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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 dicho el Julio 2, 2020 en a Facebook post: Says BBC prematurely reported “Ghislaine Maxwell moved to intensive care as coronavirus symptoms worsen.” Bloggers dicho el Junio 15, 2020 en a blog post: Says George Floyd has “hair in one shot but is bald in the shots of him laying on the ground.” Viral image dicho el Junio 14, 2020 en a Facebook post: “George Floyd’s ‘murder’ filmed before COVID-19.” Viral image dicho el Junio 10, 2020 en a Facebook post: “George Floyd at his own funeral and George Floyd three days ago.” Donald Trump dicho el Mayo 30, 2020 en a tweet: During protests outside the White House, Mayor Muriel Bowser "wouldn't let the D.C. Police get involved." Republican State Leadership Committee dicho el Marzo 26, 2020 en a campaign ad: Says Jill Karofsky as a prosecutor “went easy on” a Madison man in a 1999 sexual assault case Joe Sanfelippo dicho el Febrero 13, 2020 en the GOP weekly radio address: “Violent crime rates increased in all but two Wisconsin cities between 2008 and 2017.” Roger Williams dicho el Agosto 22, 2019 en an interview: "50% of the DUIs on Interstate 35 are from illegals. Ninety percent of the 50% have absolutely no identification." Bloggers dicho el Agosto 10, 2019 en multiple posts on Facebook: Say Jeffrey Epstein is not dead. Tony Evers dicho el Febrero 18, 2019 en a news release: "Drug-related offenses make up as much as 75-85 percent of inmate populations" in Wisconsin Dan Patrick dicho el Enero 4, 2018 en a Facebook post: Says "566,000 crimes" were "made in Texas by criminal aliens in the last 6 years." Brad Schimel dicho el Abril 9, 2017 en a TV interview: There is no ‘backlog’ of untested rape kits in Wisconsin. Greg Abbott dicho el Mayo 7, 2017 en 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." Dan Forest dicho el Febrero 14, 2017 en a written statement: "If Governor Cooper's proposed bill for repealing HB2 becomes law, it will create a state-sanctioned 'Look But Don't Touch' policy in our bathrooms." Travis Allen dicho el Diciembre 29, 2016 en in an op-ed: "Beginning on Jan. 1, prostitution by minors will be legal in California." Conservative Daily Post dicho el Noviembre 1, 2016 en a posting on the Internet: "FBI confirms evidence of huge underground Clinton sex network." Donald Trump dicho el Agosto 29, 2016 en a tweet: "Inner-city crime is reaching record levels." William Johnson dicho el Julio 8, 2016 en an interview on Fox News: "Condemning violence against the police and urging support for the police" is "markedly absent" from President Barack Obama’s public remarks. Viral image dicho el Julio 6, 2016 en a posting on Twitter: Says Attorney General Loretta Lynch "was a member of Bill Clinton's defense team during the 1992 Whitewater corruption probe." Donald Trump dicho el Junio 7, 2016 en a speech after several primaries concluded: "Crime is rising." Donald Trump dicho el Mayo 20, 2016 en a speech to the National Rifle Association: It "is Hillary Clinton's agenda" to "release the violent criminals from jail. She wants them all released." Dan Patrick dicho el Septiembre 3, 2015 en an interview by David Brown, host of the Texas Standard: "100 percent of the crime is committed, in estimate, by about 15 percent of the population." Garnet Coleman dicho el Mayo 6, 2015 en a committee hearing: "Transgender individuals in the U.S. have a 1-in-12 chance of being murdered." Rudy Giuliani dicho el Diciembre 21, 2014 en an interview on Fox News: Says President Barack Obama has said "that everybody should hate the police." Chain email dicho el Diciembre 2, 2014 en a chain email: Says a man in Ferguson, Mo., was photographed holding a sign that said, "No mother should have to fear for her son's life every time he robs a store." Facebook posts dicho el Diciembre 2, 2014 en a meme on social media: "794 law enforcement officers have fallen in the line of duty since B.H. Obama took office, with no special recognition from the White House." Mike Martinez dicho el Noviembre 11, 2014 en an interview for a news story: Austin mayoral candidate Steve Adler has "never been active in anything that has to do with City Hall." Breitbart dicho el Noviembre 8, 2014 en a story: Loretta Lynch, the new nominee for attorney general, "was a member of Bill Clinton's defense team during the 1992 Whitewater corruption probe." Leticia Van de Putte dicho el Octubre 15, 2014 en a video ad: "In 2013," Dan Patrick voted "against funding to test the backlog of rape kits, allowing rapists to walk free." Mark Begich dicho el Agosto 29, 2014 en a campaign ad: Says Dan Sullivan approved a "light sentence" for a sex offender who got out of prison and is now charged with a gruesome murder and sexual assault.
