“When somebody is the president of the United States, the authority is total. And that’s the way it’s got to be. It’s total.”
Donald Trump
President. at a White House news briefing. Claim dated 13 Apr 2020.
Washington Post rated thisFour Pinocchios
In short
Donald Trump (President) made this claim around 13 April 2020. Washington Post (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 16 April 2020, 3 days later. Its rating was “Four 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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