The president has used the coronavirus briefings to repeatedly misstate the facts about his administration’s handling of the pandemic, the economy and trade with China.
An April Filled with Repeats
Issues: economy
Prank Posts Mislead on Direct Government Payments for Coronavirus
The Trump administration has proposed providing direct payments to some U.S. citizens, beginning April 6, to blunt the economic impact of the coronavirus. But a prank post circulating on Facebook falsely states that the government is sending out checks every week and claim forms are already available.
Eric Trump Wrong About Michigan Manufacturing Jobs
On the night of the Michigan primary, Eric Trump falsely claimed that on his father’s watch “[m]ore manufacturing jobs have been created in Michigan than just about every state.” Manufacturing jobs over the last three years have increased in Michigan by less than 2% — half the national average.
FactChecking Trump’s Scranton Town Hall
At a town hall event in the swing state of Pennsylvania, President Donald Trump made several false and misleading claims, some of which we have repeatedly debunked before.
Video: SOTU and the Democratic Response
We fact-check several claims from President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address, and one from the Democratic response, in this video.
Trump Yanks Steyer Quote Out of Context
President Donald Trump used a truncated quote from Democratic presidential candidate Tom Steyer to falsely suggest that Steyer thinks “Democrats are going to destroy the economy in 15 minutes if they get in control.” That was Steyer paraphrasing Trump.
FactChecking the January Democratic Debate
In the final Democratic debate before the Iowa caucuses, there were fewer candidates — only six — but more than a few false, misleading and exaggerated claims.
Meme Makes Flawed Obama, Trump Comparison
Facebook users are recirculating an inaccurate meme from May that makes misleading economic comparisons between Presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump. The meme includes inaccurate or selective information about Obama’s record on jobs and economic growth.
Trump’s Economic Falsehoods
President Donald Trump rattled off several false claims in his Nov. 12 speech to the Economic Club of New York, in which he contrasted the supposedly “bleak” outlook at the end of his predecessor’s term with an exaggerated portrayal of the economy’s strong performance during his own tenure.
Conway Overstates Economic Growth
The U.S. does not currently have economic “growth over 4 percent,” as White House counselor Kellyanne Conway claimed recently.