Crime and security

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

“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”

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

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.

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

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

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

“Says George Floyd appeared on Judge Judy.”

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

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.

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

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

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…

“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 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…

“Nyayo Stadium converted into a police station”

“Nyayo Stadium converted into a police station”

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

“Biden wants to defund the police.”

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.

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

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.

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

“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 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…