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Matt Gaetz
Matt Gaetz
stated on August 18, 2017 a newsletter:
"As of 2014, illegal aliens made up roughly 3.5 percent of our population, and committed over 10 percent of all murders."
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • August 30, 2017
Katie Pavlich
Katie Pavlich
stated on August 26, 2017 in a tweet:
Says former President Barack Obama "pardoned a traitor who gave U.S. enemies state secrets, he also pardoned a terrorist who killed Americans."
Mostly False
By Manuela Tobias • August 30, 2017
John Moorlach
John Moorlach
stated on August 4, 2017 an op-ed:
"Crime has been getting worse since Jerry Brown was elected governor."
Mostly False
By Chris Nichols • August 22, 2017
Jeff Sessions
Jeff Sessions
stated on July 21, 2017 In a speech:
Preliminary murder rates in Philadelphia "will put the murder rate at the highest of this decade in the city."
Mostly False
By Mark Dent • July 24, 2017
Jeff Sessions
Jeff Sessions
stated on July 12, 2017 a speech:
"According to a recent study from the University of California Riverside, (sanctuary) cities with these policies have more violent crime on average than those that don’t."  
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • July 24, 2017
Rick Baker
Rick Baker
stated on June 25, 2017 an interview with News Channel 8:
"Midtown crime is up by 30 percent the last quarter."
Mostly False
By Allison Graves • July 11, 2017
Travis Allen
Travis Allen
stated on June 22, 2017 a campaign video:
"I have seen crime increase in every major metropolitan area (in California) … Crime is on the rise in every major market."
Mostly False
By Chris Nichols • July 3, 2017
Judy Chu
Judy Chu
stated on May 4, 2017 a press release:
The GOP health bill "would once again allow being a rape or domestic violence victim to be a pre-existing condition."
Mostly False
By Chris Nichols • May 9, 2017
Gwen Moore
Gwen Moore
stated on May 4, 2017 a news release:
"Under ‘Trumpcare,’" domestic violence and sexual assault "could be considered pre-existing conditions."
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • May 9, 2017
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on May 4, 2017 blog headlines:
Under the House Republican health plan, sexual assault is a pre-existing condition.
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • May 5, 2017
Viral image
Viral image
stated on April 20, 2017 posts on social media:
"After prohibition ended, police deaths didn't reach 200 a year again until the year Nixon declared war on drugs."
Mostly False
By Will Doran • April 24, 2017
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on April 26, 2015 posts on social media:
"Florida Sheriff: Blacks should learn to act like white people in order to stay alive."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • April 2, 2017
Jeff Sessions
Jeff Sessions
stated on March 27, 2017 a press briefing:
"Just last May, the Department of Justice inspector general found that these (‘sanctuary city’) policies also violate federal law."  
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • March 30, 2017
Dennis Baxley
Dennis Baxley
stated on March 15, 2017 a Florida House floor speech:
"What has happened since 2005? We’ve seen violent crime continuously go down" due to Florida's "stand your ground" law.
Mostly False
By Allison Graves, Louis Jacobson • March 16, 2017
Texas Association of Business
Texas Association of Business
stated on December 6, 2016 a press release and study:
Says a study indicates up to $8.5 billion in lost GDP and up to 185,000 lost jobs if Texas lawmakers approve a measure limiting transgender bathroom choices.
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • February 3, 2017
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on January 31, 2017 a CNN town hall:
Says Neil Gorsuch "comes down on the side of felons over gun safety."
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • February 2, 2017
Joe DeFelice
Joe DeFelice
stated on January 25, 2017:
"From the release of a child rapist from the Dominican Republican to that of an Italian drug smuggler, Philadelphians have already been put in direct danger by Mayor Kenney’s policy of blocking local law enforcement from participating with federal immigration authorities."
Mostly False
By Cassie Owens • January 31, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 20, 2017 a statement on the White House website :
"In our nation’s capital, killings have risen by 50 percent."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • January 23, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 14, 2017 a tweet:
Says Georgia’s 5th congressional district, represented by John Lewis, is "in horrible shape and falling apart (not to mention crime infested)."
Mostly False
By Linda Qiu • January 15, 2017
Sean Duffy
Sean Duffy
stated on November 17, 2016 an interview:
"Black Lives Matter, who are attacking law enforcement officers" -- Barack Obama "had them to the White House."
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • December 2, 2016
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