Latest Fact-checks in Criminal Justice 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 Mike Lee stated on June 15, 2025 in a post on X: The suspect in the Minnesota lawmakers’ shootings was driven by “Marxist” ideology. X posts stated on May 22, 2025 in an X post: The slaying of two Israeli embassy employees in Washington, D.C., is a false flag. X posts stated on May 20, 2025 in X posts: The Sean “Diddy” Combs trial testimony revealed that former President Barack Obama was “caught in secret meetings with Diddy’s drug runner.” Donald Trump stated on April 29, 2025 in an interview with ABC News: Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia “had ‘MS-13’ on his knuckles tattooed. … He had ‘MS’ as clear as you can be. Not 'interpreted.’” JD Vance stated on April 1, 2025 in a post on X: Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia “was a convicted MS-13 gang member.” Social Media stated on February 10, 2025 in in social media posts: Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is “being charged with the attempted assassination of Trump.” Instagram posts stated on January 22, 2025 in an Instagram post: “Fani Willis has just confessed to collusion with J6 committee.” Facebook posts stated on January 4, 2025 in a post on Facebook: “BREAKING: A second attack in New Orleans has been uncovered, police are searching.” Threads posts stated on December 2, 2024 in a post: Former presidents George H.W. Bush and Jimmy Carter issued pardons to a son and brother, respectively. Threads posts stated on October 24, 2024 in a Threads post: “Feds RAID Jay Z & Beyonce Mansion After Diddy LINKS,” arrest couple. Instagram posts stated on October 28, 2024 in social media posts: Photos show federal authorities arrested and charged a clone instead of the real Sean “Diddy” Combs. Eric Hovde stated on October 8, 2024 in Public appearance: “Milwaukee is one of the sex trafficking capitals in our country.” Kari Lake stated on October 23, 2024 in a press conference: "Ruben Gallego wanted to defund the police. He actually co-sponsored legislation to defund the police.” Donald Trump stated on September 20, 2024 in a 2024 campaign ad: Kamala Harris “supports taxpayer-funded sex changes for prisoners and illegal aliens.” TikTok posts stated on September 18, 2024 in a TikTok video: “Attorney General Merrick Garland just vetoed charging Ryan Routh with attempted assassination” of Donald Trump. Donald Trump stated on July 24, 2024 in a rally in Charlotte, North Carolina: Kamala Harris “wants to defund the police.” Threads posts stated on July 14, 2024 in a post on Threads: Trump campaign rally gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks was “arrested more than once.” Viral image stated on May 30, 2024 in Instagram post: Video shows a crowd celebrating former President Donald Trump’s conviction. X posts stated on May 30, 2024 in posts on X: Photo shows the judges who will hear the appeal of former President Donald Trump’s criminal conviction. Jesse Watters stated on May 28, 2024 in a segment of "Jesse Watters Primetime" on Fox News: Judge Juan Merchan “overrules every objection from the defense and sustains every objection from the prosecution” during former President Donald Trump’s New York trial. Facebook posts stated on April 30, 2024 in a Facebook post: Hacker Hamza Bendelladj was executed. Viral image stated on April 22, 2024 in a Threads post: “Judge Merchan says Trump will be arrested if he misses any day of the trial, even for Barron’s graduation.” Facebook posts stated on April 17, 2024 in a post on Facebook: Hunter Biden, “BLM rioters” and “COVID criminals” have “0 indictments” Nancy Mace stated on March 30, 2024 in a post on X: “Since Joe Biden took office, crime has skyrocketed across our country.” Tammy Baldwin stated on March 7, 2024 in Public appearance: “We’re facing situations these days where you have to have two officers in the evidence room in case there’s an accidental (fentanyl) exposure.” Cavalier Johnson stated on February 25, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter: In Milwaukee, we “never defunded the police.” Tony Evers stated on February 11, 2024 in TV interview: “We're having the largest classes of correctional officers we've ever had before.” Linda Rosenthal stated on February 6, 2024 in a quote in a news article: “Each year, more than $1 billion is stolen from” workers in New York state through wage theft. Kelda Helen Roys stated on February 1, 2024 in Public appearance: Minnesota incarcerates “about a third of what Wisconsin does.” TikTok posts stated on February 5, 2024 in a TikTok video: Killer Mike arrested at Grammy Awards for not endorsing Joe Biden on “Real Time with Bill Maher.”
