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Donald Trump felony conviction: Live fact-checks from his Trump Tower speech

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Former President Donald Trump exits the courtroom May 30, 2024, at the conclusion of his falsified business records trial in New York. (AP)

By PolitiFact Staff May 31, 2024

If Your Time is short

A Manhattan jury concluded May 30 that former President Donald Trump was guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records in an alleged scheme to cover up a hush money payment to adult film actor Stormy Daniels before the 2016 presidential election.
PolitiFact is fact-checking Trump's May 31 press conference at Trump Tower live starting at 11 a.m. ET.

See links in blog.

stated on December 8, 2021 in an interview with Hugh Hewitt:

Gas prices were "$1.86 when I left" the White House.

false

false

Louise Slaughter

stated on September 5, 2017 in a tweet:

Rescinding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program "will harm our economy."

true

true

stated on March 2, 2017 in a headline:

"Doctors who discovered cancer enzymes in vaccines all found murdered."

pants-fire

pants-fire

David Menchetti

stated on November 28, 2016 in testimony before the Illinois House Labor and Commerce Committee:

"The causation standard in Indiana is exactly the same as it is in Illinois."

true

true

stated on September 16, 2016 in a White House press conference:

"If you look at any real analysis," the Trans-Pacific Partnership is "going to generate better-paying jobs that are more stable."

half-true

half-true

stated on November 17, 2015 in press release:

While the smoking rate nationally has fallen, more than 18 percent of Georgians still light up.

mostly-true

mostly-true

NextGen Climate Action Committee

stated on August 8, 2014 in a campaign ad:

Says Rick Scott "is letting Duke (Energy) keep collecting billions" despite troubled power plants.

half-true

half-true

Georgia Department of Transportation

stated on July 19, 2011 in a press release:

The Northwest Corridor highway project in Cobb and Cherokee counties "is expected to create over 9,700 jobs statewide."

false

false

Republican National Committee

stated on June 5, 2008 in in a news release:

Obama couldn't have afforded his home without Rezko's help.

false

false

Donald Trump
stated on October 29, 2024 in a rally in Allentown, Pa.:

In Lancaster, Pa., “We caught them with 2,600 votes. We caught them cold, 2,600 votes. ... And every vote was written by the same person."

By Amy Sherman • October 30, 2024
Instagram posts
stated on October 29, 2024 in an Instagram post:

Kamala Harris paid The Shade Room to interview her “for perceived support amongst black voters.”

By Sofia Ahmed • October 30, 2024
Instagram posts
stated on October 29, 2024 in a post:

Video shows “illegal ‘voters’ cutting the line” to vote in Pennsylvania.

By Sara Swann • October 30, 2024
Threads posts
stated on October 30, 2024 in a Threads post:

"AOC is worth 29 Million dollars! How did that happen, on $174,000 per year?"

By Jeff Cercone • October 30, 2024
Threads posts
stated on October 29, 2024 in a Threads post:

Video shows people “marching in Puerto Rico” after former President Donald Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally.

By Ciara O'Rourke • October 30, 2024
Facebook posts
stated on October 22, 2024 in a photo:

In Fordyce, Arkansas, voting machines changed votes from Republican to Democrat.

By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu • October 30, 2024
Climate Power
stated on October 18, 2024 in Organization email:

Says Eric Hovde “claims anyone who believes in transitioning to a clean energy economy is ‘smoking crack cocaine.’”

By Madeline Heim • October 30, 2024
Threads posts
stated on October 24, 2024 in a Threads post:

“Feds RAID Jay Z & Beyonce Mansion After Diddy LINKS,” arrest couple.

By Jeff Cercone • October 30, 2024
Facebook posts
stated on October 23, 2024 in a Facebook post:

A Montana Democratic operative was caught tampering with a ballot box.

By Sofia Ahmed • October 30, 2024
Viral image
stated on October 28, 2024 in a Facebook post:

A Pennsylvania TV station aired the 2024 presidential election results early.

By Ciara O'Rourke • October 30, 2024