Articles written by Hope Yen & Christopher Rugaber
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AP FACT CHECK: Trump team's false comfort on schools, virus
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's aides are misrepresenting the record on kids and the coronavirus as they push for schools to reopen. White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany on Monday inaccurately characterized what the chief of the C...
AP FACT CHECK: Trump's 'record' poverty drop, Flynn's lies
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is spreading misinformation about U.S. economic growth, the Russia investigation and the Islamic State group in Syria. He and his advisers are declaring a "record" drop in U.S. poverty last year where none e...
AP FACT CHECK: Trump's trade claims, Paris protesters' chant
WASHINGTON (AP) — Eager for a historic trade agreement, President Donald Trump is claiming done deals with China that aren't measuring up to the hype. He describes last week's meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Buenos Aires, Argentina, a...
AP FACT CHECK: Trump's election fiction on GOP wins, economy
WASHINGTON (AP) — Fresh off the GOP's loss of the House, President Donald Trump is fudging the success of a "booming" economy and overstating the impact of his campaigning on the midterm elections. He suggested that every Republican congressional c...