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Live: Fact-checks from Donald Trump's town hall with Fox News' Sean Hannity

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Former President Donald Trump speaks Aug. 26, 2024, at the National Guard Association of the United States' 146th General Conference in Detroit. (AP)

By PolitiFact Staff September 4, 2024

PolitiFact is live fact-checking former President Donald Trump's town hall, hosted by Fox News host Sean Hannity, tonight at 9 p.m. ET in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

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Live Trump town hall fact-checks

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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

Sherrod Brown
stated on September 4, 2024 in a TV interview:

Of Bernie Moreno, “Now, he’s arguing for a national abortion ban, no exceptions.”

By Caleb McCullough • September 19, 2024
Jon Tester
stated on September 6, 2024 in a Facebook ad:

“Tim Sheehy told us his health care plan, ‘We need to return health care to pure privatization.’ That would eliminate Medicare.”

By Louis Jacobson • September 19, 2024
Facebook posts
stated on September 16, 2024 in a Facebook post:

“Country Music Television (CMT) has announced a permanent boycott of Taylor Swift.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • September 18, 2024
Viral image
stated on September 11, 2024 in a Facebook post:

“Disney World officially moving to Nashville.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • September 18, 2024
Bernie Moreno
stated on September 9, 2024 in an Instagram post:

“Illegal” Haitians in Springfield, Ohio, are “reportedly killing and eating pets.”

By Seth A. Richardson • September 18, 2024
Instagram posts
stated on September 17, 2024 in an Instagram post:

Karine Jean-Pierre, President Joe Biden’s press secretary, ended a press conference when a reporter asked about Donald Trump’s assassination attempt.

By Sofia Ahmed • September 18, 2024
Threads posts
stated on September 12, 2024 in a post on Threads:

An image shows Taylor Swift responding to Elon Musk's X post about giving her a child by saying she's happy to take his daughter Vivian and ‘give her all the love and respect she deserves.’

By Andy Nguyen • September 18, 2024
Tony Perkins
stated on September 11, 2024 in a Facebook post:

“In 12 states, children born alive after a failed abortion have no legal protection, and in three more states children born alive after an abortion had legal rights that governors — like Tim Walz — repealed.”

By Sara Swann • September 18, 2024
Threads posts
stated on September 16, 2024 in Threads post:

Images show Sean Combs’ booking photos after Sept. 16 arrest.

By Ciara O'Rourke • September 18, 2024
Donald Trump
stated on August 28, 2024 in an ad:

“Kamala Harris has promised amnesty for the 10 million illegals she allowed in as border czar, making them eligible for Social Security. Studies warn this will lead to cuts in your Social Security benefits."

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • September 18, 2024