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The Latest from PolitiFact Vermont

Numbers add up, but the trend predates Trump

"President Trump has lifted the prospect of voters across Vermont, overseeing a 11,742 decline of Vermont residents on food stamps."

— PolitiFact Vermont on Thursday, November 7th, 2019

The company gives another explanation

Phil Scott

"This decision is an unfortunate example of why those of us in Montpelier need to work together to make Vermont a more affordable place to do business and make sure our policies help businesses thrive rather than creating unique burdens and barriers to growth that make us less competitive with other states."

— PolitiFact Vermont on Thursday, October 31st, 2019

Billions would have been right

Bernie Sanders

Says Congress gave Wall Street "trillions of dollars of zero interest loans."

— PolitiFact National on Friday, October 25th, 2019

An inaccurate bit of rhetorical flair

TJ Donovan

"Most of the requests for records possessed by the Attorney General’s Office are from private law firms and companies."

— PolitiFact Vermont on Tuesday, October 22nd, 2019

Not directly supported by data, but a reasonable estimate

Bernie Sanders

"We have something like one out of four young black men in this country end up in the criminal justice system. They may end up in jail, they may end up on parole, they may end up on probation."

— PolitiFact National on Thursday, August 22nd, 2019

Talking point needs caution

Bernie Sanders

"In 2016, counties hosting a Trump rally saw a 226% spike in hate crimes."

— PolitiFact National on Monday, August 12th, 2019

Private and military weapons differ

Bernie Sanders

"There are more assault rifles, as I understand it, in the hands of private citizens than in the hands of the United States military. We're talking about 5 to 10 million assault weapons in the hands of private citizens."

— PolitiFact National on Thursday, August 8th, 2019

Holcombe misses the mark out of the gate

Rebecca Holcombe

"Gov. Scott is pushing for a statewide voucher program that would take millions from our public schools and funnel it to private schools that mostly serve privileged families."

— PolitiFact Vermont on Thursday, July 25th, 2019

Overshoots by 100%

Bernie Sanders

"42 percent of (Walmart’s) associates are black."

— PolitiFact National on Friday, July 12th, 2019

Sanders' grapples with his mixed record on guns

Bernie Sanders

"No, that’s a mischaracterization of my thinking."

— PolitiFact Vermont on Wednesday, July 3rd, 2019

Not so much for private school price tags

Bernie Sanders

"Forty years ago, a federal Pell Grant paid for nearly 80% of tuition, fees, room and board at a four-year college."

— PolitiFact Vermont on Wednesday, June 26th, 2019

Voted for large bills that included it

Bernie Sanders

"I have consistently voted against the Hyde Amendment."

— PolitiFact National on Tuesday, June 11th, 2019

We're not alone

Heidi Scheuermann

They understand the importance (of medical monitoring). It’s clear, though, that they want to do it in a way that is consistent with other states and S.37 just isn’t.

— PolitiFact Vermont on Friday, May 24th, 2019

Challenge shared by millions of families

Bernie Sanders

"You've got millions of families paying 40, 50, 60% of their limited incomes to put a roof over their heads."

— PolitiFact National on Thursday, May 2nd, 2019

Vermont prisoners can vote, even from Mississippi

Bernie Sanders

"In my own state of Vermont, from the very first days of our state's history, what our Constitution says is that everybody can vote. That is true. So people in jail can vote."

— PolitiFact Vermont on Wednesday, April 24th, 2019

It might be true one day, but not now.

Rachel Siegel

"The F-35 bombers, scheduled to arrive in Burlington this fall, have been designated with a nuclear mission."

— PolitiFact Vermont on Wednesday, April 10th, 2019

Requires a bit of a scientific leap

Miro Weinberger

"The public health science is clear that the use of the addiction medicine buprenorphine saves lives whether that use has been prescribed or not."

— PolitiFact Vermont on Sunday, April 7th, 2019

Not by most definitions

Scott Beck

"It is a carbon tax whether it is convenient to say it or not."

— PolitiFact Vermont on Friday, March 29th, 2019

A misnomer repeated many times

Matthew Birmingham

"Now there is a new threat that we’re seeing up close: the risk of exposure to powerful drugs that can kill in even tiny amounts."

— PolitiFact Vermont on Wednesday, March 20th, 2019

Could be true, but he can't prove it.

Bernie Sanders

I received "more votes from young people — black, white, Latino, Asian American and Native American — than Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton combined."

— PolitiFact Vermont on Friday, March 15th, 2019