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News & Current Events Apr 2, 2026 at 11:17 PM

Factchecking Trump's Prime-Time address on Iran

Posted by prohb

FactChecking Trump's Prime-Time Address on Iran - FactCheck.org
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FactChecking Trump's Prime-Time Address on Iran - FactCheck.org
A month after the U.S. and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran, President Donald Trump addressed the nation in a prime-time speech on April 1, saying the military operation was "getting very close" to completing its mission. Trump repeated some false and questionable claims we've written about before.
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prohb Apr 2, 2026 +18
Yes yes I know and water is wet but here is the summary if you didn't listen to it: (some things he repeated from earlier speeches): Trump lied about having obliterated Iran’s nuclear program. It didn’t. Trump lied about how close Iran was to making a nuclear bomb. It wasn’t close. Trump lied about Iran missiles that could reach the America homeland. They can’t (and weren't close to developing). Trump lied about that the Obama agreement would have resulted in Iran getting more nuclear weapons. Instead, it was his policies that was actually causing this. Trump lied about oil production in the U.S., claiming that it was his leadership that made the U.S. the leading producer on the planet. It was not his leadership - the U.S. became the leading producer before Trump. As expected, his whole speech was another example of “The Big Lie”
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Poopywoopypants Apr 2, 2026 +6
What's the point?
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yrotsihfoedisgnorw Apr 2, 2026 +5
That was my initial reaction. It won't make any difference but it's important to create a record of it all. It will be trump's legacy.
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freshcoffeegrounds Apr 2, 2026 +4
Easiest job in history. A Trump fact-checker.
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Skafdir Apr 3, 2026 +5
Depends, if all you have to do is point out that he lied.  Easy job But what if you also have to correct every lie?
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Mobile-Cover-2431 Apr 2, 2026 +1
I don’t believe there is a single more worthy military target in the world right now than this piece of shit (plus everyone working for him).
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Huskdog76 Apr 2, 2026 +1
I don't know how you even fact check his address because it was all a bunch of incoherent nonsense.
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Frankie6Strings Apr 3, 2026 +1
I assumed he'd lie a lot. I was most interested in how often he used the word "war".
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hmr0987 Apr 2, 2026
You could be a weatherman or a Trump fact checker. Two very easy jobs. One it doesn’t matter if you’re wrong the other you’re never wrong.
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