Latest Half-True Fact-checks in Crime Clear Any Rating True Mostly True Half True Mostly False False Pants on Fire Full Flop Half Flip No Flip Any Speaker Any Date Range Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last 12 Months 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Any Category Michael Medved stated on August 19, 2014 in a Web post from the "Michael Medved Show": "More whites than blacks are victims of deadly police shootings." Alison Lundergan Grimes stated on July 30, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says Mitch McConnell voted "two times against the Violence Against Women Act." Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa stated on July 21, 2014 in a press release: "We have less crime in the (Rio Grande) Valley than we do in other major Texas cities." Rick Perry stated on July 23, 2014 in an interview with Sean Hannity of Fox News: Says three Ukrainians recently captured on a West Texas ranch are among "individuals from countries that have strong terrorist ties being apprehended" near the state’s border with Mexico. Glenn Beck stated on July 17, 2014 in an interview of Gov. Rick Perry: Says a 9-year-old girl was recently raped in Austin, Texas, by a guy previously "caught four times and released." Angel Taveras stated on July 12, 2014 in an interview with The Providence Journal: "If you look at what we’ve done over the last several years, the crime rate has actually gone down in [Providence] and . . . the number of shootings has been going down." Ismael Ozanne stated on June 7, 2014 in a speech: "I’m running the second-largest county district attorney’s office … at 1985 staffing levels." Cokie Roberts stated on July 13, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "In New York, your chances of getting murdered are 1 in 25,000. In Honduras, it’s 1 in 14." Scott Walker stated on June 1, 2014 in a TV interview: Under Wisconsin law, "anyone who knows anything about a John Doe" secret criminal investigation "can't talk about it." Lamar Smith stated on May 31, 2014 in a letter to the editor of the San Antonio Express-News: "Last year," Obama "administration officials released into our neighborhoods more than 36,000 criminal immigrants who had nearly 88,000 convictions. The crimes included hundreds of convictions for murder, rape and kidnapping and thousands of drug-related crimes." Van Jones stated on May 4, 2014 in a roundtable on ABC's "This Week": In some states, African-Americans are three times more likely to be sentenced to death than whites for the same crime. Broward County Police Benevolent Association stated on April 15, 2014 in a billboard: "Hollywood is #1 in Broward homicides in 2013. Thanks Chief Fernandez!" Ron Johnson stated on February 18, 2014 in a public meeting: Even though Chicago has "the most stringent gun laws on the books," it still "has the highest murder rate" in the country. Todd Staples stated on January 13, 2014 in a campaign email blast: "Savings that I achieved" helped fund cameras on the border. "As a result, more than 21,500 arrests have been made and 46 tons of narcotics confiscated." Pete Sessions stated on December 15, 2013 in an oped column: Federal law for Obamacare navigators "does not bar — or even require screening for — convicted felons, including individuals convicted of identity theft or fraud." Allen West stated on November 25, 2013 in comments on his blog: "Black people kill more black people every six months than the KKK did in 86 years." Steve Lonegan stated on September 23, 2013 in an interview on the John Gambling radio show: "Violent crime is up since the last year of Sharpe James’ administration. This year it’s higher. … The unemployment rate is almost 15 percent. The high school dropout rate is over 50 percent." Gwen Moore stated on September 29, 2013 in an interview: Domestic violence "is seen as a pre-existing" health condition and "women had to pay 50 percent more for health care because of gender ratings," but under Obamacare, "all of that is over." Steve Lonegan stated on August 15, 2013 in a radio interview on “Focal Point with Bryan Fischer”: Says under Mayor Cory Booker, Newark has seen "violent crime up five years in a row, murder up five years in a row." Wendy Davis stated on July 15, 2013 in an opinion article: Says that each year, about 25,000 American women become pregnant through rape or incest. Dream Defenders stated on July 22, 2013 in a meeting with Wansley Walters, Florida Department of Juvenile Justice Secretary: "Over 12,000 school kids were arrested in Florida. It makes