G7 leaders, from left, President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Junker, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, President Donald Trump, and Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni, pose for a family photo at the Ancient Greek Theater of Taormina, Friday, May 26, 2017, in Taormina, Italy. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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WASHINGTON (AP) - The Latest on AP Fact Checks for the previous week (all times local):
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President Donald Trump says the leader of the Philippines is doing a "great job" combatting his country's drug problems. But an AP Fact Check finds those efforts come with harsh consequences, according Trump's own administration.
Trump congratulated Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte in a phone call April 29 and praised him for "the unbelievable job on the drug problem." That's according to a transcript obtained by The Washington Post.
Yet a State Department human rights report describes in harsh terms the thousands of killings by police and vigilantes of suspected Philippine drug dealers and users. The killings have been carried out without formal evidence or trials.
That same report says Duterte released lists of suspected drug criminals. Some on those lists were killed.
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It's been a muted week for President Donald Trump when it comes to tweeting. But AP Fact Checks have spotted some tall tales in his rhetoric during his first foreign trip since taking office.
For one, Trump claimed that fellow NATO members "owe massive amounts of money" to the common defense.
They don't.
The actual issue is that the United States wants them to live up to their commitment to increase spending on their own military budgets by 2024.
In this May 25, 2017, photo, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a ceremony to unveil artifacts from the World Trade Center and Berlin Wall for the new NATO headquarters in Brussels. Itâs been a muted week for Trump when it comes to tweeting. But AP Fact Checks have spotted some tall tales in his rhetoric during his first foreign trip since taking office. For one, Trump claimed that fellow NATO members âowe massive amounts of moneyâ to the common defense. They donât.(AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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Budget Director Mick Mulvaney testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 24, 2017, before the House Budget Committee hearing on President Donald Trump's fiscal 2018 federal budget. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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British Prime Minister Theresa May, left, looks away from U.S. President Donald Trump after he spoke during a ceremony at the NATO summit in Brussels on Thursday, May 25, 2017. US President Donald Trump and other NATO heads of state and government on Thursday will inaugurate the new headquarters as well as participating in an official working dinner. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)
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