Video shows “breaking news” because “President Trump just dropped a bombshell!!!”
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Old video of former President Donald Trump miscaptioned as ‘breaking news’
A recent Facebook post promises breaking news delivered by former President Donald Trump who, the July 11 post says, "just dropped a b.o.m.b.shell!!!"
The post features a more-than-15-minute C-SPAN clip of Trump speaking at a lectern. The word "live" appears in the corner.
But this footage hasn’t been live for nearly a year.
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The video was taken in November 2022, when Trump spoke at an America First Policy Institute event. During his remarks, he responded to the Justice Department’s appointment of a special counsel to investigate him in connection with classified documents.
We rate claims that this is a recent video showing Trump breaking news False.
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Facebook post, July 11, 2023
YouTube, Former President Trump Responds to the Appointment of a Special Counsel, Nov. 18, 2022
America First Policy Institute, President Donald J. Trump to Headline the America First Agenda Summit, July 14, 2022
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