Latest Half-True Fact-checks in Public Safety Facebook posts stated on March 14, 2024 in Facebook reel: Emergency officials warn to “stock up on food, water, and fuel ahead of the eclipse.” Kathy Hochul stated on September 28, 2022 in a speech: New York state is outpacing the rest of the country, because shootings in New York are down 10%, and across the country the drop is only 2%. 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.” TikTok posts stated on September 5, 2021 in a TikTok post: “Paris police beat a woman for shopping at a mall with no vaccine passport.” Ashley Moody stated on March 9, 2021 in a Fox & Friends interview: Says the Biden administration is canceling immigration detainers and “requiring our law enforcement leaders to release” serious criminal offenders. John Cox stated on April 23, 2018 in a campaign TV ad: GOP candidate for California governor Travis Allen "on the floor vote … refused to join Republicans opposing driver licenses for illegal aliens." Kathleen Vinehout stated on February 24, 2017 in an interview: Wisconsin children are crossing "condemned bridges in the middle of the winter to get to the school bus." Sylvia Garcia stated on January 5, 2017 in a press release: Says that in Texas, it’s "already illegal to enter a bathroom to harm someone." Van Wanggaard stated on July 10, 2016 in an opinion article: "You're more likely to be the victim of a violent crime in Milwaukee than in 96 percent of the country." George Holding stated on May 19, 2016 in a debate on WRAL: Says North Carolina Rep. Renee Ellmers was the only Republican to vote against "an amendment to prioritize the deportation of sexual criminals who are illegal immigrants." Vicki Saporta stated on May 9, 2016 in an episode of "Full Frontal with Samantha Bee": "There are more than twice as many (crisis pregnancy centers) as there are legitimate abortion providers in the United States." John Pagliarini stated on April 11, 2016 in a speech: "You’re in more trouble if you leave your pet in the car than if you leave your child in the car." Jorge Ramos stated on March 9, 2016 in an interview on NPR: Says 80 journalists have been killed in Mexico in the last decade. Stephen Zappala stated on March 22, 2016 in in a new ad.: Stephen Zappala is "the only DA in our state to convict an on-duty police officer of criminal homicide." Everytown for Gun Safety stated on March 8, 2016 in a Facebook meme: The rate of U.S. female homicide victims outnumbers 24 other developed countries by more than 2½ to 1. David Cicilline stated on October 23, 2015 in a speech: "There have been more than 300 mass shootings in the United States this year – more than any other country in the world." Kenneth Block stated on August 23, 2015 in TV interview: "The cost of fire in Rhode Island is anywhere from 33 percent to 100 percent more expensive than anywhere else we could find." Hank Johnson stated on June 15, 2015 in a House floor speech: "Two weeks ago, a man entered the world’s busiest airport in Atlanta, Georgia, carrying a loaded AR-15 automatic weapon with an extended-capacity, 100-round magazine." Bloomberg.com stated on March 31, 2015 in a news report: Delta has had the most animal deaths among U.S. carriers in the past five years 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. Charles "Chuck" Spahos stated on December 3, 2014 in a joint legislative hearing: When Colorado eased its medical marijuana laws, fatal accidents involving pot-using drivers soared while overall traffic fatalities decreased. Angel Taveras stated on July 12, 2014 in an interview with The Providence Journal: "If you look at what we’ve done over the last several years, the crime rate has actually gone down in [Providence] and . . . the number of shootings has been going down." Senate Majority PAC stated on June 19, 2014 in a television ad: "Congressman (Tom) Cotton is the only Arkansan in Congress -- Democrat or Republican -- to vote against disaster relief five times." Matt Caldwell stated on April 30, 2014 in a Florida House discussion of SB 392: There is no "incontrovertible proof that speed, in and of itself, is the contributing factor to increasing (vehicular) fatalities." Generation Opportunity stated on December 10, 2013 in a Facebook post: "Obamacare could force thousands of volunteer fire stations to cut service or close entirely!" S.E. Cupp stated on September 13, 2013 in a discussion on CNN's "Crossfire": "The CDC issued a report commissioned by President Obama just earlier this year, and it found some very inconvenient facts. Armed citizens are less likely harmed by attackers. Effectiveness of gun control laws is mixed. Gun buybacks don't work." Rick Kriseman stated on July 28, 2013 in a Tampa Bay Times questionnaire: "The fact is that red light cameras change driver behavior and cut down on the most dangerous types of accidents." Jeff Kruse stated on July 8, 2013 in a Senate floor speech: Says that in Curry County, "if you make a 911 call you’re likely to wait for an hour for a response." Joe Negron stated on April 10, 2013 in a gaggle of reporters: Says PETA "is using this really fancy drone to follow hunters around in some places in other countries." Facebook posts stated on March 15, 2013 in a Facebook post: "Harvard Study Finds States With Most Gun Laws Have Fewest Gun Deaths."
