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 Tom Suozzi stated on January 21, 2022 in a campaign ad: “The Manhattan DA is actually proposing to downgrade armed robbery to a misdemeanor, and to stop prosecuting resisting arrest.” Richard Irvin stated on February 20, 2022 in a tweet: "In my first year in office, Aurora homicides went down by 40%." Facebook posts stated on February 23, 2022 in a post: "It was revealed in court” on Feb. 23, 2022 “that Tory Lanez DNA WAS NOT found on the weapon in the Meg Thee Stallion case." Ted Cruz stated on February 16, 2022 in a committee meeting: "In 2020, more journalists were killed in Mexico than in any other country in the world." Donald Trump stated on February 16, 2022 in an ad: "Hillary Clinton spied on President Trump." Vladimir Putin stated on February 24, 2022 in an address to the nation announcing the attack on Ukraine: Ethnic Russians face “genocide perpetrated by the Kyiv regime.” Cavalier Johnson stated on January 6, 2022 in TV ad: Says he led the fight to add 200 new police officers to make the City of Milwaukee safer. Shelia Stubbs stated on February 2, 2022 in Public statement: "48-Hour waiting periods limit crimes of passion and keep our communities safe.” Facebook posts stated on February 15, 2022 in a Facebook post: "Ivanka Trump charged with major crime.” Facebook posts stated on January 30, 2022 in a post: “Joe Biden wants to eliminate a regulation that requires school districts to report allegations of teacher on student rape, alleged rape, and sexual assault.” Cavalier Johnson stated on December 21, 2021 in News release: “In 2021, 65 people in Milwaukee have lost their lives due to reckless driving accidents, and more than 9,000 cars have been stolen, double the amount in 2020.” Dinesh D'Souza stated on January 4, 2022 in a Fox News appearance: Recently released Jan. 6 footage shows "these cops using massive amounts of force against unarmed Trump supporters, including women." Doug Wilder stated on January 3, 2022 in a radio interview.: “When I became mayor of the City of Richmond in 2004, the crime rate was at its highest. When I left in 2008, it was at its lowest.” Facebook posts stated on December 14, 2021 in a Facebook post: “California store owner prices all items at $951 so thieves can be prosecuted.” Facebook posts stated on November 20, 2021 in a Facebook post: “The gas station where they initially attacked” Kyle Rittenhouse “is owned by his grandparents.” Viral image stated on November 15, 2021 in a Facebook post: The Build Back Better bill provides “'parole' amnesty for millions of criminal illegal aliens.” NYS Department of Corrections and Community Supervision stated on November 8, 2021 in a news release: New York is "leading the nation with the lowest imprisonment rate of any large state” Viral image stated on November 15, 2021 in a Facebook post: Timothy Simpkins, a Black teen shooter, got 1 day in jail and $75,000 bail, while Kyle Rittenhouse, a white teen, got 2 months in jail and $2 million bail. “I think it’s pretty evident ... that white privilege is a myth.” Tucker Carlson stated on November 1, 2021 in a documentary film: Federal agents directly incited people on Jan. 6, 2021, and "intentionally entrapped" American citizens. Tucker Carlson stated on November 1, 2021 in his documentary series "Patriot Purge": “Jan. 6 is being used as a pretext to strip millions of Americans, disfavored Americans, of their core constitutional rights.” Tucker Carlson stated on November 2, 2021 in a documentary film: “DEA agent Mark Ibrahim was forced from his job and later indicted simply because he was near the Capitol protest on Jan. 6.” Facebook posts stated on September 20, 2021 in social media posts: “Violent crime rate dropped like a rock following West Virginia’s adoption of permitless carry.” Facebook posts stated on October 9, 2021 in a Facebook post: A photo shows sex traffickers using an abandoned child car seat to lure in victims. Viral image stated on September 21, 2021 in a Facebook post: There are 500,000 “missing kids a year.” Mariannette Miller-Meeks stated on September 8, 2021 in a tweet: “My opponent wants to abolish” law enforcement. Byron Brown stated on August 23, 2021 in an interview: Before 2020, “crime had been falling, every year, year after year, in the city of Buffalo.” X posts stated on August 19, 2021 in in tweets: The bomb threat near the U.S. Capitol on Aug. 19 was a false flag. Facebook posts stated on August 8, 2021 in a Facebook post: A slain Chicago police officer left behind a two-month-old baby. Facebook posts stated on July 27, 2021 in a Facebook post: Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried “suspended gun rights — no due process — just because she says these people were merely ‘involved’ in January 6.” Viral image stated on June 21, 2021 in a viral image: “A known antifa member” dressed as a Donald Trump supporter “and caused the Capitol riot” on Jan. 6.
