubio and U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis “voted against aid for Hurricane Sandy.”

By Amy Sherman • September 30, 2022
Lee Zeldin
stated on September 6, 2022 in a news conference:

Every time a Republican has been elected president over the last few decades, House Democrats have objected to the result

By Jill Terreri Ramos • September 21, 2022
Instagram posts
stated on September 8, 2022 in Facebook post:

Joe Biden appointed a 'satanist' to the White House.

By Michael Majchrowicz • September 13, 2022
Social Media
stated on August 30, 2022 in social media posts:

In New York, you need to show identification to buy whipped cream, but not to vote.

By Jill Terreri Ramos • September 1, 2022
Viral image
stated on August 13, 2022 in an Instagram post:

There’s polio in New York City’s tap water.

By Ciara O'Rourke • August 17, 2022
Donald Trump
stated on August 10, 2022 in a statement:

On taking the Fifth Amendment

By Amy Sherman • August 10, 2022
Instagram posts
stated on July 14, 2022 in an Instagram post:

R. Kelly “missing after prison security verify he’s escaped beneath facility.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • July 18, 2022
Kathy Hochul
stated on June 30, 2022 in a campaign advertisement:

Lee Zeldin “voted for abortion bans even when the mother’s health is at risk.”

By Jill Terreri Ramos • July 17, 2022
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

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