“We’re facing situations these days where you have to have two officers in the evidence room in case there’s an accidental (fentanyl) exposure.”
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Full Fact→ No evidence people posing as ‘home affairs officers’ are robbing houses
Warnings about this have been circulating in various countries around the world since at least 2016, but these posts appear to be hoaxes.
PolitiFact→ As he seeks immunity, Donald Trump uses flawed logic to compare presidents, police officers
Former President Donald Trump said the immunity from prosecution he’s seeking in court is much like the “qualified immunity” police officers have long had. But legal experts say the comparison is flawed.
Full Fact→ How has the number of prison officers changed under the Conservatives?
The Prime Minister claimed the number of prison officers has increased by 4,000 “over the past few years”.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NYPD Officers Did NOT Arrest Two Young People For Sleeping Near Times Square — They Were Charged With Theft
Did "undercover NYPD" officers "arrest two young people for sleeping on the concrete blocks a short distance from Times Square"? No, that's not true: the persons in question were not trying to sleep in a noisy, well-lit area on top of con
Full Fact→ The number of band 3-5 prison officers increased by 701 in the year to 30 June 2023
Justice secretary Alex Chalk claimed that the number of full-time equivalent band 3-5 prison staff had increased by over 700 “since 30 June 2023”.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ A photo shows Georgia officers greeting Trump. But it wasn’t during his booking this month
CLAIM: A picture shows former President Donald Trump being greeted by applauding police officers as he was booked in Georgia following his indictment in that state.
Logically→ No, new Illinois bill does not allow ‘illegal immigrants’ to become police officers in the U.S.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Illinois Governor Did NOT Sign Law Allowing ‘Illegal Immigrants To Become Police Officers’
Did Illinois Gov. Jay Robert "J.B." Pritzker sign a law that will allow "illegal immigrants" to become police officers and sheriffs' deputies? No, that's not true: Neither DACA recipients nor lawful permanent residents -- the two categori
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Russian Missile Strike ‘Killed 200 NATO Generals, Including At Least 20 Or 30 High-Ranking American Officers’
Does a TV interview with international affairs analyst Gilbert Doctorow prove that a Russian hypersonic missile "killed 200 NATO generals, including at least 20 or 30 high-ranking American officers"? No, that's not true: Doctorow doesn't
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Illegal Immigrants’ CANNOT Be Police Officers In California
Can "illegal immigrants" be police officers in California? No, that's not true: Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law that allowed non-citizens who are legally authorized to work in the U.S. to become police officers. There are no citizenship re
Logically→ Military intelligence shows that officers were planning a coup against President Obama.
There is no credible evidence U.S. military officials were planning a coup against Obama, and Qanon is an unfounded conspiracy theory.
Snopes→ Facebook Hoax Claims Officers Found Bear Inside Car in Your Town
Facebook users who appeared to be African scammers kept changing the town name when reposting this real story about a bear being found in a car.
Logically→ Iranian security officers were supporting the anti-hijab protesters in Tabriz, Iran.
Video of Iran's pensioners' demonstration in June 2022 has been falsely attributed to the ongoing anti-hijab protests in Iran.
Snopes→ Officers Won’t Face Any Charges in Rayshard Brooks Shooting
Two white Atlanta police officers who clashed with Rayshard Brooks acted reasonably during the 2020 encounter that ended with the 27-year-old Black man's fatal shooting, a specially appointed prosecutor said.
Snopes→ Does Viral Video Show Arkansas Officers Severely Beating a White Man?
The three now-suspended officers were captured punching the back of Randall Worcester’s head.
Snopes→ 3 Arkansas Officers Suspended After Video Captures Beating
A video posted on social media showed two of them beating a suspect while a third officer held him on the ground.
Snopes→ Feds Charge 4 Police Officers in Fatal Breonna Taylor Raid
The charges are an effort to hold law enforcement accountable for the killing of the 26-year-old medical worker.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Georgia Officers, EMTs Did NOT Die After ‘Someone Laced The Air With Fentanyl’ — All Were Treated And Released
Did responding police officers and emergency medical personnel in North Georgia die because of exposure to fentanyl? No, that's not true: Two Gilmer County sheriff's deputies and five Gilmer County emergency medical service personnel were
Snopes→ RUMOR ALERT: Officers Rescued Own Children During Texas School Shooting
A number of rumors came out of the tragic shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, which left 19 children and two adults dead.
