Gary Chambers

Louisiana Senate candidate. 2 claims checked by other fact-checking organisations, from 2022 to 2022. The ratings are theirs, in their own words.

Checked by PolitiFact15 Feb 2022United States Elections

Gary Chambers, Democrat running for U.S. Senate in Louisiana

“One in 13 Black Americans are deprived of the right to vote.”

PolitiFact rated this: Half True

PolitiFact says: Chambers’ video omits that his statistic refers to the number of people who have lost voting rights due to felony convictions. His figures are from 2016 and are slightly outdated.

Checked by PolitiFact24 Jan 2022United States Crime and security

Gary Chambers, Louisiana Senate candidate

“Every 37 seconds, someone is arrested for possession of marijuana.”

PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False

PolitiFact says: In recent years, experts say marijuana arrests have happened less frequently than once every 37 seconds. In 2020, there was one marijuana-related arrest every 90 seconds, and one possession arrest about every 99 seconds.