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Mike Cochnar

@trashcan_jones

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President Trump says he won a mandate 2024 in the election. That’s in the eye of the beholder. Trump’s victory was clear, but by historical standards, it was no landslide. politifact.com/article/2024/n…

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PolitiFact has fact-checked Donald Trump 1,078 times since 2011. About 77% of his claims have landed on our rating scale’s bottom half: Mostly False, False or Pants on Fire! Read all of our Trump fact-checks here. politifact.com/personalities/…

PolitiFact has fact-checked Donald Trump 1,078 times since 2011. About 77% of his claims have landed on our rating scale’s bottom half: Mostly False, False or Pants on Fire! Read all of our Trump fact-checks here. politifact.com/personalities/…
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Trump said the Federal Emergency Management Agency sent millions of dollars to house immigrants in luxury hotels. That’s inaccurate. A program created by Congress gave New York City money for services it provided to migrants. politifact.com/factchecks/202…

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We did not find evidence of millions of people receiving Social Security benefits on behalf of people who would be 110 years old or older. The acting Social Security commissioner said that people older than 100 who do not have a date of death associated with their Social Security

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President Trump said, “The Government Accountability Office …. has estimated annual fraud of over $500 billion in our nation, and we are working very hard to stop it.” That government office last year estimated that fraud might cost the federal government $233 billion to $521

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Most illicit fentanyl in the U.S. comes from Mexico made with chemicals from Chinese labs. It enters the U.S. mainly through the southern border at official ports of entry, and it’s smuggled in mostly by U.S. citizens. politifact.com/article/2025/m…

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Trump incorrectly said 21 million people illegally entered the U.S. ‘over the past four years.’ False. Immigration officials encountered immigrants illegally crossing the U.S. border around 10.4 million times from February 2021, Biden’s first full month in office, to January

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Trump said, “We have accomplished more in 43 days than most administrations accomplish in four years or eight years.” Going back to Jimmy Carter, other presidents have issued between two and 16 executive orders through March 4 of their first year. politifact.com/article/2025/m…

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A Biden humanitarian parole program allowed 30,000 eligible immigrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela a month to enter the U.S. They could live and work in the U.S. legally for two years. The Biden administration did not cover travel costs; beneficiaries had to book

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President Trump has issued an executive order outlining his vision for an "Iron Dome for America," modeled on Israel's missile defense system. Experts told us that Trump's order is vague, far-reaching, technically challenging and potentially expensive. politifact.com/truth-o-meter/…

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Trump said the US has "spent perhaps $350 billion" supporting Ukraine. This is incorrect. The amount the U.S. has spent on Ukraine varies depending on what’s being counted, but most estimates are in the $175 billion to $185 billion range. politifact.com/article/2025/f…