Latest Fact-checks in Criminal Justice 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 George Holding stated on May 19, 2016 in a debate on WRAL: Says North Carolina Rep. Renee Ellmers was the only Republican to vote against "an amendment to prioritize the deportation of sexual criminals who are illegal immigrants." Donald Trump stated on May 4, 2016 in an interview with NBC News: Germany "is crime-riddled right now" because of migration to Europe. Catherine Hanaway stated on March 17, 2016 in a debate: "As a former federal prosecutor, I prosecuted over 4,000 cases." Bernie Sanders stated on March 26, 2016 in a speech: "Under the federal Controlled Substance Act, marijuana is listed in the same Schedule I as heroin," even though "marijuana is not a killer drug like heroin." Jerome Buting stated on April 11, 2016 in an interview: Wisconsin pays criminal defense lawyers who represent the indigent $40 per hour, "the lowest in the country." John Pagliarini stated on April 11, 2016 in a speech: "You’re in more trouble if you leave your pet in the car than if you leave your child in the car." LGBT Progress stated on March 23, 2016 in a tweet: North Carolina spent "almost as much as it spends on government rape crisis programs in a year" to convene a special session for HB2. Hillary Clinton stated on March 22, 2016 in a speech at Stanford University.: When it comes to fighting terrorism, "Another thing we know that does not work, based on lots of empirical evidence, is torture." Gina Hinojosa stated on February 26, 2016 in a campaign mailer: "Texas has a higher incarceration rate than Russia or Iran." Wisconsin Alliance for Reform stated on March 8, 2016 in a TV ad: Says Judge JoAnne Kloppenburg agreed to use a technicality to give a convicted sex offender a new hearing because "he didn’t understand the charge." Richard Ferruccio stated on February 23, 2016 in a legislative hearing : "We do not have an overcrowding problem. As a matter of fact, Rhode Island has one of the lowest incarceration rates in the country." Tim McGinty stated on March 4, 2016 in his campaign website: Says he "tore down hundreds of abandoned homes that served as havens for crime and reduce(d) the value of our neighborhoods." Hillary Clinton stated on February 11, 2016 in a debate: Says Dontre Hamilton, who was killed during a confrontation with a Milwaukee police officer, was "unarmed." Gary Cobb stated on February 16, 2016 in a video ad on his campaign website: Travis County residents "trusted me to take on Tom DeLay — and we won." JoAnne Kloppenburg stated on February 8, 2016 in a TV ad: Says state Supreme Court candidate Joe Donald twice "supported" incumbent Justice Rebecca Bradley. EMILY's List stated on December 31, 2015 in a fundraising email: As part of legislative fights over abortion rights, "Mike Coffman co-sponsored a bill to redefine rape." Rand Paul stated on January 28, 2016 in a Republican debate: "A third of the budget for the city of Ferguson (Missouri) was being reaped by civil fines." Ted Cruz stated on January 15, 2016 in a Republican presidential debate in North Charleston, S.C.: Says President Barack Obama "appointed Eric Holder as attorney general. Eric Holder said he viewed his mission as brainwashing the American people against guns." Jeb Bush stated on January 14, 2016 in the Fox Business Network debate: Says Hillary Clinton "is under investigation with the FBI right now." Carly Fiorina stated on December 17, 2015 in a column posted on Medium: "When we held recent economic dialogues with China, we agreed on over 100 different things — including wildlife trafficking and volcano research. None of these 100-plus points of agreement addressed cybersecurity." Greg Abbott stated on November 17, 2015 in Network TV interview: In Texas, "we've had three ISIS-related incidents already." Joe Donald stated on December 2, 2015 in an interview: "We lock up close to 2.4 million people in this country. We're locking up more people than China and Russia." Ted Cruz stated on November 30, 2015 in a radio interview with Hugh Hewitt: "Here’s the simple and undeniable fact: The overwhelming majority of violent criminals are Democrats." Bernie Sanders stated on October 28, 2015 in a speech.: "It costs a hell of a lot more money to put somebody in jail than send them to the University of Virginia." Greenville Gazette stated on February 1, 2015 in an article: Texas legislation "would allow… teachers to kill their students if they felt it was needed." Facebook posts stated on August 6, 2015 in a Snopes.com tweet recapping a Facebook post: A Texas police department bought an ad telling drug dealers, "We can take your competition off the streets for FREE." Chris Danou stated on October 20, 2015 in remarks in Assembly debate: A Republican bill that would change John Doe criminal investigations is "creating exceptions in the law for politicians." Hillary Clinton stated on October 15, 2015 in a speech in San Antonio: "We lose an average of 90 Americans every day because of guns." Edward Flynn stated on August 27, 2015 in a forum: In Milwaukee County, juveniles arrested for car theft "get sent immediately home, because under the point system in juvenile court" on holding suspects, "a stolen car gets zero points." Bill O'Reilly stated on October 7, 2015 in a commentary: From 2014 to 2015, Austin’s "murder rate is up a whopping 83 percent."
