Smollett responded by defiantly maintaining his innocence and suggesting he could be killed in jail.
Publication: Crime
Snopes→ Authorities Seize Nearly $3M Worth of Meth in Onion Shipment
Authorities seized nearly $3 million worth of methamphetamine, hidden among a shipment of onions, during a tractor-trailer's inspection at federal facility in San Diego.
Snopes→ Rioter Carrying Pelosi’s Podium in Viral Photo Gets Prison
The image of Adam Johnson smiling and waving as he carried Pelosi's podium went viral after the pro-Trump mob's attack on Jan. 6, 2021.
Snopes→ All 3 Defendants Convicted of Hate Crimes in Arbery Killing
The three men convicted of murder in Ahmaud Arbery’s fatal shooting were found guilty of federal hate crimes for violating Arbery’s civil rights and targeting him because he was Black.
Logically→ A Facebook page named “Mangalore Muslims” issued a fatwa to kill a Hindu Activist, Harsha Shivamogga.
The Facebook post asked people to file a legal complaint against activist Harsha for blasphemy. It did not issue a fatwa calling for his murder.
Logically→ A Muslim man killed a Hindu woman for refusing to convert to Islam in Surat.
Accused Fenil Goyani killed Grishma Vekariya in Surat when she refused to enter into a relationship with him. Both were from the same community.
Snopes→ Use of Rape-Kit DNA to Probe Other Crimes Shocks Prosecutors
The San Francisco district attorney's stunning claim that California crime labs are using DNA from sexual assault survivors to investigate unrelated crimes shocked prosecutors nationwide.
Logically→ Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has 138 criminal cases against him.
Yogi Adityanath's election affidavit had no criminal case pending against him, the Election Commission of India stated.
Snopes→ Justice Dept. Announces $3.6B Crypto Seizure, 2 Arrests
The Justice Department announced its largest-ever financial seizure — more than $3.6 billion.
Snopes→ Police: 1 Dead in Washington State Grocery Store Shooting
Authorities are searching for a man who opened fire at a grocery store in Washington state, killing one person and injuring another.
Logically→ More Americans aged 18 to 45 died of fentanyl abuse than any other cause in 2021.
Fentanyl overdose is the leading cause of death among adults 18 to 45 years old in America.
Logically→ Over 100 BJP candidates from Uttar Pradesh have criminal cases against them.
Uttar Pradesh Bhartiya Janata Party has released a list of 2022 election candidates with criminal records and it contains 110 individuals.
Logically→ Actor Tom Hanks is on Jeffery Epstein’s flight logs.
Hanks is not reported to have been linked with the sex offender Jeffery Epstein or to have appeared on flight logs to his private island.
Logically→ The victim of the Shahdara sexual assault case died by suicide in Delhi.
The Delhi Police clarified that the assault victim was safe and stated that action would be taken against those who peddle such misinformation.
Logically→ Transgender people are twice as likely to be victims of crime than cis people.
Data is not always clear but data collected so far shows that transgender people are generally far more likely to be victims of crime.
Snopes→ Florida Man Charged After 4 Found Dead at Canada-US Border
Steve Shand, 47, was charged with human smuggling after seven Indian nationals were found in the U.S. and the discovery of the bodies.
Snopes→ UK Court Hearing for US Woman in Road Death Case Called Off
A court hearing next week for an American citizen who left Britain after being involved in a crash that killed a teenage motorcyclist has been called off.
Snopes→ Founder of Oath Keepers Charged with Seditious Conspiracy
It is the first time the Justice Department has brought a seditious conspiracy charge in connection with the attack on the Capitol.
Snopes→ Bartender’s Tip Leads to Arrest in Key West Buoy Burning
Always remember to tip your server, if you know what's good for you.
Snopes→ Robert Durst, Real Estate Heir Convicted of Murder, Dies
He was 78.
Snopes→ FBI Still Hunting Jan. 6 Suspects, Pipe Bomber a Year Later
The suspect placed two explosives outside the offices of the Republican and Democratic national committees.
