“It [the 2019 impeachment] was over a phone call with the president, and … he could have grandstanded and played cute. But he didn’t do that. He said President Trump did absolutely nothing wrong. He said it loud and clear.”
Donald Trump
Former US president. remarks at Trump Tower. Claim dated 27 Sep 2024.
Washington Post rated thisFour Pinocchios
What Washington Post found
Zelensky never said this.
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In short
Donald Trump (Former US president) made this claim around 27 September 2024. Washington Post (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 28 September 2024, 1 day later. Its rating was “Four Pinocchios”.
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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