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☆ Fact Check: No evidence of Trump post to nominate Judge Cannon to Supreme Court
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

When I win (AGAIN - I NEVER LOST) I will make Judge Cannon a SUPREME COURT JUSTICE as soon as a vacancy is made. I will remake the SUPREME COURT so that these WITCH HUNTS by CORRUPT MEN will never happen again in our Great Country! MAGA!”However, the post does not appear on Trump’s Truth Social timeline (archived) or on Trump’s website (archived). Judge Cannon is a Trump appointee presiding over the classified documents criminal case against Trump. There is no evidence that Trump posted on Truth Social promising to make Judge Cannon a Supreme Court Justice if he wins the 2024 Presidential election.

Persons: Donald Trump, Aileen Cannon, Judge Cannon, Cannon, LOONEY JACK SMITH, Liz Harrington’s, Harrington, Trump, Read Organizations: Florida U.S, Facebook, U.S, Supreme, DAVID, SUPREME, JUSTICE, MEN, Trump, Truth, Justice, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Florida

☆ Fact Check: No evidence of Trump post on ‘Judge Chutney’ after partial gag order
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

There is no evidence that former U.S. President Donald Trump published a Truth Social post saying that a district judge has “dared to put herself above the first amendment,” despite a screenshot circulating online. The screenshot appears as a post apparently published via Trump’s official Truth Social account (@realDonaldTrump) and reads, in part, “DO YOU THINK I WILL BE GAGGED? While it is true that Trump called the partial gag order “unconstitutional” in a Truth Social post published on Oct. 16, Reuters found no evidence that the all-caps post circulating online ever appeared on his feed. The statement is not found on Trump’s Truth Social account, nor could Reuters find credible reports saying that Trump published the post. There is no evidence that former President Trump posted the statement.

Persons: Donald Trump, “, Tanya Chutkan, Trump, Liz Harrington, Harrington, Read Organizations: Trump, BIDEN, Twitter, Facebook, Reuters, Thomson

☆ Fact Check: No evidence of Trump statement comparing Kevin McCarthy to Paul Ryan
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

There is no evidence that former U.S. President Donald Trump published a statement comparing former speakers of the House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy and Paul Ryan. The statement circulated online after McCarthy was ousted by a handful of Republicans, making him the first speaker to be removed from the post. The last two Republican speakers, Paul Ryan and John Boehner, retired from Congress in 2018 and 2015 respectively, Reuters reported. The purported statement dated Oct. 3, 2023, reads in part: “Kevin McCarthy, who did a very poor job as Speaker of the House, has just been removed. There is no evidence that Trump published a statement comparing speakers Kevin McCarthy and Paul Ryan.

Persons: Donald Trump, Kevin McCarthy, Paul Ryan, McCarthy, John Boehner, “ Kevin McCarthy, Liz Harrington’s, Harrington, Trump, Read Organizations: Congress, Reuters, Twitter, Facebook, Trump, Thomson

☆ Peter Navarro's testimony in contempt case is 'weak sauce,' judge says
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( Devan Cole | Test Of Congressional Authority | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Navarro, Trump’s one-time trade adviser, testified Monday in his defense during a key pre-trial hearing in his case. But during the nearly three-hour hearing before US District Judge Amit P. Mehta in Washington, DC, the judge appeared highly skeptical of Navarro’s testimony, noting it’s from one side of the conversation. “I don’t think anyone would disagree that we wish there was more here from President Trump,” Woodward told Mehta. The judge said he would make a decision later this week on whether Navarro’s testimony could be used in his trial next month. “We would like, at the very least, to leave the record open” so Harrington can submit her testimony, Woodward told Mehta.

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I mean, this is not even possible,” Trump said on Fox Business. Thursday evening, however, Trump wrote on Truth Social that the event was “no longer necessary” because his legal team would present the evidence to support his claims in court. Trump had informed a few of his advisers about the press event he announced for Monday at 11 a.m. at his Bedminster golf club. Trump has made false claims about election fraud for nearly three years without proof. Harrington has been a serial promoter of lies about the 2020 election, as CNN has reported.

