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PolitiFact New York writer

Jill Terreri Ramos writes for PolitiFact New York and the Buffalo News. Previously, she covered politics and government at the Buffalo News, the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, and the Niagara Gazette.

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Kathy Hochul
stated on February 22, 2024 in an interview:

In New York, there are no barriers to law enforcement to work with the federal government on immigration laws, and there are 100 crimes where migrants can be handed over.

By Jill Terreri Ramos • March 29, 2024
Elise Stefanik
stated on January 28, 2024 in a television interview:

“We’ve seen an 800% increase in the Swanton sector, which is the part of the northern border that I represent, in illegal crossings.”

By Jill Terreri Ramos • February 23, 2024
Nick LaLota
stated on November 18, 2023 in a social media post:

Under New York’s Clean Slate Act “violent crimes … will now be automatically sealed after a set time - like they never happened.”

By Jill Terreri Ramos • January 1, 2024
New York Citizens Audit
stated on August 25, 2023 in a report:

A discrepancy in the number of ballots and voters in the 2022 general election in New York “appears to be a federal crime.”

By Jill Terreri Ramos • October 29, 2023
Nicole Malliotakis
stated on July 14, 2023 in a radio interview:

“You can work at some McDonald’s in this country for more money than … signing up for the military.”

By Jill Terreri Ramos • July 28, 2023
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
stated on June 5, 2023 in a podcast:

Atrazine in the water supply is contributing to "sexual dysphoria" in kids.

By Grace Abels • June 28, 2023
Kathy Hochul
stated on May 9, 2023 in a news conference:

The New York state budget covers 96% of eligible preschoolers

By Jill Terreri Ramos • May 18, 2023
TikTok posts
stated on April 26, 2023 in a TikTok post:

Fauci, DOD and CDC funded deadly pathogen research at Sudan lab

By Jill Terreri Ramos • May 8, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on March 1, 2023 in a social media post:

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul wants “quarantine camps” and “imprisonment” if you’re suspected of having a disease.

By Jill Terreri Ramos • April 29, 2023
Ron DeSantis
stated on March 20, 2023 in a news conference:

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg “has downgraded over 50% of the felonies to misdemeanors.”

By Jill Terreri Ramos • April 8, 2023