Florida the nation's leader in that area." Newt Gingrich stated on July 21, 2013 in a roundtable discussion on CNN's "State of the Union": "Gangs have increased by 40 percent since this president was elected." Veronica Escobar stated on May 22, 2013 in a telephone conference call with reporters.: Says El Paso is the "safest city of our size in the nation." Joee Lindbeck stated on April 11, 2013 in a House Finance Committee hearing: "Two years ago Providence alone spent $50,000 a year notifying the school department" about residents in the state's sex offender registry. Linda Finn stated on April 12, 2013 in a TV interview: Right now, if Rhode Island police come across a young person with a gun, "they really don't legally have the right to take it away from them." Arizona Citizens Defense League stated on April 10, 2013 in an email to supporters: Says a gun bill before the Senate would make it a federal felony to "leave town for more than seven days, and leave someone else at home with your firearms." American Bird Conservancy stated on March 29, 2013 in a press release: A proposed bill in the Florida Legislature "would authorize the public hoarding of cats by feral cat activists." Facebook posts stated on March 15, 2013 in a Facebook post: "Harvard Study Finds States With Most Gun Laws Have Fewest Gun Deaths." B. Heath Mitchell stated on April 2, 2013 in newspaper article: The city of Nelson, Ga., is "quieter than Mayberry." Edward Flynn stated on March 1, 2013 in a TV interview: Research found that "over the course of the existence of the Brady Bill ban, the use of assault weapons in crimes decreased by two thirds."
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Michael Medved stated on August 19, 2014 in a Web post from the "Michael Medved Show": "More whites than blacks are victims of deadly police shootings." Alison Lundergan Grimes stated on July 30, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says Mitch McConnell voted "two times against the Violence Against Women Act." Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa stated on July 21, 2014 in a press release: "We have less crime in the (Rio Grande) Valley than we do in other major Texas cities." Rick Perry stated on July 23, 2014 in an interview with Sean Hannity of Fox News: Says three Ukrainians recently captured on a West Texas ranch are among "individuals from countries that have strong terrorist ties being apprehended" near the state’s border with Mexico. Glenn Beck stated on July 17, 2014 in an interview of Gov. Rick Perry: Says a 9-year-old girl was recently raped in Austin, Texas, by a guy previously "caught four times and released." Angel Taveras stated on July 12, 2014 in an interview with The Providence Journal: "If you look at what we’ve done over the last several years, the crime rate has actually gone down in [Providence] and . . . the number of shootings has been going down." Ismael Ozanne stated on June 7, 2014 in a speech: "I’m running the second-largest county district attorney’s office … at 1985 staffing levels." Cokie Roberts stated on July 13, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "In New York, your chances of getting murdered are 1 in 25,000. In Honduras, it’s 1 in 14." Scott Walker stated on June 1, 2014 in a TV interview: Under Wisconsin law, "anyone who knows anything about a John Doe" secret criminal investigation "can't talk about it." Lamar Smith stated on May 31, 2014 in a letter to the editor of the San Antonio Express-News: "Last year," Obama "administration officials released into our neighborhoods more than 36,000 criminal immigrants who had nearly 88,000 convictions. The crimes included hundreds of convictions for murder, rape and kidnapping and thousands of drug-related crimes." Van Jones stated on May 4, 2014 in a roundtable on ABC's "This Week": In some states, African-Americans are three times more likely to be sentenced to death than whites for the same crime. Broward County Police Benevolent Association stated on April 15, 2014 in a billboard: "Hollywood is #1 in Broward homicides in 2013. Thanks Chief Fernandez!" Ron Johnson stated on February 18, 2014 in a public meeting: Even though Chicago has "the most stringent gun laws on the books," it still "has the highest murder rate" in the country. Todd Staples stated on January 13, 2014 in a campaign email blast: "Savings that I achieved" helped fund cameras on the border. "As a result, more than 21,500 arrests have been made and 46 tons of narcotics confiscated." Pete Sessions stated on December 15, 2013 in an oped column: