Latest Fact-checks by Jill Terreri Ramos Facebook posts stated on November 1, 2021 in a Facebook post: No new COVID-19 cases in Uttar Pradesh, India, due to use of ivermectin TikTok posts stated on October 24, 2021 in in a TikTok video: Product shortages are manufactured; goods are stuck in warehouses. Byron Brown stated on September 9, 2021 in a debate: “Three percent is not a modest tax increase, if you own a $100,000 home in the city of Buffalo, that means an extra $300 a year.” Byron Brown stated on September 26, 2021 in a speech: “My opponent’s plan for people who commit sexual assault, sexual predators, is no jail time.” India Walton stated on September 9, 2021 in a debate: Under Mayor Byron Brown, “we’ve been defunding community centers, our pools were closed this summer, we’ve been defunding senior and youth services.” Byron Brown stated on August 23, 2021 in an interview: Before 2020, “crime had been falling, every year, year after year, in the city of Buffalo.” Adriano Espaillat stated on June 8, 2021 in a Tweet: “40% of jobs in this country pay less than the average unemployment check of $750/week.” Andrew Giuliani stated on May 18, 2021 in a news conference: "The one good thing about the antibodies if you’ve had it, is it actually is even better than the vaccine, and here's why. With the vaccine you can still transmit, with the antibodies you can't transmit.” Kevin Parker stated on April 14, 2021 in a Tweet: “Law enforcement violence is the leading cause of death for young Black men and women in the US.” Liz Krueger stated on March 30, 2021 in a floor debate: "In fact, the data coming in from some states that have legalized marijuana is that they actually see a decrease in use over time, particularly among young people." Nicole Malliotakis stated on March 8, 2021 in a Tweet: "If you are a hard-working law-abiding citizen who earns $80,000, you don’t get a stimulus check. But if you are a convicted murderer or rapist sitting in jail, you do." Ron Kim stated on February 18, 2021 in a radio interview: Says Gov. Andrew Cuomo "issued a legal blanket immunity, and snuck that into our budget, giving these facilities essentially a license to kill, a get-out-of-jail free card.” Lee Merritt stated on January 16, 2021 in a video shared on Facebook: The COVID-19 vaccine “went out for distribution” in Nebraska “days before the FDA even said they were going to approve it.” Andrew Cuomo stated on January 29, 2021 in a news conference: “But we’re below the national average in number of deaths in nursing homes.” Colin Schmitt stated on January 14, 2021 in a news conference: “We have scientific data, from all different levels, but particularly from the high school sports levels, from numerous different states that shows that it is safe to play what New York is considering high-risk sports.” Chris Jacobs stated on January 7, 2021 in a television interview: “There were several states where outside actors dramatically changed the rules of the road, so to speak, two weeks out, one week out, on how elections would be run.” Claudia Tenney stated on December 8, 2020 in a Tweet: “Dead people also voted.” Rick Scott stated on November 16, 2020 in a television interview: Says Charles Schumer supports “putting everybody on the Medicare system. He wants the Green New Deal … reduce funding for the police.” Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on November 7, 2020 in a Tweet: “Every single swing-seat House Democrat who endorsed #MedicareForAll won re-election or is on track to win re-election. Every. Single. One.” Chris Jacobs stated on October 21, 2020 in a debate: "I am for protecting pre-existing conditions. … I actually co-sponsored legislation to do just that." Chris Jacobs stated on October 22, 2020 in campaign mailer: “While serving as Town Supervisor, Nate McMurray voted to raise taxes on homeowners.” Andrew Cuomo stated on September 30, 2020 in a press call: "We're No. 46 out of 50 states... we're 46th in terms of percentage of deaths in nursing homes." Donald Trump stated on September 1, 2020 in a television interview: “There was tremendous cheating in New York” Donald Trump stated on August 20, 2020 in a speech: “Cuomo ended cash bail ... and now the crime rate has gone through the roof.” Donald Trump stated on July 29, 2020 in a Tweet: “New York Mail-In voting is in a disastrous state of condition. Votes from many weeks ago are missing - a total mess. They have no idea what is going on. Rigged Election.” Tom Reed stated on July 9, 2020 in a news conference: Opening the schools “is a local determination, but it’s not a state determination.” Chris Jacobs stated on June 17, 2020 in an ad: “As a lawyer working in Korea, Nate McMurray helped send American jobs to Asia” Andrew Cuomo stated on May 20, 2020 in a news conference: “Why did the state do that with COVID patients in nursing homes? It’s because the state followed President Trump’s CDC guidance.” Donald Trump stated on June 9, 2020 in a tweet: "Buffalo protester shoved by Police could be an ANTIFA provocateur. 75 year old Martin Gugino was pushed away after appearing to scan police communications in order to black out the equipment ... Was aiming scanner. Could be a set up?" Viral image stated on June 5, 2020 in a Facebook post: A man’s injuries from falling after police officers shoved him in Buffalo, N.Y. were staged.
