“Judge in E. Jean Carroll-Donald Trump trial “involved in sex trafficking.”
Social media posts
an Instagram post. Claim dated 28 Jan 2024.
PolitiFact rated thisPants on Fire
What PolitiFact found
Federal Judge Lewis Kaplan, who presided over E. Jean Carroll’s defamation lawsuits against former President Donald Trump, has not been accused of or faced charges for sex trafficking.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 28 January 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 30 January 2024, 2 days later. Its rating was “Pants on Fire”.
Where the claim appeared
- Saved copy of the posthttps://archive.is/ahc5L
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