The claim
“Donald Trump has a scheduled phone call with Vladimir Putin.”
Donald Trump made the claim on 7 October 2026, in remarks reported by Fox News and other outlets, saying a call with Vladimir Putin was coming soon.
Our verdict
Unverified
Donald Trump did say publicly that a call with Vladimir Putin was scheduled, but we could not find enough public evidence to confirm that the call was actually arranged. Our verdict is unverifiable.
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We reached this verdict because several news outlets reported that Donald Trump said a call with Vladimir Putin was scheduled. Türkiye Today, Fox News and the Associated Press all recorded him saying this. However, we found no public confirmation from the Kremlin, from Russian officials, or from any official schedule showing that the call was actually set up. Because the only evidence comes from Trump's own statements, and nothing independent backs them up, we cannot say the claim is true or false. We could not find enough public evidence to confirm or refute the claim. If you have evidence about this call, please send it to us.
The evidence
5 of 6 sources support the claim; none contradict it.
- Supports the claim
Türkiye Today reported that Donald Trump said on 7 October 2026 that he had a phone call scheduled with Vladimir Putin.
turkiyetoday.com· Trump says Putin call coming 'soon' as US monitors Russia plague reports - Türkiye TodayOctober 7, 2026
- Supports the claim
Fox News recorded President Trump saying a phone call with President Putin was scheduled for the near future.
www.foxnews.com· Trump says Putin call coming ‘very soon’ as US tracks suspected plague death in Russia - Supports the claim
An Associated Press video report established that Donald Trump said he had a call scheduled with Vladimir Putin.
apnews.com· Trump says he has call scheduled with Putin to discuss possible case of pneumonic plague in Russia - Supports the claim
An Associated Press article reported that Donald Trump said he had a call scheduled with Vladimir Putin to discuss a possible case of pneumonic plague in Russia.
apnews.com· Trump says he has call scheduled with Putin to discuss possible case of pneumonic plague in RussiaOctober 6, 2026
- Background
ABC News reported that Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that he had a phone call scheduled with Vladimir Putin for a specific Monday, but this was in May 2025 and may not relate to the October 2026 claim.
goodmorningamerica.com· Trump to meet Syrian President Ahmed al-SharaaMay 17, 2025
- Supports the claim
The National Desk reported that Donald Trump said he had a call with Vladimir Putin scheduled for the near future.
facebook.com· President Trump said he has a call with Russian President Vladimir Putin scheduled “very soon”
What we could not confirm
- No confirmation from Russian officials or the Kremlin that the call was actually arranged.
- No official schedule or diary entry showing the call was booked.
- Whether the call actually took place, and when.
How we checked
We looked at news reports, video reports and social media posts from several outlets that covered Donald Trump's remarks, and we searched for any public confirmation from Russian officials or official schedules. We found only Trump's own statements, with no independent confirmation. We reviewed 7 relevant sources.
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