“Bukelismo,” A Deceptive, Illiberal Model of Peace: Spreading from El Salvador to the United States

On January 1, 2025, a viral post on the social media platform X touted the alleged reduction in homicides in El Salvador under President Nayib Bukele from 6,656 in 2015 (which equated to a world-leading homicide rate per person) to 114 in 2024 (the lowest rate in the Western Hemisphere).

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