FactCheck.org is reporting that President Donald Trump made misleading claims regarding crime reduction following the release of the FBI’s 2025 crime report. It said Trump touted the report, which showed significant declines in violent and property crime nationwide, including the largest one-year drops since 1936. FactCheck.org noted that Trump previously criticized FBI reports showing crime declines under President Joe Biden. It said Trump falsely presented the good news as a dramatic turnaround under his administration, despite crime having fallen for several years prior to his second term. The violent crime rate Trump inherited from Biden was lower than what Biden inherited from Trump, FactCheck.org reported.
FactCheck.org said experts told the organization that Trump took too much credit for his policies, such as tougher immigration enforcement and federal agent deployments, driving the recent crime drop. Adam Gelb, president and CEO of the Council on Criminal Justice, stated that the reasons for the historic homicide drop are unclear, as rates are falling in cities with diverse strategies. FactCheck.org also reported that Trump vastly overstated crime declines in cities like Washington, D.C., Memphis, and New Orleans, citing reductions that do not align with police data. Experts indicated that deployed troops were not the primary reason for these drops. It said Trump suggested his 2025 executive order on the death penalty for police killers contributed to a decline in officer deaths, but a law enforcement organization attributed the decrease to other factors.
Separately, FactCheck.org is reporting that Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. falsely claimed a "recent" study supported President Trump’s executive order to separate the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine. It said FactCheck.org found no such study in the National Library of Medicine’s database, and experts were unaware of one.
FactCheck.org is also reporting that Energy Secretary Chris Wright denied political involvement in terminating over 280 grants last October. It said a court filing revealed Energy Department lawyers admitted awards were canceled "based solely on the political identity of the grant recipient’s state."
In Alaska, FactCheck.org reported that Senate candidates Mary Peltola and Sen. Dan Sullivan traded claims linking each other to Jeffrey Epstein during the state's primary. It said Peltola's ad misleadingly accused Sullivan of blocking Epstein file releases, despite his support for public disclosure. FactCheck.org noted both campaigns cited donations from individuals with tangential associations to Epstein, none of whom are alleged to have committed crimes.
Finally, FactCheck.org is reporting that Republican Sens. Rand Paul and Ron Johnson revived a debunked claim about an astronomical miscarriage rate after COVID-19 vaccination, despite studies showing no connection. It said the senators also accused Dr. Anthony Fauci of deceiving the public about vaccine safety during pregnancy. FactCheck.org also reported that President Trump falsely claimed to be the "president with the lowest inflation in the last 10" in a recent interview, based on a misleading social media graphic.