Fact Check Posts – Page 8

Kathy Hochul
stated on September 28, 2022 a speech

New York state is outpacing the rest of the country, because shootings in New York are down 10%, and across the country the drop is only 2%.

By Jill Terreri Ramos • October 24, 2022

Viral image
stated on October 15, 2022 an Instagram post

Photo shows a taxi driver in New York City who “drives around taking people to kill.”

October 19, 2022

Instagram posts
stated on October 15, 2022 Instagram post

Seattle authorities are investigating a string of serial killings.

October 17, 2022

Ron Johnson
stated on October 4, 2022 Public statement

"To call what happened on January 6 an armed insurrection, I just think is not accurate."

By D.L. Davis • October 10, 2022

Newt Gingrich
stated on September 29, 2022 On Fox News

Pennsylvania Senate candidate John Fetterman’s tattoo references ‘heroin use’ and the Crips

October 5, 2022

Viral image
stated on September 28, 2022 an Instagram post

A Stockton, California, council member said “there’s a serial killer in Stockton.”

October 3, 2022

Herschel Walker
stated on September 28, 2022 an ad

Raphael Warnock "called police thugs, then cut their funding."

By Louis Jacobson • September 30, 2022

Mandela Barnes
stated on September 2, 2022 News release

"Ron Johnson has voted against funding for law enforcement and recently opposed a plan to recruit and train new officers "

By D.L. Davis • September 30, 2022

Tim Michels
stated on September 10, 2022 Public statement

“You know how many convicted felons Scott Walker let out during his eight years early on parole? Zero. Tony Evers is approaching 1,000 of these that he’s let out early."

By D.L. Davis • September 27, 2022

Mandela Barnes
stated on September 2, 2022 News release

Says under his plan to end cash bail "the Waukesha perpetrator wouldn’t have been released "

By D.L. Davis • September 22, 2022

American Leadership Action
stated on September 1, 2022 an ad

As a mayor, "John Fetterman chased down an innocent, unarmed Black man," wielded a shotgun and "falsely accused the man, triggering a confrontation with police."

September 12, 2022

CatholicVote
stated on August 17, 2022 an ad

Three churches were targeted during arson attacks over the summer “because they protect unborn babies and women in need.”

September 1, 2022

Instagram posts
stated on August 17, 2022 Instagram post

"Biden is adding more IRS agents to investigate your taxes than we have detectives investigating every crime in the country.”

August 23, 2022

Ben Kral
stated on August 10, 2022 a statement

“Violent crime (is) at an all-time high."

By Paul Specht • August 23, 2022

Beto O'Rourke
stated on June 27, 2022 an Instagram post

"Under Abbott, Texas leads the nation in rape offenses while the rate of arrests for rape has fallen by nearly half."

By Nusaiba Mizan • August 9, 2022

Zach Nunn
stated on July 10, 2022 an interview with Breitbart

“My opponent, Cindy Axne, has actively sought to defund the police.”

By Sam Knupp • July 20, 2022

Viral image
stated on July 12, 2022 a Facebook post

Photo shows a woman who is wanted for impersonating a nurse and kidnapping an infant from a local U.S. hospital.

July 19, 2022

Instagram posts
stated on July 10, 2022 an Instagram post

Shinzo Abe was assassinated because he “didn’t mandate vaccines, sent 1.6 million doses back and gave citizens ivermectin.”

By Bill McCarthy • July 11, 2022

Facebook posts
stated on July 4, 2022 a Facebook post

Images show Highland Park shooter had antifa connection

By Yacob Reyes • July 7, 2022

Marjorie Taylor Greene
stated on July 5, 2022 a tweet

Says an image shows the Highland Park shooting suspect "in jail or rehab or a psychiatric center" before the shooting.

By Bill McCarthy • July 5, 2022

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