Law Enforcement

No, French President Macron’s Security Detail Did Not Quit Over COVID-19 Rules Right-wing American sources seized upon baseless claims made by a French politician, in July 2021.

False

No, French President Macron’s Security Detail Did Not Quit Over COVID-19 Rules

Did US Capitol Police Release a Statement on Jan. 6 Commission? An anonymous member of USCP, not the organization's leadership, penned this statement.

Mostly False

Did US Capitol Police Release a Statement on Jan. 6 Commission?

Did US Police Tally 10 Million Arrests in 2020? Data wasn't yet available to definitively answer the question — but the number was certainly...

Research In Progress

Did US Police Tally 10 Million Arrests in 2020?

Did CIA Video Feature ‘Intersectional,’ ‘Cisgender,’ ‘Latina’ Woman? A promotional CIA video was decried as “woke recruitment” and “propaganda.”

True

Did CIA Video Feature ‘Intersectional,’ ‘Cisgender,’ ‘Latina’ Woman?

Is Video of Woman Calling LA Sheriff’s Deputy a ‘Murderer’ Authentic? The viral video also supposedly showed the motorist telling the deputy: "You'll always be a...

Unproven

Is Video of Woman Calling LA Sheriff’s Deputy a ‘Murderer’ Authentic?

Did Alabama Police Pose and Smile with ‘Homeless Quilt’? In April 2021, a widely shared tweet highlighted a distasteful episode involving Mobile, Alabama, police...

True

Did Alabama Police Pose and Smile with ‘Homeless Quilt’?

Did Chicago Police Tweet ‘We Are All Derek Chauvin’? The former Minneapolis police officer was found guilty in the killing of George Floyd, a...

False

Did Chicago Police Tweet ‘We Are All Derek Chauvin’?

Did Bumble Dating App Lead to Capitol Riot Suspect’s Arrest? Storming the Capitol? That was a dating deal breaker.

True

Did Bumble Dating App Lead to Capitol Riot Suspect’s Arrest?

Did LeBron James Condemn Columbus Cop Who Killed Ma’Khia Bryant? "I'm so damn tired of seeing Black people killed by police," he tweeted.

True

Did LeBron James Condemn Columbus Cop Who Killed Ma’Khia Bryant?

Is Man Who Killed Cop in ’81 Helping NY Officials Reform Policing? Headlines mischaracterized the connection between Richard Rivera, who served a prison sentence for a police...

True

Is Man Who Killed Cop in ’81 Helping NY Officials Reform Policing?

Did Ohio Police Say ‘Blue Lives Matter’ After Killing Ma’Khia Bryant? We analyzed videos frame by frame to discern what exactly happened after a Columbus cop...

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Did Ohio Police Say ‘Blue Lives Matter’ After Killing Ma’Khia Bryant?

How Many People Were Fatally Shot by US Cops the Past Year? Former U.S. Secretary of Labor Robert Reich drew attention after tweeting out the number.

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How Many People Were Fatally Shot by US Cops the Past Year?