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 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. Greg Abbott stated on February 22, 2015 in an interview on CBS's "Face the Nation": "Already this calendar year, since January 1, we have had more than 20,000 people come across the border, apprehended, unauthorized." John Legend stated on February 22, 2015 in a speech at the Oscars: "We live in the most incarcerated country in the world." Eric Holder stated on February 17, 2015 in remarks at the National Press Club: Last year, "we saw the first reduction in the federal prison population in 32 years." Lori Haas stated on January 19, 2015 in a news conference: In states that have private-sale background checks for handguns "49 percent fewer women are shot and killed." Barack Obama stated on February 8, 2015 in a public-service video during the Grammys: "Nearly one in five women in America has been a victim of rape or attempted rape." Rick Perry stated on January 15, 2015 in valedictory speech as governor to the Texas Legislature: Texas has "the lowest crime rate in this state since 1968" because of changes in law regarding nonviolent drug offenders. John Cornyn stated on January 27, 2015 in a Senate floor speech: More "than 80 percent of sex trafficking victims in America are U.S. citizens." John Cornyn stated on January 27, 2015 in a press conference: The Super Bowl has "one of the highest levels of human sex trafficking activity of any event in the country." Jeff Clemens stated on January 20, 2015 in a Senate Ethics and Elections committee hearing: Online voter registration is a "more secure" way of doing voter registration. Mark Warner stated on December 3, 2014 in an interview.: Regarding sexual assault against women, "It’s actually safer not to be in college than it is to be in college." Rudy Giuliani stated on December 21, 2014 in an interview on Fox News: Says President Barack Obama has said "that everybody should hate the police." James Crowley stated on December 6, 2014 in a commentary in The Providence Journal: "Surveys of teens in high school reveal that knowing a classmate who sells cannabis is 90 times more common than knowing a classmate who sells alcohol." Matthew Cooke stated on December 10, 2014 in a Huffington Post column: The United States has "more of our people in prison than Russia, China, and North Korea combined." Texas Right to Life stated on December 5, 2014 in an email blast: University of Texas students "signed a petition seeking the legal right to abort newborn babies up to five-years-old." Richard Saslaw stated on November 24, 2014 in a presentation.: Female students at UVA "have a 20 percent chance of being sexually assaulted." Diego Arene-Morley stated on November 18, 2014 in a community forum: "There are more African American men in prison, jail, on probation or parole than were enslaved in 1850." Bill O'Reilly stated on December 1, 2014 in a segment on "The O'Reilly Factor": "In 2012, 123 African-Americans were shot dead by police. ... Same year, 326 whites were killed by police." Marc Morial stated on November 30, 2014 in an appearance on 'Fox News Sunday': "The number of killings of citizens by police is at a two-decade high." Rudy Giuliani stated on November 24, 2014 in an interview on 'Fox and Friends': "The conviction rate is almost exactly the same" for whites and blacks who commit murder. Rudy Giuliani stated on November 23, 2014 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Says "93 percent of blacks in America are killed by other blacks." Mike Martinez stated on November 11, 2014 in an interview for a news story: Austin mayoral candidate Steve Adler has "never been active in anything that has to do with City Hall." Violence Policy Center stated on September 8, 2014 in an annual study: Georgia ranks No. 9 in the rate of women murdered by men. Jack Seiler stated on November 5, 2014 in a news release: "No one was taken into custody" for feeding the homeless. Johnny Isakson stated on November 21, 2014 in press release: Georgia has the country’s second highest number of fraudulent tax refund claims. Senate Majority PAC stated on October 28, 2014 in a radio ad: The "stand your ground" law caused the shooting death of Trayvon Martin. Dan Patrick stated on October 22, 2014 in a TV ad, "Better Schools": Leticia Van de Putte "voted to stop schools from removing teachers convicted of a felony." Rick Scott stated on October 21, 2014 in the CNN debate: Says Charlie Crist wants felons who "commit a heinous crime" such as "intentional permanent disfigurement of a child, you walk out of jail, you immediately get to vote."
