Latest Fact-checks in Regulation Cocks Not Glocks stated on August 24, 2016 in a Cocks not Glocks call to protest on Facebook: "You would receive a citation for taking a dildo to class" at the University of Texas. Gina Raimondo stated on September 28, 2016 in a television interview: "In other states (where illegal immigrants have been allowed to get driver's licenses) their insurance premiums for everybody have gone down." Hillary Clinton stated on September 26, 2016 in a Presidential debate: Says Donald Trump "was one of the people who rooted for the housing crisis. He said back in 2006, ‘Gee, I hope it does collapse because then I can go in and buy some and make some money.’ " Donald Trump stated on September 24, 2016 in a speech: Says Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine "want to shut down shale, and shut down natural gas." Hillary Clinton stated on September 6, 2016 in a rally in Tampa: "That's legal: If you find out about somebody else's salary even if you're doing exactly the same job, you can be retaliated against, including being fired, in most places." Tom Harkin stated on July 26, 2016 in in a speech at the Democratic National Convention: Says "employers are still allowed to pay people with disabilities below the minimum wage." Dave Brat stated on June 29, 2016 in a podcast.: "A few weeks ago, (the) education committee in Congress is deciding what’s going to be in your local salad bar." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on June 18, 2016 in a Medium post: "40% of Americans know someone who has been killed by a gun." Cory Booker stated on June 16, 2016 in an interview on MSNBC: "Al-Qaida operatives, have said, 'Hey, we want you to use this loophole (for purchasing guns despite being on a watch list) to attack and kill Americans.'" Larry Yarborough stated on June 9, 2016 in a meeting in the legislature about hemp regulations: Says if you try to hide marijuana in a hemp field, "it becomes worthless. The THC goes away." Hillary Clinton stated on May 4, 2016 in an interview with CNN's Anderson Cooper: "The market is making this decision. The market has driven down the cost of coal, so you have companies going bankrupt." Hillary Clinton stated on April 21, 2016 in a "Good Morning America" town hall: Marijuana is a Schedule I drug, "which you understand means that you can’t do any research about it." Ted Cruz stated on March 30, 2016 in a CNN town hall in Milwaukee: "The EPA has tried to define a puddle or a drainage ditch on your farm to be navigable waters and thus subject to massive environmental regulations." Catherine Hanaway stated on March 17, 2016 in a debate: "The barber regulation here in Missouri is 10,000 words long….the book of Revelation is (also) 10,000 words long." Greg Abbott stated on January 8, 2016 in a 90-page manifesto decrying federal overreach: "While states used to have regulatory power over fishing, federal law now regulates down to the tenth of the inch the minimum size of fish that anglers can keep." Ben Carson stated on January 28, 2016 in a Republican debate: "Last year, there were an additional 81,000 pages of government regulations. If you stack that up, it would be a three-story building." Ben Carson stated on October 29, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate: Among manufacturers with fewer than 50 employees, "the average cost in terms of regulations is $34,000 per employee." Ron Johnson stated on October 7, 2015 in an interview: Some 8.1 million of the estimated 11 million to 12 million people "in this country illegally are working." Slice & Pint brewpub stated on September 24, 2015 in the fall menu: Brewpubs can't sell growlers of their beer to customers. Marco Rubio stated on October 16, 2015 in prepared remarks in a written speech: To abide by Environmental Protection Agency rules when mining or drilling you have "to take caution not to disturb bodies of water barely bigger than a puddle." Hillary Clinton stated on October 5, 2015 in her gun policy platform.: "While 38 percent of (firearms) dealers that were inspected in 2011 were noncompliant with federal law, only 0.05 percent of inspected dealers had their licenses revoked." Lincoln Chafee stated on June 7, 2015 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": Says Ronald Reagan "talked about" converting the United States to the metric system. Kathleen Sullivan stated on April 29, 2015 in testimony before the House Judiciary Committee: "The proportion of Rhode Islanders entering substance abuse treatment