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Did Donald Trump Say 'Police Officers and Firefighters Make Too Much Money'?

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Dec. 27, 2017 A misleading headline suggested that the president used first responders' salaries to justify in ...
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Did President Trump 'Reinstate' a Memorial Day for Police Officers, Cancelled by Obama?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
May 26, 2017 Hyperpartisan web sites published the false claim that Barack Obama had cancelled Peace Officers ...
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Did the News Media Report the Criminal History of the Wrong David Dao?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
April 12, 2017 We found no evidence that reports of Dao's past misidentified the doctor removed from the United ...
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Was a Man Charged with Driving Under the Influence of Caffeine?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Dec. 28, 2016 Solano County prosecutors said they believe the man was under the influence of a substance that ...
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Are Black Police Officers More Likely to Kill Black People?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Dec. 27, 2016 A recent study found that in most cases of officer-involved killings, the race of the police off ...
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Will Landlines Eventually Dial 911 or Emergency Services if Left Off the Hook?

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Dec. 12, 2016 Long-circulating rumors hold that phones left off the hook will eventually dial emergency servic ...
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Police Horse Kicks Black Lives Matter Protester

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Nov. 15, 2016 A police horse kicked a student in Ontario, Canada, after she sneaked up and slapped it, but the ...
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Massachusetts Cop's Wife Caught Allegedly Framing Black Lives Matter for Break-In

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Oct. 31, 2016 The wife of a Millbury police officer allegedly sprayed "BLM" on the couple's home and claimed t ...
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Southern California Sees Third Police Shooting in One Week

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Oct. 4, 2016 A man was wounded by Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies at a train station in Santa Monica.
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Man Dies After Being Tased By Police in Pasadena, California

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Sept. 30, 2016 Relatives of Reginald Thomas say he was mentally ill, and was holding a knife and fire extinguis ...
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The Origins of Policing in the United States

Written by:
Brooke Binkowski
Sept. 26, 2016 Memes claim that modern law enforcement evolved out of slave patrols.
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Subway Worker Cleared After Being Accused of Spiking Officer's Drink

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Aug. 8, 2016 The worker was arrested but eventually cleared of charges involving putting anything in a police ...
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FALSE: Florida Georgia Line Stops Concert Over Police Presence

Written by:
Dan Evon
July 26, 2016 Florida Georgia Line's management informed local police they weren't needed for additional backs ...
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North Miami Police Shoot Caregiver Trying to Protect Patient

Written by:
Brooke Binkowski
July 22, 2016 Charles Kinsey, caregiver to an autistic boy, was on his back with his hands in the air when he ...
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Six Dogs Snarl Traffic During Police Chase

Written by:
Brooke Binkowski
Jan. 19, 2016 Officers were forced to collar the dogs as they were taking the driver into custody.
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"Black Xmas" Protests Snarl Traffic, Shopping in Major Cities

Written by:
Brooke Binkowski
Dec. 23, 2015 The protests, organized by Black Lives Matter, aimed to bring awareness to police brutality and ...
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Circle K Clerk Refuses to Serve Police Officer

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Dec. 17, 2015 West Richland Police Captain Ben Majetich said that a Circle K employee's refusal to serve a pol ...
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Did a Police Radar Gun Almost Cause a Missile Launch?

Written by:
Snopes Staff
May 22, 2000 A classic "warning against technology" tale.
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