FACT CHECK: Trump’s Bogus Attack on FBI Crime Statistics

Former President Donald Trump said FBI data that show homicides and other violent crimes trending down are “fake numbers.” They’re not.

The FBI data for 2023 are preliminary, but crime statistics experts say the reporting behind the overall downward trend is solid, and that trend is validated when compared to data samples from local and state law enforcement reports. The FBI statistics contradict Trump’s campaign narrative, repeated at a May 1 rally in Wisconsin, about rampant and rising violent crime in the U.S. And polls that show most Americans believe crime is on the increase. But that...

Biden, 81, is blasted by CNN for repeating lie that he used to drive an 18-wheeler...after spending one night as passenger in cargo truck in 1973that highlights survey data on topics on which Americans largely agree. Its goal is to correct political misperceptions, highlight common ground, and help people feel calmer and more united.

Biden, 81, is blasted by CNN for repeating lie that he used to drive an 18-wheeler...after spending one night as passenger in cargo truck in 1973

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