Category: Fact Cecks
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Waterbury Times Fact Check Friday: Is Erin Stewart Going to Prison?
Over the past several weeks, social media posts, political commentators, and online discussions have repeatedly claimed that former New Britain Mayor Erin Stewart is “going to prison” amid multiple investigations into her conduct while serving as mayor.
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FACT CHECK FRIDAY: Claims About Grace Baptist Church Funding and Rep. Jahana Hayes
A review of federal records finds no evidence that Grace Baptist Church received a congressional earmark or targeted grant tied to Rep. Jahana Hayes.
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Fact Check: Mayor Pernerewski Claims Over 500; Do Waterbury’s Downtown Apartment Numbers Add Up?
The Waterbury Times reviewed Mayor Paul Pernerewski Jr.’s recent WFSB comments claiming hundreds of downtown apartments are completed, under construction, or planned near Waterbury’s train station corridor.
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FRIDAY FACT CHECK: Voting Rights; Section 2, Power, and the Truth Behind the Headlines
Waterbury- As national headlines light up over the latest Supreme Court ruling, one phrase is suddenly everywhere: “voting rights are under attack.”
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Connecticut Lt. Governor’s Bysiewicz Statement on “Rising Attacks” on Transgender People — The Waterbury Times Fact Check
Earlier this week ,Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz issued a statement marking International Transgender Day of Visibility, saying the state “remains steadfast in our support” of the trans community “even amid rising attacks nationwide.”
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Waterbury Times- Fact Check: Will Trump Dismantle the Department of Education?
We fact check the claim that Trump will dismantle the Department of Education. Learn the legal reality of how a federal department could be dissolved.
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Waterbury Times Fact Check: Trump’s “Tariff Stimulus Check”
The Waterbury Times|Published Nov, 11 2025 Update April 22, 2026 5:06pm UPDATE: Supreme Court Ruling Casts Doubt on “$2,000 Tariff Check” Proposal The Waterbury Times|Published April 22, 2026 Waterbury-In February 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling limiting the executive branch’s authority to impose broad tariffs under emergency powers, holding that such actions require…
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