Elon Musk has just called out JB Pritzker, claiming that the Illinois governor "flat out lied about an obvious post". In a new tweet posted on Thursday night (October 23), the Tesla owner retweeted a clip from an exclusive Fox News interview of Pritzker.

JB Pritzker just flat out lied about an obvious fact https://t.co/GpqAulmQxu

Reporter Bret Baier was the host on the show, asking the governor about the reason behind Chicago having the highest murder rate among all big cities. In response to Baier, Pritzker said:

As JB Pritzker was speaking, Bret pulled up a map of the US with the statistics about the murder rate in the country's most populous cities.

Of the nine cities mentioned on it, Chicago had the highest murder rate - which is 17.47 per 100,000 people.

Pritzker, who remained adamant about his stance, continued:

While the statistics displayed on the Fox News program claims Chicago to have the highest murder rate among all the US cities, its violent crime rates have been falling, BBC reports.

In 2024, FBI recorded 540 violent crimes per 100,000 people. This figure, while it might seem high by itself, witnessed an 11% decrease from 2023.

FBI data also reveals that in terms of violent crime, Chicago was ranked towards the bottom on the list of cities with most violent crimes in the US - 29th out of 37 cities.

Cities that held the top positions on it include Memphis, Detroit, Baltimore, LA, New York, and Washington DC.