Fact-checkers find no evidence supporting Trump’s claim that vandals caused the peeling blue paint and algae bloom in the pool.
Tag: Lincoln
Lincoln Memorial Statues Were Not ‘Coned’ After Reflecting Pool Renovation — But Boston Was
While the Lincoln statue escaped vandalism after the pool reopened fact-checkers confirmed that statues in Boston were targeted in a related incident.
Trump’s Lincoln Memorial Pool Renovation Cost Claims Exaggerated Says FactCheck
Trump inflated the costs allegedly spent by previous administrations on the Lincoln Reflecting Pool; fact-checkers found the claims significantly overstated.
False: The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Work Was Not a Multi-Hundred-Million Dollar Obama Failure
FactCheck.org found Trump’s claim that prior administrations spent hundreds of millions trying to fix the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was a significant exaggeration.
Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Fills After Maintenance Completed
The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool began refilling after renovations Trump falsely claimed cost hundreds of millions under previous administrations.
Lincoln County Montana Ballot Insert Incorrectly Told Voters to Sign Ballots Making Votes Invalid
A confusing ballot insert in Lincoln County Montana incorrectly instructed voters to sign their actual ballots making votes invalid under state law with election officials issuing replacements.