Stand up for the facts!

Our only agenda is to publish the truth so you can be an informed participant in democracy.
We need your help.

More Info

I would like to contribute

$

Latest Fact-Checks In Crime

Clear
Michael Bloomberg
Michael Bloomberg
stated on August 18, 2013 an op-ed in the "Washington Post"
"New York is the safest big city in the nation, and our crime reductions have been steeper than any other big city’s."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • August 26, 2013
Steve Lonegan
Steve Lonegan
stated on August 15, 2013 a radio interview on “Focal Point with Bryan Fischer”
Says under Mayor Cory Booker, Newark has seen "violent crime up five years in a row, murder up five years in a row."
Half-True
By Bill Wichert • August 25, 2013
Wendy Davis
Wendy Davis
stated on July 15, 2013 an opinion article
Says that each year, about 25,000 American women become pregnant through rape or incest.
Half-True
By Sue Owen • August 15, 2013
Bill Foster
Bill Foster
stated on August 14, 2013 a mayoral forum
"Sixty percent of the auto thefts that we have in (St. Petersburg) are caused by people leaving their keys in the car."
True
By Julie Kliegman • August 14, 2013
Lone Star Project
Lone Star Project
stated on July 14, 2013 a blog post.
Says Greg Abbott "converted over $1 million in federal grant money intended for use to prosecute online sexual predators and other cyber crimes and instead used it to harass and prosecute senior citizens who were assisting other senior citizens in applying for mail-in ballots."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • August 2, 2013
Dan Patrick
Dan Patrick
stated on June 27, 2013 a campaign video
Says the 2014-15 state budget "cut border security and funding to fight criminal gangs."
Mostly False
By Sue Owen • August 2, 2013
Dream Defenders
Dream Defenders
stated on July 22, 2013 a meeting with Wansley Walters, Florida Department of Juvenile Justice Secretary
"Over 12,000 school kids were arrested in Florida. It makes Florida the nation's leader in that area."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • July 30, 2013
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on July 21, 2013 a roundtable discussion on CNN's "State of the Union"
"Gangs have increased by 40 percent since this president was elected."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • July 24, 2013
Jesse Jackson
Jesse Jackson
stated on July 18, 2013 an interview on CNN
"Homicides against blacks have tripled" since Florida’s "stand your ground" law has been in existence.
False
By Amy Sherman • July 24, 2013
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on July 21, 2013 Instagram posts
Dozens of artists, including Justin Timberlake, Jay Z and Rihanna, are canceling Florida shows like Stevie Wonder in protest of  "stand your ground."
False
By Katie Sanders • July 23, 2013
Bill Foster
Bill Foster
stated on July 9, 2013 a campaign brochure
"Since I was elected, crime rates have been at their lowest in over a decade."
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders • July 19, 2013
X posts
X posts
stated on July 14, 2013 tweets
"In the 513 days between Trayvon dying, and today’s verdict, 11,106 African-Americans have been murdered by other African-Americans."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • July 17, 2013
Kathleen Ford
Kathleen Ford
stated on June 27, 2013 a mayoral forum
"Private prison systems are calculating how many new beds (they will need) based on the ... number of third graders."
Pants on Fire!
By Katie Sanders • July 16, 2013
Gabrielle Giffords
Gabrielle Giffords
stated on July 1, 2013 an op-ed in USA Today
"In New Hampshire, 93 percent of Democrats, 79 percent of Republicans, 82 percent of gun owners and 60 percent of NRA households support background checks."
Mostly True
By Becky Bowers • July 8, 2013
Joseph McNamara
Joseph McNamara
stated on June 28, 2013 a speech on the floor of the Rhode Island House of Representatives
Rhode Island's graduated driving license "has saved hundreds of lives."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 7, 2013
David A. Clarke Jr.
David A. Clarke Jr.
stated on June 22, 2013 a speech
"When I was growing up as a kid in the city of Milwaukee, if we averaged 4 homicides a year in the entire city that was a record number."
False
By Dave Umhoefer • July 3, 2013
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on June 21, 2013 a meme on social media
"There are over 2,000 crimes recorded per 100,000 population in the U.K.," compared to "466 violent crimes per 100,000" in the United States.
False
By Louis Jacobson • June 24, 2013
Michael McCaul
Michael McCaul
stated on June 5, 2013 U.S. House floor debate.
Says the Obama administration plans to reduce the number of beds devoted to holding individuals violating immigration laws and to "release hundreds of dangerous criminals into our communities."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • June 21, 2013
Peter Roskam
Peter Roskam
stated on June 12, 2013 an interview with Fox News
"Worldwide credit card transactions, the credit card fraud rate is 0.04 percent, compared to almost 8 percent, 9 percent, 10 percent of Medicare fraud."
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • June 17, 2013
Harold Metts
Harold Metts
stated on June 6, 2013 a speech on the floor of the Rhode Island Senate
"Rhode Island has a [inmate] recidivism rate of over 60 percent."
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 16, 2013
Previous Next