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All Fact-checks for Crime

stated on December 19, 2022 in a Facebook post

People who stole U.S. Postal Service uniforms are posing as postal workers and robbing people at gunpoint.

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stated on December 15, 2022 in a Facebook post

Says U.S. Rep. Katie Porter, D-Calif., “says pedophilia isn’t a crime — it’s an identity.”

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stated on December 12, 2022 in an Instagram post

Human traffickers are putting toxin-laced tissues on gas pumps and door handles, then waiting for potential victims to pass out.

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stated on November 15, 2022 in Twitter

In Milwaukee, "The (homicide) rate has nearly doubled in the past two years."

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stated on November 23, 2022 in a TV interview.

“When you compare us to the European Union, we're something like 23 times more likely” to have homicides and handgun killings.

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stated on November 20, 2022 in a tweet

The Club Q shooting was a “false flag.”

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stated on October 20, 2022 in an interview.

They were “never my comments” that a woman can’t get pregnant from rape.

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stated on October 24, 2022 in News conference

Tony Evers “wants to let out between 9,000 and 10,000 more” Wisconsin prisoners

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stated on September 28, 2022 in a debate

“We have seen over the last 10 years ... under Republican governors a rise in the murder rate in Arizona of 20%.”

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stated on November 1, 2022 in a podcast interview

At the Pelosi house, “the glass it seems was broken from the inside to the out, so it wasn’t a break-in, it was a breakout.”

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stated on October 30, 2022 in an interview on Meet the Press

“One in six local election officials have received threats of violence” and threats against judges have doubled over four years and threats against members of Congress have increased by 10 times over five years.

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stated on November 29, 2022 in an Instagram post

Police dispatch audio from Paul Pelosi’s attack was recorded in a Moscow studio.

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stated on October 30, 2022 in an Instagram post

Security cameras at Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco home malfunctioned “for the duration of the break-in, so officials have ended their investigation.”

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stated on October 29, 2022 in an Instagram post

The Pelosis “are refusing to turn over surveillance video of their home.”

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stated on October 6, 2022 in a campaign ad

"Deidre DeJear refused to stand for police."

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stated on October 24, 2022 in a gubernatorial debate

"Crime is up under Governor DeSantis. Crime was down when I was your governor."

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stated on October 7, 2022 in a debate

Cheri Beasley was “encouraging (riots) all across our state and all across our country in 2020.”

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stated on September 28, 2022 in a speech

New York state is outpacing the rest of the country, because shootings in New York are down 10%, and across the country the drop is only 2%.

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stated on October 15, 2022 in an Instagram post

Photo shows a taxi driver in New York City who “drives around taking people to kill.”

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stated on October 15, 2022 in Instagram post

Seattle authorities are investigating a string of serial killings.

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La comparación de Charlie Crist sobre el crimen bajo Ron DeSantis carece de datos

La comparación de Charlie Crist sobre el crimen bajo Ron DeSantis carece de datos

By Yacob Reyes • November 1, 2022

Fentanyl deaths are up, but GOP ads mislead by blaming ‘open borders,’ migrants crossing illegally

Fentanyl deaths are up, but GOP ads mislead by blaming ‘open borders,’ migrants crossing illegally

By Tom Kertscher • October 28, 2022

Inmigrante acusado de agredir sexualmente a una niña no emigró durante la presidencia de Biden

Inmigrante acusado de agredir sexualmente a una niña no emigró durante la presidencia de Biden

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • October 26, 2022

Scaring voters to the polls? How political ads use crime statistics to try to sway voters

Scaring voters to the polls? How political ads use crime statistics to try to sway voters

By Tom Kertscher • September 28, 2022

Floridians with felony records face illegal voting charges. The state allowed them to register

Floridians with felony records face illegal voting charges. The state allowed them to register

By Amy Sherman • September 9, 2022

Fact-checking Herschel Walker attack ad about Raphael Warnock domestic violence allegations

Fact-checking Herschel Walker attack ad about Raphael Warnock domestic violence allegations

By Tom Kertscher • September 8, 2022

Can Donald Trump run for president if charged and convicted of removing official records?

Can Donald Trump run for president if charged and convicted of removing official records?

By Amy Sherman • August 9, 2022

PolitiFact Wisconsin 'High Five' for May 2022

PolitiFact Wisconsin 'High Five' for May 2022

By D.L. Davis • June 6, 2022

Here’s how to avoid misinformation as you read about Uvalde and other mass shootings

Here’s how to avoid misinformation as you read about Uvalde and other mass shootings

By Bill McCarthy • May 25, 2022

What is the ‘great replacement theory’ linked to the Buffalo shooter?

What is the ‘great replacement theory’ linked to the Buffalo shooter?

By Bill McCarthy • May 16, 2022

The faulty premise of the ‘2,000 mules’ trailer about voting by mail in the 2020 election

The faulty premise of the ‘2,000 mules’ trailer about voting by mail in the 2020 election

By Bill McCarthy • May 4, 2022

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

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

By Louis Jacobson • February 1, 2022

How Fox News hosts’ Jan 6 texts, on-air comments told different stories of attack

How Fox News hosts’ Jan 6 texts, on-air comments told different stories of attack

By Bill McCarthy • December 16, 2021

The 2021 Lie of the Year: Lies about the Jan. 6 Capitol attack and its significance

The 2021 Lie of the Year: Lies about the Jan. 6 Capitol attack and its significance

By Angie Drobnic Holan • December 15, 2021

How many newly elected officials and Congressional candidates were ‘involved’ in the Capitol riot?

How many newly elected officials and Congressional candidates were ‘involved’ in the Capitol riot?

By Gabrielle Settles • December 3, 2021

What’s known about claim that white supremacists shot at Ferguson, Mo., marchers

What’s known about claim that white supremacists shot at Ferguson, Mo., marchers

By Tom Kertscher • November 19, 2021

Fact-checking claims about Kyle Rittenhouse, shooter in Kenosha, Wis., protests

Fact-checking claims about Kyle Rittenhouse, shooter in Kenosha, Wis., protests

By Tom Kertscher • November 17, 2021

Tucker Carlson’s ‘Patriot Purge’ film on Jan. 6 is full of falsehoods, conspiracy theories

Tucker Carlson’s ‘Patriot Purge’ film on Jan. 6 is full of falsehoods, conspiracy theories

By Bill McCarthy • November 5, 2021

How the GOP spun a 'dead voter' allegation in Nevada

How the GOP spun a 'dead voter' allegation in Nevada

By Amy Sherman • October 26, 2021

Fact-checking Joe Biden at CNN’s town hall

Fact-checking Joe Biden at CNN’s town hall

By Monique Curet • October 22, 2021

Latest promises about Crime

Reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act

Direct federal resources to help prevent violence against transgender women

Have mandatory minimum sentences for criminals caught trying to re-enter the United States illegally

Fully fund the COPS program

Fully fund the Violence Against Women Act

Initiate a grant and training program for law enforcement to deter cyber crime

Push for Matthew Shepard Act, which expands hate crime law to include sexual orientation

Create new criminal penalties for mortgage fraud

Restore funding for the Byrne Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) program