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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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Washington PostCrime & justice
"Judge Jackson has a pattern of letting child porn offenders off the hook for their appalling crimes, both as a judge and as a policymaker.”
Publisher’s rating: Three Pinocchios
FactCheck.orgCrime & justice
“The rule of law has disintegrated” under President Joe Biden and “crime is rampant.”
Publisher’s rating: False
PolitiFactCrime & justice
"48-Hour waiting periods limit crimes of passion and keep our communities safe.”
Publisher’s rating: Half True
PolitiFactCrime & justice
Says Jacob Blake “declared he had a gun in the car and was going to go get it” and was “brandishing” a knife
Publisher’s rating: False
PolitiFactCrime & justice
USA Today reported that “5 children have gone missing inside a Chuck E. Cheese.”
Publisher’s rating: Pants on Fire
PolitiFactCrime & justice
“BREAKING: Illegal Aliens in San Diego, California, tried to hijack 2 school buses filled with children.”
Publisher’s rating: False
PolitiFactCrime & justice
"Popeyes manager arrested for allegedly dipping chicken in cocaine based flour to increase business sales."
Publisher’s rating: Pants on Fire
PolitiFactCrime & justice
Estas imágenes muestran a Thomas Matthew Crooks, el sospechoso del tiroteo en el mitin de Donald Trump.
Publisher’s rating: Pants on Fire
PolitiFactCrime & justice
Photo shows a woman named Araceli Hernandez who “was kidnapped by George Floyd and brutally beaten during a home invasion.”
Publisher’s rating: False
FactCheck.orgCrime & justice
A video and photos show agents training for the IRS Criminal Investigation division.
Publisher’s rating: False
PolitiFactCrime & justice
Says an 11-year-old girl shot and killed two armed "illegal aliens" after they broke into her home in Montana.
Publisher’s rating: Pants on Fire
PolitiFactCrime & justice
Pizzagate “expert” went to jail for child pornography
Publisher’s rating: False
PolitiFactCrime & justice
“Biden administration quietly DROPS all charges against Sam Bankman-Fried.”
Publisher’s rating: False
PolitiFactCrime & justice
"It’s only a federal crime for the" inspector general to out a whistleblower.
Publisher’s rating: Mostly True
PolitiFactCrime & justice
"In 2016, counties hosting a Trump rally saw a 226% spike in hate crimes."
Publisher’s rating: Half True