“Joe Biden’s DOJ, in their Illegal and UnConstitutional Raid of Mar-a-Lago, AUTHORIZED THE FBI TO USE DEADLY (LETHAL) FORCE.”
Donald Trump
Former President. Truth Social. Claim dated 21 May 2024.
FactCheck.org rated thisFalse
What FactCheck.org found
The claim is based on a misquote of FBI policy in a legal motion — and Trump wasn’t in Florida during the search.
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In short
Donald Trump (Former President) made this claim around 21 May 2024. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 24 May 2024, 3 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.
Where the claim appeared
- Saved copy of the posthttps://web.archive.org/web/20240521220607/https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts…
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