Claim: the U.S.–Mexico border was the most dangerous place in the world

Archive disclosure: This review was added to the Stand Against Trump archive after the original statement. The date above is the claim date, not a backdated publication date.

What the evidence shows

The superlative has no defined measurement, and contemporaneous national violent-crime data did not establish the claimed nationwide crime wave.

Finding: Unsupported

The finding applies to the specific factual proposition summarized in the headline. It should not be read as a judgment about unrelated statements or motives.

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