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Fact check: Five false or misleading claims Trump and his allies make about protests Donald Trump

Fact check: Five false or misleading claims Trump and his allies make about protests

Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump and others in his administration have made multiple false, misleading or unsupported claims related to how they have responded to the recent wave of protests.Trump claimed that Washington, DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser would not allow the local police department to help with the protests, though department…
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June 4, 2020
Facebook employees stage virtual walkout in protest of company’s stance on Trump posts Donald Trump

Facebook employees stage virtual walkout in protest of company’s stance on Trump posts

Some Facebook employees are virtually walking out today to challenge the company’s lack of response to President Donald Trump’s posts pertaining to protests in light of the brutal killing of George Floyd. Employees participating in the protest requested time off and then added an out-of-office response to their emails notifying…
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June 1, 2020
George Floyd’s brother says Trump ‘didn’t give me an opportunity to even speak’ during phone call Donald Trump

George Floyd’s brother says Trump ‘didn’t give me an opportunity to even speak’ during phone call

(CNN)George Floyd's brother, Philonise Floyd, on Sunday said he spoke with both President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden last week, saying his talk with Trump was "brief" while Biden was talking to him "constantly.""The vice president, I loved his conversation. He talked to me for like 10…
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May 31, 2020
Zuckerberg explains why Facebook won’t take action on Trump’s recent posts Donald Trump

Zuckerberg explains why Facebook won’t take action on Trump’s recent posts

In a statement posted to Facebook late Friday afternoon, Mark Zuckerberg offered up an explanation of why his company did not contextualize or remove posts from the accounts associated with President Donald Trump that appeared to incite violence against American citizens. “We looked very closely at the post that discussed…
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May 30, 2020