“The Trump administration “built nearly 500 miles of border wall.”
What PolitiFact found
The total number of miles built during Trump’s administration varies depending on how it’s counted. One count, based on Customs and Border Protection data, puts the total at 458 miles. But only 52 miles were new.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Donald Trump (former president of the United States) made this claim around 29 July 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 9 August 2023, 11 days later. Its rating was “Half 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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