Claim: Efforts are underway in many states to disqualify former President Donald Trump from primary ballots, based on the 14th Amendment's insurrection clause. Some viral posts compare Trump to Abraham Lincoln and falsely claim Lincoln was "removed" from state ballots in 1860. A Lincoln scholar said the claim "could not be more historically misleading."
Fact-check: Posts Distort History in Comparing Lincoln With Efforts to Disqualify Trump - FactCheck.org
Verdict: efforts are underway in many states to disqualify former president donald trump from primary ballots, based on the 14th amendment's insurrection clause. some viral posts compare trump to abraham lincoln and falsely claim lincoln was "removed" from state ballots in 1860. a lincoln scholar said the claim "could not be more historically misleading."
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Alan Jaffe
Date published: 2024-01-23T22:51:34