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“Violent crime in South Bend doubled during Mayor Pete’s tenure.”
Social media posts Facebook. Claim dated 10 Feb 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisMostly False

In short

This claim spread on social media around 10 February 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 25 February 2020, 15 days later. Its rating was “Mostly False”.

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