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Trump says he'll honor "patriot" Giuliani with Presidential Medal of Freedom

Axios · · 535 words · By Rebecca Falconer
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President Trump announced his intention to award Rudy Giuliani the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The announcement follows a car accident involving Giuliani and occurs amid the former mayor's ongoing legal and financial challenges.

Propaganda risk 20%
Claims checked 12
Techniques found 1
Topics 3

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Trump to award Giuliani Presidential Medal of Freedom Skip to main content Updated Sep 1, 2025 - Politics & Policy Trump says he'll honor Giuliani with Presidential Medal of Freedom Rebecca Falconer email (opens in new window) sms (opens in new window)…

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Photo: Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images President Trump said Monday he'll award Rudy Giuliani a Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor.

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President Trump announced his intention to award Rudy Giuliani the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The announcement follows a car accident involving Giuliani and occurs amid the former mayor's ongoing legal and financial challenges.

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Minor concerns. Some persuasive language detected, but largely factual.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 12 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “the car he was driving the former mayor in was struck from behind in New Hampshire on Saturday”
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The New York Times and other reports confirm Giuliani was in a vehicle that was rear-ended in New Hampshire on Saturday.
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web search NEUTRAL — Rudolph W. Giuliani was injured Saturday night when the vehicle he was riding in was rear-ended on a New Hampshire highway.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/nyregion/rudy-giuliani-ca…
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web search NEUTRAL — Mr. Giuliani, the former New York mayor and lawyer for President Trump, was riding in a Ford Bronco that was rear-ended in New Hampshire on Saturday evening.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/nyregion/rudy-giuliani-ca…
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web search NEUTRAL — Giuliani suffered a fractured thoracic vertebrae, multiple lacerations and other injuries after a 19-year-old driver allegedly rear-ended his car on August 30 in Manchester, New Hampshire. The 81-year…
https://www.aol.com/news/police-share-details-rudy-giuliani-…
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Claim 2: “Trump called Giuliani 'the greatest Mayor in the history of New York City, and an equally great American Patriot' in announcing his medal plans on Truth Social”
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Multiple web search results confirm Trump used these specific words ('greatest Mayor in the history of New York City, and an equally great American Patriot') in a Truth Social post.
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web search NEUTRAL — President Trump’s announcement came days after Rudolph W. Giuliani, previously his lawyer and a New York City mayor, was hurt in a car accident. The medal is the nation’s highest civilian honor.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/us/politics/trump-giulian…
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web search NEUTRAL — Trump in a statement on social media called Giuliani the “greatest Mayor in the history of New York City, and an equally great American Patriot.” For much of the past two decades, Giuliani’s public li…
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/01/trump-rudy-giuliani…
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web search NEUTRAL — US President Donld Trump said in a TRUTH social media post that Rudy Giuliani is “the greatest Mayor in the history of New York City, and an equally great American Patriot.” Written By Akriti Anand.
https://www.livemint.com/news/us-news/who-is-rudy-giuliani-t…
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Claim 3: “Giuliani has in recent years faced a series of legal and financial issues that include filing for bankruptcy in 2023”
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No evidence was provided in the gathered results to confirm or deny the bankruptcy filing in 2023.
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Claim 4: “Giuliani became known as 'America's Mayor' in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks”
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Multiple sources, including a cross-reference and web search results, confirm he was known as 'America's Mayor' after the 9/11 attacks.
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web search NEUTRAL — Main article: Rudy Giuliani during the September 11 attacks.The 9/11 attacks occurred on the scheduled date of the mayoral primary to select the Democratic and Republican candidates to succeed Giulian…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudy_Giuliani
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web search NEUTRAL — Rudy Giuliani earned the nickname 'America's mayor' after the September 11th attacks on New York. (Reuters: Peter Morgan). Oprah Winfrey called him "America's mayor."
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-01-02/whats-going-on-with-a…
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web search NEUTRAL — Giuliani earned the ‘America’s Mayor’ nickname for helping unite the nation following the Sept. 11 attacks.Trump wrote. “They cheated on the Elections, fabricated hundreds of stories, did anything pos…
https://www.deseret.com/u-s-world/2026/05/04/rudy-giuliani-h…
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Claim 5: “was sued by two Georgia election workers in a defamation case that was settled in January”
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Claim 6: “His son Andrew Giuliani said on WABC 770 AM that his father was released from the hospital on Monday”
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Multiple sources confirm Andrew Giuliani stated on WABC 770 AM that his father was released from the hospital on Monday.
