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Democrats Question Social Security Administration Changes in Misleading Terms

Democrats Question Social Security Administration Changes in Misleading Terms
April 9, 2025

Abrupt changes in staffing and some procedures at the Social Security Administration, coupled with false and misleading claims about widespread fraud, have prompted heated criticism from Democrats, with some statements leaving the wrong impression that benefits are being cut. Experts share a concern that disorderly actions by the Trump administration could cause administrative errors and disruptions, but there has been no proposed change to benefits mandated by law.

Trump’s Misleading Tariff Chart

Trump’s Misleading Tariff Chart
April 3, 2025

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.

Q&A on the Alien Enemies Act and Tren de Aragua in the U.S.

Q&A on the Alien Enemies Act and Tren de Aragua in the U.S.
March 28, 2025

The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to lift a District Court judge’s order blocking the use of an obscure 18th century law to summarily expel Venezuelan immigrants. Earlier this month, the administration sent hundreds of immigrants to an El Salvador prison because, officials alleged, they were members of a dangerous gang. We’ll lay out the facts as we know them regarding the key issues.

RFK Jr.’s Faulty Advice On Bird Flu 

RFK Jr.’s Faulty Advice On Bird Flu 
March 28, 2025

In recent news appearances, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has suggested allowing bird flu to spread in poultry flocks unchecked. Scientists say that’s risky because it gives the virus more opportunities to replicate, increasing the chance it could change to spread easily among humans.

Was the Signal Chat Illegal?

Was the Signal Chat Illegal?
March 27, 2025

As fallout from a Trump administration group chat about a military attack in Yemen continues to unfold, some Democrats are saying the inadvertent inclusion of a journalist in the chat goes beyond incompetence — they say it was criminal.

Trump’s Flawed Claim that Tariffs Made the U.S. Its ‘Richest’

Trump’s Flawed Claim that Tariffs Made the U.S. Its ‘Richest’
March 11, 2025

In arguing for more tariffs on goods imported to the United States, President Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed that the U.S. was its “richest” or “wealthiest” during the late 1800s and early 1900s because of tariffs. In multiple ways, his claim is wrong or misleading.

RFK Jr. Misleads on Vitamin A, Unsupported Therapies for Measles

RFK Jr. Misleads on Vitamin A, Unsupported Therapies for Measles
March 7, 2025

In the midst of a growing measles outbreak in Texas that has killed one child, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has misleadingly focused on vitamin A, including from cod liver oil, and two non-standard medications as treatments for measles.

FactChecking Trump’s Address to Congress

FactChecking Trump’s Address to Congress
March 5, 2025

In his first address to a joint session of Congress in his second term, President Donald Trump distorted the facts on fraud, immigration, aid to Ukraine, the economy, autism and more.

The War of Words Over Medicaid Cuts

The War of Words Over Medicaid Cuts
March 3, 2025

Democrats and Republicans are accusing one another of “lying” about what a House Republican budget resolution means for Medicaid, and both sides have made misleading or speculative comments. There’s little doubt the health care program would face cuts under the plan — and it would have to if Medicare cuts are off limits.