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Claim that Mexico was paying for the border wall

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Documented falsehood campaigns and institutional attacks
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Documented public claim and fact-check

Trump repeatedly said Mexico would pay for the border wall and later reframed the promise around trade benefits. Mexico did not directly fund the construction.

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Dated sources

  1. — FactCheck.org (Independent reporting)
  2. — PolitiFact (Independent reporting)

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Claim that Mexico was paying for the border wall. Donaldtrumpler.com. https://donaldtrumpler.com/records/2019-01-mexico-border-wall-payment-claim/

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