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Latest Fact-Checks In Crime

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Michael Bloomberg
Michael Bloomberg
stated on November 17, 2019 a speech
"No other city in America did what (New York) did. We reduced murders by 50%, reduced police shootings to historic lows, reduced the number of people incarcerated by nearly 40%."
Mostly True
December 2, 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
Nikki Fried
Nikki Fried
stated on October 29, 2019 a pre-legislative media forum
While previous clemency boards granted restoration of civil rights to thousands of Floridians,  "so far this year, under this clemency board, four (felons) have gotten their rights back."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • November 21, 2019
David McKinley
David McKinley
stated on October 13, 2019 an article in a local newspaper
"$53 million a week is coming across the border in drugs."
Mostly True
By Matthew Digby, Minh Do • November 18, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 5, 2018 a Facebook post
On Sept. 5, 1993, "Vince Foster went to Fort Marcy Park and shot himself 3 times in the back of the head to avoid testifying against Hillary Clinton."
False
November 8, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 28, 2019 a speech
"Over the last two years, the number of murders in America and America’s major cities has dropped, unlike here (Chicago), by more than 10%."
Pants on Fire!
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • October 29, 2019
Richard Durbin
Richard Durbin
stated on October 22, 2019 remarks at a committee hearing
Says that in Illinois, "fewer than 20% of those actually deported have been charged with any serious crime."
Mostly True
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • October 27, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 8, 2019 a Facebook post
Says the Obamas are connected to the Varsity Blues college admissions scandal.
False
By Samantha Putterman • October 11, 2019
Roger Williams
Roger Williams
stated on August 22, 2019 an interview
"50% of the DUIs on Interstate 35 are from illegals. Ninety percent of the 50% have absolutely no identification."
Pants on Fire!
By Madlin Mekelburg • October 4, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 13, 2019
"Beto O’Rourke wants to confiscate guns because he can’t buy one himself due to his criminal record."
False
By Madlin Mekelburg • September 18, 2019
Viral image
Viral image
stated on August 26, 2019 a Facebook post
A scarecrow discovered on a Texas ranch was actually a human skeleton.
False
September 11, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 22, 2019 a Facebook post
Says the "bones of children" were found on Jeffrey Epstein’s island.   
False
By Samantha Putterman • September 4, 2019
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on August 26, 2019 an Instagram post
 "Last year, South Carolina spent $21,756 per prison inmate and $11,552 per student."
Mostly True
By John Kruzel • August 27, 2019
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Viral image
stated on August 13, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Susan Coleman was killed after having an affair with Bill Clinton.
False
August 27, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 15, 2019 a Facebook post
Says 194 people were killed in mass shootings in 2018 while undocumented immigrants killed 83,211 people.
False
By Samantha Putterman • August 26, 2019
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Viral image
stated on June 23, 2019 a Facebook post
"If you need to call 911 but are scared to because of someone in the room dial and ask for a pepperoni pizza."
False
August 23, 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
Adam Kinzinger
Adam Kinzinger
stated on August 9, 2019 a TV interview
"97% of murders occur with handguns."
Mostly False
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • August 15, 2019
Curt Schilling
Curt Schilling
stated on August 10, 2019 a tweet
Law-abiding gun owners stop crimes "2.5 million times a year," according to the federal Centers for Disease Control.
Mostly False
August 14, 2019
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Viral image
stated on August 12, 2019 a post on Facebook
The daughter of a Donald Trump appointee posed as an El Paso shooting victim in a photo with the president.
Pants on Fire!
August 14, 2019
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