{"id":2293489,"date":"2024-07-12T13:02:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-12T17:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-no-ap-news-did-not-report-on-alleged-donald-trump-child-molestation\/"},"modified":"2024-07-12T13:02:41","modified_gmt":"2024-07-12T17:02:41","slug":"fact-check-no-ap-news-did-not-report-on-alleged-donald-trump-child-molestation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-no-ap-news-did-not-report-on-alleged-donald-trump-child-molestation\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: No, AP News Did Not Report On Alleged Donald Trump Child Molestation"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-no-ap-news-did-not-report-on-alleged-donald-trump-child-molestation%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2293489&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/country-singer-of-hit-woke-bashing-song-i-dont-want-my-daughter-growing-up-in-liberal-run-america\/\" title=\"Country singer criticizes liberal-run America, fears for daughter&#039;s future.\">post\u200b shared<\/a> on Facebook claiming \u200dthat AP News reported charges of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/credit-card-companies-make-big-announcements-about-pornhub-following-horrifying-claims\/\" title=\"Credit Card Companies Make Big Announcements About Pornhub Following Horrifying Claims\">child rape<\/a> and molestation against \u200bformer President Donald Trump is\u200b false. There is no\u200d evidence to support this claim, and AP News confirmed that \u2062they did not report on it. The post \u2063also mentions Trump criticizing actor George Clooney, but no \u200dcharges have been \u2062brought\u200b against\u2062 him. the claim made in\u2063 the post is unsubstantiated and should not\u2063 be\u2063 taken \u2063as fact.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">A post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/diane.winfrey.5\/posts\/pfbid02FGSD9H7Y3xNWVmffDdRmS9k9es7RjqDXs9dWsfFNZj3veKZr2YuzvgV6DZgffP3Sl\">shared on Facebook<\/a> claims AP News reported that charges of child rape and molestation have been brought against former President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>There is no evidence that AP News reported this or that these charges are actually being brought against former President Donald Trump. AP News confirmed that the outlet did not report this in an email to Check Your Fact.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check: <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Trump has criticized actor George Clooney after Clooney wrote an op-ed saying that President Joe Biden should drop out of the presidential race, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/campaign\/4765706-donald-trump-george-clooney-joe-biden-withdraw-reelection-bid-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Hill<\/a>. Trump said Clooney turned on Biden \u201clike the rats they both are,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-knows-he-messed-up-on-fracking-at-debate-and-is-now-doing-damage-control-the-daily-wire\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Knows He Messed Up On Fracking At Debate And Is Now Doing Damage Control | The Daily Wire\">outlet reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A Facebook post claims AP News has reported that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nolte-hbo-max-censors-birds-of-prey-buy-hard-copies-america\/\" title=\"Nolte: HBO Max Censors &#039;Birds of Prey&#039; \u2014 Buy Hard Copies, America\">child molestation charges<\/a> have been brought against Trump. \u201cBREAKING NEWS Prosecutors Are Reconsidering Bringing Charges Against Former President Donald J. Trump On Child Rape And Molestation Charges. @mjfree \u2013 AP News,\u201d the post reads.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">There is no evidence for this claim, however. Check Your Fact found no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?sca_esv=6836664de255f11d&#038;rlz=1C1GCEA_enUS1076US1076&#038;sxsrf=ADLYWIJEL_gLKpIlUiFF9TOry4gEF99M_w:1720727379151&#038;q=Prosecutors+Are+Reconsidering+Bringing+Charges+Against+Former+President+Donald+J.+Trump+On+Child+Rape+And+Molestation+Charges&#038;tbm=nws&#038;source=lnms&#038;fbs=AEQNm0Aa4sjWe7Rqy32pFwRj0UkWtG_mNb-HwafvV8cKK_h1a6xwFkk_1aQL2187d-_SgpdlVDZtiBrYFjEa7SLHn9KyMkgzMJJCF1gEill00arRyRLqSboKoS4kGzZkWRX_liYY5RTmKz0pZOrAdXZrpwzyv0MXdR4hAg6KPTwEAkTWCUl0D2hUVX8qLpuirUKcDZbdh_L4iohxTcvvmTXKY5N6LJH-uQ&#038;sa=X&#038;ved=2ahUKEwir5sGB4Z-HAxUU5skDHarUAekQ0pQJegQIDRAB&#038;biw=1920&#038;bih=911&#038;dpr=1\">credible news reports<\/a> from AP News or other outlets about Trump being accused of child molestation. The alleged story cannot be found through a search of the AP News <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/search?q=Prosecutors+Are+Reconsidering+Bringing+Charges+Against+Former+President+Donald+J.+Trump+On+Child+Rape+And+Molestation+Charges#nt=navsearch\">website<\/a> or its <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/search?q=Prosecutors%20Are%20Reconsidering%20Bringing%20Charges%20Against%20Former%20President%20Donald%20J.%20Trump%20On%20Child%20Rape%20And%20Molestation%20Charges%20(from%3Aap)&#038;src=typed_query&#038;f=live\">social<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/apnews\/\">media<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile\/100059337559482\/search\/?q=Prosecutors%20Are%20Reconsidering%20Bringing%20Charges%20Against%20Former%20President%20Donald%20J.%20Trump%20On%20Child%20Rape%20And%20Molestation%20Charges\">accounts<\/a>. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/07\/09\/fact-check-donald-trump-edited-larger\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Photo Of Donald Trump Is Edited To Make Him Look Larger)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Some Biden supporters have brought up Trump\u2019s connections to deceased convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein after documents from Epstein\u2019s initial investigation in 2006 were released last week, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/biden-allies-pushing-old-stories-about-trump-and-jeffrey-epstein-2024-7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Business Insider<\/a>. Trump\u2019s name is not mentioned in the documents, however, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">\u201cThe Associated Press did not report this,\u201d an AP News spokesperson told Check Your Fact via email.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Facebook post falsely claims that AP News reported charges of child rape and molestation against former President Donald Trump. However, there is no evidence to support this claim. Trump has criticized actor George Clooney for suggesting President Joe Biden should drop out of the presidential race, but there is no credible news report of child molestation charges against Trump. Some Biden supporters have brought up Trump&#8217;s connections to Jeffrey Epstein, but Trump&#8217;s name is not mentioned in the released documents. AP News confirmed they did not report on these charges<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":613,"featured_media":2293490,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GettyImages-2161406054-scaled-e1720728626354.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[34822,34823,32319,13420,8857],"class_list":["post-2293489","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-ap-news","tag-child-molestation","tag-donald-trump","tag-fact-check","tag-hoax"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GettyImages-2161406054-scaled-e1720728626354.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2293489","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/613"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2293489"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2293489\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2293490"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2293489"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2293489"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2293489"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}