"Everybody acts like President Trump is the one that came up with this idea. ... There are multiple news outlets that have reported" former President Barack Obama ordered wiretapping on Trump.

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✓politifact rating: not credible; published on 2017-03-05

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veracity

not credible

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left political leaning

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neutral sentiment

Date published

2017-03-05

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