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Donald Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American businessman, politician, television personality, author, and president-elect of the United States for the Republican Party in the 2016 election. He is scheduled to take office on January 20, 2017. At age 70, he will become the oldest President to assume office in U.S. history, and the wealthiest.

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Did Donald Trump file for bankruptcy four times?

In the CNN's Republican debate broadcasted in Sept 2015, Carly Fiorina said the following to Donald Trump: There are a lot of us Americans who believe that we're going to have trouble someday paying back the interest on our debt. Because…
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Has Trump been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize?

Daily Mail just posted an article entitled: Donald Trump has been nominated for 2021 Nobel Peace Prize following deal between Israel and the United Arab Emirates. The article mentions that, President Donald Trump has been nominated for the 2021…
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Was Trump late for his meeting with the Queen?

President Trump claims that he was early for a meeting with Queen Elizabeth II and she made him wait. Donald Trump has rejected reports that he was late to meet the Queen as "fake disgusting news", explaining that it was actually the Queen who made…
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Is Trump the "chief law-enforcement officer of the United States"?

This article from Business Insider, and many others, say that President Donald Trump falsely designated himself the "chief law-enforcement officer of the United States" while speaking with reporters on Tuesday. Is that the case?
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Did Barron Trump wear a "I'm with Stupid" shirt next to his father?

Source This image apparently shows Barron Trump standing next to his father, while wearing an "I'm With Stupid #swedenincident" shirt. I can't find any info. Did this happen? I found the image in whatsapp group. In google I find large image with…
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Is Donald Trump 6'3" and 239lbs?

After the release of details of President Trump's first medical, the internet is, predictably, awash with claims that his weight, and possibly height, are incorrectly reported. Can these be verified by independent data? For instance, a comment on…
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Did Donald Trump stop a mugger in 1991?

Claim In the year 1991, Donald Trump witnessed a mugging from his limousine. He told his driver to pull over, got out, confronted the attacker, and caused him to stop. Sources I googled this a bit, and found an article in The Epoch Times…
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Was Carolin Gallego the secretary of Donald Trump in 1992?

Some people seem to believe that this letter to the New York magazine in 1992 was written by Donald Trump, and not his secretary. “Based on the fact that I work for Donald Trump as his secretary—and therefore know him well—I think he treats…
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Do you need photo ID to buy groceries in the United States?

On 31/07/2018 President Donald Trump said that "You know, if you go out and you want to buy groceries, you need a picture on a card. You need ID." Is this true, do you need photo ID to buy groceries in the United States?
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Has Donald Trump ever had a 50,000 domestic arena crowd?

Eric Trump, in an interview with Fox News Jeanine Pirro, claimed the following: “They think they’re taking away Donald Trump’s greatest tool, which is being able to go into an arena and fill it with 50,000 people every single time…” Has Donald…
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Was the tree planted on the Whitehouse lawn by Macron and Trump later removed?

This Guardian article claims that Pictures taken by a Reuters photographer appeared to show that a tree planted at the White House this week by Donald Trump and Emmanuel Macron has vanished. The tree, an oak sapling from the site of a pivotal…
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Did the World Bank discredit any claims related to Hunter Biden's work in Ukraine?

During the first 2020 U.S. Presidential debate, Former Vice President Biden claimed that President Donald Trump's assertion that his son Hunter Biden had improper dealings with the Ukrainian government through his involvement in Burisma was…
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Did Trump say that laziness is a Black trait?

Recently CNN interviewed Jack O'Donnell and they talked about a quote from Trump in his (Jack O'Donnell) book. I've got black accountants at Trump Castle and at Trump Plaza. Black guys counting my money! I hate it. The only kind of people I want…
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Has Trump proposed the following cuts to HIV/AIDS related spending?

According to Refusefascism.org, Trump Administration has proposed the following policies: Proposed Trump/Pence budget includes a $186 million funding cut for the Centers for Disease Control’s HIV/AIDS prevention, testing and support…
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Does Trump have bathmophobia-- a fear of slopes?

This really could be two questions. First we have the image of Trump and May holding hands in this article in the Telegraph. Then they claim from an unsourced insider: But Government sources in Washington DC were suggesting that the hand-holding…
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