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Fact-checking Donald Trump’s Statements On “Radical Islam,” Immigration And President Obama’s Loyalties

Trump’s speech included several inaccuracies that undercut the rationale behind his immigration proposals.

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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump waves as he speaks to supporters at his primary election night event at his Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Fla., Tuesday, March 15, 2016. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

In the wake of the Orlando shootings, Donald Trump doubled down on his proposed Muslim immigration ban and not-so-subtly insinuated that President Barack Obama's interests are more aligned with the Islamic State than with the United States. Trump has a long history of skepticism about Obama's loyalties, suggesting in years past that Obama is a

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Sean Hannity Falls For Hoax Website Claiming US Is Taking In 250,000 Syrian Refugees

Hannity said that Obama plans to bring 250,000 Syrian and Iraqi refugees to America. The number is not only disconnected from anything Obama or his administration ever said, it flies in the face of any number associated with America’s refugee resettlement program.

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Bob Donaldson/Post-Gazette. 20140925. Shale Insight Conference. Stephanie Ritenbaugh. Biz. Conservative commentator Sean Hannity speaks at the luncheon for the Shale Insight 2014 conference at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center Thursday. Writer: Stephanie Ritenbaugh. Story Slug: Hannity0926

Clips of Sean Hannity and Donald Trump discussing the 250,000 Syrian refugees President Barack Obama said he would allow into the United States. The waves of refugees fleeing Syria and Iraq have given the conflict there a domestic immediacy in the race for the White House. While Europe is absorbing the great majority of refugees, some are

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