“Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced that his office “has decided to drop all charges against Donald Trump.”
Social media posts
TikTok video. Claim dated 24 Mar 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisPants on Fire
What PolitiFact found
This video is a deepfake, manipulated from a video of a New York University School of Law event in 2022. A grand jury is still considering whether to bring charges against former President Donald Trump.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 24 March 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 28 March 2023, 4 days later. Its rating was “Pants on Fire”.
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