“Minneapolis City Council alarmed by rise in crime since defunding the police”
The Dispatch Fact Check rated this: partially false
Crime and security
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“Did Joe Biden say that Breonna Taylor should be arrested?”
MediaWise rated this: Not Legit
MediaWise says: Biden was suggesting the officers involved in the death of Breonna Taylor be arrested, not Breonna Taylor herself. He did clearly misspeak when responding, but his intention is clear within the context of the question h…
“Says Joe Biden played N.W.A.’s “F--- Tha Police” during an event in Florida.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
“The same deputy who got shot through her jaw in Saturday’s shooting is the same officer seen on video laughing and smirking at the scene of security guard Andres Guardado’s death after he was shot and killed by LASD officers on June 18th, 2020.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: The LA Sheriff’s Department hasn’t released the names or photos of the ambushed deputies, but told PolitiFact the female deputy was not at the scene following Guardado’s death.
“Unfortunately, this [in Minneapolis] went on for a week or a week and a half before he allowed us to bring in the National Guard. When we brought in the National Guard, everything stopped, the crime was gone meaning the whole thing. But by that time a big portion of the city was burned down.”
Washington Post rated this: False
Washington Post says: Trump falsely suggests he had something to do with the decision to send the National Guard into Minneapolis amid violence and protests of the killing of George Floyd in police custody.
“Says Lucy McBath "is supporting those who attack the police.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Handel’s ad shows McBath participating in a rally against police misconduct and racism, where McBath marched alongside the local police chief.
“This policewoman was dismissed for shooting three men who used the curfew to detain and abused a 19-year-old girl in Gujarat. Was what she did wrong?”
Youturn rated this: Fake
“Claim: BJP members arrested for printing counterfeit rupee”
Fact Crescendo rated this: False
“After a bridge collapse killed six people, Carlos Gimenez extended a $130 million contract to the construction company, where one of his sons worked and for which another lobbied.”
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
PolitiFact says: The bridge collapse occurred years after Gimenez’s sons left their positions with the company. The contract extension, ratified by a county board after being approved by Gimenez, was for airport construction work.
“Photo of Bhuvanapalli (Telangana) District Court Judge Abdul Haseem sitting on stairs along with an old woman and resolving her pending issue”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The man in the photo is not a District Judge and there is no ‘Bhuvanapalli’ district in Telangana. While the incident is true, the man in the photo is ‘Jayashankar Bhupalpally’ District Collector Abdul Azeem
“Claim: Muslims not attacked police sub inspector in chennai marina beach”
Fact Crescendo rated this: False
“Kamala Harris helped violent rioters in Minnesota get out of jail to do more damage.”
Washington Post rated this: Needs context
Washington Post says: Cotton’s claim that “violent rioters” were released with MFF funds has some basis in fact. But we stumble over Cotton’s additional claim that violent rioters were let out of jail to do more damage.
“When I was vice president, violent crime fell 15% in this country. ... The murder rate now is up 26% across the nation this year under Donald Trump.”
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
PolitiFact says: His claim is partly accurate and needs context.
“In contrast to how a Black man who was shot by police was treated, Kenosha police officers "let an armed white supremacist walk right past them after shooting people.”
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
“When I was vice president, violent crime fell 15 percent in this country. We did it without chaos and disorder. And yes, we did it with Democratic mayors. And most of the major cities in this country, the murder right now is up 26 percent across the nation this year under Donald Trump.”
Washington Post rated this: Two Pinocchios
Washington Post says: Biden was clear in his presentation and he cited accurate numbers. But it’s still a matter of apples and oranges — both in terms of comparing inconsistent timelines and also murders versus violent crime.
“Says a photo shows accused shooter Kyle Rittenhouse’s mother, armed with a long gun, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on the night two protesters were killed and one injured.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Says Ady Barkan asked Joe Biden, “Do we agree that we can redirect some of the funding for police?”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
“Says Mark Kelly wants to “defund the police.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: Kelly, the son of two police officers, has said he does not want to defund police departments.
“Cuomo ended cash bail ... and now the crime rate has gone through the roof.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: There is no evidence linking higher rates of violent crime to reforms to cash bail that took effect in New York this year.
“Jacob Blake "wouldn’t have been shot if he was still in prison for raping the 14 year old.”
FactCheck.org rated this: False