Fact Check Posts – Page 9

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

Robin Vos
stated on June 10, 2013 an interview:

A study of private bail bond systems "showed that Wisconsin has a higher no-show rate than other states" of defendants skipping court appearances.

By Dave Umhoefer • June 24, 2013

Andre Jacque
stated on May 15, 2013 an interview:

A monthly "police and fire protection fee" on all Wisconsin phone bills does nothing to support police and fire.

By Tom Kertscher • June 24, 2013

Lena Taylor
stated on June 7, 2013 an op-ed article:

"There is no statistical evidence that bail bonds increase the likelihood of those awaiting trial returning to court for their scheduled hearings."

By Dave Umhoefer • June 23, 2013

Peter Palumbo
stated on April 11, 2013 a House Finance Committee hearing:

In Cranston, it costs $5,000 to $6,000 to send out community notifications on just one Level 3 sex offender.

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 12, 2013

Ed FitzGerald
stated on April 19, 2013 an email announcing his gubernatorial campaign kickoff:

"Ohioans want an end to pay-to-play politics."

By Henry J. Gomez • May 2, 2013

Ed Fallone
stated on February 5, 2013 an interview:

Wisconsin's Supreme Court justices are "deciding fewer opinions in civil and criminal cases than they used to."

By Tom Kertscher • February 18, 2013

Providence City Council
stated on January 3, 2013 a council resolution:

"Semi-automatic weapons, whether pistol or rifle, were designed for use by the military on the battlefield."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 16, 2013

John G. Edwards
stated on June 5, 2012 a debate on the House floor:

Decriminalizing marijuana "will save the state anywhere from $4 (million) to $11 million dollars."

By Tom Mooney • June 17, 2012

Lamar Smith
stated on January 20, 2012 an opinion column.:

"Illegal counterfeiting and piracy costs the U.S. economy $100 billion... every year."

By W. Gardner Selby • February 6, 2012

David Dewhurst
stated on December 13, 2011 a post on his campaign website:

"Ballistic tests have confirmed that the death of at least one U.S. Border Patrol agent was caused by" weapons that were part of a federal arms trafficking operation.

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • January 9, 2012

David A. Clarke Jr.
stated on September 30, 2011 a radio interview:

Says he’s "never asked for more" than inflationary budget increases in his 10 budgets as Milwaukee County sheriff

By Dave Umhoefer • October 16, 2011

Samuel DeMaio
stated on June 9, 2011 an interview on FOX 5's "Good Day New York":

Says he can’t release his internal affairs record because there are Attorney General guidelines in place protecting it.

By Erin O'Neill • June 30, 2011

Stephen Ucci
stated on March 30, 2011 a news release:

"A [bank] surveillance camera capturing a criminal’s face and other identifiable traits would certainly discourage robbery attempts and serve as a deterrent to robbers."

By Richard Salit • May 6, 2011

Richard Ferruccio
stated on March 8, 2011 a radio interview:

"What we have now is the most generous, in my opinion, 'good time' bill in the entire United States."

By Peter Lord • March 21, 2011

Bloggers
stated on November 18, 2010 blog postings:

Sheldon Whitehouse and 18 other senators "voted to censor the internet."

By Cynthia Needham • December 10, 2010

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