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Claim

Claim 367

Trump accused the Times of acting as a mouthpiece for the Democratic Party and spreading false content about him.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement
Trump accused the Times of acting as a mouthpiece for the Democratic Party and spreading false content about him.
Field
stated_justification
Value
Times called a mouthpiece for the Democratic Party
About
incident 2025-trump-sues-new-york-times-15-billion
Source
Trump files $15 billion defamation lawsuit against the New York Times
Publisher
Euronews
Method
outlet report
Checked
2026-09-22
Confidence
medium
Status
current
Source date
2025-09-16

Quotation from the source

virtual 'mouthpiece' for the radical left Democrat[ic] Party