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Con respecto a los ataques contra las embarcaciones en las costas de Venezuela, “por cada barco que destruimos, salvamos 25,000 vidas estadounidenses”.
PolitiFact rated this Trump statement Pants on Fire: Con respecto a los ataques contra las embarcaciones en las costas de Venezuela, “por cada barco que destruimos, salvamos 25,000 vidas estadounidenses”.
See the evidence →“Fifty percent of the presidents, almost, have used (the Insurrection Act). And that’s unquestioned power.”
PolitiFact rated this Trump statement Mostly False: “Fifty percent of the presidents, almost, have used (the Insurrection Act). And that’s unquestioned power.”
See the evidence →A new White House ballroom “won’t interfere with the current building.”
PolitiFact rated this Trump statement Full Flop: A new White House ballroom “won’t interfere with the current building.”
See the evidence →“We’ve never had a president that solved one war, not one war.”
PolitiFact rated this Trump statement Pants on Fire: “We’ve never had a president that solved one war, not one war.”
See the evidence →Regarding boat strikes off the coast of Venezuela, “Every boat that we knock out we save 25,000 American lives.”
PolitiFact rated this Trump statement Pants on Fire: Regarding boat strikes off the coast of Venezuela, “Every boat that we knock out we save 25,000 American lives.”
See the evidence →“Portland is burning to the ground.”
PolitiFact rated this Trump statement False: “Portland is burning to the ground.”
See the evidence →“You never heard Biden say” the U.S. has “the strongest military anywhere in the world.”
PolitiFact rated this Trump statement Pants on Fire: “You never heard Biden say” the U.S. has “the strongest military anywhere in the world.”
See the evidence →On Jan. 6, 2021, 274 FBI agents were “probably acting as agitators and insurrectionists, but certainly not as ‘law enforcement officials.’”
PolitiFact rated this Trump statement Pants on Fire: On Jan. 6, 2021, 274 FBI agents were “probably acting as agitators and insurrectionists, but certainly not as ‘law enforcement officials.’”
See the evidence →Small children are given “80 different vaccines.”
PolitiFact rated this Trump statement False: Small children are given “80 different vaccines.”
See the evidence →The U.S. currently has “no inflation.”
PolitiFact rated this Trump statement False: The U.S. currently has “no inflation.”
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