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All Fact-checks for Crime

stated on June 18, 2023 in a video

“New California bill charges parents with child abuse for refusing to ‘affirm’ their kid’s gender identity.”

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stated on June 3, 2023 in a TikTok post

“Cocaine, porn, evidence of child trafficking found in (Gov. Gretchen) Whitmer’s car.”

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Instagram posts

stated on May 24, 2023 in an Instagram post

A list shows violent crimes in Los Angeles that “people will be set free on as of today.”

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stated on May 8, 2023 in a Facebook post

“Both murderers in Texas were not only illegals, but gang members” and were “most likely tied to MS-13.”

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stated on May 7, 2023 in remarks on CNN's "State of the Union"

“This year, there have been 13,000 deaths by gun violence. The vast majority, 95% of them, are in inner cities, where you have some of the strictest gun control laws in the country.”

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Kirsten Gillibrand

stated on March 20, 2023 in a speech at John Jay College of Criminal Justice

“Many law enforcement agencies didn’t submit their (hate crime) data to the FBI.”

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stated on April 23, 2023 in a post

People are participating in “National Rape Day’” on April 24.

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stated on April 4, 2023 in una publicación en Facebook

“Joe Biden liberará a reos tras visita de Marco Rubio a El Salvador”.

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stated on April 3, 2023 in a Tweet

“Florida man charged with a hate crime” for defacing pride crosswalk.

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stated on March 23, 2023 in un post de Facebook

“La mayor parte” del fentanilo que llega a los puertos de Estados Unidos viene desde Canadá.

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stated on March 26, 2023 in a tweet

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was involved in a covered-up DUI accident

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Charles Schumer

stated on March 10, 2023 in a news release

Sullivan County “has the highest opioid death rate in all of New York state” yet “it’s the only county in the Hudson Valley not included in the federal High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area” program.

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stated on March 28, 2023 in a speech

In the U.S., “you’re not allowed to own a machine gun.”

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stated on March 27, 2023 in a statement to the media

“Gun violence is the number one killer of children and teens — it has overtaken cars.”

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William Barclay

stated on March 7, 2023 in a tweet

“A proposal in Syracuse would pay gang members $100-$200 per week to stay out of trouble.”

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stated on March 4, 2023 in a post on Truth Social

Violent crime in Manhattan is "now at a record level."

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stated on February 8, 2023 in News release

Under a GOP bill on cash bail, "a large quantity of people who are accused of crimes, including anyone who even witnesses certain crimes, could now be detained and subject to bail."

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stated on March 9, 2023 in a speech about his budget proposal

“More cops are killed responding to domestic violence calls than anything else.”

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stated on March 2, 2023 in a speech at CPAC

The Justice Department has been “calling parents that are concerned about what their kids are being taught, they are labeling them terrorists.”

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Instagram posts

stated on February 26, 2023 in an Instagram post

Rifles “were involved in 297 deaths” in the U.S. in 2022 and “constipation killed 2,167.”

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Did Donald Trump ever apologize to the ‘Central Park Five’?

Did Donald Trump ever apologize to the ‘Central Park Five’?

By Conor Amendola • July 25, 2023

Jason Aldean's 'Try That in a Small Town' video includes footage from non-U.S. protests

Jason Aldean's 'Try That in a Small Town' video includes footage from non-U.S. protests

By Jeff Cercone • July 20, 2023

Fact-checking Ron DeSantis' 2024 presidential campaign kickoff on Twitter Spaces with Elon Musk

Fact-checking Ron DeSantis' 2024 presidential campaign kickoff on Twitter Spaces with Elon Musk

By Matthew Crowley • May 24, 2023

Stormy Daniels’ order to pay Trump in failed defamation lawsuit is unrelated to NY case

Stormy Daniels’ order to pay Trump in failed defamation lawsuit is unrelated to NY case

By Samantha Putterman • April 7, 2023

Indictment of a president was unprecedented before Trump in the U.S., but not other countries

Indictment of a president was unprecedented before Trump in the U.S., but not other countries

By Yacob Reyes • April 4, 2023

La violencia armada es la principal causa de muerte entre las personas de 1 a 19 años

La violencia armada es la principal causa de muerte entre las personas de 1 a 19 años

By Amy Sherman • April 3, 2023

Donald Trump indictment in Manhattan: A roundup of PolitiFact’s fact-checks, stories and explainers

Donald Trump indictment in Manhattan: A roundup of PolitiFact’s fact-checks, stories and explainers

By Samantha Putterman • April 3, 2023

No evidence of growing trend of trans radicalization or terrorism, experts say

No evidence of growing trend of trans radicalization or terrorism, experts say

By Grace Abels • March 31, 2023

¿Qué cuenta como un tiroteo masivo? La definición varía

¿Qué cuenta como un tiroteo masivo? La definición varía

By Maria Briceño • March 31, 2023

7 false claims from Fox News host Tucker Carlson’s segments on Jan. 6 footage

7 false claims from Fox News host Tucker Carlson’s segments on Jan. 6 footage

By Samantha Putterman • March 7, 2023

Fact-checking Ron DeSantis' 2023 State of the State claims about crime, Florida’s growth

Fact-checking Ron DeSantis' 2023 State of the State claims about crime, Florida’s growth

By Yacob Reyes • March 7, 2023

This statistic on police indictments is misleading. Here's why.

This statistic on police indictments is misleading. Here's why.

By Amy Sherman • February 10, 2023

Here’s what you should know about the claim that Tyre Nichols was ‘reckless driving’

Here’s what you should know about the claim that Tyre Nichols was ‘reckless driving’

By Tom Kertscher • February 1, 2023

PolitiFact Wisconsin’s recent ‘High Five’ fact checks

PolitiFact Wisconsin’s recent ‘High Five’ fact checks

By D.L. Davis • January 9, 2023

In context: What Biden said about migrants at the southern US border and Jews fleeing the Holocaust

In context: What Biden said about migrants at the southern US border and Jews fleeing the Holocaust

By Amy Sherman • January 6, 2023

La comparación de Charlie Crist sobre el crimen bajo Ron DeSantis carece de datos

La comparación de Charlie Crist sobre el crimen bajo Ron DeSantis carece de datos

By Yacob Reyes • November 1, 2022

Fentanyl deaths are up, but GOP ads mislead by blaming ‘open borders,’ migrants crossing illegally

Fentanyl deaths are up, but GOP ads mislead by blaming ‘open borders,’ migrants crossing illegally

By Tom Kertscher • October 28, 2022

Inmigrante acusado de agredir sexualmente a una niña no emigró durante la presidencia de Biden

Inmigrante acusado de agredir sexualmente a una niña no emigró durante la presidencia de Biden

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • October 26, 2022

Scaring voters to the polls? How political ads use crime statistics to try to sway voters

Scaring voters to the polls? How political ads use crime statistics to try to sway voters

By Tom Kertscher • September 28, 2022

Floridians with felony records face illegal voting charges. The state allowed them to register

Floridians with felony records face illegal voting charges. The state allowed them to register

By Amy Sherman • September 9, 2022

Latest promises about Crime

Reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act

Direct federal resources to help prevent violence against transgender women

Have mandatory minimum sentences for criminals caught trying to re-enter the United States illegally

Fully fund the COPS program

Fully fund the Violence Against Women Act

Initiate a grant and training program for law enforcement to deter cyber crime

Push for Matthew Shepard Act, which expands hate crime law to include sexual orientation

Create new criminal penalties for mortgage fraud

Restore funding for the Byrne Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) program