Latest Fact-Checks In Public Safety

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Pat McCrory
stated on October 11, 2016 a North Carolina governor's race debate

Says Syrian refugees are not being vetted, and "the FBI is not even being told where they are."

Mostly False

By Will Doran • October 12, 2016

Gina Raimondo
stated on September 28, 2016 a television interview

"In other states (where illegal immigrants have been allowed to get driver's licenses) their insurance premiums for everybody have gone down."

Mostly True

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 7, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on September 26, 2016 a Presidential debate

"In Chicago, they've had thousands of shootings, thousands since Jan. 1. Thousands of shootings."

True

By Miriam Valverde • September 27, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on September 1, 2016 x

Says Alex Jones "said that the victims of the Sandy Hook massacre were child actors and no one was actually killed there."

True

By Dylan Baddour, W. Gardner Selby • September 1, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on July 29, 2016 a rally speech

"We have a fire marshal that said, 'Oh we can't allow more people’ ... And the reason they won't let them in is because they don't know what the hell they're doing."

Pants on Fire!

By Alan Gathright • August 3, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on July 28, 2016 a speech at the Democratic National Convention

After the shootings of Dallas policemen, "nearly 500 people applied in just 12 days."

True

By Jon Greenberg • July 29, 2016

Corey Stewart
stated on July 8, 2016 a Facebook post.

Says Hillary Clinton and Ralph Northam "label police as racists."

Mostly False

By Sean Gorman • July 26, 2016

Mike Cernovich
stated on July 14, 2016 his blog

"The Cleveland police has issued a stand down order to officers."

Pants on Fire!

By Nadia Pflaum • July 18, 2016

Van Wanggaard
stated on July 10, 2016 an opinion article

"You're more likely to be the victim of a violent crime in Milwaukee than in 96 percent of the country."

Half-True

July 15, 2016

Tammy Duckworth
stated on June 8, 2016 a tweet

Says Mark Kirk "called for the mass arrest of 18,000 African Americans" and "was apparently fine with Trump’s #StillTooRacist call for mass deportation."

False

By Kevin Hoffman • July 15, 2016

Van Jones
stated on July 7, 2016 a panel discussion on CNN

African-Americans don't use drugs at a higher level than whites but "wind up going to prison six times more."

Mostly True

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 13, 2016

Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on June 18, 2016 a Medium post

"40% of Americans know someone who has been killed by a gun."

Mostly True

By Taylor Leighton • July 7, 2016

ACLU of North Carolina
stated on June 29, 2016 a press release

Proposed NC law for body camera footage gives police "broad authority to keep video footage secret – even from individuals who are filmed."

True

By Will Doran • July 1, 2016

David A. Clarke Jr.
stated on June 13, 2016 a speech

"Doctors kill about 250,000 people a year in botched surgeries."

False

June 29, 2016

Stephen Colbert
stated on June 23, 2016 a comedy sketch

Says "Paul Ryan shut off the C-SPAN cameras when the Democrats started their sit-in."

Mostly False

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 27, 2016

Cory Booker
stated on June 16, 2016 an interview on MSNBC

"Al-Qaida operatives, have said, 'Hey, we want you to use this loophole (for purchasing guns despite being on a watch list) to attack and kill Americans.'"

Mostly True

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 23, 2016

Charles Schumer
stated on June 14, 2016 a news conference

Last year, "244 suspected terrorists walked into gun shops and attempted to purchase a firearm; 223 were able to get the firearm."

Mostly True

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

Todd Wilcox
stated on May 20, 2016 a newspaper interview

"I can tell you that the enhanced interrogation techniques that have since been banned by this administration — specifically waterboarding — work."

False

By Joshua Gillin • May 24, 2016

George Holding
stated on May 19, 2016 a debate on WRAL

Says North Carolina Rep. Renee Ellmers was the only Republican to vote against "an amendment to prioritize the deportation of sexual criminals who are illegal immigrants."

Half-True

By Will Doran • May 23, 2016

Vicki Saporta
stated on May 9, 2016 an episode of "Full Frontal with Samantha Bee"

"There are more than twice as many (crisis pregnancy centers) as there are legitimate abortion providers in the United States."

Half-True

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 17, 2016

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