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BBC Verify assesses claims by the Trump administration that crime and murder in the US are at their lowest levels for 125 years.
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Suspected gang leader shot dead in flower bouquet ambush at airport
An Ecuadorean man, who police accuse of leading a faction of one of the country's most feared criminal gangs, has been shot dead as he was leaving the airport in Ecuador's largest city, Guayaquil. Se
bbc.com•June 21, 2026
Fact check: Trump makes false claim about murder rate
February 7, 2017 / 6:45 PM EST / CBS News President Donald Trump promulgated the falsehood that the murder rate in the United States is at the highest it has been in 47 years during a mee
cbsnews.com•February 24, 2026