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Mike Lee stated on June 15, 2025 in a post on X: The suspect in the Minnesota lawmakers’ shootings was driven by “Marxist” ideology. X posts stated on May 22, 2025 in an X post: The slaying of two Israeli embassy employees in Washington, D.C., is a false flag. X posts stated on May 20, 2025 in X posts: The Sean “Diddy” Combs trial testimony revealed that former President Barack Obama was “caught in secret meetings with Diddy’s drug runner.” Donald Trump stated on April 29, 2025 in an interview with ABC News: Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia “had ‘MS-13’ on his knuckles tattooed. … He had ‘MS’ as clear as you can be. Not 'interpreted.’” JD Vance stated on April 1, 2025 in a post on X: Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia “was a convicted MS-13 gang member.” Social Media stated on February 10, 2025 in in social media posts: Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is “being charged with the attempted assassination of Trump.” Instagram posts stated on January 22, 2025 in an Instagram post: “Fani Willis has just confessed to collusion with J6 committee.” Facebook posts stated on January 4, 2025 in a post on Facebook: “BREAKING: A second attack in New Orleans has been uncovered, police are searching.” Threads posts stated on December 2, 2024 in a post: Former presidents George H.W. Bush and Jimmy Carter issued pardons to a son and brother, respectively. Threads posts stated on October 24, 2024 in a Threads post: “Feds RAID Jay Z & Beyonce Mansion After Diddy LINKS,” arrest couple. Instagram posts stated on October 28, 2024 in social media posts: Photos show federal authorities arrested and charged a clone instead of the real Sean “Diddy” Combs. Eric Hovde stated on October 8, 2024 in Public appearance: “Milwaukee is one of the sex trafficking capitals in our country.” Kari Lake stated on October 23, 2024 in a press conference: "Ruben Gallego wanted to defund the police. He actually co-sponsored legislation to defund the police.” Donald Trump stated on September 20, 2024 in a 2024 campaign ad: Kamala Harris “supports taxpayer-funded sex changes for prisoners and illegal aliens.” TikTok posts stated on September 18, 2024 in a TikTok video: “Attorney General Merrick Garland just vetoed charging Ryan Routh with attempted assassination” of Donald Trump. Donald Trump stated on July 24, 2024 in a rally in Charlotte, North Carolina: Kamala Harris “wants to defund the police.” Threads posts stated on July 14, 2024 in a post on Threads: Trump campaign rally gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks was “arrested more than once.” Viral image stated on May 30, 2024 in Instagram post: Video shows a crowd celebrating former President Donald Trump’s conviction. X posts stated on May 30, 2024 in posts on X: Photo shows the judges who will hear the appeal of former President Donald Trump’s criminal conviction. Jesse Watters stated on May 28, 2024 in a segment of "Jesse Watters Primetime" on Fox News: Judge Juan Merchan “overrules every objection from the defense and sustains every objection from the prosecution” during former President Donald Trump’s New York trial. Facebook posts stated on April 30, 2024 in a Facebook post: Hacker Hamza Bendelladj was executed. Viral image stated on April 22, 2024 in a Threads post: “Judge Merchan says Trump will be arrested if he misses any day of the trial, even for Barron’s graduation.” Facebook posts stated on April 17, 2024 in a post on Facebook: Hunter Biden, “BLM rioters” and “COVID criminals” have “0 indictments” Nancy Mace stated on March 30, 2024 in a post on X: “Since Joe Biden took office, crime has skyrocketed across our country.” Tammy Baldwin stated on March 7, 2024 in Public appearance: “We’re facing situations these days where you have to have two officers in the evidence room in case there’s an accidental (fentanyl) exposure.” Cavalier Johnson stated on February 25, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter: In Milwaukee, we “never defunded the police.” Tony Evers stated on February 11, 2024 in TV interview: “We're having the largest classes of correctional officers we've ever had before.” Linda Rosenthal stated on February 6, 2024 in a quote in a news article: “Each year, more than $1 billion is stolen from” workers in New York state through wage theft. Kelda Helen Roys stated on February 1, 2024 in Public appearance: Minnesota incarcerates “about a third of what Wisconsin does.” TikTok posts stated on February 5, 2024 in a TikTok video: Killer Mike arrested at Grammy Awards for not endorsing Joe Biden on “Real Time with Bill Maher.”
