“Drug overdose deaths decreased in 2018 for the first time in 30 years.”
Ryan Holets
Detective. In a speech during the Republican National Convention 2020. Claim dated 26 Aug 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisMostly True
What PolitiFact found
Drug overdose deaths decreased from 2017 to 2018, dropping by about 4.1%, according to the CDC. Experts also note that the 2018 decrease was extremely small, that deaths went up again in 2019.
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In short
Ryan Holets (Detective) made this claim around 26 August 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 27 August 2020, 1 day later. Its rating was “Mostly True”.
Where the claim appeared
- YouTube videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYnYffTrGdc
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