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Half-True

Poverty has fallen all over

de Blasio

"We’ve lifted hundreds of thousands of people out of poverty in the last five years."

— PolitiFact New York on Monday, June 10th, 2019

False

Oscar Mayer Liar

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Says Bill de Blasio is "banning hot dog sales to stop climate change."

— PolitiFact Facebook fact-checks on Tuesday, May 7th, 2019

False

Census says Maryland, D.C. are in the South

Casar

Says one year ago, "no cities in the South had guaranteed paid sick days."

— PolitiFact Texas on Friday, May 3rd, 2019

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