On Inauguration Day, we provide a look at various metrics on the state of the country at the start of President Donald Trump’s second term.
Stories by Robert Farley
Deputy Director, FactCheck.org
Biden’s Familiar Talking Points in Final Remarks
Competing Claims on California Fire Budget
On social media, President-elect Donald Trump amplified a claim that California Gov. Gavin Newsom slashed the state’s fire budget by $100 million just months before the outbreak of the recent wildfires. Newsom dismissed the claim as “a ridiculous lie,” saying that under his leadership, the state has “nearly doubled” its fire protection budget. Actually, both things are true.
Trump’s Blame Claims About Wildfire Response
Congress Not Proposing to Give Itself 40% Raise
Whoppers of 2024
FactChecking Trump’s ‘Meet the Press’ Interview
What Biden Left Out of Pardon Statement
Trump’s Agenda: Deportation
Trump Makes Unsupported Claim About ‘Massive CHEATING’ in Philadelphia
Former President Donald Trump posted to social media an unsupported claim about “massive CHEATING” in Philadelphia, which he claimed had drawn the attention of law enforcement. The Philadelphia Police Department, the Philadelphia district attorney, a Republican city council member and the Pennsylvania Department of State all refuted the claim.