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Truth or Fiction?→ Ottawa’s Right-Wing ‘Freedom Convoy’ Was Assisted by Canadian Police and Federal Officials
The right-wing trucker “convoy” protesting vaccination mandates in Canada in early 2022 received information from personnel in both local and federal law enforcement, according to their attorney. The Toronto Star reported that the attorney,
PolitiFact→ Levar Stoney – Richmond mayor contradicts his own statements about picking police chiefs
“I don’t get involved in the hiring and firing of police chiefs.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Serial Killer NOT Active In Charlotte, North Carolina — Police Say Cases NOT Related
Is a serial killer slaying Black women and girls in Charlotte, North Carolina, with police unable to stop the culprit? No, that's not true: The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) told Lead Stories that none of the cases report
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Police dispatch audio in Pelosi attack was in San Francisco, not Moscow
Police dispatch audio from Paul Pelosi’s attack was recorded in a Moscow studio.
AllSides→ ‘Absolutely no evidence:’ Police, FBI affidavit debunk salacious conspiracy about Pelosi attack pushed by conservatives
https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/31/politics/pelosi-attack-right-wing-conspiracy-theories-invs/index.html Pr
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, the Pelosis aren’t withholding surveillance video from police
The Pelosis “are refusing to turn over surveillance video of their home.”
PolitiFact→ Kim Reynolds – Reynolds campaign ad on police support skips DeJear’s explanation
"Deidre DeJear refused to stand for police."
Washington Post→ GOP ad falsely tags Democratic candidate with ‘defund police’ label
Trudy Busch Valentine says she wants to boost police funding. But her GOP rival is using guilt by association and misleading video to claim she has a "anti-cop agenda."
PolitiFact→ Cheri Beasley – Beasley cherry-picks appropriations bill to attack Budd over police funding
Ted Budd “on four separate occasions voted against funding for police here in North Carolina to the tune of more than $32 million.”
AllSides→ Johnson Ad Omits Barnes’ Condemnation of Attack on Police
https://www.factcheck.org/2022/10/johnson-ad-omits-barnes-condemnation-of-attack-on-police/ In the Wisc
FactCheck.org→ Johnson Ad Omits Barnes’ Condemnation of Attack on Police
In the Wisconsin Senate race, an ad from Republican Sen. Ron Johnson selectively pulls comments made by his opponent, Democrat Mandela Barnes, from an interview days after a deadly attack on police in Dallas. The ad claims Barnes “rationalized v
Logically→ This video shows riot police clashing with protesters in Iran amid demonstrations over Mahsa Amini’s death.
Snopes→ Scholar: Here’s What to Know About Fog Reveal, the App Some Police Forces Use to Track People Without Warrants
The tool enables law enforcement officers to see “patterns of life” – where and when people work and live, with whom they associate and what places they visit.
Logically→ Image shows AAP leader Gopal Italia behind bars after Delhi Police arrested him for abusing Modi.
The image is an old photo of the leader's arrest that happened in Surat in May. The photo is unrelated to Italia's recent detention by Delhi Police.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, police didn’t rouse Trump from his bed
“Trump woken up from his bed by police.”
Logically→ Muslim man who set a temple on fire was attacked by Hindus in Birmingham amid police presence.
A video of a protest in London against the death of Masha Amini was falsely shared with a communal spin. No temple was set ablaze by Muslims in UK.
PolitiFact→ Herschel Walker – The misleading claim that Raphael Warnock ‘called police thugs, then cut their funding’
Raphael Warnock "called police thugs, then cut their funding."
Logically→ Police have booked a woman for offering namaz in a hospital in Uttar Pradesh.
The police said they have not filed any case against the woman who is seen offering namaz in the viral video.
Snopes→ Police Uncertain if Girl Killed in Shootout Was Abducted
Anthony John Graziano and his daughter, Savannah Graziano, were killed in a shootout with law enforcement on a highway in the high desert east of Los Angeles.
Snopes→ Police Arrest Convicted Vegas Bombmaker Who Escaped Prison
Police have arrested a convicted bombmaker who escaped from a Nevada prison where he was serving a life sentence for a deadly 2007 explosion outside a Las Vegas Strip casino.
