At the NATO summit in Brussels, President Donald Trump made several false statements about the defense spending of the member countries.
Trump’s False Claims at NATO
Stories by D'Angelo Gore
Staff Writer, FactCheck.org
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Video: Rep. Ellison on Trump’s ‘Travel Ban’
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Video: Nielsen’s Policy Distortion
This video from CNN’s Jake Tapper and FactCheck.org explains how Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen distorted the facts when she tweeted that the Trump administration does “not have a policy of separating families at the border. Period.”
More Bogus Border Claims
During the ongoing family-separation controversy, President Donald Trump and others have made false or misleading statements on several immigration issues.
Nielsen’s Rhetoric on Family Separations
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FactChecking Trump’s Nashville Rally
At a campaign rally in Nashville, President Donald Trump repeated a bushelful of false and misleading claims, and added a few new ones.
Trump Blames Own Border Policy on Democrats
President Donald Trump wrongly blamed Democrats for a Trump administration policy that will separate parents and their young children caught entering the U.S. illegally.