Lie October 28, 2019 · Interview · Crime

“That's one of the reasons your crime numbers are so horrible in Chicago. It's a sanctuary city.”

Said
October 28, 2019
Where
Interview
Verdict
Lie, as rated by the Washington Post Fact Checker
Topic
Crime
Repeated
83 times in the Post’s database
Source
Washington Post claims database (claim ID 15176)

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