Skip to content
Search AI Powered

Latest Stories

Trump Claimed U.S. Had No Terrorist Attacks During His Presidency—And Got Instantly Fact-Checked

Donald Trump
C-SPAN

After Donald Trump falsely claimed there were no 'attacks in the United States' during his presidency, he got swiftly fact-checked.

During a Monday campaign stop in Derry, New Hampshire, former Republican President and 2024 GOP candidate Donald Trump kept fact-checkers busy.

Trump as usual made numerous false claims or told straight up lies during a rambling speech.


One tidbit of misinformation spewed was the 2024 presidential candidate's claim no terrorist attacks occurred between January 20, 2017-January 20, 2021—Trump's tenure in the Oval Office.

Trump told his cheering MAGA minions:

"If you notice, all of the problems, all of the big problems, they all stopped [during Trump's presidency]."
"And I never talked about it during my four years, but look what happened: we didn’t have any [terrorist] attacks in the United States for four years."

After boasting about what he'd do day one if elected, Trump repeated:

"But we didn’t have an attack for four years."

You can hear him make the claim here:

Others also called out Trump for the lie.




And many also brought receipts.










CNN fact checker Daniel Dale dissected Trump’s New Hampshire campaign speech for half-truths, misinformation, false claims and lies.

On the Republican candidate's terrorism claim, Dale stated:

"Facts First: Trump’s claim that 'we didn’t have an attack for four years" isn’t true. The claim is inaccurate even if he was referring specifically to attacks by Islamic extremists."

Excluding the act of domestic terrorism on January 6, 2021 for which some organizers have been found guilty of seditious conspiracy, Dale cited five separate incidents in the United States between 2017 and 2019 that Trump’s own Justice Department appointees labeled as terrorist attacks.

More from People/donald-trump

People Explain Which Professions They Avoid Dating Altogether

When it comes to dating, most of us have an idea of the type of person we'd like to date, including certain physical attributes and interests.

But some of us go so far as to have workplace wish list items, including the professions we'd never consider dating.

Keep ReadingShow less
Donald Trump Jr. and MAGA supporters during his visit to Greenland
@DonaldJTrumpJr/X

Greenland Official Rips Don Jr.'s 'Staged' Visit, Says Trump Was Flipped Off By Locals

Pipaluk Lynge-Rasmussen, a member of Greenland's parliament, called out the "staged" nature of Donald Trump Jr.'s visit to the island territory, even reporting that he and his entourage were flipped off by locals at the airport.

Lynge, who stressed that Greenland wants “our own independence and democracy” and not be beholden to the U.S., spoke after President-elect Donald Trump’s eldest son flew to Greenland and met with locals he claimed are supportive of the U.S. taking it over.

Keep ReadingShow less
Pamela Anderson; The Chicks
Aeon/GC Images; SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Image

Pam Anderson 'Almost Got Killed On A Plane' After Man Mistook Her For Member Of The Chicks

Actor Pamela Anderson talked recently in a podcast about a harrowing encounter on an plane back in the 2000s.

Anderson, talking with the Happy Sad Confused podcast at the 92Y venue in NYC, concluded nearly an hour of conversation with a harrowing story of political obsession and mistaken identity that had her terrified in her seat of a plane.

Keep ReadingShow less
Firefighter extinguishing a home fire with @DogRightGirl's X that reads: 'The disconnect is jaw dropping. Just wow.'
Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images, @DogRightGirl

LA Real Estate Investor Sparks Debate With Offer To Pay 'Private Firefighters' To Save His Home

A Los Angeles businessman sparked backlash by writing a post on his now-deleted X (formerly Twitter) account offering to pay private firefighters "any amount" to save his mansion in the Pacific Palisades amid the raging LA wildfires.

On January 7, Keith Wasserman, a real estate executive and co-founder of Gelt Venture Partners, asked:

Keep ReadingShow less
Screenshots of LA parking officer issuing parking ticket
@Osint613/X

Video Of LA Police Officer Still Giving Out Parking Tickets Despite Wildfires Divides Social Media

Thousands of Los Angeles County residents have been forced to evacuate to avoid toxic air inhalation and the encroaching wildfires that have destroyed more than a thousand homes and businesses across the region.

So far, five people have lost their lives. Two of the largest active fires, the Pacific Palisades and the Eaton fires, remain designated 0% containment zones as firefighters continue efforts to extinguish raging flames.

Keep ReadingShow less