Latest Half-True Fact-checks in Crime Chris Murphy stated on February 11, 2024 in an interview: The Bipartisan Safer in Communities Act led to “a 12% reduction in urban homicides in this country.” Gavin Newsom stated on November 19, 2023 in a statement on X: In Florida, “any woman who has an abortion after six weeks — and any doctor who gives her care — will be guilty of a felony.” Mike Gallagher stated on June 27, 2023 in Interview: China sends “fentanyl into America killing 80,000 Americans a year.” Darrin Madison stated on February 8, 2023 in News release: Under a GOP bill on cash bail, "a large quantity of people who are accused of crimes, including anyone who even witnesses certain crimes, could now be detained and subject to bail." Yesli Vega stated on October 20, 2022 in an interview.: They were “never my comments” that a woman can’t get pregnant from rape. Kim Reynolds stated on October 6, 2022 in a campaign ad: "Deidre DeJear refused to stand for police." Kathy Hochul stated on September 28, 2022 in a speech: New York state is outpacing the rest of the country, because shootings in New York are down 10%, and across the country the drop is only 2%. National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on May 13, 2022 in a television ad: Cheri Beasley “vacated” a man’s death sentence and “threw out” the indictment in a child assault case. Crystal Peoples-Stokes stated on March 29, 2022 in a news release: “Cities in notoriously ‘tough on crime’ states like Texas and Florida saw a more significant increase in violent crime than cities in NYS.” Tom Suozzi stated on January 21, 2022 in a campaign ad: “The Manhattan DA is actually proposing to downgrade armed robbery to a misdemeanor, and to stop prosecuting resisting arrest.” Cavalier Johnson stated on January 6, 2022 in TV ad: Says he led the fight to add 200 new police officers to make the City of Milwaukee safer. Shelia Stubbs stated on February 2, 2022 in Public statement: "48-Hour waiting periods limit crimes of passion and keep our communities safe.” Cavalier Johnson stated on December 21, 2021 in News release: “In 2021, 65 people in Milwaukee have lost their lives due to reckless driving accidents, and more than 9,000 cars have been stolen, double the amount in 2020.” Doug Wilder stated on January 3, 2022 in a radio interview.: “When I became mayor of the City of Richmond in 2004, the crime rate was at its highest. When I left in 2008, it was at its lowest.” Viral image stated on November 15, 2021 in a Facebook post: Timothy Simpkins, a Black teen shooter, got 1 day in jail and $75,000 bail, while Kyle Rittenhouse, a white teen, got 2 months in jail and $2 million bail. “I think it’s pretty evident ... that white privilege is a myth.” Instagram posts stated on June 27, 2021 in an Instagram post: Three white former police officers were sentenced to less prison time — combined — for killing three Black people than a Black man was for selling marijuana. Joy Behar stated on March 23, 2021 in a TV segment: "In 2004, George W. Bush lifted the ban on those (AR-15 type) rifles, and since then, the number of massacres has increased 183%. During the ban, there were 12 incidents. Since he lifted the ban, there were 34 incidents." Doug LaMalfa stated on March 2, 2021 in a constituent email.: Voting-rights legislation proposed by Democrats in Congress called H.R. 1 “would force states to restore the voting rights of convicted felons—including violent felons convicted of murder or rape.” Congressional Leadership Fund stated on October 7, 2020 in an ad: Says Debbie Mucarsel-Powell's family received $700,000 from the firm of "violent warlord Ihor Kolomoisky," who is compared to Fidel Castro and Nicolás Maduro. Joe Biden stated on August 31, 2020 in a speech: "When I was vice president, violent crime fell 15% in this country. ... The murder rate now is up 26% across the nation this year under Donald Trump." Greg Abbott stated on August 18, 2020 in a press conference: Says crime is on the rise in Austin and a new study showed that it “is the No. 1 city in America in the year-to-year percentage increase in murders, with a percentage increase of more than 64% for the first half of this year.” Facebook posts stated on August 24, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Jacob Blake, shot by police in Kenosha, had a warrant for sexual assault and prior convictions for gun use Viral image stated on June 8, 2020 in post on Facebook: “Cops in Norway: require 3 years of training, 4 people killed since 2002. Cops in Finland: require 2 years of training, 7 people killed since 2000. Cops in Iceland: require 2 years of training, 1 person killed since ever. Cops in the U.S.: require 21 weeks of training, 8,000+ people killed since 