Facebook posts stated on November 1, 2021 in a Facebook post: No new COVID-19 cases in Uttar Pradesh, India, due to use of ivermectin TikTok posts stated on October 24, 2021 in in a TikTok video: Product shortages are manufactured; goods are stuck in warehouses. Byron Brown stated on September 9, 2021 in a debate: “Three percent is not a modest tax increase, if you own a $100,000 home in the city of Buffalo, that means an extra $300 a year.” Byron Brown stated on September 26, 2021 in a speech: “My opponent’s plan for people who commit sexual assault, sexual predators, is no jail time.” India Walton stated on September 9, 2021 in a debate: Under Mayor Byron Brown, “we’ve been defunding community centers, our pools were closed this summer, we’ve been defunding senior and youth services.” Byron Brown stated on August 23, 2021 in an interview: Before 2020, “crime had been falling, every year, year after year, in the city of Buffalo.” Adriano Espaillat stated on June 8, 2021 in a Tweet: “40% of jobs in this country pay less than the average unemployment check of $750/week.” Andrew Giuliani stated on May 18, 2021 in a news conference: "The one good thing about the antibodies if you’ve had it, is it actually is even better than the vaccine, and here's why. With the vaccine you can still transmit, with the antibodies you can't transmit.” Kevin Parker stated on April 14, 2021 in a Tweet: “Law enforcement violence is the leading cause of death for young Black men and women in the US.” Liz Krueger stated on March 30, 2021 in a floor debate: "In fact, the data coming in from some states that have legalized marijuana is that they actually see a decrease in use over time, particularly among young people." Nicole Malliotakis stated on March 8, 2021 in a Tweet: "If you are a hard-working law-abiding citizen who earns $80,000, you don’t get a stimulus check. But if you are a convicted murderer or rapist sitting in jail, you do." Ron Kim stated on February 18, 2021 in a radio interview: Says Gov. Andrew Cuomo "issued a legal blanket immunity, and snuck that into our budget, giving these facilities essentially a license to kill, a get-out-of-jail free card.” Lee Merritt stated on January 16, 2021 in a video shared on Facebook: The COVID-19 vaccine “went out for distribution” in Nebraska “days before the FDA even said they were going to approve it.” Andrew Cuomo stated on January 29, 2021 in a news conference: “But we’re below the national average in number of deaths in nursing homes.” Colin Schmitt stated on January 14, 2021 in a news conference: “We have scientific data, from all different levels, but particularly from the high school sports levels, from numerous different states that shows that it is safe to play what New York is considering high-risk sports.” Chris Jacobs stated on January 7, 2021 in a television interview: “There were several states where outside actors dramatically changed the rules of the road, so to speak, two weeks out, one week out, on how elections would be run.” Claudia Tenney stated on December 8, 2020 in a Tweet: “Dead people also voted.” Rick Scott stated on November 16, 2020 in a television interview: Says Charles Schumer supports “putting everybody on the Medicare system. He wants the Green New Deal … reduce funding for the police.” Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on November 7, 2020 in a Tweet: “Every single swing-seat House Democrat who endorsed #MedicareForAll won re-election or is on track to win re-election. Every. Single. One.” Chris Jacobs stated on October 21, 2020 in a debate: "I am for protecting pre-existing conditions. … I actually co-sponsored legislation to do just that." Chris Jacobs stated on October 22, 2020 in campaign mailer: “While serving as Town Supervisor, Nate McMurray voted to raise taxes on homeowners.” Andrew Cuomo stated on September 30, 2020 in a press call: "We're No. 46 out of 50 states... we're 46th in terms of percentage of deaths in nursing homes." Donald Trump stated on September 1, 2020 in a television interview: “There was tremendous cheating in New York” Donald Trump stated on August 20, 2020 in a speech: “Cuomo ended cash bail ... and now the crime rate has gone through the roof.” Donald Trump stated on July 29, 2020 in a Tweet: “New York Mail-In voting is in a disastrous state of condition. Votes from many weeks ago are missing - a total mess. They have no idea what is going on. Rigged Election.” Tom Reed stated on July 9, 2020 in a news conference: Opening the schools “is a local determination, but it’s not a state determination.” Chris Jacobs stated on June 17, 2020 in an ad: “As a lawyer working in Korea, Nate McMurray helped send American jobs to Asia” Andrew Cuomo stated on May 20, 2020 in a news conference: “Why did the state do that with COVID patients in nursing homes? It’s because the state followed President Trump’s CDC guidance.” Donald Trump stated on June 9, 2020 in a tweet: "Buffalo protester shoved by Police could be an ANTIFA provocateur. 75 year old Martin Gugino was pushed away after appearing to scan police communications in order to black out the equipment ... Was aiming scanner. Could be a set up?" Viral image stated on June 5, 2020 in a Facebook post: A man’s injuries from falling after police officers shoved him in Buffalo, N.Y. were staged.
