“I’m pleased to inform you: The American people should be extremely grateful and happy no Americans were harmed in last night’s attack by the Iranian regime.”
Donald Trump
President of the United States. White House. Claim dated 8 Jan 2020.
FactCheck.org rated thisInitial Reports Were Wrong
In short
Donald Trump (President of the United States) made this claim around 8 January 2020. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 17 January 2020, 9 days later. Its rating was “Initial Reports Were Wrong”.
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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