“During [Terry] McAuliffe’s tenure as governor, the murder rate went up 43 percent and the rape rate went up every year.”
Glenn Youngkin
Republican nominee for Virginia governor. in a YouTube video. Claim dated 19 Aug 2021.
Washington Post rated thisTwo Pinocchios
In short
Glenn Youngkin (Republican nominee for Virginia governor) made this claim around 19 August 2021. Washington Post (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 26 August 2021, 7 days later. Its rating was “Two Pinocchios”.
Glenn Youngkin has 5 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 3 of them false or fake, 2 misleading or mixed and 0 true.
Where the claim appeared
- YouTube videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJhbXICStys
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