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Context : Mayor Eric Adams (D-New York City) is revising the history of the raison d'être for his mayoral campaign, which was that his background as an NYPD officer would help him fight crime.

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  • Law/Crime

    Eric Adams promises to ‘zero in’ on hate crimes in Orthodox briefing (Forward)
    Jacob Kornbluh / Sept. 20, 2022
    Claim :

    New York City Mayor Eric Adams told Orthodox news outlets that he is facing a “real battle” against the media he accused of “selling hysterics” about rising crime ... [.]


    Disposition : False
    Findings :

    Eric Adams "ran for office on the premise that the crime was out of control in NYC and only he could rein it in" ... .

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