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.”
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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.”
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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.
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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."  
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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
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
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.
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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
March 9, 2015
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