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George Holding stated on May 19, 2016 in a debate on WRAL: Says North Carolina Rep. Renee Ellmers was the only Republican to vote against "an amendment to prioritize the deportation of sexual criminals who are illegal immigrants." Donald Trump stated on May 4, 2016 in an interview with NBC News: Germany "is crime-riddled right now" because of migration to Europe. Catherine Hanaway stated on March 17, 2016 in a debate: "As a former federal prosecutor, I prosecuted over 4,000 cases." Bernie Sanders stated on March 26, 2016 in a speech: "Under the federal Controlled Substance Act, marijuana is listed in the same Schedule I as heroin," even though "marijuana is not a killer drug like heroin." Jerome Buting stated on April 11, 2016 in an interview: Wisconsin pays criminal defense lawyers who represent the indigent $40 per hour, "the lowest in the country." John Pagliarini stated on April 11, 2016 in a speech: "You’re in more trouble if you leave your pet in the car than if you leave your child in the car." LGBT Progress stated on March 23, 2016 in a tweet: North Carolina spent "almost as much as it spends on government rape crisis programs in a year" to convene a special session for HB2. Hillary Clinton stated on March 22, 2016 in a speech at Stanford University.: When it comes to fighting terrorism, "Another thing we know that does not work, based on lots of empirical evidence, is torture." Gina Hinojosa stated on February 26, 2016 in a campaign mailer: "Texas has a higher incarceration rate than Russia or Iran." Wisconsin Alliance for Reform stated on March 8, 2016 in a TV ad: Says Judge JoAnne Kloppenburg agreed to use a technicality to give a convicted sex offender a new hearing because "he didn’t understand the charge." Richard Ferruccio stated on February 23, 2016 in a legislative hearing : "We do not have an overcrowding problem. As a matter of fact, Rhode Island has one of the lowest incarceration rates in the country." Tim McGinty stated on March 4, 2016 in his campaign website: Says he "tore down hundreds of abandoned homes that served as havens for crime and reduce(d) the value of our neighborhoods." Hillary Clinton stated on February 11, 2016 in a debate: Says Dontre Hamilton, who was killed during a confrontation with a Milwaukee police officer, was "unarmed." Gary Cobb stated on February 16, 2016 in a video ad on his campaign website: Travis County residents "trusted me to take on Tom DeLay — and we won." JoAnne Kloppenburg stated on February 8, 2016 in a TV ad: Says state Supreme Court candidate Joe Donald twice "supported" incumbent Justice Rebecca Bradley. EMILY's List stated on December 31, 2015 in a fundraising email: As part of legislative fights over abortion rights, "Mike Coffman co-sponsored a bill to redefine rape." Rand Paul stated on January 28, 2016 in a Republican debate: "A third of the budget for the city of Ferguson (Missouri) was being reaped by civil fines." Ted Cruz stated on January 15, 2016 in a Republican presidential debate in North Charleston, S.C.: Says President Barack Obama "appointed Eric Holder as attorney general. Eric Holder said he viewed his mission as brainwashing the American people against guns." Jeb Bush stated on January 14, 2016 in the Fox Business Network debate: Says Hillary Clinton "is under investigation with the FBI right now." Carly Fiorina stated on December 17, 2015 in a column posted on Medium: "When we held recent economic dialogues with China, we agreed on over 100 different things — including wildlife trafficking and volcano research. None of these 100-plus points of agreement addressed cybersecurity." Greg Abbott stated on November 17, 2015 in Network TV interview: In Texas, "we've had three ISIS-related incidents already." Joe Donald stated on December 2, 2015 in an interview: "We lock up close to 2.4 million people in this country. We're locking up more people than China and Russia." Ted Cruz stated on November 30, 2015 in a radio interview with Hugh Hewitt: "Here’s the simple and undeniable fact: The overwhelming majority of violent criminals are Democrats." Bernie Sanders stated on October 28, 2015 in a speech.: "It costs a hell of a lot more money to put somebody in jail than send them to the University of Virginia." Greenville Gazette stated on February 1, 2015 in an article: Texas legislation "would allow… teachers to kill their students if they felt it was needed." Facebook posts stated on August 6, 2015 in a Snopes.com tweet recapping a Facebook post: A Texas police department bought an ad telling drug dealers, "We can take your competition off the streets for FREE." Chris Danou stated on October 20, 2015 in remarks in Assembly debate: A Republican bill that would change John Doe criminal investigations is "creating exceptions in the law for politicians." Hillary Clinton stated on October 15, 2015 in a speech in San Antonio: "We lose an average of 90 Americans every day because of guns." Edward Flynn stated on August 27, 2015 in a forum: In Milwaukee County, juveniles arrested for car theft "get sent immediately home, because under the point system in juvenile court" on holding suspects, "a stolen car gets zero points." Bill O'Reilly stated on October 7, 2015 in a commentary: From 2014 to 2015, Austin’s "murder rate is up a whopping 83 percent."
