A year after the Capitol riot, former President Donald Trump promoted a misleading and unproven claim about Georgia’s 2020 election.
Author: McKenzie Sadeghi, USA TODAY
Fact check: Trump repeats false claim that Pelosi rejected request for National Guard ahead of Jan. 6
Donald Trump recently repeated the false claim that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi rejected his request for 10,000 National Guard troops ahead of Jan. 6.
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Fact check: Dolly Parton helped fund Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine research
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Fact check: Are churches in Illinois closed for a year?
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