“Under Mayor Byron Brown, “we’ve been defunding community centers, our pools were closed this summer, we’ve been defunding senior and youth services.”
India Walton
candidate for mayor of Buffalo, NY. in a debate. Claim dated 9 Sep 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisMostly False
What PolitiFact found
There have been budget fluctuations but funding for these services are higher than they were when Brown took office. Outdoor pools were closed over the summer.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
India Walton (candidate for mayor of Buffalo, NY) made this claim around 9 September 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 24 September 2021, 15 days later. Its rating was “Mostly False”.
Where the claim appeared
- YouTube videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJ7Dh02S7FQ&t=977s
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