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Trump Claims DC Crime Is Down 95%: What the Numbers Actually Show

DC crime is down 20% overall and homicides 38% year-to-date in 2026 — significant, but nowhere near the 95% Trump claimed; the 'Italian Embassy' he praised is the US Ambassador's Residence in Rome,…

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The "Black-on-White Crime Epidemic" Claim: What the Government's Own Numbers Say

The raw figures in the viral post are mostly real. The epidemic they are arranged to prove is contradicted by the same government tables they came from.

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The Epstein-Maxwell Files: What's Confirmed, What Isn't

25 years of court documents, testimony, and released files separate what's proven about the Epstein-Maxwell network from what's still alleged or unknown.

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Poverty Predicts Crime Better Than Race. Here's the Data.

Violent crime is near historic lows despite widespread belief otherwise, and immigrants commit crimes at far lower rates than native-born citizens. The data changes the picture.

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