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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
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
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
X posts
X posts
stated on April 29, 2025 an X post:
California Democrats “block bill to make sex trafficking minors a felony.”
Mostly False
By Grace Abels • May 5, 2025
JD Vance
JD Vance
stated on September 15, 2024 a CNN interview:
In Springfield, Ohio, “murders are up by 81%.”
Mostly False
By Madison Czopek • September 23, 2024
Republican Governors Association
Republican Governors Association
stated on June 24, 2024 a campaign advertisement:
“On (Josh) Stein’s watch, rapes in North Carolina are up 53%.”
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • September 17, 2024
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 23, 2024 a campaign event in Glendale, Ariz.:
“There’s been a 43% increase in violent crimes since I left office.”
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • September 4, 2024
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on April 15, 2024 a moderated conversation:
“As many as 75% of school shootings resulted from a gun that was not secured.”
Mostly False
By Samantha Putterman • April 22, 2024
Nancy Mace
Nancy Mace
stated on March 30, 2024 a post on X:
“Since Joe Biden took office, crime has skyrocketed across our country.”
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • April 3, 2024
Nick LaLota
Nick LaLota
stated on November 18, 2023 a social media post:
Under New York’s Clean Slate Act “violent crimes … will now be automatically sealed after a set time - like they never happened.”
Mostly False
By Jill Terreri Ramos • January 1, 2024
Marc Short
Marc Short
stated on May 7, 2023 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.”
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • May 10, 2023
X posts
X posts
stated on April 3, 2023 a Tweet:
“Florida man charged with a hate crime” for defacing pride crosswalk.
Mostly False
By Grace Abels • April 7, 2023
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on March 28, 2023 a speech:
In the U.S., “you’re not allowed to own a machine gun.”
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • April 3, 2023
Kris Mayes
Kris Mayes
stated on September 28, 2022 a debate:
“We have seen over the last 10 years ... under Republican governors a rise in the murder rate in Arizona of 20%.”
Mostly False
By Sydney Carruth • November 2, 2022
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on October 24, 2022 a gubernatorial debate:
"Crime is up under Governor DeSantis. Crime was down when I was your governor."
Mostly False
By Yacob Reyes • October 28, 2022
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on September 29, 2022 On Fox News:
Pennsylvania Senate candidate John Fetterman’s tattoo references ‘heroin use’ and the Crips
Mostly False
By Michael Majchrowicz • October 5, 2022
Herschel Walker
Herschel Walker
stated on September 28, 2022 an ad:
Raphael Warnock "called police thugs, then cut their funding."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • September 30, 2022
CatholicVote
CatholicVote
stated on August 17, 2022 an ad:
Three churches were targeted during arson attacks over the summer “because they protect unborn babies and women in need.”
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • September 1, 2022
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on May 11, 2022 News release:
In the immediate wake of a fire and vandalism at the Madison headquarters of an anti-abortion group, Democrats had not condemned “activists who are engaging in this repugnant illegal activity.”
Mostly False
By D.L. Davis • May 31, 2022
Republican Party of Wisconsin
Republican Party of Wisconsin
stated on May 2, 2022 Newsletter:
On Gov. Tony “Evers’ watch…the efficiency of the state crime lab has plummeted.”
Mostly False
By Laura Schulte • May 26, 2022
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