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 Rick Perry stated on July 17, 2014 in an interview with Glenn Beck: More than 3,000 homicides were committed by "illegal aliens" over the past six years. Ismael Ozanne stated on June 7, 2014 in a speech: "I’m running the second-largest county district attorney’s office … at 1985 staffing levels." Brett Smiley stated on June 25, 2014 in a campaign brochure: There are "approximately 20,000 annual gun purchases in Rhode Island." Cokie Roberts stated on July 13, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "In New York, your chances of getting murdered are 1 in 25,000. In Honduras, it’s 1 in 14." Dan Sullivan stated on June 20, 2014 in a radio ad: "As Alaska’s attorney general, (U.S. Senate candidate Dan) Sullivan successfully fought to protect our Second Amendment rights and passed ‘stand your ground.’ " John Chisholm stated on June 2, 2014 in a letter: Says Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke has "deputies collecting overtime while sitting passively in chairs watching courthouse security personnel work." Progressive Choice Florida stated on June 23, 2014 in a radio ad: Says Charlie Crist signed "the nation’s harshest marijuana laws." Greg Abbott stated on June 26, 2014 in a billboard message: "Wendy Davis’ legal work is currently under FBI investigation." Battleground Texas stated on June 10, 2014 in an interview on Bloomberg TV: Says Dan Patrick has "called immigration into Texas an invasion" and "said immigrants coming into Texas bring ‘third-world diseases.’" Rick Perry stated on June 17, 2014 in an interview on Fox & Friends: A record number of immigrants not from Mexico are "being apprehended at the border." Scott Walker stated on June 1, 2014 in a TV interview: Under Wisconsin law, "anyone who knows anything about a John Doe" secret criminal investigation "can't talk about it." Robin Vos stated on May 30, 2014 in a radio interview: "In the city of Milwaukee, we’ve still got a mayor and a police chief who are furloughing police officers at a time when we have violence all across the city." Americans for Safe Access stated on June 5, 2014 in a TV ad: Judging by a recent vote, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz "thinks it's okay for medical marijuana patients to go to federal prison." Lamar Smith stated on May 31, 2014 in a letter to the editor of the San Antonio Express-News: "Last year," Obama "administration officials released into our neighborhoods more than 36,000 criminal immigrants who had nearly 88,000 convictions. The crimes included hundreds of convictions for murder, rape and kidnapping and thousands of drug-related crimes." Gwen Moore stated on May 29, 2014 in remarks on the House floor: "Milwaukee has the second-highest" number of children recovered from sex trafficking. Pierre Thomas stated on May 25, 2014 in a broadcast of ABC's "This Week": From 2000 to 2008, we averaged "about five mass shootings a year. We're now averaging 15. So that's a three-fold increase." David A. Clarke Jr. stated on May 19, 2014 in a news release: Milwaukee has seen "an uptick in violence" since 2010, and "the only period of calm we get is when winter sets in." Julián Castro stated on April 15, 2014 in Univision debate on immigration: Says Dan Patrick "proposed Arizona-style show-me-your-papers legislation." Van Jones stated on May 4, 2014 in a roundtable on ABC's "This Week": In some states, African-Americans are three times more likely to be sentenced to death than whites for the same crime. Tom Coburn stated on May 1, 2014 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": The death penalty "is a deterrent that does affect and impact people." Dawson Hodgson stated on March 27, 2014 in a TV interview: The Rhode Island Parole Board "never received an objection from the attorney general" to the parole of convicted murder Alfred Brissette. Gina Raimondo stated on April 3, 2014 in a website statement: "My Treasury team eliminated a 900-case backlog in the Crime Victim Compensation Program." Broward County Police Benevolent Association stated on April 15, 2014 in a billboard: "Hollywood is #1 in Broward homicides in 2013. Thanks Chief Fernandez!" Chris Taylor stated on April 1, 2014 in a news release: "Drone technology now allows an individual to be recorded in their homes by drones as small as birds and immediately uploaded to the internet." Nancy Grace stated on March 24, 2014 in an interview on ABC's "Good Morning America": Premeditation, in murder cases like the Oscar Pistorius case, "can be formed in the twinkling of an eye." NAACP stated on March 3, 2014 in a news release: In the U.S., "African-Americans continue to be arrested at nearly three and one half times the rate of whites" on marijuana charges. John Morgan stated on February 24, 2014 in a medical marijuana debate at the University of Tampa: Says Cathy Jordan was "arrested" and dragged out of her home by "a SWAT team of hooligans" for using medical marijuana. Ron Johnson stated on February 18, 2014 in a public meeting: Even though Chicago has "the most stringent gun laws on the books," it still "has the highest murder rate" in the country. Leonidas Raptakis stated on February 11, 2014 in a news conference: Rhode Island is "almost dead last" among Northeastern states in the length of time first-degree murderers must spend in prison before they’re eligible for parole. Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on January 19, 2014 in an email: A bill backed by Sean Duffy and other House Republicans "could actually require the Internal Revenue Service to conduct audits of rape victims" who get an abortion.
