CNN just live fact-checked President Trump

CNN fact-checks tweet from President Trump.

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published 9 February 2017

President Donald Trump famously slammed CNN as "fake news," and the network is fighting back by tweeting "the facts" at Trump and his operatives. In its latest live fact-check, CNN shut down Trump's assertion that "Chris Cuomo, in his interview with Sen. [Richard] Blumenthal, never asked him about his long-term lie about his brave 'service' in Vietnam."

CNN's communication team offered video proof that Trump's allegations were completely incorrect:

"The president, once again, with all due respect, is off on the facts," Cuomo said.

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.