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Latest Fact-Checks In Public Safety

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Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 14, 2024 Facebook reel:
Emergency officials warn to “stock up on food, water, and fuel ahead of the eclipse.”
Half-True
By Madison Czopek • March 19, 2024
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
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
TikTok posts
TikTok posts
stated on September 5, 2021 a TikTok post:
“Paris police beat a woman for shopping at a mall with no vaccine passport.”
Half-True
By Gabrielle Settles • October 12, 2021
Ashley Moody
Ashley Moody
stated on March 9, 2021 a Fox & Friends interview:
Says the Biden administration is canceling immigration detainers and “requiring our law enforcement leaders to release” serious criminal offenders.
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • March 12, 2021
John Cox
John Cox
stated on April 23, 2018 a campaign TV ad:
GOP candidate for California governor Travis Allen "on the floor vote … refused to join Republicans opposing driver licenses for illegal aliens."  
Half-True
By Chris Nichols • May 29, 2018
Kathleen Vinehout
Kathleen Vinehout
stated on February 24, 2017 an interview:
Wisconsin children are crossing "condemned bridges in the middle of the winter to get to the school bus."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • March 3, 2017
Sylvia Garcia
Sylvia Garcia
stated on January 5, 2017 a press release:
Says that in Texas, it’s "already illegal to enter a bathroom to harm someone."
Half-True
By Bobby Cervantes • February 1, 2017
Van Wanggaard
Van Wanggaard
stated on July 10, 2016 an opinion article:
"You're more likely to be the victim of a violent crime in Milwaukee than in 96 percent of the country."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • July 15, 2016
George Holding
George Holding
stated on May 19, 2016 a debate on WRAL:
Says North Carolina Rep. Renee Ellmers was the only Republican to vote against "an amendment to prioritize the deportation of sexual criminals who are illegal immigrants."
Half-True
By Will Doran • May 23, 2016
Vicki Saporta
Vicki Saporta
stated on May 9, 2016 an episode of "Full Frontal with Samantha Bee":
"There are more than twice as many (crisis pregnancy centers) as there are legitimate abortion providers in the United States."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 17, 2016
John Pagliarini
John Pagliarini
stated on April 11, 2016 a speech:
"You’re in more trouble if you leave your pet in the car than if you leave your child in the car."  
Half-True
By Jacqueline Tempera • April 17, 2016
Jorge Ramos
Jorge Ramos
stated on March 9, 2016 an interview on NPR:
Says 80 journalists have been killed in Mexico in the last decade.
Half-True
By Eleanor Dearman • April 8, 2016
Stephen Zappala
Stephen Zappala
stated on March 22, 2016 in a new ad.:
Stephen Zappala is "the only DA in our state to convict an on-duty police officer of criminal homicide."
Half-True
By Anna Orso • March 28, 2016
Everytown for Gun Safety
Everytown for Gun Safety
stated on March 8, 2016 a Facebook meme:
The rate of U.S. female homicide victims outnumbers 24 other developed countries by more than 2½ to 1.
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • March 14, 2016
David Cicilline
David Cicilline
stated on October 23, 2015 a speech:
"There have been more than 300 mass shootings in the United States this year – more than any other country in the world."  
Half-True
By Mark Reynolds • November 1, 2015
Kenneth Block
Kenneth Block
stated on August 23, 2015 TV interview:
"The cost of fire in Rhode Island is anywhere from 33 percent to 100 percent more expensive than anywhere else we could find."  
Half-True
By Mark Reynolds • September 20, 2015
Hank Johnson
Hank Johnson
stated on June 15, 2015 a House floor speech:
"Two weeks ago, a man entered the world’s busiest airport in Atlanta, Georgia, carrying a loaded AR-15 automatic weapon with an extended-capacity, 100-round magazine."
Half-True
By April Hunt • June 23, 2015
Bloomberg.com
Bloomberg.com
stated on March 31, 2015 a news report:
Delta has had the most animal deaths among U.S. carriers in the past five years
Half-True
By April Hunt • April 29, 2015
Young, Gifted and Black Coalition
Young, Gifted and Black Coalition
stated on January 9, 2015 an open letter:
"Black people are eight times more likely to be arrested than white people" in Madison.
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • March 9, 2015
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