In an effort to reset his troubled presidential campaign, Donald Trump gave a prepared speech to the Detroit Economic Club, an important venue for major economic addresses. Here’s a guide to 16 of the more fact-challenged assertions made by the GOP nominee. As is our practice, we do not award Pinocchios in speech round-ups. “Hillary Clinton […]
Trump’s false claim that Clinton only recently pledged to renegotiate NAFTA
“Yesterday for the first time she said she wants to renegotiate trade agreements. First time, yesterday. Well, because of me.” — Donald Trump, news conference, July 27, 2016 Donald Trump likes to congratulate himself for spurring action. In recent weeks, in numerous settings, he has asserted that Hillary Clinton only now began to say she […]
In context: Clinton did not say she ‘short-circuited’
“So I may have short-circuited it and for that I, you know, will try to clarify because I think — you know, Chris Wallace and I, we’re probably talking past each other be — because, of course, he could only talk to what I had told the FBI and I appreciated that.” — Hillary Clinton, remarks […]
Trump is right: He didn’t kick a baby out of a campaign rally
“The press came out with headlines: ‘Trump throws baby out of arena.’ So dishonest. I mean these are dishonest people. I could give you 20 stories like that. Everyone’s having fun, we’re smiling, I’m waving. Everyone’s having fun, but they say Trump throws baby [out]. You know how terrible that is? It’s such a lie. […]
Trump’s claim that McCain has ‘not done a good job’ for veterans
“I’ve never been there with John McCain because I’ve always felt that he should’ve done a much better job for the vets. He has not done a good job for the vets and I’ve always felt that he should’ve done a much better job for the vets.” — Donald Trump, interview with The Washington Post, […]
Recidivism Watch: Clinton’s repeated claim that the FBI said her answers were ‘truthful’
“As the FBI said, everything that I’ve said publicly has been consistent and truthful with what I’ve told them.” — Hillary Clinton, interview with Brandon Rittiman of KUSA, Aug. 3, 2016 One would think the talking points would change after receiving Four Pinocchios from The Washington Post Fact Checker, “Pants on Fire” from PolitiFact and […]
Trump’s absurd charge that Clinton raised $60 million in July from just 20 people
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