“President Trump is the most pro-gay president in American history. I can prove it.”
Richard Grenell
former acting director of national intelligence. in a video released by the Log Cabin Republicans. Claim dated 19 Aug 2020.
Washington Post rated thisFour Pinocchios
What Washington Post found
Grenell manages to both significantly mislead about Joe Biden’s record and oversell Trump’s.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Richard Grenell (former acting director of national intelligence) made this claim around 19 August 2020. Washington Post (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 24 August 2020, 5 days later. Its rating was “Four Pinocchios”.
Where the claim appeared
- washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/video/politics/misleading-ad-calls-trump-the-most-pro-gay-…
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