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Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on June 27, 2021 an Instagram post
Three white former police officers were sentenced to less prison time — combined — for killing three Black people than a Black man was for selling marijuana.
Half-True
By Andy Nguyen • July 7, 2021
Joy Behar
Joy Behar
stated on March 23, 2021 a TV segment
"In 2004, George W. Bush lifted the ban on those (AR-15 type) rifles, and since then, the number of massacres has increased 183%. During the ban, there were 12 incidents. Since he lifted the ban, there were 34 incidents."
Half-True
By Bill McCarthy • March 25, 2021
Doug LaMalfa
Doug LaMalfa
stated on March 2, 2021 a constituent email.
Voting-rights legislation proposed by Democrats in Congress called H.R. 1 “would force states to restore the voting rights of convicted felons—including violent felons convicted of murder or rape.”
Half-True
By Chris Nichols • March 4, 2021
Congressional Leadership Fund
Congressional Leadership Fund
stated on October 7, 2020 an ad
Says Debbie Mucarsel-Powell's family received $700,000 from the firm of "violent warlord Ihor Kolomoisky," who is compared to Fidel Castro and Nicolás Maduro.
Half-True
October 16, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on August 31, 2020 a speech
"When I was vice president, violent crime fell 15% in this country. ... The murder rate now is up 26% across the nation this year under Donald Trump."
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • September 3, 2020
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on August 18, 2020 a press conference
Says crime is on the rise in Austin and a new study showed that it “is the No. 1 city in America in the year-to-year percentage increase in murders, with a percentage increase of more than 64% for the first half of this year.”
Half-True
By Madlin Mekelburg • August 31, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 24, 2020 a Facebook post
Says Jacob Blake, shot by police in Kenosha, had a warrant for sexual assault and prior convictions for gun use
Half-True
By Eric Litke • August 27, 2020
Viral image
Viral image
stated on June 8, 2020 post on Facebook
“Cops in Norway: require 3 years of training, 4 people killed since 2002. Cops in Finland: require 2 years of training, 7 people killed since 2000. Cops in Iceland: require 2 years of training, 1 person killed since ever. Cops in the U.S.: require 21 weeks of training, 8,000+ people killed since 2001.”
Half-True
By Emily Venezky • June 16, 2020
X posts
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
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 14, 2020 a rally
Says Madison and Milwaukee County both carry sanctuary status for illegal immigrants and released undocumented immigrants who have committed multiple crimes including sexual assault of a child
Half-True
By Mica Soellner • April 17, 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 December 29, 2019 a Facebook post
There have been 317 criminal indictments under three recent Republican presidents and only three indictments under three recent Democratic presidents.  
Half-True
January 9, 2020
Jeff Jensen
Jeff Jensen
stated on November 20, 2019 an interview with St. Louis Public Radio
"It’s nothing I do, but the probation office here in the Eastern District of Missouri is the best in the country. They have about a 7.5% recidivism rate, compared to national averages of 70 or 80%"
Half-True
By Libby Stanford • December 31, 2019
Paul Gigot
Paul Gigot
stated on December 7, 2019 an interview
Says the impeachment of President Donald Trump would be the first in U.S. history "without a specific criminal statute or crime that the president who is impeached would have allegedly committed."  
Half-True
December 12, 2019
Jean Evans
Jean Evans
stated on October 7, 2019 Missouri Times article
"Missouri, in general, has more crime, percentage-wise, than the rest of the country. So, we are seeing overall crime throughout the country is going down but not here in Missouri."
Half-True
By Greta Serrin • November 25, 2019
Amy Klobuchar
Amy Klobuchar
stated on August 12, 2019 an interview
The "boyfriend loophole" means that "if you commit a serious crime of domestic abuse against your wife, you can't get a gun, but if you do it against your girlfriend, you can."  
Half-True
August 22, 2019
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on August 5, 2019 a Facebook meme
"In 2016, counties hosting a Trump rally saw a 226% spike in hate crimes."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • August 12, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 1, 2019 a rally
"The homicide rate in Baltimore is significantly higher than El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala. ...  I believe it’s higher than Afghanistan."
Half-True
By John Kruzel • August 2, 2019
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on June 27, 2019 a Democratic presidential debate
Says "I disagreed" with President Obama’s Secure Communities deportation program
Half-True
By Chris Nichols • June 28, 2019
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on May 14, 2019 a campaign event
The 1994 crime bill "did not generate mass incarceration."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg, John Kruzel • May 30, 2019
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