Media and other fact-checkers were busy long before Trump entered politics.
But the amplification of known conspiracy theories and flat-out lies takes things to a new level.
Conversely, Trump made more clearly false and disproven claims, pushing bogus claims pulled from social media.
“Look, there’s so much proof.
All you have to do is look at it,” Trump said.
“And they should have sent it back to the legislatures for approval.”
Trump argued back that the cases were thrown out on technicalities, rather than a lack of evidence.
“Our elections are bad,” he said.
Harris said the outcome of the 2020 election was a clear one.
“Donald Trump was fired by 81 million people,” she said.
“In Springfield, they’re eating the dogs.
The people that came in.
They’re eating the cats.
They’re eating – they’re eating the pets of the people that live there.
And this is what’s happening in our country.
And it’s a shame.”
He pointed to vice presidential candidate and Minnesota Gov.
“Her vice presidential pick says abortion in the ninth month is absolutely fine,” Trump said.
And that’s not okay with me."
Trump was likely referring to a Senate billthat was approved by 49 Democrats but blocked by Republicans in 2022.
“The simplest way to combat misinformation is with the truth.”
Local reporters at the event estimated the crowd at about 15,000 people.
