“LIBERATION DAY IN D.C. WE ARE TAKING OUR CAPITAL BACK!!!” @realDonaldTrump
Fact-Check Summary The statement “LIBERATION DAY IN DC WE ARE TAKING OUR CAPITAL BACK” is partially anchored in fact. Verified statements from Trump on Truth Social do include the sentiment “We want our Capital BACK” and reference aggressive federal intervention in Washington, D.C. However, the phrase “Liberation Day” is not present in any official communication and appears to be user-generated…
“Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett is a Low (Very!!!) I.Q. Individual, much in the mold of the AOC Plus Three Gang of Country Destroying Morons – Only slightly dumber.” @realDonaldTrump
Fact-Check Summary The Truth Social post degrades Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett and other progressive Democrats by labeling them “low IQ” and “country destroying morons,” and implies they would all fail a cognitive exam that Donald Trump claims to have “aced” at Walter Reed hospital. The factual record confirms that Rep. Crockett earned a BA from Rhodes College and a law degree…
“Paul Krugman of the New York Times has been predicting Doom and Gloom ever since my great election success in 2016. In other words, he has been wrong for YEARS, as ALL markets have been hitting new HIGHS, and are now higher than ever before. People stayed out of the BEST MARKET IN HISTOY because of this Trump Deranged BUM. Sue them!” @realDonaldTrump
Fact-Check Summary The post claims Paul Krugman has been persistently wrong about market doom since 2016, that markets have reached unprecedented highs under Trump, and that Krugman’s predictions kept people out of the “best market in history.” Krugman did make incorrect, dire predictions immediately after Trump’s 2016 win but retracted them days later and has made more nuanced comments since.…
Fannie & Freddies Next Reality Show: Wall Street Edition
Fact-Check Summary The claim that the Trump administration plans to take Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac public through a major IPO later this year is largely accurate in terms of policy intention, based on multiple credible media reports and official statements. However, this timeline is ambitious given significant unresolved technical, regulatory, and political hurdles. While senior officials have confirmed active…
“THIS IS GREAT NEWS!!! President DJT” @realDonaldTrump
Fact-Check Summary The post claims that House Oversight efforts to gather evidence could overturn President Biden’s pardons, celebrating this as “great news” and associating the sentiment with Donald Trump. Factually, there is an active House Oversight investigation into clemency decisions made by President Biden, specifically concerning the use of autopen signatures and claims about his cognitive capacity. However, the legal…