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All Fact-checks for Criminal Justice

stated on July 15, 2023 in un video en TikTok

"Biden elimina ‘tráfico sexual de menores’ como una de las prioridades del Departamento de Justicia de su gobierno”.

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stated on July 17, 2023 in una publicación en TikTok

A las personas que van a ver ‘Sound of Freedom’ “en medio de la película se les va la luz, les hacen unas alarmas de bomberos o simplemente dicen que tienen que evacuar”.

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David Harris Jr.

stated on July 13, 2023 in an Instagram post

The U.S. Justice Department removed international child sex trafficking from its "list of offenses that deserve a high degree of attention."

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stated on July 12, 2023 in a video shared on Instagram

Ohio replaced lethal injection “with a system that quickly and humanely rips off the heads of death-row inmates using powerful robotic arms.”

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stated on June 18, 2023 in a TV interview

“Think about parents who show up at school board meetings. By this DOJ, they’re called domestic terrorists.”

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stated on March 20, 2023 in a press release

“Individuals released from incarceration are 129 times more likely to die of a drug overdose during the first two weeks after release.”

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stated on April 4, 2023 in una publicación en Facebook

“Joe Biden liberará a reos tras visita de Marco Rubio a El Salvador”.

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stated on March 20, 2023 in a news conference

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg “has downgraded over 50% of the felonies to misdemeanors.”

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Glen Sturtevant

stated on March 16, 2023 in a candidate's forum

On red flag laws.

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stated on February 8, 2023 in News release

Under a GOP bill on cash bail, "a large quantity of people who are accused of crimes, including anyone who even witnesses certain crimes, could now be detained and subject to bail."

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stated on February 8, 2023 in presentations about his bill

“One man was actually killed” during 2020 protests of police brutality in Raleigh

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stated on January 27, 2023 in a Facebook post

U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar is "facing 40 years in prison and deportation after seven new crimes uncovered."

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stated on February 26, 2023 in a post

The officers who beat Tyre Nichols targeted him because he was “allegedly dating” one of their wives.

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stated on January 29, 2023 in an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press"

"I got a list of 20 jurisdictions that defunded the police to the tune of over $1 billion total."

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stated on January 5, 2023 in a Facebook post

Cellphone data used to arrest the Idaho quadruple-murder suspect proves that criticism of the “2000 Mules” movie’s use of cell data is unfounded.

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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 13, 2022 in an Instagram post

“European royals killing naked children for fun at hunting parties.”

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Herschel Walker

stated on November 11, 2022 in an interview

Raphael Warnock "believes in no cash bail" and "letting people out of prison that are going to make us prisoners in our own home."

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stated on September 15, 2022 in a debate

"If Arizona were a country, it’d be the eighth largest incarcerator in the world."

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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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Did Donald Trump ever apologize to the ‘Central Park Five’?

Did Donald Trump ever apologize to the ‘Central Park Five’?

By Conor Amendola • July 25, 2023

Why Wesley Snipes and Kodak Black went to prison, but Hunter Biden likely won’t

Why Wesley Snipes and Kodak Black went to prison, but Hunter Biden likely won’t

By Jeff Cercone • June 23, 2023

Fact-checking Trump's Truth Social response video to his documents indictment

Fact-checking Trump's Truth Social response video to his documents indictment

By Sofia Bliss-Carrascosa • June 9, 2023

Read Donald Trump’s indictment in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents investigation

Read Donald Trump’s indictment in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents investigation

By Ellen Hine • June 9, 2023

Indictment of a president was unprecedented before Trump in the U.S., but not other countries

Indictment of a president was unprecedented before Trump in the U.S., but not other countries

By Yacob Reyes • April 4, 2023

What is an indictment and what does it mean for Donald Trump?

What is an indictment and what does it mean for Donald Trump?

By Jeff Cercone • March 31, 2023

Trump’s attacks on Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg’s backing by George Soros: What to know

Trump’s attacks on Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg’s backing by George Soros: What to know

By Amy Sherman • March 23, 2023

This statistic on police indictments is misleading. Here's why.

This statistic on police indictments is misleading. Here's why.

By Amy Sherman • February 10, 2023

What’s the ‘determinant’ in police use-of-force cases: The civilian’s race or the officer’s?

What’s the ‘determinant’ in police use-of-force cases: The civilian’s race or the officer’s?

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • February 9, 2023

What does the '1870' pin mean at the State of the Union?

What does the '1870' pin mean at the State of the Union?

By Samantha Putterman • February 8, 2023

Ask PolitiFact: Are more people dying at the hands of law enforcement now than ever?

Ask PolitiFact: Are more people dying at the hands of law enforcement now than ever?

By Samantha Putterman • February 6, 2023

Here’s what you should know about the claim that Tyre Nichols was ‘reckless driving’

Here’s what you should know about the claim that Tyre Nichols was ‘reckless driving’

By Tom Kertscher • February 1, 2023

What we know about the Jan. 6 committee's criminal referrals

What we know about the Jan. 6 committee's criminal referrals

By Yacob Reyes • December 19, 2022

What we know about Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, why Joe Biden traded him to free Brittney Griner

What we know about Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, why Joe Biden traded him to free Brittney Griner

By Tom Kertscher • December 8, 2022

Politifact Wisconsin’s top campaign season claims on abortion, other hot-button issues

Politifact Wisconsin’s top campaign season claims on abortion, other hot-button issues

By Madeline Heim • November 7, 2022

Fact-checking Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker in Georgia's Senate race

Fact-checking Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker in Georgia's Senate race

By Louis Jacobson • November 4, 2022

Misinformation fuels false narratives about attack on Paul Pelosi

Misinformation fuels false narratives about attack on Paul Pelosi

By Madison Czopek • October 31, 2022

Ad Watch: Do ‘MAGA Republicans want women arrested for abortion'? A few do, but not all

Ad Watch: Do ‘MAGA Republicans want women arrested for abortion'? A few do, but not all

By Tom Kertscher • October 25, 2022

PolitiFact Wisconsin 'High Five' for August 2022

PolitiFact Wisconsin 'High Five' for August 2022

By D.L. Davis • September 2, 2022

Ad Watch: Florida GOP misleads on Crist’s stance on ‘defund the police,’ IRS

Ad Watch: Florida GOP misleads on Crist’s stance on ‘defund the police,’ IRS

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • August 29, 2022

Latest promises about Criminal Justice

Expand Justice Department power to address police misconduct

Use a national commission to address policing issues

Eliminate mandatory minimums for criminals

Invest $300 million in COPS program

Decriminalize marijuana

Reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act

Eliminate cash bail

Support the study of reparations for slavery

Incentivize states to restore voting rights to convicted felons

Eliminate the federal death penalty

Expand services for people during and after incarceration

End federal government's use of private prisons and detention centers

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