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 Viral image stated on August 26, 2015 in an Internet graphic: Bernie Sanders opposes the death penalty, and Hillary Clinton supports it. Gwen Moore stated on August 26, 2015 in comments to reporters: Says Scott Walker "brags a lot about having an independent agency investigate police shootings. Of course, he didn’t fund it." Ted Cruz stated on August 21, 2015 in answering a reporter in Iowa: "In the year 2013, the Obama administration released 104,000 criminal illegal aliens. They released 196 murderers – people with homicide convictions, who are here illegally." Julius Jones stated on August 17, 2015 in an interview on MSNBC: "The policy mistakes that ... the Clintons made got us, in large degree, to the situation that we are in today with mass incarceration." Jim Webb stated on August 5, 2015 in a web post.: "The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world." Mark Obenshain stated on July 21, 2015 in a radio interview: Since parole abolition, Virginia's "crime rate has fallen to third lowest in the country, our recidivism rate is down 20 percent and that’s the second lowest in the country." Cory Booker stated on July 27, 2015 in a post on Instagram: "We built a new prison every 10 days between 1990 and 2005 to keep up with our mass incarceration explosion of nonviolent offenders." Rick Perry stated on June 4, 2015 in his speech declaring his candidacy for president: "I deployed the Texas National Guard" to the Texas-Mexico border. "And the policy worked; apprehensions at the border declined 74 percent." Ron Paul stated on June 14, 2015 in an opinion column: "Jasper County in Texas raised property taxes by 7 percent in order to pay for one death penalty case." Cornell William Brooks stated on June 21, 2015 in comments on Face the Nation: "We have at least 200,000 to 300,000 hate crimes in a given year." Barack Obama stated on June 20, 2015 in a tweet: "Here are the stats: Per population, we kill each other with guns at a rate 297x more than Japan, 49x more than France, 33x more than Israel." Barack Obama stated on June 18, 2015 in remarks at the White House: "This type of mass violence does not happen in other advanced countries. It doesn’t happen in other places with this kind of frequency." Michael Skolnik stated on June 16, 2015 in comments on CNN: "For most black people in the history of this country … it was illegal to pass as a white person. You were actually put in jail if you tried to pass." Bernie Sanders stated on June 11, 2015 in an interview on PBS: "A black male baby born today, if we do not change the system, stands a one-in-three chance (of) ending up in jail." John Oliver stated on June 7, 2015 in a segment about bail on "Last Week Tonight": Says "Florida is a model" for successful pretrial release programs. Kathleen Sullivan stated on April 29, 2015 in testimony before the House Judiciary Committee: "The proportion of Rhode Islanders entering substance abuse treatment primarily due to marijuana use has reached its highest point in 20 years." Thomas Perez stated on May 7, 2015 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": Due to "over-incarceration … in 1950, two out of three young black men were in the workforce. Today, it's one out of three black men are in the workforce." Garnet Coleman stated on May 6, 2015 in a committee hearing: "Transgender individuals in the U.S. have a 1-in-12 chance of being murdered." Ben Carson stated on April 22, 2015 in a speech: "There are more young black males involved in the criminal justice system than there are in higher education." Represent.us stated on April 30, 2015 in a meme on social media: "The U.S. representatives that voted to keep militarizing the police received 73 percent more campaign money from the defense industry" than the representatives who voted to stop it. David A. Clarke Jr. stated on April 26, 2015 in an interview: The man who killed a motorist who fatally struck a 2-year-old was "back on the street" because he had received a 13-year sentence for bank robbery but only "served two years." Barack Obama stated on April 17, 2015 in a press conference: Says Loretta Lynch’s nomination "has been now sitting there longer than the previous seven attorney general nominees combined." Edward Flynn stated on April 14, 2015 in a news conference: In Wisconsin, a "second arrest for carrying pot is a felony," but a second or subsequent arrest "for carrying a gun illegally is a misdemeanor." Young, Gifted and Black Coalition stated on January 9, 2015 in an open letter: "Black people are eight times more likely to be arrested than white people" in Madison. Ben Carson stated on March 4, 2015 in an interview on CNN: "A lot of people who go into prison straight, and when they come out they’re gay." Greg Abbott stated on February 22, 2015 in an interview on CBS's "Face the Nation": "Already this calendar year, since January 1, we have had more than 20,000 people come across the border, apprehended, unauthorized." John Legend stated on February 22, 2015 in a speech at the Oscars: "We live in the most incarcerated country in the world." Eric Holder stated on February 17, 2015 in remarks at the National Press Club: Last year, "we saw the first reduction in the federal prison population in 32 years." Barack Obama stated on February 8, 2015 in a public-service video during the Grammys: "Nearly one in five women in America has been a victim of rape or attempted rape." Rick Perry stated on January 15, 2015 in valedictory speech as governor to the Texas Legislature: Texas has "the lowest crime rate in this state since 1968" because of changes in law regarding nonviolent drug offenders.