primarily due to marijuana use has reached its highest point in 20 years." Dino Baccari stated on April 16, 2015 in testimony before the Senate Committee on Health & Human Services.: A Penn State University study found that "electronic cigarettes . . . are far less addictive than cigarettes." Dave Brat stated on March 17, 2015 in a news release.: "Since President Obama took office in January 2009, the federal government has issued more than 468,500 pages of regulations." Gina Raimondo stated on March 13, 2015 in a television interview: "Rhode Island has the second highest per enrollee (Medicaid) cost of any state in the country, which is 60 percent higher than the national average." Kevin Flynn stated on November 25, 2014 in a website story: "There’s nothing in the [RhodeMap RI] plan that takes away local government control and local zoning control." Mike Stenhouse stated on November 14, 2014 in a radio interview: "According to HUD, it is patently unfair and socially unjust that wealthy people can live in an exclusive neighborhood." Greg Abbott stated on September 19, 2014 in a debate in the Rio Grande Valley.: A 2011 measure passed into law with Wendy Davis’ support "removes from the attorney general the ability to settle lawsuits just like" the school funding case. Catherine Taylor stated on September 7, 2014 in a TV interview: "Every time [the people from Newport Tent] work in a city or town they have a whole different set of permits that they have to get in order to pitch a tent."
Cocks Not Glocks stated on August 24, 2016 in a Cocks not Glocks call to protest on Facebook: "You would receive a citation for taking a dildo to class" at the University of Texas. Gina Raimondo stated on September 28, 2016 in a television interview: "In other states (where illegal immigrants have been allowed to get driver's licenses) their insurance premiums for everybody have gone down." Hillary Clinton stated on September 26, 2016 in a Presidential debate: Says Donald Trump "was one of the people who rooted for the housing crisis. He said back in 2006, ‘Gee, I hope it does collapse because then I can go in and buy some and make some money.’ " Donald Trump stated on September 24, 2016 in a speech: Says Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine "want to shut down shale, and shut down natural gas." Hillary Clinton stated on September 6, 2016 in a rally in Tampa: "That's legal: If you find out about somebody else's salary even if you're doing exactly the same job, you can be retaliated against, including being fired, in most places." Tom Harkin stated on July 26, 2016 in in a speech at the Democratic National Convention: Says "employers are still allowed to pay people with disabilities below the minimum wage." Dave Brat stated on June 29, 2016 in a podcast.: "A few weeks ago, (the) education committee in Congress is deciding what’s going to be in your local salad bar." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on June 18, 2016 in a Medium post: "40% of Americans know someone who has been killed by a gun." Cory Booker stated on June 16, 2016 in an interview on MSNBC: "Al-Qaida operatives, have said, 'Hey, we want you to use this loophole (for purchasing guns despite being on a watch list) to attack and kill Americans.'" Larry Yarborough stated on June 9, 2016 in a meeting in the legislature about hemp regulations: Says if you try to hide marijuana in a hemp field, "it becomes worthless. The THC goes away." Hillary Clinton stated on May 4, 2016 in an interview with CNN's Anderson Cooper: "The market is making this decision. The market has driven down the cost of coal, so you have companies going bankrupt." Hillary Clinton stated on April 21, 2016 in a "Good Morning America" town hall: Marijuana is a Schedule I drug, "which you understand means that you can’t do any research about it." Ted Cruz stated on March 30, 2016 in a CNN town hall in Milwaukee: "The EPA has tried to define a puddle or a drainage ditch on your farm to be navigable waters and thus subject to massive environmental regulations." Catherine Hanaway stated on March 17, 2016 in a debate: "The barber regulation here in Missouri is 10,000 words long….the book of Revelation is (also) 10,000 words long." Greg Abbott stated on January 8, 2016 in a 90-page manifesto decrying federal overreach: "While states used to have regulatory power over fishing, federal law now regulates down to the tenth of the inch the minimum size of fish that anglers can keep." Ben Carson stated on January 28, 2016 in a