56 People 17537 Fact-checks 6205 Articles People (56) New York Times New York City Police Benevolent Association Seattle Police Department New York Post Central Falls Police Department New York Citizens Audit New York Republican State Committee NARAL Pro-Choice New York New York Times Editorial Board State Department Atlanta Police Foundation Memphis Police Association Milwaukee Police Association Ohio Department of Transportation Wisconsin Department of Transportation Department of Government Efficiency Georgia Department of Transportation Oregon Department of Agriculture Texas Department of Transportation U.S. Energy Department Fact-checks (17537) Donald Trump stated on July 14, 2020 in remarks in the White House Rose Garden: A Joe Biden-Bernie Sanders “unity” policy document shows “they want to abolish our police departments. They want to abolish our prisons, I guess.” By Louis Jacobson• July 17, 2020 Facebook posts stated on May 26, 2021 in a Facebook post: Police defunding is to blame for “skyrocketing murder rates” in Philadelphia, Minneapolis, Portland, New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. By Miriam Valverde• May 28, 2021 Donald Trump stated on July 24, 2024 in a rally in Charlotte, North Carolina: Kamala Harris “supported abolishing ICE.” By Amy Sherman• July 29, 2024 Instagram posts stated on June 14, 2020 in an image: Nazi Germany’s Hermann Göring worked to "defund and eliminate the police departments so that they would not interfere with his Brown Shirts." By Daniel Funke• June 18, 2020 Donald Trump stated on June 30, 2018 in a tweet: "I have watched ICE liberate towns from the grasp of MS-13." By Miriam Valverde• July 9, 2018 Marco Rubio stated on July 19, 2022 in a campaign ad: Val Demings "called abolishing the police 'thoughtful.'" By Yacob Reyes• July 26, 2022 Fred Upton stated on September 08, 2020 in a campaign ad: Says House candidate Jon Hoadley voted to defund the police By Clara Hendrickson• September 28, 2020 Mick McGuire stated on March 24, 2022 in an ad: Ketanji Brown Jackson has "a weak record — defund police, abolish ICE and now a completely open border policy." By Tom Kertscher• March 25, 2022 X posts stated on April 28, 2021 in posts on social media: Sen. Joni Ernst's visual aid said liberals wanted to abolish lasagna, among other things. By Natalie Dunlap• April 29, 2021 Ron DeSantis stated on September 02, 2018 in a radio interview: Says Andrew Gillum "wants to abolish ICE and doesn't believe in doing any type of immigration enforcement." By Miriam Valverde• September 11, 2018 Tim Ryan stated on June 15, 2022 in an ad: J.D. Vance "wants to defund law enforcement." By Tom Kertscher• June 30, 2022 Ron DeSantis stated on April 19, 2021 in a speech: “If you look at some of these places that (reduced police funding), they’ve already seen crime go up." By Miriam Valverde• May 4, 2021 Ted Cruz stated on September 21, 2018 in a debate at Southern Methodist University: Says Beto O’Rourke described police as "modern-day Jim Crow." By W. Gardner Selby• September 25, 2018 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 Zach Nunn stated on July 10, 2022 in an interview with Breitbart: “My opponent, Cindy Axne, has actively sought to defund the police.” By Sam Knupp• July 20, 2022 National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on August 10, 2022 in News release: Says Democratic Senate candidate Mandela Barnes “supports abolishing ICE.” By Vanessa Swales• August 29, 2022 Mariannette Miller-Meeks stated on September 08, 2021 in a tweet: “My opponent wants to abolish” law enforcement. By Natalie Dunlap• September 17, 2021 Bob McDonnell stated on June 21, 2011 in Bill-signing ceremony: "Our crime rate continues to plummet." By Wes Hester• July 11, 2011 Colorado Democratic Party stated on August 23, 2016 in a news release : Says GOP U.S. Senate candidate Darryl Glenn "wants to eliminate the Department of Education" and jeopardize college funding for 320,000 Coloradans. By Alan Gathright• August 31, 2016 