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stated on August 6, 2015 a Snopes.com tweet recapping a Facebook post:
A Texas police department bought an ad telling drug dealers, "We can take your competition off the streets for FREE."  
True
By W. Gardner Selby • October 30, 2015
Jeremy Bird
Jeremy Bird
stated on October 2, 2015 a tweet after the shootings at an Oregon community college:
"90% of Americans want national background checks that close loopholes."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • October 5, 2015
Butch Conway
Butch Conway
stated on September 16, 2015 press conference:
The racial and ethnic makeup of the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office mirrors the community it serves.  
True
By Nancy Badertscher • September 29, 2015
Casey Cagle
Casey Cagle
stated on September 8, 2015 press release:
"Eighty-three law enforcement officers have died in the line of duty this year. Twenty-four of them were shot and killed in cold blood."
True
By Nancy Badertscher • September 22, 2015
Atlanta neighborhood association
Atlanta neighborhood association
stated on July 9, 2015 an online community forum:
The murder rate in Atlanta is on the rise this year.
True
By April Hunt • July 22, 2015
Ron Paul
Ron Paul
stated on June 14, 2015 an opinion column:
"Jasper County in Texas raised property taxes by 7 percent in order to pay for one death penalty case."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • July 9, 2015
Various media reports 2
Various media reports 2
stated on June 18, 2015 church shooting aftermath:
Only five states, including Georgia, do not have a hate crimes law.
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By Nancy Badertscher • July 1, 2015
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on February 22, 2015 an interview on CBS's "Face the Nation":
"Already this calendar year, since January 1, we have had more than 20,000 people come across the border, apprehended, unauthorized."
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By W. Gardner Selby • March 3, 2015
Eric Holder
Eric Holder
stated on February 17, 2015 remarks at the National Press Club:
Last year, "we saw the first reduction in the federal prison population in 32 years."
True
By Lauren Carroll • February 23, 2015
Diego Arene-Morley
Diego Arene-Morley
stated on November 18, 2014 a community forum:
"There are more African American men in prison, jail, on probation or parole than were enslaved in 1850."
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By Katie Mulvaney • December 7, 2014
Violence Policy Center
Violence Policy Center
stated on September 8, 2014 an annual study:
Georgia ranks No. 9 in the rate of women murdered by men.
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By April Hunt • November 19, 2014
Gloria Steinem
Gloria Steinem
stated on October 1, 2014 an AP interview:
More women were killed by their husbands or boyfriends since Sept. 11 than "all the Americans who were killed by 9/11 or in Afghanistan and Iraq."
True
By Katie Sanders • October 7, 2014
James Brown
James Brown
stated on September 11, 2014 a message to viewers:
"More than three women per day lose their lives at the hands of their partners."
True
By Katie Sanders • September 16, 2014
Juan Williams
Juan Williams
stated on August 24, 2014 comments on Fox News Sunday:
The No. 1 cause of death for African-American males 15-34 is murder.
True
By Linda Qiu • August 24, 2014
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on August 14, 2014 an opinion column:
"Washington has incentivized the militarization of local police precincts."
True
By Lauren Carroll • August 21, 2014
Bob Donovan
Bob Donovan
stated on July 29, 2014 an interview:
Under Mayor Tom Barrett, the number of Milwaukee police officers "has not increased."
True
By Dave Umhoefer, Devon Waugh • August 18, 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
Brett Smiley
Brett Smiley
stated on June 25, 2014 a campaign brochure:
There are "approximately 20,000 annual gun purchases in Rhode Island."  
True
By Karen Lee Ziner • July 20, 2014
Battleground Texas
Battleground Texas
stated on June 10, 2014 an interview on Bloomberg TV:
Says Dan Patrick has "called immigration into Texas an invasion" and "said immigrants coming into Texas bring ‘third-world diseases.’"
True
By W. Gardner Selby • June 20, 2014
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on June 17, 2014 an interview on Fox & Friends:
A record number of immigrants not from Mexico are "being apprehended at the border."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • June 18, 2014
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