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Trump’s second coming is the greatest comeback in US history - How did we not see it coming?

Daily Maverick · · 1141 words · By Jon Foster-Pedley
Institutional Failure Populism Political polarization
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Loaded Language 95% confidence
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Appeal to Fear 85% confidence
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Black-and-White Fallacy 80% confidence
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Exaggeration / Hyperbole 70% confidence
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9 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Donald Trump is about to become the 47th president of the United States of America.”
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Wikipedia and the official White House website both explicitly state that Donald Trump is the 47th President of the United States.
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web search NEUTRAL — 45th & 47th President of the United States.Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump
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web search NEUTRAL — Donald J. Trump. 45th & 47th President of the United States.President Trump is also an accomplished author. He has written more than fourteen bestsellers. His first book, The Art of the Deal, is consi…
https://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/donald-j-trump/
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web search NEUTRAL — US Election Results: Donald Trump will be the 47th US President. US Election Results: Republican candidate Donald Trump secured the electoral college after winning Wisconsin state over Kamala Harris t…
https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/us-electio…
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“more than half the American public voted to return Trump to the White House”
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The provided evidence confirms Donald Trump won the Electoral College and the election, but none of the provided sources explicitly state that he won the popular vote (more than 50% of the total votes cast).
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web search NEUTRAL — Trump won the election over Harris, winning 312 Electoral College votes to Harris' 226.[11] Trump won all of the seven swing states, including the first win of Nevada by a Republican since 2004.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_States_presidentia…
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web search NEUTRAL — The US election is really 50 state-by-state races rather than a single national one. The winner in any given state, apart from Maine and Nebraska, wins all of its electoral votes - for example, 19 in …
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn5w9w160xdo
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web search NEUTRAL — 2024 President Results: Trump wins. Donald Trump has secured more than the 270 Electoral College votes needed to secure the presidency, NBC News projects.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-elections/president-re…
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“making him the first Republican president in two decades to win the popular vote as well as the US Electoral College.”
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While evidence confirms Trump won the Electoral College, there is no specific data in the provided evidence confirming he won the popular vote or that he is the first Republican to do so in 20 years.
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web search NEUTRAL — Trump won the election over Harris, winning 312 Electoral College votes to Harris' 226.[11] Trump won all of the seven swing states, including the first win of Nevada by a Republican since 2004.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_States_presidentia…
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web search NEUTRAL — Republican President-elect Donald Trump has said his election victory handed him an “unprecedented and powerful” mandate to govern.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn5w9w160xdo
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web search NEUTRAL — Donald J. Trump was the 45th U.S. president. He was elected in November 2016 and served until January 2021.
https://www.history.com/articles/donald-trump
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“Tuesday, 5 November”
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The web search results for this claim are generic descriptions of the US and do not mention the specific date of the 2024 election.
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web search NEUTRAL — The three largest airlines in the world, by total number of passengers carried, are U.S.-based; American Airlines became the global leader after its 2013 merger with US Airways. [405]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States
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web search NEUTRAL — The most known companies are based in US: McDonald's, Apple, Microsoft, Facebook, Google and etc. US nature is very rich and diverse and full of beautiful National Parks and landscapes.
https://ontheworldmap.com/usa/
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · Reuters.com is your online source for the latest US news stories and current events, ensuring our readers up to date with any breaking news developments
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/
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“his inauguration in January”
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Multiple sources, including the Financial Express and a US Coast Guard bulletin, confirm that the US presidential inauguration occurs on January 20.
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web search NEUTRAL — Why January 20? Historically, US presidents were inaugurated on March 4, following Election Day in November. US elections are held every four years. Several stages follow after the election and includ…
https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2025-01-20-explainer-underst…
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web search NEUTRAL — Donald Trump Inauguration Full Schedule, Date, Venue, Swearing-in Time, Ticket Online: The US Constitution mandates that the presidential inauguration occurs on January 20 at 12:00 PM ET.
https://www.financialexpress.com/world-news/trump-inaugurati…
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web search NEUTRAL — Mayor: US Coast Guard Marine Safety Information Bulletin for Presidential Inauguration. Tuesday, January 14, 2025.(WASHINGTON, DC) – On Monday, January 20, 2025, at 12:00 pm the Presidential Inaugurat…
https://www.defconalerts.com/p/what-to-know-about-the-60th-u…
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“Trump’s rival Kamala Harris”
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Wikipedia and news reports explicitly identify Kamala Harris as the opponent/candidate running against Donald Trump in the 2024 election.
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web search NEUTRAL — Presidential candidates Trump and Harris campaigned in 17 states, excluding their home states, from August to November in the 2024 United States presidential election.[213].
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_States_presidentia…
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web search NEUTRAL — US election 2024 – live news updates. Full US Senate, House and governor election results. Analysis: the key swing states and counties that handed Trump the White House.illustration of Kamala Harris.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2024/nov/…
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web search NEUTRAL — Donald J. Trump has won the presidency, improving upon his 2020 performance in both red and blue states and capturing enough swing states to reach 270 Electoral College votes. 226. Kamala Harris.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/11/05/us/elections/…
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“Jacob Zuma’s unprecedented success with his MK party.”
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Multiple sources confirm the MK party's success, specifically noting a 45.93% vote share in KwaZulu-Natal and its role in the 2024 elections.
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web search NEUTRAL — In today’s episode, we are joined by, SMWX Legend - Gogo Aubrey Matshiqi, who shares insight into the 2024 election, Jacob Zuma & the MK Party, ANC, EFF & DA...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrT1tRA3HG8
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web search NEUTRAL — Jacob Zuma and other MK party officials at press conference under slogan "The People's Mandate" on June 16, 2024. The MK Party has accused the ANC of stealing the election and criticized it for settin…
https://www.dw.com/en/south-africa-zumas-mk-party-to-join-op…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jacob Zuma Mk party kzn elections.View Map. The charisma of former president Jacob Zuma , policies aimed at accelerating transformation and an unrivalled seduction of the Zulu people, helped the MK pa…
https://www.citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/elections/electi…
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“The Second Coming, written by WB Yeats after the end of World War 1 and the Spanish Influenza”
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Sources from the Poetry Foundation and literary analysis confirm W.B. Yeats wrote 'The Second Coming' in the wake of World War I and the era's upheaval.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Second Coming Poem Summary and Analysis - …
https://www.litcharts.com/poetry/william-butler-yeats/the-se…
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web search NEUTRAL — Poetry Foundation. The Second Coming. Play Audio. By William Butler Yeats.Mere anarchy is loosed upon the worldThe blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43290/the-second-comi…
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web search NEUTRAL — WB Yeats's The Second Coming was written at a momentous time in 20th-century Europe, an era of uncertainty and upheaval in the wake of the first World War and in the teeth of Ireland's independence st…
https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/the-second-coming-an-iris…
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“the war in Ukraine or the underreported genocide in Sudan”
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No evidence was provided for this claim in the gathered results.
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