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Latest Fact-Checks In Criminal Justice

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Larry Elder
Larry Elder
stated on June 2, 2020 a Fox News appearance
"Last year, there were nine unarmed black people killed (by law enforcement). Nineteen unarmed white people.”
Mostly False
By Bill McCarthy • June 5, 2020
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X posts
stated on May 31, 2020 a tweet
Says police officers in Austin, Texas, have been “authorized to use LIVE ROUNDS, and lethal force” against protesters.
Half-True
By Madlin Mekelburg • June 5, 2020
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on June 1, 2020 a CNN interview
Says the Obama administration was doing pattern-or-practice investigations of discrimination by police departments and “Donald Trump came in with Jeff Sessions and undid those.”
Mostly True
By Miriam Valverde • June 4, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 1, 2020 a Facebook post
BLM Fresno riots will begin at 4 p.m. in River Park on 06/02/20
False
By Madison Czopek • June 2, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on May 30, 2020 a tweet
During protests outside the White House, Mayor Muriel Bowser "wouldn't let the D.C. Police get involved."
Pants on Fire!
By Bill McCarthy • June 1, 2020
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Viral image
stated on June 1, 2020 a Facebook post
George Floyd’s death and the ensuing protests were planned to introduce martial law and “purge” the United States.
False
June 1, 2020
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Viral image
stated on May 30, 2020 a Facebook post
Protesters “broke into the White House.”
False
May 30, 2020
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Viral image
stated on May 27, 2020 a tweet
A photo shows Donald Trump with “Derek Chauvin - the cop who killed George Floyd.”
False
May 27, 2020
Nick Freitas
Nick Freitas
stated on April 28, 2020 a Facebook post.
“VA Democrats authorized for early release over 4,000 inmates, 60% of which are incarcerated for violent offenses.”
Mostly True
By Warren Fiske • May 20, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 14, 2020 a Facebook post
If masks prevent coronavirus, governors would have given them to prison inmates instead of releasing them.
False
May 19, 2020
Chuck Todd
Chuck Todd
stated on May 10, 2020 a TV segment
Says Attorney General William Barr didn’t cite the "rule of law” in explaining his decision in the Michael Flynn case during a CBS News interview.
False
By Bill McCarthy • May 11, 2020
Republican State Leadership Committee
Republican State Leadership Committee
stated on March 26, 2020 a campaign ad
Says Jill Karofsky as a prosecutor “went easy on” a Madison man in a 1999 sexual assault case
Pants on Fire!
By Eric Litke • March 27, 2020
Daniel Kelly
Daniel Kelly
stated on March 8, 2020 a TV interview
Says a Marquette professor called him a "maverick" and found no correlation between his opinions and conservative background.
Mostly False
By Haley BeMiller • March 27, 2020
Chris Kapenga
Chris Kapenga
stated on February 19, 2020 news release
“Car thefts (are) increasing in 8 of the 10 most populous (Wisconsin) counties.”
Mostly True
By D.L. Davis • March 12, 2020
Republican National Committee
Republican National Committee
stated on March 5, 2020 a mass email
On key issues including taxes, health care, the Green New Deal, abortion, and guns, there is “no daylight between” Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden.
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • March 10, 2020
Robin Vos
Robin Vos
stated on February 13, 2020 a newsletter
Says Gov. Tony Evers “wants to release half of the prison population.”
Half-True
By Haley BeMiller • March 4, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 19, 2020 a Facebook post
"Pardons — Obama: 1,927, Trump: 26. And Trump is abusing that power?"
Mostly False
February 24, 2020
Joe Sanfelippo
Joe Sanfelippo
stated on February 13, 2020 the GOP weekly radio address
“Violent crime rates increased in all but two Wisconsin cities between 2008 and 2017.”
Pants on Fire!
By Eric Litke • February 20, 2020
Michael Bloomberg
Michael Bloomberg
stated on February 19, 2020 a Democratic presidential primary debate in Las Vegas
“When we discovered, I discovered, that we were doing many, many, too many stop and frisks, we cut 95% of it out.”
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • February 20, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 3, 2020 a Facebook post
“Michigan prosecutor looks to release 90 convicted murderers serving life sentences.”
Mostly False
February 18, 2020
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