ClaimsPeter Thiel

“And nobody in this race is being honest about it except Donald Trump.”

Peter Thiel, speaking at RNC 21 July 2016 Read Peter Thiel's Speech at the Republican Convention (Time) archived copy

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Factual Economics and markets Political

Among candidates in the 2016 race, only Donald Trump is being honest about America's economic decline.

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Claim about which candidate is 'honest' about economic decline is a subjective opinion without a testable standard.

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Peter Thiel, “Among candidates in the 2016 race, only Donald Trump is being honest about America's economic decline.” (said 21 July 2016). Verdict: unresolvable. Reliability API, claim c_7540f23bc1c6, method 0.1.0+3e03e2df, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_7540f23bc1c6

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