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 Hans von Spakovsky stated on July 9, 2015 in an article on the Heritage Foundation website: "134,000 (criminal) aliens have been released by the (Obama) administration in just the past two years." Ron Paul stated on June 14, 2015 in an opinion column: "Jasper County in Texas raised property taxes by 7 percent in order to pay for one death penalty case." Donald Trump stated on July 1, 2015 in an interview on Fox Business Network: "Hundreds of thousands of (illegal immigrants are) going to state and federal penitentiaries." Randy Forbes stated on June 16, 2015 in a written statement.: "The average age a child is trafficked into the commercial sex trade industry is between 11 and 14 years old." Gavin McInnes stated on June 22, 2015 in a broadcast of "The Greg Gutfeld Show": "50 percent of murders in Texas have been linked to illegal aliens." Various media reports 2 stated on June 18, 2015 in church shooting aftermath: Only five states, including Georgia, do not have a hate crimes law. Cornell William Brooks stated on June 21, 2015 in comments on Face the Nation: "We have at least 200,000 to 300,000 hate crimes in a given year." Barack Obama stated on June 20, 2015 in a tweet: "Here are the stats: Per population, we kill each other with guns at a rate 297x more than Japan, 49x more than France, 33x more than Israel." Barack Obama stated on June 18, 2015 in remarks at the White House: "This type of mass violence does not happen in other advanced countries. It doesn’t happen in other places with this kind of frequency." Bernie Sanders stated on June 11, 2015 in an interview on PBS: "A black male baby born today, if we do not change the system, stands a one-in-three chance (of) ending up in jail." Hillary Davis stated on May 6, 2015 in a hearing at the General Assembly : "The profit [from automated traffic enforcement cameras] is going to the private corporations, not to the city or state." John Oliver stated on June 7, 2015 in a segment about bail on "Last Week Tonight": Says "Florida is a model" for successful pretrial release programs. Russell Brand stated on May 26, 2015 in an episode of 'The Trews': "The American murder rate is 50 times that of any other developed nation." Robert Puente stated on May 12, 2015 in remarks to the Milwaukee Common Council: If Milwaukee approves reducing its maximum forfeiture for marijuana possession to $50, the city would have "23 different bicycle violations that have a higher forfeiture." Rebecca Quigley stated on May 14, 2015 in a comment on a "State of the State" TV program.: "Once a woman enters into the sex trade, her average life expectancy is seven years." Facebook posts stated on May 13, 2015 in a Facebook post: Says Marco Rubio said that "felons should not have their voting rights restored" but that "convicted felons should be allowed to own guns after they have done their time." Donald Trump stated on May 13, 2015 in a tweet: "You can be an NFL player with murder charges and not be suspended." Kathleen Sullivan stated on April 29, 2015 in testimony before the House Judiciary Committee: "The proportion of Rhode Islanders entering substance abuse treatment primarily due to marijuana use has reached its highest point in 20 years." Garnet Coleman stated on May 6, 2015 in a committee hearing: "Transgender individuals in the U.S. have a 1-in-12 chance of being murdered." Everytown for Gun Safety stated on May 6, 2015 in a press release: "Once again, a police officer has been killed with an illegal gun from Georgia – a state that last year did the NRA’s bidding and weakened its already lax gun laws." Danny Porter stated on May 4, 2015 in an interview with AM750 and 95.5 FM News/Talk WSB radio: "A sitting sheriff cannot be charged except by a warrant issued by a Superior Court judge." David A. Clarke Jr. stated on April 26, 2015 in an interview: The man who killed a motorist who fatally struck a 2-year-old was "back on the street" because he had received a 13-year sentence for bank robbery but only "served two years." Van Wanggaard stated on April 21, 2015 in a legislative floor debate: "There's no statistical evidence that" a waiting period for handgun purchases "reduces violence whatsoever." Edward Flynn stated on April 14, 2015 in a news conference: In Wisconsin, a "second arrest for carrying pot is a felony," but a second or subsequent arrest "for carrying a gun illegally is a misdemeanor." Sally Kohn stated on March 19, 2015 in an opinion piece on CNN.com: "White men account for 69 percent of those arrested for violent crimes." Fran Lebowitz stated on February 20, 2015 in a panel on "Real Time with Bill Maher": "Not a single unarmed white person has been shot by the police" in New York in about 45 years. Greg Gutfeld stated on March 10, 2015 in a commentary on Fox News.: Under New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, homicides are up by 20 percent, and subway delays have soared 45 percent. Ken Plum stated on March 12, 2015: "We've got 40 years of study now that show that, with a good preschool start, you're less likely to be on public dole, you're less likely to be in prison." Florida Students for Concealed Carry stated on March 16, 2015 in Florida Senate higher education committee hearing: "According to the state of Florida, you are almost twice as likely to be attacked by an alligator than by someone who happens to carry a conceal-and-carry permit." Young, Gifted and Black Coalition stated on January 9, 2015 in an open letter: "Black people are eight times more likely to be arrested than white people" in Madison.
