Though no specific measures have been announced, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi hinted during her weekly press conference at extra safety precautions for the Sept. 18 rally.
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Snopes→ Does Pic Show Italian Police Ticketing Woman for Wearing Bikini in 1950s?
The swimsuit caused a stir when it first emerged in 1946 and was banned from beaches in Italy during the 1950s.
Top Fact Checks→ Inspector General of Police Bharti Arora Hunna was kicked out of the Dana Mandi by farmers in Karnal.
The Inspector General in Karnal is Ms. Mamta Singh and not Bharti Arora Hunna.
Snopes→ Did Police Issue Arrest Warrants for Man Accused of Accosting NBC Reporter?
Benjamin Eugene Dagley was on probation in August 2021 for a previous conviction for felony assault and vandalism stemming from an incident involving potentially dangerous chemicals.
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.”
Snopes→ Fossil Found in Brazilian Police Raid Is Rare Flying Dinosaur
It’s the best-preserved — and first complete — flying reptile specimen ever found.
Snopes→ Police Probing Report of Explosive in Truck Near Capitol
Police were investigating a report Thursday of a possible explosive device in a pickup truck outside the Library of Congress on Capitol Hill and have evacuated multiple buildings on the sprawling Capitol complex.
Snopes→ Police Caller Must Pay BLM Protesters $4.5K for False Report
A former ice cream shop owner accused of calling police on peaceful Black Lives Matter protesters was ordered to pay them $500 each by a judge hearing a state lawsuit citing a new law targeting false, race-based police reports.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Miami-Dade Police Department Did NOT Issue Warning About A Sexual Assault Scheme That Uses Children To Target Women
Did the Miami-Dade Police Department issue a warning about a sexual assault scheme that uses children to target women? No, that's not true: A public information officer from the MDPD confirmed with Lead Stories that the letter, which has
Top Fact Checks→ Anti-lockdown protestors in Australia attacked police horses.
Two men were charged for allegedly attacking police horses during a protest in the Sydney Central Business District.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Slain Chicago Police Officer Ella French Did NOT Leave Behind An Infant Daughter
When Chicago police officer Ella French was killed in the line of duty, had she recently returned to work after maternity leave and did she leave an infant? No, the superintendent of Chicago police said in a news conference that those per
Snopes→ Did Slain Police Officer Ella French Have a 2-Month-Old Daughter?
The tragic killing of a Chicago police officer was embellished by tabloids and social media users.
Snopes→ Capitol Rioters Enter 1st Guilty Pleas to Assaulting Police
A New Jersey gym owner and a Washington state man became the first people charged in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol to plead guilty to assaulting a law enforcement officer during the deadly siege.
FactCheck.org→ Memes Misidentify D.C. Police Officer as Jan. 6 Protester
Quick Take Using side-by-side photos of two men who bear some resemblance to each other, social media posts are spreading the false claim that a Washington, D.C., police officer who responded to the Capitol breach on Jan. 6 was really part of the rioti
Snopes→ Chicago Police Officer Charged in Downtown Subway Shooting
A Chicago police officer who shot an unarmed man in the back as he tried to escape capture by running up an escalator in a busy subway station has been charged with felony aggravated battery with a firearm and official misconduct.
Snopes→ Belarus Runner Showed Japanese Police Plea for Help on Phone
Krystsina Tsimanouskaya said her grandmother advised her not to return to Belarus but she urged her fellow citizens “not to be afraid.”
FactCheck.org→ The Facts on Capitol Police’s Tampa Office
In a July 6 press release about changes the U.S. Capitol Police is making in the wake of the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol, the agency announced it is adding field offices in Tampa and San Francisco to investigate threats against members of Congress. Sinc
Snopes→ DC Police Officer Michael Fanone Did Not Storm Capitol with Confederate Flag
A baseless smear directed at D.C. police officer Michael Fanone was circulated on social media.
Snopes→ Russian Police Raid Home of Investigative Journalist
In recent months, the government has designated several independent media outlets and journalists as "foreign agents" — a label that implies additional government scrutiny and carries strong pejorative connotations that could discredit the recipients.
