After People voted to return former President Donald Trump to the Oval Workplace, some Trump supporters celebrated on social media by sharing lists of issues that had modified nearly in a single day.
Pastor Franklin Graham shared a Fb put up Nov. 9 saying, “Somebody posted about among the good issues which have already occurred since President Donald J. Trump gained the election this week! Pray for him and for our nation.” Professional-Trump commentator Liz Wheeler posted an identical listing on Instagram.
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A number of the claims say that in simply two to 3 days:
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Trump broke up a migrant caravan in Mexico.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin is able to finish the conflict in Ukraine.
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Hamas known as for an finish to conflict in Gaza.
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The inventory market hit report highs.
After we investigated among the developments cited within the posts, we discovered that some had been correct (that Trump appointed the first-ever feminine chief of employees; that Bitcoin hit report highs) Some had been flawed (that Mexico would start stopping migrants; it already was). A lot of the relaxation omitted context.
Right here’s a rundown of what we discovered.
Correct or largely correct claims
Declare: First feminine chief of employees appointed
Susie Wiles will likely be the primary girl to carry the put up, which serves as a detailed adviser and key gatekeeper for the president.
Declare: Bitcoin hits report excessive
It’s true that Bitcoin, a cryptocurrency, hit report highs the day after Trump’s election victory. The development has continued within the days since, with a brand new report excessive reached Nov. 13 and some predictions that Bitcoin might hit a report $100,000 value by Inauguration Day.
Trump offered himself as a cryptofriendly candidate in his marketing campaign, saying he would appoint a crypto Presidential Advisory Council and hearth Securities and Alternate Fee Chair Gary Gensler, who has cracked down on the business. In September, Trump launched his household’s new cryptocurrency enterprise, World Liberty Monetary, a borrowing and lending service to commerce cryptocurrencies.
Migrants stroll alongside the freeway in Huixtla, southern Mexico, Nov. 7, 2024, heading towards the nation’s northern border and finally america. (AP)
Declare: ‘Latest migrant caravan breaking apart’
Reuters reported Nov. 7 {that a} giant migrant caravan of about 3,000 folks dwindled to about 1,600 folks after Trump’s victory, saying that lots of them felt much less hopeful of being allowed to remain when Trump takes workplace in January.
Migration Coverage Institute spokesperson Michelle Mittelstadt stated there’s a lengthy historical past of migrant caravans breaking apart in Mexico.
“By means of a mix of presents of short-term standing, enforcement, busing of individuals again to southern Mexico and different steps, the Mexican authorities for years has subtle prior caravans,” she stated. “There could, in fact, even have been second-guessing by particular person migrants whether or not it is smart to proceed with their journey to achieve the U.S.”
These claims want context
Declare: Inventory market hit report highs
That is correct, however not particularly vital. The S&P 500, a broad inventory index, hit a brand new excessive on Nov. 11, nearly every week after Trump’s election; that put the market 3.8% larger than it had been on Election Day, Nov. 5.
Nonetheless, the inventory market is unstable and positive factors may be short-lived. After that achieve by Nov. 11, the S&P 500 fell by 2.1% by Nov. 14, with additional losses by the buying and selling day Nov. 15. This practically erased the whole Trump postelection bump.
From Election Day 2020, when Joe Biden gained, to Election Day 2024, the S&P 500 rose by 51%, hitting all-time highs ceaselessly alongside the way in which. It’s frequent for presidents to see inventory market positive factors on their watches; since President Dwight D. Eisenhower, solely two presidents have seen the inventory market retreat throughout a time period, as soon as throughout the mixed time period of Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford, and twice beneath George W. Bush.
Declare: Taliban claims to need “new chapter” and China desires “peaceable coexistence”
It’s frequent for overseas international locations to congratulate incoming presidents on their victories and supply courtesies, whether or not in direct leader-to-leader telephone calls or in statements from official sources. It doesn’t imply that they’re altering their nationwide pursuits.
In Afghanistan’s case, overseas ministry spokesman Abdul Qahar Balkhi posted on X that the federal government hopes the incoming Trump administration “will take reasonable steps towards concrete progress in relations between the 2 international locations and each nations will be capable to open a brand new chapter of relations.”
As for China, overseas ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning stated at a press briefing, “We’ll proceed to method and deal with China-U.S. relations primarily based on the rules of mutual respect, peaceable coexistence, and win-win cooperation,” including, “Our coverage towards america has been constant.”
Biden was scheduled to fulfill with Chinese language President Xi Jinping on Nov. 16 in Peru.
Declare: Russia is “prepared” to talk with the U.S. and Putin is able to finish Ukraine conflict
Putin, talking at an occasion within the Russian metropolis of Sochi, praised Trump and congratulated him on his victory, BBC Information reported. He stated “we’re prepared” to have conversations with Trump and that Trump’s declare that he may also help finish the conflict in Ukraine “deserves consideration,” a Russian transcript of his feedback present.
Trump repeatedly stated throughout the marketing campaign he might finish the conflict in sooner or later, however didn’t specify how. The Washington Submit, citing unnamed sources, reported that Putin and Trump spoke Nov. 7, and that Trump suggested Putin to not escalate the conflict. A Kremlin spokesperson Nov. 11 denied that the 2 males had spoken, The Related Press reported.
