Latest Fact-Checks In Public Safety

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Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 21, 2022 a Facebook post
"A Jackson, Tennessee, employee passed out this morning from handling a dollar bill with fentanyl on it."
False
By Andy Nguyen • July 29, 2022
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on July 19, 2022 a campaign ad
Val Demings "called abolishing the police 'thoughtful.'"
False
By Yacob Reyes • July 26, 2022
Viral image
Viral image
stated on July 21, 2022 an Instagram post
George Floyd and COVID-19 “never existed.”
Pants on Fire!
July 22, 2022
Rob Astorino
Rob Astorino
stated on June 13, 2022 a debate
“We’ve got a parole board right now that has released 20 cop killers in the last two years under Hochul.”
False
By Jill Terreri Ramos • June 24, 2022
Van Wanggaard
Van Wanggaard
stated on June 5, 2022 TV interview
Waiting periods for gun purchases may not make a difference, because "If somebody's decided that they're gonna take their life, they're gonna take their life."
False
By Madeline Heim • June 21, 2022
X posts
X posts
stated on May 29, 2022 a tweet
TV interviews with two different men who are each identified as Uvalde victim's father show the Robb Elementary School mass shooting was staged.
False
May 31, 2022
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on May 11, 2022 News release
In the immediate wake of a fire and vandalism at the Madison headquarters of an anti-abortion group, Democrats had not condemned “activists who are engaging in this repugnant illegal activity.”
Mostly False
By D.L. Davis • May 31, 2022
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on May 24, 2022 remarks to the media
“We know from past experiences that the most effective tool for keeping kids safe is armed law enforcement on the campus.”
False
By Madison Czopek • May 26, 2022
Republican Party of Wisconsin
Republican Party of Wisconsin
stated on May 2, 2022 Newsletter
On Gov. Tony “Evers’ watch…the efficiency of the state crime lab has plummeted.”
Mostly False
By Laura Schulte • May 26, 2022
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on May 24, 2022 a national address from the White House.
"When we passed the assault weapons ban, mass shootings went down. When the law expired, mass shootings tripled."
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • May 25, 2022
Rebecca Kleefisch
Rebecca Kleefisch
stated on April 30, 2022 Public statement
Says Gov. Tony Evers is “a big proponent of this defund the police movement.”
False
By D.L. Davis • May 20, 2022
Claudia Tenney
Claudia Tenney
stated on April 1, 2022 a press release
In 2021, “11,201 pounds of fentanyl were seized by Customs and Border Protection, which is enough to kill every American nearly seven times over.”
Mostly True
By Elizabeth Egan, Marnique O. Panepento • April 27, 2022
Lars Larson
Lars Larson
stated on March 21, 2022 a Facebook post
“Judge Jackson doesn’t think perverts should have to register (as sex offenders). She says it ‘stigmatizes’ THEM.”
Mostly False
By Yacob Reyes • March 25, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 7, 2022 a Facebook post
“Fifty percent of the Ottawa police force have all turned in their resignation.”
False
February 8, 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.”
Half-True
By D.L. Davis • February 4, 2022
Dana Perino
Dana Perino
stated on January 4, 2022 a segment
A law backed by Virginia Democrats barred local sheriffs from having military equipment that “would have come in very helpful” with the I-95 traffic jam.
False
By Samantha Putterman • January 10, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 20, 2021 a Facebook post
“Atlanta just lost 75% of its police force”
False
By Andy Nguyen • October 29, 2021
Byron Brown
Byron Brown
stated on September 26, 2021 a speech
“My opponent’s plan for people who commit sexual assault, sexual predators, is no jail time.”
False
By Jill Terreri Ramos • October 14, 2021
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
Glenn Youngkin
Glenn Youngkin
stated on October 6, 2021 a TV interview.
“Terry (McAuliffe) calls in his friend Joe Biden to actually put the DOJ on Virginia parents.”
Pants on Fire!
By Warren Fiske • October 12, 2021
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