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Facts First: There is no basis for Trump's claim that "we always had a minority position" in World Trade Organization cases. At the first stage of WTO disputes, disputes are heard by three-member panels of trade experts who are agreed to by the two countries involved "and do not come from the US or any other country involved in the dispute (barring special exceptions)," Jeffrey Kucik, a University of Arizona professor of political science and law, who has studied the WTO, said in an email. … [Read more...] about Fact check: A list of Trump’s general false claims from March 16 through May 3

President Trump commented after Twitter censored his early morning tweet in reaction to the ongoing rioting in Minneapolis “in the interest of preventing others from being inspired to commit violent acts” under it’s “glorifying violence” policy. … [Read more...] about Donald Trump: Twitter Censors ‘Doing Nothing’ to Stop China and Democrat ‘Lies and Propaganda’

Facts First: The transcript of the March 26 interview shows that Trump did say what he was denying he said. Trump told Hannity that "a lot of equipment's being asked for that I don't think they'll need," though he also emphasized his efforts to help the states, and said later in the interview that New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo was requesting an unnecessary number of ventilators. "I have a feeling that a lot of the numbers that are being said in some areas are just bigger than they are going to be," Trump said. "I don't believe you need 40,000 or 30,000 ventilators." … [Read more...] about Fact check: A list of Trump’s pandemic-related false claims from March 16 through May 3

We have seen how effective ballot harvesting can be for Democrats. California passed a law in 2016 for the first time allowing someone other than a family member or someone living in the same household to drop off or “harvest” a ballot. In the 2018 election, seven Republican House candidates led on election night but gradually saw their lead shrink as mail-in ballots surfaced in the weeks to follow; all seven lost. Then-House Speaker Paul RyanPaul Davis RyanLobbying world John Ratcliffe is the right choice for director of national intelligence — and for America House Democrat calls for halt to lawmakers sleeping in their offices MORE (R-Wis.) said the outcome “defied logic,” and he was correct. … [Read more...] about Twitter joins Democrats to boost mail-in voting — here’s why

THE FACTS: He's spreading a groundless conspiracy theory about MSNBC host Joe Scarborough, a former Republican congressman from Florida, and a woman who had worked on his staff decades ago. There are no “unanswered” questions after an autopsy report ruled the 2001 death accidental, despite Trump's dark musings. … [Read more...] about AP FACT CHECK: Trump vs. Twitter on truth and consequences