Latest Mostly True Fact-checks in Crime 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." 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." Greg Abbott stated on June 27, 2018 in a fundraising conference call with supporters: "In Houston, Texas, there are more brothels than there are Starbucks." Donald Trump stated on May 15, 2018 in a speech: "In 2016, an officer was assaulted in America on an average of every 10 minutes." Steve Adler stated on April 25, 2018 in a tweet: Says Austin is the "safest big city in Texas with an unemployment rate under 3% that has been named the best place to live in the entire United States two years running." Rebecca Dallet stated on March 19, 2018 in a TV ad: Says Michael Screnock "let a child predator walk without time and let a rapist who preyed on an underage girl go free after only an eight-month sentence." Jackie Speier stated on February 10, 2018 in a tweet: "3 American women are murdered every day by their husband or boyfriend." Truth Examiner stated on November 2, 2017 in a headline: "New Jersey police chief says black people ‘have no value’ and should all be executed." Jeff Sessions stated on November 14, 2017 in public testimony before Congress: "The violent crime rate has risen, and the homicide rate has risen by more than 20 percent in just two years, really after 30 years of decline in violent crime." Nick Schroer stated on October 17, 2017 in a tweet: "FBI Uniform Crime Report for 2016 shows more than four times as many people were stabbed to death than were killed with rifles of any kind." Ted Cruz stated on November 6, 2017 in an interview with Shannon Bream of Fox News: "In 2010, 48,000 felons and fugitives lied and illegally tried to purchase guns. They [The Obama administration] prosecuted only 44 of them." Pete Hegseth stated on September 17, 2017 in a Fox News segment: "The city (of St. Louis) is no stranger to violence. There were 5,762 violent crimes in 2015 alone, including 188 homicides. The highest rate per capita in the country, according to FBI crime statistics." Antonio Villaraigosa stated on July 31, 2017 in an interview on MSNBC: "In the eight years that I was mayor, (there was a) nearly 50 percent drop in violent crime, gang crime — crime went down because we grew our police department, we focused on constitutional community policing, we did some of the most innovative prevention, intervention, job re-entry programs in the nation." Chris Taylor stated on October 4, 2017 in a news conference: In Wisconsin, "we have a bill that would allow hidden, deadly weapons -- every single person to carry one -- no training, no background check, even around schools." José Serrano stated on September 12, 2017 in a tweet: "Republicans want to restore #gunrights to felons" Antonio Villaraigosa stated on July 31, 2017 in an interview on MSNBC: "Undocumented immigrants commit less crimes than the native born." 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." 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. Gavin Newsom stated on June 2, 2017 in a tweet: "Americans are 25x more likely to be shot & killed than others in developed countries." Samantha Bee stated on May 10, 2017 in TBS show Full Frontal: "In Florida felonies can be things like buying weed, tampering with an odometer or disturbing a lobster trap. So basically spring break." Desmond Meade stated on May 10, 2017 in Samantha Bee's Full Frontal show: "You could lose your rights for life over something as simple as driving with a suspended license" in Florida. Jorge Ramos stated on May 12, 2017 in a Fox News interview: "Some of the safest communities in the United States are along the border." Kamala Harris stated on February 16, 2017 in a speech: "Studies have shown Latinos are more than 40 percent less likely to call 911 when they have been a victim of a crime." Steve Adler stated on February 14, 2017 in an open letter to Austin residents: "Local authorities in 43 states refused to honor more than 16,000 detainer requests from ICE from October 2013 to December 2015. Only in Alaska, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, Montana, Vermont and Wyoming did local officials honor all requests, and detainers are relatively rare in those states." Carl Bildt stated on February 20, 2017 in a tweet: There were "50 percent more murders" in Orlando and Orange County, Fla., last year "than in all of Sweden." Martin Golden stated on January 30, 2017 in a press conference announcing the Community Heroes Protection Act: "Just last year, alone, 710 police officers" were assaulted in New York state. Joe Sanfelippo stated on February 1, 2017 in an online video: "Over 39% of violent criminals return to prison following their release." Duane Hall stated on December 9, 2016 in a speech to the N.C. Courts Commission: North Carolina could save "literally tens of millions of dollars" if it stopped prosecuting 16-year-olds as adults. Donald Trump stated on January 21, 2017 in a page on the White House website: "In 2015, homicides increased by 17 percent in America’s 50 largest cities. That’s the largest increase in 25 years."
