APR 7, 2023
Eric Trump, former President Donald Trump's son, makes false claims about Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg after Donald Trump's arrest.
www.usatoday.com
An April 4 Facebook post (
direct link,
archived link) from Eric Trump makes a claim about Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.
"Alvin Bragg has shut down the entire city, called up 38,000 NYPD police officers, closed down FDR Drive and is spending an estimated $200 million of city funds, all for a $130,000 NDA," reads the post. "I never thought I would see this corruption in the United States."
The post generated over 700 shares in less than a week. Former President Donald Trump
shared a similar post on Truth Social, which generated over 50,000 likes.
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Our rating: False
The post misrepresents both what happened and Bragg’s role in city operations. Bragg did not order New York City to be shut down, and that didn't happen. The New York Police Department did close a part of FDR Drive, but this was not on Bragg’s order. Bragg does not oversee the NYPD and has no authority to call up officers. There's no proof the $200 million figure is correct.
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Fabien Levy, press secretary for New York City Mayor Eric Adams, told USA TODAY that “both Trumps completely fabricated these numbers without any actual information.”
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