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Top Fact Checks→ Tamil Nadu was the first state to pioneer all-women police stations.
Although Tamil Nadu wasn't the first state to open the All Women Police Station(AWPS), it did implement the concept widely in a short span.
Snopes→ Chief: Capitol Police Were Ready for Trouble, but Not a Riot
Acting Chief of the U.S. Capitol Police Yogananda Pittman's submitted testimony provides the most detailed account yet of the days before the riot.
Snopes→ Chief: Capitol Police Were Warned of Violence Before Riot
Capitol Police knew armed extremists were primed for violence at the iconic building on Jan. 6 and even provided officers with assault rifles to protect lawmakers.
Snopes→ No Cat-Astrophe: Police Find Kittens in ‘Suspicious Package’
A police bomb squad responding to a suspicious package call at an Ohio church made an unexpected discovery.
Liste→ Fabricated report falsely claims Italian police ‘arrested scores of paedophile cardinals’ in Vatican
Social media posts circulating online in February 2021 have shared a purported report stating Italian law enforcement "arrested scores of paedophile cardinals" in Vatican City. The claim is false: the purported report is not a genuine news article.
TruthOrFiction→ ‘Hollywood Fred Meyer Threw Out All Perishables in Power Outage, Portland Police Blocked People From Accessing the Dumpsters and All the Food Went Bad’
As Americans in several states endured atypically severe winter weather, power outages, and lack of access to necessities, viral tweets claimed that Portland, Oregon law enforcement was guarding dumpsters outside a Hollywood Fred Meyer to prevent anyo
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ Did U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick Die After Hit With a Fire Extinguisher?
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/brian-sicknick-fire-extinguisher/ On Jan. 8, 2021, The New York Times
Snopes→ Did U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick Die After Hit With a Fire Extinguisher?
Officials and news outlets have walked back initial reports about his death.
Snopes→ Senate Panels Call Former Capitol Police Chief to Testify
The Senate has announced its first hearings to examine the Jan. 6 siege of the Capitol.
Snopes→ Does Dashcam Video Show a Handcuffed Man Saving Choking Police Officer?
A viral TikTok video asks viewers to put themselves in someone else's shoes.
Top Fact Checks→ Capitol rioters attempted to gouge out a police officer’s eye.
Officer Daniel Hodges said he was violently attacked at the Capitol hill riots.
Snopes→ Police Say Nicki Minaj’s Father Killed by Hit-and-Run Driver
The 64-year-old father of rapper Nicki Minaj has died after being struck by a hit-and-run driver in New York, police said.
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ Did Tampa’s Mayor Say That Mask Violations Would Be Handled by Police?
https://factcheck.thedispatch.com/p/did-tampas-mayor-say-that-mask-violations After the Tampa Bay Bucca
Liste→ These photos of police on a building in Yangon were not taken during protests in 2021
As tens of thousands of people protested on the streets of Myanmar following a military coup, two photos circulated on Facebook and Twitter purporting to show police snipers aiming their weapons from a rooftop bar in the country's largest city,
Snopes→ Chilling Trump Trial Video: Police Beg Help, Senators Flee
Prosecutors unveiled chilling new security video in Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, showing the mob of rioters breaking into the Capitol, smashing windows and doors and searching menacingly.
The Dispatch Fact Check→ Did Tampa’s Mayor Say That Mask Violations Would Be Handled by Police?
After the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' Super Bowl victory on Sunday, Tampa Mayor Jane Castor held a press conference, during which several viral social media posts claimed she said individuals not wearing face masks at the Super Bowl would be “identifie
Top Fact Checks→ Two police officers took their lives following the Capitol insurrection.
Two officers died by suicide after the Capitol insurrection, but it is not known if their suicides came about because of the Capitol insurrection.
Snopes→ Police: Multiple People Shot at Minnesota Clinic; 1 Detained
The shooting happened at the Allina clinic in Buffalo, a city of about 15,000 people roughly 40 miles (64 kilometers) northwest of Minneapolis.
Liste→ This video shows a hoax report and police denied that the former Philippine senator was arrested
A video that claims former Philippine Senator Mar Roxas was arrested for illegal drug possession has been viewed thousands of times in multiple YouTube and Facebook posts. The claim, however, is false; the video is a hoax news report and police denied
Top Fact Checks→ Delhi Police registered an FIR against climate activist Greta Thunberg.