Federal law for Obamacare navigators "does not bar — or even require screening for — convicted felons, including individuals convicted of identity theft or fraud." Allen West stated on November 25, 2013 in comments on his blog: "Black people kill more black people every six months than the KKK did in 86 years." Steve Lonegan stated on September 23, 2013 in an interview on the John Gambling radio show: "Violent crime is up since the last year of Sharpe James’ administration. This year it’s higher. … The unemployment rate is almost 15 percent. The high school dropout rate is over 50 percent." Gwen Moore stated on September 29, 2013 in an interview: Domestic violence "is seen as a pre-existing" health condition and "women had to pay 50 percent more for health care because of gender ratings," but under Obamacare, "all of that is over." Steve Lonegan stated on August 15, 2013 in a radio interview on “Focal Point with Bryan Fischer”: Says under Mayor Cory Booker, Newark has seen "violent crime up five years in a row, murder up five years in a row." Wendy Davis stated on July 15, 2013 in an opinion article: Says that each year, about 25,000 American women become pregnant through rape or incest. Dream Defenders stated on July 22, 2013 in a meeting with Wansley Walters, Florida Department of Juvenile Justice Secretary: "Over 12,000 school kids were arrested in Florida. It makes Florida the nation's leader in that area." Newt Gingrich stated on July 21, 2013 in a roundtable discussion on CNN's "State of the Union": "Gangs have increased by 40 percent since this president was elected." Veronica Escobar stated on May 22, 2013 in a telephone conference call with reporters.: Says El Paso is the "safest city of our size in the nation." Joee Lindbeck stated on April 11, 2013 in a House Finance Committee hearing: "Two years ago Providence alone spent $50,000 a year notifying the school department" about residents in the state's sex offender registry. Linda Finn stated on April 12, 2013 in a TV interview: Right now, if Rhode Island police come across a young person with a gun, "they really don't legally have the right to take it away from them." Arizona Citizens Defense League stated on April 10, 2013 in an email to supporters: Says a gun bill before the Senate would make it a federal felony to "leave town for more than seven days, and leave someone else at home with your firearms." American Bird Conservancy stated on March 29, 2013 in a press release: A proposed bill in the Florida Legislature "would authorize the public hoarding of cats by feral cat activists." Facebook posts stated on March 15, 2013 in a Facebook post: "Harvard Study Finds States With Most Gun Laws Have Fewest Gun Deaths." B. Heath Mitchell stated on April 2, 2013 in newspaper article: The city of Nelson, Ga., is "quieter than Mayberry." Edward Flynn stated on March 1, 2013 in a TV interview: Research found that "over the course of the existence of the Brady Bill ban, the use of assault weapons in crimes decreased by two thirds."
Michael Medved stated on August 19, 2014 in a Web post from the "Michael Medved Show": "More whites than blacks are victims of deadly police shootings."
Alison Lundergan Grimes stated on July 30, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says Mitch McConnell voted "two times against the Violence Against Women Act."
Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa stated on July 21, 2014 in a press release: "We have less crime in the (Rio Grande) Valley than we do in other major Texas cities."
Rick Perry stated on July 23, 2014 in an interview with Sean Hannity of Fox News: Says three Ukrainians recently captured on a West Texas ranch are among "individuals from countries that have strong terrorist ties being apprehended" near the state’s border with Mexico.
Glenn Beck stated on July 17, 2014 in an interview of Gov. Rick Perry: Says a 9-year-old girl was recently raped in Austin, Texas, by a guy previously "caught four times and released."
Angel Taveras stated on July 12, 2014 in an interview with The Providence Journal: "If you look at what we’ve done over the last several years, the crime rate has actually gone down in [Providence] and . . . the number of shootings has been going down."
Ismael Ozanne stated on June 7, 2014 in a speech: "I’m running the second-largest county district attorney’s office … at 1985 staffing levels."
Cokie Roberts stated on July 13, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "In New York, your chances of getting murdered are 1 in 25,000. In Honduras, it’s 1 in 14."
