Statement·other·said 2015-01-27
“More than 80 percent of sex trafficking victims in America are U.S. citizens.”
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Verdict
Mixedby PolitiFact
2015-01-30Reasoning
PolitiFact said the 83% figure comes from a 2008–10 Bureau of Justice Statistics report covering only 18 federally funded task forces; the BJS statistician warned it is not a national figure.
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