Trump’s al-Baghdadi announcement shows how he got facts wrong
US President Donald Trump on Sunday confirmed the death of ISIL Chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi during a news conference at the White House, Al Jazeera fact-checked it.
28 Oct 2019
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