“Says Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani "was a designated terrorist by President Obama, who didn't do anything about it.”
Donald Trump
President. In a campaign speech. Claim dated 14 Jan 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisMostly True
In short
Donald Trump (President) made this claim around 14 January 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 16 January 2020, 2 days later. Its rating was “Mostly True”.
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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