The 'sex tape' tweet he said he never sent
WHEN & WHERE WAS IT SAID?
When: Oct 9, 2016
Where: Second presidential debate, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
Original context / reporting ↗THE CLAIM (BRACE YOURSELF)
There wasn't 'check out a sex tape'
WHAT HE SAID (WORD FOR WORD, SADLY)
In the debate he said the tweet "wasn't saying, 'check out a sex tape.'"
WHEN AND WHERE (THE RECEIPTS HAVE A CALENDAR)
Second presidential debate, Washington University in St. Louis, Oct. 9, 2016.
WHAT THE RECORD SHOWS (BRING SNACKS)
- On Sept. 30, 2016 at 5:30 a.m. ET he tweeted a message that included the parenthetical 'check out sex tape and past' about Alicia Machado.
- No such tape has surfaced. PolitiFact rated the denial Pants on Fire.
WHY THIS MATTERS
The tweet is on the record. So is the denial.
THE FACTS (SORRY)
FactCheck.org documented Trump's September 30 tweet using the very phrase he denied during the October 9 debate.
Finding: FalseBold. Wrong, but bold.
Sources & further reading
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