Fact-checking Trump's UN speech claims

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President Trump addressed the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, making numerous false and exaggerated claims about his domestic and foreign policy achievements, according to a fact-check. Trump overstated a Venezuela oil deal, claiming the U.S. and Venezuela control over 60% of world oil, when they actually hold about 22% of reserves. He also exaggerated ending the Gaza war, as Israeli strikes continue and the death toll rises. Other unsupported claims included a 97% reduction in maritime drug trafficking, which lacks evidence and is disputed by his own administration. Trump repeated previously debunked statements about $21 trillion in investments, tax cuts, and munitions production.


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