Fact check: Trump tells two false stories about Oprah Winfrey, including one he’s been repeating for 11 years

Former President Donald Trump told two fictional stories about Oprah Winfrey on Saturday – one of them new, another he has been telling for at least 11 years.

Former President Donald Trump told two fictional stories about Oprah Winfrey on Saturday – one of them new, another he has been telling for at least 11 years. Trump’s claims about Winfrey are both trivial. But they are the latest on a long list of recent examples of the Republican presidential nominee delivering vivid but imaginary tales as he again seeks the nation’s highest office. Winfrey endorsed Trump’s opponent in the presidential election, Vice President Kamala Harris, at the Democratic National Convention in August. Winfrey hosted a live streamed virtual campaign rally for Harris in Michigan on Thursday. In a social media post late Saturday night, Trump wrote, “A long time ago, Oprah Winfrey asked me to do her last Network Television Show. The final week of her show was a big deal, and it was my honor, with my family, to do it.” He went on to criticize Harris and say that when he watched Winfrey’s event with her, “I couldn’t help but think this isn’t the real Oprah.” Facts First: Trump’s claim is false. He did not appear on the last episode of “The Oprah Winfrey Show” in 2011, nor even in the star-studded final week of the show. Rather, Trump appeared on the show about three-and-a-half months before it ended.  Winfrey’s show concluded on May 25, 2011. Trump and his family appeared in the episode that aired on February 7, 2011.