The Delhi police had clarified that the FIR has not been filed against Greta Thunberg but the creators of a "toolkit" on farmers' protest.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Denzel Washington Did NOT Denounce Or Even Mention Black Lives Matter Protesters In Interview Discussing His ‘Utmost Respect’ For Police, Soldiers
Did actor Denzel Washington praise police and denounce Black Lives Matter protesters in an interview with Yahoo Entertainment? No, that's not true: Washington expressed in the interview that he had "the utmost respect" for the work many l
Top Fact Checks→ Bihar Police: No government jobs for those found staging protests, blocking roads.
The order states that the government will not hire those with a criminal record, and should be prepared for serious repercussions.
Top Fact Checks→ Uttarakhand police to not clear passport or gun license verification if the citizen has posted anti-national content on social media.
Uttarakhand police have decided to deny passport and gun license verification to people who habitually post anti-national content on social media.
Liste→ Old video circulates alongside false claim Delhi police quit after clashes with protesting farmers
After clashes broke out between police and protesting Indian farmers in Delhi on January 26, 2021, footage of a distressed police official has been viewed tens of thousands of times in social media posts claiming it shows a “revolt” and mass resi
Liste→ Video shared alongside misleading claim about mass police resignations at Indian farmers’ protest
A video of police officers chanting slogans at a farmers' protest in India has been viewed tens of thousands of times on Facebook and Twitter alongside a claim that it shows a "revolt" in the Delhi Police force, resulting in the resignations of 200 po
Snopes→ Ohio Police Officer Charged with Murder in Andre Hill Case
A white Ohio police officer has been indicted on murder charges in the December shooting death of 47-year-old Andre Hill, a Black man.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Police Officer Did NOT Catch Wife Cheating During Traffic Stop — It’s A Joke Video
Did a police officer catch his wife cheating during a traffic stop? No, that's not true. The video is a comedy sketch video and is published on a satire page. The "police officer" has played the same role in other joke videos on the site.
Snopes→ Capitol Police Bolstering Travel Security for Lawmakers
Capitol Police will be stationed at area airports and Washington’s Union Station railway hub on busy travel days, the House's chief law enforcement officer wrote in an email.
Snopes→ UW-Madison Police Chief Bans ‘Thin Blue Line’ Imagery
The flag, which resembles a U.S. flag but has a blue stripe, is considered a sign of police solidarity, but has also been criticized as a symbol of white supremacy.
Top Fact Checks→ Police violently charged on protestors at Baghpat, along the Delhi-Saharanpur highway.
The video in question shows the police forcibly evicting farmers' but we cannot be certain if they were lathi charged before or after.
Liste→ Hoax report shows doctored photo of Philippine President Duterte ‘at wake for police killing victims’
A video circulating online purports to show Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte attending a wake for a mother and her son who were killed by a police officer in the northern Philippines in December 2020. The clip has been viewed more than a hundred
Snopes→ Police Car Drives Through Crowd at Race, Injuring 2
The incident occurred in Tacoma, Washington.
Snopes→ US Police Weigh Officer Discipline After Rally, Capitol Riot
Law enforcement agencies are tasked with weighing punishment for officers involved in the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
Liste→ Viral video does not show Bobi Wine’s wife, son being harassed by Ugandan police ahead of election
A video has been shared thousands of times on social media alongside claims that it shows Ugandan police manhandling and stripping the wife of opposition leader Bobi Wine and her son. But this is false: Barbie Wine told AFP Fact Check that she was not
Snopes→ Police: Thief Berated Mom for Leaving Kid in Car He Stole
A car thief who found a toddler in the backseat of a stolen vehicle drove back and chastised the mother for leaving the child unattended before taking off again.
TruthOrFiction→ ‘Before Capitol Rioters Beat an Officer to Death, BLM Protesters Formed a Human Barricade Around a Cop Separated From Other Police’
After a Capitol police officer was beaten to death with a fire extinguisher during the January 6 2021 insurrection, a photograph from 2020 Black Lives Matter protests circulated, which contrasted the death of one officer at the hands of insurrection
Snopes→ Police Command Structure Crumbled Fast During Capitol Riot
As the rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol, many of the police officers had to decide on their own how to fight them off. There was no direction. No plan. And no top leadership.
Snopes→ Capitol Siege Raises Questions Over Extent of White Supremacist Infiltration of US Police
The belief that white people are superior to other races has long tainted elements within law enforcement.
TruthOrFiction→ Capitol Police Officer Not Identified in Shooting of Ashli Babbitt
On January 12 2021, the right-wing disinformation site Redpilled.ca spread unverified claims that a Capitol law enforcement officer named David Bailey fired the shot which killed rioter Ashli Babbitt in an incident about which disinformation began c