4 People 2282 Fact-checks 868 Articles People (4) Kelly E. Hastings John E. Sununu E. Gordon Gee E. Frank Stephenson Fact-checks (2282) Adam Hasner stated on June 30, 2011 in a debate: "I sponsored and was the co-sponsor of the only legislation that ever passed that had E-Verify provisions in it back in 2010 when I served in the Legislature." By Amy Sherman• July 12, 2011 Lincoln Chafee stated on November 15, 2010 in comments to reporters following a news conference: "Rhode Island is one of only six states" to use E-Verify. By Cynthia Needham• November 19, 2010 David Raynor stated on February 08, 2011 in a state legislative committee meeting: A federal system that verifies employees are authorized to work in the U.S. is inaccurate "anywhere from 50 percent all the way up to in excess of 80" percent of the time. By Willoughby Mariano• February 23, 2011 Dino Baccari stated on April 16, 2015 in testimony before the Senate Committee on Health & Human Services.: A Penn State University study found that "electronic cigarettes . . . are far less addictive than cigarettes." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• May 3, 2015 J.D. Alexander stated on April 29, 2011 in comments to the 'St. Petersburg Times' and 'Miami Herald': Says using E-Verify is "a fair amount of cost," about $20 per person that does not match. By Aaron Sharockman• May 3, 2011 Teresa Tanzi stated on July 01, 2013 in a House debate: "We have no idea what is contained in [electronic cigarette] vapor." By • July 27, 2013 Kay Bailey Hutchison stated on January 14, 2010 in a debate.: "The State of Texas does not even use the E-Verify system to determine if someone is legally in our country when they apply for a job." By Ciara O'Rourke• February 1, 2010 Jim Justice stated on August 27, 2018 in a tweet: "Thousands of folks are opening West Virginia E-ZPass accounts." By Joseph Kennedy• October 24, 2018 Tim Kaine stated on May 29, 2019 in a radio interview.: "The e-cigarette vaping phenomenon has wiped out all the progress we’ve made on reducing youth smoking." By Warren Fiske• June 12, 2019 Viral image stated on October 17, 2022 in an Instagram post: USA Today reported that “5 children have gone missing inside a Chuck E. Cheese.” By Ciara O'Rourke• November 9, 2022 Peter Palumbo stated on March 20, 2012 in a talk radio show.: "Every poll you see, the overwhelming majority of people want [E-Verify]." By Alex Kuffner• March 25, 2012 Thomas Sgouros Jr. stated on December 30, 2011 in an appearance on Rhode Island PBS's "A Lively Experiment": "[If] you apply for a job, the chances are 1 in 7 that you are going to be denied that job unfairly if everybody is forced to use E-Verify." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• January 10, 2012 Chain email stated on July 22, 2008 in a chain e-mail: "Obama will charge a 28 percent tax on all home sales." By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 4, 2008 John Thrasher stated on May 03, 2011 in comments on the Senate floor: Says that had E-Verify been in place in Florida when 9/11 terrorists lived here, "we might have saved the lives of 3,000 Americans." By Aaron Sharockman• May 3, 2011 Facebook posts stated on November 10, 2015 in a Facebook comment: "Illegal immigrants mow the grass around the (Texas) Capitol." By W. Gardner Selby• November 27, 2015 Chain email stated on July 12, 2012 in a message via the Internet: Medicare insurance premiums will be rising to "$120.20 per month in 2013 and $247.00 per month in 2014." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• August 7, 2012 Chain email stated on March 13, 2008 in a chain e-mail: Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama want to raise taxes on all income brackets. By Angie Drobnic Holan• April 17, 2008 James Inhofe stated on December 07, 2009 in CNN's 'The Situation Room': The Climatic Research Unit e-mails show that the science behind climate change "has been pretty well debunked." By Catharine Richert• December 12, 2009 Chain email stated on July 14, 2009 in a chain email: "The Senate voted this week to allow illegal aliens access to Social Security benefits." By Catharine Richert• July 29, 2009 Chain email stated on July 23, 2008 in a chain e-mail: Barack Obama wants to "restore" the estate tax that George W. Bush "repealed." By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 4, 2008 Articles (868) The 2010 e-mail Hall of Shame, election edition By Angie Drobnic Holan• November 1, 2010 Debunking chain e-mail By Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson• June 10, 2010 PolitiFact's guide to Thanksgiving dinner By Bill Adair• November 20, 2012 Chain e-mail fudges tax numbers By Angie Drobnic Holan• March 24, 2008 Forward this story to everyone you know By • October 21, 2010 PolitiFact's guide to Thanksgiving dinner By Bill Adair• November 19, 2012 PolitiFact's guide to Thanksgiving dinner By Bill Adair• November 23, 2011 PolitiFact's guide to Thanksgiving dinner By Bill Adair• November 23, 2011 PolitiFact's guide to Thanksgiving dinner By Bill Adair• November 21, 2012 Return of the tax attack chain e-mail! By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 4, 2008 Another chain e-mail, another Pants on Fire By Catharine Richert• November 23, 2009 Climate change e-mails and Copenhagen By Catharine Richert• December 12, 2009 PolitiFact's guide to Thanksgiving dinner By Bill Adair• November 23, 2011 If you can't beat 'em . . . join 'em! By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 14, 2009 Manipulating the bill counts By Adriel Bettelheim• March 28, 2008 E-mail targets Obama's Afghan stop By Alexander Lane• July 28, 2008 Chiropractor ditches patient over chain e-mail By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 19, 2009 Obama used a Koran? No, he didn't By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 20, 2007 Commie e-mail quiz gets an F By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 12, 2007 Chain e-mail on Gabrielle Giffords doesn't hold up By Louis Jacobson• March 1, 2011
