In this week’s fact-checking video, CNN’s Jake Tapper reviews a statement that President Donald Trump made about the FBI investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.
Video: Trump on DNC Server
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Trump’s Specious Trade Tweets
In recent tweets, President Donald Trump has made erroneous statements about U.S farmers, and soybean prices in particular, while complaining about trade barriers.
Video: FactChecking Trump’s NATO Claims
In this video, CNN’s Jake Tapper looks at some of the false and misleading statements that President Donald Trump made at a press conference after the NATO summit in Brussels.
Trump’s Remarks on Putin and the Russia Investigation
Asked whether he believed U.S. intelligence agencies or Russian President Vladimir Putin on whether Russia meddled in the 2016 election, President Donald Trump declined to directly respond. Instead, he raised questions about the Russia investigation.
Trump Inflates GDP Growth
In an interview with The Sun in England, President Donald Trump claimed “the GDP since I’ve taken over has doubled and tripled.” It hasn’t. Not even close.
Trump’s False Claims at NATO
At the NATO summit in Brussels, President Donald Trump made several false statements about the defense spending of the member countries.
Trump’s Defense Spending Exaggerations
President Donald Trump exaggerated the size of the defense budget in a couple of ways in recent speeches.
Trumped Up Headlines Distort Old Story
Q: Did The New York Times say in 1984 that Donald Trump would be “our best president”?
A: No. That year The New York Times published a magazine story featuring Trump’s early success as a businessman, not his political potential.
Trump’s Numbers (Second Quarterly Update)
Statistical measures of how things have changed since the president took office.
Trump Still Distorting NATO Spending
President Donald Trump continues to wrongly claim that the United States is paying as much as 90 percent of the cost of operating the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.