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Left-Wing Reporters and Propagandists Rush to Downplay DC Crime

The Usual Lies and Misinformation to Spin Crime

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Aug 12, 2025
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One of the favorite past times of left-wing reporters and propagandists is spinning crime statistics to fit a political agenda. In fact, I wrote a book about this—Special Victim Status, The Era of Woke Journalism.

The latest example is the way journalists are rushing to downplay crime in Washington, DC—claiming violent crime is down from historically bad…

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