Persons: Donald Trump, ” Trump, they’re, ”, Trump, “, Brian Kemp, Brad Raffensperger, Liz Harrington, Harrington Organizations: CNN, Fox Business, Republican Party, News Conference, Georgia Gov Locations: Georgia, Atlanta, Bedminster

☆ Fact Check-No evidence of Donald Trump Truth Social calling Ron DeSantis a virgin
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

There is no evidence that Republican Donald Trump called Florida governor Ron DeSantis a virgin in a post published via Truth Social, despite a screenshot that began circulating online on July 11, 2023. The screenshot appears to show a post published via Trump’s official Truth Social account with text that reads: “‘Virgin’ Ron DeSanctimonious is at it again!” The image is not dated or timestamped. Reuters did not find any evidence that such a post was published as of July 12, 2023. No such post is viewable when examining the former president’s Truth Social account (here) and there are no credible media articles reporting that such a post was published (archive.is/gUBhK). Trump did indeed refer to the Florida governor as “Ron DeSanctimonious” in a Truth Social posted on July 11, a nickname that he has repeatedly used when referring to his challenger for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination (here).

Persons: Republican Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, Ron DeSanctimonious, “, Liz, Trump, Ron DeSanctimonious ”, Harrington, Read Organizations: Republican, Florida, Trump, Reuters Locations: Florida

☆ Fact Check-Fabricated Trump post blames legal team for not hiding documents from DOJ
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Former U.S. President Donald Trump did not publish a Truth Social post blaming his “old legal team” for circumstances surrounding his June 2023 indictment that included charges of unauthorized retention of classified documents. The screenshot circulating without that context and without a date shows a purported post from Trump’s official Truth Social handle (@realDonaldTrump). MY NEW LEGAL TEAM IS THE VERY BEST PEOPLE. MY OLD LEGAL TEAM OF LOSERS AND LIARS GOT ME INTO THIS. Trump did not blame his legal team of being incapable of hiding classified documents in a June 2023 Truth Social Post seen in a fabricated screenshot.

Persons: Donald Trump, JACK SMITH, Jack Smith, General Merrick Garland, Liz Harrington, Trump Organizations: U.S, OF JUSTICE, Trump

☆ Fact Check-No evidence of Trump Truth Social post blaming personal aide following indictment
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

There is no evidence that a screenshot purporting to show a social media post published by former U.S. President Donald Trump blaming a personal aide, Walt Nuata, following his indictment is real, despite a screenshot circulating online. The image circulated after U.S. prosecutors unsealed a 37-criminal count indictment against Trump on June 9, accusing him of unauthorized retention of sensitive documents (here). Trump has maintained his innocence and has claimed that the indictment is an attempt to undermine his re-election bid (here). The screenshot appears to show a post published via Trump’s official Truth Social account (@realDonaldTrump). While it is true that Trump posted via Truth Social on June 9, claiming that Nauta was also indicted (here), Reuters found no evidence that the post blaming Nauta for the indictment was published.

Persons: Donald Trump, Walt Nuata, Trump, Walt Nauta, Walt, ”, Nauta, Liz, Harrington, Read Organizations: U.S, Trump, White, Navy, Reuters

☆ Fact Check-No evidence Donald Trump posted on Truth Social about forgetting to ‘give back some paperwork’
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

There is no evidence that former U.S. president Donald Trump published a social media post on his Truth Social platform about forgetting “to give back some paperwork”, despite a screenshot circulating online. The screenshot appears to show a post published via Trump’s official Truth Social account (@realDonaldTrump). While Trump did call Smith a “thug” in a June 13 Truth Social post (here), there is no evidence the statement circulating online is real. There is no evidence that Trump published a social media post about forgetting “to give back some paperwork.” An online account said they created the screenshot satirically. Read more about our work to fact-check social media posts (here).

Persons: Donald Trump, “, JACK SMITH, Jack Smith, Trump, Smith, ”, Liz, Harrington, Read Organizations: THE, TRUMP, Trump, Prosecutors, Reuters

☆ Fact Check-No evidence of Donald Trump Truth Social post saying he secretly pardoned himself
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

There is no evidence that former U.S. President Donald Trump published a Truth Social post claiming that he plans to issue himself a “secret pardon” after prosecutors unsealed an indictment against him on June 9. The screenshot appears to show a post published via Donald Trump’s official Truth Social account (@realDonaldTrump). A search through Trump’s Truth Social account did not reveal the post, however (here). Archived versions of his Truth Social saved on June 9 and 10 (here), (here). Reuters did not find any credible media reports on Trump posting on Truth Social a plan to issue himself a pardon (archive.is/wip/OSoTa), (archive.is/wip/ybOH4).

Persons: Donald Trump, ”, Donald Trump’s, Trump, Liz, Harrington, Read Organizations: “ AS THE FIRST, Trump, White, Reuters

☆ Fact Check-No evidence Donald Trump reacted to Mark Meadows testimony on social media
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

There is no evidence that a circulating screenshot of a purported Truth Social post by former U.S. President Donald Trump attacking his former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows is authentic. “Well, it looks like Trump got SOME KIND OF bad news RE: The DOJ and Mark Meadows,” read one Facebook post sharing the image (here). Reuters previously debunked a similar fake screenshot of a Truth Social post by Trump created with the same app (here). A search through Trump’s Truth Social profile (here) or archived versions of the same (archive archive.is/sqGDF) did not show any such posts. Reuters found no evidence that any such Truth Social post was published by Donald Trump.

