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Latest Fact-Checks In Crime

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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
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
Tim Walz
Tim Walz
stated on August 6, 2024 un mitin de campaña en Filadelfia:
"El crimen violento aumentó bajo Donald Trump".
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • August 9, 2024
Tim Walz
Tim Walz
stated on August 6, 2024 a rally in Philadelphia:
“Violent crime was up under Donald Trump.”
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • August 7, 2024
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on May 24, 2024 a campaign email:
"The last administration oversaw the largest increase in murders ever recorded."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • June 10, 2024
Chris Murphy
Chris Murphy
stated on February 11, 2024 an interview:
The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act led to “a 12% reduction in urban homicides in this country.”
Half-True
By Samantha Putterman • February 15, 2024
Gavin Newsom
Gavin Newsom
stated on November 19, 2023 a statement on X:
In Florida, “any woman who has an abortion after six weeks — and any doctor who gives her care — will be guilty of a felony.”
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • November 29, 2023
Mike Gallagher
Mike Gallagher
stated on June 27, 2023 Interview:
China sends “fentanyl into America killing 80,000 Americans a year.”
Half-True
By Sophia Voight • October 6, 2023
Darrin Madison
Darrin Madison
stated on February 8, 2023 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."
Half-True
By Madeline Heim • March 17, 2023
Yesli Vega
Yesli Vega
stated on October 20, 2022 an interview.:
They were “never my comments” that a woman can’t get pregnant from rape.
Half-True
By Warren Fiske • November 4, 2022
Kim Reynolds
Kim Reynolds
stated on October 6, 2022 a campaign ad:
"Deidre DeJear refused to stand for police."
Half-True
By Liam Halawith • October 31, 2022
Kathy Hochul
Kathy Hochul
stated on September 28, 2022 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%.
Half-True
By Jill Terreri Ramos • October 24, 2022
National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on May 13, 2022 a television ad:
Cheri Beasley “vacated” a man’s death sentence and “threw out” the indictment in a child assault case.
Half-True
By Paul Specht • May 25, 2022
Crystal Peoples-Stokes
Crystal Peoples-Stokes
stated on March 29, 2022 a news release:
“Cities in notoriously ‘tough on crime’ states like Texas and Florida saw a more significant increase in violent crime than cities in NYS.”
Half-True
By Jill Terreri Ramos • April 16, 2022
Tom Suozzi
Tom Suozzi
stated on January 21, 2022 a campaign ad:
“The Manhattan DA is actually proposing to downgrade armed robbery to a misdemeanor, and to stop prosecuting resisting arrest.”
Half-True
By Tyler Smith, Jonny Walker • March 16, 2022
Cavalier Johnson
Cavalier Johnson
stated on January 6, 2022 TV ad:
Says he led the fight to add 200 new police officers to make the City of Milwaukee safer.
Half-True
By Vanessa Swales • February 23, 2022
Shelia Stubbs
Shelia Stubbs
stated on February 2, 2022 Public statement:
"48-Hour waiting periods limit crimes of passion and keep our communities safe.”
Half-True
By D.L. Davis • February 18, 2022
Cavalier Johnson
Cavalier Johnson
stated on December 21, 2021 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.”
Half-True
By D.L. Davis • February 4, 2022
Doug Wilder
Doug Wilder
stated on January 3, 2022 a radio interview.:
“When I became mayor of the City of Richmond in 2004, the crime rate was at its highest. When I left in 2008, it was at its lowest.”
Half-True
By Warren Fiske • January 10, 2022
Viral image
Viral image
stated on November 15, 2021 a Facebook post:
Timothy Simpkins, a Black teen shooter, got 1 day in jail and $75,000 bail, while Kyle Rittenhouse, a white teen, got 2 months in jail and $2 million bail. “I think it’s pretty evident ... that white privilege is a myth.”
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • November 17, 2021
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