“The president had to confess in writing, in court, to illegally diverting charitable contributions that were supposed to go to veterans.”
Pete Buttigieg
South Bend Mayor. at the fifth Democratic primary debate, Atlanta. Claim dated 20 Nov 2019.
Washington Post rated thisFalse
In short
Pete Buttigieg (South Bend Mayor) made this claim around 20 November 2019. Washington Post (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 21 November 2019, 1 day later. Its rating was “False”.
Pete Buttigieg has 33 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 5 of them false or fake, 17 misleading or mixed and 5 true.
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