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dicho el Diciembre 1, 2025 en una publicación en Truth Social

Video muestra noticia de “última hora” en el que el presidente venezolano Nicolás Maduro se “rindió públicamente” ante el presidente Donald Trump.

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dicho el Diciembre 1, 2025 en a Truth Social post

Video shows “breaking” news that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro "publicly surrendered" to President Donald Trump.

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dicho el Octubre 15, 2025 en an episode of The Charlie Kirk Show

"Political violence, it's just a statistical fact that it's a bigger problem on the left.”

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Tricia McLaughlin

dicho el Octubre 12, 2025 en una publicación en X

Un video muestra un “arresto por robo que la policía de Chicago realizó hace más de un año”.

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Tricia McLaughlin

dicho el Octubre 12, 2025 en an X post

A video shows a “burglary arrest Chicago Police made over a year ago.”

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dicho el Octubre 5, 2025 en a statement to the media

“Portland is burning to the ground.”

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dicho el Septiembre 27, 2025 en a Truth Social post

On Jan. 6, 2021, 274 FBI agents were “probably acting as agitators and insurrectionists, but certainly not as ‘law enforcement officials.’”

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dicho el Agosto 4, 2025 en a statement

During Gov. Hochul’s tenure, there has been “more crime on our streets.”

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Michael Whatley

dicho el Septiembre 6, 2025 en an X post

Former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper “bears direct responsibility” for the fatal stabbing of a woman on the Charlotte rail system.

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dicho el Septiembre 11, 2025 en an X post

A book on Amazon titled “The Shooting of Charlie Kirk” with a Sept. 9 publication date is evidence the event was staged.

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dicho el Agosto 25, 2025 en remarks to the media

In Washington, D.C., “We always have a murder a week.”

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dicho el Agosto 23, 2025 en an X post

An Aug. 23 video shows “the military’s already showing up in Chicago” before a potential National Guard deployment.

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dicho el Agosto 11, 2025 en a speech

Washington, D.C., has 41 homicides per 100,000 people, “No. 1 that we can find anywhere in the world.”

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dicho el Julio 28, 2025 en an X post

Suspect in July 28 New York City shooting “was shouting Free Palestine and wearing a Keffiyeh.”

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Markwayne Mullin

dicho el Julio 27, 2025 en an interview on CNN's "State of the Union"

The Jeffrey Epstein plea agreement “was a sweetheart plea deal that was made under the Obama administration.”

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dicho el Junio 30, 2025 en X posts

Idaho shooting suspect Wess Roley faced criminal charges and had a no-contact order from his family.

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dicho el Junio 16, 2025 en X posts

Image shows accused shooter Vance Boelter wearing a “Resist” shirt.

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dicho el Junio 15, 2025 en a post on X

The suspect in the Minnesota lawmakers’ shootings was driven by “Marxist” ideology.

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dicho el Junio 10, 2025 en posts on X

California has lower homicide rates than Alabama, Arkansas and Oklahoma.

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dicho el Mayo 22, 2025 en an X post

The slaying of two Israeli embassy employees in Washington, D.C., is a false flag.

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What is the Insurrection Act? Does the US president have plenary authority?

What is the Insurrection Act? Does the US president have plenary authority?

Por Samantha Putterman • Octubre 14, 2025

Nihilistic violent extremism: What the FBI term means and why experts warn against overuse

Nihilistic violent extremism: What the FBI term means and why experts warn against overuse

Por Amy Sherman • Octubre 13, 2025

What we do and don’t know about MI church shooting suspect Thomas Jacob Sanford’s politics

What we do and don’t know about MI church shooting suspect Thomas Jacob Sanford’s politics

Por Grace Abels • Septiembre 30, 2025

Tyler Robinson: What's known about Charlie Kirk shooting suspect's politics, bullet casing etchings

Tyler Robinson: What's known about Charlie Kirk shooting suspect's politics, bullet casing etchings

Por Louis Jacobson • Septiembre 12, 2025

'Rough road ahead': Charlie Kirk’s assassination highlights the rise in US political violence

