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Crime & justice fact checks
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"A local teen, Peter Buttigieg, has been arrested on suspicion of the recent killings of at least 5 dogs."
Publisher’s rating: False
Patrick Mahomes said, “I believe George Zimmerman is innocent.”
Publisher’s rating: False
"Douglas County Sheriff has 6 ANTIFA arsonists in custody" for setting wildfires in Oregon.
Publisher’s rating: False
Un inmigrante negro ataca a un cura que daba misa en una iglesia en Canarias
Publisher’s rating: Falso
“Bill Gates arrest warrant issued in Philippines for ‘premeditated murder’ linked to vaccine roll out.”
Publisher’s rating: Pants on Fire
Shooter in Highland Park, Illinois, “bought the gun illegally.”
Publisher’s rating: False
Says ex-Minneapolis officer accused of killing George Floyd commits suicide in prison cell.
Publisher’s rating: Pants on Fire
A photo shows Ghislaine Maxwell and Bruce Reinhart.
Publisher’s rating: False
CS Rotich faces 15 corruption charges
Publisher’s rating: FALSE HEADLINE
Related reporting identifies Noah Kipkemboi Rotich as a clerical officer at the Uasin Gishu Lands Office and describes a bribery case tied to processing land subdivision services. Radio Generation reports that he was charged with receiving a bribe under the Bribery Act, 2016, after an investigation into a complaint that he demanded money. The account gives a specific alleged amount: investigators said he solicited Sh100,000 and received part of it. It does not report 15 corruption charges. A later court-schedule report likewise names Noah Kipkemboi Rotich in connection with an alleged demand for a bribe to facilitate subdivision of group land. It says he was due before the Eldoret Law Courts on October 21, 2026. This reporting supports the identification of the person and the land-related bribery allegation, but it does not establish that the case involved 15 charges. Since these are related reports rather than the original fact-check, they do not show whether other charging documents or proceedings existed beyond what the excerpts describe.
"We’ve now had more mass shootings in 2024 than there have been days in the year,"
Publisher’s rating: Needs more context
A video shows lawmakers in compromising positions with children.
Publisher’s rating: Pants on Fire
In 2019, the United States had 249 mass shootings, while Mexico had three, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Brazil and Canada had one, and many other countries had none.
Publisher’s rating: Lots of context needed
El chico saharaui de la foto no ha sido detenido por robar una bicicleta en Barcelona
Publisher’s rating: Falso
Salvador Ramos, the gunman at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas, was transgender.
Publisher’s rating: No Evidence
“‘Child trafficking camp’ discovered in Arizona.”
Publisher’s rating: Pants on Fire
"There is a group going to homes and pretending to be officials from home affairs. They have documents with the letterhead Department of Home Affairs and claim to be confirming that everyone has a valid ID for the upcoming census. They are robbing homes."
Publisher’s rating: False
El director ejecutivo de Netflix, Reed Hastings, ha sido detenido por posesión de pornografía infantil
Publisher’s rating: Falso
