Fact check: Trump's Greensboro rally postponed; attendees offered refunds

Ana Faguy, USA TODAY
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The claim: Trump canceled his North Carolina rally and attendees aren’t being given refunds

Former President Donald Trump postponed a Greensboro, North Carolina, rally scheduled for July 15, after the New York attorney general requested his deposition in a civil investigation into Trump family business dealings.

A July 13 Facebook post claimed that scheduling change resulted in a financial hit for would-be attendees. The post received 1,200 shares in a week.

"45 cancelled (sic) his rally in NC and isn't giving them refunds," the post reads. "Some tix went for $4000. The only difference between 45 and Jim Jones is that 45 would charge you fools for the Kool-aid."

But the rally was postponed, not canceled. And the American Freedom Tour, which is hosting the event, is offering attendees refunds for their tickets.

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USA TODAY reached out to the user who shared the post for comment, but they provided no evidence to support the claim.

Former President Donald Trump at a rally in Washington, Mich., on April 2, 2022.
Former President Donald Trump at a rally in Washington, Mich., on April 2, 2022.

Attendees can get refunds

Anyone who purchased tickets to a canceled or postponed American Freedom Tour event is entitled to a refund, Juliet Murdock, an American Freedom Tour Customer Service Manager told USA TODAY.

Murdock confirmed the event was postponed and not canceled as some Facebook users suggested.

As of July 21, a rescheduled date for the Greensboro rally has not been released.

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Our rating: False

Based on our research, we rate FALSE the claim that Trump canceled his North Carolina rally and attendees aren’t being given refunds. The event was postponed not canceled, and attendees can receive refunds, according to an American Freedom Tour spokesperson.

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