“Well, John, you’re asking me to comment on an IG report I haven’t seen and some reporting [on President Trump's request that Ukraine investigate Joe Biden's son] — I have no idea if that has any foundation whatsoever.”
Mike Pompeo
Secretary of State. in a Fox News interview. Claim dated 22 Sep 2019.
Washington Post rated thisFour Pinocchios
In short
Mike Pompeo (Secretary of State) made this claim around 22 September 2019. Washington Post (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 3 October 2019, 11 days later. Its rating was “Four Pinocchios”.
Mike Pompeo has 5 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 4 of them false or fake, 1 misleading or mixed and 0 true.
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