2001.” X posts stated on May 31, 2020 in a tweet: Says police officers in Austin, Texas, have been “authorized to use LIVE ROUNDS, and lethal force” against protesters. Donald Trump stated on January 14, 2020 in a rally: Says Madison and Milwaukee County both carry sanctuary status for illegal immigrants and released undocumented immigrants who have committed multiple crimes including sexual assault of a child Michael Bloomberg stated on February 19, 2020 in a Democratic presidential primary debate in Las Vegas: “When we discovered, I discovered, that we were doing many, many, too many stop and frisks, we cut 95% of it out.” Facebook posts stated on December 29, 2019 in a Facebook post: There have been 317 criminal indictments under three recent Republican presidents and only three indictments under three recent Democratic presidents. Jeff Jensen stated on November 20, 2019 in an interview with St. Louis Public Radio: "It’s nothing I do, but the probation office here in the Eastern District of Missouri is the best in the country. They have about a 7.5% recidivism rate, compared to national averages of 70 or 80%" Paul Gigot stated on December 7, 2019 in an interview: Says the impeachment of President Donald Trump would be the first in U.S. history "without a specific criminal statute or crime that the president who is impeached would have allegedly committed." Jean Evans stated on October 7, 2019 in Missouri Times article: "Missouri, in general, has more crime, percentage-wise, than the rest of the country. So, we are seeing overall crime throughout the country is going down but not here in Missouri."
Chris Murphy stated on February 11, 2024 in an interview: The Bipartisan Safer in Communities Act led to “a 12% reduction in urban homicides in this country.” Gavin Newsom stated on November 19, 2023 in a statement on X: In Florida, “any woman who has an abortion after six weeks — and any doctor who gives her care — will be guilty of a felony.” Mike Gallagher stated on June 27, 2023 in Interview: China sends “fentanyl into America killing 80,000 Americans a year.” Darrin Madison stated on February 8, 2023 in News release: Under a GOP bill on cash bail, "a large quantity of people who are accused of crimes, including anyone who even witnesses certain crimes, could now be detained and subject to bail." Yesli Vega stated on October 20, 2022 in an interview.: They were “never my comments” that a woman can’t get pregnant from rape. Kim Reynolds stated on October 6, 2022 in a campaign ad: "Deidre DeJear refused to stand for police." Kathy Hochul stated on September 28, 2022 in a speech: New York state is outpacing the rest of the country, because shootings in New York are down 10%, and across the country the drop is only 2%. National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on May 13, 2022 in a television ad: Cheri Beasley “vacated” a man’s death sentence and “threw out” the indictment in a child assault case. Crystal Peoples-Stokes stated on March 29, 2022 in a news release: “Cities in notoriously ‘tough on crime’ states like Texas and Florida saw a more significant increase in violent crime than cities in NYS.” Tom Suozzi stated on January 21, 2022 in a campaign ad: “The Manhattan DA is actually proposing to downgrade armed robbery to a misdemeanor, and to stop prosecuting resisting arrest.” Cavalier Johnson stated on January 6, 2022 in TV ad: Says he led the fight to add 200 new police officers to make the City of Milwaukee safer. Shelia Stubbs stated on February 2, 2022 in Public statement: "48-Hour waiting periods limit crimes of passion and keep our communities safe.” Cavalier Johnson stated on December 21, 2021 in News release: “In 2021, 65 people in Milwaukee have lost their lives due to reckless driving accidents, and more than 9,000 cars have been stolen, double the amount in 2020.” Doug Wilder stated on January 3, 2022 in a radio interview.: “When I became mayor of the City of Richmond in 2004, the crime rate was at its highest. When I left in 2008, it was at its lowest.” Viral image stated on November 15, 2021 in a Facebook post: Timothy Simpkins, a Black teen shooter, got 1 day in jail and $75,000 bail, while Kyle Rittenhouse, a white teen, got 2 months in jail and $2 million bail. “I think it’s pretty evident ... that white privilege is a myth.” Instagram posts stated on June 27, 2021 in an Instagram post: Three white former police officers were sentenced to less prison time — combined — for killing three Black people than a Black man was for selling marijuana. Joy Behar stated on March 23, 2021 in a TV segment: "In 2004, George W. Bush lifted the ban on those (AR-15 type) rifles, and since then, the number of massacres has increased 183%. During the ban, there