WaPo Editorial Provides False Facts: Cites 90% Figure Again

An editorial doesn’t need to be unbiased, but it shouldn’t try to use information that has been proven false to make its point. In this weekend’s Washington Post editorial titled “Massacre in Mexico,” the paper cites this fact:

“Some 90 percent of the guns seized from operations against organized crime in Mexico come from the United States.”

As we have reported throughout 2009, this is false. Some 90 percent of guns seized in Mexico do NOT come from the United States. Let’s hope the media does a better job of reporting on these facts in 2010.