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Crime & justice fact checks

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

6,831 published reviews in this topic

dpaCrime & justice

Ein Mann mit nicht-weißer Hautfarbe ging im bayerischen Großostheim mit einer Machete in einen Supermarkt.

Publisher’s rating: Die Polizei dementiert und warnt vor Fake News. Der Behörde zufolge hat lediglich ein alkoholisierter Mann Passanten angepöbelt, ohne dass Straftaten begangen wurden. Er trug keine Waffe bei sich.

The review says the incident in Großostheim took place on the evening of September 28, 2024. Police reported that a heavily intoxicated 41-year-old had heckled passersby near a supermarket, and officers found no weapon on him.

SBT NewsCrime & justice

Mudança no CP indica que homicídio de mulheres é mais grave que homicídio de homens

Publisher’s rating: CONTEXTUALIZANDO

The review says the proposal makes femicide a separate crime with its own penalty; it does not mean that every killing of a woman is treated as femicide or that a woman’s life is worth twice as much under the law. It explains that femicide concerns gender-based violence and that other killings of women may be classified as homicide for different reasons.

Folha de S.PauloCrime & justice

Vídeo de Lula andando em meio à multidão e tirando fotos com as pessoas. Em certo momento, alguém pega o celular da mão de um homem, que estava ao lado de uma mulher. A legenda diz: “Mulher foi tirar foto com Lula e teve celular roubado na frente dele”.

Publisher’s rating: Enganoso

The review says the phone was in the hand of Diego Paraíso, a man, and that a member of Lula’s team took it to photograph him and his family with the president, then returned it. The viral clip was cut and omitted the moments when phones were returned, so it gave a misleading impression that the phone had been stolen. [S1: “Diferentemente do que diz o post, verificado pelo Comprova, quem estava com o celular na mão era um homem, identificado como Diego Paraíso”] [S1: “um rapaz da equipe do Lula pegou meu celular para tirar uma foto nossa de frente, da minha avó, que estava no espaço interno onde o Lula iria se retirar, e depois devolveu o celular”] [S1: “O vídeo que desinforma foi cortado, e o trecho que viralizou não mostra momentos em que celulares são devolvidos para as pessoas após as fotos.”]

FACTLYCrime & justice

లవ్‌ప్రీత్ సోదరిపై అత్యాచారం చేసినందుకు 10 సంవత్సరాలు జైలు శిక్ష అనుభవించి బెయిల్‌పై విడుదలైన అక్బర్ అనే వ్యక్తిని చంపినందుకు లవప్రీత్‌ను పోలీసులు అరెస్టు చేసి తీసుకెళ్తున్న వీడియో ఇది.

Publisher’s rating: FALSE

dpaCrime & justice

Kamala Harris hat im Jahr 2011 eine 13-Jährige angefahren und Fahrerflucht begangen.

Publisher’s rating: Die angeblichen Belege sind gefälscht. Es gibt keine Hinweise darauf, dass Kamala Harris in einen solchen Unfall verwickelt war. Alles deutet hingegen auf eine Desinformationskampagne.

The review found no evidence that Harris was involved in the alleged 2011 accident. It reports that the video’s images came from unrelated sources and that San Francisco police had no record of an accident at the location in 2011. The review also says Microsoft identified the video as part of a Russian disinformation campaign aimed at influencing the 2024 US election.