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Latest Fact-Checks In Criminal Justice

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Kirk Cox
Kirk Cox
stated on April 7, 2021 a radio interview.:
On Virginia’s new marijuana law: “You can have up to one pound with only a $25 fine.”
True
By Warren Fiske • April 28, 2021
Black Lives Matter
Black Lives Matter
stated on April 20, 2021 a tweet:
“Biden is currently sending more military equipment to our neighborhoods than Trump did.”
False
By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • April 27, 2021
Viral image
Viral image
stated on April 24, 2021 a Facebook post:
Says the Chicago Police Department tweeted, “We are all Derek Chauvin.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • April 26, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 20, 2021 a Facebook post:
Maxine Waters could be “sentenced” for “jury tampering.”
Mostly False
By Sasha Hupka • April 23, 2021
TikTok posts
TikTok posts
stated on April 21, 2021 a TikTok video:
Derek Chauvin’s attorney said that space aliens “inhabited the body of Derek Chauvin and caused this death.”
False
By Gabrielle Settles • April 22, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 20, 2021 a Facebook post:
Derek Chauvin’s trial and conviction for the murder of George Floyd was faked as part of a “false flag.”
Pants on Fire!
By Bill McCarthy • April 21, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 12, 2021 a Facebook post:
“Foot Locker donated 200 million dollars to BLM.”
False
By Andy Nguyen • April 19, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 6, 2021 a Facebook post:
Derek Chauvin had his left hand in his pocket while kneeling on George Floyd.
False
By Bill McCarthy • April 19, 2021
Terry McAuliffe
Terry McAuliffe
stated on April 6, 2021 a debate.:
“I restored felons’ rights - 173,000 - more than any governor in the history of America.”
Mostly True
By Warren Fiske • April 19, 2021
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on April 8, 2021 an Instagram post:
Says Officer Derek Chauvin’s knee was “not on neck of George Floyd.”
False
By Jon Greenberg • April 9, 2021
Shelley Grogan
Shelley Grogan
stated on March 29, 2021 a radio ad:
Judge Jeff Davis "spent years defending a convicted cop killer" and "tried to get him off the hook."
Half-True
By Eric Litke • March 30, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 24, 2021 a Facebook post:
“Toxicology report was made public by the MN prosecution revealing the cause of George Floyd’s death was a fentanyl overdose.”
False
By Bill McCarthy • March 30, 2021
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on March 20, 2021 a speech:
“There was no violence on the Senate side, in terms of the chamber.”
Mostly False
By Eric Litke • March 23, 2021
LaKeshia Myers
LaKeshia Myers
stated on February 16, 2021 News release:
"Wisconsin is one of only nine states in the nation in which 17 year-olds are automatically treated as adults in the criminal justice system."
Half-True
By D.L. Davis • March 16, 2021
Tom Cotton
Tom Cotton
stated on March 6, 2021 a tweet:
“Senate Democrats just voted to give stimulus checks to criminals in prison.”
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • March 9, 2021
Charlie Kirk
Charlie Kirk
stated on March 4, 2021 a radio show segment:
H.R. 1 “would allow the Boston bomber to have a right to vote.”
False
By Bill McCarthy • March 5, 2021
Doug LaMalfa
Doug LaMalfa
stated on March 2, 2021 a constituent email.:
Voting-rights legislation proposed by Democrats in Congress called H.R. 1 “would force states to restore the voting rights of convicted felons—including violent felons convicted of murder or rape.”
Half-True
By Chris Nichols • March 4, 2021
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on February 15, 2021 a radio interview:
Says Jan. 6 Capitol riot “didn’t seem like an armed insurrection.”
Pants on Fire!
By Eric Litke • February 15, 2021
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on January 27, 2021 remarks:
"Only in the Third World do you see this habitual use of prosecutions of former leaders.”
False
By Miriam Valverde • January 29, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 20, 2021 a Facebook post:
Says Joe Exotic was pardoned.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • January 21, 2021
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