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EXPLAINED | MOSTLY FALSE: “Eighty-five percent of the crimes committed against journalists go uninvestigated and unpunished: an unacceptable level of impunity.”
In a speech released by the United Nations, the Secretary-General António Guterres made a mostly false statement on May 3, 2026, for Press Freedom Day. “Eighty-five percent of the crimes committed against journalists go uninvestigated and unpunished: an unacceptable level of impunity,” he stated. Why is the percentage of crimes against journalists difficult to measure?…
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