Latest Fact-checks in Crime Clear Any Rating True Mostly True Half True Mostly False False Pants on Fire Full Flop Half Flip No Flip Any Speaker Any Date Range Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last 12 Months 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Any Category Chris Abele stated on May 18, 2017 in an interview: Says David Clarke reduced the number of Milwaukee County sheriff's deputies "from about 700 and something to 300 and something." Samantha Bee stated on May 10, 2017 in TBS show Full Frontal: "In Florida felonies can be things like buying weed, tampering with an odometer or disturbing a lobster trap. So basically spring break." Desmond Meade stated on May 10, 2017 in Samantha Bee's Full Frontal show: "You could lose your rights for life over something as simple as driving with a suspended license" in Florida. Thom Tillis stated on May 19, 2017 in a press release supporting the Back The Blue Act of 2017: "Last year was one of the deadliest years ever for law enforcement officers." Dennis Prager stated on May 18, 2017 in an appearance on CNN: "It was a 100 percent lie that (Donald Trump’s) election unleashed anti-Semitism. … Hundreds of Jewish community centers had bomb threats called in. To the best of our knowledge to this day, 90 percent of them were called in by an American Jewish kid living in Israel, and the other 10 percent were a black radical who was trying to impress his girlfriend." Brad Schimel stated on April 9, 2017 in a TV interview: There is no ‘backlog’ of untested rape kits in Wisconsin. Charles Schumer stated on May 18, 2017 in a Senate floor speech: "President Obama became the first president since Carter to leave the White House with a smaller federal prison population than when he took office." Greg Abbott stated on May 7, 2017 in a statement before signing Senate Bill 4 into law over a Facebook Live: Says Travis County Sheriff Sally Hernandez "declared that she would not detain known criminals accused of violent crimes." Jorge Ramos stated on May 12, 2017 in a Fox News interview: "Some of the safest communities in the United States are along the border." Bloggers stated on May 2, 2017 in a web post on ihavethetruth.com: A University of Texas "student pulled out a concealed handgun" on a knife-wielding suspect "and made him back down." Jeff Sessions stated on April 28, 2017 in remarks to law enforcement officers in New York: District attorneys "have advertised that they will charge a criminal alien with a lesser offense than presumably they would charge a United States citizen, so they won’t be deported." Sally Hernandez stated on April 18, 2017 in an oped commentary co-authored by four other Texas sheriffs: "FBI crime statistics have found that labeled ‘sanctuary’ cities experience lower rates of all crime types, including homicides." Judy Chu stated on May 4, 2017 in a press release: The GOP health bill "would once again allow being a rape or domestic violence victim to be a pre-existing condition." Gwen Moore stated on May 4, 2017 in a news release: "Under ‘Trumpcare,’" domestic violence and sexual assault "could be considered pre-existing conditions." Thomas Croci stated on April 27, 2017 in a press release: In some cases, a sex offender "who appears on the New York State Sex Offender Registry" would be able to drive for Uber or Lyft when ride-hailing is allowed upstate in July Bloggers stated on May 4, 2017 in blog headlines: Under the House Republican health plan, sexual assault is a pre-existing condition. Viral image stated on April 20, 2017 in posts on social media: "After prohibition ended, police deaths didn't reach 200 a year again until the year Nixon declared war on drugs." Brad Schimel stated on March 12, 2017 in an interview: In America, "more people die from" prescription narcotic painkillers "than from heroin and cocaine combined." Donald Trump stated on April 18, 2017 in a tweet: "The weak illegal immigration policies of the Obama Admin. allowed bad MS 13 gangs to form in cities across U.S. We are removing them fast!" Beto O'Rourke stated on March 31, 2017 in a U.S. Senate campaign speech: El Paso is the "safest city in the state of Texas, safest city in the United States." Bloggers stated on April 26, 2015 in posts on social media: "Florida Sheriff: Blacks should learn to act like white people in order to stay alive." Jeff Sessions stated on March 27, 2017 in a press briefing: "Just last May, the Department of Justice