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Search results for "SPLC executives who did this need to go to prison for a long time"

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Fact-checks (25014)

Drug Policy Alliance stated on February 19, 2015 in an article in Politico:
Says Debbie Wasserman Schultz "voted repeatedly to send terminally ill patients to prison."
By Amy Sherman• February 26, 2015
Tom Cotton stated on March 06, 2021 in a tweet:
“Senate Democrats just voted to give stimulus checks to criminals in prison.”
By Jon Greenberg• March 9, 2021
Charlie Crist stated on September 19, 2014 in a campaign commercial:
Says Rick Scott "pled the Fifth 75 times to avoid jail for Medicare fraud."
By Joshua Gillin• September 25, 2014
Julián Castro stated on March 08, 2016 in Hillary Clinton campaign news release:
"Bernie Sanders voted with Republicans to protect the Minutemen, a hate group that used military tactics against our community."
By Filipa Ioannou• April 30, 2016
Roy Blunt stated on April 18, 2016 in a petition against President Obama’s plan to close Guantanamo Bay:
"Jason Kander supports [Obama’s] plan to bring the remaining suspected terrorists to U.S. soil."
By Mary McIntyre• May 9, 2016
Kathleen Vinehout stated on May 01, 2018 in an interview:
Says Wisconsin "doesn't even give" released prison inmates "a bus ticket to get home."  
By Tom Kertscher• June 1, 2018
Bill McCollum stated on May 18, 2010 in a press release.:
"The fact that Rick Scott is running for governor as a 'reformer' would be funny if it wasn't so outrageous. This is a man who barely escaped imprisonment."
By Aaron Sharockman• May 21, 2010
Bernie Sanders stated on October 13, 2015 in a Democratic presidential debate in Las Vegas:
"We are imprisoning or giving jail sentences to young people who are smoking marijuana."
By Louis Jacobson• October 14, 2015
Facebook posts stated on January 19, 2022 in a post:
“There (are) over 800 prison camps in the United States, all fully operational and ready to receive prisoners. They are all staffed and even surrounded by full-time guards, but they are all empty. These camps are to be operated by FEMA.”
By Monique Curet• January 20, 2022
Steve Doell stated on July 19, 2012 in a press release.:
Says Measure 11 is "one of the most significant reasons" for decrease in violent crime.
By Ian K. Kullgren• August 3, 2012
Joe Biden stated on December 19, 2019 in a Democratic primary debate in Los Angeles:
"You have to have congressional authority" to close Guantanamo Bay prison.  
By Amy Sherman• December 20, 2019
Patrick Gallivan stated on March 27, 2017 in a press conference:
Of "30,000 individuals arrested a year for crimes that are 16 or 17, over 95 percent of them do not result in a criminal conviction. Only 1.5 percent of them ultimately go to state prison."
By Dan Clark• April 3, 2017
Donald Trump stated on September 20, 2024 in a 2024 campaign ad:
Kamala Harris “supports taxpayer-funded sex changes for prisoners and illegal aliens.”
By Grace Abels• October 18, 2024
Lena Taylor stated on October 13, 2016 in an opinion column:
"Slavery is still allowable under Wisconsin law as long as it’s a punishment for a crime."
By Tom Kertscher• November 25, 2016
Whoopi Goldberg stated on January 25, 2017 in a segment on ABC's 'The View':
Says Barack Obama "didn’t do executive orders in the beginning." 
By Allison Graves• January 26, 2017
USF Divest stated on April 11, 2017 in a video on Facebook:
Says the University of South Florida invests in oil companies like BP, tobacco companies, weapons manufacturers and private prisons.
By Allison Graves• April 19, 2017
John McCain stated on February 06, 2008 in a TV ad airing in Virginia, the District of Columbia and Maryland:
"One man sacrificed for his country. One man opposed a flawed strategy in Iraq. One man had the courage to call for change. One man didn't play politics with the truth. One man stands up to the special interests."
By Wes Allison, Amy Hollyfield• February 7, 2008
Mark Born stated on January 12, 2021 in Twitter:
"The committee that advises @GovEvers and his department tasked with leading during this pandemic is recommending allowing prisoners to receive the vaccine before 65 year old grandma?”
By D.L. Davis• February 11, 2021
Mike DeWine stated on September 12, 2018 in an ad:
Says Richard Cordray’s "plan would allow drug dealers to remain on our streets."  
By Amy Sherman• September 26, 2018
Carolyn Medeiros stated on November 13, 2012 in a radio interview:
Three thousand felons voted in Rhode Island in 2008.
By John Hill• November 18, 2012

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By Amy Sherman• March 22, 2017

Did Mike Johnson work for a hate group? SPLC and Christian law firm have sparred over label

By Grace Abels• October 27, 2023

Killing chickens, banning TikTok: Six times Trump criticized Democrats for things he also supported

By Amy Sherman• February 3, 2025

How do standards measure up at immigration detention centers? A special report

By Miriam Valverde• September 6, 2017

Congress cools to Obama plan for Gitmo

By Catharine Richert• May 20, 2009

Did Cooper prison settlement release suspect in fatal Charlotte stabbing?

By Paul Specht• February 9, 2026

Evers-O-Meter update of Gov. Tony Evers campaign promises

By D.L. Davis• July 5, 2022

Fitz-O-Meter to track county executive's pledges

By Laura Johnston• January 23, 2011

Are there white nationalists in the White House?

By Louis Jacobson• August 15, 2017

Super Bowl Ad Watch: Trump on criminal justice reform

By Daniel Funke, Bill McCarthy• February 3, 2020

Fact-checking the St. Petersburg mayoral election

By Aaron Sharockman• August 5, 2013

Questions and answers about President Trump’s Roger Stone commutation

By Louis Jacobson• July 13, 2020

What can the federal government do right now to protect voting rights before the 2022 midterms?

By Amy Sherman• February 18, 2022

Fact-checking Julián Castro’s claim that asylum ‘metering’ caused drowning of father, daughter

By Amy Sherman, Miriam Valverde• June 27, 2019

Trump N.Y. trial countdown: What happens after the jury’s verdict?

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• May 29, 2024

Fact-checking Donald Trump CIA pick Gina Haspel’s Senate hearing

By John Kruzel• May 9, 2018

Fact-checking the Democratic debate in Detroit, night two

By PolitiFact Staff • July 31, 2019

Donald Trump said he's done more for African Americans than any president. Historians disagree

By Louis Jacobson• August 1, 2019

Fact-checking Kamala Harris and Donald Trump’s first 2024 presidential debate

By PolitiFact Staff • September 11, 2024

Central America and the root causes of migration to the US

By Miriam Valverde• June 7, 2021