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State of the Union Fact Check: What Trump Got Right and Wrong
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/05/us/politics/fact-check-state-of-the-union.html
This is false. Economic growth
This is true. Tariffs on China
This is false. Regulations
This is false. New jobs
This is true. Blue collar wages
This is misleading. All time employment
This is false. El Paso crime
This is misleading. San Diego crossings
This is exaggerated. Caravans
This is exaggerated. USMCA
This is true. ISIS territory
This is misleading. Maduro
There is no evidence. War with North Korea
This is misleading. Abortion NY state
This is false. Abortion Va Governor
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Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)republican lies are toxic for America
republican lies are toxic for America
republican lies are toxic for America
republican lies are toxic for America
republican lies are toxic for America
republican lies are toxic for America
republican lies are toxic for America
republican lies are toxic for America
republican lies are toxic for America
republican lies are toxic for America
republican lies are toxic for America
republican lies are toxic for America
republican lies are toxic for America
republican lies are toxic for America
republican lies are toxic for America
Dennis Donovan
(18,770 posts)That has to be a record - most of the time it's 100%.
angrychair
(8,732 posts)Marking them true was more a mercy than a reality.
The China tariffs should be misleading because tariffs are nothing more than a tax that is passed on to the consumer. China isnt paying us anything, the person buying those goods are.
The IS territory being smaller is true but the statement is misleading because its from operations that were already in action from the Obama administration, not because of something he did.
Nothing he said was true
duforsure
(11,885 posts)If Hillary was elected we'd have lots of corruption, and ongoing investigations, again what he knew he was doing and involved with. That's how he shows everyone what he's doing, and just listen to his accusations towards others. One of his tells.
djacq
(1,634 posts)LakeSuperiorView
(1,533 posts)at the Tree of Life Synagogue. The crazy bastard thought Trump was too weak, but his ongoing hate speech on immigration was a motivating factor.
red dog 1
(27,845 posts)(From the OP)
SHITLER:
"The U.S. economy is growing twice as fast today as when I took office, and we are considered far and away the hottest economy in the world."
NYT:
THIS IS FALSE
And that's just the first paragraph!
lame54
(35,317 posts)States raising minimum wages much to the chagrin of republicans