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PolitiFact New York is a partnership of the Buffalo News and PolitiFact to help you find the truth in New York politics. Reporters and researchers from PolitiFact New York examine statements by New York elected officials and candidates and anyone else who speaks up on matters of public importance.

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Did Donald Trump ever apologize to the ‘Central Park Five’?

Did Donald Trump ever apologize to the ‘Central Park Five’?

By Conor Amendola • July 25, 2023
Hochul’s defense of migrants’ presence in New York state has legal basis, experts say

Hochul’s defense of migrants’ presence in New York state has legal basis, experts say

By Jill Terreri Ramos • June 20, 2023
Show the green: States ranking high in renewable energy jobs gave generous incentives

Show the green: States ranking high in renewable energy jobs gave generous incentives

By Tom Kertscher • May 22, 2023
Ask PolitiFact: Will Donald Trump need to register as a sex offender?

Ask PolitiFact: Will Donald Trump need to register as a sex offender?

By Loreben Tuquero • May 12, 2023
Texas congressman says some immigration appointments in NYC’s ICE office are for 2033. Is that true?

Texas congressman says some immigration appointments in NYC’s ICE office are for 2033. Is that true?

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • May 11, 2023
How much economic impact do film and TV production tax credits yield for states?

How much economic impact do film and TV production tax credits yield for states?

By David Scibilia • May 3, 2023
Here’s what Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said about Donald Trump during his DA campaign

Here’s what Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said about Donald Trump during his DA campaign

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • April 12, 2023
Donald Trump indictment in Manhattan: A roundup of PolitiFact’s fact-checks, stories and explainers

Donald Trump indictment in Manhattan: A roundup of PolitiFact’s fact-checks, stories and explainers

By Samantha Putterman • April 3, 2023
Trump’s attacks on Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg’s backing by George Soros: What to know

Trump’s attacks on Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg’s backing by George Soros: What to know

By Amy Sherman • March 23, 2023
How Bill Clinton’s settlement with Paula Jones differs from Donald Trump’s Stormy Daniels payment

How Bill Clinton’s settlement with Paula Jones differs from Donald Trump’s Stormy Daniels payment

By Samantha Putterman • March 21, 2023
For New York counties, a lot of money at stake in Hochul's Medicaid move

For New York counties, a lot of money at stake in Hochul's Medicaid move

By Jill Terreri Ramos • March 11, 2023
Fact-checking claims in the Hochul-Zeldin debate

Fact-checking claims in the Hochul-Zeldin debate

By Jill Terreri Ramos • October 30, 2022
In New York, uneven progress on increasing voter access

In New York, uneven progress on increasing voter access

By Jill Terreri Ramos • August 22, 2022
In Context: What NY Attorney General Letitia James said about Trump that Trump’s video left out

In Context: What NY Attorney General Letitia James said about Trump that Trump’s video left out

By Tom Kertscher • August 12, 2022
What is the ‘great replacement theory’ linked to the Buffalo shooter?

What is the ‘great replacement theory’ linked to the Buffalo shooter?

By Bill McCarthy • May 16, 2022
Is the Buffalo Bills' Highmark stadium built on an early Erie Indian village?

Is the Buffalo Bills' Highmark stadium built on an early Erie Indian village?

By Cassidey Kavathas • April 21, 2022
Hospitalization data is being used to claim that the pandemic is overblown. Here's why that's wrong

Hospitalization data is being used to claim that the pandemic is overblown. Here's why that's wrong

By Samantha Putterman • January 18, 2022
How the 9/11 attacks helped shape the modern misinformation, conspiracy theory industry

How the 9/11 attacks helped shape the modern misinformation, conspiracy theory industry

By Bill McCarthy • September 9, 2021
Can student loan debt be canceled by a president’s executive order?

Can student loan debt be canceled by a president’s executive order?

By Cassidey Kavathas • June 14, 2021
Ask PolitiFact: Are New York’s voter laws more restrictive than Georgia’s?

Ask PolitiFact: Are New York’s voter laws more restrictive than Georgia’s?

By Amy Sherman • April 8, 2021