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Latest Fact-Checks In Crime

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Facebook posts
stated on June 16, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says America’s most violent cities are that way because of their Democratic politics
Mostly False
By Eric Litke • June 24, 2020
Instagram posts
stated on June 17, 2020 in an Instagram post:
A bar graph compares homicides for various racial groups
Mostly False
By Daniel Funke • June 23, 2020
Larry Elder
stated on June 2, 2020 in a Fox News appearance:
“Last year, there were nine unarmed black people killed (by law enforcement). Nineteen unarmed white people.”
Mostly False
By Bill McCarthy • June 5, 2020
Viral image
stated on May 12, 2020 in a Facebook post:
A girl was “decapitated” in front of her parents by a Somali migrant. Media “covered up” the murder.
Mostly False
By Ciara O'Rourke • May 15, 2020
Facebook posts
stated on February 26, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says of the Milwaukee mass shooter: “Supposedly he is black. A noose was hung on his locker and he addressed the issue and he was fired! So he returned the next work day and killed who he all thought were involved.”
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • March 5, 2020
Facebook posts
stated on February 10, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“Violent crime in South Bend doubled during Mayor Pete’s tenure.”
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • February 25, 2020
Adam Kinzinger
stated on August 9, 2019 in a TV interview:
“97% of murders occur with handguns.”
Mostly False
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • August 15, 2019
Curt Schilling
stated on August 10, 2019 in a tweet:
Law-abiding gun owners stop crimes “2.5 million times a year,” according to the federal Centers for Disease Control.
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • August 14, 2019
Ivanka Trump
stated on August 6, 2019 in a tweet:
“Chicago experienced its deadliest weekend of the year…With 7 dead and 52 wounded near a playground.”
Mostly False
By Duncan Agnew • August 7, 2019
Facebook posts
stated on July 15, 2019 in a Facebook post:
 “SIX of the most prominent activists during the Ferguson riots have all been found burned to death in their cars. There are no coincidences here.” 
Mostly False
By Samantha Putterman • July 25, 2019
Pete Buttigieg
stated on July 4, 2019 in an event in Carrol, Iowa:
“A black person is four times as likely as a white person to be incarcerated for the exact same crime.”
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • July 10, 2019
Donald Trump
stated on June 18, 2019 in remarks to reporters on the White House South Lawn.:
Says the Central Park Five “admitted their guilt.”  
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • June 24, 2019
Cory Booker
stated on March 27, 2019 in a CNN town hall in South Carolina:
Says President Donald Trump “cut funding from the Justice Department to investigate these domestic terrorist groups, these white supremacist groups.”
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • April 11, 2019
Donald Trump
stated on February 13, 2019 in a speech:
“Violent crime is now going down for the first time in a long while.”
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • February 14, 2019
Garry McCarthy
stated on January 15, 2019 in a campaign ad:
Says Chicago “had the lowest murder rates in a generation” during his time as police superintendent.
Mostly False
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • January 27, 2019
Tom Cotton
stated on November 16, 2018 in a tweet:
“There have been no hearings” on a criminal justice bill being considered in the Senate.
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • November 20, 2018
stated on October 22, 2018 in a campaign ad:
Says Brendan Kelly “allowed half of the criminals he faced to walk free” and “failed to protect women who were violently assaulted,” allowing “those guilty of sexual assault to cut inexcusable plea deals.”  
Mostly False
By Stephen Koff • November 5, 2018
Ken Paxton
stated on October 25, 2018 in a TV ad:
Says Ken Paxton “shut down the world’s largest human trafficking marketplace.”
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • November 1, 2018
Donald Trump
stated on October 22, 2018 in a rally for Republican candidates in Houston:
Says Beto O’Rourke “voted to shield MS-13 gang members from deportation.”
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • October 25, 2018
Florida Strong
stated on October 17, 2018 in a Facebook video:
Says Andrew Gillum “oversaw a 52 percent increase in murder.”
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • October 19, 2018
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