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PolitiFact.com
Compiled by Mike Lee
The lies of Donald Trump

"I finished" the controversy about where President Barack Obama was born.
Kept tweeting about it, and many still believe it.




"Hillary Clinton and her campaign of 2008 started the birther controversy."
A repeated falsehood.




"I released the most extensive financial review of anybody in the history of politics. … You don't learn much in a tax return."
Tax returns are a glaring omission.




Says Hillary Clinton has "not anwered a single question" about her immigration plan.
She has said plenty,




"My opponent has no child care plan."
Right there on her website.




"Our veterans, in many cases, are being treated worse than illegal immigrants."
His campaign stuck by this claim.




The number of illegal immigrants "could be 3 million. It could be 30 million."
Expert: Absolutely zero possibility.




"I was totally against the war in Iraq."
More like cautious acceptance.




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