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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. Greg Abbott stated on February 22, 2015 in an interview on CBS's "Face the Nation": "Already this calendar year, since January 1, we have had more than 20,000 people come across the border, apprehended, unauthorized." John Legend stated on February 22, 2015 in a speech at the Oscars: "We live in the most incarcerated country in the world." Eric Holder stated on February 17, 2015 in remarks at the National Press Club: Last year, "we saw the first reduction in the federal prison population in 32 years." Lori Haas stated on January 19, 2015 in a news conference: In states that have private-sale background checks for handguns "49 percent fewer women are shot and killed." Barack Obama stated on February 8, 2015 in a public-service video during the Grammys: "Nearly one in five women in America has been a victim of rape or attempted rape." Rick Perry stated on January 15, 2015 in valedictory speech as governor to the Texas Legislature: Texas has "the lowest crime rate in this state since 1968" because of changes in law regarding nonviolent drug offenders. John Cornyn stated on January 27, 2015 in a Senate floor speech: More "than 80 percent of sex trafficking victims in America are U.S. citizens." John Cornyn stated on January 27, 2015 in a press conference: The Super Bowl has "one of the highest levels of human sex trafficking activity of any event in the country." Jeff Clemens stated on January 20, 2015 in a Senate Ethics and Elections committee hearing: Online voter registration is a "more secure" way of doing voter registration. Mark Warner stated on December 3, 2014 in an interview.: Regarding sexual assault against women, "It’s actually safer not to be in college than it is to be in college." Rudy Giuliani stated on December 21, 2014 in an interview on Fox News: Says President Barack Obama has said "that everybody should hate the police." James Crowley stated on December 6, 2014 in a commentary in The Providence Journal: "Surveys of teens in high school reveal that knowing a classmate who sells cannabis is 90 times more common than knowing a classmate who sells alcohol." Matthew Cooke stated on December 10, 2014 in a Huffington Post column: The United States has "more of our people in prison than Russia, China, and North Korea combined." Texas Right to Life stated on December 5, 2014 in an email blast: University of Texas students "signed a petition seeking the legal right to abort newborn babies up to five-years-old." Richard Saslaw stated on November 24, 2014 in a presentation.: Female students at UVA "have a 20 percent chance of being sexually assaulted." Diego Arene-Morley stated on November 18, 2014 in a community forum: "There are more African American men in prison, jail, on probation or parole than were enslaved in 1850." Bill O'Reilly stated on December 1, 2014 in a segment on "The O'Reilly Factor": "In 2012, 123 African-Americans were shot dead by police. ... Same year, 326 whites were killed by police." Marc Morial stated on November 30, 2014 in an appearance on 'Fox News Sunday': "The number of killings of citizens by police is at a two-decade high." Rudy Giuliani stated on November 24, 2014 in an interview on 'Fox and Friends': "The conviction rate is almost exactly the same" for whites and blacks who commit murder. Rudy Giuliani stated on November 23, 2014 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Says "93 percent of blacks in America are killed by other blacks." Mike Martinez stated on November 11, 2014 in an interview for a news story: Austin mayoral candidate Steve Adler has "never been active in anything that has to do with City Hall." Violence Policy Center stated on September 8, 2014 in an annual study: Georgia ranks No. 9 in the rate of women murdered by men. Jack Seiler stated on November 5, 2014 in a news release: "No one was taken into custody" for feeding the homeless. Johnny Isakson stated on November 21, 2014 in press release: Georgia has the country’s second highest number of fraudulent tax refund claims. Senate Majority PAC stated on October 28, 2014 in a radio ad: The "stand your ground" law caused the shooting death of Trayvon Martin. Dan Patrick stated on October 22, 2014 in a TV ad, "Better Schools": Leticia Van de Putte "voted to stop schools from removing teachers convicted of a felony." Rick Scott stated on October 21, 2014 in the CNN debate: Says Charlie Crist wants felons who "commit a heinous crime" such as "intentional permanent disfigurement of a child, you walk out of jail, you immediately get to vote."
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.
