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 Bloggers stated on October 3, 2017 in a blog post: "Las Vegas shooting witnesses report multiple gunmen dressed as security guards." José Serrano stated on September 12, 2017 in a tweet: "Republicans want to restore #gunrights to felons" Martina White stated on August 31, 2017 in In a statement to the Northeast Times: "It is shocking to me that Police Commissioner Richard Ross and Mayor Jim Kenney allowed this illegal occupation to go on for hours without taking any action to enforce the law…" Matt Gaetz stated on August 18, 2017 in a newsletter: "As of 2014, illegal aliens made up roughly 3.5 percent of our population, and committed over 10 percent of all murders." Katie Pavlich stated on August 26, 2017 in in a tweet: Says former President Barack Obama "pardoned a traitor who gave U.S. enemies state secrets, he also pardoned a terrorist who killed Americans." Steve Adler stated on July 26, 2017 in a tweet: "Austin is the safest big city in Texas." John Moorlach stated on August 4, 2017 in an op-ed: "Crime has been getting worse since Jerry Brown was elected governor." Jeff Sessions stated on August 7, 2017 in a press release: Chicago city officials "have adopted an official policy of protecting criminal aliens who prey on their own residents." Alex Jones stated on August 13, 2017 in a video on his website: Emails show Democrats, Hillary Clinton and George Soros instigated and orchestrated racial protests in Charlottesville by trying to "control" and keep people "desperate." Kamala Harris stated on July 18, 2017 in a speech: "It costs us about $33,000 a year (on average nationally) to lock somebody up. In California it costs about $75,000 a year." Donald Trump stated on August 8, 2017 in a briefing on opioids: "At the end of 2016, there were 23 percent fewer federal prosecutions than in 2011, so (prosecutors) looked at this scourge (opioid deaths) and they let it go by." Antonio Villaraigosa stated on July 31, 2017 in an interview on MSNBC: "Undocumented immigrants commit less crimes than the native born." US Daily News 24 stated on July 28, 2017 in a headline: Says Debbie Wasserman Schultz "going to mental hospital after what she did overnight desperate to escape arrest." Gwen Moore stated on June 29, 2017 in a speech: Says Dontre Hamilton "was shot 14 times by police for resting on a park bench in Milwaukee." Anthony Scaramucci stated on July 26, 2017 in a tweet: "In light of the leak of my financial disclosure info which is a felony I will be contacting @FBI and the @TheJusticeDept" Rick Kriseman stated on July 23, 2017 in posts on Twitter and Facebook: There were 2,761 auto thefts in 2006 under Rick Baker and 1,095 auto thefts in 2016. Jeff Sessions stated on July 21, 2017 in In a speech: Preliminary murder rates in Philadelphia "will put the murder rate at the highest of this decade in the city." Jeff Sessions stated on July 12, 2017 in a speech: "According to a recent study from the University of California Riverside, (sanctuary) cities with these policies have more violent crime on average than those that don’t." Rick Baker stated on June 25, 2017 in an interview with News Channel 8: "Midtown crime is up by 30 percent the last quarter." Gwen Moore stated on June 19, 2017 in an interview: "There are so many data that demonstrate that poor people, surprisingly, are less likely to use drugs than people with means." Pete Olson stated on June 9, 2017 in a radio interview brought to light June 20, 2017: Says that Bill Clinton "basically" told then-Attorney General Loretta Lynch in 2016 that "we killed Vince Foster." Travis Allen stated on June 22, 2017 in a campaign video: "I have seen crime increase in every major metropolitan area (in California) … Crime is on the rise in every major market." Donald Trump stated on June 28, 2017 in an immigration roundtable discussion: "We're pretty much at the 50 percent mark" on deportations of MS-13 gang members. Principled PAC stated on June 18, 2017 in an ad: "The same unhinged leftists cheering last week's shooting are all backing Jon Ossoff." New York Times Editorial Board stated on June 14, 2017 in a New York Times editorial: A political map circulated by Sarah Palin’s PAC incited Rep. Gabby Giffords’ shooting Gavin Newsom stated on June 2, 2017 in a tweet: "Americans are 25x more likely to be shot & killed than others in developed countries." Bloggers stated on June 3, 2017 in Internet posts: Says "Monica Lewinsky Found Dead" in a burglary. Bloggers stated on May 10, 2017 in Internet posts: President Trump greenlighted Congress to ramp up Clinton investigation. Bloggers stated on May 29, 2017 in Internet rumors: President Donald Trump "announced that he would reinstate a national day of remembrance for fallen officers that the traitor before him had done away with." Chris Abele stated on May 18, 2017 in an interview: Says David Clarke reduced the number of Milwaukee County sheriff's deputies "from about 700 and something to 300 and something."
