It appears that President Trump ridiculously doctored a map of the original trajectory of Hurricane Dorian using a sharpie so that he wouldn't have to admit he was wrong in a claim he made in one of his tweets.
On September 1, Trump went to Twitter again saying "In addition to Florida - South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama, will most likely be hit (much) harder than anticipated. Looking like one of the largest hurricanes ever. Already category 5. BE CAREFUL! GOD BLESS EVERYONE!"
No official forecast from the National Hurricane Center showed Alabama in the path and a National Weather Service branch in AL challenged the claim.
FACT CHECK: Hurricane Dorian is not and was never projected to reach Alabama.
Falsifying national weather maps is a high crime under 18 U.S. Code 2074
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