It's worth noting that the Bukele myth that he single-handedly turned El Salvador from a lawless wasteland into law and order paradise, is abundantly contradicted by actual crime data showing the the murder rate had fallen sharply for several years prior to him entering office.

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  1. And moreover the drops in Bukele's early years weren't because of crackdowns, but because he cut sweetheart deals with the major gangs and sacked the Attorney General for trying to investigate this.

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