Latest Fact-checks in Crime Facebook posts stated on April 30, 2024 in a Facebook post: Hacker Hamza Bendelladj was executed. Facebook posts stated on April 29, 2024 in a Facebook post: Photos show the scene of an accident that left an unidentified woman in a coma after a “hit and run incident.” 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.” X posts stated on April 11, 2024 in a post on X: An X post that said, “I did it” was “the last thing O.J. Simpson tweeted before he passed.” Donald Trump stated on April 2, 2024 in a speech: "Crime is down in Venezuela by 67% because they're taking their gangs and their criminals and depositing them very nicely into the United States.” Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated on April 5, 2024 in a statement on his website: On Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol “protestors carried no weapons.” Instagram posts stated on March 29, 2024 in an Instagram post: The FBI admitted that Venezuela emptied its prisons and sent the inmates to the U.S. Nancy Mace stated on March 30, 2024 in a post on X: “Since Joe Biden took office, crime has skyrocketed across our country.” Tammy Baldwin stated on March 7, 2024 in Public appearance: “We’re facing situations these days where you have to have two officers in the evidence room in case there’s an accidental (fentanyl) exposure.” Instagram posts stated on March 3, 2024 in an Instagram post: A new Missouri bill “would put teachers on the sex offense registry if they ‘contribute to social transition’” of transgender students, including by using gender-affirming pronouns. Chris Murphy stated on February 11, 2024 in an interview: The Bipartisan Safer in Communities Act led to “a 12% reduction in urban homicides in this country.” Kelda Helen Roys stated on February 1, 2024 in Public appearance: Minnesota incarcerates “about a third of what Wisconsin does.” Donald Trump stated on February 8, 2024 in a statement to the media: “I cooperated far more” than Joe Biden in the classified documents investigations. Instagram posts stated on January 4, 2024 in an Instagram post: “Epstein List” shows 166 people connected to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Thom Tillis stated on January 8, 2024 in a press release: Police made ‘no arrests’ of protesters who blocked Durham Freeway Nick LaLota stated on November 18, 2023 in a social media post: Under New York’s Clean Slate Act “violent crimes … will now be automatically sealed after a set time - like they never happened.” Vivek Ramaswamy stated on December 6, 2023 in the Republican presidential primary debate in Alabama: “Jan. 6 now does look like it was an inside job.” Gavin Newsom stated on November 19, 2023 in a statement on X: In Florida, “any woman who has an abortion after six weeks — and any doctor who gives her care — will be guilty of a felony.” Clay Higgins stated on November 15, 2023 in a congressional hearing: A "ghost bus … filled with FBI informants dressed as Trump supporters deployed onto our Capitol on January 6th.” Facebook posts stated on November 9, 2023 in a Facebook post: “There is a serial killer in Cincinnati.” Seven bodies were found “chopped up.” TikTok posts stated on October 3, 2023 in a video: An ABC News headline said, “Journalist covering the Hunter Biden case dies after being shot 7 times.” Mike Gallagher stated on June 27, 2023 in Interview: China sends “fentanyl into America killing 80,000 Americans a year.” Instagram posts stated on September 5, 2023 in an Instagram post: “California Democrats have proposed Bill 553, which makes it ILLEGAL to confront or fight back against looters, burglars and shoplifters.” Facebook posts stated on August 25, 2023 in una publicación en Facebook: La Proposición 47 en California dice "cualquier persona que trate de robar artículos con un valor menos de $950 no serán llevados a la cárcel, ni serán penados por ningún tipo de ley". Viral image stated on August 27, 2023 in an Instagram post: Photo shows someone stealing less than $950 of goods in California. Donald Trump stated on August 15, 2023 in a Truth Social post: Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis “campaigned and raised money on, ‘I will get Trump.’” Donald Trump stated on August 4, 2023 in a speech in Alabama: “They are trying to make it illegal to question the results of a bad election.” Facebook posts stated on June 18, 2023 in a video: “New California bill charges parents with child abuse for refusing to ‘affirm’ their kid’s gender identity.” TikTok posts stated on June 3, 2023 in a TikTok post: “Cocaine, porn, evidence of child trafficking found in (Gov. Gretchen) Whitmer’s car.” Instagram posts stated on May 24, 2023 in an Instagram post: A list shows violent crimes in Los Angeles that “people will be set free on as of today.”
