Accusations that President Trump shaped American policy toward Ukraine for his own political gain exploded into a crisis for the White House in September after a whistle-blower complaint. Lawmakers have been examining how Mr. Trump pushed the Ukrainians to investigate the hacking of the Democratic National Committee in 2016 and former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and his son Hunter, a lawyer and former lobbyist. Mainstream conservative media outlets like Fox News began running with some of the theories and Mr. Trump echoed them. Here are four of the most prominent false or misleading rumors that have spread and an explanation of what really happened (to the extent that we know) . Mr. Trump’s campaign has also asserted the claim in ads on Facebook.

Source: International New York Times October 29, 2019 19:07 UTC