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Hans von Spakovsky stated on July 9, 2015 in an article on the Heritage Foundation website: "134,000 (criminal) aliens have been released by the (Obama) administration in just the past two years." Ron Paul stated on June 14, 2015 in an opinion column: "Jasper County in Texas raised property taxes by 7 percent in order to pay for one death penalty case." Donald Trump stated on July 1, 2015 in an interview on Fox Business Network: "Hundreds of thousands of (illegal immigrants are) going to state and federal penitentiaries." Randy Forbes stated on June 16, 2015 in a written statement.: "The average age a child is trafficked into the commercial sex trade industry is between 11 and 14 years old." Gavin McInnes stated on June 22, 2015 in a broadcast of "The Greg Gutfeld Show": "50 percent of murders in Texas have been linked to illegal aliens." Various media reports 2 stated on June 18, 2015 in church shooting aftermath: Only five states, including Georgia, do not have a hate crimes law. Cornell William Brooks stated on June 21, 2015 in comments on Face the Nation: "We have at least 200,000 to 300,000 hate crimes in a given year." Barack Obama stated on June 20, 2015 in a tweet: "Here are the stats: Per population, we kill each other with guns at a rate 297x more than Japan, 49x more than France, 33x more than Israel." Barack Obama stated on June 18, 2015 in remarks at the White House: "This type of mass violence does not happen in other advanced countries. It doesn’t happen in other places with this kind of frequency." Bernie Sanders stated on June 11, 2015 in an interview on PBS: "A black male baby born today, if we do not change the system, stands a one-in-three chance (of) ending up in jail." Hillary Davis stated on May 6, 2015 in a hearing at the General Assembly : "The profit [from automated traffic enforcement cameras] is going to the private corporations, not to the city or state." John Oliver stated on June 7, 2015 in a segment about bail on "Last Week Tonight": Says "Florida is a model" for successful pretrial release programs. Russell Brand stated on May 26, 2015 in an episode of 'The Trews': "The American murder rate is 50 times that of any other developed nation." Robert Puente stated on May 12, 2015 in remarks to the Milwaukee Common Council: If Milwaukee approves reducing its maximum forfeiture for marijuana possession to $50, the city would have "23 different bicycle violations that have a higher forfeiture." Rebecca Quigley stated on May 14, 2015 in a comment on a "State of the State" TV program.: "Once a woman enters into the sex trade, her average life expectancy is seven years." Facebook posts stated on May 13, 2015 in a Facebook post: Says Marco Rubio said that "felons should not have their voting rights restored" but that "convicted felons should be allowed to own guns after they have done their time." Donald Trump stated on May 13, 2015 in a tweet: "You can be an NFL player with murder charges and not be suspended." Kathleen Sullivan stated on April 29, 2015 in testimony before the House Judiciary Committee: "The proportion of Rhode Islanders entering substance abuse treatment primarily due to marijuana use has reached its highest point in 20 years." Garnet Coleman stated on May 6, 2015 in a committee hearing: "Transgender individuals in the U.S. have a 1-in-12 chance of being murdered." Everytown for Gun Safety stated on May 6, 2015 in a press release: "Once again, a police officer has been killed with an illegal gun from Georgia – a state that last year did the NRA’s bidding and weakened its already lax gun laws." Danny Porter stated on May 4, 2015 in an interview with AM750 and 95.5 FM News/Talk WSB radio: "A sitting sheriff cannot be charged except by a warrant issued by a Superior Court judge." David A. Clarke Jr. stated on April 26, 2015 in an interview: The man who killed a motorist who fatally struck a 2-year-old was "back on the street" because he had received a 13-year sentence for bank robbery but only "served two years." Van Wanggaard stated on April 21, 2015 in a legislative floor debate: "There's no statistical evidence that" a waiting period for handgun purchases "reduces violence whatsoever." Edward Flynn stated on April 14, 2015 in a news conference: In Wisconsin, a "second arrest for carrying pot is a felony," but a second or subsequent arrest "for carrying a gun illegally is a misdemeanor." Sally Kohn stated on March 19, 2015 in an opinion piece on CNN.com: "White men account for 69 percent of those arrested for violent crimes." Fran Lebowitz stated on February 20, 2015 in a panel on "Real Time with Bill Maher": "Not a single unarmed white person has been shot by the police" in New York in about 45 years. Greg Gutfeld stated on March 10, 2015 in a commentary on Fox News.: Under New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, homicides are up by 20 percent, and subway delays have soared 45 percent. Ken Plum stated on March 12, 2015: "We've got 40 years of study now that show that, with a good preschool start, you're less likely to be on public dole, you're less likely to be in prison." Florida Students for Concealed Carry stated on March 16, 2015 in Florida Senate higher education committee hearing: "According to the state of Florida, you are almost twice as likely to be attacked by an alligator than by someone who happens to carry a conceal-and-carry permit." Young, Gifted and Black Coalition stated on January 9, 2015 in an open letter: "Black people are eight times more likely to be arrested than white people" in Madison.
