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All Fact-checks for Crime

Sam Sutton
Sam Sutton
stated on March 11, 2026 a rally:
From January 2025 to January 2026, “hate crimes in New York City increased by 152%”
Mostly True
By Emma Gavazzi • May 5, 2026
Bruce Blakeman
Bruce Blakeman
stated on March 10, 2026 a social media post:
As Nassau County Executive, I hired 600 new law enforcement officers and made Nassau the safest county in America.
Mostly False
By Jill Terreri Ramos • April 3, 2026
Ashley Moody
Ashley Moody
stated on March 3, 2026 a Senate hearing:
The Biden administration "reversed" a policy of deporting people in the country illegally who have committed felonies.
False
By Samantha Putterman • March 5, 2026
X posts
X posts
stated on March 1, 2026 an X post:
“Israeli shooter opened fire inside an Austin (Texas) bar” on March 1, 2026.
False
By Maria Briceño • March 2, 2026
Social Media
Social Media
stated on February 22, 2026 publicaciones en redes sociales:
Imagen muestra a Puerto Vallarta, México, después de la muerte de Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes, el líder del Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación.
False
By Maria Briceño • February 23, 2026
Social Media
Social Media
stated on February 22, 2026 social media posts:
Image shows Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, after the killing of Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes, the head of Jalisco New Generation Cartel.
False
By Maria Briceño • February 23, 2026
X posts
X posts
stated on February 12, 2026 an X post:
Savannah Guthrie's husband’s company is listed as a "co conspirator" in the Epstein files, “in case you're wondering why now of all times for (her) mother to be 'kidnapped.'"
False
By Maria Briceño • February 16, 2026
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 8, 2026 an interview on NBC:
Crime in Minneapolis “is down 25, 30% because we’ve removed thousands of criminals from the area.”
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • February 13, 2026
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 3, 2026 remarks in the Oval Office:
"The crime rate now is the lowest it's been since 1900. That's 125 years."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • February 12, 2026
Social Media
Social Media
stated on January 11, 2026 social media posts:
A document shows Minnesota shooting victim Renee Good had a record of child abuse.
False
By Loreben Tuquero • January 12, 2026
Social Media
Social Media
stated on January 7, 2026 social media posts:
Viral photo shows the woman killed by an ICE agent Jan. 7 in Minneapolis.
False
By Maria Briceño • January 8, 2026
Pam Bondi
Pam Bondi
stated on December 29, 2025 an X post:
The Justice Department has been investigating fraud in Minnesota “for months. So far, we have charged 98 individuals.”
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • January 8, 2026
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on January 5, 2026 a press conference:
Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro “was releasing people from his prisons and sending them to our southern border under the Biden administration.”
False
By Samantha Putterman • January 7, 2026
Social Media
Social Media
stated on December 15, 2025 in social media posts:
Brown University student Mustapha Karbouch was a suspect in school shooting.
False
By Jeff Cercone • December 19, 2025
Tim Walz
Tim Walz
stated on November 30, 2025 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":
“I take responsibility for putting people in jail” in Minnesota fraud scandal.
False
By Amy Sherman • December 5, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on December 1, 2025 una publicación en Truth Social:
Video muestra noticia de “última hora” en el que el presidente venezolano Nicolás Maduro se “rindió públicamente” ante el presidente Donald Trump.
Pants on Fire!
By Maria Briceño • December 4, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on December 1, 2025 a Truth Social post:
Video shows “breaking” news that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro "publicly surrendered" to President Donald Trump.
Pants on Fire!
By Maria Briceño • December 3, 2025
Amy Klobuchar
Amy Klobuchar
stated on March 17, 2019 in a CNN interview:
"There has been an increase in hate crimes."
By Yanqi Xu • October 31, 2025
JD Vance
JD Vance
stated on October 15, 2025 an episode of The Charlie Kirk Show:
"Political violence, it's just a statistical fact that it's a bigger problem on the left.”
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • October 20, 2025
Tricia McLaughlin
Tricia McLaughlin
stated on October 12, 2025 una publicación en X:
Un video muestra un “arresto por robo que la policía de Chicago realizó hace más de un año”.
False
By Maria Briceño • October 16, 2025
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Create new criminal penalties for mortgage fraud
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Joe Biden
Reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act
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Joe Biden
Direct federal resources to help prevent violence against transgender women
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Donald Trump
Have mandatory minimum sentences for criminals caught trying to re-enter the United States illegally
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Barack Obama
Fully fund the COPS program
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Barack Obama
Fully fund the Violence Against Women Act
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Barack Obama
Initiate a grant and training program for law enforcement to deter cyber crime
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Barack Obama
Push for Matthew Shepard Act, which expands hate crime law to include sexual orientation
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Barack Obama
Restore funding for the Byrne Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) program
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