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Latest Fact-Checks In New York

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X posts
stated on May 30, 2024 in posts on X:
Photo shows the judges who will hear the appeal of former President Donald Trump’s criminal conviction.
False
By Madison Czopek • May 31, 2024
Social Media
stated on May 30, 2024 in a post:
Under federal law, former President Donald Trump’s “felony convictions mean he can no longer possess guns.”
True
By Sara Swann • May 31, 2024
Jason Pizzo
stated on May 30, 2024 in a post on X:
“Trump can’t vote for himself in the November election.”
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman, Maria Ramirez Uribe • May 31, 2024
Jesse Watters
stated on May 28, 2024 in a segment of "Jesse Watters Primetime" on Fox News:
Judge Juan Merchan “overrules every objection from the defense and sustains every objection from the prosecution” during former President Donald Trump’s New York trial.
False
By Madison Czopek • May 31, 2024
Social Media
stated on May 29, 2024 in social media posts:
Judge Juan Merchan told New York jurors the verdict in Donald Trump’s trial does not need to be unanimous.
False
By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • May 29, 2024
Viral image
stated on May 7, 2024 in an X post:
Photo shows “Palestine misspelled on the stairs” of Columbia University.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • May 7, 2024
Donald Trump
stated on May 2, 2024 in remarks to reporters:
“I’m not allowed to testify” because of a gag order.
False
By Amy Sherman • May 3, 2024
X posts
stated on April 24, 2024 in an X post:
Photo shows “Palestinian activists” blocking “Jewish students from entering Columbia University.”
False
By Sofia Ahmed • April 30, 2024
Social Media
stated on April 23, 2024 in in social media posts:
“Columbia University announced classes will be remote for the remainder of the school year.”
False
By Jeff Cercone • April 25, 2024
Facebook posts
stated on April 1, 2024 in a Facebook post:
Donald Trump “pays off mortgage of killed NYPD officer’s family.”
False
By Loreben Tuquero • April 12, 2024
Jonathan Becker
stated on February 16, 2024 in a letter to college presidents:
After a 2022 law, “the vast majority of colleges in New York State do not have on-campus poll sites.”
Mostly True
By David Scibilia • April 8, 2024
Benny Johnson
stated on March 30, 2024 in a video on Facebook:
Video shows “New York Governor Kathy Hochul being denied entry into the wake for slain NYPD officer Jonathan Diller.”
False
By Madison Czopek • April 5, 2024
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.
Mostly False
By Jill Terreri Ramos • March 29, 2024
Carl Weisbrod
stated on March 3, 2024 in an op-ed:
“The average commute time for people who drive to work in (New York City) is 43 minutes, the longest in the nation.”
Mostly True
By Mary McNaughton, Delainey Muscato • March 25, 2024
Brad Holyman-Sigal
stated on February 26, 2024 in a press release:
“Nearly a quarter million birds in New York City, and more than one billion across the country, die each year from collisions with buildings.”
Mostly True
By Jefrey Canova, Ciaran Conneely • March 24, 2024
Donald Trump
stated on March 18, 2024 in a Truth Social post:
The $454 million bond is “unprecedented, and practically impossible for ANY Company.”
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman • March 22, 2024
Viral image
stated on March 17, 2024 in a Facebook post:
Image shows “chaos unfolds on Senate floor — Chuck Schumer rushes out.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • March 21, 2024
Patrick Burke
stated on March 2, 2024 in a press release:
The Great Lakes account for “over 20% of the world’s freshwater and over 80% of North America’s freshwater.”
True
By David Scibilia • March 20, 2024
Jessica Ramos
stated on February 6, 2024 in a statement at a media event:
“Half of the cities with the highest rates of child poverty are in” New York state.
False
By Claire Fisher, Rebecca Schneider • March 13, 2024
Instagram posts
stated on January 30, 2024 in a video:
Video shows Erewhon grocery store in Brooklyn.
Pants on Fire!
By Jeff Cercone • March 8, 2024
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