Our research at Real Clear Investigations on the "Stealth Edit: FBI Quietly Revises Violent Crime Stats" continues to receive extensive media attention. John R. Lott, the President of the Crime Prevention Research Center, drives...
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On The Michigan Talk Network: To Discuss School Shootings
Dr. John Lott talked to Steve Gruber on the Michigan Talk Network about the Apalachee High School shooting in Georgia. See also Dr. Lott's new piece at Real Clear Politics titled "Don’t Blame Parents for School Shootings – Arm Teachers." (Friday, September 20,...
Even More Coverage of Our Real Clear Investigations Report, CPRC in the News: The Daily Wire, The Federalist, American Thinker, Broad & Liberty, Patriot Post, and More
Multiple legacy media outlets that covered the FBI’s report on violent crime going down in 2022 have ignored the bureau’s major revision,which shows that violent crime increased that year. In September 2023, the FBI claimed that data showed violent crime...
On The Larry Elder Show: To Discuss School Shootings and Arming Teachers
Dr. John Lott talked to the guest host Carl Jackson on The Larry Elder Show about the Apalachee High School shooting in Georgia and Dr. Lott's new piece at Real Clear Politics titled "Don’t Blame Parents for School Shootings – Arm Teachers." (Tuesday, September 17,...
Glenn Beck Show Discusses Our Work
The Glenn Beck Show discussed our Real Clear Investigation piece on the FBI and violent crime. Dr. Lott's new investigative piece at Real Clear Investigations is here: "Stealth Edit: FBI Quietly Revises Violent Crime Stats." Glenn Beck's show is listened to by 8.75...
FBI Finally Responds to the Real Clear Investigations Research that Shows the FBI Secretly Changed 2022 Crime Data from a Drop to an Increase. Kansas City Star: “Judging from the ridiculous answer the FBI sent me, the right-wing media reports are true.”
A writer at the Kansas City Star, David Mastio, received a response from the FBI (we never did). Mastio's bottom line is: "Here’s what I’ve learned in decades of covering Washington: When bad news is false, agency press people go out of their way to make it crystal...
Defensive Gun Uses By People Legally Carrying Guns: 28 Cases During July 2024
Tulsa, Oklahoma, July 1, 2024 (News On 6) The shooting happened at a QuikTrip near 11th and Sheridan around 7 p.m. Monday night. Someone with the estranged wife's group of friends pulled a gun and asked her husband to step back and put his gun down, investigators...
At Fox News: FBI quietly updates crime data to show big jump in violence under Biden-Harris admin: ‘Shocking’
Dr. John Lott spoke to Fox News Digital regarding how the FBI updated its violent crime stats for 2022, showing an increase in violent crimes, not a decrease. (Fox News, Wednesday, October 16, 2024) https://youtu.be/HSbeNHT99PM The Federal Bureau of...
Fox News’ Gutfeld! Mentions Our Research
https://rumble.com/v5j3631-fox-news-gutfeld-mentions-our-research.html Fox News' Gutfeld! discussed our Real Clear Investigation piece on the FBI and violent crime. Dr. Lott’s new investigative piece at Real Clear Investigations is here: “Stealth Edit: FBI Quietly...
Fox News’ Gutfeld! Mentions Our Research, Second Night in a Row
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEQu-mWsMsM Fox News' Gutfeld! discussed our Real Clear Investigation piece on the FBI and violent crime. Dr. Lott’s new investigative piece at Real Clear Investigations is here: “Stealth Edit: FBI Quietly Revises Violent Crime Stats.”...
Dan Bongino Show Mentions Our Research
The Dan Bongino Show discussed our Real Clear Investigation piece on the FBI and violent crime. Dr. Lott's new investigative piece at Real Clear Investigations is here: “Stealth Edit: FBI Quietly Revises Violent Crime Stats.” Glenn Beck's show is listened to by 8.5...
On Houston’s Giant 50,000 Watt KTRH: “Numbers Game: Dems, Media Distort Crime Stats”
Dr. John Lott talked to KTRH's Corey Olson about our work on how the media and Democrats are misleading Americans about the crime statistics. September 25, 2024