Republican debate: "Last year, there were an additional 81,000 pages of government regulations. If you stack that up, it would be a three-story building." Ben Carson stated on October 29, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate: Among manufacturers with fewer than 50 employees, "the average cost in terms of regulations is $34,000 per employee." Ron Johnson stated on October 7, 2015 in an interview: Some 8.1 million of the estimated 11 million to 12 million people "in this country illegally are working." Slice & Pint brewpub stated on September 24, 2015 in the fall menu: Brewpubs can't sell growlers of their beer to customers. Marco Rubio stated on October 16, 2015 in prepared remarks in a written speech: To abide by Environmental Protection Agency rules when mining or drilling you have "to take caution not to disturb bodies of water barely bigger than a puddle." Hillary Clinton stated on October 5, 2015 in her gun policy platform.: "While 38 percent of (firearms) dealers that were inspected in 2011 were noncompliant with federal law, only 0.05 percent of inspected dealers had their licenses revoked." Lincoln Chafee stated on June 7, 2015 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": Says Ronald Reagan "talked about" converting the United States to the metric system. Kathleen Sullivan stated on April 29, 2015 in testimony before the House Judiciary Committee: "The proportion of Rhode Islanders entering substance abuse treatment primarily due to marijuana use has reached its highest point in 20 years." Dino Baccari stated on April 16, 2015 in testimony before the Senate Committee on Health & Human Services.: A Penn State University study found that "electronic cigarettes . . . are far less addictive than cigarettes." Dave Brat stated on March 17, 2015 in a news release.: "Since President Obama took office in January 2009, the federal government has issued more than 468,500 pages of regulations." Gina Raimondo stated on March 13, 2015 in a television interview: "Rhode Island has the second highest per enrollee (Medicaid) cost of any state in the country, which is 60 percent higher than the national average." Kevin Flynn stated on November 25, 2014 in a website story: "There’s nothing in the [RhodeMap RI] plan that takes away local government control and local zoning control." Mike Stenhouse stated on November 14, 2014 in a radio interview: "According to HUD, it is patently unfair and socially unjust that wealthy people can live in an exclusive neighborhood." Greg Abbott stated on September 19, 2014 in a debate in the Rio Grande Valley.: A 2011 measure passed into law with Wendy Davis’ support "removes from the attorney general the ability to settle lawsuits just like" the school funding case. Catherine Taylor stated on September 7, 2014 in a TV interview: "Every time [the people from Newport Tent] work in a city or town they have a whole different set of permits that they have to get in order to pitch a tent."
Cocks Not Glocks stated on August 24, 2016 in a Cocks not Glocks call to protest on Facebook: "You would receive a citation for taking a dildo to class" at the University of Texas.
Gina Raimondo stated on September 28, 2016 in a television interview: "In other states (where illegal immigrants have been allowed to get driver's licenses) their insurance premiums for everybody have gone down."
Hillary Clinton stated on September 26, 2016 in a Presidential debate: Says Donald Trump "was one of the people who rooted for the housing crisis. He said back in 2006, ‘Gee, I hope it does collapse because then I can go in and buy some and make some money.’ "
Donald Trump stated on September 24, 2016 in a speech: Says Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine "want to shut down shale, and shut down natural gas."
Hillary Clinton stated on September 6, 2016 in a rally in Tampa: "That's legal: If you find out about somebody else's salary even if you're doing exactly the same job, you can be retaliated against, including being fired, in most places."
Tom Harkin stated on July 26, 2016 in in a speech at the Democratic National Convention: Says "employers are still allowed to pay people with disabilities below the minimum wage."
Dave Brat stated on June 29, 2016 in a podcast.: "A few weeks ago, (the) education committee in Congress is deciding what’s going to be in your local salad bar."
Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on June 18, 2016 in a Medium post: "40% of Americans know someone who has been killed by a gun."