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Tom Suozzi stated on January 21, 2022 in a campaign ad: “The Manhattan DA is actually proposing to downgrade armed robbery to a misdemeanor, and to stop prosecuting resisting arrest.” Richard Irvin stated on February 20, 2022 in a tweet: "In my first year in office, Aurora homicides went down by 40%." Facebook posts stated on February 23, 2022 in a post: "It was revealed in court” on Feb. 23, 2022 “that Tory Lanez DNA WAS NOT found on the weapon in the Meg Thee Stallion case." Ted Cruz stated on February 16, 2022 in a committee meeting: "In 2020, more journalists were killed in Mexico than in any other country in the world." Donald Trump stated on February 16, 2022 in an ad: "Hillary Clinton spied on President Trump." Vladimir Putin stated on February 24, 2022 in an address to the nation announcing the attack on Ukraine: Ethnic Russians face “genocide perpetrated by the Kyiv regime.” Cavalier Johnson stated on January 6, 2022 in TV ad: Says he led the fight to add 200 new police officers to make the City of Milwaukee safer. Shelia Stubbs stated on February 2, 2022 in Public statement: "48-Hour waiting periods limit crimes of passion and keep our communities safe.” Facebook posts stated on February 15, 2022 in a Facebook post: "Ivanka Trump charged with major crime.” Facebook posts stated on January 30, 2022 in a post: “Joe Biden wants to eliminate a regulation that requires school districts to report allegations of teacher on student rape, alleged rape, and sexual assault.” Cavalier Johnson stated on December 21, 2021 in News release: “In 2021, 65 people in Milwaukee have lost their lives due to reckless driving accidents, and more than 9,000 cars have been stolen, double the amount in 2020.” Dinesh D'Souza stated on January 4, 2022 in a Fox News appearance: Recently released Jan. 6 footage shows "these cops using massive amounts of force against unarmed Trump supporters, including women." Doug Wilder stated on January 3, 2022 in a radio interview.: “When I became mayor of the City of Richmond in 2004, the crime rate was at its highest. When I left in 2008, it was at its lowest.” Facebook posts stated on December 14, 2021 in a Facebook post: “California store owner prices all items at $951 so thieves can be prosecuted.” Facebook posts stated on November 20, 2021 in a Facebook post: “The gas station where they initially attacked” Kyle Rittenhouse “is owned by his grandparents.” Viral image stated on November 15, 2021 in a Facebook post: The Build Back Better bill provides “'parole' amnesty for millions of criminal illegal aliens.” NYS Department of Corrections and Community Supervision stated on November 8, 2021 in a news release: New York is "leading the nation with the lowest imprisonment rate of any large state” Viral image stated on November 15, 2021 in a Facebook post: Timothy Simpkins, a Black teen shooter, got 1 day in jail and $75,000 bail, while Kyle Rittenhouse, a white teen, got 2 months in jail and $2 million bail. “I think it’s pretty evident ... that white privilege is a myth.” Tucker Carlson stated on November 1, 2021 in a documentary film: Federal agents directly incited people on Jan. 6, 2021, and "intentionally entrapped" American citizens. Tucker Carlson stated on November 1, 2021 in his documentary series "Patriot Purge": “Jan. 6 is being used as a pretext to strip millions of Americans, disfavored Americans, of their core constitutional rights.” Tucker Carlson stated on November 2, 2021 in a documentary film: “DEA agent Mark Ibrahim was forced from his job and later indicted simply because he was near the Capitol protest on Jan. 6.” Facebook posts stated on September 20, 2021 in social media posts: “Violent crime rate dropped like a rock following West Virginia’s adoption of permitless carry.” Facebook posts stated on October 9, 2021 in a Facebook post: A photo shows sex traffickers using an abandoned child car seat to lure in victims. Viral image stated on September 21, 2021 in a Facebook post: There are 500,000 “missing kids a year.” Mariannette Miller-Meeks stated on September 8, 2021 in a tweet: “My opponent wants to abolish” law enforcement. Byron Brown stated on August 23, 2021 in an interview: Before 2020, “crime had been falling, every year, year after year, in the city of Buffalo.” X posts stated on August 19, 2021 in in tweets: The bomb threat near the U.S. Capitol on Aug. 19 was a false flag. Facebook posts stated on August 8, 2021 in a Facebook post: A slain Chicago police officer left behind a two-month-old baby. Facebook posts stated on July 27, 2021 in a Facebook post: Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried “suspended gun rights — no due process — just because she says these people were merely ‘involved’ in January 6.” Viral image stated on June 21, 2021 in a viral image: “A known antifa member” dressed as a Donald Trump supporter “and caused the Capitol riot” on Jan. 6.
