“Donald Trump “pays off mortgage of killed NYPD officer’s family.”
Social media posts
Facebook post. Claim dated 1 Apr 2024.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
A spokesperson for Tunnel to Towers, the foundation paying off the mortgage for the home of Jonathan Diller, told a news outlet that it had not been in touch with former President Donald Trump about the mortgage.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 1 April 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 12 April 2024, 11 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/USAredwave/posts/pfbid0T8dR9CWcqaWB4Ff6WPkXVojipggNvzsXVdLnJxM57…
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- FactCheck.org: Unsupported“President Donald Trump "quietly paid off slain NYPD officer’s mortgage.”