Law Enforcement Archives

Was Raphael Warnock Arrested at the Capitol in 2017? A photo of police surrounding Warnock at the U.S. Capitol drew comparisons to violent pro-Trump...

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Did Police Officer Hold Rioter’s Hand at US Capitol? A video of a law enforcement officer escorting a woman down stairs during a riot...

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Does Video Show a Rioter Pepper-Spraying Police at US Capitol? A video captured a two-way exchange of pepper spray between rioters and law enforcement.

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Did US Capitol Police Officer Take a Selfie With Rioter? A known white nationalist recorded the clip that went viral amid the chaos of the...

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Do Photos Show Guns Drawn in US House Chamber? Widely circulated photographs show at least three officers pointing their guns at rioters.

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Did ‘Portland Sheriff’ Endorse Trump? The Multnomah County sheriff tweeted his own fact check of this claim during the September...

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Does Joe Biden Support ‘Defunding’ Police? U.S. President Donald Trump has made the claim about his political opponent on numerous occasions.

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Is BLM To Blame for the Shooting of 2 Deputies? Critics of the movement against racism in U.S. law enforcement were quick to connect dots...

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Did a California DA Say Looting Is ‘Okay’ If Suspects ‘Need’ What They Steal? Conservative websites and commentators misrepresented internal prosecutorial guidelines leaked in the summer of 2020.

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Did Chicago Code Blue FB Page Post a Meme Mocking Jacob Blake? The Facebook page for supporters of law enforcement has a history of posting controversial content.

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Did Kenosha Police Give Water to Teen Later Charged With Double Homicide? Police can be heard on a loudspeaker saying, "We appreciate you guys," during counterprotests following...

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Kenosha's Division of Community Corrections office

Was Kenosha Corrections Building Destroyed in Protests? Activist Shaun King shared a video of smoke rising from what he said was an...

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