“I really don’t know who gave (Dr. Anthony Fauci) the commendation.”
What PolitiFact found
Trump’s White House website shows it was he who gave Dr. Anthony Fauci a presidential commendation on Trump's last day in office.
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In short
Donald Trump (former president of the United States) made this claim around 14 September 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 15 September 2023, 1 day 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.
Where the claim appeared
- YouTube videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHW7629LyiE
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