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Bloggers stated on October 3, 2017 in a blog post: "Las Vegas shooting witnesses report multiple gunmen dressed as security guards." José Serrano stated on September 12, 2017 in a tweet: "Republicans want to restore #gunrights to felons" Martina White stated on August 31, 2017 in In a statement to the Northeast Times: "It is shocking to me that Police Commissioner Richard Ross and Mayor Jim Kenney allowed this illegal occupation to go on for hours without taking any action to enforce the law…" Matt Gaetz stated on August 18, 2017 in a newsletter: "As of 2014, illegal aliens made up roughly 3.5 percent of our population, and committed over 10 percent of all murders." Katie Pavlich stated on August 26, 2017 in in a tweet: Says former President Barack Obama "pardoned a traitor who gave U.S. enemies state secrets, he also pardoned a terrorist who killed Americans." Steve Adler stated on July 26, 2017 in a tweet: "Austin is the safest big city in Texas." John Moorlach stated on August 4, 2017 in an op-ed: "Crime has been getting worse since Jerry Brown was elected governor." Jeff Sessions stated on August 7, 2017 in a press release: Chicago city officials "have adopted an official policy of protecting criminal aliens who prey on their own residents." Alex Jones stated on August 13, 2017 in a video on his website: Emails show Democrats, Hillary Clinton and George Soros instigated and orchestrated racial protests in Charlottesville by trying to "control" and keep people "desperate." Kamala Harris stated on July 18, 2017 in a speech: "It costs us about $33,000 a year (on average nationally) to lock somebody up. In California it costs about $75,000 a year." Donald Trump stated on August 8, 2017 in a briefing on opioids: "At the end of 2016, there were 23 percent fewer federal prosecutions than in 2011, so (prosecutors) looked at this scourge (opioid deaths) and they let it go by." Antonio Villaraigosa stated on July 31, 2017 in an interview on MSNBC: "Undocumented immigrants commit less crimes than the native born." US Daily News 24 stated on July 28, 2017 in a headline: Says Debbie Wasserman Schultz "going to mental hospital after what she did overnight desperate to escape arrest." Gwen Moore stated on June 29, 2017 in a speech: Says Dontre Hamilton "was shot 14 times by police for resting on a park bench in Milwaukee." Anthony Scaramucci stated on July 26, 2017 in a tweet: "In light of the leak of my financial disclosure info which is a felony I will be contacting @FBI and the @TheJusticeDept" Rick Kriseman stated on July 23, 2017 in posts on Twitter and Facebook: There were 2,761 auto thefts in 2006 under Rick Baker and 1,095 auto thefts in 2016. Jeff Sessions stated on July 21, 2017 in In a speech: Preliminary murder rates in Philadelphia "will put the murder rate at the highest of this decade in the city." Jeff Sessions stated on July 12, 2017 in a speech: "According to a recent study from the University of California Riverside, (sanctuary) cities with these policies have more violent crime on average than those that don’t." Rick Baker stated on June 25, 2017 in an interview with News Channel 8: "Midtown crime is up by 30 percent the last quarter." Gwen Moore stated on June 19, 2017 in an interview: "There are so many data that demonstrate that poor people, surprisingly, are less likely to use drugs than people with means." Pete Olson stated on June 9, 2017 in a radio interview brought to light June 20, 2017: Says that Bill Clinton "basically" told then-Attorney General Loretta Lynch in 2016 that "we killed Vince Foster." Travis Allen stated on June 22, 2017 in a campaign video: "I have seen crime increase in every major metropolitan area (in California) … Crime is on the rise in every major market." Donald Trump stated on June 28, 2017 in an immigration roundtable discussion: "We're pretty much at the 50 percent mark" on deportations of MS-13 gang members. Principled PAC stated on June 18, 2017 in an ad: "The same unhinged leftists cheering last week's shooting are all backing Jon Ossoff." New York Times Editorial Board stated on June 14, 2017 in a New York Times editorial: A political map circulated by Sarah Palin’s PAC incited Rep. Gabby Giffords’ shooting Gavin Newsom stated on June 2, 2017 in a tweet: "Americans are 25x more likely to be shot & killed than others in developed countries." Bloggers stated on June 3, 2017 in Internet posts: Says "Monica Lewinsky Found Dead" in a burglary. Bloggers stated on May 10, 2017 in Internet posts: President Trump greenlighted Congress to ramp up Clinton investigation. Bloggers stated on May 29, 2017 in Internet rumors: President Donald Trump "announced that he would reinstate a national day of remembrance for fallen officers that the traitor before him had done away with." Chris Abele stated on May 18, 2017 in an interview: Says David Clarke reduced the number of Milwaukee County sheriff's deputies "from about 700 and something to 300 and something."
