Lie May 9, 2019 · Remarks · Environment
“We gave Puerto Rico $91 billion for the hurricane. That's the largest amount of money ever given to any state -- talking about states and Puerto Rico; a little different -- $91 billion. Texas got $30 billion]. Florida got $12 [billion]. Puerto Rico got $91 billion. … Now, you remember how big the hurricane was in Texas? The largest water dump in the history of our country, they say. Three times -- it went in, went out, went in. Texas got $30 billion.”
- Said
- May 9, 2019
- Where
- Remarks
- Verdict
- Lie, as rated by the Washington Post Fact Checker
- Topic
- Environment
- Repeated
- 12 times in the Post’s database
- Source
- Washington Post claims database (claim ID 10560)