“Donald Trump called up Putin today and made a new deal that will save America.”
Social media posts
Facebook post. Claim dated 23 Jun 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
The video was originally posted in 2016, after Russian President Vladimir Putin made his first phone call with then-President-elect Donald Trump. There are no reports of a phone call between the two in 2023.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 23 June 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 27 June 2023, 4 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=259781873340423
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