Did the Butler, Pennsylvania, Police Department say the gunman who shot Donald Trump on July 13, 2024, was arrested at the scene and has been identified as Mark Violets? No, that's not true: Butler Police Chief Bob O'Neill told Lead Stori
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘Muslims’ Yelling ‘Death’ To France, Jewish People, Police, Following 2024 French Election
Does a video show a group of protesters with Palestinian flags shouting offensive sentiments about France, Jewish people and the police after the 2024 French legislative election? No, that's not true: The video predates the election. Addi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Trump’s NY Probation Officer, ‘Rohondra Williams’ — It’s Indiana Police Commander
Does a photo circulating on social media show "Rohondra Williams," the New York probation officer purportedly assigned to Donald Trump's case? No, that's not true on both counts: The woman in the photo is not named Rohondra Williams and s
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Photo shows an Indianapolis police commander, not former President Donald Trump’s probation officer
Photo shows former President Donald Trump’s probation officer.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake Image Of Donald Trump In Police Custody After Guilty Verdict Is AI-Generated
Does an Instagram image that shows police forcibly leading away an angry Donald Trump accurately represent what happened after his May 30, 2024, conviction on 34 felony counts? No, that's not true: This is an AI-generated image that surfa
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ex-Capitol Police Officer Michael Fanone Is NOT An Iranian National — He Was Born And Raised In DC Area
Was former D.C. police officer Michael Fanone, who responded to the January 6, 2021, insurrection, a young Iranian hired during the Clinton era? No, that's not true: Fanone is not an Iranian national, He was born in Washington, D.C., and
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fico Shooting Suspect’s Wife Is NOT Ukrainian Refugee — Police Said Such Speculation Is ‘Hoax’
Is the wife of the suspect in the attempted assassination of Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico a Ukrainian refugee? No, that's not true: The head of the country's national police said that such speculations on social media are "definit
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show French Prisoners Celebrating Police Deaths, Ambush Of May 2024
Does a video show French prisoners celebrating the killing of two police officers in an ambush in May 2024? No, that's not true: The video predates the attack. The ambush happened as a prisoner named Mohamed Amra rode in a prison van; a c
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Irish Police Escorting Schoolchildren Because Of Migrant Camps In Dublin — It Was Field Trip
Does video show Irish police walking with schoolchildren in Dublin to protect them from asylum-seekers living in a tent camp? No, that's not true: The police told Lead Stories that the videos shared on social media showed a routine practi
PolitiFact→ X posts – Does video show anti-Israel protesters clashing with police at Eurovision? No, video is from 2009
Video shows Muslim migrants in Sweden destroying property because an Israeli singer took part in Eurovision.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Woman Applying Lip Gloss In Police Shield Reflection Is NOT At Pro-Palestine Protest On US Campus
Does a photo show a pro-Palestine protester in the United States defiantly using an officer's riot shield as a mirror as she applies her lip gloss? No, that's not true: This photo's authentic caption says it shows a protester in Tbilisi,
Full Fact→ Council websites wrong on how to vote in mayoral and police commissioner elections
A Full Fact investigation reveals that earlier this month at least nine council websites incorrectly claimed mayoral or police commissioner elections use the ‘Supplementary Vote’ system.
PolitiFact→ Benny Johnson – No, this video doesn't show New York Gov. Kathy Hochul being denied entry into police officer’s wake
Video shows “New York Governor Kathy Hochul being denied entry into the wake for slain NYPD officer Jonathan Diller.”
PolitiFact→ Tammy Baldwin – Yes, many Wisconsin police agencies have two officers present during the analysis of drugs
“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.”
The Dispatch→ Defund the Speech Police
Both nationalists and progressives keep running into the wall that is the First Amendment.
PolitiFact→ Cavalier Johnson – Milwaukee Mayor Johnson says the city “never defunded the police.” Is he right?
