This week Jake Tapper and FactCheck.org take a look at President Donald Trump’s misleading statements on the resignation of Michael Flynn and the events leading up to it.
Video: Trump statements on Flynn
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Has Autism Prevalence Increased?
President Trump said there has been a “tremendous” increase in autism in children. There has been an increase in reported cases, but scientists don’t know if this is due to a broadening of the disorder’s definition and greater efforts in diagnosis.
Video: Trump’s News Conference
This video examines some of the claims that President Trump made during his Feb. 16 press conference.
FactChecking Trump’s News Conference
President Donald Trump offered his spin on the first weeks of his administration, and made some familiar false claims, during his Feb. 16 press conference.
Trump Spins Flynn Facts
President Donald Trump has been spinning the facts about Michael Flynn’s resignation Feb. 14 as national security advisor.
No Evidence of Busing Voters to N.H.
White House senior policy adviser Stephen Miller doubled down on President Trump’s unsupported claim that thousands of voters were bused in from Massachusetts to vote illegally in New Hampshire.
ISIS Leader Not Captured at U.S. Airport
Q: Did President Trump’s immigration executive order help capture a leader of ISIS?
A: No. That claim was made in a fake news article.
No Evidence Sanctuary Cities ‘Breed Crime’
In a pre-Super Bowl interview on Fox, President Donald Trump claimed sanctuary cities “breed crime.” But limited research on the effect of such policies has found no evidence that they lead to overall increases in crime rates.
Trump’s Baffling Tweet on Gorsuch
President Donald Trump falsely claimed a Democratic senator “misrepresents” a conversation that the senator had with Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Judge Neil Gorsuch. In fact, Gorsuch’s spokesman confirmed the senator’s account.
Trump’s Bogus Terrorist Claim
At a military base in Florida, President Donald Trump complained that “radical Islamic” terrorist attacks are “not even being reported” by the “very, very dishonest press.” That’s nonsense.