George Holding stated on May 19, 2016 in a debate on WRAL: Says North Carolina Rep. Renee Ellmers was the only Republican to vote against "an amendment to prioritize the deportation of sexual criminals who are illegal immigrants."
Donald Trump stated on May 4, 2016 in an interview with NBC News: Germany "is crime-riddled right now" because of migration to Europe.
Catherine Hanaway stated on March 17, 2016 in a debate: "As a former federal prosecutor, I prosecuted over 4,000 cases."
Bernie Sanders stated on March 26, 2016 in a speech: "Under the federal Controlled Substance Act, marijuana is listed in the same Schedule I as heroin," even though "marijuana is not a killer drug like heroin."
Jerome Buting stated on April 11, 2016 in an interview: Wisconsin pays criminal defense lawyers who represent the indigent $40 per hour, "the lowest in the country."
John Pagliarini stated on April 11, 2016 in a speech: "You’re in more trouble if you leave your pet in the car than if you leave your child in the car."
LGBT Progress stated on March 23, 2016 in a tweet: North Carolina spent "almost as much as it spends on government rape crisis programs in a year" to convene a special session for HB2.
Hillary Clinton stated on March 22, 2016 in a speech at Stanford University.: When it comes to fighting terrorism, "Another thing we know that does not work, based on lots of empirical evidence, is torture."
Gina Hinojosa stated on February 26, 2016 in a campaign mailer: "Texas has a higher incarceration rate than Russia or Iran."
Wisconsin Alliance for Reform stated on March 8, 2016 in a TV ad: Says Judge JoAnne Kloppenburg agreed to use a technicality to give a convicted sex offender a new hearing because "he didn’t understand the charge."
Richard Ferruccio stated on February 23, 2016 in a legislative hearing : "We do not have an overcrowding problem. As a matter of fact, Rhode Island has one of the lowest incarceration rates in the country."
Tim McGinty stated on March 4, 2016 in his campaign website: Says he "tore down hundreds of abandoned homes that served as havens for crime and reduce(d) the value of our neighborhoods."
Hillary Clinton stated on February 11, 2016 in a debate: Says Dontre Hamilton, who was killed during a confrontation with a Milwaukee police officer, was "unarmed."
Gary Cobb stated on February 16, 2016 in a video ad on his campaign website: Travis County residents "trusted me to take on Tom DeLay — and we won."
JoAnne Kloppenburg stated on February 8, 2016 in a TV ad: Says state Supreme Court candidate Joe Donald twice "supported" incumbent Justice Rebecca Bradley.
EMILY's List stated on December 31, 2015 in a fundraising email: As part of legislative fights over abortion rights, "Mike Coffman co-sponsored a bill to redefine rape."
Rand Paul stated on January 28, 2016 in a Republican debate: "A third of the budget for the city of Ferguson (Missouri) was being reaped by civil fines."
Ted Cruz stated on January 15, 2016 in a Republican presidential debate in North Charleston, S.C.: Says President Barack Obama "appointed Eric Holder as attorney general. Eric Holder said he viewed his mission as brainwashing the American people against guns."
Jeb Bush stated on January 14, 2016 in the Fox Business Network debate: Says Hillary Clinton "is under investigation with the FBI right now."
Carly Fiorina stated on December 17, 2015 in a column posted on Medium: "When we held recent economic dialogues with China, we agreed on over 100 different things — including wildlife trafficking and volcano research. None of these 100-plus points of agreement addressed cybersecurity."
Greg Abbott stated on November 17, 2015 in Network TV interview: In Texas, "we've had three ISIS-related incidents already."
Joe Donald stated on December 2, 2015 in an interview: "We lock up close to 2.4 million people in this country. We're locking up more people than China and Russia."
Ted Cruz stated on November 30, 2015 in a radio interview with Hugh Hewitt: "Here’s the simple and undeniable fact: The overwhelming majority of violent criminals are Democrats."
Bernie Sanders stated on October 28, 2015 in a speech.: "It costs a hell of a lot more money to put somebody in jail than send them to the University of Virginia."
Greenville Gazette stated on February 1, 2015 in an article: Texas legislation "would allow… teachers to kill their students if they felt it was needed."
Facebook posts stated on August 6, 2015 in a Snopes.com tweet recapping a Facebook post: A Texas police department bought an ad telling drug dealers, "We can take your competition off the streets for FREE."
Chris Danou stated on October 20, 2015 in remarks in Assembly debate: A Republican bill that would change John Doe criminal investigations is "creating exceptions in the law for politicians."
Hillary Clinton stated on October 15, 2015 in a speech in San Antonio: "We lose an average of 90 Americans every day because of guns."
Edward Flynn stated on August 27, 2015 in a forum: In Milwaukee County, juveniles arrested for car theft "get sent immediately home, because under the point system in juvenile court" on holding suspects, "a stolen car gets zero points."
Bill O'Reilly stated on October 7, 2015 in a commentary: From 2014 to 2015, Austin’s "murder rate is up a whopping 83 percent."
