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** FactCheck.org's Weekly Update
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October 12, 2019
** State of the Union with Jake Tapper
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Video: Trump’s False Syria Claims ([link removed]) Posted on Friday, October 11th, 2019
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In this week’s fact-checking video, CNN’s Jake Tapper debunks two claims made by President Donald Trump about the U.S. military involvement in Syria.
** FactCheck Posts
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Trump’s Misguided Tweet on California Gasoline Prices ([link removed]) Posted on Friday, October 11th, 2019
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California’s proposed fuel efficiency standards for cars don’t have anything to do with the state having the highest gas prices in the country, but that’s what President Donald Trump suggested in a tweet.
Trump’s Claims About Hunter Biden in China ([link removed]) Posted on Thursday, October 10th, 2019
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President Donald Trump has repeatedly accused Hunter Biden, without evidence, of making millions of dollars in a “payoff” from China, after accompanying his father, then-Vice President Joe Biden, on a 2013 diplomatic trip to Beijing.
Trump’s False Tweets on Syria ([link removed]) Posted on Thursday, October 10th, 2019
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After announcing a withdrawal of U.S. troops in Syria at the border with Turkey, President Donald Trump tweeted incorrect statements about the conflict.
Fact: Trump TV Ad Misleads on Biden and Ukraine ([link removed]) Posted on Wednesday, October 9th, 2019
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With its candidate the subject of an impeachment inquiry, President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign has gone on the offensive with a TV ad that claims to present the “facts” about Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and Ukraine. In fact, the ad relies on speculation and unsupported accusations to mislead viewers.
** Debunking False Stories
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Pelosi Didn’t Raid Social Security for Impeachment Inquiry ([link removed]) Posted on Friday, October 11th, 2019
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A viral, made-up story sowed confusion among social media users over whether House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has diverted Social Security money to the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. She didn’t.
Outburst at AOC Town Hall Was Staged ([link removed]) Posted on Wednesday, October 9th, 2019
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A political group took credit for planting a woman who espoused “eating babies” to address climate change at a recent town hall event hosted by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. But some have still misrepresented the woman as “AOC’s crazy supporter.”
** Articles
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Trump’s Numbers October 2019 Update ([link removed]) Posted on Friday, October 11th, 2019
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Statistical measures of how things have changed since the president took office.
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