From assertions made by current members of Congress.
Claimed to not drink alcohol, before being arrested for drunk driving
Claimed to be a consultant for Dow Jones & Company because he was paid $800 to write an editorial for the Wall Street Journal, whose parent company is Dow Jones
Claimed that his parents came to the United States after Fidel Castro took over the Cuban government in 1959, despite records showing their arrival in 1956
Claimed to have served in an elite U.S. Army security unit that protected Richard Nixon at the 1971 World Series, an event that the president did not attend
Claimed to have fought in Vietnam because of his domestic service in the U.S. Marine Corps reserves, which refurbished campgrounds and helped run a Toys for Tots drive
Claimed to have been a U.S. Army Ranger, because he attended a two-month training program that provided graduates with a patch that read ranger