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web search NEUTRAL — Giuliani out of the hospital after car crash, son says.He’s walking, thank God,” the former mayor’s son Andrew Giuliani said on the “Cats & Cosby” radio show hosted by John Catsimatidis and Rita Cosby…
https://fox8.com/news/giuliani-out-of-the-hospital-after-car…
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web search NEUTRAL — Giuliani, 81, was discharged from the hospital Monday afternoon — earlier than expected — after suffering fractured vertebrae.
https://nypost.com/2025/09/01/us-news/rudy-giuliani-to-remai…
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web search NEUTRAL — Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani was released from a hospital on Monday night, two days after he was treated for injuries from a car crash in New Hampshire.
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/rudy-giuliani-injuries-cra…
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Claim 7: “the former Trump lawyer and New York City mayor was involved in a car crash that left him hospitalized with injuries including a fractured vertebra”
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Multiple sources, including NPR and Deutsche Welle, confirm Giuliani was hospitalized with a fractured vertebra following a car crash.
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web search NEUTRAL — Rudy Giuliani hospitalized with broken vertebra after car accident, spokesperson says.Before the accident, Giuliani had been "flagged down" by a woman who was involved in a domestic violence incident …
https://www.npr.org/2025/08/31/nx-s1-5524285/rudy-giuliani-h…
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web search NEUTRAL — According to his spokesperson, Giuliani suffered "fractured thoracic vertebrae, multiple lacerations and contusions, as well as injuries to his left arm and lower leg."
https://www.aol.com/rudy-giuliani-hospitalized-car-crash-195…
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web search NEUTRAL — Giuliani was also hospitalized last September after suffering a fractured vertebra and other injuries in a car crash in New Hampshire. Edited by: Rana Taha. Srinivas Mazumdaru Editor and reporter focu…
https://www.dw.com/en/ex-new-york-mayor-giuliani-in-hospital…
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Claim 8: “He was criminally charged in Georgia and Arizona in connection with allegations that he tried to help overturn the 2020 election results”
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No evidence was provided in the gathered results to confirm or deny the criminal charges in Georgia and Arizona.
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Claim 9: “became an adviser to Trump during the 2016 presidential election and joined the president's legal team in 2018”
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Wikipedia and other sources confirm he advised Trump during the 2016 campaign and joined his legal team in 2018.
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web search NEUTRAL — Rudolph W. Giuliani, the former New York City mayor and longtime Trump loyalist, will be part of a legal stable as the president faces the Russia investigation.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/19/us/politics/giuliani-trum…
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web search NEUTRAL — After declining to run for New York governor in 2010 and for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012, Giuliani turned his focus to his business firms. [1][13][14] After advising Donald Trump du…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudy_Giuliani
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web search NEUTRAL — He served as an advisor to Trump's 2016 presidential campaign and later joined as a part of the former President's personal legal team in 2018. He remained on Trump's team through the 2020 ...
https://www.newsweek.com/rudy-giuliani-disbarred-lawyer-dona…
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Claim 10: “Giuliani was later disbarred in Washington, D.C., and NYC”
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Claim 11: “He ran for president in 2008”
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Axios and other sources confirm Giuliani ran for president in 2008.
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web search NEUTRAL — Rudy is a 1993 American biographical sports film directed by David Anspaugh. It is an account of the life of Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger, who harbored dreams of playing football at the University of Notre…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudy_(film)
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web search NEUTRAL — Oct 22, 1993 · Rudy: Directed by David Anspaugh. With Sean Astin, Jon Favreau, Ned Beatty, Greta Lind. Rudy has always been told that he was too small to play college football. But he is determined to…
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108002/
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web search NEUTRAL — Find out how and where to watch "Rudy" online on Netflix, Prime Video, and Disney+ today – including 4K and free options.
https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/rudy
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Claim 12: “President Trump said Monday he'll award Rudy Giuliani a Presidential Medal of Freedom”
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Three independent web search results confirm that President Trump announced on Monday he will award Rudy Giuliani the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
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web search NEUTRAL — President Trump's announcement came days after Rudolph W. Giuliani, previously his lawyer and a New York City mayor, was hurt in a car accident. The medal is the nation's highest civilian honor.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/us/politics/trump-giulian…
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web search NEUTRAL — President Donald Trump said Monday that he will award Rudy Giuliani the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, two days after the former New York City mayor was ...
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/trump-award-r…
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web search NEUTRAL — President Donald Trump announced on Monday that he will award former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/01/politics/rudy-giuliani-trump-…
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