Latest Fact-Checks In Criminal Justice

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Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on October 5, 2021 a tweet
"Joe Biden’s attorney general wants the FBI to go after parents for speaking out at school board meetings to protect kids from radical curriculum like critical race theory."
False
By Jon Greenberg • October 11, 2021
Mariannette Miller-Meeks
Mariannette Miller-Meeks
stated on September 8, 2021 a tweet
“My opponent wants to abolish” law enforcement.
False
September 17, 2021
Jason Miyares
Jason Miyares
stated on September 2, 2021 a tweet
“The Parole Board operates with Mark Herring’s advice and consent.”
False
By Warren Fiske • September 14, 2021
Viral image
Viral image
stated on August 10, 2021 an Instagram post
“CA inmate pregnant after being forced to share prison with transgender ‘woman.’”
False
August 18, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 11, 2021 a Facebook post
A bodyguard of a high-ranking Democrat in Congress fired the shot that killed Ashli Babbitt on Jan. 6.
False
By Samantha Putterman • July 14, 2021
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 7, 2021 a press conference
"The person that shot Ashli Babbitt — boom — right through the head — just boom — there was no reason for that."
False
By Louis Jacobson • July 8, 2021
Lori Lightfoot
Lori Lightfoot
stated on June 28, 2021 remarks at a press conference
Cook County’s criminal courts “have been shut down for 15 months.”
False
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • July 4, 2021
Viral image
Viral image
stated on June 2, 2021 a Facebook post
Photo shows R. Kelly being released from prison in 2021.
False
June 4, 2021
YouTube videos
YouTube videos
stated on March 2, 2021 a YouTube post
All charges were dropped against Bill Cosby and he was granted an early release.
False
May 6, 2021
John Cox
John Cox
stated on May 4, 2021 a campaign press conference
California Gov. Gavin Newsom “just let 76,000 inmates out of jail."
False
By Chris Nichols • May 5, 2021
Kevin Parker
Kevin Parker
stated on April 14, 2021 a Tweet
“Law enforcement violence is the leading cause of death for young Black men and women in the US.”
False
By Jill Terreri Ramos • April 29, 2021
Black Lives Matter
Black Lives Matter
stated on April 20, 2021 a tweet
“Biden is currently sending more military equipment to our neighborhoods than Trump did.”
False
By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • April 27, 2021
Viral image
Viral image
stated on April 24, 2021 a Facebook post
Says the Chicago Police Department tweeted, “We are all Derek Chauvin.”
False
April 26, 2021
TikTok posts
TikTok posts
stated on April 21, 2021 a TikTok video
Derek Chauvin’s attorney said that space aliens “inhabited the body of Derek Chauvin and caused this death.”
False
By Gabrielle Settles • April 22, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 12, 2021 a Facebook post
“Foot Locker donated 200 million dollars to BLM.”
False
By Andy Nguyen • April 19, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 6, 2021 a Facebook post
Derek Chauvin had his left hand in his pocket while kneeling on George Floyd.
False
By Bill McCarthy • April 19, 2021
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on April 8, 2021 an Instagram post
Says Officer Derek Chauvin’s knee was “not on neck of George Floyd.”
False
By Jon Greenberg • April 9, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 24, 2021 a Facebook post
“Toxicology report was made public by the MN prosecution revealing the cause of George Floyd’s death was a fentanyl overdose.”
False
By Bill McCarthy • March 30, 2021
Charlie Kirk
Charlie Kirk
stated on March 4, 2021 a radio show segment
H.R. 1 “would allow the Boston bomber to have a right to vote.”
False
By Bill McCarthy • March 5, 2021
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on January 27, 2021 remarks
"Only in the Third World do you see this habitual use of prosecutions of former leaders.”
False
By Miriam Valverde • January 29, 2021
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