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Checked by PolitiFact7 Aug 2020United States Crime and security

Social media posts

“Scores of politicians and others are on a “list” of sex cases from newly unsealed Ghislaine Maxwell court documents.”

PolitiFact rated this: False

PolitiFact says: A list shared on Facebook of scores of people who were convicted of sex crimes or were allegedly involved in other sex-related acts does not come from the unsealed documents. Cases on the list were made public years ago.

Checked by FactCheck.org5 Aug 2020United States Crime and security

Social media posts

“Mug shots of Antifa members arrested in Portland!! 13 out of 20 are TEACHERS!! This should be a 'wake up call'.”

FactCheck.org rated this: Mugshots are from 2017

FactCheck.org says: Old mugshots falsely suggest that they show 13 teachers who were recently arrested during the protests in Portland, Oregon. The photos are actually from 2017, and the posts give no evidence that any of them are teachers.

Checked by PolitiFact5 Aug 2020United States Crime and security

Social media posts

“Photo shows “7 Marines killed in training exercise yesterday.”

PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False

Checked by PolitiFact4 Aug 2020United States Crime and security

Donald Trump, President of the United States

“Police have killed white people. In a larger number, police have killed white people.”

PolitiFact rated this: Needs context

Checked by Youturn4 Aug 2020India Crime and security

Social media posts

“Using a firearm is not a crime for women while defending herself from a sexual assault, that action will come under the self-defense act. So act boldly – ADGP Ravi”

Youturn rated this: True

Checked by PolitiFact3 Aug 2020United States Crime and security

Social media posts

“Says Target ended its “Heroes & Helpers” program that pairs children with police officers for holiday shopping trips.”

PolitiFact rated this: False

PolitiFact says: A Target spokesperson said the company plans to continue the program, officially known as “Heroes & Helpers,” an annual event pairing underserved children with officers to shop for holiday gifts.

Checked by Youturn1 Aug 2020India Crime and security

Social media posts

“This Periyarist thief should be arrested by the Tamil Nadu Police and his leg should be broken for insulting the Hindu God.”

Youturn rated this: Fake

Checked by PolitiFact31 Jul 2020United States Crime and security

Social media posts

“Says actor Kurt Russell said this about the police.”

PolitiFact rated this: False

PolitiFact says: There’s no evidence Kurt Russell wrote this, and other iterations say the author is unknown.

Checked by PolitiFact31 Jul 2020United States Crime and security

Social media posts

“Says George Floyd appeared on Judge Judy.”

PolitiFact rated this: False

Checked by PolitiFact29 Jul 2020United States Crime and security

William Barr, U.S. Attorney General

“On federal police action against protesters on Lafayette Square: "It's my understanding that no tear gas was used on Monday, June 1.”

PolitiFact rated this: Misleading

PolitiFact says: The U.S. Park Police said officers used products that contain the chemical irritant pelargonic acid vanillylamide, or PAVA, which closely matches the CDC’s description of tear gas.

Checked by PolitiFact29 Jul 2020United States Crime and security

America First Action, Super PAC

“Says Joe Biden said ‘Yes, absolutely. Yes,' when asked, ‘Defund the police?’”

PolitiFact rated this: Edited, out of context

Checked by FACTLY28 Jul 2020India Crime and security

Social media posts

“A Goat has been arrested by the Kanpur police for not wearing a mask”

FACTLY rated this: FALSE

FACTLY says: According to a tweet by the Kanpur police, an unclaimed goat roaming around was brought to the police station and later handed over to the owner. But Circle Officer of Anwarganj of Police Station, Saifuddin Beg said tha…

Checked by FACTLY28 Jul 2020India Crime and security

Social media posts

“No more arrests for any kind of posts on social media as Section 66A of IT Act, 2000 has been struck down by the Supreme Court”

FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING

FACTLY says: Section 66A of IT Act, 2000 has been struck down by the Supreme Court in 2015; not recently. Also, there are various provisions in other laws under which a person can be arrested for posting specific content violative o…

Checked by PesaCheck24 Jul 2020Crime and security

Kenyan Times

“Nyayo Stadium converted into a police station”

PesaCheck rated this: PARTLY FALSE

Checked by PesaCheck24 Jul 2020Crime and security

Social media posts

“Nyayo Stadium converted into a police station”

PesaCheck rated this: PARTLY FALSE

Checked by PolitiFact24 Jul 2020United States Crime and security

Social media posts

“Says Tom Hanks was “arrested in Australia for pedophilia.”

PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire

Checked by FactCheck.org21 Jul 2020United States Crime and security

Donald Trump, President of the United States

“Biden wants to defund the police.”

FactCheck.org rated this: False

FactCheck.org says: Biden has said, "I do not support defunding police." He said police could lose some federal aid if they refuse to implement “meaningful reforms,” or receive more money to implement changes.

Checked by PolitiFact21 Jul 2020United States Crime and security

Social media posts

“Nine “antifa members arrested” in Portland, Ore.”

PolitiFact rated this: False

PolitiFact says: The nine were arrested in Portland in 2016 during a protest against Donald Trump’s election, not during recent demonstrations stemming from the death of George Floyd. There's no evidence of antifa membership.

Checked by PolitiFact17 Jul 2020United States Crime and security

Sunny Hostin, "The View" co-host

“Homicides are intraracial. When you look at white-on-white crime, it's 84%. Right? Homicides. White people kill white people.”

PolitiFact rated this: True

Checked by FACTLY17 Jul 2020India Crime and security

Social media posts

“Union Law Department has amended Section 41A of CrPC and cancelled the police station bail in order to check corruption in the police department”

FACTLY rated this: FALSE

FACTLY says: The Law Ministry has not made any recent changes to section 41A of CrPC. Even though the 2008 & 2010 CrPC amendment acts were repealed in 2015, according to the General Clauses Act (1897), repealing an amendment act doe…