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Donald Trump’s latest conspiracy theory targets Ted Cruz’s father

By Louis Jacobson
May 3, 2016
By Linda Qiu
May 3, 2016

On the morning of the critical Indiana primary, Donald Trump had this to say about the father of his Republican rival, Ted Cruz. 

“(Cruz’s) father was with Lee Harvey Oswald prior to Oswald being, you know, shot. I mean the whole thing is ridiculous. What is this, right, prior to his being shot? And nobody even brings it up,” Trump said on Fox and Friends. “What was he doing — what was he doing with Lee Harvey Oswald shortly before the death? Before the shooting? It’s horrible.”

Trump’s claim is unsupported and outlandish. We rated it Pants on Fire. Read the complete report. 

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