The Politics DeskApr 30, 2024

FBI data shows America is seeing a 'considerable' drop in crime. Trump says the opposite.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/04/30/trump-crime-fbi-data-murder-statistics/73443631007/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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FBI data shows America is seeing a 'considerable' drop in crime. Trump says the opposite.

FBI data shows violent crime has been dropping in recent years after a spike in 2020, but Trump says crime is still 'out of control.'

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Show threadMike Reader

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Giving Trump lies the same weight as FBI data ... that headline reeks.

The story stinks more.

It appears between 50% to 75% of the story is devoted to false Trump narrative. Not a single person from the Biden campaign was interviewed.

May 1, 2024 at 1:03amWeb