“When I was vice president, violent crime fell 15 percent in this country. We did it without chaos and disorder. And yes, we did it with Democratic mayors. And most of the major cities in this country, the murder right now is up 26 percent across the nation this year under Donald Trump.”
What Washington Post found
Biden was clear in his presentation and he cited accurate numbers. But it’s still a matter of apples and oranges — both in terms of comparing inconsistent timelines and also murders versus violent crime.
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In short
Joe Biden (former vice president) made this claim around 31 August 2020. Washington Post (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 1 September 2020, 1 day later. Its rating was “Two Pinocchios”.
Joe Biden has 509 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 140 of them false or fake, 281 misleading or mixed and 34 true.
Where the claim appeared
- washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/video/politics/biden-says-he-will-keep-america-safer-than-…
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