Latest False Fact-checks in Public Safety Instagram posts stated on December 16, 2024 in an Instagram post: New Jersey drones are searching for missing radioactive material. Dave McCormick stated on October 15, 2024 in a debate: Sen. Bob Casey "has voted in lockstep with his liberal party to defund the police." Facebook posts stated on September 8, 2024 in a social media post: Photos that show lists of school names are “school shooting lists.” Donald Trump stated on July 27, 2024 in a rally in St. Cloud, Minnesota: During the 2020 Minnesota riots after George Floyd’s murder, Gov. Tim Walz didn’t call in the National Guard, “so, I sent in the National Guard to save Minneapolis.” Facebook posts stated on March 16, 2024 in a video posted on Facebook.: The Oklahoma National Guard’s assistance for the April 8 eclipse signals something “bigger.” Facebook posts stated on July 20, 2023 in a Facebook post: Two pipeline workers in the Chicago area were given fentanyl-laced water bottles. Facebook posts stated on May 24, 2023 in a Facebook post: 30 tons of lost ammonium nitrate on a California-bound train suggest an orchestrated conspiracy. Facebook posts stated on April 25, 2023 in una publicación en Facebook: Tropas estadounidenses se preparan para “una pandemia zombies”. Instagram posts stated on April 23, 2023 in an Instagram post: "Healthy pilots are suffering from myocarditis and dropping dead on flights” because of the COVID-19 vaccines. Levar Stoney stated on October 26, 2022 in a news conference.: “I don’t get involved in the hiring and firing of police chiefs.” National Republican Congressional Committee stated on July 18, 2022 in a blog.: “Abigail Spanberger is raking in thousands from defund the police groups because she supports defunding the police.” Facebook posts stated on July 21, 2022 in a Facebook post: "A Jackson, Tennessee, employee passed out this morning from handling a dollar bill with fentanyl on it." Marco Rubio stated on July 19, 2022 in a campaign ad: Val Demings "called abolishing the police 'thoughtful.'" Rob Astorino stated on June 13, 2022 in a debate: “We’ve got a parole board right now that has released 20 cop killers in the last two years under Hochul.” Van Wanggaard stated on June 5, 2022 in TV interview: Waiting periods for gun purchases may not make a difference, because "If somebody's decided that they're gonna take their life, they're gonna take their life." X posts stated on May 29, 2022 in a tweet: TV interviews with two different men who are each identified as Uvalde victim's father show the Robb Elementary School mass shooting was staged. Ted Cruz stated on May 24, 2022 in remarks to the media: “We know from past experiences that the most effective tool for keeping kids safe is armed law enforcement on the campus.” Rebecca Kleefisch stated on April 30, 2022 in Public statement: Says Gov. Tony Evers is “a big proponent of this defund the police movement.” Facebook posts stated on February 7, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Fifty percent of the Ottawa police force have all turned in their resignation.” Dana Perino stated on January 4, 2022 in a segment: A law backed by Virginia Democrats barred local sheriffs from having military equipment that “would have come in very helpful” with the I-95 traffic jam. Facebook posts stated on October 20, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Atlanta just lost 75% of its police force” Byron Brown stated on September 26, 2021 in a speech: “My opponent’s plan for people who commit sexual assault, sexual predators, is no jail time.” Empower Wisconsin stated on August 17, 2021 in TV ad: Says of Gov. Tony Evers and 2020 violence in Kenosha after the police shooting of Jacob Blake: “It took the loss of lives before help finally came.” Jason Miyares stated on September 2, 2021 in a tweet: “The Parole Board operates with Mark Herring’s advice and consent.” TikTok posts stated on July 26, 2021 in a TikTok post: There is a “0.05% chance of dying from COVID.” 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 11, 2020 in a Facebook post: The coronavirus can’t be so dangerous because there are no biohazard bins for COVID-19 masks and gloves. Bobby Scott stated on July 12, 2021 in a tweet.: “Every Republican in Congress voted to defund the police when they voted against the American Rescue Plan.” Facebook posts stated on September 4, 2019 in a Facebook post: Charcoal activated tablets “will counteract most date rape drugs.” Viral image stated on April 26, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says the Memphis Police Department “will no longer respond” to crimes including larceny, breaking and entering, and motor vehicle theft.
