Latest Fact-Checks In Criminal Justice

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Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on March 20, 2021 a speech
“There was no violence on the Senate side, in terms of the chamber.”
Mostly False
By Eric Litke • March 23, 2021
Kelly Loeffler
Kelly Loeffler
stated on December 9, 2020 an interview
Says Raphael Warnock has "said we need to open up the prisons" and "eliminate cash bail."
Mostly False
December 18, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on October 22, 2020 the final 2020 presidential debate
As part of the Obama administration's criminal justice reforms, “38,000 prisoners were released from federal prison.”
Mostly False
By Bill McCarthy • October 23, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 1, 2020 a Facebook post
“So far, out of 175 arrested in Kenosha, 102 were not from Kenosha. Rioting has become its own industry.”
Mostly False
By Eric Litke • September 18, 2020
Ann Wagner
Ann Wagner
stated on August 18, 2020 an ad
Says Jill Schupp has shown a “disturbing pattern of putting sex offenders over our safety.”
Mostly False
August 26, 2020
Nancy Mace
Nancy Mace
stated on August 11, 2020 a tweet
Says Kamala Harris “advocated for restoring voting rights for the Boston bomber.”
Mostly False
August 14, 2020
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on July 9, 2020 a speech
“And I heard that just yesterday, Joe Biden said that well-armed police in his words ‘become the enemy’ and he said that he would ‘absolutely cut funding for law enforcement.’”
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • July 10, 2020
Gwen Moore
Gwen Moore
stated on June 12, 2020 a TV interview
Says police unions have it “written into a contract that (officers) are not going to be accountable” for misconduct.
Mostly False
By D.L. Davis, Eric Litke • July 10, 2020
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on June 2, 2020 an Instagram post
“Companies that use prison labor: Whole Foods, McDonald’s, Walmart, Victoria’s Secret, AT&T, Bank of America, Starbucks, Wendy’s.”
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • June 22, 2020
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
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
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
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
Jill Karofsky
Jill Karofsky
stated on November 19, 2019 a public forum
"The Department of Corrections budget in Wisconsin is more than the Department of Education budget."
Mostly False
By Haley BeMiller • January 24, 2020
Robin Vos
Robin Vos
stated on November 10, 2019 a TV interview
On red-flag laws says, "What (Democrats) wanted to do was say, ‘I think you might do something, so I’m going to take away your gun and make you prove you wouldn’t do it."
Mostly False
By Mica Soellner • December 6, 2019
Charlie Kirk
Charlie Kirk
stated on September 29, 2019 a tweet
"Barack Obama asked Ukraine to investigate his political rival's campaign manager, 3 Democrat senators asked Ukraine to investigate Trump, and the DNC solicited Ukraine's help to dig up dirt on Trump."
Mostly False
By Bill McCarthy • October 3, 2019
Pete Buttigieg
Pete Buttigieg
stated on July 4, 2019 an event in Carrol, Iowa
"A black person is four times as likely as a white person to be incarcerated for the exact same crime."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • July 10, 2019
Lena Taylor
Lena Taylor
stated on March 14, 2019 a community meeting
Says Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett did not want a juvenile facility in Milwaukee, "has never been to a juvenile facility," and "didn't want it to be done."
Mostly False
By D.L. Davis • April 2, 2019
Susana Mendoza
Susana Mendoza
stated on November 19, 2018 in a debate appearance
"I was the deciding vote on abolishing the death penalty in the state of Illinois."
Mostly False
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • November 25, 2018
Tom Cotton
Tom Cotton
stated on November 16, 2018 a tweet
"There have been no hearings" on a criminal justice bill being considered in the Senate.
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • November 20, 2018
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