Martha McSally stated on August 18, 2020 in a tweet: Says Mark Kelly wants to “defund the police.” By Miriam Valverde• August 31, 2020 Articles (6205) Fact-checking Donald Trump on the Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders unity platform By Sophie Austin, Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, Miriam Valverde• July 19, 2020 Donald Trump’s long, false list of things Joe Biden would ban, abolish or destroy By Miriam Valverde• October 18, 2020 ‘Defund the police’ movement: What do activists mean by that? By Miriam Valverde• June 9, 2020 Trump shared a ‘Kamala’s Project 2025’ graphic that makes inaccurate claims about Harris’ plans By Maria Briceño, Madison Czopek• September 27, 2024 Ad Watch: Super PAC attacks Biden in misleading ‘defund the police’ ad By Bill McCarthy• July 29, 2020 Dewhurst revisits “apples to carburetors” By W. Gardner Selby• June 26, 2012 How much credit does Giuliani deserve for fighting crime? By Wes Allison• September 1, 2007 'Abolish ICE' movement is growing. Is the agency's disbanding likely? By Miriam Valverde• July 3, 2018 Biden wants a bite of the Big Apple By Wes Allison• November 2, 2007 New York state of mind By Jon Greenberg, Katie Sanders• April 6, 2015 In Context: Trump’s comments about treatment of suspects in police custody By John Kruzel• August 1, 2017 Fact-checking Trump's campaign rallies: the final stretch By PolitiFact Staff • November 1, 2018 How George Floyd protests evolved in 5 major cities By Daniel Funke• June 10, 2020 What we know about the ‘outside agitators’ being blamed for campus protests By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu, Loreben Tuquero• May 6, 2024 What Kept Kamala Harris So ‘Cautious’ As California’s Attorney General? By Chris Nichols• August 13, 2020 PolitiFact Wisconsin 'High Five' for May 2022 By D.L. Davis, Laura Schulte, Vanessa Swales• June 6, 2022 Ad Watch: Fact-checking the Trump campaign’s 'defunding the police' ad By Louis Jacobson• July 8, 2020 Have sex crimes on New York City's subway increased under de Blasio? By Dan Clark• October 27, 2017 Retiring Milwaukee Police Chief Ed Flynn on the Truth-O-Meter By Tom Kertscher• January 8, 2018 Trump has defied norms on executive power. What actions could he take amid a government shutdown? By Amy Sherman• September 25, 2025
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Donald Trump stated on July 14, 2020 in remarks in the White House Rose Garden: A Joe Biden-Bernie Sanders “unity” policy document shows “they want to abolish our police departments. They want to abolish our prisons, I guess.” By Louis Jacobson• July 17, 2020 Facebook posts stated on May 26, 2021 in a Facebook post: Police defunding is to blame for “skyrocketing murder rates” in Philadelphia, Minneapolis, Portland, New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. By Miriam Valverde• May 28, 2021 Donald Trump stated on July 24, 2024 in a rally in Charlotte, North Carolina: Kamala Harris “supported abolishing ICE.” By Amy Sherman• July 29, 2024 Instagram posts stated on June 14, 2020 in an image: Nazi Germany’s Hermann Göring worked to "defund and eliminate the police departments so that they would not interfere with his Brown Shirts." By Daniel Funke• June 18, 2020 Donald Trump stated on June 30, 2018 in a tweet: "I have watched ICE liberate towns from the grasp of MS-13." By Miriam Valverde• July 9, 2018 Marco Rubio stated on July 19, 2022 in a campaign ad: Val Demings "called abolishing the police 'thoughtful.'" By Yacob Reyes• July 26, 2022 Fred Upton stated on September 08, 2020 in a campaign ad: Says House candidate Jon Hoadley voted to defund the police By Clara Hendrickson• September 28, 2020 Mick McGuire stated on March 24, 2022 in an ad: Ketanji Brown Jackson has "a weak record — defund police, abolish ICE and now a completely open border policy." By Tom Kertscher• March 25, 2022 X posts stated on April 28, 2021 in posts on social media: Sen. Joni Ernst's visual aid said liberals wanted to abolish lasagna, among