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“Crime statistics “no longer include data from 30% of the country including the biggest and most violent cities.”
Donald Trump former president. remarks in Detroit. Claim dated 18 Jun 2024.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse

What PolitiFact found

This was never quite accurate, but it’s been wrong since 2022 and going forward.

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In short

Donald Trump (former president) made this claim around 18 June 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 18 June 2024. Its rating was “False”.

Donald Trump has 1,168 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 663 of them false or fake, 375 misleading or mixed and 13 true.

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