The president strayed from the facts, mainly on immigration and the economy.
FactChecking the State of the Union
Issues: food stamps
Trump’s Numbers January 2019 Update
Statistical measures of how things have changed since the president took office.
Trump’s Numbers October 2018 Update
Statistical measures of how things have changed since the president took office.
Facts on Food Stamp Work Requirements
The rhetoric has been heated on both sides of the aisle as House Republicans pursue a bill that would expand the work requirements necessary to be eligible for food assistance. We sort through some of the rhetoric and present the facts.
Trump’s Numbers (First Quarterly Update)
Statistical measures of how things have changed since the president took office.
Oh, SNAP! Misleading Claims on Benefit Enrollment
Q: Did “two million people leave the food stamp rolls in Trump’s first year”?
A: No. That’s the decline in average monthly enrollment in fiscal year 2017, including almost four months when Trump wasn’t president.
Trump’s Numbers
Statistical measures of the president’s term to date.
Obama’s Final Numbers
The numbers are nearly all in now. What they show about what really happened during the eight years that Barack Obama was president is sometimes different from what politicians claimed.
Obama’s Numbers October 2016 Update
Our last update on statistical indicators of the Obama presidency before his successor is elected.
Obama’s Numbers July 2016 Update
Our quarterly update of statistical indicators on jobs, wages, debt, energy, illegal immigration, food stamps and more.