What reasons does the author provide to support the claim? in "is the world falling apart"

The correct answer to this open question is the following.

The reason that the author provides to support the claim in "Is the World Falling Apart?" is that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says that fewer than two percent of all homicides of school-age children happen on school property.

The author of this article is James V. Shall. In the article he questions the work of the media, saying that mass media manipulates and distortions the news, and one consequence is that this news shows a more violent world than it really is. The author warns the readers to be cautious with what the watch or read because many news media slots misinform people.