Fact Check Posts – Page 34

David Holmes
stated on October 17, 2016 a Facebook post and video

Says Gerald Daugherty advocated lowering the penalty for crimes like strangulation in domestic violence cases because "they just ‘throw more people into the’" jail "‘system."

By Rachel Rice • October 24, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on October 19, 2016 the third 2016 presidential debate

The stories from women saying he groped or forced himself on them "largely have been debunked."

By Jon Greenberg • October 20, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on October 19, 2016 the third 2016 presidential debate

Says Hillary Clinton "wants to have open borders."

By Amy Sherman • October 20, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on October 19, 2016 the third 2016 presidential debate

"We have 33,000 people a year who die from guns."

By Louis Jacobson • October 20, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on October 17, 2016 a speech in Green Bay, Wisconsin

"It’s possible that non-citizen voters were responsible for Obama’s 2008 victory in North Carolina."

By Will Doran • October 19, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on October 9, 2016 the second presidential debate

"We have an increase in murder within our cities, the biggest in 45 years."

By Louis Jacobson • October 10, 2016

Loretta Sanchez
stated on October 5, 2016 a U.S. Senate campaign debate.

"If you give guns to gangs, you can get out of jail free, if (California’s Proposition 57) passes. If you do a drive-by shooting, you can get out of jail free, if Proposition 57 passes. If you discharge guns on a school yard, you can get out of jail free."

By Chris Nichols • October 7, 2016

Senate Leadership Fund
stated on September 13, 2016 a television ad

Says "Catherine Cortez Masto failed Nevada rape victims. While attorney general, thousands of rape kits were never sent for DNA analysis."

By Riley Snyder • September 28, 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.

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."

By Chris Nichols • September 28, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on September 26, 2016 a presidential debate at Hofstra University

In New York City, "murders are up."

By Louis Jacobson • September 27, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on September 26, 2016 a Presidential debate

"In Chicago, they've had thousands of shootings, thousands since Jan. 1. Thousands of shootings."

By Miriam Valverde • September 27, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on September 26, 2016 a Presidential debate

Says Donald Trump "publicly invited Putin to hack into Americans’ (emails)."

By Amy Sherman • September 27, 2016

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

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

By Chris Nichols • September 21, 2016

Charlie Crist
stated on September 19, 2016 a debate

"In the mid 1990s, in our state, (Florida was) No. 1 in violent crime in America. ... The only concern I had was for the citizens of Florida, who were subjected to a violent crime every three minutes and 45 seconds."

By Allison Graves • 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."

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."

By Chris Nichols • September 16, 2016

Chris Sununu
stated on September 7, 2016 an ad

Says crime is ‘rising’ in Manchester and has gone up 19 percent under Mayor Ted Gatsas.

By Ella Nilsen • September 12, 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."

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.

By W. Gardner Selby • September 2, 2016

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