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Viral image dicho el Julio 2, 2020 en a Facebook post: Says BBC prematurely reported “Ghislaine Maxwell moved to intensive care as coronavirus symptoms worsen.” Bloggers dicho el Junio 15, 2020 en a blog post: Says George Floyd has “hair in one shot but is bald in the shots of him laying on the ground.” Viral image dicho el Junio 14, 2020 en a Facebook post: “George Floyd’s ‘murder’ filmed before COVID-19.” Viral image dicho el Junio 10, 2020 en a Facebook post: “George Floyd at his own funeral and George Floyd three days ago.” Donald Trump dicho el Mayo 30, 2020 en a tweet: During protests outside the White House, Mayor Muriel Bowser "wouldn't let the D.C. Police get involved." Republican State Leadership Committee dicho el Marzo 26, 2020 en a campaign ad: Says Jill Karofsky as a prosecutor “went easy on” a Madison man in a 1999 sexual assault case Joe Sanfelippo dicho el Febrero 13, 2020 en the GOP weekly radio address: “Violent crime rates increased in all but two Wisconsin cities between 2008 and 2017.” Roger Williams dicho el Agosto 22, 2019 en an interview: "50% of the DUIs on Interstate 35 are from illegals. Ninety percent of the 50% have absolutely no identification." Bloggers dicho el Agosto 10, 2019 en multiple posts on Facebook: Say Jeffrey Epstein is not dead. Tony Evers dicho el Febrero 18, 2019 en a news release: "Drug-related offenses make up as much as 75-85 percent of inmate populations" in Wisconsin Dan Patrick dicho el Enero 4, 2018 en a Facebook post: Says "566,000 crimes" were "made in Texas by criminal aliens in the last 6 years." Brad Schimel dicho el Abril 9, 2017 en a TV interview: There is no ‘backlog’ of untested rape kits in Wisconsin. Greg Abbott dicho el Mayo 7, 2017 en 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." Dan Forest dicho el Febrero 14, 2017 en a written statement: "If Governor Cooper's proposed bill for repealing HB2 becomes law, it will create a state-sanctioned 'Look But Don't Touch' policy in our bathrooms." Travis Allen dicho el Diciembre 29, 2016 en in an op-ed: "Beginning on Jan. 1, prostitution by minors will be legal in California." Conservative Daily Post dicho el Noviembre 1, 2016 en a posting on the Internet: "FBI confirms evidence of huge underground Clinton sex network." Donald Trump dicho el Agosto 29, 2016 en a tweet: "Inner-city crime is reaching record levels." William Johnson dicho el Julio 8, 2016 en an interview on Fox News: "Condemning violence against the police and urging support for the police" is "markedly absent" from President Barack Obama’s public remarks. Viral image dicho el Julio 6, 2016 en a posting on Twitter: Says Attorney General Loretta Lynch "was a member of Bill Clinton's defense team during the 1992 Whitewater corruption probe." Donald Trump dicho el Junio 7, 2016 en a speech after several primaries concluded: "Crime is rising." Donald Trump dicho el Mayo 20, 2016 en a speech to the National Rifle Association: It "is Hillary Clinton's agenda" to "release the violent criminals from jail. She wants them all released." Dan Patrick dicho el Septiembre 3, 2015 en an interview by David Brown, host of the Texas Standard: "100 percent of the crime is committed, in estimate, by about 15 percent of the population." Garnet Coleman dicho el Mayo 6, 2015 en a committee hearing: "Transgender individuals in the U.S. have a 1-in-12 chance of being murdered." Rudy Giuliani dicho el Diciembre 21, 2014 en an interview on Fox News: Says President Barack Obama has said "that everybody should hate the police." Chain email dicho el Diciembre 2, 2014 en a chain email: Says a man in Ferguson, Mo., was photographed holding a sign that said, "No mother should have to fear for her son's life every time he robs a store." Facebook posts dicho el Diciembre 2, 2014 en a meme on social media: "794 law enforcement officers have fallen in the line of duty since B.H. Obama took office, with no special recognition from the White House." Mike Martinez dicho el Noviembre 11, 2014 en an interview for a news story: Austin mayoral candidate Steve Adler has "never been active in anything that has to do with City Hall." Breitbart dicho el Noviembre 8, 2014 en a story: Loretta Lynch, the new nominee for attorney general, "was a member of Bill Clinton's defense team during the 1992 Whitewater corruption probe." Leticia Van de Putte dicho el Octubre 15, 2014 en a video ad: "In 2013," Dan Patrick voted "against funding to test the backlog of rape kits, allowing rapists to walk free." Mark Begich dicho el Agosto 29, 2014 en a campaign ad: Says Dan Sullivan approved a "light sentence" for a sex offender who got out of prison and is now charged with a gruesome murder and sexual assault.
