Lie July 1, 2017 · Speech · Other

“I just signed an executive order following, and this is something that makes me very happy and very proud, following through on my campaign pledge to stop the Johnson Amendment from interfering with your First Amendment rights. As long as I am President, no one is going to stop you from practicing your faith or from preaching what is in your heart.”

Said
July 1, 2017
Where
Speech
Verdict
Lie, as rated by the Washington Post Fact Checker
Topic
Other
Repeated
18 times in the Post’s database
Source
Washington Post claims database (claim ID 10972)

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