Claim: Says that in the Philippines more than a century ago, Gen. John Pershing "took 50 bullets, and he dipped them in pigs' blood," and shot 49 Muslim rebels. "The 50th person, he said, 'You go back to your people, and you tell them what happened.' And for 25 years, there wasn't a problem."
Fact-check: Donald Trump cites dubious legend about Gen. Pershing, pig's blood and Muslims
Verdict: pants-fire
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: Louis Jacobson
Date published: 2016-02-23T00:00:00