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Fact-checking Trump's speech at the United Nations General Assembly
Donald Trump's UN address was packed with claims that are misleading, false or exaggerated. He said the US has more munitions than it could ever use, despite reports of depleting stocks. He also claimed the US and Venezuela hold 60 percent of the world's oil, despite the numbers not adding up, and he said he had ended the war in Gaza despite ongoing Israeli strikes and deaths since last year's ceasefire. Vedika Bahl fact-checks the speech in Truth or Fake.
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- 23 Sept 2026, 03:11 CEST → 23 Sept 2026, 22:54 CEST
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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has arrived in New York as the US-Iran war continues.
The day began with Donald Trump threatening to annihilate Iran but ended with a three-hour meeting between US and Iranian mediators, which Trump described as “very good.” Trump also held high-level talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, with both sides saying they wanted the war in Ukraine to end before win...
Middle powers plead for more cooperation at the United Nations, as President Trump lays out his America First agenda and defends the U.S. war against Iran.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is speaking before the UN General Assembly Wednesday in his first speech at the world body since the US and Israel launched the conflict with his country. His address comes a day after US President Donald Trump told the UNGA he could "annihilate the Islamic Republic" and "drive them ...
Donald Trump's UN address was packed with claims that are misleading, false or exaggerated. He said the US has more munitions than it could ever use, despite reports of depleting stocks. He also claimed the US and Venezuela hold 60 percent of the world's oil, despite the numbers not adding up, and he said he had ended ...
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