Latest Fact-checks in Crime Clear Any Rating True Mostly True Half True Mostly False False Pants on Fire Full Flop Half Flip No Flip Any Speaker Any Date Range Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last 12 Months 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Any Category Mike Bost stated on October 22, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says Brendan Kelly "allowed half of the criminals he faced to walk free" and "failed to protect women who were violently assaulted," allowing "those guilty of sexual assault to cut inexcusable plea deals." Ken Paxton stated on October 25, 2018 in a TV ad: Says Ken Paxton "shut down the world’s largest human trafficking marketplace." Donald Trump stated on October 10, 2018 in a rally in Erie, Pa.: Says "Bob Casey voted in favor of deadly sanctuary cities that released thousands upon thousands of illegal alien criminals and vicious gang members to prey on Pennsylvania streets, to prey all over this country." Donald Trump stated on October 22, 2018 in a rally for Republican candidates in Houston: Says Beto O’Rourke "voted to shield MS-13 gang members from deportation." Florida Strong stated on October 17, 2018 in a Facebook video: Says Andrew Gillum "oversaw a 52 percent increase in murder." Republican Party of Florida stated on October 10, 2018 in an ad: Says Andrew Gillum is running "from the FBI." Gavin Newsom stated on October 8, 2018 in a gubernatorial debate: "Only Duterte’s Philippines and Trump’s United States of America have money bail." Andrew Gillum stated on September 30, 2018 in CBS4 interview: Says Tallahassee "is experiencing a five-year low in our crime rate." Ron DeSantis stated on September 23, 2018 in CBS4 interview: Says Andrew Gillum has presided over "the highest crime in Florida four years running." Senate Leadership Fund stated on September 25, 2018 in an attack ad: Says Jacky Rosen "voted against stopping criminals from re-entering the United States." Mike DeWine stated on September 12, 2018 in an ad: Says Richard Cordray’s "plan would allow drug dealers to remain on our streets." Ted Cruz stated on September 21, 2018 in a debate at Southern Methodist University: Says Beto O’Rourke described police as "modern-day Jim Crow." Scott Walker stated on September 12, 2018 in a TV ad: Says Tony Evers "wants to cut Wisconsin's prison population in half, a dangerous plan that today would mean releasing thousands of violent criminals back into our communities." Gavin Newsom stated on August 17, 2018 in a TV interview: Says John Cox "parroted, parroted Trump — almost verbatim — on the children’s separation issues at the border." Ken Paxton stated on August 26, 2018 in an interview on Fox & Friends: Says Texas has "had over 600,000 crimes committed by illegals since 2011. Over 1,200 homicides." Mike DeWine stated on August 22, 2018 in a TV ad: "While Richard Cordray was Attorney General, 12,000 rape kits like Allyssa's were left untested. Cordray's failure left serial rapists free to strike again. Then Mike DeWine became Attorney General. He tested all 12,000 rape kits. Now hundreds of rapists are behind bars." Greater Wisconsin Committee stated on August 20, 2018 in a TV ad: "When the law stopped Tony Evers from revoking a teacher's license for viewing pornography, Tony worked with lawmakers from both parties to change the law so offenders could be kicked out of the classroom." Bloggers stated on February 21, 2017 in a blog post: "John McCain was pardoned for treason" Donald Trump stated on August 22, 2018 in a tweet: Says the "South African Government is now seizing land from white farmers" and alleges a "large scale killing of farmers" in the country. Silvestre Reyes stated on May 22, 2012 in a TV ad: Says Beto O’Rourke "has a criminal record that includes DWI and burglary arrests." Matt Flynn stated on August 8, 2018 in a candidates forum: Says he was "not part of transferring" any priests accused of sexual abuse. Scott Walker stated on August 7, 2018 in a tweet: "A number of Democrats running for governor want to cut the prison population by 50%" and "that would require the release of thousands of violent felons." Jeff Greene stated on July 29, 2018 in a TV interview: "There is a big correlation between third grade reading level and whether you go to college or whether you go to prison. And in Florida right now only 56 percent of kids are coming out of third grade at third grade reading level." Rudy Giuliani stated on August 6, 2018 in a tweet: There were "63 murders this weekend" in Chicago and Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s legacy is "more murders in his city than ever before." Omar Rachid stated on July 21, 2018 in a San Antonio Express-News story: "Muslims in America have been subjected to more insults, attacks and hate crimes in the last two or three years than ever before, specifically more than after 9-11." Bloggers stated on August 1, 2018 in a blog post: Say a "left wing extremist, chases down, rams car over Trump bumper sticker." Bloggers stated on July 19, 2018 in a blog post: "Satanic leader confesses to sacrificing 675 children 'gifted' to him by doctors." Bloggers stated on July 12, 2018 in a blog post: "Hillary in hiding as police discover dead body hidden in Huma Abedin’s dumpster." Bloggers stated on July 15, 2018 in a blog post: "Puerto Rico mayor facing fraud charges over $3M in federal disaster relief" Club for Growth stated on July 12, 2018 in a TV ad: Says Leah Vukmir "wrote a letter seeking leniency for a fellow state legislator convicted of sexual assault."
