“2021 was one of the deadliest years in history for law enforcement, with a 55% increase in police fatalities.”
What MediaWise found
It's true that 2021 was one of the deadliest years for police, however, most of these deaths were due to COVID-19. Not mentioning COVID-19 at all is extremely misleading — especially given that many captions focused on deaths due to gun violence, which instead made up around 13% of the total deaths.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 12 May 2021. MediaWise (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 7 February 2022, 271 days later. Its rating was “Needs Context”.
Where the claim appeared
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