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Donald Trump, Former U.S. President

“We should not be buying Russian energy, but rather allow the people of our country to start producing like they did just one year ago.”

FactCheck.org rated this: Misleading

FactCheck.org says: If Trump was talking about oil, the U.S. has been buying oil from Russia for years. And increasing production to 2020 levels does not mean that the U.S. would no longer need to rely on imports from Russia.

Donald Trump, President of the United States

“Cited "explosive documents" published by the New York Post to claim Joe Biden "went to Ukraine and threatened to withhold $1 billion in aid if they did not fire the prosecutor that was investigating his son and the company that his son worked for.”

FactCheck.org rated this: False

FactCheck.org says: The Post story and Hunter Biden's emails -- which may or may not be authentic -- don't support Trump's claims.

Donald Trump, President of the United States

“The New York Times and Washington Post reporting on the Russia investigation in 2017 "was fake news. ... Those Pulitzer Prizes should be given back immediately.”

FactCheck.org rated this: Stories Were Accurate

FactCheck.org says: A rereading of the articles shows that the work is quite solid. The reporting is heavily supported by special counsel Robert Mueller’s report on Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election.