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“I’ve got the NATO countries to put up an extra 130 billion going to 420 billion dollars a year.”
Donald Trump President. in the second presidential debate. Claim dated 22 Oct 2020.
Washington Post rated thisFalse

What Washington Post found

Trump falsely claims this is $130 billion a year, rather than over four years. The $420 billion figure is for eight years.

Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.

In short

Donald Trump (President) made this claim around 22 October 2020. Washington Post (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 29 October 2020, 7 days later. Its rating was “False”.

Donald Trump has 1,168 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 663 of them false or fake, 375 misleading or mixed and 13 true.

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