inspector general found that these (‘sanctuary city’) policies also violate federal law." Dennis Baxley stated on March 15, 2017 in a Florida House floor speech: "What has happened since 2005? We’ve seen violent crime continuously go down" due to Florida's "stand your ground" law. Wayne LaPierre stated on February 24, 2017 in a speech at CPAC: "According to the FBI, Mexican drug cartels are working with 100,000 street gang members in Chicago alone." Resistance Report stated on March 2, 2017 in a website posting: Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson "threatens citizens with arrest if they continue asking for a town hall." Jeff Stone stated on February 21, 2017 in a press release: "Since the passage of Proposition 47 by voters in 2014 and the signing of AB 109 in 2011, violent crime has been on the rise in California, up 12 percent in 2015 statewide according to the FBI." Eric Greitens stated on January 17, 2017 in State of the State address: "Three of the 11 most violent cities in the U.S. are in Missouri — St. Louis, Kansas City, and Springfield." Lois Kolkhorst stated on February 6, 2017 in a Texas Capitol press conference: Says the proposed Texas Privacy Act "is very different from" North Carolina’s law "in that theirs covers a whole list of things that the Texas Privacy Act does not." Greg Abbott stated on February 6, 2017 in a tweet: Says Travis County’s sheriff refuses to enforce 8 USC 1373. Kamala Harris stated on February 16, 2017 in a speech: "Studies have shown Latinos are more than 40 percent less likely to call 911 when they have been a victim of a crime."
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Chris Abele stated on May 18, 2017 in an interview: Says David Clarke reduced the number of Milwaukee County sheriff's deputies "from about 700 and something to 300 and something." Samantha Bee stated on May 10, 2017 in TBS show Full Frontal: "In Florida felonies can be things like buying weed, tampering with an odometer or disturbing a lobster trap. So basically spring break." Desmond Meade stated on May 10, 2017 in Samantha Bee's Full Frontal show: "You could lose your rights for life over something as simple as driving with a suspended license" in Florida. Thom Tillis stated on May 19, 2017 in a press release supporting the Back The Blue Act of 2017: "Last year was one of the deadliest years ever for law enforcement officers." Dennis Prager stated on May 18, 2017 in an appearance on CNN: "It was a 100 percent lie that (Donald Trump’s) election unleashed anti-Semitism. … Hundreds of Jewish community centers had bomb threats called in. To the best of our knowledge to this day, 90 percent of them were called in by an American Jewish kid living in Israel, and the other 10 percent were a black radical who was trying to impress his girlfriend." Brad Schimel stated on April 9, 2017 in a TV interview: There is no ‘backlog’ of untested rape kits in Wisconsin. Charles Schumer stated on May 18, 2017 in a Senate floor speech: "President Obama became the first president since Carter to leave the White House with a smaller federal prison population than when he took office." Greg Abbott stated on May 7, 2017 in a statement before signing Senate Bill 4 into law over a Facebook Live: Says Travis County Sheriff Sally Hernandez "declared that she would not detain known criminals accused of violent crimes." Jorge Ramos stated on May 12, 2017 in a Fox News interview: "Some of the safest communities in the United States are along the border." Bloggers stated on May 2, 2017 in a web post on ihavethetruth.com: A University of Texas "student pulled out a concealed handgun" on a knife-wielding suspect "and made him back down." Jeff Sessions stated on April 28, 2017 in remarks to law enforcement officers in New York: District attorneys "have advertised that they will charge a criminal alien with a lesser offense than presumably they would charge a United States citizen, so they won’t be deported." Sally Hernandez stated on April 18, 2017 in an oped commentary co-authored by four other Texas sheriffs: "FBI crime statistics have found that labeled ‘sanctuary’ cities experience lower rates of all crime types, including homicides." Judy Chu stated on May 4, 2017 in a press release: The GOP health bill "would once again allow being a rape or domestic violence victim to be a pre-existing condition." Gwen Moore stated on May 4, 2017 in a news release: "Under ‘Trumpcare,’" domestic violence