Translation of "Afirmando" in English

Estás simplemente afirmando lo obvio.

- You are just stating the obvious.
- You're just stating the obvious.

Que ven como afirmando esas profecías,

that they see as affirming those prophecies,

Si quieres mi opinión, Dan nunca ha puesto los pies en Italia, si no, ¿cómo explicarías que no sepa ninguna palabra en italiano afirmando haber vivido allí durante diez años?

If you want my opinion, Dan has never stepped foot on Italy, if not, how would you explain how he doesn’t know a single Italian word assuming he’s lived there for ten years?