Bitcoin utopia El Salvador isn’t homicide-free, despite claims
News has been spreading across X (formerly Twitter), claiming that zero homicides have been reported in El Salvador so far in 2024. This sounds like an incredible feat — unfortunately, it’s also completely untrue. But, surprisingly, this time, it’s not the country’s controversial pro-Bitcoin president Nayib Bukele or his government that’s to blame for the outlandish claim . Rather, it appears to be down to poor reading skills on the part of a popular ‘anti-woke’ X account. X account @EndWokeness claimed, “0 homicides in El Salvador this year so far. Until recently, El Salvador had the highest homicide rate on earth.” It then added, “Incarceration works.” 0 homicide s in El Salvador this year so far. Until recently, El Salvador had the highest homicide rate on earth. Incarceration works. pic.twitter.com/3d8cF0ZgGK — End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) January 28, 2024 The claim prompted numerous X users to voice their support for Bukele’s no-nonsense, tough-on-crime leade...