Final fact check: Donald Trump said 26 false things on Sunday
Trump made false claims about everything from Iran to Frank Sinatra.
Fact or fiction: Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Raleigh, North Carolina Nov. 7. The Toronto Star's Daniel Day counted 26 false things the Republican presidential candidate said on Sunday. Monday is a new day. (CHRIS KEANE / REUTERS)
NEW YORK—Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump had the busiest day of his campaign on Sun., Nov. 6, holding five rallies. He said 26 false things:
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1. Falsely said, “The Iran deal — $150 billion going back to Iran.”(The nuclear deal with Iran did not involve $150 billion going back to Iran; rather, a smaller amount of Iranian assets were unfrozen. The Treasury Department told Congress in 2015 that total Iranian assets were estimated at $100 billion to $125 billion; it put the “usable liquid assets” at around $50 billion. Secretary of State John Kerry said Iran would get about $55 billion.)
2. Falsely said of Frank Sinatra’s opinion of his hit “My Way” after it became popular: “All of a sudden, he loved it. He loved it. It became his favourite song, just about.” (Sinatra never came to like “My Way,” let alone making it one of his favourites. His daughter Tina said in 2000, “He always thought that song was self-serving and self-indulgent. He didn’t like it. That song stuck and he couldn’t get it off his shoe.”)