Trump’s August speech in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, was packed with familiar factual distortions.
A Rally Filled with Repeats
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Trump’s Numbers (Second Quarterly Update)
Statistical measures of how things have changed since the president took office.
Trump’s Numbers (First Quarterly Update)
Statistical measures of how things have changed since the president took office.
FactChecking Trump’s Tweetstorm
After FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe was fired, the president made several false and misleading claims about the Russia investigation in a series of tweets.
Tax Cut Ads Preview Midterm Elections Ahead
The GOP tax plan is fodder for campaign ads from both sides in Pennsylvania’s special House election and races across the country.
The Gun Debate
Facts on background checks, concealed-carry laws, U.S. gun homicide rate, stolen guns
FactChecking Trump’s State of the Union
The president exaggerates his accomplishments in his address to Congress.
Trump’s Numbers
Statistical measures of the president’s term to date.
The Whoppers of 2017
President Trump monopolizes our list of the year’s worst falsehoods and bogus claims.
Trump’s Claims Don’t Add Up
The president’s speech on the Republican tax plan oversold the benefits of tax cuts and strayed from the facts on other issues.