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Tim Kaine
stated on October 4, 2016 the vice presidential debate

Says Philando Castile "had been stopped by police 40 or 50 times before that fatal incident."

True

By Jon Greenberg • October 5, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on September 26, 2016 the presidential debate in Hempstead, N.Y.

Says "no, you’re wrong," responding to the assertion that stop-and-frisk was ruled unconstitutional in New York.

Mostly False

By Lauren Carroll • September 28, 2016

Stop 57 campaign
stated on September 2, 2016 a campaign press release.

"Brock Turner’s early release will be a regular occurrence if Prop. 57 passes."

Mostly False

By Chris Nichols • September 28, 2016

Tom Steyer
stated on September 14, 2016 a press release.

"Since 1978, California has spent $5 billion to put 13 people to death."

Mostly False

By Chris Nichols • September 21, 2016

David Jolly
stated on September 19, 2016 a debate

Says Charlie Crist "stood there, over 3 African-American prisoners in chains, on their knees, on the side of the road. Saying that it was a great sight. Saying we needed to bring it to Florida. And you did this — whether you know or not — on the eve of Juneteenth, the day the African-American community celebrates the end of slavery."

Half-True

By Joshua Gillin • September 20, 2016

Charley Wilkison
stated on July 15, 2016 an interview with Laura Rice for the Texas Standard

"Texas has lost the most law enforcement officers in the line of duty of any state in America."

True

By Rye Druzin • September 19, 2016

Kamala Harris
stated on August 22, 2016 a tweet.

"Over the last 40 years, this country’s prison population has grown by 500 percent."

Mostly True

By Chris Nichols • September 16, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on August 31, 2016 a speech on immigration in Phoenix

"Since 2013 alone, the Obama administration has allowed 300,000 criminal aliens to return back into United States communities. These are individuals encountered or identified by (Immigration and Customs Enforcement), but who were not detained or processed for deportation because it wouldn't have been politically correct."

Half-True

By Louis Jacobson • September 2, 2016

Sean Hannity
stated on August 23, 2016 a slide presented on Hannity’s show during an Austin interview of Donald Trump

Says that in 2015, "illegal" immigrants accounted for 75 percent of federal drug possession convictions and 5 percent to 30 percent of convictions for murder and kidnapping plus two other crimes.

True

By W. Gardner Selby • September 2, 2016

Gwen Moore
stated on August 15, 2016 an interview

Milwaukee has "the highest incarceration rate among African-American men in the country."

Half-True

August 31, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on August 29, 2016 a tweet

"Inner-city crime is reaching record levels."

Pants on Fire!

By Louis Jacobson • August 30, 2016

Lamar Smith
stated on July 19, 2016 remarks to the Texas delegation to the Republican National Convention

"One third of all federal prisoners today are illegal immigrants."

Mostly False

By W. Gardner Selby • August 25, 2016

Edward Flynn
stated on July 8, 2016 a news conference

Milwaukee police use deadly force at a rate that is "among the lowest" in the country.

Half-True

By Jacob Carpenter • August 19, 2016

National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on August 2, 2016 a television ad

"In Catherine Cortez Masto's last term as attorney general, Nevada murder went up 11 percent, robbery went up 28 percent, rape 51 percent. When Cortez Masto left office, Nevada ranked as America's third most dangerous state."

Mostly False

By Riley Snyder • August 10, 2016

Milwaukeeans for Self-Governance
stated on July 20, 2016 a radio ad

Says Milwaukee County district attorney candidate Verona Swanigan "has worked as a prosecutor."

False

August 4, 2016

David A. Clarke Jr.
stated on July 17, 2016 an interview

Says Barack Obama "said black males are two times more likely to be shot by a law enforcement officer than white males" and "that is a lie" because "there is no data."

Mostly False

August 3, 2016

Tim Kaine
stated on July 27, 2016 a speech

"We fixed a loophole in the (gun) background record check system so that we could make our commonwealth safer."

True

By Sean Gorman • July 29, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on July 21, 2016 his acceptance speech at the Republican Natiional Convention in Cleveland

"Homicides last year increased by 17 percent in America’s 50 largest cities. That’s the largest increase in 25 years."

Half-True

By Louis Jacobson • July 22, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on July 11, 2016 a speech

"Just look at what the FBI director said about her (Hillary Clinton) — her misconduct is a disgrace and embarrassment to our country."

False

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 15, 2016

Van Jones
stated on July 7, 2016 a panel discussion on CNN

African-Americans don't use drugs at a higher level than whites but "wind up going to prison six times more."

Mostly True

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 13, 2016

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