​ WEDNESDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker 20 January 2021 On Fact-Checking the Trump Presidency ​ On Jan. 21, 2017, the day after Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th president of the United States, White House press secretary Sean Spicer held the first news conference of the Trump era and falsely claimed that Trump’s inaugural crowd was the largest in history. While this falsehood was not in and of itself seriously consequential, it set the stage for a presidency that would be marred with misinformation. Check out our collection from Snopes reporter Dan Evan below to explore some of the most notable efforts in thwarting the infodemic. Read More Fact Checks Did Trump Revoke His Own Executive Order? When Trump took office, he signed an executive order banning lobbying by former officials. ✅  True   Did a COVID Vaccine Candidate Produce False Positives for HIV? The effort was the first COVID-19 vaccine candidate to be abandoned. ✅  True   Were Capitol Rioters IDed Via Online Dating Apps? One woman called it her “civic duty” to swipe through dating apps looking for men who had attacked the U.S. Capitol. ✅  True   Is Tesla Hiring Someone to Handle Complaints Tweeted at Elon Musk? The job listing came after the electric car company dissolved its U.S. press team. ✅  True   Did Trump Want a Military Send-Off on Inauguration Day? The incumbent president had to vacate his office on Inauguration Day on Jan. 20, 2021. ✅  Mostly True View Latest Fact Checks We Believe in a Brighter Future Debunking misinformation is an unending challenge, and we thank our supporters for joining us in this fight. Whether you support us through contributions or by sharing our fact checks, we appreciate all that you do! $5 $20 $50 $100 $200 $250 View more options News Biden Takes the Helm As President: ‘Democracy Has Prevailed’ "This is America’s day. This is democracy’s day," President Joe Biden said. Read More   No-Go for Joe Exotic: Trump Pardon List Omits ‘Tiger King’ One name missing in President Donald Trump's flurry of pardons is “Tiger King” Joe Exotic. Read More   Blast Partly Destroys Building in Madrid; Cause Not Clear Spanish public broadcaster TVE said the explosion took place in a building near a nursing home. Read More   ‘Shameful’: US Virus Deaths Top 400K as Trump Leaves Office As President Donald Trump entered the final year of his term in January 2020, the U.S. recorded its first confirmed case of COVID-19. Not to worry, Trump insisted, his administration had the virus “totally under control.” Read More   Trump Leaves White House, Says ‘It’s Been a Great Honor’ “It’s been a great honor, the honor of a lifetime. The greatest people in the world, the greatest home in the world," Donald Trump told reporters before heading to Marine One, rotors whirring, on South Lawn. Read More

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