Instagram posts stated on December 16, 2024 in an Instagram post: New Jersey drones are searching for missing radioactive material. Dave McCormick stated on October 15, 2024 in a debate: Sen. Bob Casey "has voted in lockstep with his liberal party to defund the police." Facebook posts stated on September 8, 2024 in a social media post: Photos that show lists of school names are “school shooting lists.” Donald Trump stated on July 27, 2024 in a rally in St. Cloud, Minnesota: During the 2020 Minnesota riots after George Floyd’s murder, Gov. Tim Walz didn’t call in the National Guard, “so, I sent in the National Guard to save Minneapolis.” Facebook posts stated on March 16, 2024 in a video posted on Facebook.: The Oklahoma National Guard’s assistance for the April 8 eclipse signals something “bigger.” Facebook posts stated on July 20, 2023 in a Facebook post: Two pipeline workers in the Chicago area were given fentanyl-laced water bottles. Facebook posts stated on May 24, 2023 in a Facebook post: 30 tons of lost ammonium nitrate on a California-bound train suggest an orchestrated conspiracy. Facebook posts stated on April 25, 2023 in una publicación en Facebook: Tropas estadounidenses se preparan para “una pandemia zombies”. Instagram posts stated on April 23, 2023 in an Instagram post: "Healthy pilots are suffering from myocarditis and dropping dead on flights” because of the COVID-19 vaccines. Levar Stoney stated on October 26, 2022 in a news conference.: “I don’t get involved in the hiring and firing of police chiefs.” National Republican Congressional Committee stated on July 18, 2022 in a blog.: “Abigail Spanberger is raking in thousands from defund the police groups because she supports defunding the police.” Facebook posts stated on July 21, 2022 in a Facebook post: "A Jackson, Tennessee, employee passed out this morning from handling a dollar bill with fentanyl on it." Marco Rubio stated on July 19, 2022 in a campaign ad: Val Demings "called abolishing the police 'thoughtful.'" Rob Astorino stated on June 13, 2022 in a debate: “We’ve got a parole board right now that has released 20 cop killers in the last two years under Hochul.” Van Wanggaard stated on June 5, 2022 in TV interview: Waiting periods for gun purchases may not make a difference, because "If somebody's decided that they're gonna take their life, they're gonna take their life." X posts stated on May 29, 2022 in a tweet: TV interviews with two different men who are each identified as Uvalde victim's father show the Robb Elementary School mass shooting was staged. Ted Cruz stated on May 24, 2022 in remarks to the media: “We know from past experiences that the most effective tool for keeping kids safe is armed law enforcement on the campus.” Rebecca Kleefisch stated on April 30, 2022 in Public statement: Says Gov. Tony Evers is “a big proponent of this defund the police movement.” Facebook posts stated on February 7, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Fifty percent of the Ottawa police force have all turned in their resignation.” Dana Perino stated on January 4, 2022 in a segment: A law backed by Virginia Democrats barred local sheriffs from having military equipment that “would have come in very helpful” with the I-95 traffic jam. Facebook posts stated on October 20, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Atlanta just lost 75% of its police force” Byron Brown stated on September 26, 2021 in a speech: “My opponent’s plan for people who commit sexual assault, sexual predators, is no jail time.” Empower Wisconsin stated on August 17, 2021 in TV ad: Says of Gov. Tony Evers and 2020 violence in Kenosha after the police shooting of Jacob Blake: “It took the loss of lives before help finally came.” Jason Miyares stated on September 2, 2021 in a tweet: “The Parole Board operates with Mark Herring’s advice and consent.” TikTok posts stated on July 26, 2021 in a TikTok post: There is a “0.05% chance of dying from COVID.” 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 11, 2020 in a Facebook post: The coronavirus can’t be so dangerous because there are no biohazard bins for COVID-19 masks and gloves. Bobby Scott stated on July 12, 2021 in a tweet.: “Every Republican in Congress voted to defund the police when they voted against the American Rescue Plan.” Facebook posts stated on September 4, 2019 in a Facebook post: Charcoal activated tablets “will counteract most date rape drugs.” Viral image stated on April 26, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says the Memphis Police Department “will no longer respond” to crimes including larceny, breaking and entering, and motor vehicle theft.
