We fact-checked the first night’s speeches, which mainly focused on economic issues.
Stories by Lori Robertson
Managing Editor, FactCheck.org
Biden’s NATO Press Conference
FactChecking the Biden-Trump Debate
FactChecking Trump’s Immigration-Related Claims in Phoenix and Las Vegas
Q&A on Biden’s Border Order
FactChecking Biden’s Promises ‘Kept’
Q&A on Trump’s Criminal Conviction
Trump’s Repeated Claims on His New York Hush Money Trial
Former President Donald Trump has been found guilty by a jury in New York on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in an effort to conceal election law violations after buying the silence of porn star Stormy Daniels, shortly before the 2016 election. Trump repeatedly has made false and misleading statements about the case and trial.
Biden’s ‘Buy America’ Spin
President Joe Biden has repeatedly claimed that past presidents, including his predecessor, have “ignored” or “failed to uphold” laws requiring that federal government money be used to purchase only U.S. materials or products. Biden has expanded and emphasized such requirements, but we found no indication other presidents didn’t abide by the laws on the books during their tenures.