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Supported85% confidence
“when it came to South Carolina, I won South Carolina by a lot.”
Claim checkedTrump won the 2016 South Carolina Republican presidential primary, in which Lindsey Graham had also been a candidate, by a large margin.
In the 20 February 2016 South Carolina Republican presidential primary, official results show Trump won 240,882 votes (32.4%) against 166,565 for Rubio (22.4%) and 165,417 for Cruz (22.2%), a margin of about 10 points, and took all 50 delegates. A 10-point first-place finish in a six-way field fits 'by a lot'.
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Partly supported60% confidence
“It's open”
Claim checkedThe Strait of Hormuz was open on July 12, 2026, after Iran declared it closed.
US Central Command said the Strait of Hormuz was open and traffic was flowing; Iran's Revolutionary Guard declared it closed after striking a container ship. Independent reports describe the strait as contested that day.
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Supported90% confidence
“We bombed the hell out of them last night.”
Claim checkedThe US carried out large-scale strikes on Iranian military targets on the night of 11 July 2026, the night before the 12 July interview.
US Central Command said that on 11 July 2026 it completed a third round of strikes that week against Iran, hitting about 140 Iranian military targets (missile and drone sites, naval assets, ammunition storage, communications). CNN reported the strikes overnight into Sunday 12 July, the day of the interview.
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Partly supported60% confidence
“And then within an hour, they launched a drone at a ship.”
Claim checkedWithin an hour of agreeing a deal with the US on 11 July 2026, Iran launched a drone at a ship.
CENTCOM said Iran's Revolutionary Guard 'blatantly attacked' a Cyprus-flagged container ship in the Strait of Hormuz on 11 July 2026 (one crew member missing), and the IRGC said it fired a 'warning shot'; reports seen do not specify that a drone was used. No reporting found shows Iran agreeing to a deal with the US the day before: CNN reported only a tentative Omani proposal on strait routes and US officials saying talks could not progress until the strait was secure, so the 'within an hour of a deal' sequence is not borne out.
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Procedural claims (the speaker's own dates, petition counts, who said what, background), clear slips of the tongue, and words read out from someone else. They stay on the record and do not count in Accuracy.
Supported“He was pushing the Save America Act like crazy.”Procedural: Part of his remembrance of Lindsey Graham, not an argument. · Meet the Press interview, 12 Jul 2026
Can't verify“He got back, said he just landed from Ukraine.”Procedural: Part of his remembrance of Lindsey Graham: their last contact. · Meet the Press interview, 12 Jul 2026
Partly supported“I understand the police or whoever it is came there at about 7:30, 8:00 in the evening”Procedural: Repeats what he heard about the timing of events on the day of the death. · Meet the Press interview, 12 Jul 2026
Supported“In 2016, he came out and very strongly endorsed me.”Procedural: Who said what: when Lindsey Graham endorsed him. · Meet the Press interview, 12 Jul 2026
Partly supported“he campaigned for me with his wife, with Peg.”Procedural: Part of his remembrance of Lindsey Graham. · Meet the Press interview, 12 Jul 2026
Supported“And I know he was gonna do your show today.”Procedural: Repeats what Lindsey Graham was going to do that day. · Meet the Press interview, 12 Jul 2026