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Crime & justice fact checks

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

6,857 published reviews in this topic

PolitiFactCrime & justice

Says 1,000 people failed gun background checks in Wisconsin in 2018, but "almost none of them were prosecuted for trying to do a background check and illegally buy a weapon."

Publisher’s rating: Mostly True

PolitiFactCrime & justice

Georgia district attorney Fani Willis was disbarred.

Publisher’s rating: False

FactCheck.orgCrime & justice

“With the release of the Epstein Docs yesterday and the Iowa Caucus next week we conveniently have a False Flag mass shooting event at High School in Perry, Iowa."

Publisher’s rating: Unsupported

PolitiFactCrime & justice

“Fifty percent of the Ottawa police force have all turned in their resignation.”

Publisher’s rating: False

PolitiFactCrime & justice

“Both murderers in Texas were not only illegals, but gang members” and were “most likely tied to MS-13.”

Publisher’s rating: False

PolitiFactCrime & justice

“Dr. Sebi’s daughter was sentenced to 155 years in prison for revealing top secret health hacks.”

Publisher’s rating: False

PolitiFactCrime & justice

“Corona virus: Florida man arrested for robbery using cough as a weapon.”

Publisher’s rating: Pants on Fire

PolitiFactCrime & justice

As a sitting Supreme Court justice, Daniel Kelly recused himself from a case, then “he pocketed $20,000 in contributions” from the plaintiff and family members and “unrecused himself so he could judge the case.”

Publisher’s rating: Half True

PolitiFactCrime & justice

Judge in E. Jean Carroll-Donald Trump trial “involved in sex trafficking.”

Publisher’s rating: Pants on Fire

PolitiFactCrime & justice

Photo of woman in Team Trump attire is Aileen Cannon, the Trump-appointed judge presiding over the classified documents case.

Publisher’s rating: False

PolitiFactCrime & justice

“Attorney General Merrick Garland just vetoed charging Ryan Routh with attempted assassination” of Donald Trump.

Publisher’s rating: False

FactCheck.orgCrime & justice

President Donald Trump is “facing up to 30+ years if found guilty" after being indicted in Manhattan.

Publisher’s rating: Misleading

FactCheck.orgCrime & justice

Some attendees at Donald Trump's July 13 rally were "suspicious" and likely involved in the assassination attempt.

Publisher’s rating: No Evidence

PolitiFactCrime & justice

“Violent crime rates increased in all but two Wisconsin cities between 2008 and 2017.”

Publisher’s rating: Pants on Fire

FactCheck.orgCrime & justice

Anyone arrested for serious crimes in Illinois, including second-degree murder, “will be let out free.”

Publisher’s rating: Misleading

Vera FilesCrime & justice

Leni Robredo said the Philippines is not a narco-state because the country's drug problem is huge.

Publisher’s rating: Misleading

PolitiFactCrime & justice

“The Manhattan DA is actually proposing to downgrade armed robbery to a misdemeanor, and to stop prosecuting resisting arrest.”

Publisher’s rating: Half True

Maldita.esCrime & justice

Los sacos de billetes de la infanta Cristina. Escándalo en el control de Barajas

Publisher’s rating: Falso

PolitiFactCrime & justice

“Paris police beat a woman for shopping at a mall with no vaccine passport.”

Publisher’s rating: Half True

PolitiFactCrime & justice

There have been 317 criminal indictments under three recent Republican presidents and only three indictments under three recent Democratic presidents.

Publisher’s rating: Half True