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." 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." Greg Abbott stated on June 27, 2018 in a fundraising conference call with supporters: "In Houston, Texas, there are more brothels than there are Starbucks." Donald Trump stated on May 15, 2018 in a speech: "In 2016, an officer was assaulted in America on an average of every 10 minutes." Steve Adler stated on April 25, 2018 in a tweet: Says Austin is the "safest big city in Texas with an unemployment rate under 3% that has been named the best place to live in the entire United States two years running." Rebecca Dallet stated on March 19, 2018 in a TV ad: Says Michael Screnock "let a child predator walk without time and let a rapist who preyed on an underage girl go free after only an eight-month sentence." Jackie Speier stated on February 10, 2018 in a tweet: "3 American women are murdered every day by their husband or boyfriend." Truth Examiner stated on November 2, 2017 in a headline: "New Jersey police chief says black people ‘have no value’ and should all be executed." Jeff Sessions stated on November 14, 2017 in public testimony before Congress: "The violent crime rate has risen, and the homicide rate has risen by more than 20 percent in just two years, really after 30 years of decline in violent crime." Nick Schroer stated on October 17, 2017 in a tweet: "FBI Uniform Crime Report for 2016 shows more than four times as many people were stabbed to death than were killed with rifles of any kind." Ted Cruz stated on November 6, 2017 in an interview with Shannon Bream of Fox News: "In 2010, 48,000 felons and fugitives lied and illegally tried to purchase guns. They [The Obama administration] prosecuted only 44 of them." Pete Hegseth stated on September 17, 2017 in a Fox News segment: "The city (of St. Louis) is no stranger to violence. There were 5,762 violent crimes in 2015 alone, including 188 homicides. The highest rate per capita in the country, according to FBI crime statistics." Antonio Villaraigosa stated on July 31, 2017 in an interview on MSNBC: "In the eight years that I was mayor, (there was a) nearly 50 percent drop in violent crime, gang crime — crime went down because we grew our police department, we focused on constitutional community policing, we did some of the most innovative prevention, intervention, job re-entry programs in the nation." Chris Taylor stated on October 4, 2017 in a news conference: In Wisconsin, "we have a bill that would allow hidden, deadly weapons -- every single person to carry one -- no training, no background check, even around schools." José Serrano stated on September 12, 2017 in a tweet: "Republicans want to restore #gunrights to felons" Antonio Villaraigosa stated on July 31, 2017 in an interview on MSNBC: "Undocumented immigrants commit less crimes than the native born." 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." 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. Gavin Newsom stated on June 2, 2017 in a tweet: "Americans are 25x more likely to be shot & killed than others in developed countries." Samantha Bee stated on May 10, 2017 in TBS show Full Frontal: "In Florida felonies can be things like buying weed, tampering with an odometer or disturbing a lobster trap. So basically spring break." Desmond Meade stated on May 10, 2017 in Samantha Bee's Full Frontal show: "You could lose your rights for life over something as simple as driving with a suspended license" in Florida. Jorge Ramos stated on May 12, 2017 in a Fox News interview: "Some of the safest communities in the United States are along the border." Kamala Harris stated on February 16, 2017 in a speech: "Studies have shown Latinos are more than 40 percent less likely to call 911 when they have been a victim of a crime." Steve Adler stated on February 14, 2017 in an open letter to Austin residents: "Local authorities in 43 states refused to honor more than 16,000 detainer requests from ICE from October 2013 to December 2015. Only in Alaska, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, Montana, Vermont and Wyoming did local officials honor all requests, and detainers are relatively rare in those states." Carl Bildt stated on February 20, 2017 in a tweet: There were "50 percent more murders" in Orlando and Orange County, Fla., last year "than in all of Sweden." Martin Golden stated on January 30, 2017 in a press conference announcing the Community Heroes Protection Act: "Just last year, alone, 710 police officers" were assaulted in New York state. Joe Sanfelippo stated on February 1, 2017 in an online video: "Over 39% of violent criminals return to prison following their release." Duane Hall stated on December 9, 2016 in a speech to the N.C. Courts Commission: North Carolina could save "literally tens of millions of dollars" if it stopped prosecuting 16-year-olds as adults. Donald Trump stated on January 21, 2017 in a page on the White House website: "In 2015, homicides increased by 17 percent in America’s 50 largest cities. That’s the largest increase in 25 years."
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."
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."
