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Search results for "Trump erected a 22-foot gold statue of himself at his golf course"

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Fact-checks (21448)

Bloggers stated on January 18, 2017 in a headline:
Says Barack "Obama orders life-sized bronze statue of himself to be permanently installed in White House."
By Joshua Gillin• January 27, 2017
Barack Obama stated on September 13, 2016 in a speech in Philadelphia:
Says Donald Trump's foundation "took money other people gave to his charity and then bought a six-foot-tall painting of himself."
By Louis Jacobson• September 13, 2016
Viral image stated on March 31, 2025 in a Facebook post:
Says Elon Musk wrote on X, “The DOGE team has discovered tens of millions of dollars spent on golf by a single government official.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• April 4, 2025
Viral image stated on March 01, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Says a photo at CPAC shows evangelical leaders praying over a golden statue of former President Donald Trump.
By Samantha Putterman• March 2, 2021
TDAlliance.com stated on May 12, 2017 in a headline:
"Jefferson Davis statue to be replaced with Obama likeness."
By Joshua Gillin• May 18, 2017
Ron DeSantis stated on August 28, 2024 in a press conference:
The proposal to put golf courses, hotels in Florida state parks “was something that was leaked. … a lot of that stuff was half-baked and was not ready for prime time.”
By Samantha Putterman• August 29, 2024
Rick Range stated on December 10, 2019 in a Facebook post:
"George P. Bush to place statue of (Mexican general) Santa Anna at the Alamo."
By Madlin Mekelburg• December 17, 2019
X posts stated on September 15, 2024 in a post:
The apparent assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump on Sept. 15, 2024, was “staged.”
By Sara Swann• September 16, 2024
X posts stated on September 15, 2024 in posts:
Ryan Routh's Instagram bio says he is a "proud LGBTQ+ member"
By Grace Abels• September 20, 2024
Viral image stated on December 22, 2018 in a post on Facebook:
“The first Statue of Liberty given to the U.S. by France was a Black woman which the U.S. rejected.”
By Noah Y. Kim• July 31, 2020
Rick Scott stated on May 10, 2012 in TV interview:
Florida has "1,200 golf courses. I think 58 million rounds played a year in Florida. We’ve got 44 percent of all travel golf in the country here. 5 million people come here just for golf."
By Katie Sanders• May 11, 2012
Florida Democratic Party stated on April 27, 2017 in a press release:
Donald Trump’s "golf course on the island defaulted, like so many of his other failed business schemes. The failure left Puerto Rican taxpayers with a nearly $33 million bill."
By Amy Sherman• May 4, 2017
Donald Trump stated on April 04, 2017 in a town hall with CEOs:
"I've won awards on environmental protection."
By Jon Greenberg• April 6, 2017
Social Media stated on July 14, 2024 in social media posts:
Photos show former President Donald Trump golfing after being shot.
By Sara Swann• July 16, 2024
Donald Trump stated on May 11, 2017 in an interview with 'The Economist':
The federal tax code includes "deductions for birds flying across America."
By Louis Jacobson• May 15, 2017
Daily USA Update stated on June 01, 2017 in a website post:
Says "Scott Baio .. dies in small plane crash."
By Jon Greenberg• June 7, 2017
Facebook posts stated on April 14, 2022 in a photo:
Arnold Schwarzenegger slept on the ground in front of a bronze statue of himself because he had been turned away from a hotel.
By Monique Curet• April 22, 2022
The Trump Talks stated on April 02, 2018 in a headline:
"Breaking! Terrorist attacks Trumps at Mar A Lago."
By Amy Sherman• April 3, 2018
Bloggers stated on December 09, 2018 in a Facebook post:
Says "Cost of Mueller’s investigation: $3,200,000; Benghazi "investigation": $7,000,000; Trump’s golfing trips: $83,000,000; New debt from Republican tax bill: $1,500,000,000,000."
By Miriam Valverde• December 19, 2018
Jared Moskowitz stated on June 23, 2023 in a tweet:
Image shows Donald Trump golfing.
By Tom Kertscher• June 26, 2023

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