Time magazine has done something unusual when choosing Donald Trump as its Person of the Year. For the first time ever, the magazine added a long fact-check to an interview with the winner. This fact-check looks at 15 claims Trump made during their conversation.
This marks Trump’s second time as Person of the Year; he first received this honor in 2016 when he was elected president. Time said it wasn’t a difficult choice among other candidates like Kamala Harris, Elon Musk, Benjamin Netanyahu, and Kate Middleton.
Time has never fact-checked a Person of the Year in almost 100 years, but it has done fact-checks for past interviews with figures like Joe Biden and Trump. Over the years, corrections have been a point of concern for Trump, especially during his debate with Kamala Harris, where ABC News pointed out inaccuracies.
In the article, Time challenged several of Trump’s statements. For example, he made claims about border security, autism, and the crowd size at his rally. Trump said he received a big mandate from voters, but Time reminded readers that former President Barack Obama received more electoral votes twice when he ran.
The magazine also questioned Trump’s statement that he would talk to anyone who asked for an interview during the campaign, pointing out that he refused a request from CBS’s 60 Minutes. Instead, in the last part of his campaign, Trump chose to do interviews with podcasts rather than mainstream media.
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