Claim: "States like New York, Illinois and California have been vocal in their demands for funding to bail out their pension systems, which were failing long before the COVID-19 outbreak, and other programs that aren't related to this crisis."
Fact-check: New York pension fund does not need a federal bailout
Verdict: false
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: Jill Terreri Ramos
Date published: 2020-05-19T00:00:00