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Viral image stated on August 26, 2015 in an Internet graphic: Bernie Sanders opposes the death penalty, and Hillary Clinton supports it. Gwen Moore stated on August 26, 2015 in comments to reporters: Says Scott Walker "brags a lot about having an independent agency investigate police shootings. Of course, he didn’t fund it." Ted Cruz stated on August 21, 2015 in answering a reporter in Iowa: "In the year 2013, the Obama administration released 104,000 criminal illegal aliens. They released 196 murderers – people with homicide convictions, who are here illegally." Julius Jones stated on August 17, 2015 in an interview on MSNBC: "The policy mistakes that ... the Clintons made got us, in large degree, to the situation that we are in today with mass incarceration." Jim Webb stated on August 5, 2015 in a web post.: "The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world." Mark Obenshain stated on July 21, 2015 in a radio interview: Since parole abolition, Virginia's "crime rate has fallen to third lowest in the country, our recidivism rate is down 20 percent and that’s the second lowest in the country." Cory Booker stated on July 27, 2015 in a post on Instagram: "We built a new prison every 10 days between 1990 and 2005 to keep up with our mass incarceration explosion of nonviolent offenders." Rick Perry stated on June 4, 2015 in his speech declaring his candidacy for president: "I deployed the Texas National Guard" to the Texas-Mexico border. "And the policy worked; apprehensions at the border declined 74 percent." Ron Paul stated on June 14, 2015 in an opinion column: "Jasper County in Texas raised property taxes by 7 percent in order to pay for one death penalty case." Cornell William Brooks stated on June 21, 2015 in comments on Face the Nation: "We have at least 200,000 to 300,000 hate crimes in a given year." Barack Obama stated on June 20, 2015 in a tweet: "Here are the stats: Per population, we kill each other with guns at a rate 297x more than Japan, 49x more than France, 33x more than Israel." Barack Obama stated on June 18, 2015 in remarks at the White House: "This type of mass violence does not happen in other advanced countries. It doesn’t happen in other places with this kind of frequency." Michael Skolnik stated on June 16, 2015 in comments on CNN: "For most black people in the history of this country … it was illegal to pass as a white person. You were actually put in jail if you tried to pass." Bernie Sanders stated on June 11, 2015 in an interview on PBS: "A black male baby born today, if we do not change the system, stands a one-in-three chance (of) ending up in jail." John Oliver stated on June 7, 2015 in a segment about bail on "Last Week Tonight": Says "Florida is a model" for successful pretrial release programs. Kathleen Sullivan stated on April 29, 2015 in testimony before the House Judiciary Committee: "The proportion of Rhode Islanders entering substance abuse treatment primarily due to marijuana use has reached its highest point in 20 years." Thomas Perez stated on May 7, 2015 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": Due to "over-incarceration … in 1950, two out of three young black men were in the workforce. Today, it's one out of three black men are in the workforce." Garnet Coleman stated on May 6, 2015 in a committee hearing: "Transgender individuals in the U.S. have a 1-in-12 chance of being murdered." Ben Carson stated on April 22, 2015 in a speech: "There are more young black males involved in the criminal justice system than there are in higher education." Represent.us stated on April 30, 2015 in a meme on social media: "The U.S. representatives that voted to keep militarizing the police received 73 percent more campaign money from the defense industry" than the representatives who voted to stop it. David A. Clarke Jr. stated on April 26, 2015 in an interview: The man who killed a motorist who fatally struck a 2-year-old was "back on the street" because he had received a 13-year sentence for bank robbery but only "served two years." Barack Obama stated on April 17, 2015 in a press conference: Says Loretta Lynch’s nomination "has been now sitting there longer than the previous seven attorney general nominees combined." Edward Flynn stated on April 14, 2015 in a news conference: In Wisconsin, a "second arrest for carrying pot is a felony," but a second or subsequent arrest "for carrying a gun illegally is a misdemeanor." Young, Gifted and Black Coalition stated on January 9, 2015 in an open letter: "Black people are eight times more likely to be arrested than white people" in Madison. Ben Carson stated on March 4, 2015 in an interview on CNN: "A lot of people who go into prison straight, and when they come out they’re gay." Greg Abbott stated on February 22, 2015 in an interview on CBS's "Face the Nation": "Already this calendar year, since January 1, we have had more than 20,000 people come across the border, apprehended, unauthorized." John Legend stated on February 22, 2015 in a speech at the Oscars: "We live in the most incarcerated country in the world." Eric Holder stated on February 17, 2015 in remarks at the National Press Club: Last year, "we saw the first reduction in the federal prison population in 32 years." Barack Obama stated on February 8, 2015 in a public-service video during the Grammys: "Nearly one in five women in America has been a victim of rape or attempted rape." Rick Perry stated on January 15, 2015 in valedictory speech as governor to the Texas Legislature: Texas has "the lowest crime rate in this state since 1968" because of changes in law regarding nonviolent drug offenders.
