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All Fact-checks for Crime

Instagram posts

stated on September 5, 2023 in an Instagram post

“California Democrats have proposed Bill 553, which makes it ILLEGAL to confront or fight back against looters, burglars and shoplifters.”

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stated on August 25, 2023 in una publicación en Facebook

La Proposición 47 en California dice "cualquier persona que trate de robar artículos con un valor menos de $950 no serán llevados a la cárcel, ni serán penados por ningún tipo de ley".

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stated on August 27, 2023 in an Instagram post

Photo shows someone stealing less than $950 of goods in California.

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stated on August 15, 2023 in a Truth Social post

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis “campaigned and raised money on, ‘I will get Trump.’”

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stated on August 4, 2023 in a speech in Alabama

“They are trying to make it illegal to question the results of a bad election.”

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stated on June 18, 2023 in a video

“New California bill charges parents with child abuse for refusing to ‘affirm’ their kid’s gender identity.”

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stated on June 3, 2023 in a TikTok post

“Cocaine, porn, evidence of child trafficking found in (Gov. Gretchen) Whitmer’s car.”

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Instagram posts

stated on May 24, 2023 in an Instagram post

A list shows violent crimes in Los Angeles that “people will be set free on as of today.”

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stated on May 8, 2023 in a Facebook post

“Both murderers in Texas were not only illegals, but gang members” and were “most likely tied to MS-13.”

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stated on May 7, 2023 in remarks on CNN's "State of the Union"

“This year, there have been 13,000 deaths by gun violence. The vast majority, 95% of them, are in inner cities, where you have some of the strictest gun control laws in the country.”

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Kirsten Gillibrand

stated on March 20, 2023 in a speech at John Jay College of Criminal Justice

“Many law enforcement agencies didn’t submit their (hate crime) data to the FBI.”

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stated on April 23, 2023 in a post

People are participating in “National Rape Day’” on April 24.

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stated on April 4, 2023 in una publicación en Facebook

“Joe Biden liberará a reos tras visita de Marco Rubio a El Salvador”.

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stated on April 3, 2023 in a Tweet

“Florida man charged with a hate crime” for defacing pride crosswalk.

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stated on March 23, 2023 in un post de Facebook

“La mayor parte” del fentanilo que llega a los puertos de Estados Unidos viene desde Canadá.

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stated on March 26, 2023 in a tweet

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was involved in a covered-up DUI accident

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Charles Schumer

stated on March 10, 2023 in a news release

Sullivan County “has the highest opioid death rate in all of New York state” yet “it’s the only county in the Hudson Valley not included in the federal High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area” program.

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stated on March 28, 2023 in a speech

In the U.S., “you’re not allowed to own a machine gun.”

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stated on March 27, 2023 in a statement to the media

“Gun violence is the number one killer of children and teens — it has overtaken cars.”

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William Barclay

stated on March 7, 2023 in a tweet

“A proposal in Syracuse would pay gang members $100-$200 per week to stay out of trouble.”

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Fact-check: Did Fox News debate moderators paint an accurate picture of America?

Fact-check: Did Fox News debate moderators paint an accurate picture of America?

By Madison Czopek • August 25, 2023

Read indictment of Donald Trump in Georgia 2020 election case

Read indictment of Donald Trump in Georgia 2020 election case

By PolitiFact Staff • August 15, 2023

Fact-check: 8 Pants on Fire statements by Donald Trump about Georgia 2020 election

Fact-check: 8 Pants on Fire statements by Donald Trump about Georgia 2020 election

By Amy Sherman • August 15, 2023

Hunter Biden investigation: What's a special counsel, and why did Merrick Garland appoint one?

Hunter Biden investigation: What's a special counsel, and why did Merrick Garland appoint one?

By Jeff Cercone • August 11, 2023

Why did it take the DOJ more than two years to indict Donald Trump in the 2020 election case?

Why did it take the DOJ more than two years to indict Donald Trump in the 2020 election case?

By Louis Jacobson • August 3, 2023

Read all of PolitiFact’s coverage on Donald Trump indictments

Read all of PolitiFact’s coverage on Donald Trump indictments

By PolitiFact Staff • August 1, 2023

Read indictment of Donald Trump in the special counsel’s 2020 election, Jan. 6 investigation

Read indictment of Donald Trump in the special counsel’s 2020 election, Jan. 6 investigation

By PolitiFact Staff • August 1, 2023

PolitiFact readers respond to our fact-checks about transgender stats, book bans and climate change

PolitiFact readers respond to our fact-checks about transgender stats, book bans and climate change

By Amy Sherman • July 31, 2023

What was the fake elector plot by Trump allies following the 2020 election?

What was the fake elector plot by Trump allies following the 2020 election?

By Sofia Bliss-Carrascosa • July 27, 2023

Did Donald Trump ever apologize to the ‘Central Park Five’?

Did Donald Trump ever apologize to the ‘Central Park Five’?

By Conor Amendola • July 25, 2023

Jason Aldean's 'Try That in a Small Town' video includes footage from non-US protests

Jason Aldean's 'Try That in a Small Town' video includes footage from non-US protests

By Jeff Cercone • July 20, 2023

Fact-checking Ron DeSantis' 2024 presidential campaign kickoff on Twitter Spaces with Elon Musk

Fact-checking Ron DeSantis' 2024 presidential campaign kickoff on Twitter Spaces with Elon Musk

By Matthew Crowley • May 24, 2023

Stormy Daniels’ order to pay Trump in failed defamation lawsuit is unrelated to NY case

Stormy Daniels’ order to pay Trump in failed defamation lawsuit is unrelated to NY case

By Samantha Putterman • April 7, 2023

Indictment of a president was unprecedented before Trump in the U.S., but not other countries

Indictment of a president was unprecedented before Trump in the U.S., but not other countries

By Yacob Reyes • April 4, 2023

La violencia armada es la principal causa de muerte entre las personas de 1 a 19 años

La violencia armada es la principal causa de muerte entre las personas de 1 a 19 años

By Amy Sherman • April 3, 2023

Donald Trump indictment in Manhattan: A roundup of PolitiFact’s fact-checks, stories and explainers

Donald Trump indictment in Manhattan: A roundup of PolitiFact’s fact-checks, stories and explainers

By Samantha Putterman • April 3, 2023

No evidence of growing trend of trans radicalization or terrorism, experts say

No evidence of growing trend of trans radicalization or terrorism, experts say

By Grace Abels • March 31, 2023

¿Qué cuenta como un tiroteo masivo? La definición varía

¿Qué cuenta como un tiroteo masivo? La definición varía

By Maria Briceño • March 31, 2023

7 false claims from Fox News host Tucker Carlson’s segments on Jan. 6 footage

7 false claims from Fox News host Tucker Carlson’s segments on Jan. 6 footage

By Samantha Putterman • March 7, 2023

Fact-checking Ron DeSantis' 2023 State of the State claims about crime, Florida’s growth

Fact-checking Ron DeSantis' 2023 State of the State claims about crime, Florida’s growth

By Yacob Reyes • March 7, 2023

Latest promises about Crime

Reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act

Direct federal resources to help prevent violence against transgender women

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