Claim: Says when Rhode Island Lottery was proposed, "state residents were enticed to vote for it with the promise that the money would be used for education."
Fact-check: R.I. State Sen. Harold M. Metts says voters were promised money from the Rhode Island lottery would be used for education.
Verdict: false
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: Edward Fitzpatrick
Date published: 2012-03-28T00:00:00