The president strayed from the facts, mainly on immigration and the economy.
FactChecking the State of the Union
Issues: crime rates
President Trump’s Inaugural Address
In his inaugural address, President Trump portrayed the United States as a nation in decline. But his rhetoric did not always match reality.
Bill Clinton and the 1994 Crime Bill
Bill Clinton overstated the effect of the crime bill he signed in 1994 when he said, “because of that bill we had a 25-year low in crime, a 33-year low in the murder rate.” Independent analyses found it had a modest effect on crime rates.