Facebook posts stated on April 30, 2024 in a Facebook post: Hacker Hamza Bendelladj was executed. Facebook posts stated on April 29, 2024 in a Facebook post: Photos show the scene of an accident that left an unidentified woman in a coma after a “hit and run incident.” 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.” X posts stated on April 11, 2024 in a post on X: An X post that said, “I did it” was “the last thing O.J. Simpson tweeted before he passed.” Donald Trump stated on April 2, 2024 in a speech: "Crime is down in Venezuela by 67% because they're taking their gangs and their criminals and depositing them very nicely into the United States.” Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated on April 5, 2024 in a statement on his website: On Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol “protestors carried no weapons.” Instagram posts stated on March 29, 2024 in an Instagram post: The FBI admitted that Venezuela emptied its prisons and sent the inmates to the U.S. Nancy Mace stated on March 30, 2024 in a post on X: “Since Joe Biden took office, crime has skyrocketed across our country.” Tammy Baldwin stated on March 7, 2024 in Public appearance: “We’re facing situations these days where you have to have two officers in the evidence room in case there’s an accidental (fentanyl) exposure.” Instagram posts stated on March 3, 2024 in an Instagram post: A new Missouri bill “would put teachers on the sex offense registry if they ‘contribute to social transition’” of transgender students, including by using gender-affirming pronouns. Chris Murphy stated on February 11, 2024 in an interview: The Bipartisan Safer in Communities Act led to “a 12% reduction in urban homicides in this country.” Kelda Helen Roys stated on February 1, 2024 in Public appearance: Minnesota incarcerates “about a third of what Wisconsin does.” Donald Trump stated on February 8, 2024 in a statement to the media: “I cooperated far more” than Joe Biden in the classified documents investigations. Instagram posts stated on January 4, 2024 in an Instagram post: “Epstein List” shows 166 people connected to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Thom Tillis stated on January 8, 2024 in a press release: Police made ‘no arrests’ of protesters who blocked Durham Freeway Nick LaLota stated on November 18, 2023 in a social media post: Under New York’s Clean Slate Act “violent crimes … will now be automatically sealed after a set time - like they never happened.” Vivek Ramaswamy stated on December 6, 2023 in the Republican presidential primary debate in Alabama: “Jan. 6 now does look like it was an inside job.” Gavin Newsom stated on November 19, 2023 in a statement on X: In Florida, “any woman who has an abortion after six weeks — and any doctor who gives her care — will be guilty of a felony.” Clay Higgins stated on November 15, 2023 in a congressional hearing: A "ghost bus … filled with FBI informants dressed as Trump supporters deployed onto our Capitol on January 6th.” Facebook posts stated on November 9, 2023 in a Facebook post: “There is a serial killer in Cincinnati.” Seven bodies were found “chopped up.” TikTok posts stated on October 3, 2023 in a video: An ABC News headline said, “Journalist covering the Hunter Biden case dies after being shot 7 times.” Mike Gallagher stated on June 27, 2023 in Interview: China sends “fentanyl into America killing 80,000 Americans a year.” Instagram posts stated on September 5, 2023 in an Instagram post: “California Democrats have proposed Bill 553, which makes it ILLEGAL to confront or fight back against looters, burglars and shoplifters.” Facebook posts stated on August 25, 2023 in una publicación en Facebook: La Proposición 47 en California dice "cualquier persona que trate de robar artículos con un valor menos de $950 no serán llevados a la cárcel, ni serán penados por ningún tipo de ley". Viral image stated on August 27, 2023 in an Instagram post: Photo shows someone stealing less than $950 of goods in California. Donald Trump stated on August 15, 2023 in a Truth Social post: Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis “campaigned and raised money on, ‘I will get Trump.’” Donald Trump stated on August 4, 2023 in a speech in Alabama: “They are trying to make it illegal to question the results of a bad election.” Facebook posts stated on June 18, 2023 in a video: “New California bill charges parents with child abuse for refusing to ‘affirm’ their kid’s gender identity.” TikTok posts stated on June 3, 2023 in a TikTok post: “Cocaine, porn, evidence of child trafficking found in (Gov. Gretchen) Whitmer’s car.” Instagram posts stated on May 24, 2023 in an Instagram post: A list shows violent crimes in Los Angeles that “people will be set free on as of today.”
