Daniel Dale

Daniel Dale @ddale8

Again, it’s not true that Obama sent Ukraine only pillows and sheets. (That's what Trump meant in that vague claim.) He did refuse to send lethal aid. But he sent armored Humvees, counter-mortar radars, drones, night vision and medical supplies. https://t.co/BSIOKNi4RO — PolitiTweet.org

Daniel Dale @ddale8

Also: 1) NATO has suggested that the previously expected $400B increased by 2024 may not happen because of pandemic-related budget issues. 2) It’s not all Trump. Spending has been rising since 2014 NATO summit/ 2014 Crimea invasion. — PolitiTweet.org

Daniel Dale @ddale8

Trump falsely claims he raised $130 billion a year extra from NATO members and that it’ll go up to $400 billion a year. It’s an estimated *total* $130 billion increase between 2016 and the end of 2020, estimated *total* $400 billion increase by 2024. https://t.co/sVm6BENeJ3 1/ — PolitiTweet.org

Daniel Dale @ddale8

"Joe got $3.5 million from Russia and it came through Putin" is false. The allegation - denied by Hunter Biden - is that Hunter Biden got $3.5 million in a business deal with the wife of the late Moscow mayor. No allegation JOE got the money. — PolitiTweet.org

Daniel Dale @ddale8

Fauci did not say the virus would "go away soon." Fauci did say, for example in February, that people could keep going about their lives. But he always cautioned that conditions could change quickly and the virus was a threat. Trump has invented quotes from Fauci for months. — PolitiTweet.org

Daniel Dale @ddale8

Fauci is not registered with any party. He got the Presidential Medal of Freedom from George W. Bush. He was previously tight with George H.W. Bush. — PolitiTweet.org

Daniel Dale @ddale8

Trump keeps saying Democratic-run states are "closed" even though they are not closed. (Some still have some restrictions on indoor dining and such, but they're not prisons.) — PolitiTweet.org

Daniel Dale @ddale8

"All he does is talk about shutdowns" is false. Biden has merely said, in August, that he'd shut down if scientists said it was necessary; he then walked that back, saying he doesn't think a complete shutdown would be necessary. (Also, presidents can't do a shutdown themselves.) — PolitiTweet.org

Daniel Dale @ddale8

Trump was not "kidding" about studying the injection of bleach. Pelosi was not "dancing" in Chinatown. She visited. — PolitiTweet.org

Daniel Dale @ddale8

China did take strict measures to stop the domestic spread, but every region of China has had cases. — PolitiTweet.org

Daniel Dale @ddale8

RT @KFILE: Trump brings up Swine Flu again to slam Biden. Trump praised the Obama administration's handling of Swine Flu at the time and t… — PolitiTweet.org

Daniel Dale @ddale8

Biden has obviously made a lot of money because he owns a basement? — PolitiTweet.org

Daniel Dale @ddale8

Trump did not "ban" China from coming in. He imposed travel restrictions with multiple exemptions (citizens, permanent residents, many of their family members, some others); tens of thousands of people flew in from China after the restrictions took effect on February 2. — PolitiTweet.org

Daniel Dale @ddale8

So...there were at least three egregiously false claims in Trump's first answer: - 2.2 million deaths "expected" - We're rounding the turn, it's going away - Vaccine "ready" — PolitiTweet.org

Daniel Dale @ddale8

Here is a timeline of Trump saying, for eight whole months, dozens of times, that the pandemic is "going away." It's not going away. The claim has never been remotely accurate. https://t.co/EqVyOnVSA5 — PolitiTweet.org

Daniel Dale @ddale8

We are not rounding any "turn" on the pandemic. It’s a vague claim, but it’s just wrong. Cases are rising. Hospitalizations are rising. Deaths are now starting to rise again, too. Most states are doing worse this week than they did last week. https://t.co/y1pr4V9SXW — PolitiTweet.org

Daniel Dale @ddale8

No vaccine is "ready." — PolitiTweet.org

Daniel Dale @ddale8

Trump's first sentence is false. 2.2 million people were not "expected to die." That was an estimate for *what would happen if no government or person in the US took any mitigation efforts at all.* An extreme-worst-case scenario. — PolitiTweet.org

Daniel Dale @ddale8

Back to 1,000-death days. While the president declares we‘re rounding the turn and it’s going away. — PolitiTweet.org

Daniel Dale @ddale8

RT @COVID19Tracking: Our daily update is published. States reported 1.1 million tests, 73k cases, and 41k people currently hospitalized wit… — PolitiTweet.org

Daniel Dale @ddale8

RT @kelseysham: i just told breezy there’s another debate tonight https://t.co/tet8ikL8NS — PolitiTweet.org

Daniel Dale @ddale8

I’ll be doing as much live checking as possible here on Twitter, then will do a bunch on CNN post-debate. Our team will have more fact checks here. https://t.co/zoEmp7Nn1p As always, some claims require new research, so the absence of a tweet doesn’t mean it’s being skipped. — PolitiTweet.org

Daniel Dale @ddale8

RT @CatherineCNN: Dora Melara heads into remote parts of Honduras, looking for clues in cases she never imagined would take this long to so… — PolitiTweet.org

Daniel Dale @ddale8

Trump tells a lot of lies about subjects essential to people's lives. But I think these little false claims are notable too. One of his distinguishing features is that he also serially makes up stories about trivial subjects nobody cares about. https://t.co/teSql8GZnT — PolitiTweet.org

Daniel Dale @ddale8

Trump has now been claiming for seven years that he was so dear to Oprah, one of her "five most important people," that she had him on the final week of her beloved show. He was actually on 3.5 months before it ended. (Obama was on in the last month.) https://t.co/teSql8GZnT — PolitiTweet.org

Daniel Dale @ddale8

The president concluded the interview by complaining again about Stahl having started the interview by asking him if he was ready for some tough questions. He said, "That's no way to talk. No way to talk." https://t.co/wcPBg7hJrQ — PolitiTweet.org

Daniel Dale @ddale8

Trump accused Stahl of saying a "vicious thing" for saying that he had said to lock up the governor of Michigan, claiming he "never" said this. Amid a "lock her up" chant in Michigan on Saturday, prompted directly by his criticism of Whitmer, Trump said, "Lock 'em all up." — PolitiTweet.org

Daniel Dale @ddale8

Trump in Florida on Friday amid crowd cries of "lock her up" about Clinton: "Yeah. I agree with you. I used to just be quiet on that. I agree with you 100 percent." — PolitiTweet.org

Daniel Dale @ddale8

Trump denied encouraging his crowds' lock-'em-up chants, saying, "They say it. It's not me." Wrong. He not only goes quiet to let his crowds chant but personally says his opponents should be locked up. His response to the chant in Michigan on Saturday: "Lock 'em all up." — PolitiTweet.org

Daniel Dale @ddale8

Told that his approach is "attack, attack, attack," Trump told Stahl that this is incorrect; he's actually doing "defense." He said, "I'm defending myself. And I'm defending the institution of the presidency." — PolitiTweet.org