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David Cicilline - David Cicilline mixes up shooting data in a call for...

The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | David Cicilline mixes up shooting data in a call for stronger background checks On the floor of the U.S. House, Rep. David Cicilline reached for a statistic to...

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Mason Tvert - Clearing the air over marijuana support

The Truth-o-Meter says: True | Clearing the air over marijuana support Gallup pollsters took the nation’s pulse on marijuana legalization in October and the findings led supporters of legal pot use to...

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Richard Paglia - Electricity rates here are high, but not the highest

The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Electricity rates here are high, but not the highest Over the next four to five years, New England’s power grid is expected to lose thousands of megawatts of...

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Paul Doughty - Union to mayor: A rescue captain worked 96 hours straight

The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Union to mayor: A rescue captain worked 96 hours straight In early November, a Providence fire captain, Zachariah Kenyon, clocked 96 hours in a row — the...

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Heather Moore - Vegan leaves real meat of claim untouched

The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Vegan leaves real meat of claim untouched The November column by the PETA Foundation’s Heather Moore was just in time to save you from holiday traditions like...

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - The trouble counting...

The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | The trouble counting Rhode Island's homeless veteran population The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development calls it a "Point in Time" count. It’s the...

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My City Bikes - Advocate links R.I. obesity and bike ownership

The Truth-o-Meter says: Pants on Fire! | Advocate links R.I. obesity and bike ownership An  organization trying to rally support for cycling sent us a news release highlighting what it said was a...

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Nicholas Mattiello - R.I. among states with strongest gun-control laws

The Truth-o-Meter says: True | R.I. among states with strongest gun-control laws House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello is not among Rhode Island lawmakers eager to further restrict gun ownership following a...

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David Sweetser - Superman developer on why he needs subsidies

The Truth-o-Meter says: True | Superman developer on why he needs subsidies After another year of vacancy for the iconic downtown high-rise known as the Superman building, Providence Journal columnist...

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Environmental Justice League of R.I - Could fracking be worse for the...

The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Could fracking be worse for the climate than coal? The Environmental Justice League of Rhode Island asserts that a new liquefied natural gas facility at Fields Point...

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Jack Reed - Reed and McCain make a case to save Gen. Petraeus' pension

The Truth-o-Meter says: True | Reed and McCain make a case to save Gen. Petraeus' pension From their seats on the Senate Armed Services Committee, Jack Reed and John McCain had a front row vantage...

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Gina Raimondo - ‘Advantage: R.I.’ aimed at GE, not ‘Owen’

The Truth-o-Meter says: True | ‘Advantage: R.I.’ aimed at GE, not ‘Owen’ As she tried to bring General Electric to Rhode Island, one of Gov. Gina Raimondo’s more interesting sales pitches involved...

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Tony Capezza - Police union director uses incomplete data at General Assembly

The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Police union director uses incomplete data at General Assembly The state director of the International Brotherhood of Police Officers wants to double the...

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Richard Ferruccio - R.I. incarceration rates low; prisons not overcrowded

The Truth-o-Meter says: True | R.I. incarceration rates low; prisons not overcrowded In the midst of a General Assembly hearing Feb. 23, Richard Ferruccio, the former president of the Rhode Island...

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Coalition To Save Memorial Hospital Birthing Center - Memorial not alone in...

The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Memorial not alone in ‘mother-friendly’ births When Care New England announced its plan to eliminate some of Memorial Hospital’s services, including the obstetrics unit,...

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Hilary Treadwell - Rhode Island is small, but not that small

The Truth-o-Meter says: Pants on Fire! | Rhode Island is small, but not that small After Rhode Island’s proposed "Cooler & Warmer" slogan tanked, many small-state natives threw their own...

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John Pagliarini - Do we value our pets more than our children?

The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Do we value our pets more than our children? There are two unattended vehicles in a Rhode Island parking lot on a hot summer day. One has a child inside, and the...

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Hillary Clinton - Clinton reaches too far on immigration claim

The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Clinton reaches too far on immigration claim In a new radio ad in Spanish, Hillary Clinton's campaign champions her work on immigration reform and says she's been...

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Michael O'Neill - How many lives would be saved by a gun-free zone?

The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | How many lives would be saved by a gun-free zone? A bill that would stop the state’s more than 3,000 concealed-carry permit holders from bringing their weapons...

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William Devereaux - Hemp is helpful, just don’t grow it

The Truth-o-Meter says: True | Hemp is helpful, just don’t grow it At a senate judiciary hearing on Smith Hill May 10, William Devereaux, a lawyer, spoke on behalf of the Narragansett Indian Tribe....

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