Claim: Donald Trump's campaign invented a fictional speechwriter named Meredith McIver to take the heat after Melania Trump was criticized for purportedly plagiarizing Michelle Obama's 2008 convention speech.
Fact-check: Trump Ghostwriter Meredith McIver Doesn't Exist?
Verdict: false
Organisation: Snopes
Author: Kim Lacapria
Date published: 2016-07-21T11:03:06