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Latest Fact-Checks In Crime

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Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on February 15, 2019 a tweet:
"Since the passage of (the Violence Against Women Act), annual rates of domestic violence have dropped by 63 percent."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • February 22, 2019
Tom McClintock
Tom McClintock
stated on January 29, 2019 a speech:
"In 2017, illegal aliens murdered 1,800 Americans."
False
By Chris Nichols • February 20, 2019
Matt Gaetz
Matt Gaetz
stated on February 7, 2019 a CNN interview:
"One out of every 5 people that the federal government charges with murder is an illegal alien."
False
By Miriam Valverde • February 19, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 13, 2019 a speech:
"Violent crime is now going down for the first time in a long while."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • February 14, 2019
Matt Gaetz
Matt Gaetz
stated on February 7, 2019 an interview on CNN:
"In 1992, the Democratic Party had in their platform provisions that said that illegal aliens were coming in this country, committing felonies, sent back and then they were right back across the border to do the same thing."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • February 13, 2019
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Viral image
stated on February 4, 2019 a Facebook post:
Muslim immigrants were responsible for 11,000 of 13,000 knife attacks in London in the past 12 months.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • February 8, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 5, 2019 a State of the Union Address:
San Diego’s border barrier "almost completely ended illegal crossings."
Half-True
By Chris Nichols • February 7, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 27, 2019 a tweet:
"58,000 non-citizens voted in Texas, with 95,000 non-citizens registered to vote."
False
By Amy Sherman • January 28, 2019
Garry McCarthy
Garry McCarthy
stated on January 15, 2019 a campaign ad:
Says Chicago "had the lowest murder rates in a generation" during his time as police superintendent.
Mostly False
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • January 27, 2019
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Viral image
stated on January 10, 2019 a meme:
"Lettuce killed more Americans this year than undocumented immigrants."
False
By Louis Jacobson • January 15, 2019
Garry McCarthy
Garry McCarthy
stated on December 11, 2018 a speech:
"There was almost a 70 percent reduction in police-related shootings under my tenure because of training, supervision and policy decisions."
Half-True
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • December 23, 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
stated on October 22, 2018 a campaign ad:
Says Brendan Kelly "allowed half of the criminals he faced to walk free" and "failed to protect women who were violently assaulted," allowing "those guilty of sexual assault to cut inexcusable plea deals."  
Mostly False
By Stephen Koff • November 5, 2018
Ken Paxton
Ken Paxton
stated on October 25, 2018 a TV ad:
Says Ken Paxton "shut down the world’s largest human trafficking marketplace."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • November 1, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 10, 2018 a rally in Erie, Pa.:
Says "Bob Casey voted in favor of deadly sanctuary cities that released thousands upon thousands of illegal alien criminals and vicious gang members to prey on Pennsylvania streets, to prey all over this country."
False
By Jon Greenberg • October 31, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 22, 2018 a rally for Republican candidates in Houston:
Says Beto O’Rourke "voted to shield MS-13 gang members from deportation."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • October 25, 2018
Florida Strong
Florida Strong
stated on October 17, 2018 a Facebook video:
Says Andrew Gillum "oversaw a 52 percent increase in murder."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • October 19, 2018
Republican Party of Florida
Republican Party of Florida
stated on October 10, 2018 an ad:
Says Andrew Gillum is running "from the FBI."
False
By Amy Sherman • October 12, 2018
Gavin Newsom
Gavin Newsom
stated on October 8, 2018 a gubernatorial debate:
"Only Duterte’s Philippines and Trump’s United States of America have money bail."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • October 9, 2018
Andrew Gillum
Andrew Gillum
stated on September 30, 2018 CBS4 interview:
Says Tallahassee "is experiencing a five-year low in our crime rate."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • October 8, 2018
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