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“Sen. Ron Johnson voted "against funding for the police, preventing local departments from hiring more officers.”
FactCheck.org says: The two votes cited were against trillion-dollar spending bills that included a host of measures, well beyond law enforcement funding.
“Four robots killed 29 scientists at a top robotics company in Japan”
FACTLY says: The person speaking in the video is Linda Moulton Howe. The video clip is part of her speech at the Conscious of Life Expo in Los Angeles in February 2018. Had four robots killed 29 scientists, it would have been report…
“hoto of a missing boy found by the Kunnamkulam police in Kerala”
FACTLY says: Multiple childrens’ photos were circulated on social media with a similar claim since 2017. The Kunnamkulam Police Station Inspector Soorej V C confirmed to Factly that all these photos of missing children linked to the…
“The Supreme Court has decided on the chairmanship dispute between two factions in the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino - Lakas ng Banay (PDP-Laban).”
Vera Files says: The PDP-Laban’s leadership squabble in the 2022 elections has not been raised to the Supreme Court. The Commission on Elections (Comelec) decision to declare the constituents of the Alfonso Cusi-led group, like Padilla,…
“Republican PAC ad said Hillary Scholten “dismissed the destruction” from 2020 protests inspired by the murder of George Floyd.”
FactCheck.org says: Scholten pleaded for “peaceful” protests and urged demonstrators “to not resort to violence and destruction.”
“Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski “voted for red-flag laws to restrict your Second Amendment rights and subject you to federal criminal investigation.”
FactCheck.org says: The legislation provides money for states that have or want to enact red-flag laws. States that do not have red-flag laws can use their funding for other programs, such as mental health and drug courts.
“The Clintons killed Ken Starr.”
“As a mayor, "John Fetterman chased down an innocent, unarmed Black man," wielded a shotgun and "falsely accused the man, triggering a confrontation with police.”
PolitiFact says: In 2013, while mayor of Braddock, Pennsylvania, John Fetterman said he thought he heard a dozen gunshots near his home and called 911. Fetterman chased and caught Chris Miyares, who is Black.
“Recently, after the death of Sushant Singh Rajput, Salman Khan was convicted and sentenced to five years in jail”
FACTLY says: On 05 April 2018, a Jodhpur rural court sentenced actor Salman Khan to five years in jail for having poached two blackbucks in Kankani village in 1998. But he was soon granted bail and was released from jail on 07 April…
“Mandating the registration of Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) cards can deter crime.”
Vera Files says: SIM card registration policies have not been helpful in curbing crime, according to the UK-based Privacy International's online page. “Mexico’s card registration law was enacted in 2009 but was repealed just three years…
“Tim Ryan called police the new Jim Crow.”
PolitiFact says: Ryan did not single out or even mention the police in relation to Jim Crow laws. His comments broadly addressed criminal laws, prosecutions and sentencing.
“Photo of an unknown missing boy who is staying in the Ganganagar Police station for the last 45 days”
FACTLY says: The same photo was being circulating on social media at least since 2015. The Sri Ganganagar district police and the then External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj have confirmed that the boy seen in the photo was not cau…
“Ninoy Aquino is a convicted criminal”
“The Supreme Court will put Donald Trump back in office in October”
PolitiFact says: Donald Trump can run for president again in 2024. But social media posts suggesting he has been or is about to be reinstated are wrong.
“Video showing the recent visuals of Goshamahal MLA Raja Singh having food inside the Cherlapalli jail in Telangana”
FACTLY says: The video shared in the post is circulating on social media at least since August 2021. Several Facebook users shared the video describing it as visuals of Raja Singh having breakfast inside the Nampally court in Hydera…