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Jan 2025
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After Hours: Misleading Crime Statistics

Sharyl Attkisson
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Whether it’s America’s violent crime rate as measured by the FBI, or crimes committed by illegal immigrants, expert John Lott says there are countless ways the statistics and our minds are being manipulated.


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