Facebook posts stated on November 1, 2021 in a Facebook post: No new COVID-19 cases in Uttar Pradesh, India, due to use of ivermectin
TikTok posts stated on October 24, 2021 in in a TikTok video: Product shortages are manufactured; goods are stuck in warehouses.
Byron Brown stated on September 9, 2021 in a debate: “Three percent is not a modest tax increase, if you own a $100,000 home in the city of Buffalo, that means an extra $300 a year.”
Byron Brown stated on September 26, 2021 in a speech: “My opponent’s plan for people who commit sexual assault, sexual predators, is no jail time.”
India Walton stated on September 9, 2021 in a debate: Under Mayor Byron Brown, “we’ve been defunding community centers, our pools were closed this summer, we’ve been defunding senior and youth services.”
Byron Brown stated on August 23, 2021 in an interview: Before 2020, “crime had been falling, every year, year after year, in the city of Buffalo.”
Adriano Espaillat stated on June 8, 2021 in a Tweet: “40% of jobs in this country pay less than the average unemployment check of $750/week.”
Andrew Giuliani stated on May 18, 2021 in a news conference: "The one good thing about the antibodies if you’ve had it, is it actually is even better than the vaccine, and here's why. With the vaccine you can still transmit, with the antibodies you can't transmit.”
Kevin Parker stated on April 14, 2021 in a Tweet: “Law enforcement violence is the leading cause of death for young Black men and women in the US.”
Liz Krueger stated on March 30, 2021 in a floor debate: "In fact, the data coming in from some states that have legalized marijuana is that they actually see a decrease in use over time, particularly among young people."
Nicole Malliotakis stated on March 8, 2021 in a Tweet: "If you are a hard-working law-abiding citizen who earns $80,000, you don’t get a stimulus check. But if you are a convicted murderer or rapist sitting in jail, you do."
Ron Kim stated on February 18, 2021 in a radio interview: Says Gov. Andrew Cuomo "issued a legal blanket immunity, and snuck that into our budget, giving these facilities essentially a license to kill, a get-out-of-jail free card.”
Lee Merritt stated on January 16, 2021 in a video shared on Facebook: The COVID-19 vaccine “went out for distribution” in Nebraska “days before the FDA even said they were going to approve it.”
Andrew Cuomo stated on January 29, 2021 in a news conference: “But we’re below the national average in number of deaths in nursing homes.”
Colin Schmitt stated on January 14, 2021 in a news conference: “We have scientific data, from all different levels, but particularly from the high school sports levels, from numerous different states that shows that it is safe to play what New York is considering high-risk sports.”
Chris Jacobs stated on January 7, 2021 in a television interview: “There were several states where outside actors dramatically changed the rules of the road, so to speak, two weeks out, one week out, on how elections would be run.”
Rick Scott stated on November 16, 2020 in a television interview: Says Charles Schumer supports “putting everybody on the Medicare system. He wants the Green New Deal … reduce funding for the police.”
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on November 7, 2020 in a Tweet: “Every single swing-seat House Democrat who endorsed #MedicareForAll won re-election or is on track to win re-election. Every. Single. One.”
Chris Jacobs stated on October 21, 2020 in a debate: "I am for protecting pre-existing conditions. … I actually co-sponsored legislation to do just that."
Chris Jacobs stated on October 22, 2020 in campaign mailer: “While serving as Town Supervisor, Nate McMurray voted to raise taxes on homeowners.”
Andrew Cuomo stated on September 30, 2020 in a press call: "We're No. 46 out of 50 states... we're 46th in terms of percentage of deaths in nursing homes."
Donald Trump stated on September 1, 2020 in a television interview: “There was tremendous cheating in New York”
Donald Trump stated on August 20, 2020 in a speech: “Cuomo ended cash bail ... and now the crime rate has gone through the roof.”
Donald Trump stated on July 29, 2020 in a Tweet: “New York Mail-In voting is in a disastrous state of condition. Votes from many weeks ago are missing - a total mess. They have no idea what is going on. Rigged Election.”
Tom Reed stated on July 9, 2020 in a news conference: Opening the schools “is a local determination, but it’s not a state determination.”
Chris Jacobs stated on June 17, 2020 in an ad: “As a lawyer working in Korea, Nate McMurray helped send American jobs to Asia”
Andrew Cuomo stated on May 20, 2020 in a news conference: “Why did the state do that with COVID patients in nursing homes? It’s because the state followed President Trump’s CDC guidance.”
Donald Trump stated on June 9, 2020 in a tweet: "Buffalo protester shoved by Police could be an ANTIFA provocateur. 75 year old Martin Gugino was pushed away after appearing to scan police communications in order to black out the equipment ... Was aiming scanner. Could be a set up?"
Viral image stated on June 5, 2020 in a Facebook post: A man’s injuries from falling after police officers shoved him in Buffalo, N.Y. were staged.
