“We had somebody get on a plane from a certain city this weekend, and in the plane it was almost completely loaded with thugs, wearing these dark uniforms, black uniforms, with gear and this and that.”
Donald Trump
president. an interview with Fox News' Laura Ingraham. Claim dated 31 Aug 2020.
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What PolitiFact found
Neither Trump nor federal agencies provided any further information to substantiate the incident.
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In short
Donald Trump (president) made this claim around 31 August 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 1 September 2020, 1 day later. Its rating was “No evidence provided”.
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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