A quarterly update of statistical measures of the president’s time in office.
Biden’s Numbers, April Update
Stories by Eugene Kiely
Former Director, FactCheck.org
FactChecking Biden’s Reelection Remarks
President Joe Biden announced on April 25 that he would run for reelection in the 2024 campaign. In his video announcement and a speech later that day to a union group, Biden repeated several claims we’ve fact-checked before.
Examining Trump’s Claims on His Arrest and Arraignment
In a speech from Mar-a-Lago hours after pleading not guilty to criminal charges in Manhattan, and in social media posts, former President Donald Trump has said the case against him is unfair. Here, we explain his attacks on the prosecutor, judge and venue.
FactChecking Trump’s Rally, Fox Interview
In his first 2024 campaign rally in Waco, Texas, and in a recent interview, former President Donald Trump repeated many claims we’ve fact-checked before — but he also made new false and unsupported statements.
Q&A on Grand Jury Indictment of Trump in New York
We answer some questions about the events leading up to the criminal indictment of former President Donald Trump.
FactChecking the State of the Union
Biden’s address to Congress included claims that didn’t tell the full story.
Biden’s Numbers, January 2023 Update
Here’s how the United States has fared since President Joe Biden took office two years ago.
McCarthy Distorts Facts About DOJ Search of Mar-a-Lago
In questioning why the FBI “raid[ed] President Trump,” House Speaker Kevin McCarthy falsely claimed that government officials “could have come and taken” classified government documents stored at Donald Trump’s private club and residence in Florida “any time they wanted.”
FactChecking the House Speaker Election
There were some factual missteps in several nominating speeches by lawmakers as Rep. Kevin McCarthy repeatedly fell short of the votes needed to become speaker of the House.
The Facts Underpinning Jan. 6 Committee Criminal Referrals
The House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol released a 154-page summary of its final report on Dec. 19 that concludes former President Donald Trump was responsible for a “multi-part plan to overturn the 2020 Presidential election.” Here we will outline the four criminal referrals brought by the committee.