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Half Flip

Largely consistent record, but...

Stoney

On tax increases.

— PolitiFact Virginia on Tuesday, March 19th, 2019

Mostly True

Yes, but it's not as impressive as it sounds

Lightfoot

Says the percentage of officers the Chicago Police Board fired after hearing their cases or who chose to resign prior to a board hearing roughly doubled during her tenure.

— PolitiFact Illinois on Sunday, March 10th, 2019

Half-True

His claim gets stuck on one of the facts

Vallas

Says Susana Mendoza’s assertion that she fought efforts to hike vehicle sticker prices when she was Chicago’s city clerk "is absurd … Mendoza pushed a draconian sticker penalty program."

— PolitiFact Illinois on Sunday, November 18th, 2018

Mostly False

Math doesn't tell full story

Florida Strong

Says Andrew Gillum "oversaw a 52 percent increase in murder."

— PolitiFact Florida on Friday, October 19th, 2018

Half-True

Freshwater swimming poses risks

Strenger

Alexander Strenger

Says 60 percent of Austin’s "waterways are found to be contaminated with fecal matter and deemed unsafe to swim."

— PolitiFact Texas on Tuesday, October 16th, 2018