Bloggers stated on October 3, 2017 in a blog post: "Las Vegas shooting witnesses report multiple gunmen dressed as security guards."
José Serrano stated on September 12, 2017 in a tweet: "Republicans want to restore #gunrights to felons"
Martina White stated on August 31, 2017 in In a statement to the Northeast Times: "It is shocking to me that Police Commissioner Richard Ross and Mayor Jim Kenney allowed this illegal occupation to go on for hours without taking any action to enforce the law…"
Matt Gaetz stated on August 18, 2017 in a newsletter: "As of 2014, illegal aliens made up roughly 3.5 percent of our population, and committed over 10 percent of all murders."
Katie Pavlich stated on August 26, 2017 in in a tweet: Says former President Barack Obama "pardoned a traitor who gave U.S. enemies state secrets, he also pardoned a terrorist who killed Americans."
John Moorlach stated on August 4, 2017 in an op-ed: "Crime has been getting worse since Jerry Brown was elected governor."
Jeff Sessions stated on August 7, 2017 in a press release: Chicago city officials "have adopted an official policy of protecting criminal aliens who prey on their own residents."
Alex Jones stated on August 13, 2017 in a video on his website: Emails show Democrats, Hillary Clinton and George Soros instigated and orchestrated racial protests in Charlottesville by trying to "control" and keep people "desperate."
Kamala Harris stated on July 18, 2017 in a speech: "It costs us about $33,000 a year (on average nationally) to lock somebody up. In California it costs about $75,000 a year."
Donald Trump stated on August 8, 2017 in a briefing on opioids: "At the end of 2016, there were 23 percent fewer federal prosecutions than in 2011, so (prosecutors) looked at this scourge (opioid deaths) and they let it go by."
Antonio Villaraigosa stated on July 31, 2017 in an interview on MSNBC: "Undocumented immigrants commit less crimes than the native born."
US Daily News 24 stated on July 28, 2017 in a headline: Says Debbie Wasserman Schultz "going to mental hospital after what she did overnight desperate to escape arrest."
Gwen Moore stated on June 29, 2017 in a speech: Says Dontre Hamilton "was shot 14 times by police for resting on a park bench in Milwaukee."
Anthony Scaramucci stated on July 26, 2017 in a tweet: "In light of the leak of my financial disclosure info which is a felony I will be contacting @FBI and the @TheJusticeDept"
Rick Kriseman stated on July 23, 2017 in posts on Twitter and Facebook: There were 2,761 auto thefts in 2006 under Rick Baker and 1,095 auto thefts in 2016.
Jeff Sessions stated on July 21, 2017 in In a speech: Preliminary murder rates in Philadelphia "will put the murder rate at the highest of this decade in the city."
Jeff Sessions stated on July 12, 2017 in a speech: "According to a recent study from the University of California Riverside, (sanctuary) cities with these policies have more violent crime on average than those that don’t."
Rick Baker stated on June 25, 2017 in an interview with News Channel 8: "Midtown crime is up by 30 percent the last quarter."
Gwen Moore stated on June 19, 2017 in an interview: "There are so many data that demonstrate that poor people, surprisingly, are less likely to use drugs than people with means."
Pete Olson stated on June 9, 2017 in a radio interview brought to light June 20, 2017: Says that Bill Clinton "basically" told then-Attorney General Loretta Lynch in 2016 that "we killed Vince Foster."
Travis Allen stated on June 22, 2017 in a campaign video: "I have seen crime increase in every major metropolitan area (in California) … Crime is on the rise in every major market."
Donald Trump stated on June 28, 2017 in an immigration roundtable discussion: "We're pretty much at the 50 percent mark" on deportations of MS-13 gang members.
Principled PAC stated on June 18, 2017 in an ad: "The same unhinged leftists cheering last week's shooting are all backing Jon Ossoff."
New York Times Editorial Board stated on June 14, 2017 in a New York Times editorial: A political map circulated by Sarah Palin’s PAC incited Rep. Gabby Giffords’ shooting
Gavin Newsom stated on June 2, 2017 in a tweet: "Americans are 25x more likely to be shot & killed than others in developed countries."
Bloggers stated on May 10, 2017 in Internet posts: President Trump greenlighted Congress to ramp up Clinton investigation.
Bloggers stated on May 29, 2017 in Internet rumors: President Donald Trump "announced that he would reinstate a national day of remembrance for fallen officers that the traitor before him had done away with."
Chris Abele stated on May 18, 2017 in an interview: Says David Clarke reduced the number of Milwaukee County sheriff's deputies "from about 700 and something to 300 and something."