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Mike Bost stated on October 22, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says Brendan Kelly "allowed half of the criminals he faced to walk free" and "failed to protect women who were violently assaulted," allowing "those guilty of sexual assault to cut inexcusable plea deals." Ken Paxton stated on October 25, 2018 in a TV ad: Says Ken Paxton "shut down the world’s largest human trafficking marketplace." Donald Trump stated on October 10, 2018 in a rally in Erie, Pa.: Says "Bob Casey voted in favor of deadly sanctuary cities that released thousands upon thousands of illegal alien criminals and vicious gang members to prey on Pennsylvania streets, to prey all over this country." Donald Trump stated on October 22, 2018 in a rally for Republican candidates in Houston: Says Beto O’Rourke "voted to shield MS-13 gang members from deportation." Florida Strong stated on October 17, 2018 in a Facebook video: Says Andrew Gillum "oversaw a 52 percent increase in murder." Republican Party of Florida stated on October 10, 2018 in an ad: Says Andrew Gillum is running "from the FBI." Gavin Newsom stated on October 8, 2018 in a gubernatorial debate: "Only Duterte’s Philippines and Trump’s United States of America have money bail." Andrew Gillum stated on September 30, 2018 in CBS4 interview: Says Tallahassee "is experiencing a five-year low in our crime rate." Ron DeSantis stated on September 23, 2018 in CBS4 interview: Says Andrew Gillum has presided over "the highest crime in Florida four years running." Senate Leadership Fund stated on September 25, 2018 in an attack ad: Says Jacky Rosen "voted against stopping criminals from re-entering the United States." Mike DeWine stated on September 12, 2018 in an ad: Says Richard Cordray’s "plan would allow drug dealers to remain on our streets." Ted Cruz stated on September 21, 2018 in a debate at Southern Methodist University: Says Beto O’Rourke described police as "modern-day Jim Crow." Scott Walker stated on September 12, 2018 in a TV ad: Says Tony Evers "wants to cut Wisconsin's prison population in half, a dangerous plan that today would mean releasing thousands of violent criminals back into our communities." Gavin Newsom stated on August 17, 2018 in a TV interview: Says John Cox "parroted, parroted Trump — almost verbatim — on the children’s separation issues at the border." Ken Paxton stated on August 26, 2018 in an interview on Fox & Friends: Says Texas has "had over 600,000 crimes committed by illegals since 2011. Over 1,200 homicides." Mike DeWine stated on August 22, 2018 in a TV ad: "While Richard Cordray was Attorney General, 12,000 rape kits like Allyssa's were left untested. Cordray's failure left serial rapists free to strike again. Then Mike DeWine became Attorney General. He tested all 12,000 rape kits. Now hundreds of rapists are behind bars." Greater Wisconsin Committee stated on August 20, 2018 in a TV ad: "When the law stopped Tony Evers from revoking a teacher's license for viewing pornography, Tony worked with lawmakers from both parties to change the law so offenders could be kicked out of the classroom." Bloggers stated on February 21, 2017 in a blog post: "John McCain was pardoned for treason" Donald Trump stated on August 22, 2018 in a tweet: Says the "South African Government is now seizing land from white farmers" and alleges a "large scale killing of farmers" in the country. Silvestre Reyes stated on May 22, 2012 in a TV ad: Says Beto O’Rourke "has a criminal record that includes DWI and burglary arrests." Matt Flynn stated on August 8, 2018 in a candidates forum: Says he was "not part of transferring" any priests accused of sexual abuse. Scott Walker stated on August 7, 2018 in a tweet: "A number of Democrats running for governor want to cut the prison population by 50%" and "that would require the release of thousands of violent felons." Jeff Greene stated on July 29, 2018 in a TV interview: "There is a big correlation between third grade reading level and whether you go to college or whether you go to prison. And in Florida right now only 56 percent of kids are coming out of third grade at third grade reading level." Rudy Giuliani stated on August 6, 2018 in a tweet: There were "63 murders this weekend" in Chicago and Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s legacy is "more murders in his city than ever before." Omar Rachid stated on July 21, 2018 in a San Antonio Express-News story: "Muslims in America have been subjected to more insults, attacks and hate crimes in the last two or three years than ever before, specifically more than after 9-11." Bloggers stated on August 1, 2018 in a blog post: Say a "left wing extremist, chases down, rams car over Trump bumper sticker." Bloggers stated on July 19, 2018 in a blog post: "Satanic leader confesses to sacrificing 675 children 'gifted' to him by doctors." Bloggers stated on July 12, 2018 in a blog post: "Hillary in hiding as police discover dead body hidden in Huma Abedin’s dumpster." Bloggers stated on July 15, 2018 in a blog post: "Puerto Rico mayor facing fraud charges over $3M in federal disaster relief" Club for Growth stated on July 12, 2018 in a TV ad: Says Leah Vukmir "wrote a letter seeking leniency for a fellow state legislator convicted of sexual assault."
