“We didn’t lose one person in 18 months. And then they took over that disaster.”
Donald Trump
Former U.S. president. in a TikTok video. Claim dated 28 Aug 2024.
Washington Post rated thisTwo Pinocchios
What Washington Post found
There was an 18-month gap, but not in Trump's presidency alone.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Donald Trump (Former U.S. president) made this claim around 28 August 2024. Washington Post (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 4 September 2024, 7 days later. Its rating was “Two Pinocchios”.
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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