{"id":76913,"date":"2025-03-05T20:48:29","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T19:48:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=76913"},"modified":"2025-03-05T20:21:26","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T19:21:26","slug":"fast-checking-donald-trump-what-did-he-get-wrong-and-right","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/fast-checking-donald-trump-what-did-he-get-wrong-and-right\/","title":{"rendered":"Fast- Checking Donald Trump &#8211; What did he get wrong\u2026 and right?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Donald Trump gave a 100 minute address to Congress- but many of his comments included false or misleading information.<\/p>\n<p>Here we fact-check some of his claims.<\/p>\n<p><strong>AUTISM<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Not long ago, and you can\u2019t even believe these numbers, one in 10,000 children had autism. One in 10,000, and now it\u2019s one in 36. There\u2019s something wrong.<\/p>\n<p>It is true that one in 36 children are diagnosed with autism.<br \/>\nBut the recent rise can be linked to increasing awareness of the condition, changing definitions of autism, and advances in diagnostic technology.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UKRAINE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mr Trump said America has spent more on the war in Ukraine than Europe.<\/p>\n<p>While the US is by far the biggest provider of aid to Ukraine as a country, Europe as a whole has allocated more.<br \/>\nAccording to the Kiel Institute for the World Economy&#8230;<br \/>\nThe US has provided \u00a394.6bn<br \/>\n* Europe has provided \u00a3109bn<\/p>\n<p><strong>BORDERS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to the president, 21 million people &#8220;poured into the United States&#8221; over the past four years<\/p>\n<p>Customs and Border Protection data suggests the Biden administration had about 14 million &#8220;migrant encounters&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>TARIFFS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Donald Trump insisted his controversial tariffs &#8220;are about making America rich again&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Most economists disagree &#8211; and argue the tariffs will hurt the country and will likely lead to a rise in the cost of everyday items<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Donald Trump gave a 100 minute address to Congress- but many of his comments included false or misleading information. 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