Trump speech: BBC rejected many claims
The speech made by former US President Donald Trump in Davos attracted great attention from the world community and mass media. This was reported by Zamin.uz.
During his speech, various issues were addressed, including Greenland, NATO, energy in China, European politics, and investments attracted to the US, with sharp opinions expressed. However, BBC Verify's fact-checking service analyzed Trump's statements and found that many of them did not correspond to the truth.
In his speech, Trump mentioned the issue of Greenland, stating that the US "returned" this territory to Denmark after World War II. However, historical documents show that Greenland has never been US territory.
In 1933, an international court confirmed that the island belongs to Denmark, and the 1941 US-Denmark agreement was solely aimed at protecting the island from the Nazis. Trump's statements regarding NATO also turned out to be far from the truth.
He emphasized that the US covers almost 100 percent of the alliance's defense expenses. In reality, this figure is between 60-70 percent.
Additionally, he said that "the US has received nothing from NATO," but it is known that after the events of September 11, 2001, NATO's Article 5 was activated specifically to protect US interests. Criticisms related to China were also inaccurate.
Trump claimed that there are no wind power plants in that country, but China is considered the world's largest producer of wind energy. For example, in 2024 alone, China produced twice as much wind energy as the US.
The statement about the United Kingdom that "92 percent of oil revenues go to the state" also proved to be incorrect. In fact, this figure is 78 percent and is taken from profits, not revenues.
Furthermore, Trump stated that $18 trillion has been invested in the US economy. However, according to official data, this figure amounts to $9.6 trillion.
Experts noted that the numbers provided by Trump also included promises that are yet uncertain to be fulfilled. In conclusion, although Trump's speech was politically noteworthy, his claims unsupported by facts raised serious questions.
BBC Verify's analysis shows that accurate and reliable information is crucial in global matters.
