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ADL’s survey on political violence is criminally misleading

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In the wake of Charlie Kirk‘s assassination, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) posted an Anti-Defamation League chart that purports to prove that right-wingers perpetrate the majority of politically motivated murders in the United States.

“Data isn’t vibes,” she wrote. “If you need vibes, check out the hate filled comments the rightwing will leave on this post and all my posts.”

The ADL graph has been very popular among left-wingers. The problem is that it’s based on one of the most dishonest reports ever.

Let’s begin with the ADL’s recent “Murder and Extremism in the United States” survey. The group said there were 13 murders motivated by extremism in the country last year. Of those, it said 11 were committed by right-wingers.

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