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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 an anti-Trump protest hold up a "Rape Melania" sign?

Maajid Nawaz tweeted that someone at an anti-Trump held up an "Rape Melania" sign (in reference to Melania Trump): But some commenters are saying it's photoshopped: Did a protester show this sign or was it doctored?
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Did 80% of middle class families' tax burden decrease in 2018 because of Trump's tax cuts?

In the news lately (early 2019) are many stories of regular people complaining that they have drastically lower tax refunds than the previous year, and some even owing instead. This is in the wake of President Trump's Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which…
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Did Trump predict Gillespie would lose?

President Trump just tweeted this: Remember, Republicans are 5-0 in Congressional Races this year. The media refuses to mention this. I said Gillespie and Moore would lose (for very different reasons), and they did. I also predicted “I” would win.…
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Did Donald Trump tell people to "check out" Alicia Machado's sex tape?

In the presidential debates, Donald Trump denied that he told people to "check out sex tape" of Alicia Machado. Did he in fact say "check out sex tape" about her?
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Was a server owned by Donald Trump configured to selectively communicate with a Russian bank?

Recently, reports in left-leaning publications have come out alleging potential cooperation (for lack of a better word) between Donald Trump and Russian sources. In particular, Slate.com's "Was a Trump Server Communicating With Russia?" documents…
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Were there cases of protesters starting violence at Trump rallies?

During the CNN GOP Debate, Donald Trump gave two explanations for the repeated violent reactions of some of his supporters to protests at Trump rallies. The first one being love for their country and anger at the current state of it, the second…
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Is this picture of Trump making people swear to vote for him genuine?

From https://twitter.com/wpjenna/status/706227458777993216 (5K retweets, Washington Post reporter, verified user) Donald Trump makes members of his Orlando crowd raise their right hands and swear to vote in the primary. Are the people holding…
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Is the crime rate for undocumented immigrants "considerably lower" than that of Trump campaign staffers?

This Facebook status has over 50,000 shares: https://facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10155478870771603&id=520116602&refid=52 It states: Undocumented immigrants commit crimes at a considerably lower rate than the election campaign staff of Donald…
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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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Did Obama have a policy of "separating [migrant] families"?

Politfact says, While the Obama administration's immigration approach was not without controversy, it’s simply untrue to say he had a policy of separating families. Did any policy though result in separating families? The Trump administration's…
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Did Trump hand Angela Merkel an invoice for $300bn, representing costs owed to NATO?

Various news outlets described a stunt by US President Donald Trump, handing a physical bill to German Chancellor Angela Merkel for $300 billion. This Fox News article refers to original reporting here in the Times of London. It was also in the The…
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Could Michael Cohen reduce his sentence by cooperating with, or lying to, Congress?

This Trump tweet said Michael Cohen was one of many lawyers who represented me (unfortunately). He had other clients also. He was just disbarred by the State Supreme Court for lying & fraud. He did bad things unrelated to Trump. He is lying in…
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Did Donald Trump say that the law allowing a baby to be born from his or her mother's womb in the 9th month is wrong?

2 days ago, Twitter user Todd Dracula shared a video from a Donald Trump speech, which can be found at https://twitter.com/ToddDracula/status/954410865993879558. In it, the President appears to claim: Right now, in a number of states, the law allow…
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Did White House staff have problems booking a hotel for Trump for G20?

BuzzFeed headline says: President Trump Apparently Couldn't Find A Hotel To Book For The G20 Summit He is one of the most powerful people in the world. He is coming to the meeting of 20 powerful countries. And he has a problem: no hotel room…
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Is it true that Donald Trump has "no deals in Russia"?

According to Trump's Twitter: I don't know Putin, have no deals in Russia, and the haters are going crazy - yet Obama can make a deal with Iran, #1 in terror, no problem! Is this statement about Trump's "deals in Russia" true?
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