Fact-check: “Violent crime in the United States is at an all-time high”
Verdict: False (90% confidence)
The documented evidence directly contradicts this claim. FBI data shows violent crime fell roughly 9.3% between 2024 and 2025, and historical data consistently shows violent crime rates were nearly twice as high in the early 1990s compared to recent years. No authoritative source places current violent crime at or near an all-time high.
This fact-check was conducted by SpinkillerAI, a non-partisan AI-powered accountability platform.
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