“New York leads the nation in out-migration of residents, with 126,000 people leaving last year and over one million in the past decade.”
James Tedisco
New York state senator. a news release. Claim dated 5 Jan 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisHalf True
What PolitiFact found
New York has seen significant population losses for a decade, but Tedisco described the one-year loss of 126,000 incorrectly; it refers to overall population loss, not only migration to other states.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
James Tedisco (New York state senator) made this claim around 5 January 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 26 January 2021, 21 days later. Its rating was “Half True”.
Where the claim appeared
- nysenate.govhttps://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/robert-g-ortt/senate-republican-leader-o…
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