TruthOrFiction→ 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→ Jan. 6 Hearing Opens As Police Detail Violence, Injuries
“There’s no place for politics and partisanship in this investigation,” said the panel's chairman, Mississippi Rep. Bennie Thompson, as he opened the session.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: New Washington State Reforms Would NOT Prevent Police From Chasing Violent Suspects
Would Washington state police reforms prevent officers from chasing a violent suspect? No, that's not true. A series of new laws do not prohibit police officers from pursuing a violent criminal even if they didn't witness the initial viol
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CA Proposition 47 Does NOT Allow Theft Of Property Valued Under $950 To Occur Without Police Intervention
Does California's Proposition 47 state that theft of property valued under $950 will not be prosecuted, so police will not show up if such theft occurs? No, that's not true: The proposition, which passed in 2014 and has been on the books
Snopes→ Police: Man with Guns Sought Balcony Near MLB All-Star Game
A man described by authorities as the leader of a group of four people was arrested with more than a dozen weapons and hundreds of rounds of ammunition at a Denver hotel near events planned for the upcoming Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
FactCheck.org→ Capitol Police Expected to Testify During House Committee’s Probe of Jan. 6 Riot
Quick Take Members of the Capitol Police will be among the first to testify during the House select committee investigation into the Jan. 6 riot, according to Rep. Bennie Thompson, who will lead the panel. But social media posts have made the unfounded
Snopes→ Report: 2 Seattle Police Officers Broke Law During DC Riots
The watchdog report said they also lied about their actions that day.
TruthOrFiction→ Darnella Frazier’s Uncle Killed by Minneapolis Police
On July 7 2021, an Imgur account shared a tweet with a Facebook screenshot attributed to Darnella Frazier, who disclosed that her uncle was struck and killed by police in Minneapolis: Hold on hold on The innocent bystander who got killed today by MP
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ The White House’s slipshod claim that Republicans are defunding the police
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/07/07/white-houses-slipshod-claim-that-republicans-are-defunding-police/
Full Fact - All content→ Video of man reporting Covid-19 crimes to police is full of misinformation
Many of our readers have asked us to check claims in a video on Facebook of a man filming himself in a police station making a complaint about Covid-19 vaccines. The video is over 30 minutes long, but we have looked at the main claims he makes in it he
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ Democrat Makes Misleading ‘Defund the Police’ Claim
https://www.factcheck.org/2021/07/democrat-makes-misleading-defund-the-police-claim/ A senior aide to P
Snopes→ Police: 3 Law Enforcement Officers Shot, Wounded in Chicago
The shooting was reported about 6 a.m. local time.
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ Several states have deployed police to the southern border. What is their role?
It started with a plea from the Republican governors of Texas and Arizona. “We respectfully but urgently request that you send all available law enforcement resources to the border in defense of our sovereignty and territorial integrity,” G
WaPo Fact Checker→ The White House’s slipshod claim that Republicans are defunding the police
President Biden isn’t trying to defund the police, and Republicans in Congress were not doing so either. Here’s a guide to the White House spin.
FactCheck.org→ Democrat Makes Misleading ‘Defund the Police’ Claim
A senior aide to President Joe Biden misleadingly claimed that congressional Republicans “defunded the police” when they voted against the American Rescue Plan Act. House and Senate Republicans didn’t support the legislation, but it w
Claim-Reviews – Health Feedback→ Video didn’t show villagers in India attacking a COVID-19 vaccine crew, as claimed by Charlie Kirk, but a police van instead
REVIEW On 1 July 2021, Charlie Kirk, an American radio talk show host, shared a video on Facebook, claiming that it showed residents in an Indian village attacking a COVID-19 vaccine crew. The video carried the title “Vaccine Crew Shows up to an I
Top Fact Checks→ The Bharuch police arrested a man named Siraj Mohad Anwar who was involved in the Delhi riots.
The viral video shows Ahmedabad Police arresting a man named Kishore Panchal for different offenses, and he is not linked to the Delhi riots case.
TruthOrFiction→ ‘White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki Blames GOP for Defunding Police’
On July 1 2021, the right-wing blog DailyWire.com published a story with the headline, “Psaki Blames GOP For Defunding Police, But She Can’t Name 1 Republican Who Called For Defunding Police,” which claimed that White House Press Secreta
WaPo Fact Checker→ The continuing GOP fiction that President Biden supports defunding police
The Trump campaign kept falsely saying that Biden wanted to defund police. Now that he's proposed to boost funding, GOP lawmakers keep repeating this falsehood.
Snopes→ Police Rescue Spooked Nude Sunbathers from Australian Forest
Their rescue involved police aircraft, the State Emergency Service and ambulance officers.
Snopes→ Police: Man Drowned Trying to Retrieve Golf Ball
The victim was found in 8 feet of murky water.