Trump Cherry-Picks Data, Stretches Truth in Speech: Fact Check
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In his speech Thursday night accepting the Republican nomination, Donald Trump stretched the facts on numerous occasions, got them right in other cases and cherry-picked data to make his case for the presidency. The speech was accompanied by 282 footnotes, primarily from mainstream media outlets and government sources, to support his claims.
Below is a look at Trump's statements, and how they compare to the facts.