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Donald Trump stated on October 05, 2025 in a statement to the media:
“Portland is burning to the ground.”
By Maria Briceño, Amy Sherman• October 7, 2025
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
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
Mike DeWine stated on July 30, 2010 in a statement posted to his website:
"There are currently delays of up to six months in the processing of DNA evidence at the state run crime lab."
By Aaron Marshall• August 9, 2010
Facebook posts stated on January 10, 2025 in a Facebook post:
“P Diddy’s California mansion has been completely consumed by fire.”
By Caleb McCullough• January 14, 2025
Marjorie Taylor Greene stated on July 05, 2022 in a tweet:
Says an image shows the Highland Park shooting suspect "in jail or rehab or a psychiatric center" before the shooting.
By Bill McCarthy• July 5, 2022
Facebook posts stated on June 28, 2020 in Facebook post:
Says Milwaukee police were protecting a sex offender's house and snuck children out of it after a mother tracked her missing daughter to that address.
By Lawrence Andrea• August 3, 2020
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.
By Andy Nguyen• July 7, 2021
Glenn Beck stated on July 17, 2014 in an interview of Gov. Rick Perry:
Says a 9-year-old girl was recently raped in Austin, Texas, by a guy previously "caught four times and released."
By W. Gardner Selby• July 25, 2014
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."  
By Tom Kertscher• April 30, 2015
B. Heath Mitchell stated on April 02, 2013 in newspaper article:
The city of Nelson, Ga., is "quieter than Mayberry."
By Janel Davis• April 8, 2013
Bloggers stated on June 12, 2018 in a blog post:
"Burka clad woman runs over baby, gets away with crime for one stunning reason ..."
By Bill McCarthy• June 26, 2018
Jay Nixon stated on August 17, 2014 in on ABC's "This Week":
"I've been here almost every day."
By Steve Contorno• August 18, 2014
Instagram posts stated on July 24, 2021 in an Instagram post:
People charged in the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol are “political prisoners” and “non-violent trespassers” who have been held in solitary confinement for the past six months.
By Tom Kertscher• July 28, 2021
Republican State Leadership Committee stated on March 26, 2020 in a campaign ad:
Says Jill Karofsky as a prosecutor “went easy on” a Madison man in a 1999 sexual assault case
By Eric Litke• March 27, 2020
John Rich stated on January 05, 2023 in a Facebook post:
Cellphone data used to arrest the Idaho quadruple-murder suspect proves that criticism of the “2000 Mules” movie’s use of cell data is unfounded.
By Tom Kertscher• January 12, 2023
Michael Skolnik stated on June 16, 2015 in comments on CNN:
"For most black people in the history of this country … it was illegal to pass as a white person. You were actually put in jail if you tried to pass."
By Anna Bruzgulis• June 18, 2015
Ian Miles Cheong stated on March 19, 2025 in an X post:
Netflix show “Adolescence” is based on Southport, England, knife attacker but the show “race swapped the actual killer from a black man/migrant to a white boy.”
By Jeff Cercone• March 21, 2025
TikTok posts stated on February 05, 2024 in a TikTok video:
Killer Mike arrested at Grammy Awards for not endorsing Joe Biden on “Real Time with Bill Maher.”
By Jeff Cercone• February 5, 2024
Michael Whatley stated on September 06, 2025 in an X post:
Former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper “bears direct responsibility” for the fatal stabbing of a woman on the Charlotte rail system.
By Will Doran, Paul Specht• September 12, 2025

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By Samantha Putterman• November 17, 2021

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Did Cooper prison settlement release suspect in fatal Charlotte stabbing?

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Separating fact from fiction on California’s Sanctuary State law

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Crime and punishment on the Truth-O-Meter

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Jason Aldean's 'Try That in a Small Town' video includes footage from non-US protests

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