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Donald Trump
stated on July 21, 2016 a speech at the Republican convention:

Says Hillary Clinton "wants sanctuary cities."

Mostly True

By Amy Sherman • July 22, 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

Darryl Glenn
stated on July 18, 2016 a speech at the Republican convention:

"Neighborhoods have become more violent" under President Barack Obama's "watch."

Mostly False

By Alan Gathright • July 20, 2016

Van Wanggaard
stated on July 10, 2016 an opinion article:

"You're more likely to be the victim of a violent crime in Milwaukee than in 96 percent of the country."

Half-True

By Tom Kertscher • July 15, 2016

Tammy Duckworth
stated on June 8, 2016 a tweet:

Says Mark Kirk "called for the mass arrest of 18,000 African Americans" and "was apparently fine with Trump’s #StillTooRacist call for mass deportation."

False

By Kevin Hoffman • 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

Mike Rawlings
stated on July 8, 2016 a news conference:

In 2016, Dallas, Texas, has fewer "police officer-related shootings than any large city in America."

Half-True

By Neelesh Moorthy • July 12, 2016

Cory Booker
stated on July 10, 2016 an interview on "Meet the Press":

The war on drugs led to "a 500 percent increase in incarceration in our country, disproportionately affecting poor and disproportionately affecting minorities."

Mostly True

By Lauren Carroll • July 10, 2016

Charles Ramsey
stated on July 10, 2016 an interview on "Meet the Press":

"There are approximately 18,000 (police) departments in the United States."

Mostly True

By Jon Greenberg • July 10, 2016

Viral image
stated on July 6, 2016 a posting on Twitter:

Says Attorney General Loretta Lynch "was a member of Bill Clinton's defense team during the 1992 Whitewater corruption probe."

Pants on Fire!

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 8, 2016

Gwen Moore
stated on June 23, 2016 a tweet:

"If you're a terrorist you can't fly," but "an assault weapon you can buy."

Mostly True

By Tom Kertscher • July 1, 2016

Dana Young
stated on June 21, 2016 a tweet:

"DUI arrests dropped significantly in Tampa once Uber began operating here."

Half-True

By Allison Graves • June 29, 2016

Steve Adler
stated on June 14, 2016 an interview with Bob Cole on Austin's KOKE-FM:

Austin was the "site of the first mass shooting in the country."

False

By W. Gardner Selby • June 23, 2016

Loretta Lynch
stated on June 19, 2016 an interview on "Fox News Sunday":

"The LGBT community is more often the victims of hate crimes than any other recognized group."

True

By Amy Sherman • June 23, 2016

Cory Booker
stated on June 16, 2016 an interview on MSNBC:

"Al-Qaida operatives, have said, 'Hey, we want you to use this loophole (for purchasing guns despite being on a watch list) to attack and kill Americans.'"

Mostly True

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 23, 2016

Louie Gohmert
stated on May 10, 2016 House floor remarks:

"Of all the people in federal prison for possession of illegal substances, 77 percent of them are not citizens of the United States."

Half-True

By W. Gardner Selby • June 17, 2016

Charles Schumer
stated on June 14, 2016 a news conference:

Last year, "244 suspected terrorists walked into gun shops and attempted to purchase a firearm; 223 were able to get the firearm."

Mostly True

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

Catherine Hanaway
stated on June 6, 2016 Missouri:

"Only half of the murders in the city of St. Louis get solved."

True

By Allison Graves • June 14, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on June 13, 2016 a speech after a terrorist attack in Orlando:

"Hate crimes against American Muslims and mosques have tripled after Paris and San Bernardino."

Mostly True

By Louis Jacobson • June 14, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on June 7, 2016 a speech after several primaries concluded:

"Crime is rising."

Pants on Fire!

By Louis Jacobson • June 9, 2016

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