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CNN’s Daniel Dale Flags 18 Inaccuracies From Trump’s 60 Minutes Interview

The post-interview analysis itemizes recurring misstatements using public data, historical records, expert reviews.

Overview

  • Dale’s roundup identifies 18 inaccurate assertions from the Sunday 60 Minutes sit-down, noting most have been previously debunked.
  • The fact-check rejects claims of “no inflation” or sub‑2% inflation and notes grocery prices are up, citing a Consumer Price Index near 3%.
  • It disputes the boast of $17 trillion in current U.S. investment, pointing to a White House tally of $8.9 trillion that itself reflects broad, sometimes vague pledges.
  • It corrects inflated numbers on Ukraine aid and migrant totals, stating the actual figures are each well under half of what Trump claimed.
  • It rebuts historical and security assertions, including an exaggerated Insurrection Act count, the claim of ending eight wars, a nonsensical drug‑boat death figure, and a misdated CBS interview with Kamala Harris.