Fact Checking Worksheet

Debate Date: 09/26/2016

Location: Hofstra University, NY
Partner Names: hilary & jackie
Candidate: Trump
1. View your assigned video (take notes here about the video and the
context), and copy down your assigned quote.
Quote: In Chicago, theyve had thousands of shootings--thousands--since
January 1st.
Hilary- restore trust between communities and police
Hilary- has a criminal justice reform
Trump- law & order needed to keep our country stable
Endorsements given to trump by police
According to trump Africans and Hispanics are always in danger
while living in inner cities
Stop & Frisk worked well in New York
2. Check out what other fact-checkers have said about this specific
statement. START WITH: Politifact-- (Others to check if you want:
Factcheck.org, the Washington Posts Fact Checker) -- credit them
appropriately!!

According to Politifact, what Trump said is true. There have been

more than 3,000 shooting victims in Chicago this year so far.

3. Do a DETAILED Google search for answers: Search using as many

different combinations as you can. If were writing about something like
climate change, we might search on "climate change," "global warming,"
"carbon emissions," "carbon capture," "electricity," "EPA regulations. List
one source besides the fact check website that can help fact check this
quote. Write a brief analysis on what you found (2-3 sentences).
http://crime.chicagotribune.com/chicago/shootings/
According to the Chicago Tribune Crime in Chicagoland, there have been 3, 221
shooting victims in Chicago this year. This is definitely shocking! This website
also displays a list of where the shooting happened, and whether the victim was a
male or female.

4. Find an EXPERT OPINION. What does the expert have to say about
this quote? Do you agree with him/her? Why or why not?
http://politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2016/sep/27/donaldtrump/donald-trump-says-chicago-has-experienced-thousand/
The expert i found was Adam Lankford, he is a criminology professor at the
University of Alabama. His opinion on this situation is that just because someone
is shot, that doesnt mean it was necessarily homicide.
"The word shooting does not distinguish based on severity of the wound or the
type of crime,"
5. List 2 questions that you still have about this topic that YOU would
like to ask the candidate if you met him/her face to face.
Shouldnt homicide only be included in the records?
Is stop & frisk constitutional?

**PRINT OUT AND TURN IN ONE COPY PER PARTNER TEAM AFTER
PRESENTING WITH YOUR GROUP.