were 12 incidents. Since he lifted the ban, there were 34 incidents." Doug LaMalfa stated on March 2, 2021 in a constituent email.: Voting-rights legislation proposed by Democrats in Congress called H.R. 1 “would force states to restore the voting rights of convicted felons—including violent felons convicted of murder or rape.” Congressional Leadership Fund stated on October 7, 2020 in an ad: Says Debbie Mucarsel-Powell's family received $700,000 from the firm of "violent warlord Ihor Kolomoisky," who is compared to Fidel Castro and Nicolás Maduro. Joe Biden stated on August 31, 2020 in a speech: "When I was vice president, violent crime fell 15% in this country. ... The murder rate now is up 26% across the nation this year under Donald Trump." Greg Abbott stated on August 18, 2020 in a press conference: Says crime is on the rise in Austin and a new study showed that it “is the No. 1 city in America in the year-to-year percentage increase in murders, with a percentage increase of more than 64% for the first half of this year.” Facebook posts stated on August 24, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Jacob Blake, shot by police in Kenosha, had a warrant for sexual assault and prior convictions for gun use Viral image stated on June 8, 2020 in post on Facebook: “Cops in Norway: require 3 years of training, 4 people killed since 2002. Cops in Finland: require 2 years of training, 7 people killed since 2000. Cops in Iceland: require 2 years of training, 1 person killed since ever. Cops in the U.S.: require 21 weeks of training, 8,000+ people killed since 2001.” X posts stated on May 31, 2020 in a tweet: Says police officers in Austin, Texas, have been “authorized to use LIVE ROUNDS, and lethal force” against protesters. Donald Trump stated on January 14, 2020 in a rally: Says Madison and Milwaukee County both carry sanctuary status for illegal immigrants and released undocumented immigrants who have committed multiple crimes including sexual assault of a child Michael Bloomberg stated on February 19, 2020 in a Democratic presidential primary debate in Las Vegas: “When we discovered, I discovered, that we were doing many, many, too many stop and frisks, we cut 95% of it out.” Facebook posts stated on December 29, 2019 in a Facebook post: There have been 317 criminal indictments under three recent Republican presidents and only three indictments under three recent Democratic presidents. Jeff Jensen stated on November 20, 2019 in an interview with St. Louis Public Radio: "It’s nothing I do, but the probation office here in the Eastern District of Missouri is the best in the country. They have about a 7.5% recidivism rate, compared to national averages of 70 or 80%" Paul Gigot stated on December 7, 2019 in an interview: Says the impeachment of President Donald Trump would be the first in U.S. history "without a specific criminal statute or crime that the president who is impeached would have allegedly committed." Jean Evans stated on October 7, 2019 in Missouri Times article: "Missouri, in general, has more crime, percentage-wise, than the rest of the country. So, we are seeing overall crime throughout the country is going down but not here in Missouri."
Chris Murphy stated on February 11, 2024 in an interview: The Bipartisan Safer in Communities Act led to “a 12% reduction in urban homicides in this country.”
Gavin Newsom stated on November 19, 2023 in a statement on X: In Florida, “any woman who has an abortion after six weeks — and any doctor who gives her care — will be guilty of a felony.”
Mike Gallagher stated on June 27, 2023 in Interview: China sends “fentanyl into America killing 80,000 Americans a year.”
Darrin Madison stated on February 8, 2023 in News release: Under a GOP bill on cash bail, "a large quantity of people who are accused of crimes, including anyone who even witnesses certain crimes, could now be detained and subject to bail."
Yesli Vega stated on October 20, 2022 in an interview.: They were “never my comments” that a woman can’t get pregnant from rape.
Kim Reynolds stated on October 6, 2022 in a campaign ad: "Deidre DeJear refused to stand for police."
Kathy Hochul stated on September 28, 2022 in a speech: New York state is outpacing the rest of the country, because shootings in New York are down 10%, and across the country the drop is only 2%.
National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on May 13, 2022 in a television ad: Cheri Beasley “vacated” a man’s death sentence and “threw out” the indictment in a child assault case.
Crystal Peoples-Stokes stated on March 29, 2022 in a news release: “Cities in notoriously ‘tough on crime’ states like Texas and Florida saw a more significant increase in violent crime than cities in NYS.”
