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Read the redacted Mueller report

National

By PolitiFact Staff April 18, 2019

Attorney General Bill Barr released a redacted version of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report about Russian interference and the Trump campaign to Congress and the American people April 18, 2019. Read it below.

The Mueller Report (PDF)The Mueller Report (Text)

Special counsel's office

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

Eric Hovde
stated on November 12, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter:

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Facebook posts
stated on November 9, 2024 in a Facebook post:

Photo shows a missing police officer.

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Instagram posts
stated on November 13, 2024 in an Instagram post:

Image shows Joe Biden and Trump meeting at the White House on Nov. 13.

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Facebook posts
stated on November 10, 2024 in a Facebook post:

This video shows floods in Spain.

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Instagram posts
stated on November 11, 2024 in an Instagram post:

ABC News aired footage of home invaders fleeing after being threatened with a rocket-propelled grenade.

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Instagram posts
stated on November 11, 2024 in an Instagram post:

A “ballot dump” around 4 a.m. in Milwaukee shows the Wisconsin Senate election was stolen from the Republican candidate.

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Viral image
stated on November 8, 2024 in a Threads post:

Photo shows Taylor Swift after she “broke down in tears on live television the moment the race was called for President Trump.”

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Threads posts
stated on November 13, 2024 in a Threads post:

Nissan just announced 9,000 layoffs in Tennessee “to avoid severe losses due to expected tariffs.”

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Threads posts
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