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Logically→ No, Punjab Police didn’t release a photo of Amritpal Singh Sandhu with long hair

2023-03-27 Go to site post…»

Truth or Fiction?→ Afroman Raided, Sued by Police for Using Footage

2023-03-24 On March 24 2023, the most popular post on Reddit’s r/all was a post about musician Afroman — who made a music video out of a botched raid of his home by Ohio law enforcement — being sued by officers for “emotional distress Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ Photo doesn’t show police finding six skeletons in Wales

2023-03-24 A Facebook post falsely claims that at least six skeletons have been found by police in Wales. Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ Police find ‘no criminality’ after reports of ‘child snatching’ in Lanarkshire

2023-03-20 Thousands of people have shared a Facebook post claiming there have been three attempted kidnapping incidents in the Wishaw area. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Joe Biden says domestic violence calls prompt most police deaths; data lists likelier causes

2023-03-15 “More cops are killed responding to domestic violence calls than anything else.” Go to site post…»

Logically→ Surveillance footage proves Capitol Police helped QAnon Shaman Jacob Chansley on January 6 and acted as his ‘tour guide.’

2023-03-14 Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Jacob Chansley, The ‘QAnon Shaman,’ Was Led Through Capitol By Police Entire Time He Was In Building On Jan. 6, 2021

2023-03-09 Was Jacob Chansley, aka the "QAnon Shaman," led through the Capitol by police the entire time he was in the building on January 6, 2021? No, there's no evidence that's true: Chansley broke into the building, where he ignored repeated requ Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Sandford Police NOT Looking For Red Car Driver In Motorcycle Accident Involving Three-Legged Dog

2023-03-08 Are the "Sandford Police" in the U.K. looking for information on the identity of the driver of a red car allegedly committing a "Dangerous Driving offence" by stopping for a three-legged dog crossing the street and having a motorcycle sma Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Tucker Carlson – Evidence rebuts Tucker Carlson’s claim about Capitol Police acting as tour guides to ‘QAnon Shaman’

2023-03-08 Capitol Police officers “helped” QAnon Shaman Jacob Chansley and “acted as his tour guides.” Go to site post…»

Truth or Fiction?→ Facebook, Google Supplied User Data to Help Police Locate ‘Abortion Seekers’ in the United States?

2023-03-06 On March 5 2023, popular posts on Reddit’s r/technology and r/politics featured an article claiming that Google and Facebook (Meta) supplied user data to police prosecuting “abortion seekers”: Facebook and Google are handin Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ ‘Tweet’ on Essex Police recruitment is fake

2023-03-06 Essex Police have confirmed the image being shared on social media is not a real tweet from the force. Go to site post…»

Logically→ An Essex Police job advertisement calls for ‘streamlined applications’ from people with the ‘correct’ minority background.

2023-03-06 Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Stray Dog Was NOT Found By Police And Up For Adoption — Post Is A Real Estate Scam

2023-03-04 Did police in Charlottesville, Virginia pick up a homeless dogcalled Chloe and offer her for adoption when the owner refused to take her back? No, that's not true: The post that makes this claim is deceptively using a picture of a Texas a Go to site post…»

The Dispatch→ Stirewaltisms: The Space Between ‘Back the Blue’ and ‘Defund the Police’

2023-03-03 Police tape at a crime scene. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)How Republicans botched the issue of police brutality, and Democrats have botched the issue of crime.The post Stirewaltisms: The Space Between ‘Back the Blue’ and ‘Defund the Polic Go to site post…»

Logically→ Uttar Pradesh Police shot at and apprehended a man brandishing a knife in public.

2023-02-22 An incident from Kalaburagi in Karnataka has been falsely linked to Uttar Pradesh. The UP Police was not involved in the incident. Go to site post…»

AllSides→ Virginia governor blocks bill banning police from seeking menstrual histories

2023-02-22 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/16/virginia-governor-glenn-youngkin-extreme-bill-police-menstrual-histories Go to site post…»

AllSides→ FACT CHECK: No, Glenn Youngkin Did Not Empower Police To Seize Women’s Menstrual Histories

2023-02-22 https://freebeacon.com/media/fact-check-no-glenn-youngkin-did-not-empower-police-to-seize-womens-menstrual-histories/ Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Tim Moore – North Carolina House speaker says someone died in Raleigh protests in 2020. Police data disagrees.

2023-02-21 “One man was actually killed” during 2020 protests of police brutality in Raleigh Go to site post…»

AllSides→ No, Glenn Youngkin Did Not Empower Police To Seize Women’s Menstrual Histories

2023-02-21 https://freebeacon.com/media/fact-check-no-glenn-youngkin-did-not-empower-police-to-seize-womens-menstrual-histories/ Go to site post…»

Logically→ Police Scotland has renamed pedophiles ‘Minor-Attracted People.’

