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Politifact calling a literally true Trump claim ‘Mostly False’ shows fact-checkers’ limitations

By Emily Jashinsky
Published February 27, 2017 4:04pm ET
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Politifact calling a literally true Trump claim ‘Mostly False’ shows fact-checkers’ limitations
In the very same fact check of Trump's claim, Politifact explicitly verified it, writing, "The numbers check out." (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) | Gerald Herbert

Politifact rated President Trump’s assertion the national debt decreased by $12 billion in his first month “Mostly False.”

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