Swedes bash Trump, film he based claims on

Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven has gently rapped US President Donald Trump over his apparent made-up claim of a terror incident in Sweden over the weekend.

“I was, like many others I believe, surprised by the comments made about Sweden this weekend,” Lofven says during a joint press conference in Stockholm with visiting Canadian Governor General David Johnston.

“We have opportunities, we have challenges, we’re working (on) them every day. But I think also we must all take responsibility for using facts correctly, and for verifying any information that we spread,” Lofven says.

Trump, speaking in Florida on Saturday, said; “You look at what’s happening in Germany, you look at what’s happening last night in Sweden. Sweden, who would believe this? Sweden. They took in large numbers. They’re having problems like they never thought possible.”

The comment baffled Swedes and provoked much mockery on social media, as nothing major had happened there on Friday evening.

Trump later said he was referring to a segment on Fox News about a rise in crime, supposedly linked to immigration rates.

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However two policemen interviewed in the film by Ami Horowitz now say the filmmaker tricked them and used answers to other questions to put words in their mouths.

”I don’t understand why we are a part of the segment. The interview was about something completely different to what Fox News and Horowitz were talking about,” Anders Goranzon tells Swedish news site DN. “It was supposed to be about crime in high risk areas. Areas with high crime rates. There wasn’t any focus on migration or immigration.”

“We don’t stand behind it. It shocked us. He has edited the answers. We were answering completely different questions in the interview. This is bad journalism,” Goranzon adds. “He is a madman.”

— with AFP