Tom Suozzi stated on January 21, 2022 in a campaign ad: “The Manhattan DA is actually proposing to downgrade armed robbery to a misdemeanor, and to stop prosecuting resisting arrest.”
Richard Irvin stated on February 20, 2022 in a tweet: "In my first year in office, Aurora homicides went down by 40%."
Facebook posts stated on February 23, 2022 in a post: "It was revealed in court” on Feb. 23, 2022 “that Tory Lanez DNA WAS NOT found on the weapon in the Meg Thee Stallion case."
Ted Cruz stated on February 16, 2022 in a committee meeting: "In 2020, more journalists were killed in Mexico than in any other country in the world."
Vladimir Putin stated on February 24, 2022 in an address to the nation announcing the attack on Ukraine: Ethnic Russians face “genocide perpetrated by the Kyiv regime.”
Cavalier Johnson stated on January 6, 2022 in TV ad: Says he led the fight to add 200 new police officers to make the City of Milwaukee safer.
Shelia Stubbs stated on February 2, 2022 in Public statement: "48-Hour waiting periods limit crimes of passion and keep our communities safe.”
Facebook posts stated on February 15, 2022 in a Facebook post: "Ivanka Trump charged with major crime.”
Facebook posts stated on January 30, 2022 in a post: “Joe Biden wants to eliminate a regulation that requires school districts to report allegations of teacher on student rape, alleged rape, and sexual assault.”
Cavalier Johnson stated on December 21, 2021 in News release: “In 2021, 65 people in Milwaukee have lost their lives due to reckless driving accidents, and more than 9,000 cars have been stolen, double the amount in 2020.”
Dinesh D'Souza stated on January 4, 2022 in a Fox News appearance: Recently released Jan. 6 footage shows "these cops using massive amounts of force against unarmed Trump supporters, including women."
Doug Wilder stated on January 3, 2022 in a radio interview.: “When I became mayor of the City of Richmond in 2004, the crime rate was at its highest. When I left in 2008, it was at its lowest.”
Facebook posts stated on December 14, 2021 in a Facebook post: “California store owner prices all items at $951 so thieves can be prosecuted.”
Facebook posts stated on November 20, 2021 in a Facebook post: “The gas station where they initially attacked” Kyle Rittenhouse “is owned by his grandparents.”
Viral image stated on November 15, 2021 in a Facebook post: The Build Back Better bill provides “'parole' amnesty for millions of criminal illegal aliens.”
NYS Department of Corrections and Community Supervision stated on November 8, 2021 in a news release: New York is "leading the nation with the lowest imprisonment rate of any large state”
Viral image stated on November 15, 2021 in a Facebook post: Timothy Simpkins, a Black teen shooter, got 1 day in jail and $75,000 bail, while Kyle Rittenhouse, a white teen, got 2 months in jail and $2 million bail. “I think it’s pretty evident ... that white privilege is a myth.”
Tucker Carlson stated on November 1, 2021 in a documentary film: Federal agents directly incited people on Jan. 6, 2021, and "intentionally entrapped" American citizens.
Tucker Carlson stated on November 1, 2021 in his documentary series "Patriot Purge": “Jan. 6 is being used as a pretext to strip millions of Americans, disfavored Americans, of their core constitutional rights.”
Tucker Carlson stated on November 2, 2021 in a documentary film: “DEA agent Mark Ibrahim was forced from his job and later indicted simply because he was near the Capitol protest on Jan. 6.”
Facebook posts stated on September 20, 2021 in social media posts: “Violent crime rate dropped like a rock following West Virginia’s adoption of permitless carry.”
Facebook posts stated on October 9, 2021 in a Facebook post: A photo shows sex traffickers using an abandoned child car seat to lure in victims.
Viral image stated on September 21, 2021 in a Facebook post: There are 500,000 “missing kids a year.”
Mariannette Miller-Meeks stated on September 8, 2021 in a tweet: “My opponent wants to abolish” law enforcement.
Byron Brown stated on August 23, 2021 in an interview: Before 2020, “crime had been falling, every year, year after year, in the city of Buffalo.”
X posts stated on August 19, 2021 in in tweets: The bomb threat near the U.S. Capitol on Aug. 19 was a false flag.
Facebook posts stated on August 8, 2021 in a Facebook post: A slain Chicago police officer left behind a two-month-old baby.
Facebook posts stated on July 27, 2021 in a Facebook post: Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried “suspended gun rights — no due process — just because she says these people were merely ‘involved’ in January 6.”
Viral image stated on June 21, 2021 in a viral image: “A known antifa member” dressed as a Donald Trump supporter “and caused the Capitol riot” on Jan. 6.
