“Former President Donald Trump said he wants to be a dictator on “Day 1.”
What FactCheck.org found
Trump said he wouldn’t be a dictator — “except for Day 1,” when he would close the southern border and drill for oil. Trump later said he was joking.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Joe Biden (President) made this claim around 19 August 2024. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 20 August 2024, 1 day later. Its rating was “Lacks Context”.
Joe Biden has 509 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 140 of them false or fake, 281 misleading or mixed and 34 true.
Where the claim appeared
- YouTube videohttps://www.youtube.com/live/uG6aIR5LvWM?t=21652s
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