Fact Checking Worksheet

1. Copy and Paste your Opening Statement for your ISSUE. Highlight the
FACTS, STATISTICS, EVIDENCE that are mentioned in your speech.
Under the Trump Presidency, the military budget will be increased to rebuild the
military to its strength during the Reagan Buildup. Trump will increase military
spending from 515 billion dollars to 619 billion to rebuild our aging and depleting
military. The amount of Army personnel is roughly 480 thousand, Trump will
increase this number to 540,000 to allow the Army Chief of Staff to execute the
missions he requires yet cannot fulfill due to the lack of members. Trump will
also increase the number of Marine Corps battalions to 36 and update the Air
Forces jets to newer models and increase the number to 1,200 usable fighter jets.
As well as increasing and updating the military, Trump will invest in a new
missile defense system, updating us from the outdated 60s nuclear controls to
modernized and improved systems to better protect ourselves.

2. Check out what other fact-checkers have said about EACH specific
statement. USE THE FOLLOWING WEBSITES: Politifact ; F
actcheck.org,
the Washington

Posts Fact Checker; SNOPES-- credit them

appropriately!!
i. The U.S. spent $596B on the military according to the Stockholm International
Peace Research Institute
ii. The size of the U.S. Army is 475,333 according to the Defense Manpower Data
Center (Division of Office of the Secretary of Defense and the Department of
Defense)
iii. There are 33 Marine Corps Marine Force battalions, and many many many
more battalions under different types.
iv. There are 5553 active duty aircraft in the U.S. Air Force.
3. Find an EXPERT OR WITNESS OPINION. What does the expert have to
say about this quote?

4. SUMMARY ANALYSIS: From your research and deeper understanding of

this issue, summarize your findings and analysis in a TRUTH
STATEMENT.
Trump is downplaying the military and the amount of money we are spending for
it in order to gain support for military loving people. The fact that he is
downplaying this means he will say and do anything to blame the Obama
administration, even if his claims are false he will stand by them to discredit this
current administration to keep and gain his voters.
FACT DATA COLLECTION
VIDEOS:
Quick note about Video

Copy & Paste the LINK

Ex: Obama schooling/factchecking his opposition

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Sbnu
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QUOTES/WORDS

Snapshot from his website