In Milwaukee, we “never defunded the police.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Photo of Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Keith Ellison is altered; neither supports defunding police
Photo shows Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison posing at “Defund the Police” event.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar Did NOT Pose With ‘Defund The Police’ Protestors — Photo Is Edited
Did Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and state Attorney General Keith Ellison pose in a warmhearted way with a roomful of protesters holding "Defund the Police" signs? No, that's not true: A photo purporting to show such a scene has been a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Denver Police Department Has NOT Arrested More Than ’50 Al-Qaeda Members’ — Department Denied The Claim
Did the Denver Police Department arrest "over 50 Al-Qaeda members in the last two months"? No, that's not true: The Denver Police Department has refuted that claim. Lead Stories did not find any credible evidence for this claim in a searc
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: WHO Did NOT Unveil ‘Global Police Force’ To Arrest Those Who Post Non-Mainstream Content Online
Did the World Health Organization unveil a "global police force," purportedly to arrest citizens who post independent media online? No, that's not true: Lead Stories could not find any evidence of a representative from the Organization ma
AllSides→ Will Fort Worth police have ‘unfettered access’ to all cameras enrolled in the city’s Community Camera Program?
https://fortworthreport.org/2024/01/24/will-fort-worth-police-have-unfettered-access-to-all-cameras-enrolled-in-the-citys-community-camera-program/
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.
PolitiFact→ Thom Tillis – Tillis falsely says police made ‘no arrests’ of protesters who blocked Durham Freeway
Police made ‘no arrests’ of protesters who blocked Durham Freeway
AllSides→ Addressing Claims That ‘No Arrests Were Made’ When Pro-Palestinian Protesters Clashed With Police Near White House
https://thedispatch.com/article/addressing-claims-that-no-arrests-were-made-when-pro-palestinian-protesters-clashed-with-police-near-white-house/
The Dispatch→ Addressing Claims That ‘No Arrests Were Made’ When Pro-Palestinian Protesters Clashed With Police Near White House
A viral tweet is true, though law enforcement did arrest protesters earlier in the day.
Logically→ No, this video does not show police baton-charging protesters in Chhattisgarh
Logically→ No, this video does not show police baton-charging protesters in Chhattisgarh
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Police Response At Miami Mall Was NOT Due To Tall Alien Shadow Creatures — It Was A Large Group Of Unruly Teens
Was the large Miami police response to the Bayside Marketplace on New Year's Day due to sightings of ten foot tall aliens or shadow creatures which caused people to run away in terror? No, that's not true: A large number of unruly teens i
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Aliens at a Miami mall? Social media claims about police incident are astronomically wrong
Police responded to alien creatures at a Miami mall on Jan. 1, 2024.
Full Fact→ South Yorkshire Police has not arrested a man for inciting hatred by ‘insisting he was English’
This claim comes from a fake screenshot appearing to show a social media post by the police force.
Logically→ No, Andhra Pradesh DGP did not award only Superintendents of Police from Reddy caste
The Dispatch→ Release of January 6 Footage Prompts New Misleading Claims of Police Complicity
Right-wing outlets are selectively promoting footage of ‘peaceful protesters’ and ignoring footage of actual violence.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Video of Israeli police detaining Palestinian boy is from 2018, not current war
Video showing “Israeli occupation forces arrest a 2-year-old child” is from the Israel-Hamas war.
Full Fact→ Footage does not show an Israeli police officer strangling a Palestinian child to death
The video actually shows an incident at a train station in Sweden in 2015.
Logically→ No, video does not show Israeli police officer strangling a Palestinian child
Logically→ 2020 video of anti-police protesters shared as pro-Palestine ‘rioters’ in New York
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Depict British Police Showing Peace Signs To Pro-Palestinian Protesters
Does a video show British police officers expressing support for a pro-Palestinian rally in London during the 2023 Hamas-Israel war? No, that's not true: London's Metropolitan Police told Lead Stories that the men in the footage were not
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No evidence of a serial killer in Cincinnati, police say
“There is a serial killer in Cincinnati.” Seven bodies were found “chopped up.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘British Policeman’ ‘Set On Fire At A Hamas Demonstration’ In 2023
Does a video on social media show a British law enforcement officer engulfed in flames during a rally related to the 2023 Hamas-Israel war? No, that's not true: The footage predates the conflict and the incident occurred far from the Midd
Logically→ Old video from Uttar Pradesh shared as YSRCP councilor assaulting police official in Andhra