The AP fact-checked Donald Trump's speech – and there were some whoppers

[riversedge]

Source: AP




The AP fact-checked Donald Trump's speech – and there were some whoppers
Associated Press

Calvin Woodward and Michael Biesecker, Associated Press

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite promising "the truth, and nothing else" in his convention speech, Donald Trump presented the nation with a series of previously debunked claims and some new ones Thursday night — about the U.S. tax burden, the perils facing police, Hillary Clinton's record and more.

A look at some of the Republican presidential candidate's claims and how they compare with the facts:

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TRUMP: "Decades of progress made in bringing down crime are now being reversed by this administration's rollback of criminal enforcement. Homicides last year increased by 17 percent in America's 50 largest cities. That's the largest increase in 25 years."

THE FACTS: A rollback? President Barack Obama has actually achieved some big increases in spending for state and local law enforcement, including billions in grants provided through the 2009 stimulus. While FBI crime statistics for 2015 are not yet available, Trump's claim about rising homicides appears to come from a Washington Post analysis published in January. While Trump accurately quotes part of the analysis, he omits that the statistical jump was so large because homicides are still very low by historical standards. In the 50 cities cited by the Post, for example, half as many people were killed last year as in 1991.

TRUMP: "The number of new illegal immigrant families..............

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/ap-fact-check-of-donald-trumps-speech-2016-7

[liberal N proud]

1. Trump and facts never belong in the same room

[forest444]

3. If Reagan taught the Rapepublicans anything,

it's to never let facts get in the way of a good story. Trump does take it to a new level though.

[liberal N proud]

4. They learned that lesson well

[TreasonousBastard]

2. After 30 years or so of listening to Trump...

I just assume everything he says is full of it.

If he mistakenly says something that might be considered important, check it.

Oh, and it wasn't by choice listening to that bullshitter-- he had every reporter in NYC on speed dial and called them daily. On a slow news day they used him as filler. I bet they're regretting that now.

[oberliner]

5. The homicide statistic is from the Washington Post

The number of homicides in the country's 50 largest cities rose nearly 17 percent last year, the greatest increase in lethal violence in a quarter century.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/national/2015-homicides/

[Blue Idaho]

15. I assume that includes death by cop... nt.

Them boys in blue are sure as hell trigger happy.

[lark]

6. Drumpf wouldn't state the truth even if it was stuffed down his mouth.

He's a lying liar and the most dangerous man to ever run for the office of president. He's GW on steroids and is using that model to destroy our country and let him cash out big time. Cut taxes astronomically, implement new programs that don't help any workers just the 1%, get out of dodge, buying up everything in a fire sale. Also as president, he probably thinks he'll have a better chance of winning all the lawsuits against him since he routinely defrauds everyone he can.

[oberliner]

9. He didn't write any of the speech

Nor was he aware of the meaning of what he was saying.

[lark]

10. Oh, I think he knew the meaning and got the speech he wanted as well.

All hate and lies all the time. Pretend to be populist when all he wants is to destroy the American working class and take all their $$$.

[oberliner]

11. Did you hear his press conference today?

He talked about Ted Cruz and the National Enquirer story.

The "teleprompter Trump" is not him.

[lark]

12. True

Without a teleprompter he speaks in 2-3 word sentences. But I guarantee you, the thoughts are his or he has adopted them.

[oberliner]

13. I think he is a cipher

I think he has a view vague concepts that he thinks make sense, but that's about it.

[0rganism]

20. i'd bet that speech was > 90% Manafort

gotta be on the short list for trump's Chief of Staff by now

[oberliner]

21. Agreed

And he is probably one of the most vile, loathsome guys around.

[LynneSin]

7. Probably more whoopers than my local Burger King restaurant

Just saying!!

[forest444]

8. Trumpolini also used 2008 poverty rates, when he should used 2009 rates - a common Rethug trick.

No president, no matter how quickly they act, can affect poverty or unemployment rates much in their first year in office.

[turbinetree]

14. This is the Toilet and Paper Party NOW

And just as a reminder the estate of George Harrison is not happy, I would be upset also, using his song
"Here comes the Sun" with this twit marching out on stage, getting ready to LIE, Defraud and go into his Narcissistic Bigoted, misogynistic rant

[tclambert]

16. Is it a bad sign when your fact checking machine bursts into flames?

[Politicub]

17. Fact checking the madman's absurd words

legitimizes this hate speech as something worthy of consideration.

[kimbutgar]

18. Facts don't matter with cheeto because they contradict his hateful narrative

[riversedge]

19. Trump is a lying sack of POOP

[MrScorpio]

22. Never letting the truth stand in the way of a good applause line is the Republican way.

Trump knows his audience well.

[awoke_in_2003]

23. A coworker was playing the speech last night

when he said "Americans pay the highest taxes in the world" I asked him if he believed that hogwash. I tried to use reason for a minute, but arguing with idiots hurts my head. I went for a smoke.