Facebook posts stated on April 29, 2024 in a Facebook post: Photos show the scene of an accident that left an unidentified woman in a coma after a “hit and run incident.”
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.”
X posts stated on April 11, 2024 in a post on X: An X post that said, “I did it” was “the last thing O.J. Simpson tweeted before he passed.”
Donald Trump stated on April 2, 2024 in a speech: "Crime is down in Venezuela by 67% because they're taking their gangs and their criminals and depositing them very nicely into the United States.”
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated on April 5, 2024 in a statement on his website: On Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol “protestors carried no weapons.”
Instagram posts stated on March 29, 2024 in an Instagram post: The FBI admitted that Venezuela emptied its prisons and sent the inmates to the U.S.
Nancy Mace stated on March 30, 2024 in a post on X: “Since Joe Biden took office, crime has skyrocketed across our country.”
Tammy Baldwin stated on March 7, 2024 in Public appearance: “We’re facing situations these days where you have to have two officers in the evidence room in case there’s an accidental (fentanyl) exposure.”
Instagram posts stated on March 3, 2024 in an Instagram post: A new Missouri bill “would put teachers on the sex offense registry if they ‘contribute to social transition’” of transgender students, including by using gender-affirming pronouns.
Chris Murphy stated on February 11, 2024 in an interview: The Bipartisan Safer in Communities Act led to “a 12% reduction in urban homicides in this country.”
Kelda Helen Roys stated on February 1, 2024 in Public appearance: Minnesota incarcerates “about a third of what Wisconsin does.”
Donald Trump stated on February 8, 2024 in a statement to the media: “I cooperated far more” than Joe Biden in the classified documents investigations.
Instagram posts stated on January 4, 2024 in an Instagram post: “Epstein List” shows 166 people connected to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Thom Tillis stated on January 8, 2024 in a press release: Police made ‘no arrests’ of protesters who blocked Durham Freeway
Nick LaLota stated on November 18, 2023 in a social media post: Under New York’s Clean Slate Act “violent crimes … will now be automatically sealed after a set time - like they never happened.”
Vivek Ramaswamy stated on December 6, 2023 in the Republican presidential primary debate in Alabama: “Jan. 6 now does look like it was an inside job.”
Gavin Newsom stated on November 19, 2023 in a statement on X: In Florida, “any woman who has an abortion after six weeks — and any doctor who gives her care — will be guilty of a felony.”
Clay Higgins stated on November 15, 2023 in a congressional hearing: A "ghost bus … filled with FBI informants dressed as Trump supporters deployed onto our Capitol on January 6th.”
Facebook posts stated on November 9, 2023 in a Facebook post: “There is a serial killer in Cincinnati.” Seven bodies were found “chopped up.”
TikTok posts stated on October 3, 2023 in a video: An ABC News headline said, “Journalist covering the Hunter Biden case dies after being shot 7 times.”
Mike Gallagher stated on June 27, 2023 in Interview: China sends “fentanyl into America killing 80,000 Americans a year.”
Instagram posts stated on September 5, 2023 in an Instagram post: “California Democrats have proposed Bill 553, which makes it ILLEGAL to confront or fight back against looters, burglars and shoplifters.”
Facebook posts stated on August 25, 2023 in una publicación en Facebook: La Proposición 47 en California dice "cualquier persona que trate de robar artículos con un valor menos de $950 no serán llevados a la cárcel, ni serán penados por ningún tipo de ley".
Viral image stated on August 27, 2023 in an Instagram post: Photo shows someone stealing less than $950 of goods in California.
Donald Trump stated on August 15, 2023 in a Truth Social post: Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis “campaigned and raised money on, ‘I will get Trump.’”
Donald Trump stated on August 4, 2023 in a speech in Alabama: “They are trying to make it illegal to question the results of a bad election.”
Facebook posts stated on June 18, 2023 in a video: “New California bill charges parents with child abuse for refusing to ‘affirm’ their kid’s gender identity.”
TikTok posts stated on June 3, 2023 in a TikTok post: “Cocaine, porn, evidence of child trafficking found in (Gov. Gretchen) Whitmer’s car.”
Instagram posts stated on May 24, 2023 in an Instagram post: A list shows violent crimes in Los Angeles that “people will be set free on as of today.”