Viral social media posts falsely claiming Trump was convicted of rape were debunked with fact-checkers confirming a civil jury found him liable for sexual abuse in 2023 but there was no criminal conviction.
Fact-checkers compared viral posts against geolocated imagery and official logs.
Documentation reviewed for this report notes a civil jury found him liable for sexual abuse in 2023 but there was no criminal conviction.
Institutions and individuals identified in source material include Viral, Trump. Quantitative references in the underlying brief include 2023. Verification teams compared the claim with primary documents and official logs.
Verification teams recommended checking primary sources before reposting screenshots. Figures repeated here match those in the initial summary only.
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