Will Truth — Or “Alternative Facts” — Win The Day? June 3, 2024June 3, 2024 Start with a minute of fortune-telling fun with Jimmy Kimmel. And then this quick fact check: Trump’s post-conviction monologue filled with false claims. Trump repeated his familiar claim that, while Manhattan prosecutors have been focusing on him, New York City has been experiencing record-high violent crime. He said this time that “you have violent crime all over this city at levels that nobody’s ever seen before.” Facts First: Trump’s claim is not even close to true. Violent crime in New York City has plummeted since the early 1990s*. New York City recorded 391 murders in 2023, down about 83% from the 2,262 in 1990; 1,455 rapes in 2023, down about 53% from the 3,126 in 1990; and 16,910 robberies in 2023, down about 83% from the 100,280 in 1990. It goes on from there. Not all negative Trump coverage springs from the left, either. The hush-money story was a project of the Wall Street Journal. It’s nice when the truth comes out and/or justice is done! Last week’s verdict, of course; but smaller stuff, too. E.g.: Publisher of ‘2000 Mules’ apologizes to Georgia man falsely accused of ballot fraud. BONUS WheelTug at Aviation Net Zero (3 minutes). Still kicking. *When Trump was bankrupting the Plaza Hotel and demanding death for the (innocent) Central Park Five.