“Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia “had ‘MS-13’ on his knuckles tattooed. … He had ‘MS’ as clear as you can be. Not 'interpreted.’”
What PolitiFact found
The figures M, S, 1 and 3 and words below the symbols don’t appear in other photographs of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia’s hand, including one shared by the Salvadoran government.
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In short
Donald Trump (President) made this claim around 29 April 2025. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 29 April 2025. Its rating was “Pants on Fire”.
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
- abcnews.go.comhttps://abcnews.go.com/US/full-transcript-trumps-exclusive-100-days-broadcast-interview/s…
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