The most recent statistical measures of how the U.S. has changed since the president took office.
Biden’s Numbers (First Quarterly Update)
Stories by Brooks Jackson
Director Emeritus, FactCheck.org
FactChecking Biden’s State of the Union Address
The president stretched the facts on gas prices, jobs, tax cuts and more.
Biden’s Numbers
Statistical measures of the president’s term to date.
Biden’s Wage Claims: Mostly Malarkey
President Joe Biden has been saying “wages are up” and rising “faster than inflation.” While weekly paychecks have indeed gotten larger since he became president, they have not kept pace with inflation.
Trump’s Final Numbers
Statistical indicators of President Trump’s four years in office.
What President Biden Inherits
A raging virus, a struggling economy and a fast-growing mountain of debt.
The Facts on Trump’s Post-Election Legal Challenges
For this story, we ignore the tweets and press conferences and look at what the president’s lawyers have been saying in court. Two things stick out: a lack of evidence of voter fraud and a long string of legal defeats and setbacks.
FactChecking Trump’s ‘Super V’ Recovery
President Trump has been boasting for weeks of a “super V” economic recovery. But figures released today show an economy still far from fully recovered.
FactChecking the Final 2020 Presidential Debate
The candidates repeated talking points from the stump and added some new twists on the facts.
FactChecking Trump’s Town Hall
In an Oct. 15 town hall on NBC News, President Donald Trump made false and misleading claims on the coronavirus, the economy and more.