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Rick Perry stated on July 17, 2014 in an interview with Glenn Beck: More than 3,000 homicides were committed by "illegal aliens" over the past six years. Ismael Ozanne stated on June 7, 2014 in a speech: "I’m running the second-largest county district attorney’s office … at 1985 staffing levels." Brett Smiley stated on June 25, 2014 in a campaign brochure: There are "approximately 20,000 annual gun purchases in Rhode Island." Cokie Roberts stated on July 13, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "In New York, your chances of getting murdered are 1 in 25,000. In Honduras, it’s 1 in 14." Dan Sullivan stated on June 20, 2014 in a radio ad: "As Alaska’s attorney general, (U.S. Senate candidate Dan) Sullivan successfully fought to protect our Second Amendment rights and passed ‘stand your ground.’ " John Chisholm stated on June 2, 2014 in a letter: Says Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke has "deputies collecting overtime while sitting passively in chairs watching courthouse security personnel work." Progressive Choice Florida stated on June 23, 2014 in a radio ad: Says Charlie Crist signed "the nation’s harshest marijuana laws." Greg Abbott stated on June 26, 2014 in a billboard message: "Wendy Davis’ legal work is currently under FBI investigation." Battleground Texas stated on June 10, 2014 in an interview on Bloomberg TV: Says Dan Patrick has "called immigration into Texas an invasion" and "said immigrants coming into Texas bring ‘third-world diseases.’" Rick Perry stated on June 17, 2014 in an interview on Fox & Friends: A record number of immigrants not from Mexico are "being apprehended at the border." Scott Walker stated on June 1, 2014 in a TV interview: Under Wisconsin law, "anyone who knows anything about a John Doe" secret criminal investigation "can't talk about it." Robin Vos stated on May 30, 2014 in a radio interview: "In the city of Milwaukee, we’ve still got a mayor and a police chief who are furloughing police officers at a time when we have violence all across the city." Americans for Safe Access stated on June 5, 2014 in a TV ad: Judging by a recent vote, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz "thinks it's okay for medical marijuana patients to go to federal prison." Lamar Smith stated on May 31, 2014 in a letter to the editor of the San Antonio Express-News: "Last year," Obama "administration officials released into our neighborhoods more than 36,000 criminal immigrants who had nearly 88,000 convictions. The crimes included hundreds of convictions for murder, rape and kidnapping and thousands of drug-related crimes." Gwen Moore stated on May 29, 2014 in remarks on the House floor: "Milwaukee has the second-highest" number of children recovered from sex trafficking. Pierre Thomas stated on May 25, 2014 in a broadcast of ABC's "This Week": From 2000 to 2008, we averaged "about five mass shootings a year. We're now averaging 15. So that's a three-fold increase." David A. Clarke Jr. stated on May 19, 2014 in a news release: Milwaukee has seen "an uptick in violence" since 2010, and "the only period of calm we get is when winter sets in." Julián Castro stated on April 15, 2014 in Univision debate on immigration: Says Dan Patrick "proposed Arizona-style show-me-your-papers legislation." Van Jones stated on May 4, 2014 in a roundtable on ABC's "This Week": In some states, African-Americans are three times more likely to be sentenced to death than whites for the same crime. Tom Coburn stated on May 1, 2014 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": The death penalty "is a deterrent that does affect and impact people." Dawson Hodgson stated on March 27, 2014 in a TV interview: The Rhode Island Parole Board "never received an objection from the attorney general" to the parole of convicted murder Alfred Brissette. Gina Raimondo stated on April 3, 2014 in a website statement: "My Treasury team eliminated a 900-case backlog in the Crime Victim Compensation Program." Broward County Police Benevolent Association stated on April 15, 2014 in a billboard: "Hollywood is #1 in Broward homicides in 2013. Thanks Chief Fernandez!" Chris Taylor stated on April 1, 2014 in a news release: "Drone technology now allows an individual to be recorded in their homes by drones as small as birds and immediately uploaded to the internet." Nancy Grace stated on March 24, 2014 in an interview on ABC's "Good Morning America": Premeditation, in murder cases like the Oscar Pistorius case, "can be formed in the twinkling of an eye." NAACP stated on March 3, 2014 in a news release: In the U.S., "African-Americans continue to be arrested at nearly three and one half times the rate of whites" on marijuana charges. John Morgan stated on February 24, 2014 in a medical marijuana debate at the University of Tampa: Says Cathy Jordan was "arrested" and dragged out of her home by "a SWAT team of hooligans" for using medical marijuana. Ron Johnson stated on February 18, 2014 in a public meeting: Even though Chicago has "the most stringent gun laws on the books," it still "has the highest murder rate" in the country. Leonidas Raptakis stated on February 11, 2014 in a news conference: Rhode Island is "almost dead last" among Northeastern states in the length of time first-degree murderers must spend in prison before they’re eligible for parole. Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on January 19, 2014 in an email: A bill backed by Sean Duffy and other House Republicans "could actually require the Internal Revenue Service to conduct audits of rape victims" who get an abortion.
