Claims extracted
30
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
10%
3 of 30 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
59/100
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President Trump has declared that he is a “frickin’ genius” – bragging about passing a memory test in a swear-laden rant as part of an appearance in Arizona.
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he → declare → Arizona
Trump, 80, boasted about his mental prowess during a rally in Bullhead City, Arizona, on Wednesday as he sought to drum up support for Representative Andy Biggs to replace incumbent Democratic Governor Katie Hobbs.
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Biggs → boast → Hobbs
The commander-in-chief made a series of claims about his health and claiming that his friend looked like “s***.”
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friend → make → *
The president has often touted his ability to pass cognitive exams.
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president → tout → exams
At Wednesday’s rally, he explained to the crowd that doctors told him to remember five words before asking him to recall them after “25, 30 other questions.
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doctors → explain → questions
“Hat, hair, logo, white, black,” Trump said, choosing five words before repeating them.
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Trump → say → them
“And they go: ‘Holy s***,’” he claimed, supposedly quoting medics.
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he → go → medics
“When I told the fake news about that: ‘Oh that’s so easy.’”
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that → tell → that
“Nobody can do that.
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Nobody → do → that
Very few people can do that.
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people → do → that
They say very few people can do it, but almost none can do them in order like that,” he said.
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he → say → that
Trump went on to declare: “But I can.
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I → go → ?
You know why?
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You → know → ?
Because I’m a frickin’ genius, that’s why.”
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that → ’m → ?
Trump’s rant about cognitive testing began with a criticism of Governor Hobbs, who is running against Representative Biggs in the gubernatorial race.
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who → begin → race
The president has thrown his weight behind a series of Republican campaigns ahead of the midterm elections, as his party faces grim polling figures.
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party → throw → figures
“Katie Hobbs is someone who could not pass the test,” Trump claimed.
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Trump → pass → test
Then, he insisted that he had “aced” his cognitive tests.
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he → insist → tests
Trump later revealed what his doctors supposedly call attendees who fall sick at his rallies and even took a swipe at a supposed friend in the audience.
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who → reveal → audience
“Where’s my doctor?
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doctor → ’ → ?
I travel with more doctors than…” Trump began.
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Trump → travel → doctors
“If people get sick in the audience, they leave them alone.
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they → get → them
You know what they call them?”
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they → know → them
Answering his own question, Trump said: “Collateral damage.”
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Trump → answer → damage
“If that person right over there, friend of mine, he looks like s*** actually, he looks like he’s ready to have a heart attack,” the president said.
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president → look → attack
The quip drew laughs from the crowd, with several audience members holding signs looking around to those around them.
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members → draw → them
“If he actually had a heart attack, you know what my doctors would do?” Trump asked.
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Trump → have → what
“They’d follow the president, all presidents.
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They → follow → president
They’d leave him alone.”
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They → leave → him
Trump went on to claim that the doctors would describe his friend as “collateral damage.”
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doctors → go → damage
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