Facebook posts stated on March 14, 2024 in Facebook reel: Emergency officials warn to “stock up on food, water, and fuel ahead of the eclipse.” Kathy Hochul stated on September 28, 2022 in a speech: New York state is outpacing the rest of the country, because shootings in New York are down 10%, and across the country the drop is only 2%. 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.” TikTok posts stated on September 5, 2021 in a TikTok post: “Paris police beat a woman for shopping at a mall with no vaccine passport.” Ashley Moody stated on March 9, 2021 in a Fox & Friends interview: Says the Biden administration is canceling immigration detainers and “requiring our law enforcement leaders to release” serious criminal offenders. John Cox stated on April 23, 2018 in a campaign TV ad: GOP candidate for California governor Travis Allen "on the floor vote … refused to join Republicans opposing driver licenses for illegal aliens." Kathleen Vinehout stated on February 24, 2017 in an interview: Wisconsin children are crossing "condemned bridges in the middle of the winter to get to the school bus." Sylvia Garcia stated on January 5, 2017 in a press release: Says that in Texas, it’s "already illegal to enter a bathroom to harm someone." Van Wanggaard stated on July 10, 2016 in an opinion article: "You're more likely to be the victim of a violent crime in Milwaukee than in 96 percent of the country." George Holding stated on May 19, 2016 in a debate on WRAL: Says North Carolina Rep. Renee Ellmers was the only Republican to vote against "an amendment to prioritize the deportation of sexual criminals who are illegal immigrants." Vicki Saporta stated on May 9, 2016 in an episode of "Full Frontal with Samantha Bee": "There are more than twice as many (crisis pregnancy centers) as there are legitimate abortion providers in the United States." John Pagliarini stated on April 11, 2016 in a speech: "You’re in more trouble if you leave your pet in the car than if you leave your child in the car." Jorge Ramos stated on March 9, 2016 in an interview on NPR: Says 80 journalists have been killed in Mexico in the last decade. Stephen Zappala stated on March 22, 2016 in in a new ad.: Stephen Zappala is "the only DA in our state to convict an on-duty police officer of criminal homicide." Everytown for Gun Safety stated on March 8, 2016 in a Facebook meme: The rate of U.S. female homicide victims outnumbers 24 other developed countries by more than 2½ to 1. David Cicilline stated on October 23, 2015 in a speech: "There have been more than 300 mass shootings in the United States this year – more than any other country in the world." Kenneth Block stated on August 23, 2015 in TV interview: "The cost of fire in Rhode Island is anywhere from 33 percent to 100 percent more expensive than anywhere else we could find." Hank Johnson stated on June 15, 2015 in a House floor speech: "Two weeks ago, a man entered the world’s busiest airport in Atlanta, Georgia, carrying a loaded AR-15 automatic weapon with an extended-capacity, 100-round magazine." Bloomberg.com stated on March 31, 2015 in a news report: Delta has had the most animal deaths among U.S. carriers in the past five years 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. Charles "Chuck" Spahos stated on December 3, 2014 in a joint legislative hearing: When Colorado eased its medical marijuana laws, fatal accidents involving pot-using drivers soared while overall traffic fatalities decreased. Angel Taveras stated on July 12, 2014 in an interview with The Providence Journal: "If you look at what we’ve done over the last several years, the crime rate has actually gone down in [Providence] and . . . the number of shootings has been going down." Senate Majority PAC stated on June 19, 2014 in a television ad: "Congressman (Tom) Cotton is the only Arkansan in Congress -- Democrat or Republican -- to vote against disaster relief five times." Matt Caldwell stated on April 30, 2014 in a Florida House discussion of SB 392: There is no "incontrovertible proof that speed, in and of itself, is the contributing factor to increasing (vehicular) fatalities." Generation Opportunity stated on December 10, 2013 in a Facebook post: "Obamacare could force thousands of volunteer fire stations to cut service or close entirely!" S.E. Cupp stated on September 13, 2013 in a discussion on CNN's "Crossfire": "The CDC issued a report commissioned by President Obama just earlier this year, and it found some very inconvenient facts. Armed citizens are less likely harmed by attackers. Effectiveness of gun control laws is mixed. Gun buybacks don't work." Rick Kriseman stated on July 28, 2013 in a Tampa Bay Times questionnaire: "The fact is that red light cameras change driver behavior and cut down on the most dangerous types of accidents." Jeff Kruse stated on July 8, 2013 in a Senate floor speech: Says that in Curry County, "if you make a 911 call you’re likely to wait for an hour for a response." Joe Negron stated on April 10, 2013 in a gaggle of reporters: Says PETA "is using this really fancy drone to follow hunters around in some places in other countries." Facebook posts stated on March 15, 2013 in a Facebook post: "Harvard Study Finds States With Most Gun Laws Have Fewest Gun Deaths."
