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“There’s no downside” to avoiding Tylenol or acetaminophen use while pregnant.
PolitiFact rated this Trump statement Pants on Fire: “There’s no downside” to avoiding Tylenol or acetaminophen use while pregnant.
See the evidence →“I have ended seven unendable wars.”
PolitiFact rated this Trump statement Mostly False: “I have ended seven unendable wars.”
See the evidence →“The average American worker has already seen a $500 wage increase this year.”
PolitiFact rated this Trump statement Half True: “The average American worker has already seen a $500 wage increase this year.”
See the evidence →“Groceries are down. Energy is way down. … Was $4 and $5 for a gallon of gas.”
PolitiFact rated this Trump statement Half True: “Groceries are down. Energy is way down. … Was $4 and $5 for a gallon of gas.”
See the evidence →In Washington, D.C., “We always have a murder a week.”
PolitiFact rated this Trump statement False: In Washington, D.C., “We always have a murder a week.”
See the evidence →The Smithsonian Institution includes “nothing about success, nothing about brightness, nothing about the future.”
PolitiFact rated this Trump statement Pants on Fire: The Smithsonian Institution includes “nothing about success, nothing about brightness, nothing about the future.”
See the evidence →With voting machines, “They say we’re going to have the results in two weeks. With paper ballots, you have the results that night.”
PolitiFact rated this Trump statement False: With voting machines, “They say we’re going to have the results in two weeks. With paper ballots, you have the results that night.”
See the evidence →“We are now the only country in the world that uses mail-in voting.”
PolitiFact rated this Trump statement False: “We are now the only country in the world that uses mail-in voting.”
See the evidence →Washington, D.C., has 41 homicides per 100,000 people, “No. 1 that we can find anywhere in the world.”
PolitiFact rated this Trump statement False: Washington, D.C., has 41 homicides per 100,000 people, “No. 1 that we can find anywhere in the world.”
See the evidence →“Promises kept: negative net migration (in the U.S.) for the first time in 50 years!”
PolitiFact rated this Trump statement Mostly False: “Promises kept: negative net migration (in the U.S.) for the first time in 50 years!”
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