other things. By Natalie Dunlap• April 29, 2021 Ron DeSantis stated on September 02, 2018 in a radio interview: Says Andrew Gillum "wants to abolish ICE and doesn't believe in doing any type of immigration enforcement." By Miriam Valverde• September 11, 2018 Tim Ryan stated on June 15, 2022 in an ad: J.D. Vance "wants to defund law enforcement." By Tom Kertscher• June 30, 2022 Ron DeSantis stated on April 19, 2021 in a speech: “If you look at some of these places that (reduced police funding), they’ve already seen crime go up." By Miriam Valverde• May 4, 2021 Ted Cruz stated on September 21, 2018 in a debate at Southern Methodist University: Says Beto O’Rourke described police as "modern-day Jim Crow." By W. Gardner Selby• September 25, 2018 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 Zach Nunn stated on July 10, 2022 in an interview with Breitbart: “My opponent, Cindy Axne, has actively sought to defund the police.” By Sam Knupp• July 20, 2022 National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on August 10, 2022 in News release: Says Democratic Senate candidate Mandela Barnes “supports abolishing ICE.” By Vanessa Swales• August 29, 2022 Mariannette Miller-Meeks stated on September 08, 2021 in a tweet: “My opponent wants to abolish” law enforcement. By Natalie Dunlap• September 17, 2021 Bob McDonnell stated on June 21, 2011 in Bill-signing ceremony: "Our crime rate continues to plummet." By Wes Hester• July 11, 2011 Colorado Democratic Party stated on August 23, 2016 in a news release : Says GOP U.S. Senate candidate Darryl Glenn "wants to eliminate the Department of Education" and jeopardize college funding for 320,000 Coloradans. By Alan Gathright• August 31, 2016 Martha McSally stated on August 18, 2020 in a tweet: Says Mark Kelly wants to “defund the police.” By Miriam Valverde• August 31, 2020
Fact-checking Donald Trump on the Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders unity platform By Sophie Austin, Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, Miriam Valverde• July 19, 2020 Donald Trump’s long, false list of things Joe Biden would ban, abolish or destroy By Miriam Valverde• October 18, 2020 ‘Defund the police’ movement: What do activists mean by that? By Miriam Valverde• June 9, 2020 Trump shared a ‘Kamala’s Project 2025’ graphic that makes inaccurate claims about Harris’ plans By Maria Briceño, Madison Czopek• September 27, 2024 Ad Watch: Super PAC attacks Biden in misleading ‘defund the police’ ad By Bill McCarthy• July 29, 2020 Dewhurst revisits “apples to carburetors” By W. Gardner Selby• June 26, 2012 How much credit does Giuliani deserve for fighting crime? By Wes Allison• September 1, 2007 'Abolish ICE' movement is growing. Is the agency's disbanding likely? By Miriam Valverde• July 3, 2018 Biden wants a bite of the Big Apple By Wes Allison• November 2, 2007 New York state of mind By Jon Greenberg, Katie Sanders• April 6, 2015 In Context: Trump’s comments about treatment of suspects in police custody By John Kruzel• August 1, 2017 Fact-checking Trump's campaign rallies: the final stretch By PolitiFact Staff • November 1, 2018 How George Floyd protests evolved in 5 major cities By Daniel Funke• June 10, 2020 What we know about the ‘outside agitators’ being blamed for campus protests By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu, Loreben Tuquero• May 6, 2024 What Kept Kamala Harris So ‘Cautious’ As California’s Attorney General? By Chris Nichols• August 13, 2020 PolitiFact Wisconsin 'High Five' for May 2022 By D.L. Davis, Laura Schulte, Vanessa Swales• June 6, 2022 Ad Watch: Fact-checking the Trump campaign’s 'defunding the police' ad By Louis Jacobson• July 8, 2020 Have sex crimes on New York City's subway increased under de Blasio? By Dan Clark• October 27, 2017 Retiring Milwaukee Police Chief Ed Flynn on the Truth-O-Meter By Tom Kertscher• January 8, 2018 Trump has defied norms on executive power. What actions could he take amid a government shutdown? By Amy Sherman• September 25, 2025
