Lie October 1, 2018 · Press conference · Other

“Look at Blumenthal: He lied about Vietnam. He didn't just say, "Hey, I went to Vietnam." No. No. For 15 years, he said he was a war hero. He fought in Da Nang province. We call him "Da Nang Richard." Da Nang -- that's his nickname. Da Nang. He never went to Vietnam.”

Said
October 1, 2018
Where
News conference
Verdict
Lie, as rated by the Washington Post Fact Checker
Topic
Other
Repeated
19 times in the Post’s database
Source
Washington Post claims database (claim ID 5277)

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