Scott Walker stated on June 1, 2014 in a TV interview: Under Wisconsin law, "anyone who knows anything about a John Doe" secret criminal investigation "can't talk about it."
Lamar Smith stated on May 31, 2014 in a letter to the editor of the San Antonio Express-News: "Last year," Obama "administration officials released into our neighborhoods more than 36,000 criminal immigrants who had nearly 88,000 convictions. The crimes included hundreds of convictions for murder, rape and kidnapping and thousands of drug-related crimes."
Van Jones stated on May 4, 2014 in a roundtable on ABC's "This Week": In some states, African-Americans are three times more likely to be sentenced to death than whites for the same crime.
Broward County Police Benevolent Association stated on April 15, 2014 in a billboard: "Hollywood is #1 in Broward homicides in 2013. Thanks Chief Fernandez!"
Ron Johnson stated on February 18, 2014 in a public meeting: Even though Chicago has "the most stringent gun laws on the books," it still "has the highest murder rate" in the country.
Todd Staples stated on January 13, 2014 in a campaign email blast: "Savings that I achieved" helped fund cameras on the border. "As a result, more than 21,500 arrests have been made and 46 tons of narcotics confiscated."
Pete Sessions stated on December 15, 2013 in an oped column: Federal law for Obamacare navigators "does not bar — or even require screening for — convicted felons, including individuals convicted of identity theft or fraud."
Allen West stated on November 25, 2013 in comments on his blog: "Black people kill more black people every six months than the KKK did in 86 years."
Steve Lonegan stated on September 23, 2013 in an interview on the John Gambling radio show: "Violent crime is up since the last year of Sharpe James’ administration. This year it’s higher. … The unemployment rate is almost 15 percent. The high school dropout rate is over 50 percent."
Gwen Moore stated on September 29, 2013 in an interview: Domestic violence "is seen as a pre-existing" health condition and "women had to pay 50 percent more for health care because of gender ratings," but under Obamacare, "all of that is over."
Steve Lonegan stated on August 15, 2013 in a radio interview on “Focal Point with Bryan Fischer”: Says under Mayor Cory Booker, Newark has seen "violent crime up five years in a row, murder up five years in a row."
Wendy Davis stated on July 15, 2013 in an opinion article: Says that each year, about 25,000 American women become pregnant through rape or incest.
Dream Defenders stated on July 22, 2013 in a meeting with Wansley Walters, Florida Department of Juvenile Justice Secretary: "Over 12,000 school kids were arrested in Florida. It makes Florida the nation's leader in that area."
Newt Gingrich stated on July 21, 2013 in a roundtable discussion on CNN's "State of the Union": "Gangs have increased by 40 percent since this president was elected."
Veronica Escobar stated on May 22, 2013 in a telephone conference call with reporters.: Says El Paso is the "safest city of our size in the nation."
Joee Lindbeck stated on April 11, 2013 in a House Finance Committee hearing: "Two years ago Providence alone spent $50,000 a year notifying the school department" about residents in the state's sex offender registry.
Linda Finn stated on April 12, 2013 in a TV interview: Right now, if Rhode Island police come across a young person with a gun, "they really don't legally have the right to take it away from them."
Arizona Citizens Defense League stated on April 10, 2013 in an email to supporters: Says a gun bill before the Senate would make it a federal felony to "leave town for more than seven days, and leave someone else at home with your firearms."
American Bird Conservancy stated on March 29, 2013 in a press release: A proposed bill in the Florida Legislature "would authorize the public hoarding of cats by feral cat activists."
Facebook posts stated on March 15, 2013 in a Facebook post: "Harvard Study Finds States With Most Gun Laws Have Fewest Gun Deaths."
B. Heath Mitchell stated on April 2, 2013 in newspaper article: The city of Nelson, Ga., is "quieter than Mayberry."
Edward Flynn stated on March 1, 2013 in a TV interview: Research found that "over the course of the existence of the Brady Bill ban, the use of assault weapons in crimes decreased by two thirds."