Rick Perry stated on July 17, 2014 in an interview with Glenn Beck: More than 3,000 homicides were committed by "illegal aliens" over the past six years.
Ismael Ozanne stated on June 7, 2014 in a speech: "I’m running the second-largest county district attorney’s office … at 1985 staffing levels."
Brett Smiley stated on June 25, 2014 in a campaign brochure: There are "approximately 20,000 annual gun purchases in Rhode Island."
Cokie Roberts stated on July 13, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "In New York, your chances of getting murdered are 1 in 25,000. In Honduras, it’s 1 in 14."
Dan Sullivan stated on June 20, 2014 in a radio ad: "As Alaska’s attorney general, (U.S. Senate candidate Dan) Sullivan successfully fought to protect our Second Amendment rights and passed ‘stand your ground.’ "
John Chisholm stated on June 2, 2014 in a letter: Says Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke has "deputies collecting overtime while sitting passively in chairs watching courthouse security personnel work."
Progressive Choice Florida stated on June 23, 2014 in a radio ad: Says Charlie Crist signed "the nation’s harshest marijuana laws."
Greg Abbott stated on June 26, 2014 in a billboard message: "Wendy Davis’ legal work is currently under FBI investigation."
Battleground Texas stated on June 10, 2014 in an interview on Bloomberg TV: Says Dan Patrick has "called immigration into Texas an invasion" and "said immigrants coming into Texas bring ‘third-world diseases.’"
Rick Perry stated on June 17, 2014 in an interview on Fox & Friends: A record number of immigrants not from Mexico are "being apprehended at the border."
Scott Walker stated on June 1, 2014 in a TV interview: Under Wisconsin law, "anyone who knows anything about a John Doe" secret criminal investigation "can't talk about it."
Robin Vos stated on May 30, 2014 in a radio interview: "In the city of Milwaukee, we’ve still got a mayor and a police chief who are furloughing police officers at a time when we have violence all across the city."
Americans for Safe Access stated on June 5, 2014 in a TV ad: Judging by a recent vote, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz "thinks it's okay for medical marijuana patients to go to federal prison."
Lamar Smith stated on May 31, 2014 in a letter to the editor of the San Antonio Express-News: "Last year," Obama "administration officials released into our neighborhoods more than 36,000 criminal immigrants who had nearly 88,000 convictions. The crimes included hundreds of convictions for murder, rape and kidnapping and thousands of drug-related crimes."
Gwen Moore stated on May 29, 2014 in remarks on the House floor: "Milwaukee has the second-highest" number of children recovered from sex trafficking.
Pierre Thomas stated on May 25, 2014 in a broadcast of ABC's "This Week": From 2000 to 2008, we averaged "about five mass shootings a year. We're now averaging 15. So that's a three-fold increase."
David A. Clarke Jr. stated on May 19, 2014 in a news release: Milwaukee has seen "an uptick in violence" since 2010, and "the only period of calm we get is when winter sets in."
Julián Castro stated on April 15, 2014 in Univision debate on immigration: Says Dan Patrick "proposed Arizona-style show-me-your-papers legislation."
Van Jones stated on May 4, 2014 in a roundtable on ABC's "This Week": In some states, African-Americans are three times more likely to be sentenced to death than whites for the same crime.
Tom Coburn stated on May 1, 2014 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": The death penalty "is a deterrent that does affect and impact people."
Dawson Hodgson stated on March 27, 2014 in a TV interview: The Rhode Island Parole Board "never received an objection from the attorney general" to the parole of convicted murder Alfred Brissette.
Gina Raimondo stated on April 3, 2014 in a website statement: "My Treasury team eliminated a 900-case backlog in the Crime Victim Compensation Program."
Broward County Police Benevolent Association stated on April 15, 2014 in a billboard: "Hollywood is #1 in Broward homicides in 2013. Thanks Chief Fernandez!"
Chris Taylor stated on April 1, 2014 in a news release: "Drone technology now allows an individual to be recorded in their homes by drones as small as birds and immediately uploaded to the internet."
Nancy Grace stated on March 24, 2014 in an interview on ABC's "Good Morning America": Premeditation, in murder cases like the Oscar Pistorius case, "can be formed in the twinkling of an eye."
NAACP stated on March 3, 2014 in a news release: In the U.S., "African-Americans continue to be arrested at nearly three and one half times the rate of whites" on marijuana charges.
John Morgan stated on February 24, 2014 in a medical marijuana debate at the University of Tampa: Says Cathy Jordan was "arrested" and dragged out of her home by "a SWAT team of hooligans" for using medical marijuana.
Ron Johnson stated on February 18, 2014 in a public meeting: Even though Chicago has "the most stringent gun laws on the books," it still "has the highest murder rate" in the country.
Leonidas Raptakis stated on February 11, 2014 in a news conference: Rhode Island is "almost dead last" among Northeastern states in the length of time first-degree murderers must spend in prison before they’re eligible for parole.
Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on January 19, 2014 in an email: A bill backed by Sean Duffy and other House Republicans "could actually require the Internal Revenue Service to conduct audits of rape victims" who get an abortion.
