“40% of Uvalde's city budget goes to police.”
What FactCheck.org found
Spending on police is expected to account for 37% of Uvalde's general fund expenditures in the current fiscal year. But police spending is projected to make up about 17% of the city’s total operating expenditures.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (U.S. Representative) made this claim around 26 May 2022. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 14 June 2022, 19 days later. Its rating was “Not the Whole Story”.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has 7 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 3 of them false or fake, 3 misleading or mixed and 0 true.
This check was done by FactCheck.org, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.