Cory Booker stated on June 16, 2016 in an interview on MSNBC: "Al-Qaida operatives, have said, 'Hey, we want you to use this loophole (for purchasing guns despite being on a watch list) to attack and kill Americans.'"
Larry Yarborough stated on June 9, 2016 in a meeting in the legislature about hemp regulations: Says if you try to hide marijuana in a hemp field, "it becomes worthless. The THC goes away."
Hillary Clinton stated on May 4, 2016 in an interview with CNN's Anderson Cooper: "The market is making this decision. The market has driven down the cost of coal, so you have companies going bankrupt."
Hillary Clinton stated on April 21, 2016 in a "Good Morning America" town hall: Marijuana is a Schedule I drug, "which you understand means that you can’t do any research about it."
Ted Cruz stated on March 30, 2016 in a CNN town hall in Milwaukee: "The EPA has tried to define a puddle or a drainage ditch on your farm to be navigable waters and thus subject to massive environmental regulations."
Catherine Hanaway stated on March 17, 2016 in a debate: "The barber regulation here in Missouri is 10,000 words long….the book of Revelation is (also) 10,000 words long."
Greg Abbott stated on January 8, 2016 in a 90-page manifesto decrying federal overreach: "While states used to have regulatory power over fishing, federal law now regulates down to the tenth of the inch the minimum size of fish that anglers can keep."
Ben Carson stated on January 28, 2016 in a Republican debate: "Last year, there were an additional 81,000 pages of government regulations. If you stack that up, it would be a three-story building."
Ben Carson stated on October 29, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate: Among manufacturers with fewer than 50 employees, "the average cost in terms of regulations is $34,000 per employee."
Ron Johnson stated on October 7, 2015 in an interview: Some 8.1 million of the estimated 11 million to 12 million people "in this country illegally are working."
Slice & Pint brewpub stated on September 24, 2015 in the fall menu: Brewpubs can't sell growlers of their beer to customers.
Marco Rubio stated on October 16, 2015 in prepared remarks in a written speech: To abide by Environmental Protection Agency rules when mining or drilling you have "to take caution not to disturb bodies of water barely bigger than a puddle."
Hillary Clinton stated on October 5, 2015 in her gun policy platform.: "While 38 percent of (firearms) dealers that were inspected in 2011 were noncompliant with federal law, only 0.05 percent of inspected dealers had their licenses revoked."
Lincoln Chafee stated on June 7, 2015 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": Says Ronald Reagan "talked about" converting the United States to the metric system.
Kathleen Sullivan stated on April 29, 2015 in testimony before the House Judiciary Committee: "The proportion of Rhode Islanders entering substance abuse treatment primarily due to marijuana use has reached its highest point in 20 years."
Dino Baccari stated on April 16, 2015 in testimony before the Senate Committee on Health & Human Services.: A Penn State University study found that "electronic cigarettes . . . are far less addictive than cigarettes."
Dave Brat stated on March 17, 2015 in a news release.: "Since President Obama took office in January 2009, the federal government has issued more than 468,500 pages of regulations."
Gina Raimondo stated on March 13, 2015 in a television interview: "Rhode Island has the second highest per enrollee (Medicaid) cost of any state in the country, which is 60 percent higher than the national average."
Kevin Flynn stated on November 25, 2014 in a website story: "There’s nothing in the [RhodeMap RI] plan that takes away local government control and local zoning control."
Mike Stenhouse stated on November 14, 2014 in a radio interview: "According to HUD, it is patently unfair and socially unjust that wealthy people can live in an exclusive neighborhood."
Greg Abbott stated on September 19, 2014 in a debate in the Rio Grande Valley.: A 2011 measure passed into law with Wendy Davis’ support "removes from the attorney general the ability to settle lawsuits just like" the school funding case.
Catherine Taylor stated on September 7, 2014 in a TV interview: "Every time [the people from Newport Tent] work in a city or town they have a whole different set of permits that they have to get in order to pitch a tent."