Greg Abbott stated on June 27, 2018 in a fundraising conference call with supporters: "In Houston, Texas, there are more brothels than there are Starbucks."
Donald Trump stated on May 15, 2018 in a speech: "In 2016, an officer was assaulted in America on an average of every 10 minutes."
Steve Adler stated on April 25, 2018 in a tweet: Says Austin is the "safest big city in Texas with an unemployment rate under 3% that has been named the best place to live in the entire United States two years running."
Rebecca Dallet stated on March 19, 2018 in a TV ad: Says Michael Screnock "let a child predator walk without time and let a rapist who preyed on an underage girl go free after only an eight-month sentence."
Jackie Speier stated on February 10, 2018 in a tweet: "3 American women are murdered every day by their husband or boyfriend."
Truth Examiner stated on November 2, 2017 in a headline: "New Jersey police chief says black people ‘have no value’ and should all be executed."
Jeff Sessions stated on November 14, 2017 in public testimony before Congress: "The violent crime rate has risen, and the homicide rate has risen by more than 20 percent in just two years, really after 30 years of decline in violent crime."
Nick Schroer stated on October 17, 2017 in a tweet: "FBI Uniform Crime Report for 2016 shows more than four times as many people were stabbed to death than were killed with rifles of any kind."
Ted Cruz stated on November 6, 2017 in an interview with Shannon Bream of Fox News: "In 2010, 48,000 felons and fugitives lied and illegally tried to purchase guns. They [The Obama administration] prosecuted only 44 of them."
Pete Hegseth stated on September 17, 2017 in a Fox News segment: "The city (of St. Louis) is no stranger to violence. There were 5,762 violent crimes in 2015 alone, including 188 homicides. The highest rate per capita in the country, according to FBI crime statistics."
Antonio Villaraigosa stated on July 31, 2017 in an interview on MSNBC: "In the eight years that I was mayor, (there was a) nearly 50 percent drop in violent crime, gang crime — crime went down because we grew our police department, we focused on constitutional community policing, we did some of the most innovative prevention, intervention, job re-entry programs in the nation."
Chris Taylor stated on October 4, 2017 in a news conference: In Wisconsin, "we have a bill that would allow hidden, deadly weapons -- every single person to carry one -- no training, no background check, even around schools."
José Serrano stated on September 12, 2017 in a tweet: "Republicans want to restore #gunrights to felons"
Antonio Villaraigosa stated on July 31, 2017 in an interview on MSNBC: "Undocumented immigrants commit less crimes than the native born."
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."
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.
Gavin Newsom stated on June 2, 2017 in a tweet: "Americans are 25x more likely to be shot & killed than others in developed countries."
Samantha Bee stated on May 10, 2017 in TBS show Full Frontal: "In Florida felonies can be things like buying weed, tampering with an odometer or disturbing a lobster trap. So basically spring break."
Desmond Meade stated on May 10, 2017 in Samantha Bee's Full Frontal show: "You could lose your rights for life over something as simple as driving with a suspended license" in Florida.
Jorge Ramos stated on May 12, 2017 in a Fox News interview: "Some of the safest communities in the United States are along the border."
Kamala Harris stated on February 16, 2017 in a speech: "Studies have shown Latinos are more than 40 percent less likely to call 911 when they have been a victim of a crime."
Steve Adler stated on February 14, 2017 in an open letter to Austin residents: "Local authorities in 43 states refused to honor more than 16,000 detainer requests from ICE from October 2013 to December 2015. Only in Alaska, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, Montana, Vermont and Wyoming did local officials honor all requests, and detainers are relatively rare in those states."
Carl Bildt stated on February 20, 2017 in a tweet: There were "50 percent more murders" in Orlando and Orange County, Fla., last year "than in all of Sweden."
Martin Golden stated on January 30, 2017 in a press conference announcing the Community Heroes Protection Act: "Just last year, alone, 710 police officers" were assaulted in New York state.
Joe Sanfelippo stated on February 1, 2017 in an online video: "Over 39% of violent criminals return to prison following their release."
Duane Hall stated on December 9, 2016 in a speech to the N.C. Courts Commission: North Carolina could save "literally tens of millions of dollars" if it stopped prosecuting 16-year-olds as adults.
Donald Trump stated on January 21, 2017 in a page on the White House website: "In 2015, homicides increased by 17 percent in America’s 50 largest cities. That’s the largest increase in 25 years."