and sexual assault "could be considered pre-existing conditions." Thomas Croci stated on April 27, 2017 in a press release: In some cases, a sex offender "who appears on the New York State Sex Offender Registry" would be able to drive for Uber or Lyft when ride-hailing is allowed upstate in July Bloggers stated on May 4, 2017 in blog headlines: Under the House Republican health plan, sexual assault is a pre-existing condition. Viral image stated on April 20, 2017 in posts on social media: "After prohibition ended, police deaths didn't reach 200 a year again until the year Nixon declared war on drugs." Brad Schimel stated on March 12, 2017 in an interview: In America, "more people die from" prescription narcotic painkillers "than from heroin and cocaine combined." Donald Trump stated on April 18, 2017 in a tweet: "The weak illegal immigration policies of the Obama Admin. allowed bad MS 13 gangs to form in cities across U.S. We are removing them fast!" Beto O'Rourke stated on March 31, 2017 in a U.S. Senate campaign speech: El Paso is the "safest city in the state of Texas, safest city in the United States." Bloggers stated on April 26, 2015 in posts on social media: "Florida Sheriff: Blacks should learn to act like white people in order to stay alive." Jeff Sessions stated on March 27, 2017 in a press briefing: "Just last May, the Department of Justice inspector general found that these (‘sanctuary city’) policies also violate federal law." Dennis Baxley stated on March 15, 2017 in a Florida House floor speech: "What has happened since 2005? We’ve seen violent crime continuously go down" due to Florida's "stand your ground" law. Wayne LaPierre stated on February 24, 2017 in a speech at CPAC: "According to the FBI, Mexican drug cartels are working with 100,000 street gang members in Chicago alone." Resistance Report stated on March 2, 2017 in a website posting: Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson "threatens citizens with arrest if they continue asking for a town hall." Jeff Stone stated on February 21, 2017 in a press release: "Since the passage of Proposition 47 by voters in 2014 and the signing of AB 109 in 2011, violent crime has been on the rise in California, up 12 percent in 2015 statewide according to the FBI." Eric Greitens stated on January 17, 2017 in State of the State address: "Three of the 11 most violent cities in the U.S. are in Missouri — St. Louis, Kansas City, and Springfield." Lois Kolkhorst stated on February 6, 2017 in a Texas Capitol press conference: Says the proposed Texas Privacy Act "is very different from" North Carolina’s law "in that theirs covers a whole list of things that the Texas Privacy Act does not." Greg Abbott stated on February 6, 2017 in a tweet: Says Travis County’s sheriff refuses to enforce 8 USC 1373. Kamala Harris stated on February 16, 2017 in a speech: "Studies have shown Latinos are more than 40 percent less likely to call 911 when they have been a victim of a crime."
Chris Abele stated on May 18, 2017 in an interview: Says David Clarke reduced the number of Milwaukee County sheriff's deputies "from about 700 and something to 300 and something."
Samantha Bee stated on May 10, 2017 in TBS show Full Frontal: "In Florida felonies can be things like buying weed, tampering with an odometer or disturbing a lobster trap. So basically spring break."
Desmond Meade stated on May 10, 2017 in Samantha Bee's Full Frontal show: "You could lose your rights for life over something as simple as driving with a suspended license" in Florida.
Thom Tillis stated on May 19, 2017 in a press release supporting the Back The Blue Act of 2017: "Last year was one of the deadliest years ever for law enforcement officers."
Dennis Prager stated on May 18, 2017 in an appearance on CNN: "It was a 100 percent lie that (Donald Trump’s) election unleashed anti-Semitism. … Hundreds of Jewish community centers had bomb threats called in. To the best of our knowledge to this day, 90 percent of them were called in by an American Jewish kid living in Israel, and the other 10 percent were a black radical who was trying to impress his girlfriend."
Brad Schimel stated on April 9, 2017 in a TV interview: There is no ‘backlog’ of untested rape kits in Wisconsin.
Charles Schumer stated on May 18, 2017 in a Senate floor speech: "President Obama became the first president since Carter to leave the White House with a smaller federal prison population than when he took office."