Biden and Putin haven’t spoken since February 2022, earlier than the conflict started.
Then-candidate Donald Trump and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shake palms Sept. 27, 2024, at Trump Tower in New York. (AP)
Declare: Ukraine president in talks with Trump and Elon Musk
It’s untimely to border their communication as being “in talks,” however Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke with Trump to congratulate him on his victory, and a number of information stories citing unnamed sources say Trump briefly put Elon Musk, a marketing campaign booster and the the brand new Division of Authorities Effectivity’s co-head, on the telephone.
It’s unclear what they mentioned, however Zelenskyy in an X put up stated they “agreed to keep up shut dialogue and advance our cooperation.”
Declare: U.S. firms convey manufacturing house
That is untimely. The day after the election, The Wall Road Journal reported that Jim Clayton, the CEO of Breville, an equipment maker with about $1 billion in annual income, stated it’s contemplating methods to keep away from Trump’s proposed tariffs by producing extra items within the U.S.
Nonetheless, it takes time to maneuver factories and Breville isn’t a U.S. firm, it’s Australian.
This isn’t a brand new sample, although Trump’s proposals could also be accelerating it.
A survey of prime executives at $1 billion-plus multinational firms by the consulting agency Bain & Firm, discovered that 63% had already been planning to convey their provide chains nearer to house when surveyed two years in the past; that quantity rose to 81% this 12 months. The survey discovered that 2% of respondents had absolutely accomplished their plans.
Bain discovered that the development started partly as a result of a number of Biden initiatives favoring U.S.-based know-how enlargement, together with the CHIPS and Science Act and the Inflation Discount Act, had handed.
Declare: New York Metropolis ends migrant voucher program
The town Nov. 7 stated it was ending a controversial program that supplied debit playing cards for asylum-seeking migrant households staying in city-funded resorts to purchase meals. This system was a lightning rod for critics involved about potential fraud, serving to migrants earlier than struggling People and a no-bid contract Mayor Eric Adams gave to run this system.
The change was introduced two days after Trump’s election, however Adams didn’t point out Trump in interviews. Adams and Trump did converse on the telephone the day earlier than the announcement, however Adams was imprecise in a Nov. 7 information briefing about what they mentioned.
In a Nov. 7 interview with New York’s WABC-TV, Adams once more declined to say what he and Trump had mentioned.
Adams stated the debit card program was an emergency contract scheduled to sundown in a 12 months.
“Now we have now moved away from emergency response as a result of we have now had a relentless lower in our (migrant) inhabitants,” Adams stated.
PolitiFact emailed Adams’ press workplace for remark however obtained no response.
Declare: Qatar kicks out Hamas leaders
This occurred, however the reason being murky. Qatar suspended its mediation efforts in stalled talks between Israel and Gaza to finish the conflict there and free Israeli hostages, a number of information stories stated.
Whether or not Qatar requested Hamas leaders to exit the nation is unclear. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated at a Nov. 13 press briefing in Brussels that Hamas has demonstrated that it gained’t interact in talks for a hostage deal and stated “it’s one of many causes Qatar has advised them to go away Qatar.” A number of information stories cited unnamed U.S. sources saying the U.S. requested Qatar to expel Hamas and that Qatar had agreed.
Qatar’s Ministry of International Affairs and senior Hamas officers advised The Wall Road Journal that stories Hamas was requested to go away Hamas’ political workplace in Doha had been inaccurate. The ministry launched a assertion Nov. 9 that stated talks would resume if either side show “willingness and seriousness” to finish the conflict.
PolitiFact contacted Qatar’s Ministry of International Affairs for readability, however obtained no response.
Deceptive or inaccurate claims
Declare: Hamas requires an finish to conflict in Gaza
Hamas has been calling for an finish to Israeli army motion in Gaza within the aftermath of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas terrorist assaults in Israel. Hamas’ reiteration of those calls means nothing absent concessions and negotiations between the 2 sides.
A Hamas spokesperson advised Newsweek in a Nov. 6 article that “the election of Trump because the forty seventh president of the USA is a non-public matter for the People, however Palestinians stay up for a direct cessation of the aggression towards our folks, particularly in Gaza, and search for help in attaining their reliable rights of freedom, independence, and the institution of their impartial self-sovereign state with Jerusalem as its capital.”
Declare: Mexico to cease migrants at border
Mexico has been stopping migrants in Mexico since January 2024, Mittelstadt stated.
“Stepped-up Mexican enforcement has been ongoing since January and has been an actual issue within the vital decline seen since January in arrivals on the U.S.-Mexico border,” Mittelstadt advised PolitiFact. “Mexican officers have stated they are going to proceed with their present posture.”
Mexico International Minister Juan Ramon de la Fuente stated Nov. 8 that Mexico will proceed present measures to cease migrants from reaching the U.S. border, Reuters reported.
He stated Mexico’s mannequin is working, pointing to a 76% drop since December in migrants caught on the border by the U.S., Reuters reported.
