Birdwatch Note Rating
2026-01-05 19:31:56 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 07163F3AA68211E6AAA1EBD3FBB0D1FE699A8A68514DF5E3D8E970DA805BE2DA
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Trump’s claim is false. His 2000 book contained no warning at all about bin Laden. His tale about the book’s nonexistent warning was conclusively debunked in 2015. CNN published another debunking when he revived the tale in 2019. Link to both fact checks https://x.com/ddale8/status/2008004836533645817?s=61 https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/06/politics/fact-check-trump-false-bin-laden-claim https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/19/us/politics/fact-check-trump-bin-laden-pakistan-mcraven.html
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