Greg Abbott stated on May 7, 2017 in a statement before signing Senate Bill 4 into law over a Facebook Live: Says Travis County Sheriff Sally Hernandez "declared that she would not detain known criminals accused of violent crimes."
Jorge Ramos stated on May 12, 2017 in a Fox News interview: "Some of the safest communities in the United States are along the border."
Bloggers stated on May 2, 2017 in a web post on ihavethetruth.com: A University of Texas "student pulled out a concealed handgun" on a knife-wielding suspect "and made him back down."
Jeff Sessions stated on April 28, 2017 in remarks to law enforcement officers in New York: District attorneys "have advertised that they will charge a criminal alien with a lesser offense than presumably they would charge a United States citizen, so they won’t be deported."
Sally Hernandez stated on April 18, 2017 in an oped commentary co-authored by four other Texas sheriffs: "FBI crime statistics have found that labeled ‘sanctuary’ cities experience lower rates of all crime types, including homicides."
Judy Chu stated on May 4, 2017 in a press release: The GOP health bill "would once again allow being a rape or domestic violence victim to be a pre-existing condition."
Gwen Moore stated on May 4, 2017 in a news release: "Under ‘Trumpcare,’" domestic violence and sexual assault "could be considered pre-existing conditions."
Thomas Croci stated on April 27, 2017 in a press release: In some cases, a sex offender "who appears on the New York State Sex Offender Registry" would be able to drive for Uber or Lyft when ride-hailing is allowed upstate in July
Bloggers stated on May 4, 2017 in blog headlines: Under the House Republican health plan, sexual assault is a pre-existing condition.
Viral image stated on April 20, 2017 in posts on social media: "After prohibition ended, police deaths didn't reach 200 a year again until the year Nixon declared war on drugs."
Brad Schimel stated on March 12, 2017 in an interview: In America, "more people die from" prescription narcotic painkillers "than from heroin and cocaine combined."
Donald Trump stated on April 18, 2017 in a tweet: "The weak illegal immigration policies of the Obama Admin. allowed bad MS 13 gangs to form in cities across U.S. We are removing them fast!"
Beto O'Rourke stated on March 31, 2017 in a U.S. Senate campaign speech: El Paso is the "safest city in the state of Texas, safest city in the United States."
Bloggers stated on April 26, 2015 in posts on social media: "Florida Sheriff: Blacks should learn to act like white people in order to stay alive."
Jeff Sessions stated on March 27, 2017 in a press briefing: "Just last May, the Department of Justice inspector general found that these (‘sanctuary city’) policies also violate federal law."
Dennis Baxley stated on March 15, 2017 in a Florida House floor speech: "What has happened since 2005? We’ve seen violent crime continuously go down" due to Florida's "stand your ground" law.
Wayne LaPierre stated on February 24, 2017 in a speech at CPAC: "According to the FBI, Mexican drug cartels are working with 100,000 street gang members in Chicago alone."
Resistance Report stated on March 2, 2017 in a website posting: Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson "threatens citizens with arrest if they continue asking for a town hall."
Jeff Stone stated on February 21, 2017 in a press release: "Since the passage of Proposition 47 by voters in 2014 and the signing of AB 109 in 2011, violent crime has been on the rise in California, up 12 percent in 2015 statewide according to the FBI."
Eric Greitens stated on January 17, 2017 in State of the State address: "Three of the 11 most violent cities in the U.S. are in Missouri — St. Louis, Kansas City, and Springfield."
Lois Kolkhorst stated on February 6, 2017 in a Texas Capitol press conference: Says the proposed Texas Privacy Act "is very different from" North Carolina’s law "in that theirs covers a whole list of things that the Texas Privacy Act does not."
Greg Abbott stated on February 6, 2017 in a tweet: Says Travis County’s sheriff refuses to enforce 8 USC 1373.
Kamala Harris stated on February 16, 2017 in a speech: "Studies have shown Latinos are more than 40 percent less likely to call 911 when they have been a victim of a crime."
