PolitiFact: Checking claims in the Hochul-Zeldin debate By Jill Terreri Ramos Special to the News Oct 31, 2022 Oct 31, 2022 Updated Feb 17, 2026 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In the only debate in the race for New York governor, incumbent Kathy Hochul and Rep. Lee Zeldin offered plenty of claims and counterclaims. kAm+6=5:?[ 2 #6AF3=:42? 7C@> {@?8 xD=2?5[ 7@4FD65 @? 4C:>6[ E96 qF772=@ q:==D DE25:F> 562= 2?5 E96 DE2E6VD A@AF=2E:@? =@DD[ H9:=6 w@49F=[ 2? tC:6 r@F?EJ s6>@4C2E[ 9:89=:89E65 +6=5:?’D 7C:6?5=J C6=2E:@?D9:A H:E9 7@C>6C !C6D:56?E s@?2=5 %CF>A[ 9:D G@E6D 282:?DE 46CE:7J:?8 E96 a_a_ AC6D:56?E:2= 6=64E:@? C6DF=ED :? pC:K@?2 2?5 !6??DJ=G2?:2[ 2?5 9:D 2?E:\23@CE:@? C:89ED G:6HD]k^AmkAm(6 724E\4964<65 D@>6 @7 E96:C 4=2:>D 7C@> E96 ~4E] ad 5632E6ik^Am kAmkDEC@?8m+6=5:?i }6H *@C< =625D E96 ?2E:@? :? 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