2023-02-17 Police Scotland clarified that MAP will not be used to describe child abusers and that its inclusion in a report was misconstrued. Go to site post…»

Logically→ The Uttar Pradesh Police imposed Section 144 banning gatherings on Valentines’ day.

2023-02-16 The state police imposed a curfew under section 144 in various districts citing festivities, and not exclusively for valentines' day. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Illegal Immigrants’ CANNOT Be Police Officers In California

2023-02-15 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 Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Social Media – Social media posts falsely name 22-year-old as Michigan gunman. Police say it was Anthony McRae, 43

2023-02-15 “Michigan State University suspect is 22-year-old ‘Raymone Jordan.’” Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ This statistic on police indictments is misleading. Here's why

2023-02-10 A House Democrat said less than 2% of police officers who engage in misconduct are indicted. We’ve seen that data point before; it refers to officers charged in police shootings. But experts say there’s not enough data to draw clear conclusions. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ What’s the ‘determinant’ in police use of force cases: The civilian's race or the officer's?

2023-02-09 Citing Tyre Nichols’ death, attorney Ben Crump said a civilian’s race, not a police officer’s, determines use of excessive force. Studies and data to answer that question are limited, experts told PolitiFact. Go to site post…»

Logically→ Tamil Nadu Police has banned Jallikattu in the state till March 2023.

2023-02-09 Tamil Nadu Police has dismissed the claim as fake news and clarified that there is no ban on animal sports such as Jallikattu or Kambala in the state. Go to site post…»

Logically→ Police have accused a migrant of sexually assaulting a woman in Finglas, Dublin.

2023-02-08 The accused suspect of the sexual assault is a white Irish man and not a migrant. At this time the accused has not been apprehended. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Claims that Tyre Nichols was dating a police officer’s wife, girlfriend or ex are unsubstantiated

2023-02-02 The officers who beat Tyre Nichols targeted him because he was “allegedly dating” one of their wives. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Jim Jordan – U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan's list of cities that 'defunded' police doesn't account for reversals

2023-02-01 "I got a list of 20 jurisdictions that defunded the police to the tune of over $1 billion total." Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ Police quash Facebook rumours of missing boy named Brayden

2023-02-01 Multiple police forces have confirmed there is no one with that name missing in their areas. Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ Police Scotland says it hasn’t renamed paedophiles as ‘minor attracted people’

2023-01-31 It clarified its use of the phrase after it appeared in a report produced by the force. Go to site post…»

The Dispatch→ Tyre Nichols’ Death Renews Calls for Police Reform

2023-01-31 People attend a candlelight vigil in memory of Tyre Nichols in Memphis, Tennessee. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)As new details of the violent arrest emerge, lawmakers weigh what can be done at the federal level.The post Tyre Nichols’ Death Rene Go to site post…»

Poynter→ Climate activist Greta Thunberg didn’t stage her recent detention in Germany, police say

2023-01-23 Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg made headlines this week when she was detained while protesting against a coal mining operation in Lutzerath, Germany. But some people claim the moment was […] The post Climate activist Greta Thunberg didn Go to site post…»

Logically→ U.K. PM Rishi Sunak hosted a Pongal lunch at his official residence for government and police officials.

2023-01-20 The visuals are of a cultural event held in Canada by members of the Tamil community to celebrate Pongal and not of a lunch hostel by Sunak. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Viral image – Climate activist Greta Thunberg didn’t stage her recent detention in Germany, police say

2023-01-19 Greta Thunberg staged an arrest in Germany. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Greta Thunberg’s Detainment In Germany Was NOT Staged — She Was Brought To Police Station To Share Her Personal Information

2023-01-18 Was Greta Thunberg's detainment by police in Germany staged? No, that's not true: The spokesperson of the Aachen police department told Lead Stories that Thunberg's interactions with the police at the scene were real, but no arrests were Go to site post…»

Logically→ Israeli police officer strangles a Palestinian child to death during U.S. Embassy protest in Jerusalem in January 2023.

2023-01-17 An old video of a Swedish Police officer using excessive force against a child at a railway station was misattributed to protests in Jerusalem. Go to site post…»

Logically→ Man accused of stabbing Delhi Police ASI Shambhu Dayal is Mohammad Anees.

2023-01-13 The man who stabbed the police officer was identified as Anish Raj and not Mohammad Anees. Delhi Police have denied any communal angle to the incident Go to site post…»

Logically→ Brazilian police stopped Jair Bolsonaro’s son from leaving the country after the ex-president tried to overturn the democratic elections.

2023-01-10 No reports show that Flavio Bolsonaro attempted to flee Brazil after the riots. A 2011 video of police stopping smugglers has been misrepresented. Go to site post…»

Logically→ Liquor smugglers recently thrashed a police officer in Bihar, highlighting lawlessness under the Mahagathbandhan-led government.

2023-01-03 While the video is indeed from Bihar, the incident in question dates back to 2020 when the NDA, and not the Mahagathbandhan, was in power. Go to site post…»

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