Persons: Donald Trump, Mark Meadows, Meadows, Trump, ”, Liz, Harrington, Read Organizations: U.S, White House, Reuters, New York Times, DOJ, Trump

☆ A Trump spokeswoman mocked Pete Buttigieg's military service in a Memorial Day weekend spat with Ron DeSantis
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-28 | by ( Sarah Al-Arshani | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

On Saturday, a Trump spokeswoman took jabs at DeSantis for his political ambitions. She also dragged Pete Buttigieg into the crosshairs while using a photo of his military service. On Saturday, Trump spokeswoman Liz Harrington tweeted a clip of her criticizing DeSantis' political ambitions. The apparent attacks came during Memorial Day weekend, and Twitter users took notice, slamming Harrington for disparaging the DeSantis and Buttigieg service. Emailed the Trump campaign, DeSantis campaign, and Dot for comment

☆ Fact Check-Trump Truth Social post criticizing Pence for testifying in election probe is fake
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-28 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

(Advisory: this article contains profanity)A fake screenshot claiming to show a Truth Social post from former U.S. President Donald Trump’s official account criticizing former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence for testifying before a grand jury is doing the rounds online. The purported post states, “Mike ‘Pussy’ Pence testified for hours today for traitor DA, Jack Smith. The post in the screenshot cannot be seen on Trump's Truth Social timeline (here). Reuters reported on April 27 that Pence appeared before a federal grand jury investigating efforts by then the President Trump to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election (here). Donald Trump did not share a Truth Social post criticizing Mike Pence testifying before a federal grand jury.

☆ Fact Check-No evidence Donald Trump made all-caps Truth Social post on being deposed ‘by an animal’
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-18 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

There is no evidence that former U.S. President Donald Trump posted an all-caps message that he was deposed “by an animal” following his deposition before New York’s attorney general Letitia James on April 13. Reuters did not find any evidence that Trump posted the above statement. The earliest iteration Reuters could find of the screenshot stems from a satirical Twitter account posted on April 13 (here), archived (archive.is/wip/DwZVe). A search via Trump’s Truth Social account did not reveal the post (here) or his official website (www.donaldjtrump.com/news). Reuters did not find the post when examining Trump’s Truth Social account.

☆ Fact Check-Donald Trump Jr. did not tweet asking protesters to wear clean clothes
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-07 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A fabricated tweet shared by a parody account has some users online believing that Donald Trump Jr. asked supporters of former U.S. President Donald Trump to shower and show up in clean clothes to protest his father’s indictment. The screenshot of the fake tweet reads: “MAGA: If you are going to protest outside of the Manhattan DA's office you MUST be wearing clean clothes and have taken a shower. The tweet could not be found on Donald Trump Jr.’s official Twitter account @DonaldJTrumpJr (twitter.com/DonaldJTrumpJr), (bit.ly/3Ui06nm) , nor is there a record of such a tweet in Twitter archives (here). Liz Harrington, a spokesperson for former president Trump, did not respond to a Reuters request for comment. Reuters has addressed previous fabricated tweets created by this account that fooled social media users (here), (here).

☆ Fact Check-Image purporting to show Donald Trump mugshot is AI-generated
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-05 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

An image purporting to show a mugshot of former U.S. President Donald Trump is AI-generated. The image seemingly shows Trump pictured in front of a mugshot wall wearing a black t-shirt. The size of the shoulders similarly does not match “the familiar size and build of the highly-photographed former president,” he added. External context can be “just as important as the details in the image itself in ascertaining the validity of an image,” Chen told Reuters. The image is AI-generated and does not show an authentic mugshot of Trump.

☆ DeSantis breaks his silence on the 'manufactured circus' around expected Trump indictment: 'I don't know what goes into paying hush money to a porn star'
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-20 | by ( Kimberly Leonard | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Ron DeSantis of Florida has ended his silence on former President Donald Trump's expected indictment by a Manhattan grand jury. Amid criticism from Trump and his campaign, DeSantis generally has stayed away from hitting Trump directly. "I don't know what goes into paying hush money to a porn star to secure silence over some type of alleged affair. The Trump campaign hit DeSantis over the weekend when he failed to issue a statement as news swirled predicting Trump's expected indictment this week. You're not fooling anyone," tweeted Liz Harrington, Trump campaign spokeswoman, referring to DeSantis' promotion of his new book, "The Courage to be Free."

