FACT CHECK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WHISTLEBLOWER: “President Donald Trump did not receive the distinction of being named Time magazine’s ‘Person of the Year,’ but his claims about the anonymous whistleblower did score ‘Lie of the Year’ from fact-checking website PolitiFact. Trump has repeatedly said the anonymous whistleblower whose complaint sparked the impeachment inquiry was ‘almost completely wrong’ about […]
Category: FACT CHECK
12/9/2019
FACT CHECK/IMPEACHMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “There are days in Washington lately when it feels like the truth itself is on trial. Monday [12-9-19] was one of those days. An impeachment hearing on Capitol Hill presented radically competing versions of reality. An F.B.I. inspector general report punctured longstanding conspiracy theories even as it provided ammunition for others. […]
12/2/2019
FACT CHECK/IMPEACHMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UKRAINE: “‘The Ukrainian president came out and said very strongly that President Trump did absolutely nothing wrong. That should be case over.’ — Mr. Trump in remarks to reporters on Monday morning This is misleading. Mr. Trump was most likely referring to — and distorting — comments President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine […]
4/2/2019
FACT CHECK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said during a meeting with NATO’s secretary general Tuesday that his father was ‘born in a very wonderful place in Germany./ Fred Trump was born in the Bronx. His father — Trump’s grandfather — was born in Germany. Happy International Fact-Checking Day! Trump has made 9,451 false or […]