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Latest Fact-Checks In Criminal Justice

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Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on January 12, 2021 in an Instagram post:
Says Joe Biden stayed silent about violence at Black Lives Matter protests.
False
By Tom Kertscher • January 16, 2021
Shannon Grove
Shannon Grove
stated on January 6, 2021 in a tweet:
"Antifa" is to blame for storming the U.S. Capitol.
Pants on Fire!
By Chris Nichols • January 7, 2021
Kelly Loeffler
Kelly Loeffler
stated on December 9, 2020 in an interview:
Says Raphael Warnock has "said we need to open up the prisons" and "eliminate cash bail."
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • December 18, 2020
Ralph Northam
Ralph Northam
stated on December 3, 2020 in a radio interview.:
“People of color and those of not, they use marijuana at the same rate. People of color are three times more likely to get arrested and convicted.”
True
By Warren Fiske • December 3, 2020
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on November 20, 2020 in an Instagram post:
"Kyle Rittenhouse used his COVID-19 stimulus check to purchase the AR-15 he used in the fatal Kenosha shooting."
Half-True
By Eric Litke • November 25, 2020
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on November 15, 2020 in a TV interview:
"We heard from the Department of Homeland Security ... that this was probably the most secure election that’s ever been run in the United States.”
True
By Madeline Heim • November 17, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on October 22, 2020 in the final 2020 presidential debate:
As part of the Obama administration's criminal justice reforms, “38,000 prisoners were released from federal prison.”
Mostly False
By Bill McCarthy • October 23, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on October 15, 2020 in an ABC town hall:
"They eliminated the funding for community policing."
False
By Louis Jacobson • October 16, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 14, 2020 in a headline:
“Kamala Harris Tried to Put Pro-Lifers in Jail Who Exposed Planned Parenthood Selling Baby Parts”
False
By Chris Nichols • October 13, 2020
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on September 22, 2020 in a campaign ad:
Says “Lucy McBath voted to release criminals from prison. Murderers, rapists.”
False
By Noah Y. Kim • October 12, 2020
Viral image
Viral image
stated on October 8, 2020 in a Facebook post:
An appellate court found Kamala Harris and police “took part in framing and prosecuting a man” for a murder he didn’t commit, paying a key witness $60,000 in relocation benefits for testifying against him.
Half-True
By Ciara O'Rourke • October 9, 2020
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on October 8, 2020 in a Facebook ad:
As vice president, Kamala Harris would “defund, dismantle, and dissolve police departments.”
False
By Daniel Funke • October 8, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on October 5, 2020 in an NBC town hall in Miami:
During the Obama/Biden administration “18,000 people got clemency.”
False
By Amy Sherman • October 6, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 4, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“HOUSE PASSES BILL TO PAY U.N. TO RUN LOCAL POLICE BOARDS IN 46 U.S. CITIES.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • October 6, 2020
Susan Collins
Susan Collins
stated on September 14, 2020 in an ad:
Says Sara Gideon "voted to defund" the Freeport police "and gave the money to a nonprofit she helped run."
False
By Tom Kertscher • September 25, 2020
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on August 27, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“Coroner saying George Floyd died of drug overdose, not police brutality.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • September 25, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 1, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“So far, out of 175 arrested in Kenosha, 102 were not from Kenosha. Rioting has become its own industry.”
Mostly False
By Eric Litke • September 18, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 10, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“This is what Kamala Harris thinks about young Americans … ‘They are stupid!’”
Half-True
By Samantha Putterman • September 17, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 16, 2020 in a pair of tweets:
Says Joe Biden played N.W.A.’s “F--- Tha Police” during an event in Florida.
Pants on Fire!
By Bill McCarthy • September 16, 2020
Karen Handel
Karen Handel
stated on August 24, 2020 in an ad:
Says Lucy McBath "is supporting those who attack the police."
False
By Tom Kertscher • September 14, 2020
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