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Crime & justice fact checks

Explore claims publishers have checked about crime & justice. Read their original ratings and follow the evidence.

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PolitiFactCrime & justice

“Black Lives Matter of Atlanta Charged with Wire Fraud, Money Laundering and Allegedly Using almost 500k in Donations For Personal Use.”

Publisher’s rating: False

Related reporting points to two distinct cases that the claim appears to conflate. It describes federal charges against Tashella Sheri Amore Dickerson, director of Black Lives Matter Oklahoma City, and separately identifies Sir Maejor Page as a leader of BLM’s Atlanta chapter who was convicted. The Oklahoma City case therefore cannot, on this evidence, substantiate the claim about Atlanta. The Atlanta detail in the report is limited: it says Page was convicted of one wire-fraud count and three money-laundering counts for embezzling donations and using them for luxury expenses. It does not state that he was charged over “almost 500k,” give an amount for his case, or describe the relevant alleged personal spending in detail. Thus, the reporting supports the Atlanta identity and convictions, but not the claim’s specific dollar figure or all of its phrasing. These are findings from related reporting, not a summary of a supplied PolitiFact review.

PolitiFactCrime & justice

“Trump rally shooter has been identified as 32-year-old California resident, Hank Pecker.”

Publisher’s rating: Pants on Fire

Related reporting about the Butler, Pennsylvania, rally shooting identifies the gunman as Thomas Matthew Crooks, a 20-year-old. That conflicts with the claim’s identification of a 32-year-old California resident named Hank Pecker. The supplied evidence therefore supports neither the claimed name nor age; it does not independently address the California-residency detail.