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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Various People Did NOT Introduce Bill To Block George Soros Funding Protests By Deeming It Organized Crime Under RICO Act

2026-02-15 Did various celebrities, including Adam Sandler, Jeanine Pirro and Vince Gill unveil or introduce a "new bill" that would block George Soros from bankrolling protests by classifying such funding as "organized crime under the RICO Act"? No Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Trump credits immigration enforcement for Minneapolis crime drop. That’s wrong.

2026-02-13 Crime in Minneapolis “is down 25, 30% because we’ve removed thousands of criminals from the area.” Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Is Donald Trump right that the U.S. crime rate is at its lowest in 125 years?

2026-02-12 "The crime rate now is the lowest it's been since 1900. That's 125 years." Go to site post…»

The Dispatch→ Why Is Crime Down in America?

2026-01-28 Plus: Lawmakers call for Noem’s removal, the FAA is blamed for last year’s fatal Washington plane crash, and elephants get contraceptives. Go to site post…»

The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff From a Week We Talked About War Crimes

2025-12-06 The military fired on survivors of a September boat strike in the Caribbean Sea. Go to site post…»

The Dispatch→ Did Pete Hegseth Order a War Crime?

2025-12-02 Legal experts say the defense secretary and military personnel could face criminal liability over targeting survivors. Go to site post…»

The Dispatch→ When Urban Crime Requires Federal Intervention

2025-10-30 When local authorities fail to maintain public safety, Washington can and should fill the gap. Go to site post…»

The Dispatch→ Keep the National Guard Out of Local Crime-Fighting

2025-10-30 Why throwing the Guardsmen at crime is a bad idea (and what actually works). Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Robert Ortt – Ortt’s claim about rising crime needs context

2025-09-27 During Gov. Hochul’s tenure, there has been “more crime on our streets.” Go to site post…»

New York Times→ Fact-Checking Trump’s False and Misleading Claims About Crime in D.C.

2025-09-25 The president cited a number of false and misleading claims about homicides and youth crime in the nation’s capital. Go to site post…»

New York Times→ For Trump, Job and Crime Data Is ‘Phony,’ Unless It Supports His Views

2025-09-25 The president has ping-ponged between boasts about jobs and crime and attacks on their data sources. Here’s how he is threatening trust in public data. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ How officials are talking about Chicago and Illinois crime data: a guide to the spin

2025-09-05 Crime stats fact-check: murder in Chicago, crime in Illinois Go to site post…»

FactCheck.org→ Adding Context to Trump’s Misleading Claims About Crime in Chicago

2025-09-05 The Labor Day holiday became a violent weekend in the city of Chicago, as more than 50 people were shot and nine were killed from Aug. 29 to Sept. 2. Despite those grim statistics, President Donald Trump was wrong when he said on Truth Social on Sept. Go to site post…»

The Dispatch→ The Democrats’ Crime Messaging Problem

2025-09-05 Congressional Democrats respond to Trump’s D.C. takeover amid the city’s crime drop. Go to site post…»

The Dispatch→ When Flag Burning Becomes a Crime | Interview: Sanford and Cynthia Levinson

2025-08-28 Will an executive order undermine the Constitution? Go to site post…»

FactCheck.org→ Assessing Claims About the Reliability of D.C. Crime Data

2025-08-22 The Trump administration has accused the Washington, D.C., police department of reporting “phony crime stats” and “cooking the books,” citing the suspension of a police commander for allegedly altering crime data. The U.S. atto Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ No Israeli officer has been arrested in the Netherlands for war crimes

2025-08-20 Social media posts are sharing a photo from a 2016 Daily Mail article about Newcastle with the implication it shows the officer being “hauled in” by Dutch police. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Crime is underreported, but not just in Washington, D.C., where Trump claims data is inaccurate

2025-08-18 What to know about how crime data is reported Go to site post…»

The Dispatch→ Crime Scene

2025-08-14 What should Democrats do about the D.C. takeover? Go to site post…»

AllSides→ Trump Distorts Violent Crime Statistics in Ordering Takeover and Troops to D.C.

2025-08-13 https://www.factcheck.org/2025/08/trump-distorts-violent-crime-statistics-in-ordering-takeover-and-troops-to-d-c/ Go to site post…»

FactCheck.org→ Trump Distorts Violent Crime Statistics in Ordering Takeover and Troops to D.C.