Snopes→ Prosecutor Drops Groping Charge Against Former NY Gov. Cuomo
ormer New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo won't face criminal prosecution over an allegation that he fondled an aide after a prosecutor said he couldn't prove the case.
Snopes→ Police: Gunman in Denver Who Killed 5 Targeted Some Victims
A gunman who went on a shooting rampage in several locations around the Denver area targeted his victims based on previous personal and business dealings.
Snopes→ Friendly Family Man’s 50-Year Secret: He Was Fugitive, Too
Their friend they’d spent countless hours swapping stories with never told them his biggest secret of all.
Snopes→ US Rep. Scanlon’s Carjacked Vehicle Found; 5 in Custody
Scanlon's blue Acura MDX was located in Newark, Delaware, about 45 miles (74 kilometers) from Philadelphia.
Logically→ Uttar Pradesh has the highest crimes against Scheduled Tribes.
In the latest NCRB report, Madhya Pradesh recorded the highest number of atrocities against Scheduled Tribes in 2020, followed by Rajasthan.
Logically→ Instances of serious crimes in Uttar Pradesh in 2020 were the lowest since 2013.
The rate of serious crimes across India saw a decline in 2020 and not just in Uttar Pradesh. The COVID-19 restrictions may have played a part in it.
Logically→ A photograph shows Prime Minister Boris Johnson with his former lover, the socialite Ghislaine Maxwell.
The image has been miscaptioned and shows Johnson with his former wife, Allegra Mostyn-Owen. His involvement with Maxwell is not known.
Snopes→ Officials: Items Linked to Laundrie, Potential Remains Found
Items believed to belong to Brian Laundrie and potential human remains were found at a Florida wilderness park during the search for clues in the slaying of Gabby Petito during the couple's cross-country road trip.
Snopes→ Coroner: Gabby Petito Strangled, Died 3-4 Weeks Before Found
Petito, 22, died three to four weeks before her body was found Sept. 19 near an undeveloped camping area along the border of Grand Teton National Park.
Logically→ Rajasthan government passed a new law to safeguard mosques and madrasas.
The Rajasthan government has not made such a decision. Rajasthan Police and OSD Lokesh Sharma clarified that the viral post was fake.
Logically→ At least forty-five percent of BJP ministers in the Uttar Pradesh cabinet have criminal charges against them.
The data published by ADR in 2017 noted that 45 percent of ministers in the Yogi Adityanath cabinet in Uttar Pradesh have a criminal background.
Logically→ At least forty-five percent of BJP ministers in the Uttar Pradesh cabinet have criminal charges against them.
The data published by ADR in 2017 noted that 45 percent of ministers in the Yogi Adityanath cabinet in Uttar Pradesh have a criminal background.
Snopes→ Jury Begins Deliberations in Robert Durst Murder Trial
The New York real estate heir has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the point-blank shooting of Susan Berman, his confidante.
Logically→ Texas reported 14,824 rape cases in 2019.
FBI records 14,824 rape crimes reported in 2019, and 2,200 had been arrested for the crime committed in Texas.
Logically→ The Publishers Clearing House Award Winnings promotion is a scam.
Many scammers have conned people under the alias of Publishers Clearing House.
Logically→ A man named Ajmal Khan killed a Hindu family in Rajasthan after not being allowed to marry their daughter.
Ajit Cheeta assaulted his wife and killed both of his daughters and injured his wife. No communal reasons were cited by police reports.
Logically→ Lakshadweep Island has the lowest crime rate in the country.
Nagaland has the lowest crime rate among all Indian states and union territories, with a rate of 77.1 per 100,000 people.
Logically→ 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.
Logically→ Mahatma Gandhi’s great-granddaughter was sentenced to seven years in prison in connection with a forgery case.
Ashish Lata Ramgobin was sentenced to seven years in prison for 6.2 million South African rands in fraud, forgery, and fabrication.