FactCheck.org→ Everytown’s Misleading Ad on Johnson’s Votes ‘Against Funding for the Police’
A TV ad from a gun control advocacy group claims Republican Sen. Ron Johnson voted “against funding for the police, preventing local departments from hiring more officers.” But the two votes cited were against trillion-dollar spending bill
Snopes→ Did Police Return Jeffrey Dahmer’s Victim to Him, Whom He Then Murdered?
The real-life Milwaukee serial killer was the subject of a Netflix show in fall 2022.
Snopes→ Senators Push to Reform Police’s Cellphone Tracking Tools
Concerns about police use of the tool known as “Fog Reveal” raised in an investigation by The Associated Press also surfaced in a Federal Trade Commission hearing.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Defund the Police’ Digitally Altered Attack Ad
On September 25 2022, a screenshot of a popular tweet apparently showed a dishonest attack advertisement against Rep. Ricky Hurtado (D- North Carolina): Look at this – it’s a comically dishonest political attack in NC. Rep. Ricky Hurtado ha
Snopes→ San Francisco Police Get Real-Time Access to Private Cameras
Supervisors in San Francisco voted for a trial run allowing police to monitor in real time private surveillance cameras in certain circumstances, despite strong objections from civil liberties groups alarmed by the potential impact to privacy.
Logically→ Twenty-eight sadhus were caught by police for kidnapping and selling children’s kidneys in Uttar Pradesh.
Varanasi police clarified the sadhus were not involved in any criminal activities. The interrogation video has been falsely attributed.
Snopes→ Police Believe 3 Children Drowned by Mother at NYC Beach
Three children were found dead on the beach near Brooklyn's famed Coney Island boardwalk and police believe they may have been drowned by their mother.
FactCheck.org→ Florida GOP Attacks Crist with Misleading Claims About the IRS and Police
President Joe Biden and Democrat Charlie Crist have said that they don’t support calls from some activists to defund the police. And a law that both men supported provides funding for the IRS to potentially hire tens of thousands of new employees
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Inaccurate data fuels false conclusion about money for police in schools
“With the combined salary of the 87,000 new IRS Agents ($81,456 average annual salary), you could put a police officer ($55,117) in every public school in the nation (97,568) and still have 31,007 police officers or $1,709,012,819 left over.”
Snopes→ Police Arrest Vegas-Area Elected Official in Reporter Death
Clark County Public Administrator Robert “Rob” Telles, a Democrat, was taken into custody at his home by police SWAT officers.
Snopes→ Police Say Memphis Shooting Suspect, 19, in Custody
The area where 19-year-old Ezekiel Kelly was arrested was about 11 miles from the University of Memphis and about 12 miles from Rhodes College.
Snopes→ Elected Officials, Police Chiefs on Leaked Oath Keepers List
The Anti-Defamation League Center on Extremism identified more than 370 people it believes currently work in law enforcement agencies — including as police chiefs and sheriffs.
Snopes→ Memphis Police Identify Body of Abducted Jogger
Investigators identified the body of Eliza Fletcher, 34, a school teacher and granddaughter of a prominent Memphis businessman.
Snopes→ Canada Police Hunt Remaining Suspect in Stabbing Attacks
Damien Sanderson, 31, was found dead near the stabbing sites and authorities believe his brother and fellow suspect, Myles Sanderson, 30, is injured, on the run, and likely in the provincial capital of Regina
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Alabama Town Disbands Police Force After Racist Text Message Surfaces’
On August 31 2022, an Imgur account shared a screenshot of what appeared to be a news report that an Alabama police force had been entirely disbanded “after a racist text message” came to light: A source for the Imgur post wasn’t imm
Snopes→ Tech Tool Offers Police ‘Mass Surveillance on a Budget’
Police have used “Fog Reveal” to search hundreds of billions of records from 250 million mobile devices.
PolitiFact→ Ad Watch: Florida GOP misleads on Crist’s stance on ‘defund the police,’ IRS
Florida's Democratic gubernatorial nominee Charlie Crist does not support defunding the police, contrary to an ad from the state's GOP. The spot also misrepresents the funding the IRS will receive from Congress and its intended use.
Snopes→ Detroit Police: Suspect Arrested in Fatal ‘Random’ Shootings
A person waiting for the bus and another walking their dog were among four people shot, three fatally, by a man who appeared to fire randomly over about 2 1/2 hours in Detroit.
PolitiFact→ Republican Party of Florida – No, Charlie Crist doesn't support an agenda to 'defund the police'
Charlie Crist "supported Biden's agenda to defund the police."