“I had nothing to do with it.”
Donald Trump
former U.S. president. East Palestine, Ohio. Claim dated 22 Feb 2023.
Washington Post rated thisCorrect
What Washington Post found
No evidence has emerged to link Trump's deregulatory moves to the East palestine derailment.
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In short
Donald Trump (former U.S. president) made this claim around 22 February 2023. Washington Post (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 27 February 2023, 5 days later. Its rating was “Correct”.
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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