Top 4 Times Donald Trump Promoted “Fake News”

3. Thousands of New Jersey Muslims Celebrated 9/11

Also stemming from the rancor of what was the Republican presidential primary season came Donald Trump’s claim that he “watched in Jersey City, New Jersey, where thousands and thousands of people were cheering as that building [World Trade Center] was coming down. Thousands of people were cheering.”

In other statements Trump made clear that the phrase “those people” referenced Muslims on September 11, 2001.

This was said to be false, not only by the Washington Post‘s fact checker, but also by various officials from the area, including former Governor of New York George Pataki, and Steven Fulop, who was the Mayor of Jersey City.

Not sure what luxury spider-hole @realDonaldTrump was hiding in on Sept11 but I saw Americans come together that day @GStephanopoulos

— George E. Pataki (@GovernorPataki) November 22, 2015

Either @realDonaldTrump has memory issues or willfully distorts the truth, either of which should be concerning for the Republican Party

— Steven Fulop (@StevenFulop) November 22, 2015