One of ABC News' fact-checks of former President Trump at last month's presidential debate appears to have backfired after the FBI admitted there was an increase in violent crime.

Now, thanks to that on-the-sly “update,” it’s clear crime has been rising, not falling, just as Trump and other people still in touch with reality observed. Per the Federal Bureau of Incompetence’s initial data, the 2022 data allegedly showed a violent-crime rate drop of 2.1% year on year.

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