Claim: Thirty-seven percent of Central Falls' retired police officers and firefighters are out on disability pensions; in most municipalities, about 5 percent of retirees collect disability pensions.
Fact-check: Consultant says 37 percent of Central Falls' retired police officers and firefighters are on disability pensions, compared with 5 percent nationally
Verdict: false
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: Lynn Arditi
Date published: 2011-08-18T00:00:00