CNN Caption Fact-Checks Trump's ISIS Lie
Trump Claimed Obama Founded ISIS; CNN Notes That Al-Baghdadi Actually Did
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An on-screen graphic aired during the August 11 edition of CNN’s Wolf exposed yet another of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s lies, this time tackling his accusation that President Barack Obama and Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton founded ISIS. The graphic read, “Trump Calls Obama Founder of ISIS (He’s Not)” and added at the bottom, “Fact check: al-Baghdadi founded ISIS.”