Greg Abbott stated on February 22, 2015 in an interview on CBS's "Face the Nation": "Already this calendar year, since January 1, we have had more than 20,000 people come across the border, apprehended, unauthorized."
John Legend stated on February 22, 2015 in a speech at the Oscars: "We live in the most incarcerated country in the world."
Eric Holder stated on February 17, 2015 in remarks at the National Press Club: Last year, "we saw the first reduction in the federal prison population in 32 years."
Lori Haas stated on January 19, 2015 in a news conference: In states that have private-sale background checks for handguns "49 percent fewer women are shot and killed."
Barack Obama stated on February 8, 2015 in a public-service video during the Grammys: "Nearly one in five women in America has been a victim of rape or attempted rape."
Rick Perry stated on January 15, 2015 in valedictory speech as governor to the Texas Legislature: Texas has "the lowest crime rate in this state since 1968" because of changes in law regarding nonviolent drug offenders.
John Cornyn stated on January 27, 2015 in a Senate floor speech: More "than 80 percent of sex trafficking victims in America are U.S. citizens."
John Cornyn stated on January 27, 2015 in a press conference: The Super Bowl has "one of the highest levels of human sex trafficking activity of any event in the country."
Jeff Clemens stated on January 20, 2015 in a Senate Ethics and Elections committee hearing: Online voter registration is a "more secure" way of doing voter registration.
Mark Warner stated on December 3, 2014 in an interview.: Regarding sexual assault against women, "It’s actually safer not to be in college than it is to be in college."
Rudy Giuliani stated on December 21, 2014 in an interview on Fox News: Says President Barack Obama has said "that everybody should hate the police."
James Crowley stated on December 6, 2014 in a commentary in The Providence Journal: "Surveys of teens in high school reveal that knowing a classmate who sells cannabis is 90 times more common than knowing a classmate who sells alcohol."
Matthew Cooke stated on December 10, 2014 in a Huffington Post column: The United States has "more of our people in prison than Russia, China, and North Korea combined."
Texas Right to Life stated on December 5, 2014 in an email blast: University of Texas students "signed a petition seeking the legal right to abort newborn babies up to five-years-old."
Richard Saslaw stated on November 24, 2014 in a presentation.: Female students at UVA "have a 20 percent chance of being sexually assaulted."
Diego Arene-Morley stated on November 18, 2014 in a community forum: "There are more African American men in prison, jail, on probation or parole than were enslaved in 1850."
Bill O'Reilly stated on December 1, 2014 in a segment on "The O'Reilly Factor": "In 2012, 123 African-Americans were shot dead by police. ... Same year, 326 whites were killed by police."
Marc Morial stated on November 30, 2014 in an appearance on 'Fox News Sunday': "The number of killings of citizens by police is at a two-decade high."
Rudy Giuliani stated on November 24, 2014 in an interview on 'Fox and Friends': "The conviction rate is almost exactly the same" for whites and blacks who commit murder.
Rudy Giuliani stated on November 23, 2014 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Says "93 percent of blacks in America are killed by other blacks."
Mike Martinez stated on November 11, 2014 in an interview for a news story: Austin mayoral candidate Steve Adler has "never been active in anything that has to do with City Hall."
Violence Policy Center stated on September 8, 2014 in an annual study: Georgia ranks No. 9 in the rate of women murdered by men.
Jack Seiler stated on November 5, 2014 in a news release: "No one was taken into custody" for feeding the homeless.
Johnny Isakson stated on November 21, 2014 in press release: Georgia has the country’s second highest number of fraudulent tax refund claims.
Senate Majority PAC stated on October 28, 2014 in a radio ad: The "stand your ground" law caused the shooting death of Trayvon Martin.
Dan Patrick stated on October 22, 2014 in a TV ad, "Better Schools": Leticia Van de Putte "voted to stop schools from removing teachers convicted of a felony."
Rick Scott stated on October 21, 2014 in the CNN debate: Says Charlie Crist wants felons who "commit a heinous crime" such as "intentional permanent disfigurement of a child, you walk out of jail, you immediately get to vote."