Adam Hasner stated on June 30, 2011 in a debate: "I sponsored and was the co-sponsor of the only legislation that ever passed that had E-Verify provisions in it back in 2010 when I served in the Legislature." By Amy Sherman• July 12, 2011 Lincoln Chafee stated on November 15, 2010 in comments to reporters following a news conference: "Rhode Island is one of only six states" to use E-Verify. By Cynthia Needham• November 19, 2010 David Raynor stated on February 08, 2011 in a state legislative committee meeting: A federal system that verifies employees are authorized to work in the U.S. is inaccurate "anywhere from 50 percent all the way up to in excess of 80" percent of the time. By Willoughby Mariano• February 23, 2011 Dino Baccari stated on April 16, 2015 in testimony before the Senate Committee on Health & Human Services.: A Penn State University study found that "electronic cigarettes . . . are far less addictive than cigarettes." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• May 3, 2015 J.D. Alexander stated on April 29, 2011 in comments to the 'St. Petersburg Times' and 'Miami Herald': Says using E-Verify is "a fair amount of cost," about $20 per person that does not match. By Aaron Sharockman• May 3, 2011 Teresa Tanzi stated on July 01, 2013 in a House debate: "We have no idea what is contained in [electronic cigarette] vapor." By • July 27, 2013 Kay Bailey Hutchison stated on January 14, 2010 in a debate.: "The State of Texas does not even use the E-Verify system to determine if someone is legally in our country when they apply for a job." By Ciara O'Rourke• February 1, 2010 Jim Justice stated on August 27, 2018 in a tweet: "Thousands of folks are opening West Virginia E-ZPass accounts." By Joseph Kennedy• October 24, 2018 Tim Kaine stated on May 29, 2019 in a radio interview.: "The e-cigarette vaping phenomenon has wiped out all the progress we’ve made on reducing youth smoking." By Warren Fiske• June 12, 2019 Viral image stated on October 17, 2022 in an Instagram post: USA Today reported that “5 children have gone missing inside a Chuck E. Cheese.” By Ciara O'Rourke• November 9, 2022 Peter Palumbo stated on March 20, 2012 in a talk radio show.: "Every poll you see, the overwhelming majority of people want [E-Verify]." By Alex Kuffner• March 25, 2012 Thomas Sgouros Jr. stated on December 30, 2011 in an appearance on Rhode Island PBS's "A Lively Experiment": "[If] you apply for a job, the chances are 1 in 7 that you are going to be denied that job unfairly if everybody is forced to use E-Verify." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• January 10, 2012 Chain email stated on July 22, 2008 in a chain e-mail: "Obama will charge a 28 percent tax on all home sales." By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 4, 2008 John Thrasher stated on May 03, 2011 in comments on the Senate floor: Says that had E-Verify been in place in Florida when 9/11 terrorists lived here, "we might have saved the lives of 3,000 Americans." By Aaron Sharockman• May 3, 2011 Facebook posts stated on November 10, 2015 in a Facebook comment: "Illegal immigrants mow the grass around the (Texas) Capitol." By W. Gardner Selby• November 27, 2015 Chain email stated on July 12, 2012 in a message via the Internet: Medicare insurance premiums will be rising to "$120.20 per month in 2013 and $247.00 per month in 2014." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• August 7, 2012 Chain email stated on March 13, 2008 in a chain e-mail: Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama want to raise taxes on all income brackets. By Angie Drobnic Holan• April 17, 2008 James Inhofe stated on December 07, 2009 in CNN's 'The Situation Room': The Climatic Research Unit e-mails show that the science behind climate change "has been pretty well debunked." By Catharine Richert• December 12, 2009 Chain email stated on July 14, 2009 in a chain email: "The Senate voted this week to allow illegal aliens access to Social Security benefits." By Catharine Richert• July 29, 2009 Chain email stated on July 23, 2008 in a chain e-mail: Barack Obama wants to "restore" the estate tax that George W. Bush "repealed." By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 4, 2008
The 2010 e-mail Hall of Shame, election edition By Angie Drobnic Holan• November 1, 2010 Debunking chain e-mail By Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson• June 10, 2010 PolitiFact's guide to Thanksgiving dinner By Bill Adair• November 20, 2012 Chain e-mail fudges tax numbers By Angie Drobnic Holan• March 24, 2008 Forward this story to everyone you know By • October 21, 2010 PolitiFact's guide to Thanksgiving dinner By Bill Adair• November 19, 2012 PolitiFact's guide to Thanksgiving dinner By Bill Adair• November 23, 2011 PolitiFact's guide to Thanksgiving dinner By Bill Adair• November 23, 2011 PolitiFact's guide to Thanksgiving dinner By Bill Adair• November 21, 2012 Return of the tax attack chain e-mail! By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 4, 2008 Another chain e-mail, another Pants on Fire By Catharine Richert• November 23, 2009 Climate change e-mails and Copenhagen By Catharine Richert• December 12, 2009 PolitiFact's guide to Thanksgiving dinner By Bill Adair• November 23, 2011 If you can't beat 'em . . . join 'em! By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 14, 2009 Manipulating the bill counts By Adriel Bettelheim• March 28, 2008 E-mail targets Obama's Afghan stop By Alexander Lane• July 28, 2008 Chiropractor ditches patient over chain e-mail By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 19, 2009 Obama used a Koran? No, he didn't By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 20, 2007 Commie e-mail quiz gets an F By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 12, 2007 Chain e-mail on Gabrielle Giffords doesn't hold up By Louis Jacobson• March 1, 2011
