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What a 9/11 Family Member Would Tell Trump

8 claims checked · Published September 2026 · Checked September 2026

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  1. Claim 1
    Unverifiable50% confidence▶ 0:00
    “I know he's not going to be in New York on 911”

    Donald Trump would not be in New York on September 11, but the year is not specified.

    The transcript does not identify which year or provide a date-specific schedule. Without that information, Trump's location cannot be confirmed or refuted.

    Sources: none found for this claim.

  2. Claim 2
    Unverifiable50% confidence▶ 0:10
    “Saudi Arabia of today is is the Saudi Arabia that you're doing business with is a different Saudi Arabia than the Saudi Arabia that we're going after.”

    The Saudi Arabia of today is different from the Saudi Arabia being targeted or criticized.

    The comparison uses the undefined term "different" and does not specify which policies, institutions, or conduct distinguish the two periods. The claim therefore lacks an agreed standard for verification.

    Sources: none found for this claim.

  3. Claim 3
    Accurate50% confidence▶ 0:27
    “They were funding uh these radical ideas.”

    Funding originating in Saudi Arabia supported radical or intolerant religious ideas and, in some cases, violence-linked activities.

    A U.S. Justice Department report documented funding originating in Saudi Arabia for religious schools and activities associated with religious intolerance and, in some cases, violence. The evidence supports the claim at its stated level of generality.

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    • 1Annual Report of the Commission on International Religious Freedom

      SupportsThere have been a growing number of reports that funding originating in Saudi Arabia has been used to finance religious schools and other activities that allegedly support religious intolerance, and, in some cases, violence, associated with certain Islamic militant and extremist organizations in several parts of the world.

  4. Claim 4
    Misleading50% confidence▶ 0:29
    “They were exporting terrorism all all throughout the world.”

    Saudi Arabia exported terrorism throughout the world.

    Evidence supports that Saudi institutions and funds helped propagate radical religious ideology internationally and were associated with some militant organizations. But the broader wording that Saudi Arabia was exporting terrorism "all throughout the world" conflates ideological influence and alleged support with established state responsibility for terrorism.

    Omits: The statement omits the distinction between Saudi-funded propagation of extremist ideology and proven Saudi-government responsibility for terrorist attacks; the 9/11 Commission said it found no evidence that certain Saudi citizens funded the 9/11 conspiracy, while the Saudi royal family was described as an enemy of al-Qaida.

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  5. Claim 5
    Accurate50% confidence▶ 0:48
    “Know that we're still searching for accountability and closure.”

    The speaker's group is still seeking accountability and closure regarding 9/11 and Saudi Arabia.

    Reporting confirms that 9/11 families have continued pursuing accountability through litigation against the Saudi government, including a lawsuit filed in federal court.

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  6. Claim 6
    Accurate50% confidence▶ 1:03
    “as somebody who wants to be on Mount Rushmore”

    Donald Trump wants to be on Mount Rushmore.

    Trump has repeatedly mused about adding his face to Mount Rushmore, although public reporting notes that it is not always clear how seriously he intends the idea.

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    • 1CNN transcript on Trump's Mount Rushmore remarks

      SupportsMr. Trump has often mused about adding his own face to that national monument alongside theirs, a bill aimed to do that is currently stalled, but experts say, adding a fifth face to the mountain is not structurally possible anyway.

  7. Claim 7
    Accurate50% confidence▶ 1:06
    “as somebody who wants the Nobel Peace Prize”

    Donald Trump wants or expects to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.

    Trump has publicly discussed receiving the Nobel Peace Prize and said he expected to get one for multiple achievements. That supports the attribution that he wants or anticipates the prize.

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  8. Claim 8
    Misleading90% confidence▶ 1:06
    “what better way to do that than to end this nightmare for 3,000 American families?”

    The 9/11 attacks created a nightmare for approximately 3,000 affected families in the United States.

    The rounded figure of about 3,000 is recognizable, but the wording changes a death toll into a count of American families. The 9/11 Memorial identifies 2,977 people killed and says they came from 90 nations, so the phrasing creates a misleading impression about both the unit counted and the victims' nationalities.

    Omits: The official count is 2,977 people killed, not 3,000 families, and the victims came from 90 nations rather than all being American.

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