Trump's false and misleading claims about the hush-money case Former President Donald Trump, who on Thursday was convicted in a hush-money case related to the 2016 election, has regularly decried the proceedings — as he did after his conviction. By the time you read this newsletter, he likely will have held another news conference to make the argument that this was a "rigged case." We dove into his claim at various points as the case progressed through the legal system (see the articles below). When closing arguments began Tuesday, we produced a guide to his statements that day — and what was false or misleading. Among the statements we examined: - "I'm here because of crooked Joe Biden. … This is purely his weaponization." (There's no evidence Biden is involved in a case brought by a local prosecutor.)
- "We have a judge who's highly conflicted." (A state ethics commission said there was no conflict.)
- "The FEC [Federal Election Commission] did nothing." (The FEC staff wanted to proceed, but the commissioners deadlocked along party lines.)
Click the link to read the full report. Enjoy this newsletter? Forward it to someone else who'd like it! If this email was forwarded to you, sign up here. Did you hear something fact-checkable? Send it here; we'll check it out. Prominent pollster spreads Dominion voting machine misinformation With almost a half million followers on X, the pollster Rasmussen has a wide reach. Trump repeatedly cited its polls when he was president as it consistently showed a higher approval rating for him than other pollsters. Now Rasmussen's social media account is fanning previously debunked claims that Dominion Voting Systems machines could somehow be manipulated via the internet. Rasmussen's source is a former Michigan state senator who traffics in election conspiracy theories and is president of a self-described election integrity group called the Michigan Grassroots Alliance. That former lawmaker cited emails released by a far-right sheriff, who obtained them from an attorney involved in a lawsuit filed by Dominion, despite a protective order agreed to by the parties in the case. To be clear: Dominion voting machines aren't connected to the internet, no matter how many times people who advance conspiracy theories say it. We examined the supposed new evidence. Click the link to read the full report and learn the Pinocchio rating. We're always looking for fact-check suggestions. You can reach us via email, Twitter (@GlennKesslerWP and @AdriUsero) or Facebook. We're also on TikTok. Read about our process and rating scale here, and sign up for the newsletter here. About the cats: It's a Friday and sometimes our fact checks deal with heavy subjects. So we hope to bring a smile to your face. Scroll down to read other fact checks of Trump claims on his legal travails. | 
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