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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Thu Jul 26, 2018, 03:01 PM Jul 2018

Once again, 'fake news' decried by Trump turns out to be true

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“I wanted to make sure, unlike most politicians, that what I said was correct. … When I make a statement, I like to be correct. I want the facts. … Before I make a statement, I need the facts.”— President Trump, Aug. 15, 2017

At the Fact Checker, we have vetted many statements by President Trump — and maintain a running list of every false and misleading claim he has made since he took the oath of office. The president’s factual errors on trade and tax policy are relatively easy to fact-check, as the data undercutting his claims can be easily obtained.

But there have been a number of instances in which the president or his surrogates have flatly denied something — only to have that denial contradicted weeks or months later by new documents or statements. Often, by then the media coverage has moved on to a new controversy.

The release of the tape recording between Trump and his former fixer, Michael Cohen, is only the most recent example of this dynamic. Here’s a sampling of White House denials that eventually unraveled after new information was disclosed. Strikingly, these examples often involve situations that might place the president in legal jeopardy.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/factcheck/once-again-fake-news-decried-by-trump-turns-out-to-be-true/ar-BBL4lPH?li=BBnb7Kz
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Once again, 'fake news' decried by Trump turns out to be true (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2018 OP
Who is surprised by this? Gothmog Jul 2018 #1
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