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Fact Check: Is the Trump Administration Rewriting History?

Vice President JD Vance incorrectly claimed World War II ended through negotiations during an MSNBC interview, prompting widespread correction about the unconditional surrenders in 1945.

Summary by Deutsche Welle
JD Vance sparks backlash after claiming World War II ended through negotiation. DW fact checks Trump's historical distortions — from the Unabomber to tariffs, Iraq and rewriting museum narratives.

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On the issue of Ukrainian territory residency in Russia, the Vice-President of the United States supported history but with incorrect information. The Second War ended with the surrender of the Axis forces.

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Center

Vice-President JD Vance has been rediscovered on social networks because he said that World War II ended with "a kind of negotiation".

·Romania
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Right

Last weekend, US Vice President JD Vance raised eyebrows by stating that World War II "ended through negotiations." He's drawing criticism on social media.

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U.S. Vice President JD Vance was taken into custody on the socialization networks due to his statement that the Second World War ended "through a kind of negotiation," reports The Independent. Vance made...

·Romania
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