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White House Misinterprets Left-Wing Terrorism Statistics, Axios Clarifies

9/29/2025

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White House deputy press secretary Abigail Jackson shared an article claiming left-wing terrorism is rising, but the article did not support the claim.
Axios reported left-wing attacks have outpaced far-right incidents for the first time in 30 years, not that left-wing terrorism is at a 30-year high.
An editor's note clarified the headline, correcting Jackson's misinterpretation.

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Story summary

White House deputy press secretary Abigail Jackson shared an article claiming left-wing terrorism is rising, but the article did not support the claim.
Axios reported left-wing attacks have outpaced far-right incidents for the first time in 30 years, not that left-wing terrorism is at a 30-year high.
An editor's note clarified the headline, correcting Jackson's misinterpretation.