Facebook posts stated on March 14, 2024 in Facebook reel: Emergency officials warn to “stock up on food, water, and fuel ahead of the eclipse.”
Kathy Hochul stated on September 28, 2022 in a speech: New York state is outpacing the rest of the country, because shootings in New York are down 10%, and across the country the drop is only 2%.
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.”
TikTok posts stated on September 5, 2021 in a TikTok post: “Paris police beat a woman for shopping at a mall with no vaccine passport.”
Ashley Moody stated on March 9, 2021 in a Fox & Friends interview: Says the Biden administration is canceling immigration detainers and “requiring our law enforcement leaders to release” serious criminal offenders.
John Cox stated on April 23, 2018 in a campaign TV ad: GOP candidate for California governor Travis Allen "on the floor vote … refused to join Republicans opposing driver licenses for illegal aliens."
Kathleen Vinehout stated on February 24, 2017 in an interview: Wisconsin children are crossing "condemned bridges in the middle of the winter to get to the school bus."
Sylvia Garcia stated on January 5, 2017 in a press release: Says that in Texas, it’s "already illegal to enter a bathroom to harm someone."
Van Wanggaard stated on July 10, 2016 in an opinion article: "You're more likely to be the victim of a violent crime in Milwaukee than in 96 percent of the country."
George Holding stated on May 19, 2016 in a debate on WRAL: Says North Carolina Rep. Renee Ellmers was the only Republican to vote against "an amendment to prioritize the deportation of sexual criminals who are illegal immigrants."
Vicki Saporta stated on May 9, 2016 in an episode of "Full Frontal with Samantha Bee": "There are more than twice as many (crisis pregnancy centers) as there are legitimate abortion providers in the United States."
John Pagliarini stated on April 11, 2016 in a speech: "You’re in more trouble if you leave your pet in the car than if you leave your child in the car."
Jorge Ramos stated on March 9, 2016 in an interview on NPR: Says 80 journalists have been killed in Mexico in the last decade.
Stephen Zappala stated on March 22, 2016 in in a new ad.: Stephen Zappala is "the only DA in our state to convict an on-duty police officer of criminal homicide."
Everytown for Gun Safety stated on March 8, 2016 in a Facebook meme: The rate of U.S. female homicide victims outnumbers 24 other developed countries by more than 2½ to 1.
David Cicilline stated on October 23, 2015 in a speech: "There have been more than 300 mass shootings in the United States this year – more than any other country in the world."
Kenneth Block stated on August 23, 2015 in TV interview: "The cost of fire in Rhode Island is anywhere from 33 percent to 100 percent more expensive than anywhere else we could find."
Hank Johnson stated on June 15, 2015 in a House floor speech: "Two weeks ago, a man entered the world’s busiest airport in Atlanta, Georgia, carrying a loaded AR-15 automatic weapon with an extended-capacity, 100-round magazine."
Bloomberg.com stated on March 31, 2015 in a news report: Delta has had the most animal deaths among U.S. carriers in the past five years
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.
Charles "Chuck" Spahos stated on December 3, 2014 in a joint legislative hearing: When Colorado eased its medical marijuana laws, fatal accidents involving pot-using drivers soared while overall traffic fatalities decreased.
Angel Taveras stated on July 12, 2014 in an interview with The Providence Journal: "If you look at what we’ve done over the last several years, the crime rate has actually gone down in [Providence] and . . . the number of shootings has been going down."
Senate Majority PAC stated on June 19, 2014 in a television ad: "Congressman (Tom) Cotton is the only Arkansan in Congress -- Democrat or Republican -- to vote against disaster relief five times."
Matt Caldwell stated on April 30, 2014 in a Florida House discussion of SB 392: There is no "incontrovertible proof that speed, in and of itself, is the contributing factor to increasing (vehicular) fatalities."
Generation Opportunity stated on December 10, 2013 in a Facebook post: "Obamacare could force thousands of volunteer fire stations to cut service or close entirely!"
S.E. Cupp stated on September 13, 2013 in a discussion on CNN's "Crossfire": "The CDC issued a report commissioned by President Obama just earlier this year, and it found some very inconvenient facts. Armed citizens are less likely harmed by attackers. Effectiveness of gun control laws is mixed. Gun buybacks don't work."
Rick Kriseman stated on July 28, 2013 in a Tampa Bay Times questionnaire: "The fact is that red light cameras change driver behavior and cut down on the most dangerous types of accidents."
Jeff Kruse stated on July 8, 2013 in a Senate floor speech: Says that in Curry County, "if you make a 911 call you’re likely to wait for an hour for a response."
Joe Negron stated on April 10, 2013 in a gaggle of reporters: Says PETA "is using this really fancy drone to follow hunters around in some places in other countries."
Facebook posts stated on March 15, 2013 in a Facebook post: "Harvard Study Finds States With Most Gun Laws Have Fewest Gun Deaths."