Mike Lee stated on June 15, 2025 in a post on X: The suspect in the Minnesota lawmakers’ shootings was driven by “Marxist” ideology.
X posts stated on May 22, 2025 in an X post: The slaying of two Israeli embassy employees in Washington, D.C., is a false flag.
X posts stated on May 20, 2025 in X posts: The Sean “Diddy” Combs trial testimony revealed that former President Barack Obama was “caught in secret meetings with Diddy’s drug runner.”
Donald Trump stated on April 29, 2025 in an interview with ABC News: Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia “had ‘MS-13’ on his knuckles tattooed. … He had ‘MS’ as clear as you can be. Not 'interpreted.’”
JD Vance stated on April 1, 2025 in a post on X: Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia “was a convicted MS-13 gang member.”
Social Media stated on February 10, 2025 in in social media posts: Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is “being charged with the attempted assassination of Trump.”
Instagram posts stated on January 22, 2025 in an Instagram post: “Fani Willis has just confessed to collusion with J6 committee.”
Facebook posts stated on January 4, 2025 in a post on Facebook: “BREAKING: A second attack in New Orleans has been uncovered, police are searching.”
Threads posts stated on December 2, 2024 in a post: Former presidents George H.W. Bush and Jimmy Carter issued pardons to a son and brother, respectively.
Threads posts stated on October 24, 2024 in a Threads post: “Feds RAID Jay Z & Beyonce Mansion After Diddy LINKS,” arrest couple.
Instagram posts stated on October 28, 2024 in social media posts: Photos show federal authorities arrested and charged a clone instead of the real Sean “Diddy” Combs.
Eric Hovde stated on October 8, 2024 in Public appearance: “Milwaukee is one of the sex trafficking capitals in our country.”
Kari Lake stated on October 23, 2024 in a press conference: "Ruben Gallego wanted to defund the police. He actually co-sponsored legislation to defund the police.”
Donald Trump stated on September 20, 2024 in a 2024 campaign ad: Kamala Harris “supports taxpayer-funded sex changes for prisoners and illegal aliens.”
TikTok posts stated on September 18, 2024 in a TikTok video: “Attorney General Merrick Garland just vetoed charging Ryan Routh with attempted assassination” of Donald Trump.
Donald Trump stated on July 24, 2024 in a rally in Charlotte, North Carolina: Kamala Harris “wants to defund the police.”
Threads posts stated on July 14, 2024 in a post on Threads: Trump campaign rally gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks was “arrested more than once.”
Viral image stated on May 30, 2024 in Instagram post: Video shows a crowd celebrating former President Donald Trump’s conviction.
X posts stated on May 30, 2024 in posts on X: Photo shows the judges who will hear the appeal of former President Donald Trump’s criminal conviction.
Jesse Watters stated on May 28, 2024 in a segment of "Jesse Watters Primetime" on Fox News: Judge Juan Merchan “overrules every objection from the defense and sustains every objection from the prosecution” during former President Donald Trump’s New York trial.
Viral image stated on April 22, 2024 in a Threads post: “Judge Merchan says Trump will be arrested if he misses any day of the trial, even for Barron’s graduation.”
Facebook posts stated on April 17, 2024 in a post on Facebook: Hunter Biden, “BLM rioters” and “COVID criminals” have “0 indictments”
Nancy Mace stated on March 30, 2024 in a post on X: “Since Joe Biden took office, crime has skyrocketed across our country.”
Tammy Baldwin stated on March 7, 2024 in Public appearance: “We’re facing situations these days where you have to have two officers in the evidence room in case there’s an accidental (fentanyl) exposure.”
Cavalier Johnson stated on February 25, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter: In Milwaukee, we “never defunded the police.”
Tony Evers stated on February 11, 2024 in TV interview: “We're having the largest classes of correctional officers we've ever had before.”
Linda Rosenthal stated on February 6, 2024 in a quote in a news article: “Each year, more than $1 billion is stolen from” workers in New York state through wage theft.
Kelda Helen Roys stated on February 1, 2024 in Public appearance: Minnesota incarcerates “about a third of what Wisconsin does.”
TikTok posts stated on February 5, 2024 in a TikTok video: Killer Mike arrested at Grammy Awards for not endorsing Joe Biden on “Real Time with Bill Maher.”
