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stated on May 4, 2021 in a campaign press conference

California Gov. Gavin Newsom “just let 76,000 inmates out of jail."

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stated on April 19, 2021 in a speech

“If you look at some of these places that (reduced police funding), they’ve already seen crime go up."

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stated on April 26, 2021 in a Facebook post

Says the Memphis Police Department “will no longer respond” to crimes including larceny, breaking and entering, and motor vehicle theft.

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stated on April 19, 2021 in a Facebook post

By clicking on a link from a fake USPS text message, “you are sending your precise location to sex traffickers in your local area” so they can kidnap you.

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stated on April 15, 2021 in a Facebook post

Police say there is a suspected serial killer in Baton Rouge.

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stated on April 11, 2021 in a Facebook post

A serial killer is targeting women in Hot Springs, Ark.

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stated on April 11, 2021 in a Facebook post

“George Floyd’s younger brother, Dejywan Floyd, has been arrested in North Carolina for a ‘road rage’ shooting of a white couple, killing the mother of six sitting in the passenger seat.”

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stated on April 1, 2021 in a TV segment

“The Biden administration is engaging in human trafficking because they are enabling this to happen” at the southern border.

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stated on March 23, 2021 in a TV segment

"In 2004, George W. Bush lifted the ban on those (AR-15 type) rifles, and since then, the number of massacres has increased 183%. During the ban, there were 12 incidents. Since he lifted the ban, there were 34 incidents."

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stated on March 18, 2021 in Facebook posts

The “president of Drag Queen Story Hour” was “arrested, charged with child pornography.”

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stated on March 20, 2021 in a speech

“There was no violence on the Senate side, in terms of the chamber.”

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stated on March 20, 2021 in a TV segment

The southern U.S. border “is now open to anyone from anywhere in the world who wishes to enter our country.”

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stated on March 16, 2021 in in a tweet

“Black Lives Matter of Atlanta Charged with Wire Fraud, Money Laundering and Allegedly Using almost 500k in Donations For Personal Use.”

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stated on March 17, 2021 in a Facebook post

The Atlanta shooting suspect wrote an anti-China post on Facebook prior to the shootings.

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stated on March 4, 2021 in a Facebook post

Says El Chapo testified in court that he paid off Nancy Pelosi to keep the U.S.-Mexico border open for drug cartels.

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stated on March 2, 2021 in a constituent email.

Voting-rights legislation proposed by Democrats in Congress called H.R. 1 “would force states to restore the voting rights of convicted felons—including violent felons convicted of murder or rape.”

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stated on February 26, 2021 in a CPAC speech

The Biden administration “halted deportations for all illegal aliens — murderers, rapists, terrorists, MS-13 gang members are not being deported."

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stated on February 22, 2021 in a TV segment

"There's no evidence that white supremacists were responsible for what happened on Jan. 6. That's a lie.”

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stated on February 8, 2021 in a Newsmax TV segment

“Only one person died on that day” during the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot.

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stated on January 27, 2021 in remarks

"Only in the Third World do you see this habitual use of prosecutions of former leaders.”

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Update: Capitol police officer Brian Sicknick died of natural causes

Update: Capitol police officer Brian Sicknick died of natural causes

By Jon Greenberg • April 20, 2021

What we know about the traffic stop that left Daunte Wright dead

What we know about the traffic stop that left Daunte Wright dead

By Ciara O'Rourke • April 15, 2021

Ask PolitiFact: Is the Biden administration pushing for no-knock raids to seize guns?

Ask PolitiFact: Is the Biden administration pushing for no-knock raids to seize guns?

By Noah Y. Kim • April 9, 2021

Did George Floyd say he ‘ate too many drugs,’ as Derek Chauvin's defense claimed?

Did George Floyd say he ‘ate too many drugs,’ as Derek Chauvin's defense claimed?

By Bill McCarthy • April 8, 2021

Hate crimes against Asian Americans: What the numbers show, and don’t

Hate crimes against Asian Americans: What the numbers show, and don’t

By Amy Sherman • March 19, 2021

Ask PolitiFact: Where was Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez during the Capitol riot?

Ask PolitiFact: Where was Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez during the Capitol riot?

By Bill McCarthy • February 4, 2021

Was the storming of the US Capitol a coup? An academic group now says yes

Was the storming of the US Capitol a coup? An academic group now says yes

By Louis Jacobson • February 1, 2021

Checking Evers' promises on Act 10, prisons, commissions

Checking Evers' promises on Act 10, prisons, commissions

By Eric Litke • January 22, 2021

FBI investigation of Capitol riot focuses on far-right groups

FBI investigation of Capitol riot focuses on far-right groups

By Daniel Funke • January 20, 2021

After Calling U.S. Capitol Insurrection ‘First Shots Against Tyranny,’ Calif. Lawmaker Backtracks

After Calling U.S. Capitol Insurrection ‘First Shots Against Tyranny,’ Calif. Lawmaker Backtracks

By Chris Nichols • January 12, 2021

There’s no proof antifa stormed the Capitol. The rumor spread quickly anyway

There’s no proof antifa stormed the Capitol. The rumor spread quickly anyway

By Daniel Funke • January 7, 2021

Ask PolitiFact: Did Capitol Police let mob of Trump supporters in?

Ask PolitiFact: Did Capitol Police let mob of Trump supporters in?

By Samantha Putterman • January 7, 2021

A day of crisis at the US Capitol, fact-checked

A day of crisis at the US Capitol, fact-checked

By PolitiFact Staff • January 6, 2021

In context: 'Operation Undaunted' and crime in Austin

In context: 'Operation Undaunted' and crime in Austin

By Brandon Mulder • January 4, 2021

Pants on Fire in Review 2020 -- Wisconsin

Pants on Fire in Review 2020 -- Wisconsin

By Haley BeMiller • December 28, 2020

Top 10 fact checks of 2020 -- Wisconsin

Top 10 fact checks of 2020 -- Wisconsin

By Eric Litke • December 24, 2020

Allegations of USPS election fraud in Michigan don’t hold up

Allegations of USPS election fraud in Michigan don’t hold up

By Bill McCarthy • November 5, 2020

In context: Donald Trump’s ‘stand back and stand by’ debate comments on white supremacists

In context: Donald Trump’s ‘stand back and stand by’ debate comments on white supremacists

By Bill McCarthy • September 30, 2020

Here’s what Tucker Carlson got wrong about the Kenosha shootings

Here’s what Tucker Carlson got wrong about the Kenosha shootings

By Eric Litke • September 23, 2020

Despite Trump’s Suggestion, Voting Twice In An Election Is Illegal Under California And Federal Law

Despite Trump’s Suggestion, Voting Twice In An Election Is Illegal Under California And Federal Law

By Chris Nichols • September 3, 2020

Latest promises about Crime

Direct federal resources to help prevent violence against transgender women

Reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act

Have mandatory minimum sentences for criminals caught trying to re-enter the United States illegally

Fully fund the COPS program

Fully fund the Violence Against Women Act

Initiate a grant and training program for law enforcement to deter cyber crime

Push for Matthew Shepard Act, which expands hate crime law to include sexual orientation

Create new criminal penalties for mortgage fraud

Restore funding for the Byrne Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) program