“Says Donald Trump won the Ellis Island award for "patriotism, tolerance, brotherhood and diversity” alongside Muhammad Ali and Rosa Parks.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 10 Sep 2019.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
Trump won the Ellis Island Medal of Honor in 1986 for professional contributions that benefited New York City as a real estate developer, as well as for his German heritage.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 10 September 2019. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 9 June 2020, 273 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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