In his Rose Garden announcement of sweeping new “reciprocal tariffs,” President Donald Trump held aloft a misleading chart that claimed to give a breakdown of the tariffs other countries charge the U.S. and the corresponding tariff that the U.S. will now impose against those countries.
Stories by Robert Farley
Deputy Director, FactCheck.org
Was the Signal Chat Illegal?
Trump’s Baseless Autopen Claim
The Facts Behind the Delayed Return of U.S. Astronauts
Both Sides Spin Who Would Benefit from Extending Trump Tax Cuts
With the Republican-controlled Congress moving forward with President Donald Trump’s call to extend the 2017 individual tax cuts, Democrats and Republicans are spinning the facts about who would benefit. Several Democrats have framed the tax cuts as exclusively benefiting billionaires, while Trump has suggested everyone in America would see a tax cut.
FactChecking Trump’s Address to Congress
Trump’s False and Misleading Ukraine Claims
Trump’s Exaggeration of Federal Work from Home
Trump Wrong About U.S. Rank in Education Spending and Outcomes
Trump Justifies J6 Pardons With Misinformation
With the stroke of a pen, President Donald Trump on Jan. 20 granted clemency — either a pardon or commuted sentence — to all of the more than 1,500 people charged in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot. But at an Oval Office signing event and in a Fox News interview, Trump made several misleading or false claims while explaining the reason for his decision.