Viral image stated on August 26, 2015 in an Internet graphic: Bernie Sanders opposes the death penalty, and Hillary Clinton supports it.
Gwen Moore stated on August 26, 2015 in comments to reporters: Says Scott Walker "brags a lot about having an independent agency investigate police shootings. Of course, he didn’t fund it."
Ted Cruz stated on August 21, 2015 in answering a reporter in Iowa: "In the year 2013, the Obama administration released 104,000 criminal illegal aliens. They released 196 murderers – people with homicide convictions, who are here illegally."
Julius Jones stated on August 17, 2015 in an interview on MSNBC: "The policy mistakes that ... the Clintons made got us, in large degree, to the situation that we are in today with mass incarceration."
Jim Webb stated on August 5, 2015 in a web post.: "The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world."
Mark Obenshain stated on July 21, 2015 in a radio interview: Since parole abolition, Virginia's "crime rate has fallen to third lowest in the country, our recidivism rate is down 20 percent and that’s the second lowest in the country."
Cory Booker stated on July 27, 2015 in a post on Instagram: "We built a new prison every 10 days between 1990 and 2005 to keep up with our mass incarceration explosion of nonviolent offenders."
Rick Perry stated on June 4, 2015 in his speech declaring his candidacy for president: "I deployed the Texas National Guard" to the Texas-Mexico border. "And the policy worked; apprehensions at the border declined 74 percent."
Ron Paul stated on June 14, 2015 in an opinion column: "Jasper County in Texas raised property taxes by 7 percent in order to pay for one death penalty case."
Cornell William Brooks stated on June 21, 2015 in comments on Face the Nation: "We have at least 200,000 to 300,000 hate crimes in a given year."
Barack Obama stated on June 20, 2015 in a tweet: "Here are the stats: Per population, we kill each other with guns at a rate 297x more than Japan, 49x more than France, 33x more than Israel."
Barack Obama stated on June 18, 2015 in remarks at the White House: "This type of mass violence does not happen in other advanced countries. It doesn’t happen in other places with this kind of frequency."
Michael Skolnik stated on June 16, 2015 in comments on CNN: "For most black people in the history of this country … it was illegal to pass as a white person. You were actually put in jail if you tried to pass."
Bernie Sanders stated on June 11, 2015 in an interview on PBS: "A black male baby born today, if we do not change the system, stands a one-in-three chance (of) ending up in jail."
John Oliver stated on June 7, 2015 in a segment about bail on "Last Week Tonight": Says "Florida is a model" for successful pretrial release programs.
Kathleen Sullivan stated on April 29, 2015 in testimony before the House Judiciary Committee: "The proportion of Rhode Islanders entering substance abuse treatment primarily due to marijuana use has reached its highest point in 20 years."
Thomas Perez stated on May 7, 2015 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": Due to "over-incarceration … in 1950, two out of three young black men were in the workforce. Today, it's one out of three black men are in the workforce."
Garnet Coleman stated on May 6, 2015 in a committee hearing: "Transgender individuals in the U.S. have a 1-in-12 chance of being murdered."
Ben Carson stated on April 22, 2015 in a speech: "There are more young black males involved in the criminal justice system than there are in higher education."
Represent.us stated on April 30, 2015 in a meme on social media: "The U.S. representatives that voted to keep militarizing the police received 73 percent more campaign money from the defense industry" than the representatives who voted to stop it.
David A. Clarke Jr. stated on April 26, 2015 in an interview: The man who killed a motorist who fatally struck a 2-year-old was "back on the street" because he had received a 13-year sentence for bank robbery but only "served two years."
Barack Obama stated on April 17, 2015 in a press conference: Says Loretta Lynch’s nomination "has been now sitting there longer than the previous seven attorney general nominees combined."
Edward Flynn stated on April 14, 2015 in a news conference: In Wisconsin, a "second arrest for carrying pot is a felony," but a second or subsequent arrest "for carrying a gun illegally is a misdemeanor."
Young, Gifted and Black Coalition stated on January 9, 2015 in an open letter: "Black people are eight times more likely to be arrested than white people" in Madison.
Ben Carson stated on March 4, 2015 in an interview on CNN: "A lot of people who go into prison straight, and when they come out they’re gay."
Greg Abbott stated on February 22, 2015 in an interview on CBS's "Face the Nation": "Already this calendar year, since January 1, we have had more than 20,000 people come across the border, apprehended, unauthorized."
John Legend stated on February 22, 2015 in a speech at the Oscars: "We live in the most incarcerated country in the world."
Eric Holder stated on February 17, 2015 in remarks at the National Press Club: Last year, "we saw the first reduction in the federal prison population in 32 years."
Barack Obama stated on February 8, 2015 in a public-service video during the Grammys: "Nearly one in five women in America has been a victim of rape or attempted rape."
Rick Perry stated on January 15, 2015 in valedictory speech as governor to the Texas Legislature: Texas has "the lowest crime rate in this state since 1968" because of changes in law regarding nonviolent drug offenders.