'Rough road ahead': Charlie Kirk’s assassination highlights the rise in US political violence

Por Louis Jacobson • Septiembre 11, 2025

Fact-checking false claims about shooter’s identity in Charlie Kirk shooting

Fact-checking false claims about shooter’s identity in Charlie Kirk shooting

Por Grace Abels • Septiembre 11, 2025

How officials are talking about Chicago and Illinois crime data: a guide to the spin

How officials are talking about Chicago and Illinois crime data: a guide to the spin

Por Amy Sherman • Septiembre 5, 2025

Byron Donalds’ history on youth offender laws: How DC proposal breaks from his past

Byron Donalds’ history on youth offender laws: How DC proposal breaks from his past

Por Samantha Putterman • Agosto 27, 2025

Trump seeks to end cashless bail. What is it and which states might be affected?

Trump seeks to end cashless bail. What is it and which states might be affected?

Por Loreben Tuquero • Agosto 26, 2025

Villanova University was targeted by ‘swatting.’ What is it, and how does it affect victims?

Villanova University was targeted by ‘swatting.’ What is it, and how does it affect victims?

Por Loreben Tuquero • Agosto 22, 2025

Crime is underreported, but not just in Washington, D.C., where Trump claims data is inaccurate

Crime is underreported, but not just in Washington, D.C., where Trump claims data is inaccurate

Por Gabrielle Lazor • Agosto 18, 2025

Trump exaggerates Washington, DC, crime while ordering police takeover and National Guard deployment

Trump exaggerates Washington, DC, crime while ordering police takeover and National Guard deployment

Por Gabrielle Lazor • Agosto 11, 2025

Have Democrats always been interested in Epstein case transparency? We looked back.

Have Democrats always been interested in Epstein case transparency? We looked back.

Por Amy Sherman • Agosto 5, 2025

NYC mass shooting sparks questions about Nevada’s little-used red flag gun law. How does it work?

NYC mass shooting sparks questions about Nevada’s little-used red flag gun law. How does it work?

Por Gabrielle Lazor • Julio 30, 2025

Trump DOJ dismissal of Epstein ‘client list’ fuels MAGA division. Here’s a guide to the controversy.

Trump DOJ dismissal of Epstein ‘client list’ fuels MAGA division. Here’s a guide to the controversy.

Por Maria Ramirez Uribe • Julio 15, 2025

What’s a manifesto, and did the Minnesota shooting suspect have one?

What’s a manifesto, and did the Minnesota shooting suspect have one?

Por Gabrielle Lazor • Junio 18, 2025

Is Donald Trump in the Jeffrey Epstein files? What to know after social media fight with Elon Musk

Is Donald Trump in the Jeffrey Epstein files? What to know after social media fight with Elon Musk

Por Amy Sherman • Junio 6, 2025

Fact-checking claims about the Colorado attack at a gathering supporting hostages held by Hamas

Fact-checking claims about the Colorado attack at a gathering supporting hostages held by Hamas

Por Loreben Tuquero • Junio 4, 2025

Fact-checking Trump’s video, images about South Africa during Oval Office meeting with Ramaphosa

Fact-checking Trump’s video, images about South Africa during Oval Office meeting with Ramaphosa

Por Louis Jacobson • Mayo 22, 2025

Cómo falsedades y engaños impulsaron la agenda migratoria de Trump en sus primeros 100 días

Cómo falsedades y engaños impulsaron la agenda migratoria de Trump en sus primeros 100 días

Por Maria Briceño • Abril 28, 2025

Latest promises about Crime

Reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act

Direct federal resources to help prevent violence against transgender women

Have mandatory minimum sentences for criminals caught trying to re-enter the United States illegally

Fully fund the COPS program

Fully fund the Violence Against Women Act

Initiate a grant and training program for law enforcement to deter cyber crime

Push for Matthew Shepard Act, which expands hate crime law to include sexual orientation

Create new criminal penalties for mortgage fraud

Restore funding for the Byrne Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) program