Our latest quarterly report on various statistical indicators comes less than three weeks before Election Day.
Biden’s Numbers, 2024 Pre-Election Update
Issues: debt
Trump’s Spin on Tax Cuts Raising Revenues
Former President Donald Trump is proposing to lower the federal corporate tax rate to 15%, insisting that when he lowered it to 21% starting in 2018, revenues received by the government actually went up due to economic growth it spurred. Economists say that’s not what happened.
FactChecking the Vice Presidential Debate
Despite a mostly civil debate between Sen. JD Vance and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the two disagreed repeatedly not just on policy, but also on the facts. We referee some of those competing claims, and other factual missteps by the vice presidential candidates.
Opening Night of the Democratic National Convention
We fact-checked Biden’s speech — which included many claims we’ve heard before — as well as the remarks of other speakers.
Biden’s Numbers, July 2024 Update
As Biden enters the final months of his presidency, we look at various statistical measures of what’s happened during his term.
Biden’s Numbers, April 2024 Update
Our latest quarterly update on the state of the U.S. during the Biden presidency.
Biden’s Numbers, January 2024 Update
Our latest quarterly look at various statistical measures during Biden’s presidency.
FactChecking Trump’s Iowa Town Hall
The Republican presidential front-runner repeated many claims he has made before.
Biden’s Numbers, October 2023 Update
Statistical measures of the economy, immigration, oil production and more since Biden became president.
Biden’s Numbers, July 2023 Update
Our latest update of what’s happened in the U.S. under Biden’s presidency.