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Search results for "Donald J. Trump is the President of the United States of America"

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Fact-checks (23119)

Donald Trump stated on October 09, 2016 in the second presidential debate:
"ICE just endorsed me."
By Miriam Valverde• October 10, 2016
Viral image stated on May 27, 2021 in a viral image:
Says Donald Trump was back on Twitter as of May 2021.
By Tom Kertscher• May 28, 2021
Instagram posts stated on May 27, 2024 in an Instagram post:
Joe Biden told West Point graduates that “he is not planning to accept the results of the 2024 election” and he wants them to “stand back and stand by” to ensure Donald J. Trump doesn’t win.
By Sofia Ahmed• May 30, 2024
Facebook posts stated on January 13, 2022 in a post:
Former President Donald Trump “is fluent in Japanese.”
By Sara Swann• January 19, 2022
Tammy Baldwin stated on August 05, 2016 in a speech:
Says Donald Trump "has a long history of exporting jobs overseas."  
By Tom Kertscher• August 17, 2016
Viral image stated on October 27, 2021 in an Instagram post:
Says Donald Trump said, “Alec Baldwin, a total loser, has taken his impression of me to a new low by testing out this theory” by shooting someone.
By Ciara O'Rourke• October 28, 2021
Rick Scott stated on September 27, 2016 in a Facebook post:
Says Hillary Clinton "wants to bring in thousands of refugees to America from all around the world without any kind of security screening."
By Joshua Gillin• September 29, 2016
Bling News stated on July 09, 2018 in a headline:
"In 1984, the New York Times said Trump would be our BEST president."
By Amy Sherman• July 13, 2018
Facebook posts stated on January 06, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says Donald Trump "said illegal immigration has been a problem in America for 'thousands of years.' "  
By Ciara O'Rourke• January 18, 2019
Hillary Clinton stated on October 09, 2016 in the second 2016 presidential debate:
"You can look at the propaganda on a lot of the terrorists' sites and what Donald Trump says about Muslims is used to recruit fighters."
By C. Eugene Emery Jr., Miriam Valverde• October 10, 2016
Jeb Bush stated on November 15, 2015 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union":
"It takes almost a year for a refugee to be processed in the United States."
By Linda Qiu• November 15, 2015
Hillary Clinton stated on October 09, 2016 in the second presidential debate:
"We've had Muslims in America since George Washington."
By Miriam Valverde• October 13, 2016
Instagram posts stated on February 02, 2025 in An Instagram post:
Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum said, “I’m confused. I keep hearing everyone from America saying that my country is sending felons and (rapists) into their country. We thought that was encouraged … considering that’s what they chose to be their president.”
By Maria Briceño• February 5, 2025
Facebook posts stated on July 15, 2021 in a Facebook post:
"Biden concedes 6 million votes."
By Tom Kertscher• July 19, 2021
Donald Trump stated on August 26, 2024 in an interview with a podcaster:
Vice President Kamala Harris “is a communist. … She is really a Marxist.”
By Amy Sherman• September 4, 2024
Reince Priebus stated on January 29, 2017 in an interview:
The seven nations identified in Donald Trump's travel ban were "identified by the Obama administration as the seven most dangerous countries in the world in regard to harboring terrorists."
By Tom Kertscher• February 7, 2017
Donald Trump stated on January 19, 2019 in a speech:
"One in three women is sexually assaulted on the dangerous journey north."
By Miriam Valverde• January 25, 2019
Left Action stated on October 20, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“Hunter Biden was chairman of the World Food Program, which just won the Nobel Peace Prize. Eric Trump, Donald J Trump Jr, Ivanka Trump are banned from ever operating a charity again because they stole donations to children with cancer."
By Daniel Funke• October 21, 2020
Viral image stated on December 06, 2021 in a viral image:
Image shows Donald Trump’s new Christmas card.
By Gabrielle Settles• December 6, 2021
Instagram posts stated on January 17, 2024 in an Instagram post:
Michael Moore is supporting Trump in the 2024 election.
By Sofia Ahmed• March 4, 2024

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Read the articles of impeachment House Democrats have introduced against President Donald Trump

By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 10, 2019

2024 RNC fact-check: What Trump VP pick JD Vance got right, wrong in Milwaukee speech

By PolitiFact Staff • July 18, 2024

Donald Trump and Islam: Then and now

By Jon Greenberg• May 21, 2017

Donald Trump’s ‘s---hole countries’ remark and its policy history

By Miriam Valverde• January 12, 2018

Donald Trump says tariffs will make America rich again. Economists disagree

By Louis Jacobson• December 17, 2018

Fact-checking Trump’s AP interview about his first 100 days

By Lauren Carroll• April 24, 2017

Why Tulsi Gabbard calls the war in Syria a ‘regime change war’

By Miriam Valverde• October 16, 2019

Can car shoppers avoid tariff sticker shock by buying American brands? It’s not that simple

By Amy Sherman• April 10, 2025

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago press conference with Mike Johnson

By Louis Jacobson• April 12, 2024

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s false and misleading claims about immigration, the border wall

By Miriam Valverde• January 24, 2019

Is Donald Trump's executive order a 'Muslim ban'?

By Tom Kertscher• February 3, 2017

How the U.S. funds disaster recovery

By John Kruzel• September 14, 2017

Can Donald Trump end birthright citizenship with an executive order? Probably not

By Louis Jacobson• October 30, 2018

U.S. would be only country with religious test at border under Trump, Clinton says

By Allison Graves• September 2, 2016

Birthright citizenship: Could Ron DeSantis end it? And if so, how?

By Louis Jacobson• June 29, 2023

Donald Trump rallies for Roy Moore, repeats falsehoods in Pensacola speech

By Allison Graves• December 8, 2017

Donald Trump’s plaques for past presidents include falsehoods

By Louis Jacobson• December 18, 2025

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s mistakes about European travel due to coronavirus

By Miriam Valverde• March 12, 2020

Fact-checking Donald Trump's speech after Iran missile strikes on US troops

By Bill McCarthy, Miriam Valverde• January 8, 2020

What Trump's first week immigration orders mean in the short and long term

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• January 24, 2025