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Despite being presented with exactly nothing in the way of supporting evidence, this statistically unlikely comparison of deaths by mass shootings vs "illegal aliens" has garnered over 3000 retweets. #NeverLetFactsGetInTheWayOfMadeUpNumbers
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@ZellaQuixote Brief fact check: First,the 194 deaths via mass shootings is low - 423 is correct per the methodology cited on Wikipedia.
@ZellaQuixote Second, we were unable to find statistics on either the total number of US murders in 2019 so far or the number committed by undocumented immigrants. Based on the previous 10 years, the proposed 10150 number requires ~3% of the US population to commit ~67% of homicides, however.