Mike Bost stated on October 22, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says Brendan Kelly "allowed half of the criminals he faced to walk free" and "failed to protect women who were violently assaulted," allowing "those guilty of sexual assault to cut inexcusable plea deals."
Ken Paxton stated on October 25, 2018 in a TV ad: Says Ken Paxton "shut down the world’s largest human trafficking marketplace."
Donald Trump stated on October 10, 2018 in a rally in Erie, Pa.: Says "Bob Casey voted in favor of deadly sanctuary cities that released thousands upon thousands of illegal alien criminals and vicious gang members to prey on Pennsylvania streets, to prey all over this country."
Donald Trump stated on October 22, 2018 in a rally for Republican candidates in Houston: Says Beto O’Rourke "voted to shield MS-13 gang members from deportation."
Florida Strong stated on October 17, 2018 in a Facebook video: Says Andrew Gillum "oversaw a 52 percent increase in murder."
Republican Party of Florida stated on October 10, 2018 in an ad: Says Andrew Gillum is running "from the FBI."
Gavin Newsom stated on October 8, 2018 in a gubernatorial debate: "Only Duterte’s Philippines and Trump’s United States of America have money bail."
Andrew Gillum stated on September 30, 2018 in CBS4 interview: Says Tallahassee "is experiencing a five-year low in our crime rate."
Ron DeSantis stated on September 23, 2018 in CBS4 interview: Says Andrew Gillum has presided over "the highest crime in Florida four years running."
Senate Leadership Fund stated on September 25, 2018 in an attack ad: Says Jacky Rosen "voted against stopping criminals from re-entering the United States."
Mike DeWine stated on September 12, 2018 in an ad: Says Richard Cordray’s "plan would allow drug dealers to remain on our streets."
Ted Cruz stated on September 21, 2018 in a debate at Southern Methodist University: Says Beto O’Rourke described police as "modern-day Jim Crow."
Scott Walker stated on September 12, 2018 in a TV ad: Says Tony Evers "wants to cut Wisconsin's prison population in half, a dangerous plan that today would mean releasing thousands of violent criminals back into our communities."
Gavin Newsom stated on August 17, 2018 in a TV interview: Says John Cox "parroted, parroted Trump — almost verbatim — on the children’s separation issues at the border."
Ken Paxton stated on August 26, 2018 in an interview on Fox & Friends: Says Texas has "had over 600,000 crimes committed by illegals since 2011. Over 1,200 homicides."
Mike DeWine stated on August 22, 2018 in a TV ad: "While Richard Cordray was Attorney General, 12,000 rape kits like Allyssa's were left untested. Cordray's failure left serial rapists free to strike again. Then Mike DeWine became Attorney General. He tested all 12,000 rape kits. Now hundreds of rapists are behind bars."
Greater Wisconsin Committee stated on August 20, 2018 in a TV ad: "When the law stopped Tony Evers from revoking a teacher's license for viewing pornography, Tony worked with lawmakers from both parties to change the law so offenders could be kicked out of the classroom."
Donald Trump stated on August 22, 2018 in a tweet: Says the "South African Government is now seizing land from white farmers" and alleges a "large scale killing of farmers" in the country.
Silvestre Reyes stated on May 22, 2012 in a TV ad: Says Beto O’Rourke "has a criminal record that includes DWI and burglary arrests."
Matt Flynn stated on August 8, 2018 in a candidates forum: Says he was "not part of transferring" any priests accused of sexual abuse.
Scott Walker stated on August 7, 2018 in a tweet: "A number of Democrats running for governor want to cut the prison population by 50%" and "that would require the release of thousands of violent felons."
Jeff Greene stated on July 29, 2018 in a TV interview: "There is a big correlation between third grade reading level and whether you go to college or whether you go to prison. And in Florida right now only 56 percent of kids are coming out of third grade at third grade reading level."
Rudy Giuliani stated on August 6, 2018 in a tweet: There were "63 murders this weekend" in Chicago and Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s legacy is "more murders in his city than ever before."
Omar Rachid stated on July 21, 2018 in a San Antonio Express-News story: "Muslims in America have been subjected to more insults, attacks and hate crimes in the last two or three years than ever before, specifically more than after 9-11."
Bloggers stated on August 1, 2018 in a blog post: Say a "left wing extremist, chases down, rams car over Trump bumper sticker."
Bloggers stated on July 19, 2018 in a blog post: "Satanic leader confesses to sacrificing 675 children 'gifted' to him by doctors."
Bloggers stated on July 12, 2018 in a blog post: "Hillary in hiding as police discover dead body hidden in Huma Abedin’s dumpster."
Bloggers stated on July 15, 2018 in a blog post: "Puerto Rico mayor facing fraud charges over $3M in federal disaster relief"
Club for Growth stated on July 12, 2018 in a TV ad: Says Leah Vukmir "wrote a letter seeking leniency for a fellow state legislator convicted of sexual assault."
