Latest Fact-Checks In Criminal Justice

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Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 24, 2024 a rally in Charlotte, North Carolina
Kamala Harris “wants to defund the police.”
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • July 30, 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
Jim Jordan
Jim Jordan
stated on January 29, 2023 an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press"
"I got a list of 20 jurisdictions that defunded the police to the tune of over $1 billion total."
Mostly False
By Yacob Reyes • February 1, 2023
Herschel Walker
Herschel Walker
stated on November 11, 2022 an interview
Raphael Warnock "believes in no cash bail" and "letting people out of prison that are going to make us prisoners in our own home."
Mostly False
November 17, 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
Liberal Groups
Liberal Groups
stated on September 6, 2022 TV ad
Says Tim Michels' family foundation "funded an organization that tracks women when they get near abortion clinics … he wants to treat women like they're the criminals."
Mostly False
By Madeline Heim • September 20, 2022
JD Vance
JD Vance
stated on September 4, 2022 an interview
“Tim Ryan called police the new Jim Crow.”
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • September 8, 2022
Republican Governors Association
Republican Governors Association
stated on July 29, 2022 Email
"Governor Tony Evers gave counties the green light to defund Wisconsin's police departments."
Mostly False
By Alan Hovorka • August 12, 2022
Mehmet Oz
Mehmet Oz
stated on July 28, 2022 an ad
John Fetterman wants to “eliminate life sentences for murderers."
Mostly False
August 3, 2022
Mehmet Oz
Mehmet Oz
stated on July 18, 2022 an ad
“John Fetterman wants to release one-third of dangerous criminals back into our communities.”
Mostly False
July 21, 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
Lars Larson
Lars Larson
stated on March 21, 2022 a Facebook post
“Judge Jackson doesn’t think perverts should have to register (as sex offenders). She says it ‘stigmatizes’ THEM.”
Mostly False
By Yacob Reyes • March 25, 2022
TikTok posts
TikTok posts
stated on August 26, 2021 a TikTok video
"Verizon promotes defunding the police and (the) idea that America is fundamentally racist."
Mostly False
September 27, 2021
Melissa Agard
Melissa Agard
stated on September 2, 2021 News release
"No other country on the planet witnesses the number of gun deaths that we do here in the United States, and it’s not even close."
Mostly False
By D.L. Davis • September 17, 2021
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on July 24, 2021 an Instagram post
People charged in the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol are “political prisoners” and “non-violent trespassers” who have been held in solitary confinement for the past six months.
Mostly False
July 28, 2021
X posts
X posts
stated on May 30, 2021 a Twitter post
“Police budgets are at their highest they've ever been, there hasn’t actually been any defunding the police.”
Mostly False
June 18, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 25, 2021 a Facebook post
Caitlyn Jenner “literally killed someone 6 years ago in the streets and was released by a District Attorney.”
Mostly False
By Steven Rascón • May 10, 2021
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on April 19, 2021 a speech
“If you look at some of these places that (reduced police funding), they’ve already seen crime go up."
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • May 4, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 20, 2021 a Facebook post
Maxine Waters could be “sentenced” for “jury tampering.”
Mostly False
By Shasha Hupka • April 23, 2021
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