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Latest Fact-Checks In Criminal Justice

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X posts
X posts
stated on March 1, 2026 in an X post:
“Israeli shooter opened fire inside an Austin (Texas) bar” on March 1, 2026.
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By Maria Briceño • March 2, 2026
X posts
X posts
stated on February 12, 2026 in 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 January 13, 2026 in a speech in Detroit:
"If we stop this fraud, this massive fraud, we're going to have a balanced budget."
False
By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • January 13, 2026
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 5, 2026 in a Facebook post:
Video shows “leaked Donald Trump audio about the Epstein files and Venezuela."
False
By Maria Briceño • January 6, 2026
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 3, 2026 in a post on Truth Social:
Gov. Tim Walz had Democratic lawmaker Melissa Hortman killed.
False
By Madison Czopek • January 6, 2026
X posts
X posts
stated on May 20, 2025 in X posts:
The Sean “Diddy” Combs trial testimony revealed that former President Barack Obama was “caught in secret meetings with Diddy’s drug runner.”
False
By Loreben Tuquero • May 22, 2025
JD Vance
JD Vance
stated on April 1, 2025 in a post on X:
Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia “was a convicted MS-13 gang member.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • April 2, 2025
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on January 22, 2025 in an Instagram post:
“Fani Willis has just confessed to collusion with J6 committee.”
False
By Sofia Ahmed • January 24, 2025
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 4, 2025 in a post on Facebook:
“BREAKING: A second attack in New Orleans has been uncovered, police are searching.”
False
By Madison Czopek • January 6, 2025
Threads posts
Threads posts
stated on December 2, 2024 in a post:
Former presidents George H.W. Bush and Jimmy Carter issued pardons to a son and brother, respectively.
False
By Gideon Hess • December 5, 2024
Threads posts
Threads posts
stated on October 24, 2024 in a Threads post:
“Feds RAID Jay Z & Beyonce Mansion After Diddy LINKS,” arrest couple.
False
By Jeff Cercone • October 30, 2024
Kari Lake
Kari Lake
stated on October 23, 2024 in a press conference:
"Ruben Gallego wanted to defund the police. He actually co-sponsored legislation to defund the police.”
False
By Mia Osmonbekov • October 25, 2024
TikTok posts
TikTok posts
stated on September 18, 2024 in a TikTok video:
“Attorney General Merrick Garland just vetoed charging Ryan Routh with attempted assassination” of Donald Trump.
False
By Jeff Cercone • September 20, 2024
Threads posts
Threads posts
stated on July 14, 2024 in a post on Threads:
Trump campaign rally gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks was “arrested more than once.”
False
By Ranjan Jindal • July 16, 2024
Viral image
Viral image
stated on May 30, 2024 in Instagram post:
Video shows a crowd celebrating former President Donald Trump’s conviction.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • June 3, 2024
X posts
X posts
stated on May 30, 2024 in posts on X:
Photo shows the judges who will hear the appeal of former President Donald Trump’s criminal conviction.
False
By Madison Czopek • May 31, 2024
Jesse Watters
Jesse Watters
stated on May 28, 2024 in a segment of "Jesse Watters Primetime" on Fox News:
Judge Juan Merchan “overrules every objection from the defense and sustains every objection from the prosecution” during former President Donald Trump’s New York trial.
False
By Madison Czopek • May 31, 2024
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 30, 2024 in a Facebook post:
Hacker Hamza Bendelladj was executed.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • May 3, 2024
Viral image
Viral image
stated on April 22, 2024 in a Threads post:
“Judge Merchan says Trump will be arrested if he misses any day of the trial, even for Barron’s graduation.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • April 29, 2024
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 17, 2024 in a post on Facebook:
Hunter Biden, “BLM rioters” and “COVID criminals” have “0 indictments”
False
By Madison Czopek • April 24, 2024
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