“Social media post claims judge in Trump’s defamation trial engaged in “election interference” by delaying the trial to New Hampshire’s primary day.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 22 Jan 2024.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
Trump’s defamation trial was delayed because of a juror’s illness and COVID-19 exposures, not to interfere with the New Hampshire primary. The trial resumed Jan. 25, two days after primary voting in New Hampshire.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 22 January 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 26 January 2024, 4 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/p/C2aW1HeufTk/
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