Campaign 2017 Fact Check Archives - City Limits

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In Depth Justice

Fact Check: The Continuing Argument About Sex Crimes in the City

The mayor and his Republican challenger are arguing over nomenclature and a relatively small number of crimes. The bigger issue is the way we’ve turned crime stats into a barometer…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Government Housing and Homelessness News

Factcheck: Harsh Language and Overstated Charges in a Council Race Flyer

A flyer containing incendiary charges is circulating in a Lower Manhattan district where there’s a tight Council race. Many of the charges appear overstated or include falsehoods, while the accuracy…

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 17Comments

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Fact Check: Did Mayor de Blasio ‘Refer to Our Cops as Bigots’?

Such was the claim made by public advocate candidate JC Polanco at this week’s debate.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Five Quick Factchecks on the First Mayoral Debate

At the wildest mayoral debate in years on Tuesday night, assertions and accusations flew.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Fact Check: The Full Picture of Crime in the City

Bill de Blasio celebrates crime falling. Nicole Malliotakis points to increases in specific types of crime. What’s the full story?

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Fact Check: Are City Schools Unsafe?

There’s no one set of numbers to answer the question.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Government News

Factcheck: Has Councilmember Perkins Ever Participated in Participatory Budgeting?

The answer is no: The program was created after his last term in council.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 1Comment

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Government Housing and Homelessness

Fact-Check: Has De Blasio Really Moved 60,000 Homeless People Into Permanent Housing?

The short answer is yes.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Government In Depth

Debate Fact Check: Is Congestion Pricing Regressive?

The mayor says it is, and that’s a reason why he wants to fund transit improvements with a millionaire’s tax instead.

ByJarrett Murphy 7Comments

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Election Fact Check: De Blasio’s Claim That Small Givers Dominate his Donor Pool

The mayor told a debate audience that most of his donations were from people who contributed $175 or less. Is that true?

ByJarrett Murphy 1Comment