Viral image dicho el Julio 2, 2020 en a Facebook post: Says BBC prematurely reported “Ghislaine Maxwell moved to intensive care as coronavirus symptoms worsen.”
Bloggers dicho el Junio 15, 2020 en a blog post: Says George Floyd has “hair in one shot but is bald in the shots of him laying on the ground.”
Viral image dicho el Junio 14, 2020 en a Facebook post: “George Floyd’s ‘murder’ filmed before COVID-19.”
Viral image dicho el Junio 10, 2020 en a Facebook post: “George Floyd at his own funeral and George Floyd three days ago.”
Donald Trump dicho el Mayo 30, 2020 en a tweet: During protests outside the White House, Mayor Muriel Bowser "wouldn't let the D.C. Police get involved."
Republican State Leadership Committee dicho el Marzo 26, 2020 en a campaign ad: Says Jill Karofsky as a prosecutor “went easy on” a Madison man in a 1999 sexual assault case
Joe Sanfelippo dicho el Febrero 13, 2020 en the GOP weekly radio address: “Violent crime rates increased in all but two Wisconsin cities between 2008 and 2017.”
Roger Williams dicho el Agosto 22, 2019 en an interview: "50% of the DUIs on Interstate 35 are from illegals. Ninety percent of the 50% have absolutely no identification."
Tony Evers dicho el Febrero 18, 2019 en a news release: "Drug-related offenses make up as much as 75-85 percent of inmate populations" in Wisconsin
Dan Patrick dicho el Enero 4, 2018 en a Facebook post: Says "566,000 crimes" were "made in Texas by criminal aliens in the last 6 years."
Brad Schimel dicho el Abril 9, 2017 en a TV interview: There is no ‘backlog’ of untested rape kits in Wisconsin.
Greg Abbott dicho el Mayo 7, 2017 en 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."
Dan Forest dicho el Febrero 14, 2017 en a written statement: "If Governor Cooper's proposed bill for repealing HB2 becomes law, it will create a state-sanctioned 'Look But Don't Touch' policy in our bathrooms."
Travis Allen dicho el Diciembre 29, 2016 en in an op-ed: "Beginning on Jan. 1, prostitution by minors will be legal in California."
Conservative Daily Post dicho el Noviembre 1, 2016 en a posting on the Internet: "FBI confirms evidence of huge underground Clinton sex network."
William Johnson dicho el Julio 8, 2016 en an interview on Fox News: "Condemning violence against the police and urging support for the police" is "markedly absent" from President Barack Obama’s public remarks.
Viral image dicho el Julio 6, 2016 en a posting on Twitter: Says Attorney General Loretta Lynch "was a member of Bill Clinton's defense team during the 1992 Whitewater corruption probe."
Donald Trump dicho el Junio 7, 2016 en a speech after several primaries concluded: "Crime is rising."
Donald Trump dicho el Mayo 20, 2016 en a speech to the National Rifle Association: It "is Hillary Clinton's agenda" to "release the violent criminals from jail. She wants them all released."
Dan Patrick dicho el Septiembre 3, 2015 en an interview by David Brown, host of the Texas Standard: "100 percent of the crime is committed, in estimate, by about 15 percent of the population."
Garnet Coleman dicho el Mayo 6, 2015 en a committee hearing: "Transgender individuals in the U.S. have a 1-in-12 chance of being murdered."
Rudy Giuliani dicho el Diciembre 21, 2014 en an interview on Fox News: Says President Barack Obama has said "that everybody should hate the police."
Chain email dicho el Diciembre 2, 2014 en a chain email: Says a man in Ferguson, Mo., was photographed holding a sign that said, "No mother should have to fear for her son's life every time he robs a store."
Facebook posts dicho el Diciembre 2, 2014 en a meme on social media: "794 law enforcement officers have fallen in the line of duty since B.H. Obama took office, with no special recognition from the White House."
Mike Martinez dicho el Noviembre 11, 2014 en an interview for a news story: Austin mayoral candidate Steve Adler has "never been active in anything that has to do with City Hall."
Breitbart dicho el Noviembre 8, 2014 en a story: Loretta Lynch, the new nominee for attorney general, "was a member of Bill Clinton's defense team during the 1992 Whitewater corruption probe."
Leticia Van de Putte dicho el Octubre 15, 2014 en a video ad: "In 2013," Dan Patrick voted "against funding to test the backlog of rape kits, allowing rapists to walk free."
Mark Begich dicho el Agosto 29, 2014 en a campaign ad: Says Dan Sullivan approved a "light sentence" for a sex offender who got out of prison and is now charged with a gruesome murder and sexual assault.
