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David A. Clarke Jr.
David A. Clarke Jr.
stated on April 26, 2015 an interview
The man who killed a motorist who fatally struck a 2-year-old was "back on the street" because he had received a 13-year sentence for bank robbery but only "served two years."  
Mostly False
April 30, 2015
Van Wanggaard
Van Wanggaard
stated on April 21, 2015 a legislative floor debate
"There's no statistical evidence that" a waiting period for handgun purchases "reduces violence whatsoever."  
Mostly True
April 27, 2015
Edward Flynn
Edward Flynn
stated on April 14, 2015 a news conference
In Wisconsin, a "second arrest for carrying pot is a felony," but a second or subsequent arrest "for carrying a gun illegally is a misdemeanor."  
Mostly True
April 15, 2015
Sally Kohn
Sally Kohn
stated on March 19, 2015 an opinion piece on CNN.com
"White men account for 69 percent of those arrested for violent crimes."  
False
By Jon Greenberg • April 2, 2015
Fran Lebowitz
Fran Lebowitz
stated on February 20, 2015 a panel on "Real Time with Bill Maher"
"Not a single unarmed white person has been shot by the police" in New York in about 45 years.
False
By Katie Sanders • April 1, 2015
Greg Gutfeld
Greg Gutfeld
stated on March 10, 2015 a commentary on Fox News.
Under New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, homicides are up by 20 percent, and subway delays have soared 45 percent.
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • March 23, 2015
Ken Plum
Ken Plum
stated on March 12, 2015
"We've got 40 years of study now that show that, with a good preschool start, you're less likely to be on public dole, you're less likely to be in prison."
Mostly True
By Sean Gorman • March 23, 2015
Florida Students for Concealed Carry
Florida Students for Concealed Carry
stated on March 16, 2015 Florida Senate higher education committee hearing
"According to the state of Florida, you are almost twice as likely to be attacked by an alligator than by someone who happens to carry a conceal-and-carry permit."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • March 23, 2015
Young, Gifted and Black Coalition
Young, Gifted and Black Coalition
stated on January 9, 2015 an open letter
"Black people are eight times more likely to be arrested than white people" in Madison.
Half-True
March 9, 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."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • March 3, 2015
John Legend
John Legend
stated on February 22, 2015 a speech at the Oscars
"We live in the most incarcerated country in the world."
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders • February 23, 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
Lori Haas
Lori Haas
stated on January 19, 2015 a news conference
In states that have private-sale background checks for handguns "49 percent fewer women are shot and killed."  
Half-True
By Sean Gorman • February 16, 2015
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 8, 2015 a public-service video during the Grammys
"Nearly one in five women in America has been a victim of rape or attempted rape."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • February 16, 2015
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on January 15, 2015 valedictory speech as governor to the Texas Legislature
Texas has "the lowest crime rate in this state since 1968" because of changes in law regarding nonviolent drug offenders.
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • February 3, 2015
John Cornyn
John Cornyn
stated on January 27, 2015 a Senate floor speech
More "than 80 percent of sex trafficking victims in America are U.S. citizens."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • January 30, 2015
John Cornyn
John Cornyn
stated on January 27, 2015 a press conference
The Super Bowl has "one of the highest levels of human sex trafficking activity of any event in the country."
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • January 29, 2015
Jeff Clemens
Jeff Clemens
stated on January 20, 2015 a Senate Ethics and Elections committee hearing
Online voter registration is a "more secure" way of doing voter registration.
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • January 23, 2015
Mark Warner
Mark Warner
stated on December 3, 2014 an interview.
Regarding sexual assault against women, "It’s actually safer not to be in college than it is to be in college."
Mostly False
By Sean Gorman • January 4, 2015
Rudy Giuliani
Rudy Giuliani
stated on December 21, 2014 an interview on Fox News
Says President Barack Obama has said "that everybody should hate the police."
Pants on Fire!
By Lauren Carroll • December 23, 2014
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