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President Donald Trump’s speech to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday was littered with numerous false claims, many of which have been debunked before.
President Trump, in an hourlong speech before the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday, attacked European allies, renewable energy and his predecessor. “I’ve been right about everything,” the president said, making and repeating a slew of misleading and false claims. Here’s a fact-check of some of his statements.
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