Public Safety Scorecard true 0% 41 Checks mostly true 0% 50 Checks half true 0% 38 Checks mostly false 0% 53 Checks false 0% 96 Checks Pants on Fire 0% 25 Checks For more details, see the Principles of PolitiFact All Fact-checks for Public Safety Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated on April 29, 2025 a town hall event DARPA is spraying the skies with chemicals that are in jet fuel. By Madison Czopek • May 5, 2025 Ashley Moody stated on January 30, 2025 a hearing The National Human Trafficking Hotline “in the last four years decided that they would no longer report tips to law enforcement, that they would take a more victim-centered approach.” By Samantha Putterman • February 4, 2025 Instagram posts stated on December 16, 2024 an Instagram post New Jersey drones are searching for missing radioactive material. December 18, 2024 Dave McCormick stated on October 15, 2024 a debate Sen. Bob Casey "has voted in lockstep with his liberal party to defund the police." By Caleb McCullough • October 28, 2024 Facebook posts stated on September 8, 2024 a social media post Photos that show lists of school names are “school shooting lists.” By Andy Nguyen • September 15, 2024 Donald Trump stated on July 27, 2024 a rally in St. Cloud, Minnesota During the 2020 Minnesota riots after George Floyd’s murder, Gov. Tim Walz didn’t call in the National Guard, “so, I sent in the National Guard to save Minneapolis.” By Amy Sherman • August 7, 2024 Facebook posts stated on March 16, 2024 a video posted on Facebook. The Oklahoma National Guard’s assistance for the April 8 eclipse signals something “bigger.” By Madison Czopek • March 20, 2024 Facebook posts stated on March 14, 2024 Facebook reel Emergency officials warn to “stock up on food, water, and fuel ahead of the eclipse.” By Madison Czopek • March 19, 2024 Facebook posts stated on September 20, 2023 a Facebook post Patent shows 5G towers are used for brainwashing. By Maria Briceño • October 3, 2023 Facebook posts stated on July 20, 2023 a Facebook post Two pipeline workers in the Chicago area were given fentanyl-laced water bottles. July 21, 2023 Facebook posts stated on May 24, 2023 a Facebook post 30 tons of lost ammonium nitrate on a California-bound train suggest an orchestrated conspiracy. June 1, 2023 Joe Biden stated on May 10, 2023 a speech in New York "The Republican plan would cut federal law enforcement officers — 30,000 — including 11,000 FBI agents, 2,000 border agents, DEA agents, and so on." By Amy Sherman, Maria Ramirez Uribe • May 18, 2023 Facebook posts stated on April 25, 2023 una publicación en Facebook Tropas estadounidenses se preparan para “una pandemia zombies”. By Maria Briceño • May 10, 2023 Instagram posts stated on April 23, 2023 an Instagram post "Healthy pilots are suffering from myocarditis and dropping dead on flights” because of the COVID-19 vaccines. April 28, 2023 Glen Sturtevant stated on March 16, 2023 a candidate's forum On red flag laws. By Warren Fiske • March 24, 2023 Jim Jordan stated on January 29, 2023 an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press" "I got a list of 20 jurisdictions that defunded the police to the tune of over $1 billion total." By Yacob Reyes • February 1, 2023 Levar Stoney stated on October 26, 2022 a news conference. “I don’t get involved in the hiring and firing of police chiefs.” By Warren Fiske • November 2, 2022 Kathy Hochul stated on September 28, 2022 a speech New York state is outpacing the rest of the country, because shootings in New York are down 10%, and across the country the drop is only 2%. By Jill Terreri Ramos • October 24, 2022 Facebook posts stated on August 11, 2022 Facebook post “With the combined salary of the 87,000 new IRS Agents ($81,456 average annual salary), you could put a police officer ($55,117) in every public school in the nation (97,568) and still have 31,007 police officers or $1,709,012,819 left over.” September 8, 2022 National Republican Congressional Committee stated on July 18, 2022 a blog. “Abigail Spanberger is raking in thousands from defund the police groups because she supports defunding the police.” By Warren Fiske • August 1, 2022 Load More Latest Articles Florida exigirá exámenes de licencia de conducir solo en inglés. ¿Mejorará la seguridad vial? By Samantha Putterman • February 5, 2026 Will Florida’s new English-only policy for drivers license exams make roads safer? What we found. By Samantha Putterman • February 4, 2026 No, Oct. 4 national emergency alert test won’t turn you into a zombie. Here are the facts. October 3, 2023 What counts as a “mass shooting”? The definition varies By Amy Sherman, Maria Ramirez Uribe • February 14, 2023 PolitiFact Wisconsin ‘High Five’ for June 2022 By Laura Schulte, Madeline Heim • July 8, 2022 Fact-checking misinformation about the Uvalde school shooting By Madison Czopek • May 27, 2022 Police confusing firearms for stun guns: How often does it happen? By Miriam Valverde • April 15, 2021 Fact-checking newcomer Lauren Boebert on Trump impeachment, Capitol riot By Miriam Valverde • January 15, 2021 Black Lives Matter protests and the Capitol assault: Comparing the police response By Jon Greenberg • January 8, 2021 What To Know Before Voting In-Person In California By Chris Nichols • October 30, 2020 Fact-checking claims about Breonna Taylor’s death By Miriam Valverde • September 25, 2020 What is the risk of getting coronavirus on a plane? September 4, 2020 How much did protests contribute to LA’s COVID-19 surge? Data is still sparse By Chris Nichols • July 21, 2020 Sen. Amanda Chase spread hoax of deadly antifa riot headed to Chesterfield By Warren Fiske • June 15, 2020 Fact-checking Donald Trump’s Fox News interview on police brutality protests By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, Miriam Valverde • June 12, 2020 How George Floyd protests evolved in 5 major cities By Daniel Funke • June 10, 2020 ‘Defund the police’ movement: What do activists mean by that? By Miriam Valverde • June 9, 2020 Trump wants to designate antifa as a terrorist organization, but lacks legal authority for it By Miriam Valverde • June 1, 2020 The death of George Floyd: What you need to know By Bill McCarthy • May 29, 2020 How states are enforcing coronavirus stay-at-home orders By Miriam Valverde • April 2, 2020 Latest promises about Public Safety Barack Obama Fully fund the Violence Against Women Act Significant increases fulfill the promise | April 23, 2010 Latest promises about Public Safety