Instagram posts stated on December 16, 2024 in an Instagram post: New Jersey drones are searching for missing radioactive material.
Dave McCormick stated on October 15, 2024 in a debate: Sen. Bob Casey "has voted in lockstep with his liberal party to defund the police."
Facebook posts stated on September 8, 2024 in a social media post: Photos that show lists of school names are “school shooting lists.”
Donald Trump stated on July 27, 2024 in a rally in St. Cloud, Minnesota: During the 2020 Minnesota riots after George Floyd’s murder, Gov. Tim Walz didn’t call in the National Guard, “so, I sent in the National Guard to save Minneapolis.”
Facebook posts stated on March 16, 2024 in a video posted on Facebook.: The Oklahoma National Guard’s assistance for the April 8 eclipse signals something “bigger.”
Facebook posts stated on July 20, 2023 in a Facebook post: Two pipeline workers in the Chicago area were given fentanyl-laced water bottles.
Facebook posts stated on May 24, 2023 in a Facebook post: 30 tons of lost ammonium nitrate on a California-bound train suggest an orchestrated conspiracy.
Facebook posts stated on April 25, 2023 in una publicación en Facebook: Tropas estadounidenses se preparan para “una pandemia zombies”.
Instagram posts stated on April 23, 2023 in an Instagram post: "Healthy pilots are suffering from myocarditis and dropping dead on flights” because of the COVID-19 vaccines.
Levar Stoney stated on October 26, 2022 in a news conference.: “I don’t get involved in the hiring and firing of police chiefs.”
National Republican Congressional Committee stated on July 18, 2022 in a blog.: “Abigail Spanberger is raking in thousands from defund the police groups because she supports defunding the police.”
Facebook posts stated on July 21, 2022 in a Facebook post: "A Jackson, Tennessee, employee passed out this morning from handling a dollar bill with fentanyl on it."
Marco Rubio stated on July 19, 2022 in a campaign ad: Val Demings "called abolishing the police 'thoughtful.'"
Rob Astorino stated on June 13, 2022 in a debate: “We’ve got a parole board right now that has released 20 cop killers in the last two years under Hochul.”
Van Wanggaard stated on June 5, 2022 in TV interview: Waiting periods for gun purchases may not make a difference, because "If somebody's decided that they're gonna take their life, they're gonna take their life."
X posts stated on May 29, 2022 in a tweet: TV interviews with two different men who are each identified as Uvalde victim's father show the Robb Elementary School mass shooting was staged.
Ted Cruz stated on May 24, 2022 in remarks to the media: “We know from past experiences that the most effective tool for keeping kids safe is armed law enforcement on the campus.”
Rebecca Kleefisch stated on April 30, 2022 in Public statement: Says Gov. Tony Evers is “a big proponent of this defund the police movement.”
Facebook posts stated on February 7, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Fifty percent of the Ottawa police force have all turned in their resignation.”
Dana Perino stated on January 4, 2022 in a segment: A law backed by Virginia Democrats barred local sheriffs from having military equipment that “would have come in very helpful” with the I-95 traffic jam.
Facebook posts stated on October 20, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Atlanta just lost 75% of its police force”
Byron Brown stated on September 26, 2021 in a speech: “My opponent’s plan for people who commit sexual assault, sexual predators, is no jail time.”
Empower Wisconsin stated on August 17, 2021 in TV ad: Says of Gov. Tony Evers and 2020 violence in Kenosha after the police shooting of Jacob Blake: “It took the loss of lives before help finally came.”
Jason Miyares stated on September 2, 2021 in a tweet: “The Parole Board operates with Mark Herring’s advice and consent.”
TikTok posts stated on July 26, 2021 in a TikTok post: There is a “0.05% chance of dying from COVID.”
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 11, 2020 in a Facebook post: The coronavirus can’t be so dangerous because there are no biohazard bins for COVID-19 masks and gloves.
Bobby Scott stated on July 12, 2021 in a tweet.: “Every Republican in Congress voted to defund the police when they voted against the American Rescue Plan.”
Facebook posts stated on September 4, 2019 in a Facebook post: Charcoal activated tablets “will counteract most date rape drugs.”
Viral image stated on April 26, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says the Memphis Police Department “will no longer respond” to crimes including larceny, breaking and entering, and motor vehicle theft.
