Claim(permalink)
Cited a 23 percent decline in federal drug prosecutions between 2011 and 2016 to claim that the Obama administration ignored the opioid crisis.
✓factcheckorg rating: not credible; published on 2017-08-10
Factors
veracity
not credible
Political Leaning
left political leaning
Sentiment
neutral sentiment
Date published
2017-08-10
Entities
MarsOpioid overdoseOpioid epidemicJeff SessionsOpioidUnited States Department of JusticeHeroinFentanylMethamphetamineUnited States Attorney GeneralOval OfficeCocainePresidency of Donald TrumpPresidency of Barack ObamaCannabisCourtPresident of the United StatesDonald TrumpSyracuse UniversityHydrocodoneOxycodoneUnited States district courtPew Research Center49 Percent