Fact Check Posts – Page 8

Milwaukeeans for Self-Governance
stated on July 20, 2016 a radio ad

Says Milwaukee County district attorney candidate Verona Swanigan "has worked as a prosecutor."

August 4, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on July 11, 2016 a speech

"Just look at what the FBI director said about her (Hillary Clinton) — her misconduct is a disgrace and embarrassment to our country."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 15, 2016

Kathleen Sullivan
stated on April 29, 2015 testimony before the House Judiciary Committee

"The proportion of Rhode Islanders entering substance abuse treatment primarily due to marijuana use has reached its highest point in 20 years."

By Mark Reynolds • May 17, 2015

Ben Carson
stated on April 22, 2015 a speech

"There are more young black males involved in the criminal justice system than there are in higher education."

May 5, 2015

Ben Carson
stated on March 4, 2015 an interview on CNN

"A lot of people who go into prison straight, and when they come out they’re gay."

By Lauren Carroll • March 4, 2015

Rudy Giuliani
stated on November 24, 2014 an interview on 'Fox and Friends'

"The conviction rate is almost exactly the same" for whites and blacks who commit murder.

By Lauren Carroll • November 26, 2014

Republican Party of Wisconsin
stated on October 5, 2014 a campaign news release

"As district attorney, Susan Happ took $180,000" in a "shady" land deal "from a man charged with multiple felony counts of sexual assault before she offered him a deferred prosecution."

By Dave Umhoefer • October 15, 2014

Greg Abbott
stated on September 19, 2014 a debate in the Rio Grande Valley.

"I’ve been involved in prosecuting a terrorist member of ISIS."

By Dylan Baddour • October 3, 2014

Lou Dobbs
stated on August 19, 2014 comments on Fox News' "America's Newsroom"

Because of President Barack Obama’s failure to "push job creation," the black unemployment rate in Ferguson, Mo., is three times higher than the white unemployment rate.

By Derek Tsang • August 21, 2014

Sarah Palin
stated on August 17, 2014 a commentary

Under Rosemary Lehmberg, the "Travis County D.A.’s office" convened the grand jury that indicted Rick Perry.

By W. Gardner Selby • August 21, 2014

Rush Limbaugh
stated on August 15, 2014 comments on his radio show

When news broke that Ferguson 18-year-old Michael Brown was a suspect in a robbery, "MSNBC practically went off the air for a while to have behind-closed-doors meetings to figure out how to deal with this new revelation."

By Linda Qiu • August 20, 2014

David A. Clarke Jr.
stated on July 27, 2014 an interview

"I've either balanced every budget or we turned back a surplus."

By Devon Waugh • August 8, 2014

Jon Richards
stated on June 16, 2014 a video

"Last year, I was involved with an effort to to help prosecutors get their first pay raise in more than 10 years."

July 24, 2014

Dan Sullivan
stated on June 20, 2014 a radio ad

"As Alaska’s attorney general, (U.S. Senate candidate Dan) Sullivan successfully fought to protect our Second Amendment rights and passed ‘stand your ground.’ "

By Lauren Carroll • July 2, 2014

Gwen Moore
stated on May 29, 2014 remarks on the House floor

"Milwaukee has the second-highest" number of children recovered from sex trafficking.

June 1, 2014

Pat Toomey
stated on February 24, 2014 an op-ed in the "Wall Street Journal"

Says Debo Adegbile "was nominated to serve as a judge on the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals" and "was abruptly withdrawn by the administration."

By Steve Contorno • February 27, 2014

Evan Feinberg
stated on October 1, 2013 a Providence Journal commentary

"Local law enforcement . . . will have access to the [Obamacare] Data Hub’s treasure trove of personal info."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 20, 2013

David Dewhurst
stated on August 3, 2013 a telephone call to the Allen, Texas, police department.

"I am every year the No.1 pick of all of the law enforcement agencies within Texas."

By W. Gardner Selby • August 27, 2013

Lone Star Project
stated on July 14, 2013 a blog post.

Says Greg Abbott "converted over $1 million in federal grant money intended for use to prosecute online sexual predators and other cyber crimes and instead used it to harass and prosecute senior citizens who were assisting other senior citizens in applying for mail-in ballots."

By W. Gardner Selby • August 2, 2013

Jesse Jackson
stated on July 18, 2013 an interview on CNN

"Homicides against blacks have tripled" since Florida’s "stand your ground" law has been in existence.

By Amy Sherman • July 24, 2013

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