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In New York's debate over sanctuary policies, Gov. Hochul's claim that there are no barriers to cooperation between local and federal agencies needs context.
In New York, a debate rages over whether local police should work with federal authorities to deport people who are in t
It's true, illegal crossings at the U.S.-Canada border in parts of New York and New England are increasing. In one four-month period, the increase was more than 800%.
Migrants crossing into the United States from the southern border get many headlines, but there has also been an increas
Differences between certified vote totals and data in New York state's voter rolls does not mean that there has been a crime, or that the results can't be trusted.
The claim is startling: New York’s election results in 2022 might not be trustworthy because there were more votes than
Poll cited by Stefanik has significant flaws, experts said.
At a recent House subcommittee meeting, Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., tried to make the case that if stories about a lapt
Yes, House Democrats have objected when Republican presidents have won, but under different circumstances.
Rep. Lee Zeldin was one of 147 Republicans who voted against certifying election results after a mob stormed the U.S. Ca
No IDs needed for whipped cream purchases, but a lot of confusion in NY: https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/sep/01/social-media/show-id-buy-whipped-cream-not-vote-new-york-s-misl/
New York has made some strides in laws to expand voting rights, but lags behind other states that offer more options for voters. New York lacks no-excuse voting by mail which has long been offered in many states including Florida and Arizona. In 2021, voters rejected adding no-excuse voting by mail after the state’s Republican and Conservative parties campaigned against the proposal.
In New York, left-leaning politicians talk about how progressive their state is. But when it comes to voting, the Empire
For children ages 1 to 18, the leading cause of death is a firearm.
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/jun/04/charles-schumer/among-children-fi****ms-leading-cause-death-2020/
Are fi****ms the leading cause of death in children? In a speech on the Senate floor, Majority Leader Charles Schumer, D
In 1970, some GOP support for abortion rights in New York state.
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/may/07/andrea-stewart-cousins/more-50-years-ago-new-york-republican-support-abor/
Does New York lead the nation in population loss? Between July 2020 and July 2021 it definitely did, Census Bureau figures show.
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Lee Zeldin, a Republican U.S. House member who is running for governor of New York, criticized longstanding Democratic c
Trump's false claim about on NY health care policy:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/jan/27/donald-trump/no-new-york-has-not-delayed-covid-19-treatment-whi/
At an Arizona rally, former President Donald J. Trump stirred up the crowd with inaccurate claims about how white people
Is Hochul an interim governor? Constitution says no.
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/jan/10/tom-suozzi/suozzi-calling-hochul-interim-governor-s-misleadin/
Tom Suozzi, a Long Island congressman who plans to run in the Democratic primary for governor, has been calling Gov. Kat
Voter ID requirements are popular in New York, private poll shows.
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/dec/18/lee-zeldin/poll-shows-support-voter-id-details-unclear/
Rep. Lee Zeldin, a Long Island Republican running for governor, claims most New Yorkers support voter identification law
The New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision said NY's rate of imprisonment is lowest among large states. That's True.
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/nov/19/nys-department-corrections-and-community-supervisi/among-large-states-ny-has-lowest-imprisonment-rate/
Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown falsely claimed that his opponent, India Walton, doesn't want jail time for s*x offenders. Walton hasn't proposed that. She favors restorative justice, but that doesn't mean that s*x offenders would be released, or that the criminal justice system would abandon sentencing laws.
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/oct/14/byron-brown/no-jail-time-rapists-walton-hasnt-said/
India Walton is campaigning for Buffalo mayor on a different approach to criminal justice than her opponent, four-term i/>
Mayor Byron Brown claims that crime fell in Buffalo during his tenure, and that it fell every year, year after year. We found that is Mostly True.
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/sep/11/byron-brown/buffalo-crime-has-fallen-during-browns-tenure-thou/
Mayor Byron Brown tells voters that crime before the pandemic consistently fell in Buffalo. "We’ve seen, before the pand/>
We looked at a claim that 40 percent of jobs pay less than unemployment.
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jul/03/adriano-espaillat/espaillats-claim-has-some-truth-it-though-average-/
Rep. Adriano Espaillat, a Democrat who represents parts of the Bronx and upper Manhattan, weighed in on why businesses a/>
New from our partnership with St. Bonaventure University: A SUNY dean sent students an email saying that federal law still prohibits ma*****na use on college campuses. Is that correct? We say Mostly True. bit.ly/3pv5ODd
In late March, New York state lawmakers passed — and Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed — a bill that legalized recreational marij/>
A lawyer and farmer in New York said that it’s not currently “legal for a New York state student to have a glass of fresh whole milk.” She's right. bit.ly/3cpmyWU
Milk may not be the most urgent issue for school administrators these days, but the issue came up in a New York state Se/>
No, antibodies from a Covid-19 infection are not better or more effective than getting the vaccine. https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jun/01/andrew-giuliani/giuliani-claim-about-covid-19-transmission-not-bac/
Andrew Giuliani, a former Trump White House aide, said on the day he announced that he is running for governor in New Yo/>
Sen. Tom Cotton tweeted, “New York's 1,200+ homeless veterans are ineligible for these $15,600 payments.” That's exaggerated (and a non-sequitur). Mostly False. https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/may/18/tom-cotton/do-new-yorks-homeless-veterans-qualify-excluded-wo/
In April, New York state’s Democratic-led Legislature passed — and Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed — a budget that i/>
Police violence disproportionately impacts young black men, but it's not the leading cause of death for this group.
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/apr/29/kevin-parker/police-violence-leading-cause-death-young-black-me/
State Sen. Kevin Parker, D-Brooklyn, has responded to the police killings of Black men with legislation to raise New Yor/>
Following Major League Baseball’s response to Georgia’s voting law, some Republicans said New York’s voting laws are more restrictive. In some ways yes, in other ways no. Such quick hit comparisons ignore the full context of the trend of voting laws in the two states. https://bit.ly/2OwZIUB
Question: Are New York’s voter laws more restrictive than Georgia’s? Answer: In some ways yes. In some ways />
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