Hans von Spakovsky stated on July 9, 2015 in an article on the Heritage Foundation website: "134,000 (criminal) aliens have been released by the (Obama) administration in just the past two years."
Ron Paul stated on June 14, 2015 in an opinion column: "Jasper County in Texas raised property taxes by 7 percent in order to pay for one death penalty case."
Donald Trump stated on July 1, 2015 in an interview on Fox Business Network: "Hundreds of thousands of (illegal immigrants are) going to state and federal penitentiaries."
Randy Forbes stated on June 16, 2015 in a written statement.: "The average age a child is trafficked into the commercial sex trade industry is between 11 and 14 years old."
Gavin McInnes stated on June 22, 2015 in a broadcast of "The Greg Gutfeld Show": "50 percent of murders in Texas have been linked to illegal aliens."
Various media reports 2 stated on June 18, 2015 in church shooting aftermath: Only five states, including Georgia, do not have a hate crimes law.
Cornell William Brooks stated on June 21, 2015 in comments on Face the Nation: "We have at least 200,000 to 300,000 hate crimes in a given year."
Barack Obama stated on June 20, 2015 in a tweet: "Here are the stats: Per population, we kill each other with guns at a rate 297x more than Japan, 49x more than France, 33x more than Israel."
Barack Obama stated on June 18, 2015 in remarks at the White House: "This type of mass violence does not happen in other advanced countries. It doesn’t happen in other places with this kind of frequency."
Bernie Sanders stated on June 11, 2015 in an interview on PBS: "A black male baby born today, if we do not change the system, stands a one-in-three chance (of) ending up in jail."
Hillary Davis stated on May 6, 2015 in a hearing at the General Assembly : "The profit [from automated traffic enforcement cameras] is going to the private corporations, not to the city or state."
John Oliver stated on June 7, 2015 in a segment about bail on "Last Week Tonight": Says "Florida is a model" for successful pretrial release programs.
Russell Brand stated on May 26, 2015 in an episode of 'The Trews': "The American murder rate is 50 times that of any other developed nation."
Robert Puente stated on May 12, 2015 in remarks to the Milwaukee Common Council: If Milwaukee approves reducing its maximum forfeiture for marijuana possession to $50, the city would have "23 different bicycle violations that have a higher forfeiture."
Rebecca Quigley stated on May 14, 2015 in a comment on a "State of the State" TV program.: "Once a woman enters into the sex trade, her average life expectancy is seven years."
Facebook posts stated on May 13, 2015 in a Facebook post: Says Marco Rubio said that "felons should not have their voting rights restored" but that "convicted felons should be allowed to own guns after they have done their time."
Donald Trump stated on May 13, 2015 in a tweet: "You can be an NFL player with murder charges and not be suspended."
Kathleen Sullivan stated on April 29, 2015 in testimony before the House Judiciary Committee: "The proportion of Rhode Islanders entering substance abuse treatment primarily due to marijuana use has reached its highest point in 20 years."
Garnet Coleman stated on May 6, 2015 in a committee hearing: "Transgender individuals in the U.S. have a 1-in-12 chance of being murdered."
Everytown for Gun Safety stated on May 6, 2015 in a press release: "Once again, a police officer has been killed with an illegal gun from Georgia – a state that last year did the NRA’s bidding and weakened its already lax gun laws."
Danny Porter stated on May 4, 2015 in an interview with AM750 and 95.5 FM News/Talk WSB radio: "A sitting sheriff cannot be charged except by a warrant issued by a Superior Court judge."
David A. Clarke Jr. stated on April 26, 2015 in an interview: The man who killed a motorist who fatally struck a 2-year-old was "back on the street" because he had received a 13-year sentence for bank robbery but only "served two years."
Van Wanggaard stated on April 21, 2015 in a legislative floor debate: "There's no statistical evidence that" a waiting period for handgun purchases "reduces violence whatsoever."
Edward Flynn stated on April 14, 2015 in a news conference: In Wisconsin, a "second arrest for carrying pot is a felony," but a second or subsequent arrest "for carrying a gun illegally is a misdemeanor."
Sally Kohn stated on March 19, 2015 in an opinion piece on CNN.com: "White men account for 69 percent of those arrested for violent crimes."
Fran Lebowitz stated on February 20, 2015 in a panel on "Real Time with Bill Maher": "Not a single unarmed white person has been shot by the police" in New York in about 45 years.
Greg Gutfeld stated on March 10, 2015 in a commentary on Fox News.: Under New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, homicides are up by 20 percent, and subway delays have soared 45 percent.
Ken Plum stated on March 12, 2015: "We've got 40 years of study now that show that, with a good preschool start, you're less likely to be on public dole, you're less likely to be in prison."
Florida Students for Concealed Carry stated on March 16, 2015 in Florida Senate higher education committee hearing: "According to the state of Florida, you are almost twice as likely to be attacked by an alligator than by someone who happens to carry a conceal-and-carry permit."
Young, Gifted and Black Coalition stated on January 9, 2015 in an open letter: "Black people are eight times more likely to be arrested than white people" in Madison.
