“So this is just a way they’re trying to steal the election, and everybody knows that. Because the only way they’re going to win is by a rigged election.”
Donald Trump
president. a speech in Scranton, Pa.. Claim dated 20 Aug 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisPants on Fire
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In short
Donald Trump (president) made this claim around 20 August 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 24 August 2020, 4 days 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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