“Says before he planned a rally on June 19 “nobody had ever heard of” Juneteenth.”
What PolitiFact found
Juneteenth, or June 19th, marks the end of slavery in America. It started in 1866 and spread rapidly during the Civil Rights movement. 47 states recognize the day.
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In short
Donald Trump (President of the United States) made this claim around 17 June 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 18 June 2020, 1 day later. 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.
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