Latest Fact-Checks In Public Safety

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Tom Craddick
Tom Craddick
stated on November 12, 2012 a press release.
Says about 25 Texas cities and 39 states have banned texting while driving.
True
By W. Gardner Selby • November 21, 2012
Carolyn Medeiros
Carolyn Medeiros
stated on November 13, 2012 a radio interview
Three thousand felons voted in Rhode Island in 2008.
True
By John Hill • November 18, 2012
Marsha Blackburn
Marsha Blackburn
stated on October 1, 2012 in a letter co-signed with others in Congress.
Signs letter saying Consumer Product Safety Commission is acting "without consultation or input from the company" to stop the sale of Buckyballs.
False
By Bartholomew Sullivan • October 15, 2012
Phil Roe
Phil Roe
stated on October 1, 2012 in a letter co-signed with others in Congress.
Signs letter saying Consumer Product Safety Commission is acting "without consultation or input from the company" to stop the sale of Buckyballs.
False
By Bartholomew Sullivan • October 15, 2012
Brendan Doherty
Brendan Doherty
stated on October 9, 2012 a news release
"David Cicilline was the state representative who opposed tough mandatory sentences for those convicted of domestic violence  and child abuse."
True
By John Hill • October 15, 2012
Bruce Elfant
Bruce Elfant
stated on August 13, 2012 a press statement.
Says 88 Texas constables have died in the line of duty.
True
By W. Gardner Selby • August 23, 2012
Steve Doell
Steve Doell
stated on July 19, 2012 a press release
Says "About 7 in 10 of Oregon’s inmates are in prison for violent crimes and serious sex offenses."
True
By Janie Har • August 3, 2012
Mahlon Mitchell
Mahlon Mitchell
stated on June 12, 2012 a news release
As Massachusetts governor, Mitt Romney used a line-item veto to cut "millions of dollars for firefighting equipment," including firefighters' "coats, pants, helmets and boots."
True
July 1, 2012
American Bridge 21st Century
American Bridge 21st Century
stated on June 7, 2012 a campaign ad
"As Governor: Romney did not keep public safety funding in line with inflation."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • June 12, 2012
stated on May 24, 2012 a website alert
Says Gov. Scott Walker made "draconian cuts" to public safety budgets that put police officers at "greater risk of harm."
False
By Dave Umhoefer • June 3, 2012
Memphis Police Association
Memphis Police Association
stated on April 25, 2012 a commercial.
Says "city leadership is threatening to lay off police and emergency services personnel to balance the budget."
False
By Zack McMillin • June 3, 2012
National Rifle Association
National Rifle Association
stated on May 16, 2012 a radio ad
Says Tom Barrett "voted to ban 15 different kinds of guns, even a lot of common deer rifles."
Mostly False
May 29, 2012
Jennifer Carroll
Jennifer Carroll
stated on April 19, 2012 Capitol news conference
"We didn’t go out asking people" to join the "stand your ground" task force.
False
By Katie Sanders, Toluse Olorunnipa • May 3, 2012
Jefferson Smith
Jefferson Smith
stated on March 10, 2012 a candidates' forum.
Says "at the state level we're spending more on tax expenditures than we are on public safety, health care and education combined."
Mostly True
By Ian K. Kullgren • April 10, 2012
Rosemary Lehmberg
Rosemary Lehmberg
stated on October 31, 2011 campaign video
Says she "created the first felony deferred prosecution program for nonviolent first-offenders" in Texas.
Mostly False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • April 3, 2012
Glenford Shibley
Glenford Shibley
stated on December 9, 2011 a news release
"Rhode Island is the only state where officers at state-supported [colleges] carry out their duties unarmed."
Mostly True
By Alex Kuffner • March 7, 2012
Ken Allen
Ken Allen
stated on February 16, 2012 a guest column
"We have 395 inmates pushed into triple-bunked cells intended for two inmates and bunked in classrooms and areas supposed to be designated for inmate labor."
False
By Janie Har • March 1, 2012
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on December 18, 2011 a presidential campaign stop in Decorah, Iowa
Says there’s no proven instance where hydraulic fracking has polluted groundwater.
Mostly True
By Sue Owen • February 29, 2012
Mike Martinez
Mike Martinez
stated on February 10, 2012 his campaign website.
Says he banned texting while driving in Austin.
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • February 21, 2012
Greg Walden
Greg Walden
stated on February 9, 2012 news television interview
You may have driven the length of a football field in the five seconds it takes to check a text. 
True
By Janie Har • February 15, 2012
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