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Latest Fact-Checks In Criminal Justice

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stated on August 13, 2014 posts on Twitter
The wife of the Ferguson, Mo., police chief said African-Americans in Ferguson "are feral and violent."  
Pants on Fire!
By Aaron Sharockman • August 14, 2014
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on August 5, 2014 a campaign ad
Says he "voted for even stronger protections (in the Violence Against Women Act) than Obama's agenda will allow."
Mostly False
By Steve Contorno • August 13, 2014
Alison Lundergan Grimes
Alison Lundergan Grimes
stated on July 30, 2014 a campaign ad
Says Mitch McConnell voted "two times against the Violence Against Women Act."
Half-True
By Steve Contorno • August 13, 2014
Wendy Davis
Wendy Davis
stated on August 7, 2014 a TV ad
Says that, as a Supreme Court justice, Greg Abbott found that a company whose vacuum cleaners were sold door to door "had no responsibility" in the hiring of a salesman who raped a customer.
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • August 8, 2014
Juan
Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa
stated on July 21, 2014 a press release
"We have less crime in the (Rio Grande) Valley than we do in other major Texas cities."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • August 8, 2014
David A. Clarke Jr.
David A. Clarke Jr.
stated on July 27, 2014 an interview
"I've either balanced every budget or we turned back a surplus."
False
By Devon Waugh • August 8, 2014
Greater Wisconsin Committee
Greater Wisconsin Committee
stated on August 5, 2014 a campaign TV ad
Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. advised citizens to "point that barrel center mass and pull the trigger" because "911 is not our best option."
True
By Dave Umhoefer • August 7, 2014
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on July 23, 2014 an interview with Sean Hannity of Fox News
Says three Ukrainians recently captured on a West Texas ranch are among "individuals from countries that have strong terrorist ties being apprehended" near the state’s border with Mexico.
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • July 31, 2014
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on July 22, 2014 an interview on Fox News.
"We’ve had about 3,000 murders" in connection with lax border security.
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • July 29, 2014
Glenn Beck
Glenn Beck
stated on July 17, 2014 an interview of Gov. Rick Perry
Says a 9-year-old girl was recently raped in Austin, Texas, by a guy previously "caught four times and released."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • July 25, 2014
Jon Richards
Jon Richards
stated on June 16, 2014 a video
"Last year, I was involved with an effort to to help prosecutors get their first pay raise in more than 10 years."
False
July 24, 2014
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on July 17, 2014 an interview with Glenn Beck
More than 3,000 homicides were committed by "illegal aliens" over the past six years.
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • July 23, 2014
Ismael Ozanne
Ismael Ozanne
stated on June 7, 2014 a speech
"I’m running the second-largest county district attorney’s office … at 1985 staffing levels."
Half-True
July 23, 2014
Cokie Roberts
Cokie Roberts
stated on July 13, 2014 comments on ABC's "This Week"
"In New York, your chances of getting murdered are 1 in 25,000. In Honduras, it’s 1 in 14."
Half-True
By Linda Qiu • July 16, 2014
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on July 1, 2014 various posts on the Internet
"Justice John Roberts Signed Off On Obama’s Arrest For Treason."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • July 9, 2014
Wendy Davis
Wendy Davis
stated on June 27, 2014 her speech to the Texas Democratic Party state convention
Says Greg Abbott "has lost" in court "four times in just the past few days."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • July 6, 2014
Dan Sullivan
Dan Sullivan
stated on June 20, 2014 a radio ad
"As Alaska’s attorney general, (U.S. Senate candidate Dan) Sullivan successfully fought to protect our Second Amendment rights and passed ‘stand your ground.’ "
False
By Lauren Carroll • July 2, 2014
John Chisholm
John Chisholm
stated on June 2, 2014 a letter
Says Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke has "deputies collecting overtime while sitting passively in chairs watching courthouse security personnel work."
Mostly True
June 30, 2014
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on June 26, 2014 a billboard message
"Wendy Davis’ legal work is currently under FBI investigation."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • June 27, 2014
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on June 2, 2014 an interview
"Part of the increase in the cost (of higher education) has been because state support has dropped. We now spend, under Governor Walker, more on corrections than we do on higher education."
Half-True
By Devon Waugh • June 27, 2014
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