Fact Check: Are more factories being built in the U.S. than at any time in history?

Media Bias Fact Check (MBFC) publishes daily vetted fact checks from verified IFCN-approved sources. Each claim is independently reviewed for accuracy and context.

Claimant: Donald Trump (R)

Claim: “We have more factories being built right now than at any time in the history of our country.”

Rating: FALSE

Explanation: There is no comprehensive historical count supporting the claim. Census Bureau data also show that spending on manufacturing construction has declined since late 2024.

View Full Fact Check

Date: 11/09/2026

Last Updated on November 9, 2026 by Media Bias Fact Check

Explore Similar Sources:

  1. Fact Check: Is the United States building more factories during Trump’s second term?
  2. Frontiers in Built Environment – Bias and Credibility
  3. Microbial Cell Factories Journal – Bias and Credibility
  4. Fact Check: Are Prices Falling From the Highest Levels in U.S. History?
  5. Fact Check: Did China secretly obtain 220 million U.S. voter files in the largest election-data breach in history?