Tom Suozzi stated on January 21, 2022 in a campaign ad: “The Manhattan DA is actually proposing to downgrade armed robbery to a misdemeanor, and to stop prosecuting resisting arrest.”
Cavalier Johnson stated on January 6, 2022 in TV ad: Says he led the fight to add 200 new police officers to make the City of Milwaukee safer.
Shelia Stubbs stated on February 2, 2022 in Public statement: "48-Hour waiting periods limit crimes of passion and keep our communities safe.”
Cavalier Johnson stated on December 21, 2021 in News release: “In 2021, 65 people in Milwaukee have lost their lives due to reckless driving accidents, and more than 9,000 cars have been stolen, double the amount in 2020.”
Doug Wilder stated on January 3, 2022 in a radio interview.: “When I became mayor of the City of Richmond in 2004, the crime rate was at its highest. When I left in 2008, it was at its lowest.”
Viral image stated on November 15, 2021 in a Facebook post: Timothy Simpkins, a Black teen shooter, got 1 day in jail and $75,000 bail, while Kyle Rittenhouse, a white teen, got 2 months in jail and $2 million bail. “I think it’s pretty evident ... that white privilege is a myth.”
Instagram posts stated on June 27, 2021 in an Instagram post: Three white former police officers were sentenced to less prison time — combined — for killing three Black people than a Black man was for selling marijuana.
Joy Behar stated on March 23, 2021 in a TV segment: "In 2004, George W. Bush lifted the ban on those (AR-15 type) rifles, and since then, the number of massacres has increased 183%. During the ban, there were 12 incidents. Since he lifted the ban, there were 34 incidents."
Doug LaMalfa stated on March 2, 2021 in a constituent email.: Voting-rights legislation proposed by Democrats in Congress called H.R. 1 “would force states to restore the voting rights of convicted felons—including violent felons convicted of murder or rape.”
Congressional Leadership Fund stated on October 7, 2020 in an ad: Says Debbie Mucarsel-Powell's family received $700,000 from the firm of "violent warlord Ihor Kolomoisky," who is compared to Fidel Castro and Nicolás Maduro.
Joe Biden stated on August 31, 2020 in a speech: "When I was vice president, violent crime fell 15% in this country. ... The murder rate now is up 26% across the nation this year under Donald Trump."
Greg Abbott stated on August 18, 2020 in a press conference: Says crime is on the rise in Austin and a new study showed that it “is the No. 1 city in America in the year-to-year percentage increase in murders, with a percentage increase of more than 64% for the first half of this year.”
Facebook posts stated on August 24, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Jacob Blake, shot by police in Kenosha, had a warrant for sexual assault and prior convictions for gun use
Viral image stated on June 8, 2020 in post on Facebook: “Cops in Norway: require 3 years of training, 4 people killed since 2002. Cops in Finland: require 2 years of training, 7 people killed since 2000. Cops in Iceland: require 2 years of training, 1 person killed since ever. Cops in the U.S.: require 21 weeks of training, 8,000+ people killed since 2001.”
X posts stated on May 31, 2020 in a tweet: Says police officers in Austin, Texas, have been “authorized to use LIVE ROUNDS, and lethal force” against protesters.
Donald Trump stated on January 14, 2020 in a rally: Says Madison and Milwaukee County both carry sanctuary status for illegal immigrants and released undocumented immigrants who have committed multiple crimes including sexual assault of a child
Michael Bloomberg stated on February 19, 2020 in a Democratic presidential primary debate in Las Vegas: “When we discovered, I discovered, that we were doing many, many, too many stop and frisks, we cut 95% of it out.”
Facebook posts stated on December 29, 2019 in a Facebook post: There have been 317 criminal indictments under three recent Republican presidents and only three indictments under three recent Democratic presidents.
Jeff Jensen stated on November 20, 2019 in an interview with St. Louis Public Radio: "It’s nothing I do, but the probation office here in the Eastern District of Missouri is the best in the country. They have about a 7.5% recidivism rate, compared to national averages of 70 or 80%"
Paul Gigot stated on December 7, 2019 in an interview: Says the impeachment of President Donald Trump would be the first in U.S. history "without a specific criminal statute or crime that the president who is impeached would have allegedly committed."
Jean Evans stated on October 7, 2019 in Missouri Times article: "Missouri, in general, has more crime, percentage-wise, than the rest of the country. So, we are seeing overall crime throughout the country is going down but not here in Missouri."