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Hans von Spakovsky stated on July 09, 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."

By Jon Greenberg• July 16, 2015

Social Media stated on January 07, 2026 in social media posts:

Images of an unmasked man show the immigration officer who shot a woman in Minneapolis.

By Loreben Tuquero• January 8, 2026

Facebook posts stated on March 21, 2021 in a Facebook post:

“Less than 500 people a year killed by all rifles combined” and “4,000 a year killed by illegals.”

By Tom Kertscher• March 30, 2021

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.”

By Tom Kertscher• November 17, 2021

Facebook posts stated on April 20, 2021 in a Facebook post:

The knife was on the ground when police arrived at the scene of Ma’Khia Bryant shooting.

By Samantha Putterman• April 23, 2021

Viral image stated on August 26, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Photos show that the person who shot three people during a protest over the police shooting of Jacob Blake is a police officer.

By Ciara O'Rourke• August 26, 2020

Ivanka Trump stated on August 06, 2019 in a tweet:

"Chicago experienced its deadliest weekend of the year...With 7 dead and 52 wounded near a playground."

By Duncan Agnew• August 7, 2019

Social Media stated on January 07, 2026 in social media posts:

Viral photo shows the woman killed by an ICE agent Jan. 7 in Minneapolis.

By Maria Briceño• January 8, 2026

Greg Abbott stated on May 07, 2017 in a statement before signing Senate Bill 4 into law over a Facebook Live:

Says Travis County Sheriff Sally Hernandez "declared that she would not detain known criminals accused of violent crimes."

By W. Gardner Selby• May 18, 2017

Jeff Greenfield stated on February 14, 2018 in a tweet:

"In the rest of the world, there have been 18 school shootings in the last twenty years. In the U.S., there have been 18 school shootings since January 1."

By Tom Kertscher• February 15, 2018

Viral image stated on February 20, 2023 in a Facebook post:

Canada has only “had 11 school shooting deaths … in history.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• February 23, 2023

Facebook posts stated on February 02, 2022 in a Facebook post:

A photo shows a crash in Eminence, Indiana.

By Ciara O'Rourke• February 3, 2022

Social Media stated on January 11, 2026 in social media posts:

A document shows Minnesota shooting victim Renee Good had a record of child abuse.

By Loreben Tuquero• January 12, 2026

Eddie Rodriguez stated on November 09, 2017 in an email blast:

Says that "perpetrators of domestic violence accounted for 54% of mass shootings between 2009 and 2016, according to the advocacy group Everytown for Gun Safety."

By W. Gardner Selby• December 3, 2017

Donald Trump stated on July 07, 2021 in a press conference:

"The person that shot Ashli Babbitt — boom — right through the head — just boom — there was no reason for that."

By Louis Jacobson• July 8, 2021

TikTok posts stated on March 29, 2023 in a post:

Morgan Freeman called out Joe Biden for talking about “ice cream” before commenting on the Nashville, Tennessee, school shooting.

By Gabrielle Settles• April 3, 2023

Benjamin Crump stated on November 23, 2014 in an interview on ABC's "This Week":

Says "99 percent of the time police officers aren't charged when they kill young people of color."

By Jon Greenberg• November 25, 2014

Kamala Harris stated on April 15, 2024 in a moderated conversation:

“As many as 75% of school shootings resulted from a gun that was not secured.”

By Samantha Putterman• April 22, 2024

Edward Flynn stated on August 20, 2014 in an interview:

In 2012, there were nearly 12.2 million arrests and only 410 "uses of deadly force" by police in the United States.

By Tom Kertscher• August 29, 2014

Steve Adler stated on June 14, 2016 in an interview with Bob Cole on Austin's KOKE-FM:

Austin was the "site of the first mass shooting in the country."

By W. Gardner Selby• June 23, 2016

Experts question Kristi Noem calling Renee Good a 'domestic terrorist.' Here's what it means

By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• January 8, 2026

How likely are you to be struck by lightning?

By Ciara O'Rourke• April 7, 2011

Fact-checking misinformation after the El Paso, Dayton shootings

By Daniel Funke, John Kruzel• August 5, 2019

In Context: What did Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey say about police fighting ICE?

By Maria Briceño• January 16, 2026

Retiring Milwaukee Police Chief Ed Flynn on the Truth-O-Meter

By Tom Kertscher• January 8, 2018

Trump leaders say Minnesota officials withhold detained immigrants from ICE. Is that true?

By Amy Sherman• January 30, 2026

Have there been more US mass shootings than days in 2024? Common statistic needs context

By Amy Sherman• February 16, 2024

In Context: Ted Nugent saying if Obama wins, 'I will either be dead or in jail'

By Becky Bowers• April 19, 2012

What to make of an abysmal year for truth? PolitiFact names 2025 the Year of the Lies

By Katie Sanders• December 15, 2025

Ask PolitiFact: Are more people dying at the hands of law enforcement now than ever?

By Samantha Putterman• February 6, 2023

PolitiFact Wisconsin's most clicked items for August 2019

By D.L. Davis• September 3, 2019

Fact-checking misinformation about the Uvalde school shooting

By Madison Czopek• May 27, 2022

Donald Trump at CPAC gives misleading impression about immigration, MS-13

By Louis Jacobson• February 26, 2018

The death of Michael Brown, legal facts and Democratic messaging

By Louis Jacobson• August 14, 2019

Why the juvenile suspects in the Chiefs parade shooting haven’t been named, unlike Kyle Rittenhouse

By Sara Swann• February 23, 2024

All of PolitiFact California’s fact checks on gun violence

By Chris Nichols• February 23, 2018

Fact-checking Ferguson and police issues in 2014

By Steve Contorno• December 23, 2014

18 school shootings already in '18? Not so fast

By Tom Kertscher• February 16, 2018

Recording immigration agents in public is a constitutional right. Here’s what to know

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• February 4, 2026

Comparing the Breonna Taylor and Justine Damond cases

By Ciara O'Rourke• September 24, 2020

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