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Latest Fact-Checks In Criminal Justice

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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
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 Shasha 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
January 21, 2021
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on January 12, 2021 an Instagram post
Says Joe Biden stayed silent about violence at Black Lives Matter protests.
False
January 16, 2021
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