Trump issued a siren call for his supporters to "protest" and "take our nation back" on Saturday. WE MUST SAVE AMERICA!PROTEST, PROTEST, PROTEST!!!" Trump's lawyers and advisors said they have no indication that the former president will be arrested Tuesday. "President Trump is basing this on press reports," his lawyer, Susan Necheles, told Insider. "Here we go again — an outrageous abuse of power by a radical DA who lets violent criminals walk as he pursues political vengeance against President Trump," McCarthy tweeted.

☆ Fact Check-No evidence that Donald Trump insulted his inner circle on social media
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-17 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

An image of what appears to be a social media message from former U.S. President Donald Trump insulting members of his inner circle has been circulating online. But the message does not come up in searches of Trump’s actual account on his Truth Social platform. The message does not come up in searches of Trump’s Truth Social account (here) or his official website (www.donaldjtrump.com/news), or archived versions of the website (here), (here) and the Truth Social account (here), (here) . A search through Trump spokesperson Liz Harrington’s Twitter account did not reveal the post (twitter.com/realLizUSA). Read more about our work to fact-check social media posts (here).

☆ Fact Check-No evidence that Trump said any indictment of him is an indictment of all
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-17 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

There is no evidence that former U.S. President Donald Trump posted on his Truth Social platform that any indictment of him is an indictment of all, as suggested in a screenshot circulating online. The initial lines of the supposed post read: “Remember, any indictment of ME is an indictment of YOU. Archived versions of Trump’s Truth Social account saved between March 9 and March 15 also did not have the post (here), (here), (here). Trump did post a lengthy message via his Truth Social account on March 10 addressing the reports and a variety of investigations (here), (here). Reuters found no evidence that the purported Trump post in a circulating screenshot is authentic.

☆ The inquiry Trump launched to clear his name on Russia collusion ended up investigating him for potential financial crimes: NYT
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Special counsel John Durham's team reportedly opened up a criminal probe into Trump's financial dealings. It is not clear what happened to the probe, which started as a result of a tip by Italian officials. Instead, a tip from Italian officials led the Justice Department to quietly open a probe into shady financial deals linked to then-President Donald Trump. But, according to the Times, Italian officials responded by telling Durham's team about allegations of financial crimes that were serious enough that the DOJ opened a criminal investigation. At the time, vague reports about Durham's new criminal probe lit up conservative media.

☆ Fact Check-Fabricated Trump statement endorsing Rep. Byron Donalds as Speaker of U.S. House of Representatives circulates online
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-05 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

An Image purporting to show a statement from former U.S. President Donald Trump has been shared online to claim that he rescinded his support to Rep. Kevin McCarthy and endorsed Rep. Byron Donalds for the position of Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. House members should now rally behind Bryon Donalds, who will be sure to push the MAGA agenda. Trump clarified in a Truth Social post on Jan. 4 that, “the story and statement that was just put out that I endorsed Byron for Speaker of the House is Fake and Fraudulent” (here). The claim is being shared after Republicans in the House of Representatives failed again on Wednesday to elect a leader, Reuters reported (here). Trump did not release a statement endorsing Rep. Byron Donalds for the House Speaker.

☆ Trump wanted the IRS to investigate his political foes, including James B. Comey and Andrew G. McCabe, who were both subject to a rare audit by the tax agency, The New York Times reported
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Former White House aide John F. Kelly told NYT Trump wanted the IRS to probe his political foes. Former FBI director James B. Comey and his deputy, Andrew G. MacCabe, were selected for an audit. Kelly told The Times that Trump wanted the IRS to probe Comey and McCabe. Kelly told The Times that Trump said "we ought to investigate" and "get the IRS" on Comey and McCabe. A spokesperson from the IRS told Insider that the agency is "barred by law" from commenting on any information regarding US taxpayers.

☆ Fact Check-Fabricated Trump statement circulates after Elon Musk completes Twitter takeover
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A fabricated statement purporting to be written by former U.S. President Donald Trump in which he says he will return to Twitter after billionaire Elon Musk’s takeover of the social media platform has circulated online. But no such statement was published, a spokesperson for Trump confirmed to Reuters. The official Donald Trump ‘Save America’ masthead is viewable across the upper-third of the fake statement, which congratulates Musk on his purchase and criticizes former Twitter management. No such statement was published by the former president, Trump spokesperson Liz Harrington told Reuters. There is no record of Donald Trump releasing the statement.

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