Logically→ A video shows U.P. Police officers rescuing themselves from an overturned vehicle in a flooded street.
The viral video is from Rajasthan, not Uttar Pradesh.
Snopes→ US: 2 Posed As Agents, Gave Gifts to Secret Service Officers
Federal prosecutors charged two men they say were posing as federal agents, giving free apartments and other gifts to U.S. Secret Service agents, including one who worked on the first lady’s security detail.
Snopes→ Did a Boy at Chick-fil-A Ask to Pray with Police Officers?
According to the story, a little boy ran up to three officers at a Chick-fil-A restaurant and asked to pray with them.
PolitiFact→ Cavalier Johnson – New Milwaukee officers maintain, not increase, police staffing
Says he led the fight to add 200 new police officers to make the City of Milwaukee safer.
Full Fact→ How much do firefighters, paramedics and police officers earn?
A graphic on Facebook which has been shared over 49,000 times makes a number of claims about public sector pay, including the salaries of police, paramedics, firefighters and MPs. Although this post in particular was first shared in 2017, it seem
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Some Circulating Photos of Public Health Officers Are NOT The Original Version — Photo Manipulations Carry Message
Does this photo accurately portray the appearance of Canadian Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam? No, that's not true: This photo, which originally appeared in the Toronto Star on April 23, 2020, has been digitally altered in sev
Snopes→ Officers, Paramedics Charged in Elijah McClain’s 2019 Death
The 23-year-old’s death gained widespread attention during last year’s protests against racial injustice and police brutality following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
Snopes→ Capitol Police Officers Sue Trump, Allies over Insurrection
The suit in federal court in Washington alleges Trump “worked with white supremacists, violent extremist groups, and campaign supporters to violate the Ku Klux Klan Act, and commit acts of domestic terrorism in an unlawful effort to stay in power.”
Truth or Fiction?→ Police Officers’ Testimony Refutes Right Wing Capitol Riot Disinformation
The testimony of four law enforcement officers before a House select committee on July 27 2021 provided another yet another clear refutation to the disinformation pushed by right-wing outlets and operatives surrounding the attack on the U.S. Capitol on
Snopes→ ‘This Is How I’m Going to Die’: Officers Tell Jan. 6 Stories
Four officers gave emotional, occasionally angry, accounts of the attack, in which they were beaten and verbally abused as the mob of Trump’ supporters overwhelmed them.
Snopes→ 2 Baltimore Officers on US Task Force Shot, Suspect Killed
The police officers were taken to the University of Maryland Medical Center with injuries that aren’t thought to be life-threatening.
Snopes→ Report: 2 Seattle Police Officers Broke Law During DC Riots
The watchdog report said they also lied about their actions that day.
Snopes→ Police: 3 Law Enforcement Officers Shot, Wounded in Chicago
The shooting was reported about 6 a.m. local time.
Snopes→ Tacoma Officers Face Charges in Restraint Death of Black Man
The Washington state attorney general has charged two Tacoma police officers with murder and another with manslaughter in the death of Manuel Ellis, a Black man who died after repeatedly telling them he couldn’t breathe as he was being restrained.
Snopes→ 3 Officers Resign in Rough Arrest of Woman with Dementia
Three Colorado police officers involved in the rough arrest of a 73-year-old woman with dementia, later seen on video laughing and joking at times about the arrest, have resigned.
Snopes→ Officers Charged with Issuing Dozens of Bogus Citations
Two Florida police motorcycle officers are facing charges that they issued dozens of bogus tickets to drivers they never pulled over.
Snopes→ Were Both Derek Chauvin and Kim Potter Police Training Officers?
Chauvin was convicted of murdering George Floyd, while Potter was charged with second-degree manslaughter of Daunte Wright.
Snopes→ EXPLAINER: Can Officers Stop Drivers for Air Fresheners?
Minnesota is one of a number of states with laws that prohibit drivers from hanging objects from their rearview mirrors.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘In 2020, There Were 18 Days When Police Officers Didn’t Kill Anyone At All’
On April 14 2021, Imgur user ButtBot9900 shared a screenshot of a tweet by an account called @LAPDParody, which claimed there were only “18 days in 2020” where American police officers “didn’t kill anyone at all.” No date
Snopes→ Georgia Sheriff: 3 Officers Wounded, 1 Suspect Dead, 1 Held
Three Georgia police officers were shot and wounded as they pursued two brothers from Alabama in a high-speed chase that ended with one brother shot and killed and the other in custody, authorities said.