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Latest Fact-Checks In Criminal Justice

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Lars Larson
Lars Larson
stated on March 21, 2022 a Facebook post:
“Judge Jackson doesn’t think perverts should have to register (as sex offenders). She says it ‘stigmatizes’ THEM.”
Mostly False
By Yacob Reyes • March 25, 2022
Tom Suozzi
Tom Suozzi
stated on January 21, 2022 a campaign ad:
“The Manhattan DA is actually proposing to downgrade armed robbery to a misdemeanor, and to stop prosecuting resisting arrest.”
Half-True
By Tyler Smith, Jonny Walker • March 16, 2022
Cavalier Johnson
Cavalier Johnson
stated on January 6, 2022 TV ad:
Says he led the fight to add 200 new police officers to make the City of Milwaukee safer.
Half-True
By Vanessa Swales • February 23, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 15, 2022 a Facebook post:
"Ivanka Trump charged with major crime.”
False
By Jeff Cercone • February 17, 2022
Jesse Watters
Jesse Watters
stated on February 14, 2022 a TV segment:
“Durham’s documents show that Hillary Clinton hired people who hacked into Trump’s home and office computers” and “planted evidence, fabricated evidence connecting Trump to Russia.”
False
By Bill McCarthy • February 17, 2022
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on January 13, 2022 News release:
Says he has issued more pardons than “any Wisconsin governor in contemporary history.”
True
By Alan Hovorka • February 15, 2022
Jonathon Moseley
Jonathon Moseley
stated on February 1, 2022 a TV segment:
“It’s not illegal to go inside the Capitol” as the Oath Keepers and other Jan. 6 rioters did.
False
By Bill McCarthy • February 4, 2022
YouTube videos
YouTube videos
stated on January 19, 2022 a video:
“Ashli Babbitt Tried To Stop Antifa False Flag On Jan 6th”
Pants on Fire!
By Bill McCarthy • January 21, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 6, 2022 a Facebook post:
Says Joe Biden said “dozens of police were killed” during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol but “exactly zero people” died that day.
Pants on Fire!
By Andy Nguyen • January 19, 2022
Dinesh D'Souza
Dinesh D'Souza
stated on January 4, 2022 a Fox News appearance:
Recently released Jan. 6 footage shows "these cops using massive amounts of force against unarmed Trump supporters, including women."
False
By Bill McCarthy • January 10, 2022
NYS Department of Corrections and Community Supervision
NYS Department of Corrections and Community Supervision
stated on November 8, 2021 a news release:
New York is "leading the nation with the lowest imprisonment rate of any large state”
True
By Jill Terreri Ramos • November 19, 2021
Viral image
Viral image
stated on November 15, 2021 a Facebook post:
Timothy Simpkins, a Black teen shooter, got 1 day in jail and $75,000 bail, while Kyle Rittenhouse, a white teen, got 2 months in jail and $2 million bail. “I think it’s pretty evident ... that white privilege is a myth.”
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • November 17, 2021
Viral image
Viral image
stated on November 13, 2021 a viral image:
Kyle Rittenhouse’s mother “drove him across state lines and dropped him off in the middle of a riot armed with an assault rifle” in Kenosha.
False
By Tom Kertscher • November 15, 2021
Tucker Carlson
Tucker Carlson
stated on November 1, 2021 a documentary film:
Federal agents directly incited people on Jan. 6, 2021, and "intentionally entrapped" American citizens.
False
By Samantha Putterman • November 4, 2021
Tucker Carlson
Tucker Carlson
stated on November 1, 2021 his documentary series "Patriot Purge":
“Jan. 6 is being used as a pretext to strip millions of Americans, disfavored Americans, of their core constitutional rights.”
Pants on Fire!
By Bill McCarthy • November 2, 2021
Viral image
Viral image
stated on October 25, 2021 an Instagram post:
“Alec Baldwin arrested for first-degree murder and possession of child pornography.”
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • October 29, 2021
X posts
X posts
stated on October 27, 2021 a tweet:
Says Marjorie Taylor Greene tweeted: “People can’t really be convicted on such flimsy circumstantial evidence as ‘having a similar gait’ or ‘owning the identical shoes’ or ‘being in DC and not having any alibi for that time’ can they?! I don’t recognize this America.”
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • October 28, 2021
Steve Chabot
Steve Chabot
stated on October 21, 2021 a hearing of the House Judiciary Committee:
We are seeing “the Justice Department treat American parents as domestic terrorists” under the Patriot Act.
False
By Jon Greenberg • October 22, 2021
Byron Brown
Byron Brown
stated on September 26, 2021 a speech:
“My opponent’s plan for people who commit sexual assault, sexual predators, is no jail time.”
False
By Jill Terreri Ramos • October 14, 2021
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
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