The vice president pointed to a six-month snapshot of rising left-wing attacks. The longer trend tells a very different story.

Vance claims left-wing violence is on the rise, but long-term data show right-wing attacks have been far higher.

The assassination of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk has reanimated claims that the left is increasingly responsible for terrorist activity in the U.S. But the data paints a more complicated picture.

Right-wing political violence is not only more common; it’s also more likely to be judged legitimate by those in whose name it’s committed. A November 2021 poll by the nonprofit Public Religion ...

Political violence from left-wing extremists exceeded attacks from right-wing extremists in the first half of 2025, according to a study from the bipartisan Center ...