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Former President Donald Trump exits the courtroom May 30, 2024, at the conclusion of his falsified business records trial in New York. (AP)

By PolitiFact Staff May 31, 2024

If Your Time is short

A Manhattan jury concluded May 30 that former President Donald Trump was guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records in an alleged scheme to cover up a hush money payment to adult film actor Stormy Daniels before the 2016 presidential election.
PolitiFact is fact-checking Trump's May 31 press conference at Trump Tower live starting at 11 a.m. ET.

See links in blog.

stated on December 8, 2021 in an interview with Hugh Hewitt:

Gas prices were "$1.86 when I left" the White House.

false

false

Louise Slaughter

stated on September 5, 2017 in a tweet:

Rescinding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program "will harm our economy."

true

true

stated on March 2, 2017 in a headline:

"Doctors who discovered cancer enzymes in vaccines all found murdered."

pants-fire

pants-fire

David Menchetti

stated on November 28, 2016 in testimony before the Illinois House Labor and Commerce Committee:

"The causation standard in Indiana is exactly the same as it is in Illinois."

true

true

stated on September 16, 2016 in a White House press conference:

"If you look at any real analysis," the Trans-Pacific Partnership is "going to generate better-paying jobs that are more stable."

half-true

half-true

stated on November 17, 2015 in press release:

While the smoking rate nationally has fallen, more than 18 percent of Georgians still light up.

mostly-true

mostly-true

NextGen Climate Action Committee

stated on August 8, 2014 in a campaign ad:

Says Rick Scott "is letting Duke (Energy) keep collecting billions" despite troubled power plants.

half-true

half-true

Georgia Department of Transportation

stated on July 19, 2011 in a press release:

The Northwest Corridor highway project in Cobb and Cherokee counties "is expected to create over 9,700 jobs statewide."

false

false

Republican National Committee

stated on June 5, 2008 in in a news release:

Obama couldn't have afforded his home without Rezko's help.

false

false

Facebook posts
stated on November 23, 2024 in a Facebook post:

The NFL said Beyoncé is “not a good artist” and rejected her Christmas halftime show.

By Sofia Ahmed • December 4, 2024
Viral image
stated on November 27, 2024 in a Threads post:

Donald Trump ordered the “Dallas Police Department and Dallas Attorney General’s Office to begin the preparation for the arrest” of a suspect in John F. Kennedy’s assassination.

By Ciara O'Rourke • December 3, 2024
Facebook posts
stated on November 25, 2024 in a post:

"Mark Wahlberg calls for immediate firing of teachers who removed American flags from classrooms"

By Grace Abels • December 3, 2024
Facebook posts
stated on November 28, 2024 in a Facebook post:

“Disney selling ABC for $20 Billion: New owner plans to cancel 'The View’.”

By Maria Briceño • December 3, 2024
X posts
stated on December 1, 2024 in a post:

Kash Patel posted on X that “the FBI is gay.”

By Sara Swann • December 2, 2024
Threads posts
stated on December 1, 2024 in a Threads post:

A CNN headline says, “Elon Musk considers melting down Statue of Liberty to make series of limited edition cyber trucks"

By Sofia Ahmed • December 2, 2024
Facebook posts
stated on November 29, 2024 in a Facebook post:

Elon Musk is “finally releasing his first flying car today.”

By Loreben Tuquero • December 2, 2024
Joe Biden
stated on December 1, 2024 in a statement:

On pardoning his son Hunter Biden

By Louis Jacobson • December 2, 2024
Facebook posts
stated on November 25, 2024 in una publicación en Facebook:

Elon Musk demanda a “Whoopi Goldberg y The View” por $70 millones.

By Maria Briceño • December 2, 2024
Facebook posts
stated on December 1, 2024 in a Facebook post:

“Chick fil-A’s new policies have people thinking (of a) boycott.”

By Jeff Cercone • December 2, 2024