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Live Twitter feed: The inauguration of Donald Trump

National

Aaron Sharockman

By Aaron Sharockman January 20, 2017

Follow the inauguration of Donald Trump through our live Twitter feed.

Live fact-checking from PolitiFact.

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stated on August 5, 2021 in a viral image:

Says there are fewer than 2,000 confirmed COVID-19 hospitalizations in the U.S.

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stated on June 21, 2021 in a post on Facebook:

Says President John F. Kennedy said, “There are people in Washington, D.C., in positions of power to whom the border is just a nuisance, and I think some of them believe that illegal immigration is a moral good. It is not.”

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stated on October 7, 2020 in a post on Facebook:

“Shredded Pennsylvania Mail in ballot Applications were discovered in a trailer. The applications were for @realDonaldTrump.”

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stated on October 4, 2020 in comments on ABC's "This Week":

Says Joe Biden stays in his basement.

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stated on August 14, 2020 in a post on Facebook:

“As of the last 24 hours this is the protocol regarding masks: Masks should only be used by healthcare workers, caretakers or by people who are sick with symptoms like fever and cough.”

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stated on June 30, 2020 in a post on Facebook:

An image from the St. Louis protest is “what MSM (mainstream media) won’t show you. Peaceful demonstrator pointing weapon at homeowner.”

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stated on June 24, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Tennis star Serena Williams wrote that she’s “sick of COVID-19. I’m sick of black vs. white. I’m sick of Democrats vs. Republicans. I’m sick of gay vs. straight. I’m sick of Christians vs atheists. I’m REALLY sick of the media.”

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stated on June 12, 2020 in a post on Facebook:

Says Tim Tebow “kneeled in protest of abortion during the National Anthem in 2012. He was praised by fans as being a ‘model American.’”

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stated on February 29, 2020 in posts on Twitter and Facebook:

Says Sen. Chuck Schumer deleted a Feb. 5 tweet criticizing President Donald Trump’s decision to ban some forms of travel to and from China.

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stated on February 29, 2020 in a post on Facebook:

“Bernie Logic: Nobody can live on $7 an hour. We must raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour. Also we must raise the tax rate to 52%. $15 an hour * 52% = $7.80. $15 an hour - $7.80 = $7.20. $7.20 an hour!!!”

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stated on December 20, 2019 in the sixth Democratic presidential debate:

Says Pete Buttigieg ran statewide in Indiana and "lost by 20 points."

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stated on October 29, 2018 in a post on Facebook:

"As some of you may know I am the recent $3.4 million lotto winner. I’d like to spread some positivity so I’m sending $1,000 to the first 100k people that share this."

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stated on February 7, 2018 in a blog post:

"FBI RAIDS OBAMA – Find Massive Secret That Was Hidden For YEARS."

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stated on March 28, 2018 in a blog post:

"Robert Redford Says: Michelle And Barack Obama Should Get Five Years In Prison."

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stated on November 29, 2017 in a post on Twitter:

Says Joe Scarborough is party to an "unsolved mystery" from his time as a congressman in Florida.

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Patriot Voice
stated on October 30, 2024 in an article on a website:

Vice President Kamala Harris and husband Doug Emhoff received $500,000 for tipping off Sean “Diddy” Combs about police raids.

By Amy Sherman • November 2, 2024
Donald Trump
stated on October 31, 2024 in a social media post:

“I never mentioned” wanting to end the Affordable Care Act.

By Louis Jacobson • November 2, 2024
Libs of TikTok
stated on November 30, 2024 in an X post:

“The lady who leaked passwords for voting systems in Colorado is the same person who tried to remove Trump from the ballot.”

By Sofia Ahmed • November 2, 2024
X posts
stated on October 31, 2024 in X posts:

“Ballots in Ohio are showing Trump’s name misspelled!”

By Sofia Ahmed • November 1, 2024
Instagram posts
stated on November 28, 2024 in an Instagram post:

Vice President Kamala Harris’ mother “worked the MK Ultra program” and was “involved in secret mind-control experiments.”

By Andy Nguyen • November 1, 2024
Instagram posts
stated on October 28, 2024 in an Instagram post:

Video shows a ‘Democratic operative’ making credible allegations of fraud during the 2020 presidential election in Georgia.

By Madison Czopek • November 1, 2024
X posts
stated on October 31, 2024 in X posts:

A video shows Haitians showing duplicate IDs, claiming they are voting for Vice President Kamala Harris in multiple Georgia counties.

By Loreben Tuquero • November 1, 2024
Kamala Harris
stated on October 29, 2024 in a speech in Washington, D.C.:

Former President Donald Trump would “force states to monitor women's pregnancies.”

By Louis Jacobson • November 1, 2024
X posts
stated on October 30, 2024 in in X posts:

Video shows “ballot mule in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, (dropping) off a large amount of ballots.”

By Jeff Cercone • November 1, 2024
Social Media
stated on October 31, 2024 in a post:

Video shows “voting machines in Kentucky are not allowing voters to select” Donald Trump for president.

By Sara Swann • November 1, 2024