“Donald Trump will “lie about skyrocketing crime under his leadership.”
Kamala Harris
vice president. an interview with Black journalists. Claim dated 31 Jul 2024.
PolitiFact rated thisPartly accurate
What PolitiFact found
Crime rates under Trump were modest by historical standards — until the pandemic and the response to the murder of George Floyd. Then, crime did spike, but Trump's role was limited.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Kamala Harris (vice president) made this claim around 31 July 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 31 July 2024. Its rating was “Partly accurate”.
Kamala Harris has 63 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 13 of them false or fake, 40 misleading or mixed and 7 true.
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