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PolitiFact New York is a partnership of the Buffalo News and PolitiFact to help you find the truth in New York politics. Reporters and researchers from PolitiFact New York examine statements by New York elected officials and candidates and anyone else who speaks up on matters of public importance.

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For New York counties, a lot of money at stake in Hochul's Medicaid move

For New York counties, a lot of money at stake in Hochul's Medicaid move

By Jill Terreri Ramos • March 11, 2023
Fact-checking claims in the Hochul-Zeldin debate

Fact-checking claims in the Hochul-Zeldin debate

By Jill Terreri Ramos • October 30, 2022
In New York, uneven progress on increasing voter access

In New York, uneven progress on increasing voter access

By Jill Terreri Ramos • August 22, 2022
In Context: What NY Attorney General Letitia James said about Trump that Trump’s video left out

In Context: What NY Attorney General Letitia James said about Trump that Trump’s video left out

By Tom Kertscher • August 12, 2022
What is the ‘great replacement theory’ linked to the Buffalo shooter?

What is the ‘great replacement theory’ linked to the Buffalo shooter?

By Bill McCarthy • May 16, 2022
Is the Buffalo Bills' Highmark stadium built on an early Erie Indian village?

Is the Buffalo Bills' Highmark stadium built on an early Erie Indian village?

By Cassidey Kavathas • April 21, 2022
Hospitalization data is being used to claim that the pandemic is overblown. Here's why that's wrong

Hospitalization data is being used to claim that the pandemic is overblown. Here's why that's wrong

By Samantha Putterman • January 18, 2022
How the 9/11 attacks helped shape the modern misinformation, conspiracy theory industry

How the 9/11 attacks helped shape the modern misinformation, conspiracy theory industry

By Bill McCarthy • September 9, 2021
Can student loan debt be canceled by a president’s executive order?

Can student loan debt be canceled by a president’s executive order?

By Cassidey Kavathas • June 14, 2021
Ask PolitiFact: Are New York’s voter laws more restrictive than Georgia’s?

Ask PolitiFact: Are New York’s voter laws more restrictive than Georgia’s?

By Amy Sherman • April 8, 2021
Can New York state rename Donald J. Trump State Park?

Can New York state rename Donald J. Trump State Park?

By Meghan Hall • March 11, 2021
Sorting out how politics, policies swirl around N.Y.’s nursing home Covid-19 mortality rates

Sorting out how politics, policies swirl around N.Y.’s nursing home Covid-19 mortality rates

By Michelle Andrews • March 1, 2021
50 Cent’s upset with Biden’s tax plan. What does it mean for the rest of us?

50 Cent’s upset with Biden’s tax plan. What does it mean for the rest of us?

By Jill Terreri Ramos • October 31, 2020
Based on past practice, COVID likely to be pre-existing condition if federal protections are removed

Based on past practice, COVID likely to be pre-existing condition if federal protections are removed

By Jill Terreri Ramos • October 7, 2020
Voting Counts: After problematic primary, New York hopes for a smoother election in November

Voting Counts: After problematic primary, New York hopes for a smoother election in November

By Jill Terreri Ramos • September 25, 2020
Top Republicans push theories about 'mobs' and 'Marxism' in vandalism of Douglass statue

Top Republicans push theories about 'mobs' and 'Marxism' in vandalism of Douglass statue

By Jill Terreri Ramos • July 7, 2020
Fact-checking viral video alleging some New York hospitals are ‘murdering’ COVID-19 patients

Fact-checking viral video alleging some New York hospitals are ‘murdering’ COVID-19 patients

By Tom Kertscher • May 14, 2020
How the coronavirus pandemic is shaping the Democratic primary calendar

How the coronavirus pandemic is shaping the Democratic primary calendar

By Louis Jacobson • March 26, 2020
Who is Bill de Blasio? A bio of the Democratic presidential candidate

Who is Bill de Blasio? A bio of the Democratic presidential candidate

By Louis Jacobson • June 20, 2019
Do many upstate lawmakers not represent a millionaire, as Cuomo said?

Do many upstate lawmakers not represent a millionaire, as Cuomo said?

By Dan Clark • February 9, 2018