FactChecking Trump’s State of the Union Address
Summary In the first State of the Union address of his second term, President Donald Trump proclaimed that “our nation is back, bigger, better, richer…
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Fact vs. Fiction: Did Donald Trump Post a Racist Video Depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as Apes?
Claim via Social Media and News Outlets Social media users and news outlets claim that President Donald Trump posted a video on Truth Social that…
Fact vs. Fiction: Did Trump’s Tariffs Raise $8 Trillion in Revenue?
Claim by Donald Trump: In a Labor Day post, Trump claimed that the U.S. has “already taken in trillions of dollars” from tariffs, including an…
Fact vs. Fiction: Did the Bureau of Labor Statistics Manipulate Job Data to Undermine Trump?
Claim by President Donald Trump: On August 1, 2025, Trump claimed that the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) manipulated employment data to hurt him politically…
Fact vs. Fiction: Did CBS Agree to a Trump-Appointed “Bias Monitor” Who Reports Directly to Him?
Claim via Social Media: Following the July 2025 merger between Skydance and Paramount Global, CBS agreed to install a “bias monitor” appointed by the FCC…
Fact vs. Fiction: Did Trump Violate the War Powers Act by Bombing Iran?
Claim by Several Congressional Members Following President Donald Trump’s June 21, 2025, military strikes on Iranian nuclear sites, critics claimed he violated the War Powers…
Fact vs. Fiction: Claim That Trump Is Imposing a 300% Penalty Tax on Landlords
Claim via Social Media Viral TikTok and X posts in June 2025 claimed that U.S. President Donald Trump is introducing a “300% penalty tax” on…
Fact-Checking Operations Slow Following Trump’s Inauguration and Legal Threats
By Dave Van Zandt You may have noticed that we recently reduced the number of daily fact checks we curate from six to four. We…
Trump Calls for Punishment of ABC News Over Debate Moderation
Former President Donald Trump criticized ABC News for what he described as hostile moderation during his debate with Vice President Kamala Harris, suggesting that the…
Federal Judge Denies Motion to Dismiss Trump’s Defamation Suit Against ABC News and George Stephanopoulos
A federal judge has denied ABC News and George Stephanopoulos’s motion to dismiss former President Trump’s defamation lawsuit, which claims that Stephanopoulos falsely stated Trump…