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Wayne LaPierre stated on February 13, 2013 in an article in the Daily Caller:
Says after Hurricane Sandy, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg "refused to allow the National Guard into the city to restore civil order because Guardsmen carry guns!"
By Becky Bowers• February 20, 2013
Facebook posts stated on April 13, 2022 in a Facebook post:
“Leftist justice reform” is the reason that the NYC subway shooting suspect wasn’t in jail at the time of the attack.
By Samantha Putterman• April 18, 2022
Sam Sutton stated on March 11, 2026 in a rally:
From January 2025 to January 2026, “hate crimes in New York City increased by 152%”
By Emma Gavazzi• May 5, 2026
The Agenda Project stated on May 17, 2011 in an advertisement:
The Paul Ryan budget proposal would leave the country "without Medicare."
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson• May 25, 2011
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.
By Dan Clark• February 11, 2017
Donald Trump stated on August 20, 2020 in a speech:
“Cuomo ended cash bail ... and now the crime rate has gone through the roof.”
By Jill Terreri Ramos• August 29, 2020
Bloggers stated on January 08, 2019 in in a story:
Says new U.S. Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib has been linked to an "unindicted terrorist."
By Samantha Putterman• January 14, 2019
Shelley Moore Capito stated on August 23, 2023 in a post on X:
“#Bidenomics has led to mortgage rates hitting a 21-year high → over 7%.”
By Sophia Bookwood• October 5, 2023
X posts stated on July 28, 2025 in an X post:
Suspect in July 28 New York City shooting “was shouting Free Palestine and wearing a Keffiyeh.”
By Maria Briceño• July 29, 2025
Shannon Watts stated on May 21, 2018 in a tweet:
"Trained police hit their targets less than 30 percent of the time."
By John Kruzel• May 25, 2018
Everytown for Gun Safety stated on May 06, 2015 in a press release:
"Once again, a police officer has been killed with an illegal gun from Georgia – a state that last year did the NRA’s bidding and weakened its already lax gun laws."
By Nancy Badertscher, April Hunt• May 12, 2015
Benny Johnson stated on March 30, 2024 in a video on Facebook:
Video shows “New York Governor Kathy Hochul being denied entry into the wake for slain NYPD officer Jonathan Diller.”
By Madison Czopek• April 5, 2024
Fran Lebowitz stated on February 20, 2015 in a panel on "Real Time with Bill Maher":
"Not a single unarmed white person has been shot by the police" in New York in about 45 years.
By Katie Sanders• April 1, 2015
Donald Trump stated on September 07, 2024 in a rally in Mosinee, Wis.:
Vice President Kamala Harris “cast the tiebreaking votes that caused the worst inflation in American history, costing a typical American family $28,000.”
By Louis Jacobson• September 8, 2024
Donald Trump stated on November 16, 2015 in an interview on MSNBC:
The New York Police Department used to have "surveillance going on in and around mosques in New York City. ... Our mayor totally cut that out."
By Clayton Youngman• November 20, 2015
Facebook posts stated on April 01, 2024 in a Facebook post:
Donald Trump “pays off mortgage of killed NYPD officer’s family.”
By Loreben Tuquero• April 12, 2024
Jane Timken stated on April 13, 2022 in a campaign ad:
Joe Biden's spending “has sent prices skyrocketing."
By Jon Greenberg• April 20, 2022
Karine Jean-Pierre stated on June 13, 2022 in a press briefing:
When Joe Biden “walked into this administration … 20 million people were on unemployment insurance benefits.”
By Louis Jacobson• June 14, 2022
The Agenda Project stated on May 17, 2011 in an advertisement:
The Paul Ryan budget proposal would "privatize Medicare."
By Louis Jacobson• May 25, 2011
Mike Gallagher stated on April 12, 2022 in News release:
“Inflation has gone up every month of the Biden presidency and just hit another 40-year high.”
By Laura Schulte• April 22, 2022

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Mike Bloomberg’s record on stop and frisk

By Samantha Putterman, Miriam Valverde• February 19, 2020

Ron DeSantis said a NYC school displaced students to house migrants. Here’s what happened.

By Samantha Putterman• January 11, 2024

Fact-checking Chuck Schumer on Coast Guard staffing’s role in Mexican ship’s Brooklyn Bridge crash

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• May 22, 2025

Over a cliff, yes; but is this ad also over the top?

By Louis Jacobson• May 25, 2011

What we know about the traffic stop that left Daunte Wright dead

By Ciara O'Rourke, Samantha Putterman• April 15, 2021

In context: What Jen Psaki said about ‘soft-on-crime consequences’

By Louis Jacobson• February 1, 2022

Introducing the High Five: A look at our most-clicked items for May

By Tom Kertscher• June 4, 2013

Have sex crimes on New York City's subway increased under de Blasio?

By Dan Clark• October 27, 2017

Republicans use sleight of hand to blame Inflation Reduction Act for boosting prices

By Louis Jacobson• September 25, 2024

What we know about the ‘outside agitators’ being blamed for campus protests

By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu, Loreben Tuquero• May 6, 2024

Dewhurst revisits “apples to carburetors”

By W. Gardner Selby• June 26, 2012

Fact-checking viral video alleging some New York hospitals are ‘murdering’ COVID-19 patients

By Tom Kertscher• May 14, 2020

Police confusing firearms for stun guns: How often does it happen?

By Miriam Valverde• April 15, 2021

The facts behind a Texas Democrat's viral campaign ad

By Manuela Tobias• June 28, 2018

Where are Ted Cruz’s Muslim neighborhoods?

By W. Gardner Selby• March 23, 2016

Antisemitic claims about Brooklyn synagogue tunnel spread on social media

By Sofia Ahmed, Jeff Cercone• January 12, 2024

Donald Trump’s rally spotlighted the Biden, Trump economies. We fact-checked the graphics

By Louis Jacobson• December 21, 2023

Fact-checking Joe Biden on the American Rescue Plan

By Louis Jacobson, Victoria Knight, Amy Sherman• March 12, 2021

As Joe Biden prepares to speak at the DNC, what has he accomplished as president?

By Louis Jacobson• August 19, 2024

Fact-checking Joe Biden's 2022 State of the Union address

By PolitiFact Staff • March 2, 2022