2025-08-12 President Donald Trump inaccurately claimed that the murder rate in Washington, D.C., “reached the highest rate probably ever” in 2023, and he ignored a decline in murders since then to justify a federal takeover of the city’s law en Go to site post…»

AllSides→ CNN ‘Fact-Checks’ Trump Live, Claims D.C. Crime Isn’t a Problem

2025-08-12 https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2025/08/11/cnn-fact-checks-trump-live-claims-dc-crime-isnt-a-problem-n2661682 Go to site post…»

AllSides→ Fact check: Violent crime in DC has fallen in 2024 and 2025 after a 2023 spike

2025-08-12 https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/11/politics/violent-crime-dc-fact-check-vis President Donald Trump, justify Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Trump exaggerates Washington, DC, crime while ordering police takeover and National Guard deployment

2025-08-11 Trump inflates Washington, DC, crime, deploys National Guard Go to site post…»

News Facts Network→ Trump Seizes Control of D.C. Police, Deploys National Guard to Address Crime

2025-08-11 President Donald Trump announced Monday that he is taking federal control of Washington, D.C.’s Metropolitan The post Trump Seizes Control of D.C. Police, Deploys National Guard to Address Crime appeared first on News Facts Network. Go to site post…»

News Facts Network→ Trump Orders D.C. Homeless to “Move Out Immediately,” Plans Crime Crackdown

2025-08-10 President Donald Trump said Sunday that Washington, D.C.’s homeless population must “move out immediately,” promising The post Trump Orders D.C. Homeless to “Move Out Immediately,” Plans Crime Crackdown appeared first on News Facts Network. Go to site post…»

News Facts Network→ FBI: U.S. Crime Rates Hit 20-Year Low in 2024, Undercutting Trump’s Claims

2025-08-06 Violent and property crime rates in the U.S. dropped to two-decade lows in 2024, according The post FBI: U.S. Crime Rates Hit 20-Year Low in 2024, Undercutting Trump’s Claims appeared first on News Facts Network. Go to site post…»

News Facts Network→ FBI: Hate Crimes in U.S. Remain Near Record High in 2024

2025-08-05 Hate crimes in the United States remained near all-time highs in 2024, with the FBI... The post FBI: Hate Crimes in U.S. Remain Near Record High in 2024 appeared first on News Facts Network. Go to site post…»

The Dispatch→ Organized Crime’s Newest Targets

2025-08-03 Lawlessness and feckless governments in Latin America are failing to protect religious believers of all types. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Explosion In Moscow — Old Crimea Footage

2025-06-02 Does a video shared online show a huge explosion in Moscow, Russia in 2025? No, that's not true: The video shows an explosion in Crimea in 2023 related to an attack on a ship. It does not show an attack on the Russian capital in 2025. One Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ Is the government meeting its key pledges on crime?

2025-05-28 Full Fact takes a look at whether the government is meeting its key pledges on crime Go to site post…»

The Dispatch→ Trump’s Pause on Bribery Enforcement Sparks Uncertainty Over Handling of White-Collar Crime

2025-04-14 Critics view the move with concern, but there have been bipartisan calls for reforming the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Go to site post…»

The Dispatch→ Show Me the Man and I’ll Show You the Crime

2025-04-10 ‘Retribution’ comes for Chris Krebs and Miles Taylor. Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ From true crime author to fact checking PMQs: Why I became a fact checker

2025-04-04 As part of our #FactsMatter campaign, specialist journalist Tony Thompson explains how he came to work at Full Fact, having previously been a crime journalist and author. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Viral image – Plastic surgery crime story originated on a self-described satire site

2025-04-02 “Man gets plastic surgery and name change to date his ex-girlfriend after she obtains a restraining order.” Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mugshot Weeper Was NOT Arrested In A 2025 Tesla Vandalism Case — Mugshot Was Taken In 2016 When He Was Arrested For Alleged Sex Crime

2025-03-25 Does the mugshot of a weeping teenager show identify someone arrested in connection with one of the March, 2025 attacks by vandals on Tesla dealerships and Tesla vehicles? No, that's not true: the mugshot was published nine years earlier. Go to site post…»

New York Times→ Fact-Checking Trump’s Justice Dept. Speech on Crime, Immigration and His Cases

2025-03-15 The president revived a number of falsehoods he had used on the campaign trail last year, including his lie that the 2020 election was stolen from him. Go to site post…»

New York Times→ Fact-Checking Trump’s Justice Dept. Speech on Crime, Immigration and His Cases

2025-03-15 The president revived a number of falsehoods he had used on the campaign trail last year, including his lie that the 2020 election was stolen from him. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Rep. Jasmine Crockett Misquoted Statistic About White Supremacists Doing ‘80% Of Most Violent Crime’ — Was About Extremist-Related Murders

2025-03-07 Did Representative Jasmine Crockett "completely fabricate" the statistic that "80% of the most violent crime are by white supremacists" as a viral post said? No, that's not entirely true: Crockett appears to have badly misquoted a statist Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ Misleading Google search results on UK asylum seeker crime rate used 2017 data from Germany

2024-12-18 Screenshots of Google results for searches on this topic have been shared on social media in recent months. Go to site post…»

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