No, 1 in 5 women have not been raped on college campuses

Published August 13, 2014 2:31pm ET



A shock claim that “one in five women on college campuses have been sexually assaulted” has been parroted by politicians — including President Obama — who are hoping to score points defending women in a supposed war against them.

But in reality, this claim is misleading at best.

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