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  • Fact Check: Trump CAN Vote In Florida Despite Felony Conviction

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    Is Donald Trump banned from voting in Florida because of his felony conviction? No, that's not true: Florida allows felons to vote if their conviction took place in another state that has no such ban. Trump was convicted in New York state, where felons are allowed to cast their ballots if they are not in prison. Trump has yet to…

    • Oct 21, 2024
    • by: Randy Travis
    Fact Check: Trump CAN Vote In Florida Despite Felony Conviction Trump Can Vote
  • Fact Check: Trump Was NOT Required To Report To NYC Probation Services Immediately After Hush-Money Trial Conviction

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    Was Donald Trump required to report to New York City probation services immediately after his conviction on May 30, 2024, and did he fail to do that? No, that's not true: There was no mandate for the former president to go straight to the NYC Probation Department. Transcripts show Judge Juan M. Merchan informed Trump's attorney, Todd Blanche, in the…

    • Jun 3, 2024
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Trump Was NOT Required To Report To NYC Probation Services Immediately After Hush-Money Trial Conviction Cooperating
  • Fact Check: Judge Merchan Did NOT Tell Jurors They Didn't Have To Reach Unanimous Verdict In Trump Hush-Money Trial

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    Did Judge Juan M. Merchan tell jurors in the Donald Trump hush-money trial that they didn't have to reach a unanimous verdict? No, that's not true: The transcript of his instructions to the jury shows that Merchan said, "Your verdict, on each count you consider, whether guilty or not guilty, must be unanimous." Two law school faculty members rejected the…

    • May 31, 2024
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Judge Merchan Did NOT Tell Jurors They Didn't Have To Reach Unanimous Verdict In Trump Hush-Money Trial The Opposite
  • Fact Check: Daughter Of Judge Merchan Did NOT 'Show Trump Behind Bars' On Social Media

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    Did the daughter of Judge Juan Merchan, who is presiding over former President Donald Trump's criminal trial in New York in spring 2024, "show Trump behind bars" on social media? No, that's not true: The account that showed the image does not belong to Loren Merchan. It was created in 2023 after she made her X, formerly known as Twitter,…

    • May 30, 2024
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Daughter Of Judge Merchan Did NOT 'Show Trump Behind Bars' On Social Media Old Handle
  • Fact Check: Hush-Money Trial Judge Did NOT Say To Trump, 'You Didn't Attend The Graduations Of Your Other Four Children'

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    Did the hush-money trial judge say that Donald Trump missed the graduations of his older children, in response to the former president's request that he be allowed to attend youngest son Barron's graduation? No, that's not true: As previously published court transcripts show, the judge did not bring up Trump's graduation attendance record. As of this writing, the trial's schedule…

    • Apr 22, 2024
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Hush-Money Trial Judge Did NOT Say To Trump, 'You Didn't Attend The Graduations Of Your Other Four Children' Didn't Say It
  • Fact Check: Judge Merchan Did NOT Say Trump Could Not Attend Barron's Graduation -- He Said It Depends On How Trial Is 'Doing On Time'

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    Did Judge Juan Merchan tell former President Donald Trump he could not attend his son Barron's high school graduation on May 17, 2024? No, that's not true: The Manhattan judge in Trump's hush-money criminal trial hasn't ruled on the request. However, Merchan did say on April 15, 2024, that if everything was going according to schedule, he was sure they…

    • Apr 17, 2024
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Judge Merchan Did NOT Say Trump Could Not Attend Barron's Graduation -- He Said It Depends On How Trial Is 'Doing On Time' Not Ruled On
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Pirates Attacking U.S. Military Ship -- It's Marine Sniper Training And Other Clips

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    Does this video show pirates trying to take over a U.S. military ship? No, that's not true: This video shows scenes taken from different sources, but the opening scene -- a small red target boat under heavy machine gun fire, a scenario that appears several times through the video -- shows a target boat that is part of a U.S.…

    • Aug 15, 2022
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Pirates Attacking U.S. Military Ship -- It's Marine Sniper Training And Other Clips Target Boat
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